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1TweetNaCl.js
2============
3
4Port of [TweetNaCl](http://tweetnacl.cr.yp.to) / [NaCl](http://nacl.cr.yp.to/)
5to JavaScript for modern browsers and Node.js. Public domain.
6
7[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/dchest/tweetnacl-js.svg?branch=master)
8](https://travis-ci.org/dchest/tweetnacl-js)
9
10Demo: <https://tweetnacl.js.org>
11
12**:warning: The library is stable and API is frozen, however it has not been
13independently reviewed. If you can help reviewing it, please [contact
14me](mailto:dmitry@codingrobots.com).**
15
16Documentation
17=============
18
19* [Overview](#overview)
20* [Installation](#installation)
21* [Usage](#usage)
22 * [Public-key authenticated encryption (box)](#public-key-authenticated-encryption-box)
23 * [Secret-key authenticated encryption (secretbox)](#secret-key-authenticated-encryption-secretbox)
24 * [Scalar multiplication](#scalar-multiplication)
25 * [Signatures](#signatures)
26 * [Hashing](#hashing)
27 * [Random bytes generation](#random-bytes-generation)
28 * [Constant-time comparison](#constant-time-comparison)
29* [System requirements](#system-requirements)
30* [Development and testing](#development-and-testing)
31* [Benchmarks](#benchmarks)
32* [Contributors](#contributors)
33* [Who uses it](#who-uses-it)
34
35
36Overview
37--------
38
39The primary goal of this project is to produce a translation of TweetNaCl to
40JavaScript which is as close as possible to the original C implementation, plus
41a thin layer of idiomatic high-level API on top of it.
42
43There are two versions, you can use either of them:
44
45* `nacl.js` is the port of TweetNaCl with minimum differences from the
46 original + high-level API.
47
48* `nacl-fast.js` is like `nacl.js`, but with some functions replaced with
49 faster versions.
50
51
52Installation
53------------
54
55You can install TweetNaCl.js via a package manager:
56
57[Bower](http://bower.io):
58
59 $ bower install tweetnacl
60
61[NPM](https://www.npmjs.org/):
62
63 $ npm install tweetnacl
64
65or [download source code](https://github.com/dchest/tweetnacl-js/releases).
66
67
68Usage
69-----
70
71All API functions accept and return bytes as `Uint8Array`s. If you need to
72encode or decode strings, use functions from
73<https://github.com/dchest/tweetnacl-util-js> or one of the more robust codec
74packages.
75
76In Node.js v4 and later `Buffer` objects are backed by `Uint8Array`s, so you
77can freely pass them to TweetNaCl.js functions as arguments. The returned
78objects are still `Uint8Array`s, so if you need `Buffer`s, you'll have to
79convert them manually; make sure to convert using copying: `new Buffer(array)`,
80instead of sharing: `new Buffer(array.buffer)`, because some functions return
81subarrays of their buffers.
82
83
84### Public-key authenticated encryption (box)
85
86Implements *curve25519-xsalsa20-poly1305*.
87
88#### nacl.box.keyPair()
89
90Generates a new random key pair for box and returns it as an object with
91`publicKey` and `secretKey` members:
92
93 {
94 publicKey: ..., // Uint8Array with 32-byte public key
95 secretKey: ... // Uint8Array with 32-byte secret key
96 }
97
98
99#### nacl.box.keyPair.fromSecretKey(secretKey)
100
101Returns a key pair for box with public key corresponding to the given secret
102key.
103
104#### nacl.box(message, nonce, theirPublicKey, mySecretKey)
105
106Encrypt and authenticates message using peer's public key, our secret key, and
107the given nonce, which must be unique for each distinct message for a key pair.
108
109Returns an encrypted and authenticated message, which is
110`nacl.box.overheadLength` longer than the original message.
111
112#### nacl.box.open(box, nonce, theirPublicKey, mySecretKey)
113
114Authenticates and decrypts the given box with peer's public key, our secret
115key, and the given nonce.
116
117Returns the original message, or `false` if authentication fails.
118
119#### nacl.box.before(theirPublicKey, mySecretKey)
120
121Returns a precomputed shared key which can be used in `nacl.box.after` and
122`nacl.box.open.after`.
123
124#### nacl.box.after(message, nonce, sharedKey)
125
126Same as `nacl.box`, but uses a shared key precomputed with `nacl.box.before`.
127
128#### nacl.box.open.after(box, nonce, sharedKey)
129
130Same as `nacl.box.open`, but uses a shared key precomputed with `nacl.box.before`.
131
132#### nacl.box.publicKeyLength = 32
133
134Length of public key in bytes.
135
136#### nacl.box.secretKeyLength = 32
137
138Length of secret key in bytes.
139
140#### nacl.box.sharedKeyLength = 32
141
142Length of precomputed shared key in bytes.
143
144#### nacl.box.nonceLength = 24
145
146Length of nonce in bytes.
147
148#### nacl.box.overheadLength = 16
149
150Length of overhead added to box compared to original message.
151
152
153### Secret-key authenticated encryption (secretbox)
154
155Implements *xsalsa20-poly1305*.
156
157#### nacl.secretbox(message, nonce, key)
158
159Encrypt and authenticates message using the key and the nonce. The nonce must
160be unique for each distinct message for this key.
161
162Returns an encrypted and authenticated message, which is
163`nacl.secretbox.overheadLength` longer than the original message.
164
165#### nacl.secretbox.open(box, nonce, key)
166
167Authenticates and decrypts the given secret box using the key and the nonce.
168
169Returns the original message, or `false` if authentication fails.
170
171#### nacl.secretbox.keyLength = 32
172
173Length of key in bytes.
174
175#### nacl.secretbox.nonceLength = 24
176
177Length of nonce in bytes.
178
179#### nacl.secretbox.overheadLength = 16
180
181Length of overhead added to secret box compared to original message.
182
183
184### Scalar multiplication
185
186Implements *curve25519*.
187
188#### nacl.scalarMult(n, p)
189
190Multiplies an integer `n` by a group element `p` and returns the resulting
191group element.
192
193#### nacl.scalarMult.base(n)
194
195Multiplies an integer `n` by a standard group element and returns the resulting
196group element.
197
198#### nacl.scalarMult.scalarLength = 32
199
200Length of scalar in bytes.
201
202#### nacl.scalarMult.groupElementLength = 32
203
204Length of group element in bytes.
205
206
207### Signatures
208
209Implements [ed25519](http://ed25519.cr.yp.to).
210
211#### nacl.sign.keyPair()
212
213Generates new random key pair for signing and returns it as an object with
214`publicKey` and `secretKey` members:
215
216 {
217 publicKey: ..., // Uint8Array with 32-byte public key
218 secretKey: ... // Uint8Array with 64-byte secret key
219 }
220
221#### nacl.sign.keyPair.fromSecretKey(secretKey)
222
223Returns a signing key pair with public key corresponding to the given
22464-byte secret key. The secret key must have been generated by
225`nacl.sign.keyPair` or `nacl.sign.keyPair.fromSeed`.
226
227#### nacl.sign.keyPair.fromSeed(seed)
228
229Returns a new signing key pair generated deterministically from a 32-byte seed.
230The seed must contain enough entropy to be secure. This method is not
231recommended for general use: instead, use `nacl.sign.keyPair` to generate a new
232key pair from a random seed.
233
234#### nacl.sign(message, secretKey)
235
236Signs the message using the secret key and returns a signed message.
237
238#### nacl.sign.open(signedMessage, publicKey)
239
240Verifies the signed message and returns the message without signature.
241
242Returns `null` if verification failed.
243
244#### nacl.sign.detached(message, secretKey)
245
246Signs the message using the secret key and returns a signature.
247
248#### nacl.sign.detached.verify(message, signature, publicKey)
249
250Verifies the signature for the message and returns `true` if verification
251succeeded or `false` if it failed.
252
253#### nacl.sign.publicKeyLength = 32
254
255Length of signing public key in bytes.
256
257#### nacl.sign.secretKeyLength = 64
258
259Length of signing secret key in bytes.
260
261#### nacl.sign.seedLength = 32
262
263Length of seed for `nacl.sign.keyPair.fromSeed` in bytes.
264
265#### nacl.sign.signatureLength = 64
266
267Length of signature in bytes.
268
269
270### Hashing
271
272Implements *SHA-512*.
273
274#### nacl.hash(message)
275
276Returns SHA-512 hash of the message.
277
278#### nacl.hash.hashLength = 64
279
280Length of hash in bytes.
281
282
283### Random bytes generation
284
285#### nacl.randomBytes(length)
286
287Returns a `Uint8Array` of the given length containing random bytes of
288cryptographic quality.
289
290**Implementation note**
291
292TweetNaCl.js uses the following methods to generate random bytes,
293depending on the platform it runs on:
294
295* `window.crypto.getRandomValues` (WebCrypto standard)
296* `window.msCrypto.getRandomValues` (Internet Explorer 11)
297* `crypto.randomBytes` (Node.js)
298
299If the platform doesn't provide a suitable PRNG, the following functions,
300which require random numbers, will throw exception:
301
302* `nacl.randomBytes`
303* `nacl.box.keyPair`
304* `nacl.sign.keyPair`
305
306Other functions are deterministic and will continue working.
307
308If a platform you are targeting doesn't implement secure random number
309generator, but you somehow have a cryptographically-strong source of entropy
310(not `Math.random`!), and you know what you are doing, you can plug it into
311TweetNaCl.js like this:
312
313 nacl.setPRNG(function(x, n) {
314 // ... copy n random bytes into x ...
315 });
316
317Note that `nacl.setPRNG` *completely replaces* internal random byte generator
318with the one provided.
319
320
321### Constant-time comparison
322
323#### nacl.verify(x, y)
324
325Compares `x` and `y` in constant time and returns `true` if their lengths are
326non-zero and equal, and their contents are equal.
327
328Returns `false` if either of the arguments has zero length, or arguments have
329different lengths, or their contents differ.
330
331
332System requirements
333-------------------
334
335TweetNaCl.js supports modern browsers that have a cryptographically secure
336pseudorandom number generator and typed arrays, including the latest versions
337of:
338
339* Chrome
340* Firefox
341* Safari (Mac, iOS)
342* Internet Explorer 11
343
344Other systems:
345
346* Node.js
347
348
349Development and testing
350------------------------
351
352Install NPM modules needed for development:
353
354 $ npm install
355
356To build minified versions:
357
358 $ npm run build
359
360Tests use minified version, so make sure to rebuild it every time you change
361`nacl.js` or `nacl-fast.js`.
362
363### Testing
364
365To run tests in Node.js:
366
367 $ npm run test-node
368
369By default all tests described here work on `nacl.min.js`. To test other
370versions, set environment variable `NACL_SRC` to the file name you want to test.
371For example, the following command will test fast minified version:
372
373 $ NACL_SRC=nacl-fast.min.js npm run test-node
374
375To run full suite of tests in Node.js, including comparing outputs of
376JavaScript port to outputs of the original C version:
377
378 $ npm run test-node-all
379
380To prepare tests for browsers:
381
382 $ npm run build-test-browser
383
384and then open `test/browser/test.html` (or `test/browser/test-fast.html`) to
385run them.
386
387To run headless browser tests with `tape-run` (powered by Electron):
388
389 $ npm run test-browser
390
391(If you get `Error: spawn ENOENT`, install *xvfb*: `sudo apt-get install xvfb`.)
392
393To run tests in both Node and Electron:
394
395 $ npm test
396
397### Benchmarking
398
399To run benchmarks in Node.js:
400
401 $ npm run bench
402 $ NACL_SRC=nacl-fast.min.js npm run bench
403
404To run benchmarks in a browser, open `test/benchmark/bench.html` (or
405`test/benchmark/bench-fast.html`).
406
407
408Benchmarks
409----------
410
411For reference, here are benchmarks from MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)
412laptop with 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU (Intel) in Chrome 53/OS X and Xiaomi Redmi
413Note 3 smartphone with 1.8 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 64-bit CPU (ARM) in
414Chrome 52/Android:
415
416| | nacl.js Intel | nacl-fast.js Intel | nacl.js ARM | nacl-fast.js ARM |
417| ------------- |:-------------:|:-------------------:|:-------------:|:-----------------:|
418| salsa20 | 1.3 MB/s | 128 MB/s | 0.4 MB/s | 43 MB/s |
419| poly1305 | 13 MB/s | 171 MB/s | 4 MB/s | 52 MB/s |
420| hash | 4 MB/s | 34 MB/s | 0.9 MB/s | 12 MB/s |
421| secretbox 1K | 1113 op/s | 57583 op/s | 334 op/s | 14227 op/s |
422| box 1K | 145 op/s | 718 op/s | 37 op/s | 368 op/s |
423| scalarMult | 171 op/s | 733 op/s | 56 op/s | 380 op/s |
424| sign | 77 op/s | 200 op/s | 20 op/s | 61 op/s |
425| sign.open | 39 op/s | 102 op/s | 11 op/s | 31 op/s |
426
427(You can run benchmarks on your devices by clicking on the links at the bottom
428of the [home page](https://tweetnacl.js.org)).
429
430In short, with *nacl-fast.js* and 1024-byte messages you can expect to encrypt and
431authenticate more than 57000 messages per second on a typical laptop or more than
43214000 messages per second on a $170 smartphone, sign about 200 and verify 100
433messages per second on a laptop or 60 and 30 messages per second on a smartphone,
434per CPU core (with Web Workers you can do these operations in parallel),
435which is good enough for most applications.
436
437
438Contributors
439------------
440
441See AUTHORS.md file.
442
443
444Third-party libraries based on TweetNaCl.js
445-------------------------------------------
446
447* [forward-secrecy](https://github.com/alax/forward-secrecy) — Axolotl ratchet implementation
448* [nacl-stream](https://github.com/dchest/nacl-stream-js) - streaming encryption
449* [tweetnacl-auth-js](https://github.com/dchest/tweetnacl-auth-js) — implementation of [`crypto_auth`](http://nacl.cr.yp.to/auth.html)
450* [chloride](https://github.com/dominictarr/chloride) - unified API for various NaCl modules
451
452
453Who uses it
454-----------
455
456Some notable users of TweetNaCl.js:
457
458* [miniLock](http://minilock.io/)
459* [Stellar](https://www.stellar.org/)
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