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Rust secp256k1 equivalent of NodeJS `crypto::ECDH::computeSecret()`?


I've written this working NodeJS/Javascript function:

/*
 * Calculate the Symmetric Key from the Public and Secret keys from two
 * different key pairs.
 * 
 * Note: symmetric_key(publicA, secretB) == symmetric_key(publicB, secretA)
 */
function symmetric_key(pkey, skey) {
        const ephemeral = crypto.createECDH('secp256k1');
        ephemeral.setPublicKey(pkey);
        const centre = crypto.createECDH('secp256k1');
        centre.setPrivateKey(skey);
        return centre.computeSecret(ephemeral.getPublicKey());
}

I'm trying to understand how I can use the Rust secp256k1 library to do the same.

Looking at secp256k1::SecretKey's methods I cannot see a direct equivalent.


Solution

  • Found it: ECDH SharedSecret

    Struct secp256k1::ecdh::SharedSecret

    pub struct SharedSecret(_);
    

    Enables two parties to create a shared secret without revealing their own secrets.

    Examples

    let s = Secp256k1::new();
    let (sk1, pk1) = s.generate_keypair(&mut rand::thread_rng());
    let (sk2, pk2) = s.generate_keypair(&mut rand::thread_rng());
    let sec1 = SharedSecret::new(&pk2, &sk1);
    let sec2 = SharedSecret::new(&pk1, &sk2);
    assert_eq!(sec1, sec2);