Formally verified ed25519 (betrusted-io curve25519-dalek fork v4.1.2, Precursor/Xous): field + complete Edwards addition law proven in Lean 4 via Charon/Aeneas; axiom-audited certificates
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mrwulf 8ef2d6eb91 Signature layer: the 64-byte unpack certificates (8x8 loops proven)
Toward Scalar::from_hash: bytes_unpack_spec proves the from_bytes_wide
word-unpack loops pack 64 little-endian bytes into 8 words exactly.

- Proofs/ScalarBytesSpec.lean (3308 lines): bytes_word_loop_spec_0..7,
  each split head/tail at j=4 (the 8-fold monolith grows exponentially
  in elaboration - METHOD 4). Disjoint-bit ORs become additions via
  core's Nat.two_pow_add_eq_or_of_lt with explicit calc bridges (the
  default simp set literalizes 2^8 -> 256 and breaks pow-form rewrites;
  simp only everywhere).
- Proofs/ScalarUnpackSpec.lean: bytes_unpack_spec composes the eight
  inner lemmas through the outer loop (iterator start needs a term-level
  equality rewrite per peel).

The from_bytes_wide main walk itself is proven at elaboration level
(fail-probe verified end to end) but its single-decl kernel certificate
replays >30min; it ships next as a phase-split (plan in the control
repo's method notes). check-scalar.sh: 12 proof files, 12 kernel audits,
all exactly [propext, Classical.choice, Quot.sound]. Button green.
2026-07-04 03:22:29 +02:00
verification Signature layer: the 64-byte unpack certificates (8x8 loops proven) 2026-07-04 03:22:29 +02:00
.gitignore skeleton: proof-pyramid layout, honest status table, trusted-base doc 2026-07-02 13:10:26 +02:00
README.md Scalar layer complete: Montgomery reduction + full mul ported, scalarImplementation aggregate 2026-07-03 21:46:57 +02:00
TRUSTED-BASE.md skeleton: proof-pyramid layout, honest status table, trusted-base doc 2026-07-02 13:10:26 +02:00

betrusted-ed25519-verified

Formal verification of the ed25519 implementation in betrusted-io/curve25519-dalek (Precursor/Xous fork, v4.1.2), built as a coherent proof pyramid in Lean 4 via the Charon/Aeneas transpilation pipeline:

        ┌──────────────────────────────┐
        │  Signature (EdDSA verify)    │   accepted ⇒ [8][S]B = [8]R + [8][k]A
        ├──────────────────────────────┤
        │  Scalar arithmetic mod      │   Scalar52 ops correct mod 
        ├──────────────────────────────┤
        │  Group law (twisted Edwards) │   point ops = complete addition law
        ├──────────────────────────────┤
        │  Field 𝔽_p, p = 2²⁵⁵  19    │   FieldElement51 ops correct mod p
        └──────────────────────────────┘

Every layer states its theorems about the actual Aeneas-transpiled Rust code (never about a hand-written re-model), and every claim in the status table below is backed by a compiled proof plus an axiom audit of the named certificate. Files that do not compile under verification/check.sh are not in this repository.

Layer status

Layer Certificate Status Axioms of certificate
Field 𝔽_p fieldImplementation proven [propext, Classical.choice, Quot.sound]
Group law (Edwards) edwardsImplementation proven [propext, Classical.choice, Quot.sound]
Scalar mod scalarImplementation (add sub mul ) proven [propext, Classical.choice, Quot.sound]
Signature (EdDSA) verifyEquation (planned) planned

Status legend: proven & axiom-audited · in progress · not started. This table is updated only when verification/check.sh passes for the layer.

Source

  • Upstream: betrusted-io/curve25519-dalek, commit 16e087a
  • Pinned/patched source: saymrwulf/betrusted-curve25519-dalek-source, commit 64ee8f0
  • Patches: minimal Aeneas-compatibility only (documented in the source repo)
  • Scope caveat: this verifies the fork's pure-Rust serial/u64 path. The Engine25519 hardware-accelerator path on Precursor is different code and is NOT covered by these proofs.

Toolchain (pinned)

Component Version
Aeneas bf13c42e
Charon 9dd7f23c
Lean v4.30.0-rc2
OCaml 5.3.0

Reproducing

source ~/aeneas-toolchain/env.sh
cd verification
./extract.sh    # Rust → LLBC → Lean (regenerates gen/)
./check.sh      # compiles EVERY shipped file + axiom-audits EVERY certificate

The scalar layer has its own pair of buttons:

./extract-scalar.sh   # regenerates gen/CurveScalar (Scalar52 limb arithmetic)
./check-scalar.sh     # compiles the scalar gen + the proven scalar foundation

Trusted base

See TRUSTED-BASE.md for the complete list of assumptions (Lean kernel, mathlib, Charon/Aeneas semantics, external-function models, and — in the signature layer only — an opaque SHA-512 model).