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example of bitcoin curve calculations in python
from __future__ import print_function, division
"""
Example of how calculations on the secp256k1 curve work.
secp256k1 is the name of the elliptic curve used by bitcoin
see http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/25382
"""
## the prime modules used in the elliptic curve coordinate calculations
p = 2**256 - 2**32 - 977
## the group order, used with the elliptic curve scalar multiplication calculations
n = 2**256 - 0x14551231950B75FC4402DA1732FC9BEBF
def inverse(x, p):
"""
Calculate the modular inverse of x ( mod p )
the modular inverse is a number such that:
(inverse(x, p) * x) % p == 1
you could think of this as: 1/x
"""
inv1 = 1
inv2 = 0
while p != 1 and p!=0:
inv1, inv2 = inv2, inv1 - inv2 * (x // p)
x, p = p, x % p
return inv2
def dblpt(pt, p):
"""
Calculate pt+pt = 2*pt
"""
if pt is None:
return None
(x,y)= pt
if y==0:
return None
# Calculate 3*x^2/(2*y) modulus p
slope= 3*pow(x,2,p)*inverse(2*y,p)
xsum= pow(slope,2,p)-2*x
ysum= slope*(x-xsum)-y
return (xsum%p, ysum%p)
def addpt(p1,p2, p):
"""
Calculate p1+p2
"""
if p1 is None or p2 is None:
return None
(x1,y1)= p1
(x2,y2)= p2
if x1==x2:
if y1==y2:
return dblpt(p1, p)
elif (y1+y2) % p == 0:
return None
else:
raise Exception("invalid points added")
# calculate (y1-y2)/(x1-x2) modulus p
slope=(y1-y2)*inverse(x1-x2, p)
xsum= pow(slope,2,p)-(x1+x2)
ysum= slope*(x1-xsum)-y1
return (xsum%p, ysum%p)
def ptmul(pt,a, p):
"""
Scalar multiplication: calculate pt*a
basically adding pt to itself a times
"""
scale= pt
acc=None
while a:
if a&1:
if acc is None:
acc= scale
else:
acc= addpt(acc,scale, p)
scale= dblpt(scale, p)
a >>= 1
return acc
def isoncurve(pt,p):
"""
returns True when pt is on the secp256k1 curve
"""
(x,y)= pt
return (y**2 - x**3 - 7)%p == 0
# (Gx,Gy) is the secp256k1 generator point
Gx=0x79BE667EF9DCBBAC55A06295CE870B07029BFCDB2DCE28D959F2815B16F81798
Gy=0x483ADA7726A3C4655DA4FBFC0E1108A8FD17B448A68554199C47D08FFB10D4B8
g= (Gx,Gy)
g2=dblpt(g, p)
print(" 2*G= (%x,%x)" % g2)
print(" G+2*G= (%x,%x)" % addpt(g, g2, p))
print("2*G+2*G= (%x,%x)" % addpt(g2, g2, p))
privkey= 0xf8ef380d6c05116dbed78bfdd6e6625e57426af9a082b81c2fa27b06984c11f3
print(" -> pubkey= (%x,%x)" % ptmul(g, privkey, p))
# note that here I have to use the grouporder 'n'
halvekey = (privkey * inverse(2, n)) % n
print(" halvekey = %x" % halvekey)
halvepub = ptmul(g, halvekey, p)
print(" pub / 2 = (%x,%x)" % halvepub)
print("2 * halvepub: (%x,%x)" % addpt(halvepub, halvepub, p))
"""
for reference, the numbers printed should be:
2*G= (c6047f9441ed7d6d3045406e95c07cd85c778e4b8cef3ca7abac09b95c709ee5,1ae168fea63dc339a3c58419466ceaeef7f632653266d0e1236431a950cfe52a)
G+2*G= (f9308a019258c31049344f85f89d5229b531c845836f99b08601f113bce036f9,388f7b0f632de8140fe337e62a37f3566500a99934c2231b6cb9fd7584b8e672)
2*G+2*G= (e493dbf1c10d80f3581e4904930b1404cc6c13900ee0758474fa94abe8c4cd13,51ed993ea0d455b75642e2098ea51448d967ae33bfbdfe40cfe97bdc47739922)
-> pubkey= (71ee918bc19bb566e3a5f12c0cd0de620bec1025da6e98951355ebbde8727be3,37b3650efad4190b7328b1156304f2e9e23dbb7f2da50999dde50ea73b4c2688)
halvekey = fc779c06b60288b6df6bc5feeb73312e88f8a3f027e5ac2bf7ba6cc9b441299a
pub / 2 = (d6c8d2ecbce68e0bf127c889be491c2a4f26a84c15b1fe8688f42728baea6c18,49a300586b09945c63e89df3c1739fb30567cec3da037d0402222c3b7f05c6e2)
2 * halvepub: (71ee918bc19bb566e3a5f12c0cd0de620bec1025da6e98951355ebbde8727be3,37b3650efad4190b7328b1156304f2e9e23dbb7f2da50999dde50ea73b4c2688)
"""
# this shows how to multiply by -1
print(" G = (%x,%x)" % g)
gminus = ptmul(g,n-1, p)
print(" -G = (%x,%x)" % gminus)
gminusminus = ptmul(gminus,n-1, p)
print(" -(-G) = (%x,%x)" % gminusminus)
gminusplus = addpt(g,gminus, p)
# this will output the point at infinity, currently represented as 'None'
print(" G+(-G) = %s" % gminusplus)
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nlitsme commented Oct 10, 2022

Yes, that is a way to look at at:

if you have an odd number 2*k+1, in this case: k = 0x7C779C06B60288B6DF6BC5FEEB73312F2BA1357CD0415C0E17D13D834C2608F9

then (2*k+1)/2 = k + 1/2
and because 1/2 is the modular-inverse of 2 = 0x7FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF5D576E7357A4501DDFE92F46681B20A1

the answer would be: 0x7C779C06B60288B6DF6BC5FEEB73312F2BA1357CD0415C0E17D13D834C2608F9 + 0x7FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF5D576E7357A4501DDFE92F46681B20A1
= 0xFC779C06B60288B6DF6BC5FEEB73312E88F8A3F027E5AC2BF7BA6CC9B441299A

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avirils commented Oct 13, 2023

I have been able to reverse secp256k1 elliptic curve point doubling formula and point addition formula that use in the process of deriving the public key of a Bitcoin private key which I know as follow
Point Addition Formula In Python3:

s = (Qy - Gy) * pow(Qx - Gx, -1, p) % p
Rx = (s**2 - Qx - Gx) % p
Ry = (s * (Qx - Rx) - Qy) % p

Point Doubling/Multiplication Formula In Python3:

s = (3 * Qx**2) * pow(Qy*2, -1, p) % p
Rx = (s**2 - Qx*2) % p
Ry = (s * (Qx - Rx) - Qy) % p

if the original points Qx and Qy are used to derive the new points Rx and Ry, am able to use the new derive points to solve for the original points, with this how can I drive the new private key from the public key?

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ytrezq commented Jan 28, 2024

Hi, can this solution be added to the gist? https://math.stackexchange.com/q/4852418

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nlitsme commented Jan 28, 2024

So you are asking: how do I found 'Q if P = n * Q ?
You can use this

division in secp256k1 is equivalent to multiplying by the modular inverse.

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ytrezq commented Jan 28, 2024

So you are asking: how do I found 'Q if P = n * Q ? You can use this

division in secp256k1 is equivalent to multiplying by the modular inverse.

In that case yes. Given 257 bits long natural integer n and point P retrieving point Q.
I still think you should add the code to your gist in order to work with Koblitz curves.

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