Use WhisperSystems Curve25519 library.

Note: Curve25519 is tested using standard ECDH and ECDHC over the Curve25519 curve.

bramble-core/build.gradle

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ dependencies {
 	testImplementation "org.jmock:jmock-legacy:2.8.2"
 	testImplementation "org.hamcrest:hamcrest-library:1.3"
 	testImplementation "org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:1.3"
+	testImplementation "org.whispersystems:curve25519-java:0.4.1"
 
 	testApt 'com.google.dagger:dagger-compiler:2.0.2'
 }
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ dependencyVerification {
 			'org.jmock:jmock:2.8.2:jmock-2.8.2.jar:6c73cb4a2e6dbfb61fd99c9a768539c170ab6568e57846bd60dbf19596b65b16',
 			'org.objenesis:objenesis:2.1:objenesis-2.1.jar:c74330cc6b806c804fd37e74487b4fe5d7c2750c5e15fbc6efa13bdee1bdef80',
 			'org.ow2.asm:asm:5.0.4:asm-5.0.4.jar:896618ed8ae62702521a78bc7be42b7c491a08e6920a15f89a3ecdec31e9a220',
+			'org.whispersystems:curve25519-java:0.4.1:curve25519-java-0.4.1.jar:7dd659d8822c06c3aea1a47f18fac9e5761e29cab8100030b877db445005f03e',
 	]
 }
 

bramble-core/src/test/java/org/briarproject/bramble/crypto/EllipticCurvePerformanceTest.java

@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 package org.briarproject.bramble.crypto;
 
+import net.i2p.crypto.eddsa.EdDSASecurityProvider;
+import net.i2p.crypto.eddsa.KeyPairGenerator;
+
 import org.spongycastle.asn1.sec.SECNamedCurves;
 import org.spongycastle.asn1.teletrust.TeleTrusTNamedCurves;
 import org.spongycastle.asn1.x9.X9ECParameters;
 import org.spongycastle.crypto.AsymmetricCipherKeyPair;
+import org.spongycastle.crypto.BasicAgreement;
 import org.spongycastle.crypto.Digest;
+import org.spongycastle.crypto.agreement.ECDHBasicAgreement;
 import org.spongycastle.crypto.agreement.ECDHCBasicAgreement;
 import org.spongycastle.crypto.generators.ECKeyPairGenerator;
 import org.spongycastle.crypto.params.ECDomainParameters;
 import org.spongycastle.crypto.params.ECKeyGenerationParameters;
-import org.spongycastle.crypto.params.ECPrivateKeyParameters;
-import org.spongycastle.crypto.params.ECPublicKeyParameters;
 import org.spongycastle.crypto.params.ParametersWithRandom;
 import org.spongycastle.crypto.signers.DSADigestSigner;
 import org.spongycastle.crypto.signers.DSAKCalculator;
@@ -19,14 +22,23 @@ import org.spongycastle.crypto.signers.HMacDSAKCalculator;
 import org.spongycastle.math.ec.ECCurve;
 import org.spongycastle.math.ec.ECPoint;
 import org.spongycastle.math.ec.MontgomeryLadderMultiplier;
+import org.whispersystems.curve25519.Curve25519;
+import org.whispersystems.curve25519.Curve25519KeyPair;
 
 import java.math.BigInteger;
+import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
+import java.security.KeyPair;
+import java.security.Provider;
 import java.security.SecureRandom;
+import java.security.Signature;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import static net.i2p.crypto.eddsa.EdDSAEngine.SIGNATURE_ALGORITHM;
+import static org.briarproject.bramble.crypto.EllipticCurveConstants.PARAMETERS;
+
 // Not a JUnit test
 public class EllipticCurvePerformanceTest {
 
@@ -37,8 +49,9 @@ public class EllipticCurvePerformanceTest {
 			"secp256k1", "secp256r1", "secp384r1", "secp521r1");
 	private static final List<String> BRAINPOOL_NAMES = Arrays.asList(
 			"brainpoolp256r1", "brainpoolp384r1", "brainpoolp512r1");
+	private static final Provider ED_PROVIDER = new EdDSASecurityProvider();
 
-	public static void main(String[] args) {
+	public static void main(String[] args) throws GeneralSecurityException {
 		for (String name : SEC_NAMES) {
 			ECDomainParameters params =
 					convertParams(SECNamedCurves.getByName(name));
@@ -51,43 +64,32 @@ public class EllipticCurvePerformanceTest {
 			runTest(name + " default", params);
 			runTest(name + " constant", constantTime(params));
 		}
-		runTest("ours", EllipticCurveConstants.PARAMETERS);
+		runTest("ours", PARAMETERS);
+		runCurve25519Test();
+		runEd25519Test();
 	}
 
 	private static void runTest(String name, ECDomainParameters params) {
 		// Generate two key pairs using the given parameters
-		ECKeyGenerationParameters generatorParams =
-				new ECKeyGenerationParameters(params, random);
 		ECKeyPairGenerator generator = new ECKeyPairGenerator();
-		generator.init(generatorParams);
+		generator.init(new ECKeyGenerationParameters(params, random));
 		AsymmetricCipherKeyPair keyPair1 = generator.generateKeyPair();
-		ECPublicKeyParameters public1 =
-				(ECPublicKeyParameters) keyPair1.getPublic();
-		ECPrivateKeyParameters private1 =
-				(ECPrivateKeyParameters) keyPair1.getPrivate();
 		AsymmetricCipherKeyPair keyPair2 = generator.generateKeyPair();
-		ECPublicKeyParameters public2 =
+		// Time some ECDH and ECDHC key agreements
-				(ECPublicKeyParameters) keyPair2.getPublic();
+		long agreementMedian = runAgreementTest(keyPair1, keyPair2, false);
-		// Time some ECDH key agreements
+		long agreementWithCofactorMedian =
-		List<Long> samples = new ArrayList<>();
+				runAgreementTest(keyPair1, keyPair2, true);
-		for (int i = 0; i < SAMPLES; i++) {
-			ECDHCBasicAgreement agreement = new ECDHCBasicAgreement();
-			long start = System.nanoTime();
-			agreement.init(private1);
-			agreement.calculateAgreement(public2);
-			samples.add(System.nanoTime() - start);
-		}
-		long agreementMedian = median(samples);
 		// Time some signatures
+		List<Long> samples = new ArrayList<>();
 		List<byte[]> signatures = new ArrayList<>();
-		samples.clear();
 		for (int i = 0; i < SAMPLES; i++) {
 			Digest digest = new Blake2sDigest();
 			DSAKCalculator calculator = new HMacDSAKCalculator(digest);
 			DSADigestSigner signer = new DSADigestSigner(new ECDSASigner(
 					calculator), digest);
 			long start = System.nanoTime();
-			signer.init(true, new ParametersWithRandom(private1, random));
+			signer.init(true,
+					new ParametersWithRandom(keyPair1.getPrivate(), random));
 			signer.update(new byte[BYTES_TO_SIGN], 0, BYTES_TO_SIGN);
 			signatures.add(signer.generateSignature());
 			samples.add(System.nanoTime() - start);
@@ -101,17 +103,83 @@ public class EllipticCurvePerformanceTest {
 			DSADigestSigner signer = new DSADigestSigner(new ECDSASigner(
 					calculator), digest);
 			long start = System.nanoTime();
-			signer.init(false, public1);
+			signer.init(false, keyPair1.getPublic());
 			signer.update(new byte[BYTES_TO_SIGN], 0, BYTES_TO_SIGN);
 			if (!signer.verifySignature(signatures.get(i)))
 				throw new AssertionError();
 			samples.add(System.nanoTime() - start);
 		}
 		long verificationMedian = median(samples);
-		System.out.println(name + ": "
+		System.out.println(String.format("%s: %,d %,d %,d %,d", name,
-				+ agreementMedian + " "
+				agreementMedian, agreementWithCofactorMedian,
-				+ signatureMedian + " "
+				signatureMedian, verificationMedian));
-				+ verificationMedian);
+	}
+
+	private static long runAgreementTest(AsymmetricCipherKeyPair keyPair1,
+			AsymmetricCipherKeyPair keyPair2, boolean withCofactor) {
+		List<Long> samples = new ArrayList<>();
+		for (int i = 0; i < SAMPLES; i++) {
+			BasicAgreement agreement = createAgreement(withCofactor);
+			long start = System.nanoTime();
+			agreement.init(keyPair1.getPrivate());
+			agreement.calculateAgreement(keyPair2.getPublic());
+			samples.add(System.nanoTime() - start);
+		}
+		return median(samples);
+	}
+
+	private static BasicAgreement createAgreement(boolean withCofactor) {
+		if (withCofactor) return new ECDHCBasicAgreement();
+		else return new ECDHBasicAgreement();
+	}
+
+	private static void runCurve25519Test() {
+		Curve25519 curve25519 = Curve25519.getInstance("java");
+		Curve25519KeyPair keyPair1 = curve25519.generateKeyPair();
+		Curve25519KeyPair keyPair2 = curve25519.generateKeyPair();
+		// Time some key agreements
+		List<Long> samples = new ArrayList<>();
+		for (int i = 0; i < SAMPLES; i++) {
+			long start = System.nanoTime();
+			curve25519.calculateAgreement(keyPair1.getPublicKey(),
+					keyPair2.getPrivateKey());
+			samples.add(System.nanoTime() - start);
+		}
+		long agreementMedian = median(samples);
+		System.out.println(String.format("Curve25519: %,d - - -",
+				agreementMedian));
+	}
+
+	private static void runEd25519Test() throws GeneralSecurityException {
+		KeyPair keyPair = new KeyPairGenerator().generateKeyPair();
+		// Time some signatures
+		List<Long> samples = new ArrayList<>();
+		List<byte[]> signatures = new ArrayList<>();
+		for (int i = 0; i < SAMPLES; i++) {
+			Signature signature =
+					Signature.getInstance(SIGNATURE_ALGORITHM, ED_PROVIDER);
+			long start = System.nanoTime();
+			signature.initSign(keyPair.getPrivate(), random);
+			signature.update(new byte[BYTES_TO_SIGN], 0, BYTES_TO_SIGN);
+			signatures.add(signature.sign());
+			samples.add(System.nanoTime() - start);
+		}
+		long signatureMedian = median(samples);
+		// Time some signature verifications
+		samples.clear();
+		for (int i = 0; i < SAMPLES; i++) {
+			Signature signature =
+					Signature.getInstance(SIGNATURE_ALGORITHM, ED_PROVIDER);
+			long start = System.nanoTime();
+			signature.initVerify(keyPair.getPublic());
+			signature.update(new byte[BYTES_TO_SIGN], 0, BYTES_TO_SIGN);
+			if (!signature.verify(signatures.get(i)))
+				throw new AssertionError();
+			samples.add(System.nanoTime() - start);
+		}
+		long verificationMedian = median(samples);
+		System.out.println(String.format("Ed25519: - - %,d %,d",
+				signatureMedian, verificationMedian));
 	}
 
 	private static long median(List<Long> list) {