Added slasher exploit

erasure_code/share.py

@@ -94,6 +94,40 @@ class Galois:
     def __repr__(self):
         return repr(self.val)
 
+
+# Modular division class
+
+def mkModuloClass(n):
+
+    if pow(2, n, n) != 2:
+        raise Exception("n must be prime!")
+
+    class Mod:
+        val = 0
+
+        def __init__(self, val):
+            self.val = val.val if isinstance(
+                self.val, self.__class__) else val
+
+        def __add__(self, other):
+            return self.__class__((self.val + other.val) % n)
+
+        def __mul__(self, other):
+            return self.__class__((self.val * other.val) % n)
+
+        def __sub__(self, other):
+            return self.__class__((self.val - other.val) % n)
+
+        def __div__(self, other):
+            return self.__class__((self.val * other.val ** (n-2)) % n)
+
+        def __int__(self):
+            return self.val
+
+        def __repr__(self):
+            return repr(self.val)
+    return Mod
+
 # Evaluates a polynomial in little-endian form, eg. x^2 + 3x + 2 = [2, 3, 1]
 # (normally I hate little-endian, but in this case dealing with polynomials
 # it's justified, since you get the nice property that p[n] is the nth degree

slasher_withholding_exploit.py

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+def fac(n): return 1 if n==0 else n * fac(n-1)
+def choose(n,k): return fac(n) / fac(k) / fac(n-k) 
+def prob(n,k,p): return choose(n,k) * p ** k * (1-p) ** (n-k)
+
+def prob_lt(n,k,p): return sum([prob(n,i,p) for i in range(p)])
+
+SIGS = 30
+ACTUALSIGS = 10
+POWRETURN = 0.03
+POSRETURN = 0.01
+
+# Expected number of signatures on a block
+def ev(pos):
+    return SIGS * pos
+
+# Chance you have at least k sigs
+def at_least_k(pos, k):
+    return sum([prob(SIGS, i, pos) for i in range(k, SIGS + 1)])
+
+# Expected number of signatures on a block filtering all <k
+def ev_atleast_k(pos, k):
+    total, subprob = 0, 0
+    for i in range(k, SIGS + 1):
+        p = prob(SIGS, i, pos)
+        subprob += p
+        total += i * p
+    return total / subprob
+
+def normal_mining_return(pow, pos):
+    return pow * POWRETURN + ev(pos) * POSRETURN / ACTUALSIGS
+
+def attack_mining_return(pow, pos, k):
+    powtotal, postotal, subprob = 0, 0, 0
+    # Case 1: mined PoW block, PoS at least k instances
+    case_1_prob = pow * at_least_k(pos, k)
+    subprob += case_1_prob
+    postotal += case_1_prob * ev_atleast_k(pos, k) * POSRETURN / ACTUALSIGS
+    powtotal += case_1_prob * POWRETURN
+    # Case 2: mined PoW block, PoS less than k: discard
+    # Case 3: others mined PoW block
+    subprob += (1 - pow)
+    postotal += (1 - pow) * ev(pos) * POSRETURN / ACTUALSIGS
+    return powtotal / subprob + postotal / subprob