Class PietrzakVDF

constructor

• new PietrzakVDF(intSizeBits): PietrzakVDF

• Parameters

  • intSizeBits: number

  Returns PietrzakVDF

ReadonlyintSizeBits

checkDifficulty

• checkDifficulty(difficulty): void

• Check that the difficulty is valid.

  Parameters

  • difficulty: number

    The number of iterations to validate

  Returns void

  Throws

  If the difficulty is invalid

solve

• solve(challenge, difficulty, discriminant?): Promise<Uint8Array>

• Solve an instance of this VDF, with challenge challenge and difficulty difficulty.

  Parameters

  • challenge: Uint8Array

    An opaque byte string of arbitrary length
  • difficulty: number

    The number of iterations (difficulty level)
  • Optionaldiscriminant: bigint

  Returns Promise<Uint8Array>

  The proof as a Uint8Array

  Throws

  If the difficulty is invalid

verify

• verify(challenge, difficulty, allegedSolution, discriminant?): void

• Verifies an alleged solution of this VDF.

  Parameters

  • challenge: Uint8Array

    The challenge used to generate the proof
  • difficulty: number

    The number of iterations used
  • allegedSolution: Uint8Array

    The proof to verify
  • Optionaldiscriminant: bigint

  Returns void

  Throws

  If the proof is invalid