## secp256k1-zkp Bulletproof format

Mwc uses [Bulletproofs](https://eprint.iacr.org/2017/1066.pdf) range proofs. The currently most efficient range proofs which do not require a trusted setup.

Mwc uses [mimblewimble/secp256k1-zkp](https://github.com/mimblewimble/secp256k1-zkp), a fork of the Blockstream C library [ElementsProject/secp256k1-zkp](https://github.com/ElementsProject/secp256k1-zkp), which has Bulletproofs implemented but not yet merged into the main branch.

In this document I will explain how to recover the proof parameters from the output bytes. Note that I will name the parameters as they are named in the C library, which might be slightly different then to the paper in some cases.

Here is a sample proof output taken from a Mwc transaction:
 
```
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
```

First, we have two 32 byte scalars. These are the already negated versions of taux and mu. We negate them such that the verifier doesn't have to do it. (*rangeproof_impl.h 701-702*)

`0b1bdf235e9c438aab5c6d02d3fe8173304bc528a3330825fb2311fa60fcdd6b (5024686248162052924872973414517693136231035491146611931625298995470137089387)` taux (negated)

`fb92a248e26f849aebd511d2b326fa34b7f3030517d2f8e08a9b3cac7fa9fd20 (113789604713728301456840843635921464549630649029317112794749678552821986360608)` mu (negated)

After that, we have 4 points, which represent commitments A, S, T1, T2. Points are encoded in a very smart way. We have one offset byte. We use this offset byte indicate the LSB of y, telling us
if the points y value needs to be negated when recovered. If this is the case, the bit is set to 1 (starting at the LSB); otherwise, it is left at 0. If we have more then
eight points, we need 2 bytes offset, if we have more then 16, then three, and so forth. (*rangeproof_impl.h 703*)

`0d` offset

`0000 1101` offset in binary

From this, we can recover the 4 points. (I am using the standard compressed point version here with leading 02 or 03)
We start reading at the LSB.

`0307a46ca6ec5af30ce569b1e5faf2acf525cf1ed90cbed74ab7378b9b3957f286` A (03 because of the 1 bit in the offset)

`0235fe7440aac2dc2c4bf43265b6ad1bfa82fddd9a827c4e97a913ce451b9a66bb` S (02 here because of the 0 bit in the offset)

`0306d3c08e03e85e98c581bbdf8c852796371a4603b8d52b80a1f2e95bd5e2a91c` T1

`037a00b4d4564d9586235a7858d9ce8a8888bead7d51be2dd802de5af2921e0795` T2

Next, we have the final value of the dot product which again is a 32-byte scalar (*inner_product_impl.h 811*)

`86817fce16d36c7764af8b4bf133b56b39970d6a568bf9ff101e6d33409e7c3b (60838727059453008536034129618950719358562694528830851223208761064459354405947)` dot


Then we have the final values (32-byte scalars) of the shrunk vectors a, b used in the inner product protocol. The library does not do the last round of the protocol, meaning it will stop when the vectors are of 
length two instead of length one. This is because every round creates two commitments Li and Ri. If we don't do the last round, we spare two commitments with the cost that our two vectors are of size two instead of one, which is more space-efficient, and we save computing time. (*inner_product_impl.h  835-836*)

`b081df7425b276655be611941245ceaad529495a86bc0e3d0f8634a8acf65c34 (79836526842770413616887368822368313168206709119259360230886972660827215518772)` a1

`c4e244959a5098bd58285408945a247d2fd894e5b18027d698c7e494e4256110 (89053099110995010594661038229216983605420219413380810817771304480647904846096)` b1

`553df54babf90592fbdffa0138b6b5a2a423ea5e2ec4d8f852a33c271a73b10f (38556062768490931671602594328406809964645337276375001909352144464132590252303)` a2

`ed9e1ee8cb2db1e71311cacd9e1d0b6dbf6cfab15723ec3cac4cc52154fc9d53 (107477520278964342277912932357487306000871347661927764278313323679782451060051)` b2

And last we have the commitments Li and Ri of every round. In Mwc we create range proofs with a range of 0 to (2^64 -1). This means we have six rounds (log(64) = 6); however, since we stop early, we only do five rounds, so 10 points instead of 12. The implementation always computes L before R. (*inner_product_impl.h 627*)
Again we have an offset in which we specify how to recover y values. Now since we have more than eight points we need two bytes offset. We start reading at the LSB of the first byte and then go to the LSB of the second byte. (*inner_product_impl.h 839*)

`2202` offset

`0010 0010` first offset byte (binary) `0000 0010` second offset byte (binary)

`02a085238e756ad1fa804cce2a634decc1b348f6ff939f9f80187d85aa5c308224` L1

`03a505c75e7f58fc7f35424276db7956474c1895e23ac55f864f4177b59f3ce92e` R1 (03 because of the 1 at bit number 2 of first offset byte)

`02f8c99e011cf55e0cefc5635d2eaf573df29af057a19bb209392a8c0e29a4b77a` L2

`02dad76d385422e7f1d06de2d4f14e61ac3619aa22ae5bc288bb41cb56ddb70bb3` R2

`029ae84d00eb0cb34b4063bb55a83b9fe52604e545adcd41beb6ce14cdff73a21b` L3

`03eb7493fa443a34585b7d2927f608cad17aa5f0e8e154b14d35315f63dd3580e8` R3 (03 because of the 1 at bit number 6 of first offset byte)

`020d06d8be4039f58778967f7bf2cdd9020fbcc9fed799b8159814f6a261c568e8` L4

`02b59c59df3180efb9cc13c576bf313248c96fa867aba43a80e799ff19ac685d72` R4

`0208cea7944dc9dcba7a61f2809540ecd0711e76b601969bdc551845e0b11fb821` L5

`03871d00e417ad002a70353867db25fa647e98a0db4c3bbaf828d97fc66079ef0d` R5 (03 because of the 1 at bit number 2 of second offset byte)