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Lux Warp V2 Message Format

An enhanced cross-chain messaging (XCM) format with post-quantum safety and private messaging capabilities.

Overview

Warp V2 builds upon the original Warp protocol developed by the Lux team, adding post-quantum cryptography through random ringtail validation and private messaging via Z-chain FHE. It defines a message format and cryptographic standard for secure cross-chain communication that is:

  • Protocol-First: Clean separation between protocol definitions and implementations
  • Language-Agnostic: Core protocol can be implemented in any language (Go, Rust, C++, etc.)
  • Chain-Agnostic: Works with EVM chains, non-EVM chains, and custom VMs
  • Modular: Components can be used independently

Architecture

warp/
├── protocol/           # Protocol definitions (protobuf)
│   ├── message.proto   # Core message types
│   ├── signature.proto # Signature types
│   └── validator.proto # Validator set definitions
├── types/              # Go type definitions
│   ├── message.go      # Message interfaces
│   ├── signature.go    # Signature interfaces
│   └── validator.go    # Validator interfaces
├── crypto/             # Cryptographic primitives
│   ├── bls/            # BLS signature implementation
│   └── hash/           # Hashing utilities
├── backend/            # Backend interface for message handling
├── handlers/           # Network request handlers
└── validators/         # Validator set management

Message Format Specification

The Warp message format uses:

  • BLS Signatures: For efficient multi-signature aggregation
  • Protobuf: For language-agnostic message serialization
  • Content-Addressed: Messages identified by hash
  • Standard Fields: Source chain, destination chain, payload, and optional addressing
  • Optional Privacy: Z-Chain FHE integration for private messages (when available)

Adoption

Warp V2 is designed for easy adoption by any L1 blockchain:

  1. EVM Chains: Implement a simple precompile (see evm/precompile_example.sol)
  2. Non-EVM Chains: Integrate via native modules or system contracts
  3. Privacy Optional: Z-Chain FHE features are opt-in and gracefully degrade

The core message format requires only:

  • 32-byte chain IDs
  • Variable-length payloads
  • BLS signature verification

Usage

Go Implementation
import "github.com/luxfi/warp"

// Create a warp message
msg := warp.NewMessage(sourceChain, destinationChain, payload)

// Sign the message
sig, err := warp.Sign(msg, privateKey)

// Verify signatures
valid := warp.Verify(msg, sig, validatorSet)
Rust Implementation (Future)
use lux_warp::{Message, sign, verify};

// Create a warp message
let msg = Message::new(source_chain, dest_chain, payload);

// Sign the message
let sig = sign(&msg, &private_key)?;

// Verify signatures
let valid = verify(&msg, &sig, &validator_set)?;

Design Principles

  1. Protocol Separation: Core protocol logic is independent of implementation
  2. No Chain Dependencies: The library doesn't depend on specific chain implementations
  3. Extensible: New signature schemes and message types can be added
  4. Performance: Optimized for high-throughput cross-chain messaging
  5. Security: Follows best practices for cryptographic operations

Integration

The library can be integrated with:

  • EVM chains via precompiles
  • Non-EVM chains via native modules
  • Bridge services via RPC/gRPC APIs
  • Off-chain services for message relaying

Documentation

Index

Constants

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const (
	CodecVersion   = 0
	MaxMessageSize = 256 * KiB
)
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const (
	// KiB is 1024 bytes
	KiB = 1024

	// SignatureLen is the length of a BLS signature
	SignatureLen = 96

	// PublicKeyLen is the length of a BLS public key
	PublicKeyLen = 48
)

Constants

Variables

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var (
	ErrInvalidSignature   = errors.New("invalid signature")
	ErrInvalidMessage     = errors.New("invalid message")
	ErrUnknownValidator   = errors.New("unknown validator")
	ErrInsufficientWeight = errors.New("insufficient weight")
)
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var (
	ErrWrongSourceChainID = errors.New("wrong SourceChainID")
	ErrWrongNetworkID     = errors.New("wrong networkID")
)
View Source 
var Codec = &CodecImpl{}

Codec is the default codec instance

Functions

func AddUint64 

func AddUint64(a, b uint64) (uint64, error)

AddUint64 adds two uint64 values and returns an error if overflow

func AggregateSignatures 

func AggregateSignatures(signatures []*bls.Signature) (*bls.Signature, error)

AggregateSignatures aggregates multiple signatures into one

func ChainIDToHash 

func ChainIDToHash(chainID ids.ID) common.Hash

ChainIDToHash converts a chain ID to a common.Hash

func CheckMulDoesNotOverflow 

func CheckMulDoesNotOverflow(a, b uint64) error

CheckMulDoesNotOverflow checks if a * b would overflow uint64

func ComputeHash256 

func ComputeHash256(data []byte) []byte

ComputeHash256 computes SHA256 hash

func ComputeHash256Array added in v1.5.0 

func ComputeHash256Array(data []byte) [32]byte

ComputeHash256Array computes SHA256 hash and returns as fixed-size array

func ParsePublicKey 

func ParsePublicKey(publicKeyBytes []byte) (*bls.PublicKey, error)

ParsePublicKey parses a BLS public key from bytes

func SerializePublicKey 

func SerializePublicKey(publicKey *bls.PublicKey) []byte

SerializePublicKey serializes a BLS public key to bytes

func Sign 

func Sign(msg []byte, sk *bls.SecretKey) (*bls.Signature, error)

Sign creates a signature for a message using a secret key

func ValidateValidatorSet 

func ValidateValidatorSet(validators []*Validator) error

ValidateValidatorSet performs validation on a validator set

func ValidatorSetToMap 

func ValidatorSetToMap(validators []*Validator) map[ids.NodeID]*Validator

ValidatorSetToMap converts a validator slice to a map keyed by node ID

func VerifyMessage 

func VerifyMessage(
	msg *Message,
	networkID uint32,
	validatorState ValidatorState,
	quorumNum uint64,
	quorumDen uint64,
) error

VerifyMessage verifies a message against a validator set

func VerifyWeight 

func VerifyWeight(signedWeight, totalWeight, quorumNum, quorumDen uint64) error

VerifyWeight verifies that the signed weight meets the quorum threshold

Types

type BitSetSignature 

type BitSetSignature struct {
	Signers   Bits                   `serialize:"true"`
	Signature [bls.SignatureLen]byte `serialize:"true"`
}

BitSetSignature is a signature that uses a bit set to indicate which validators signed

func NewBitSetSignature 

func NewBitSetSignature(signers Bits, signature [bls.SignatureLen]byte) *BitSetSignature

NewBitSetSignature creates a new bit set signature

func (*BitSetSignature) Bytes added in v0.1.2 

func (s *BitSetSignature) Bytes() []byte

Bytes returns the bytes representation of the signature

func (*BitSetSignature) Equal 

func (s *BitSetSignature) Equal(other Signature) bool

Equal returns true if two signatures are equal

func (*BitSetSignature) GetSignedWeight 

func (s *BitSetSignature) GetSignedWeight(validators []*Validator) (uint64, error)

GetSignedWeight returns the total weight of validators that signed

func (*BitSetSignature) Verify 

func (s *BitSetSignature) Verify(msg []byte, validators []*Validator) error

Verify verifies the signature against the message and validator set

type Bits 

type Bits []byte

Bits represents a bit set

func NewBitSet 

func NewBitSet() Bits

NewBits creates a new bit set

func (*Bits) Add 

func (b *Bits) Add(i int)

Add adds an index to the bit set

func (Bits) BitLen 

func (b Bits) BitLen() int

BitLen returns the number of bits that can be represented (capacity)

func (*Bits) Clear 

func (b *Bits) Clear()

Clear removes all bits from the set

func (Bits) Contains 

func (b Bits) Contains(i int) bool

Contains returns true if the bit set contains the index

func (Bits) Difference 

func (b Bits) Difference(other Bits) Bits

Difference returns the difference of two bit sets (elements in b but not in other)

func (Bits) Equal 

func (b Bits) Equal(other Bits) bool

Equal returns true if two bit sets are equal

func (Bits) HighestSetBit added in v1.4.2 

func (b Bits) HighestSetBit() int

HighestSetBit returns the highest bit index that is set + 1 Returns 0 if no bits are set

func (Bits) Intersection 

func (b Bits) Intersection(other Bits) Bits

Intersection returns the intersection of two bit sets

func (Bits) Len 

func (b Bits) Len() int

Len returns the number of set bits

func (Bits) String 

func (b Bits) String() string

String returns a string representation of the bit set

func (Bits) Union 

func (b Bits) Union(other Bits) Bits

Union returns the union of two bit sets

type CanonicalValidatorSet 

type CanonicalValidatorSet struct {
	// contains filtered or unexported fields
}

CanonicalValidatorSet represents the canonical ordering of validators

func NewCanonicalValidatorSet 

func NewCanonicalValidatorSet(validators []*Validator) (*CanonicalValidatorSet, error)

NewCanonicalValidatorSet creates a new canonical validator set

func (*CanonicalValidatorSet) GetValidator 

func (c *CanonicalValidatorSet) GetValidator(index int) (*Validator, error)

GetValidator returns the validator at the given index

func (*CanonicalValidatorSet) Len 

func (c *CanonicalValidatorSet) Len() int

Len returns the number of validators

func (*CanonicalValidatorSet) TotalWeight 

func (c *CanonicalValidatorSet) TotalWeight() uint64

TotalWeight returns the total weight of all validators

func (*CanonicalValidatorSet) Validators 

func (c *CanonicalValidatorSet) Validators() []*Validator

Validators returns the validators in canonical order

type CodecImpl 

type CodecImpl struct{}

CodecImpl is used for serializing/deserializing warp messages

func (*CodecImpl) Marshal 

func (c *CodecImpl) Marshal(version uint16, v interface{}) ([]byte, error)

Marshal serializes the value

func (*CodecImpl) RegisterType 

func (c *CodecImpl) RegisterType(v interface{}) error

RegisterType is a no-op for RLP codec

func (*CodecImpl) Unmarshal 

func (c *CodecImpl) Unmarshal(b []byte, v interface{}) (uint16, error)

Unmarshal deserializes the bytes

type Error added in v1.4.2 

type Error struct {
	Code    int32
	Message string
}

Error represents a warp error

func (*Error) Error added in v1.4.2 

func (e *Error) Error() string

Error implements the error interface

type FakeSender added in v1.4.2 

type FakeSender struct{}

FakeSender is a test implementation of Sender that does nothing.

func (FakeSender) SendError added in v1.4.2 

func (FakeSender) SendError(context.Context, ids.NodeID, uint32, int32, string) error

func (FakeSender) SendGossip added in v1.4.2 

func (FakeSender) SendGossip(context.Context, SendConfig, []byte) error

func (FakeSender) SendRequest added in v1.4.2 

func (FakeSender) SendRequest(context.Context, set.Set[ids.NodeID], uint32, []byte) error

func (FakeSender) SendResponse added in v1.4.2 

func (FakeSender) SendResponse(context.Context, ids.NodeID, uint32, []byte) error

type Handler added in v1.4.2 

type Handler interface {
	// Request handles an incoming request and returns a response or error
	Request(ctx context.Context, nodeID ids.NodeID, requestID uint32, deadline time.Time, msg []byte) ([]byte, *Error)
	// Response handles an incoming response to a previous request
	Response(ctx context.Context, nodeID ids.NodeID, requestID uint32, msg []byte) error
	// Gossip handles an incoming gossip message
	Gossip(ctx context.Context, nodeID ids.NodeID, msg []byte) error
	// RequestFailed is called when a request fails
	RequestFailed(ctx context.Context, nodeID ids.NodeID, requestID uint32, err *Error) error
}

Handler handles warp messages between nodes. This is the primary interface for receiving cross-node messages used by VMs.

type Message 

type Message struct {
	UnsignedMessage *UnsignedMessage `serialize:"true"`
	Signature       Signature        `serialize:"true"`
}

Message is a signed warp message

func NewMessage 

func NewMessage(unsigned *UnsignedMessage, signature Signature) (*Message, error)

NewMessage creates a new signed message

func ParseMessage 

func ParseMessage(b []byte) (*Message, error)

ParseMessage parses a message from bytes

func SignMessage 

func SignMessage(
	msg *UnsignedMessage,
	signers []*bls.SecretKey,
	validators []*Validator,
) (*Message, error)

SignMessage signs a warp message with a set of signers

func (*Message) Bytes 

func (m *Message) Bytes() []byte

Bytes returns the byte representation of the message

func (*Message) DecodeRLP added in v1.4.2 

func (m *Message) DecodeRLP(s *rlp.Stream) error

DecodeRLP implements rlp.Decoder for Message

func (*Message) EncodeRLP added in v1.4.2 

func (m *Message) EncodeRLP(w io.Writer) error

EncodeRLP implements rlp.Encoder for Message

func (*Message) Equal 

func (m *Message) Equal(other *Message) bool

Equal returns true if two messages are equal

func (*Message) GetSourceChainID added in v1.5.0 

func (m *Message) GetSourceChainID() ids.ID

GetSourceChainID returns the source chain ID

func (*Message) ID 

func (m *Message) ID() ids.ID

ID returns the ID of the message (hash of unsigned message)

func (*Message) SourceChainIDHash added in v1.5.0 

func (m *Message) SourceChainIDHash() common.Hash

SourceChainIDHash returns the source chain ID as a common.Hash (for EVM compatibility)

func (*Message) Verify 

func (m *Message) Verify() error

Verify verifies the message format

type SendConfig added in v1.4.2 

type SendConfig struct {
	NodeIDs       set.Set[ids.NodeID]
	Validators    int
	NonValidators int
	Peers         int
}

SendConfig configures message sending.

type Sender added in v1.4.2 

type Sender interface {
	SendRequest(ctx context.Context, nodeIDs set.Set[ids.NodeID], requestID uint32, requestBytes []byte) error
	SendResponse(ctx context.Context, nodeID ids.NodeID, requestID uint32, responseBytes []byte) error
	SendError(ctx context.Context, nodeID ids.NodeID, requestID uint32, errorCode int32, errorMessage string) error
	SendGossip(ctx context.Context, config SendConfig, gossipBytes []byte) error
}

Sender sends warp messages between nodes. This is the primary interface for cross-node communication used by VMs.

type Signature 

type Signature interface {
	// Verify verifies the signature against the message and validator set
	Verify(msg []byte, validators []*Validator) error

	// GetSignedWeight returns the total weight of validators that signed
	GetSignedWeight(validators []*Validator) (uint64, error)

	// Equal returns true if two signatures are equal
	Equal(other Signature) bool

	// Bytes returns the bytes representation of the signature
	Bytes() []byte
}

Signature is an interface for warp message signatures

type Signer added in v1.4.2 

type Signer interface {
	Sign(msg *UnsignedMessage) ([]byte, error)
}

Signer signs warp messages

func NewSigner added in v1.4.2 

func NewSigner(sk *bls.SecretKey, networkID uint32, chainID ids.ID) Signer

NewSigner creates a new warp message signer

type UnsignedMessage 

type UnsignedMessage struct {
	NetworkID     uint32 `serialize:"true"`
	SourceChainID ids.ID `serialize:"true"`
	Payload       []byte `serialize:"true"`
}

UnsignedMessage is an unsigned warp message

func NewUnsignedMessage 

func NewUnsignedMessage(networkID uint32, sourceChainID ids.ID, payload []byte) (*UnsignedMessage, error)

NewUnsignedMessage creates a new unsigned message

func ParseUnsignedMessage 

func ParseUnsignedMessage(b []byte) (*UnsignedMessage, error)

ParseUnsignedMessage parses an unsigned message from bytes

func (*UnsignedMessage) Bytes 

func (u *UnsignedMessage) Bytes() []byte

Bytes returns the byte representation of the unsigned message

func (*UnsignedMessage) ID 

func (u *UnsignedMessage) ID() ids.ID

ID returns the hash of the unsigned message

func (*UnsignedMessage) Verify 

func (u *UnsignedMessage) Verify() error

Verify verifies the unsigned message

type Validator 

type Validator struct {
	PublicKey      *bls.PublicKey
	PublicKeyBytes []byte
	Weight         uint64
	NodeID         ids.NodeID
}

Validator represents a validator in the network

func GetCanonicalValidatorSet 

func GetCanonicalValidatorSet(
	validatorState ValidatorState,
	chainID ids.ID,
) ([]*Validator, uint64, error)

GetCanonicalValidatorSet retrieves and canonicalizes the validator set

func NewValidator 

func NewValidator(
	publicKey *bls.PublicKey,
	publicKeyBytes []byte,
	weight uint64,
	nodeID ids.NodeID,
) *Validator

NewValidator creates a new validator

func (*Validator) Less 

func (v *Validator) Less(other *Validator) bool

Less returns true if this validator is less than the other

type ValidatorState 

type ValidatorState interface {
	// GetValidatorSet returns the validator set for a given chain ID at a given height
	GetValidatorSet(chainID ids.ID, height uint64) (map[ids.NodeID]*Validator, error)

	// GetCurrentHeight returns the current height
	GetCurrentHeight() (uint64, error)
}

ValidatorState is an interface for retrieving validator sets

Source Files

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Directories

Path Synopsis
cmd
plugin
Package warp provides cross-chain messaging functionality for the Lux CLI
 Package warp provides cross-chain messaging functionality for the Lux CLI
warpcli command
crypto
fhe
Package fhe provides Fully Homomorphic Encryption interfaces for private messaging.
 Package fhe provides Fully Homomorphic Encryption interfaces for private messaging.
ringtail
Package ringtail implements random ringtail validation for post-quantum safety.
 Package ringtail implements random ringtail validation for post-quantum safety.
signature
Package signature provides modular signature verification for Warp messages.
 Package signature provides modular signature verification for Warp messages.
messages
off-chain-registry
relayer
config
signature-aggregator
api
config
Package types defines the core interfaces for the Warp message format.
 Package types defines the core interfaces for the Warp message format.

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