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# bigint-crypto-utils
Utils for working with cryptography using native JS ([ES-2020](https://tc39.es/ecma262/#sec-bigint-objects)) implementation of BigInt. It includes some extra functions to work with modular arithmetic along with secure random numbers and a fast strong probable prime generator/tester (parallelized multi-threaded Miller-Rabin primality test). It can be used by any [Web Browser or webview supporting BigInt](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/BigInt#Browser_compatibility) and with Node.js (>=10.4.0). In the latter case, for multi-threaded primality tests, you should use Node.js v11 or newer or enable at runtime with `node --experimental-worker` with Node.js version >= 10.5.0 and < 11.
> The operations supported on BigInts are not constant time. BigInt can be therefore **[unsuitable for use in cryptography](https://www.chosenplaintext.ca/articles/beginners-guide-constant-time-cryptography.html).** Many platforms provide native support for cryptography, such as [Web Cryptography API](https://w3c.github.io/webcrypto/) or [Node.js Crypto](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest/docs/api/crypto.html).
## Installation
bigint-crypto-utils is distributed for [web browsers and/or webviews supporting BigInt](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/BigInt#Browser_compatibility) as an ES6 module or an IIFE file; and for Node.js (>=10.4.0), as a CJS module.
bigint-crypto-utils can be imported to your project with `npm`:
```bash
npm install bigint-crypto-utils
```
NPM installation defaults to the ES6 module for browsers and the CJS one for Node.js.
For web browsers, you can also directly download the [IIFE bundle](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/juanelas/bigint-crypto-utils/master/lib/index.browser.bundle.js) or the [ES6 bundle module](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/juanelas/bigint-crypto-utils/master/lib/index.browser.bundle.min.mod.js) from GitHub.
## Usage examples
Import your module as :
- Node.js
```javascript
const bigintCryptoUtils = require('bigint-crypto-utils')
... // your code here
```
- JavaScript native project
```javascript
import * as bigintCryptoUtils from 'bigint-crypto-utils'
... // your code here
```
- JavaScript native browser ES6 mod
```html
```
- JavaScript native browser IIFE
```html
```
- TypeScript
```typescript
import * as bigintCryptoUtils from 'bigint-crypto-utils'
... // your code here
```
> BigInt is [ES-2020](https://tc39.es/ecma262/#sec-bigint-objects). In order to use it with TypeScript you should set `lib` (and probably also `target` and `module`) to `esnext` in `tsconfig.json`.
And you could use it like in the following:
```javascript
/* Stage 3 BigInts with value 666 can be declared as BigInt('666')
or the shorter new no-so-linter-friendly syntax 666n.
Notice that you can also pass a number, e.g. BigInt(666), but it is not
recommended since values over 2**53 - 1 won't be safe but no warning will
be raised.
*/
const a = BigInt('5')
const b = BigInt('2')
const n = 19n
console.log(bigintCryptoUtils.modPow(a, b, n)) // prints 6
console.log(bigintCryptoUtils.modInv(2n, 5n)) // prints 3
console.log(bigintCryptoUtils.modInv(BigInt('3'), BigInt('5'))) // prints 2
console.log(bigintCryptoUtils.randBetween(2n ** 256n)) // Prints a cryptographically secure random number between 1 and 2**256 bits.
async function primeTesting () {
// Output of a probable prime of 2048 bits
console.log(await bigintCryptoUtils.prime(2048))
// Testing if a number is a probable prime (Miller-Rabin)
const number = 27n
const isPrime = await bigintCryptoUtils.isProbablyPrime(number)
if (isPrime) {
console.log(`${number} is prime`)
} else {
console.log(`${number} is composite`)
}
}
primeTesting()
```
## API reference documentation
{{>main}}