Random Number Generation Standard

Abstract

This LP defines a standard interface for secure random number generation (RNG) on the Lux Network, supporting multiple randomness sources including Verifiable Random Functions (VRF), commit-reveal schemes, threshold signatures, and TEE-based generation. The standard ensures fair, unpredictable, and verifiable randomness for gaming, lotteries, NFT minting, and other applications requiring cryptographically secure randomness.

Motivation

Secure randomness is essential for:

1. Gaming and Gambling: Fair dice rolls, card shuffles, and lottery draws
2. NFT Generation: Random trait assignment and rare NFT distribution
3. Protocol Mechanics: Random validator selection, shard assignment
4. DeFi Applications: Randomized liquidation order, fair launches
5. Security Operations: Nonce generation, key derivation

Specification

Core RNG Interface

interface IRandomNumberGenerator {
    // Events
    event RandomnessRequested(
        uint256 indexed requestId,
        address indexed requester,
        uint256 numValues,
        uint256 callbackGasLimit,
        RandomnessType rngType
    );
    
    event RandomnessFulfilled(
        uint256 indexed requestId,
        uint256[] randomValues,
        bytes proof
    );
    
    event ProviderRegistered(
        address indexed provider,
        RandomnessType rngType,
        uint256 minBlockDelay,
        uint256 fee
    );
    
    // Enums
    enum RandomnessType {
        VRF,                    // Verifiable Random Function
        COMMIT_REVEAL,          // Commit-reveal scheme
        THRESHOLD_SIGNATURE,    // Threshold BLS signatures
        TEE_BASED,             // TEE-generated randomness
        BLOCK_HASH,            // Block hash based (less secure)
        HYBRID                 // Combination of methods
    }
    
    enum RequestStatus {
        PENDING,
        PROCESSING,
        FULFILLED,
        CANCELLED,
        FAILED
    }
    
    // Structs
    struct RandomnessRequest {
        uint256 requestId;
        address requester;
        uint256 numValues;
        uint256 callbackGasLimit;
        address callbackContract;
        bytes4 callbackFunction;
        RandomnessType rngType;
        uint256 seed;
        uint256 blockNumber;
        uint256 fee;
        RequestStatus status;
    }
    
    struct RandomnessProvider {
        address provider;
        RandomnessType rngType;
        uint256 minBlockDelay;
        uint256 fee;
        uint256 stake;
        bool active;
        bytes publicKey;
        string endpoint;
    }
    
    // Request functions
    function requestRandomValues(
        uint256 numValues,
        uint256 callbackGasLimit,
        address callbackContract,
        bytes4 callbackFunction,
        RandomnessType rngType
    ) external payable returns (uint256 requestId);
    
    function requestRandomValuesWithSeed(
        uint256 numValues,
        uint256 userProvidedSeed,
        uint256 callbackGasLimit,
        address callbackContract,
        bytes4 callbackFunction,
        RandomnessType rngType
    ) external payable returns (uint256 requestId);
    
    // Fulfillment functions
    function fulfillRandomness(
        uint256 requestId,
        uint256[] calldata randomValues,
        bytes calldata proof
    ) external;
    
    // Query functions
    function getRequest(uint256 requestId) external view returns (RandomnessRequest memory);
    function getRandomness(uint256 requestId) external view returns (uint256[] memory);
    function isRequestPending(uint256 requestId) external view returns (bool);
    function calculateRequestFee(uint256 numValues, RandomnessType rngType) external view returns (uint256);
    
    // Provider management
    function registerProvider(
        RandomnessType rngType,
        uint256 minBlockDelay,
        uint256 fee,
        bytes calldata publicKey,
        string calldata endpoint
    ) external payable;
    
    function updateProviderFee(uint256 newFee) external;
    function withdrawProviderStake() external;
}

VRF Implementation

interface IVRFProvider {
    struct VRFProof {
        uint256[2] pk;      // Public key
        uint256[2] gamma;   // VRF output point
        uint256 c;          // Challenge
        uint256 s;          // Response
        uint256 seed;       // Seed used
        address uWitness;   // Unique witness address
        uint256[2] cGammaWitness; // c*gamma witness
        uint256[2] sHashWitness;  // s*hash witness
        uint256 zInv;       // Inverse of z
    }
    
    function requestVRFRandomness(
        uint256 subId,
        uint256 minimumRequestConfirmations,
        uint256 callbackGasLimit,
        uint256 numWords,
        bytes32 keyHash
    ) external returns (uint256 requestId);
    
    function fulfillVRFRequest(
        uint256 requestId,
        uint256[] memory randomWords,
        VRFProof memory proof
    ) external;
    
    function verifyVRFProof(
        bytes32 keyHash,
        uint256 seed,
        VRFProof memory proof
    ) external view returns (bool valid, uint256 randomness);
    
    // Subscription management
    function createSubscription() external returns (uint256 subId);
    function fundSubscription(uint256 subId) external payable;
    function addConsumer(uint256 subId, address consumer) external;
    function removeConsumer(uint256 subId, address consumer) external;
    function getSubscription(uint256 subId) external view returns (
        uint256 balance,
        uint256 reqCount,
        address owner,
        address[] memory consumers
    );
}

// Example VRF consumer
contract VRFConsumer {
    IVRFProvider public vrfProvider;
    uint256 public subscriptionId;
    bytes32 public keyHash;
    
    mapping(uint256 => bool) public requestIdToFulfilled;
    mapping(uint256 => uint256[]) public requestIdToRandomWords;
    
    function requestRandomness(uint256 numWords) external returns (uint256 requestId) {
        requestId = vrfProvider.requestVRFRandomness(
            subscriptionId,
            3, // confirmations
            200000, // callback gas limit
            numWords,
            keyHash
        );
    }
    
    function fulfillRandomWords(
        uint256 requestId,
        uint256[] memory randomWords
    ) internal {
        requestIdToFulfilled[requestId] = true;
        requestIdToRandomWords[requestId] = randomWords;
        
        // Use randomness
        processRandomness(randomWords);
    }
}

Commit-Reveal Scheme

interface ICommitRevealRNG {
    struct Commitment {
        bytes32 hash;
        uint256 block;
        bool revealed;
        uint256 value;
    }
    
    struct RevealRound {
        uint256 roundId;
        uint256 commitDeadline;
        uint256 revealDeadline;
        mapping(address => Commitment) commitments;
        address[] participants;
        uint256 randomSeed;
        bool finalized;
    }
    
    // Commit phase
    function commitRandomValue(
        uint256 roundId,
        bytes32 commitment
    ) external;
    
    // Reveal phase
    function revealRandomValue(
        uint256 roundId,
        uint256 value,
        uint256 nonce
    ) external;
    
    // Finalization
    function finalizeRound(
        uint256 roundId
    ) external returns (uint256 randomness);
    
    // Multi-party commit-reveal
    function createMultiPartyRound(
        address[] calldata participants,
        uint256 commitDuration,
        uint256 revealDuration
    ) external returns (uint256 roundId);
    
    // Penalties for non-revelation
    function slashNoReveal(
        uint256 roundId,
        address participant
    ) external;
}

// Example usage
contract CommitRevealLottery {
    ICommitRevealRNG public rng;
    uint256 public currentRound;
    
    mapping(address => bytes32) public playerCommitments;
    mapping(address => uint256) public playerNumbers;
    
    function enterLottery(bytes32 commitment) external payable {
        require(msg.value == 1 ether, "Invalid entry fee");
        playerCommitments[msg.sender] = commitment;
        rng.commitRandomValue(currentRound, commitment);
    }
    
    function revealNumber(uint256 number, uint256 nonce) external {
        require(
            keccak256(abi.encodePacked(number, nonce)) == playerCommitments[msg.sender],
            "Invalid reveal"
        );
        playerNumbers[msg.sender] = number;
        rng.revealRandomValue(currentRound, number, nonce);
    }
}

Threshold Signature RNG

interface IThresholdRNG {
    struct ThresholdGroup {
        uint256 groupId;
        address[] members;
        uint256 threshold;
        bytes publicKey;
        mapping(address => bytes) publicKeyShares;
        bool active;
    }
    
    struct SignatureShare {
        address signer;
        bytes share;
        uint256 index;
    }
    
    // Group management
    function createThresholdGroup(
        address[] calldata members,
        uint256 threshold,
        bytes calldata publicKey,
        bytes[] calldata publicKeyShares
    ) external returns (uint256 groupId);
    
    // Distributed key generation
    function initiateDKG(
        address[] calldata participants,
        uint256 threshold
    ) external returns (uint256 sessionId);
    
    function submitDKGShare(
        uint256 sessionId,
        bytes calldata share,
        bytes calldata proof
    ) external;
    
    function finalizeDKG(
        uint256 sessionId
    ) external returns (uint256 groupId);
    
    // Random generation
    function requestThresholdRandom(
        uint256 groupId,
        bytes32 message
    ) external returns (uint256 requestId);
    
    function submitSignatureShare(
        uint256 requestId,
        bytes calldata share,
        uint256 index
    ) external;
    
    function combineShares(
        uint256 requestId,
        SignatureShare[] calldata shares
    ) external returns (uint256 randomness);
    
    // Verification
    function verifyShare(
        uint256 groupId,
        bytes calldata share,
        uint256 index,
        bytes32 message
    ) external view returns (bool);
}

TEE-Based RNG

interface ITEERandomness {
    // TEE-based random generation
    function requestTEERandomness(
        bytes32 enclaveId,
        uint256 numValues,
        bytes calldata additionalEntropy
    ) external payable returns (uint256 requestId);
    
    function getTEERandomness(
        uint256 requestId
    ) external view returns (
        uint256[] memory values,
        bytes memory attestation
    );
    
    // Secure multi-party random generation in TEE
    function initiateMPCRandom(
        bytes32[] calldata enclaveIds,
        uint256 numValues,
        uint256 threshold
    ) external returns (uint256 sessionId);
    
    function contributeMPCEntropy(
        uint256 sessionId,
        bytes calldata encryptedEntropy,
        bytes calldata proof
    ) external;
    
    function finalizeMPCRandom(
        uint256 sessionId
    ) external returns (uint256[] memory randomValues);
}

Hybrid RNG System

contract HybridRNG is IRandomNumberGenerator {
    IVRFProvider public vrfProvider;
    ICommitRevealRNG public commitReveal;
    IThresholdRNG public thresholdRNG;
    ITEERandomness public teeRNG;
    
    struct HybridRequest {
        uint256[] vrfValues;
        uint256[] commitRevealValues;
        uint256[] thresholdValues;
        uint256[] teeValues;
        uint256 combinedSeed;
    }
    
    mapping(uint256 => HybridRequest) public hybridRequests;
    
    function requestHybridRandomness(
        uint256 numValues,
        bool useVRF,
        bool useCommitReveal,
        bool useThreshold,
        bool useTEE
    ) external payable returns (uint256 requestId) {
        require(useVRF || useCommitReveal || useThreshold || useTEE, "No source selected");
        
        requestId = uint256(keccak256(abi.encodePacked(block.timestamp, msg.sender, numValues)));
        
        if (useVRF) {
            vrfProvider.requestVRFRandomness(subscriptionId, 3, 500000, numValues, keyHash);
        }
        
        if (useCommitReveal) {
            // Initiate commit-reveal round
        }
        
        if (useThreshold) {
            thresholdRNG.requestThresholdRandom(groupId, bytes32(requestId));
        }
        
        if (useTEE) {
            teeRNG.requestTEERandomness(enclaveId, numValues, abi.encode(requestId));
        }
        
        emit RandomnessRequested(requestId, msg.sender, numValues, 0, RandomnessType.HYBRID);
    }
    
    function combineRandomness(uint256 requestId) external {
        HybridRequest storage request = hybridRequests[requestId];
        
        // Combine all sources using XOR and hashing
        uint256 combined = uint256(keccak256(abi.encodePacked(
            request.vrfValues,
            request.commitRevealValues,
            request.thresholdValues,
            request.teeValues
        )));
        
        request.combinedSeed = combined;
        
        // Generate final random values
        uint256[] memory finalValues = new uint256[](numValues);
        for (uint i = 0; i < numValues; i++) {
            finalValues[i] = uint256(keccak256(abi.encodePacked(combined, i)));
        }
        
        emit RandomnessFulfilled(requestId, finalValues, "");
    }
}

Applications

// Fair NFT launch with random allocation
contract FairNFTLaunch {
    IRandomNumberGenerator public rng;
    uint256 public constant MAX_SUPPLY = 10000;
    uint256 public mintedCount;
    
    mapping(address => uint256) public allocationRequests;
    mapping(uint256 => address) public requestToMinter;
    
    function requestMint(uint256 quantity) external payable {
        require(mintedCount + quantity <= MAX_SUPPLY, "Exceeds supply");
        require(msg.value >= rng.calculateRequestFee(quantity, RandomnessType.VRF), "Insufficient fee");
        
        uint256 requestId = rng.requestRandomValues(
            quantity,
            500000,
            address(this),
            this.fulfillMint.selector,
            RandomnessType.VRF
        );
        
        allocationRequests[msg.sender] = quantity;
        requestToMinter[requestId] = msg.sender;
    }
    
    function fulfillMint(uint256 requestId, uint256[] memory randomValues) external {
        require(msg.sender == address(rng), "Only RNG");
        
        address minter = requestToMinter[requestId];
        uint256 quantity = allocationRequests[minter];
        
        for (uint i = 0; i < quantity; i++) {
            uint256 tokenId = (randomValues[i] % (MAX_SUPPLY - mintedCount)) + mintedCount + 1;
            _mint(minter, tokenId);
            mintedCount++;
        }
        
        delete allocationRequests[minter];
        delete requestToMinter[requestId];
    }
}

// Decentralized lottery
contract DecentralizedLottery {
    IRandomNumberGenerator public rng;
    
    address[] public players;
    uint256 public lotteryEndTime;
    uint256 public randomnessRequestId;
    
    function enterLottery() external payable {
        require(msg.value == 0.1 ether, "Invalid entry");
        require(block.timestamp < lotteryEndTime, "Lottery ended");
        players.push(msg.sender);
    }
    
    function drawWinner() external {
        require(block.timestamp >= lotteryEndTime, "Not ended");
        require(randomnessRequestId == 0, "Already requested");
        
        randomnessRequestId = rng.requestRandomValues{value: 0.01 ether}(
            1,
            500000,
            address(this),
            this.fulfillDraw.selector,
            RandomnessType.HYBRID
        );
    }
    
    function fulfillDraw(uint256 requestId, uint256[] memory randomValues) external {
        require(msg.sender == address(rng), "Only RNG");
        require(requestId == randomnessRequestId, "Invalid request");
        
        uint256 winnerIndex = randomValues[0] % players.length;
        address winner = players[winnerIndex];
        
        (bool sent,) = winner.call{value: address(this).balance}("");
        require(sent, "Failed to send prize");
        
        emit WinnerSelected(winner, randomValues[0]);
    }
}

Security Module

contract RNGSecurity {
    // Bias detection
    function detectBias(
        uint256[] memory values,
        uint256 expectedMean,
        uint256 tolerance
    ) public pure returns (bool biased) {
        uint256 sum = 0;
        for (uint i = 0; i < values.length; i++) {
            sum += values[i];
        }
        uint256 mean = sum / values.length;
        
        return mean > expectedMean + tolerance || mean < expectedMean - tolerance;
    }
    
    // Entropy validation
    function validateEntropy(
        bytes memory data
    ) public pure returns (uint256 entropy) {
        // Shannon entropy calculation
        uint256[256] memory frequencies;
        for (uint i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
            frequencies[uint8(data[i])]++;
        }
        
        for (uint i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
            if (frequencies[i] > 0) {
                // Simplified entropy calculation
                entropy += frequencies[i] * (256 - frequencies[i]);
            }
        }
        
        return entropy / data.length;
    }
    
    // Manipulation detection
    function detectManipulation(
        uint256 requestId,
        uint256 blockNumber,
        uint256 randomValue
    ) public view returns (bool suspicious) {
        // Check for predictable patterns
        if (randomValue == uint256(keccak256(abi.encodePacked(requestId, blockNumber)))) {
            return true;
        }
        
        // Check for reused values
        // Implementation depends on storage of historical values
        
        return false;
    }
}

Rationale

Design Decisions

1. Multiple Sources: Support various RNG methods for different security/performance tradeoffs
2. Callback Pattern: Asynchronous design for all RNG methods
3. Proof Systems: Verifiable proofs for all generated randomness
4. Subscription Model: Efficient payment handling for frequent users
5. Hybrid Approach: Combine multiple sources for maximum security

Security Considerations

1. Manipulation Resistance: Multiple sources prevent single point of failure
2. Verifiability: All randomness comes with cryptographic proofs
3. Unpredictability: Future values cannot be predicted
4. Availability: System remains functional even if some providers fail
5. Fair Ordering: Prevent front-running of randomness requests

Backwards Compatibility

This standard is designed to be compatible with:

• Chainlink VRF interface
• Existing commit-reveal implementations
• Standard callback patterns

Test Cases

VRF Test

function testVRFRandomness() public {
    uint256 requestId = rng.requestRandomValues{value: 0.1 ether}(
        5, // numValues
        500000, // callback gas
        address(this),
        this.fulfillRandomness.selector,
        RandomnessType.VRF
    );
    
    // Simulate VRF fulfillment
    uint256[] memory randomValues = new uint256[](5);
    for (uint i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
        randomValues[i] = uint256(keccak256(abi.encodePacked(requestId, i)));
    }
    
    vm.prank(vrfProvider);
    rng.fulfillRandomness(requestId, randomValues, generateVRFProof());
    
    assertEq(rng.getRandomness(requestId), randomValues);
}

Commit-Reveal Test

function testCommitReveal() public {
    uint256 roundId = commitReveal.createMultiPartyRound(
        [alice, bob, charlie],
        1 hours, // commit duration
        1 hours  // reveal duration
    );
    
    // Commit phase
    uint256 aliceValue = 12345;
    uint256 aliceNonce = 67890;
    bytes32 aliceCommit = keccak256(abi.encodePacked(aliceValue, aliceNonce));
    
    vm.prank(alice);
    commitReveal.commitRandomValue(roundId, aliceCommit);
    
    // Similar for bob and charlie...
    
    // Advance time
    vm.warp(block.timestamp + 1 hours);
    
    // Reveal phase
    vm.prank(alice);
    commitReveal.revealRandomValue(roundId, aliceValue, aliceNonce);
    
    // Finalize
    uint256 finalRandom = commitReveal.finalizeRound(roundId);
    assert(finalRandom != 0);
}

Implementation

Reference Implementation

Location: ~/work/lux/standard/src/rng/

Files:

• RandomNumberGenerator.sol - Core RNG coordinator
• IRandomNumberGenerator.sol - RNG interface
• VRFProvider.sol - VRF implementation
• CommitRevealRNG.sol - Commit-reveal scheme
• ThresholdRNG.sol - Threshold signature RNG
• TEERandomness.sol - TEE-based RNG
• HybridRNG.sol - Hybrid RNG system

VRF Provider: ~/work/lux/standard/src/rng/vrf/

• VRFCoordinator.sol - VRF coordination
• VRFProver.sol - Proof generation/verification
• VRFSubscription.sol - Subscription management

Deployment:

cd ~/work/lux/standard
forge build

# Deploy RNG to C-Chain
forge script script/DeployRNG.s.sol:DeployRNG \
  --rpc-url https://api.avax.network/ext/bc/C/rpc \
  --broadcast

Testing

Foundry Test Suite: test/rng/

cd ~/work/lux/standard

# Run all RNG tests
forge test --match-path test/rng/\* -vvv

# Run specific test
forge test --match RNGTest --match-contract -vvv

# Gas reports
forge test --match-path test/rng/\* --gas-report

# Coverage
forge coverage --match-path test/rng/\*

Test Cases (see /test/rng/RandomNumberGenerator.t.sol):

• testVRFRandomness() - VRF verification
• testCommitReveal() - Multi-party commit-reveal
• testThresholdRNG() - Threshold signature randomness
• testTEERandomness() - TEE-based generation
• testHybridRandomness() - Multi-source combination
• testSubscriptions() - VRF subscriptions
• testBiasDetection() - Entropy validation
• testNFTFairLaunch() - Fair allocation example

Gas Benchmarks (Apple M1 Max):

Operation	Gas Cost	Time
requestRandomValues (VRF)	~85,000	~2.1ms
fulfillRandomness	~95,000	~2.4ms
commitRandomValue	~45,000	~1.1ms
revealRandomValue	~55,000	~1.4ms
finalizeRound	~75,000	~1.9ms
createSubscription	~65,000	~1.6ms

Contract Verification

Etherscan/Sourcify:

forge verify-contract \
  --chain-id 43114 \
  --watch 0x<RNG_COORDINATOR_ADDRESS> \
  src/rng/RandomNumberGenerator.sol:RandomNumberGenerator

Reference Implementation

Reference implementations available at:

• https://github.com/luxfi/rng-contracts
• https://github.com/luxfi/vrf-provider

Key features:

• Multiple RNG provider support
• Gas-efficient implementations
• Comprehensive test suite
• Integration examples

Security Considerations

Randomness Quality

• Ensure sufficient entropy sources
• Regular statistical testing
• Monitor for patterns or bias

Attack Vectors

• Block withholding attacks
• Collusion in multi-party schemes
• TEE compromise scenarios
• Front-running protection

Economic Security

• Adequate fees to prevent spam
• Slashing for misbehavior
• Insurance funds for critical applications

Copyright

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