Repository: bitcoin/bitcoin
File: src/key.cpp (C++)

Code before:
    int rec = -1;
    secp256k1_ecdsa_recoverable_signature rsig;
    int ret = secp256k1_ecdsa_sign_recoverable(secp256k1_context_sign, &rsig, hash.begin(), UCharCast(begin()), secp256k1_nonce_function_rfc6979, nullptr);
    assert(ret);
    ret = secp256k1_ecdsa_recoverable_signature_serialize_compact(secp256k1_context_sign, &vchSig[1], &rec, &rsig);
    assert(ret);
    assert(rec != -1);
    vchSig[0] = 27 + rec + (fCompressed ? 4 : 0);
    // Additional verification step to prevent using a potentially corrupted signature
    secp256k1_pubkey epk, rpk;
    ret = secp256k1_ec_pubkey_create(secp256k1_context_sign, &epk, UCharCast(begin()));
    assert(ret);
    ret = secp256k1_ecdsa_recover(secp256k1_context_static, &rpk, &rsig, hash.begin());
    assert(ret);
    ret = secp256k1_ec_pubkey_cmp(secp256k1_context_static, &epk, &rpk);
    assert(ret == 0);
    return true;
}

bool CKey::SignSchnorr(const uint256& hash, Span<unsigned char> sig, const uint256* merkle_root, const uint256& aux) const
{
    KeyPair keypair = ComputeKeyPair(merkle_root);
    if (!keypair.IsValid()) return false;
    bool ret = keypair.SignSchnorr(hash, sig, aux);
    /* Clear the keypair */
    keypair = KeyPair();
    return ret;
}

bool CKey::Load(const CPrivKey &seckey, const CPubKey &vchPubKey, bool fSkipCheck=false) {
    MakeKeyData();
    if (!ec_seckey_import_der(secp256k1_context_sign, (unsigned char*)begin(), seckey.data(), seckey.size())) {
        ClearKeyData();
        return false;
    }
    fCompressed = vchPubKey.IsCompressed();

    if (fSkipCheck)
        return true;

    return VerifyPubKey(vchPubKey);
}

bool CKey::Derive(CKey& keyChild, ChainCode &ccChild, unsigned int nChild, const ChainCode& cc) const {
    assert(IsValid());
    assert(IsCompressed());
    std::vector<unsigned char, secure_allocator<unsigned char>> vout(64);
    if ((nChild >> 31) == 0) {
        CPubKey pubkey = GetPubKey();
        assert(pubkey.size() == CPubKey::COMPRESSED_SIZE);
        BIP32Hash(cc, nChild, *pubkey.begin(), pubkey.begin()+1, vout.data());

Review comment (security):
Might be a naive question, but isn't this a behavior change? Does it have any security implications (e.g. could it leave keys in the memory or something)?

Code after:
    int rec = -1;
    secp256k1_ecdsa_recoverable_signature rsig;
    int ret = secp256k1_ecdsa_sign_recoverable(secp256k1_context_sign, &rsig, hash.begin(), UCharCast(begin()), secp256k1_nonce_function_rfc6979, nullptr);
    assert(ret);
    ret = secp256k1_ecdsa_recoverable_signature_serialize_compact(secp256k1_context_sign, &vchSig[1], &rec, &rsig);
    assert(ret);
    assert(rec != -1);
    vchSig[0] = 27 + rec + (fCompressed ? 4 : 0);
    // Additional verification step to prevent using a potentially corrupted signature
    secp256k1_pubkey epk, rpk;
    ret = secp256k1_ec_pubkey_create(secp256k1_context_sign, &epk, UCharCast(begin()));
    assert(ret);
    ret = secp256k1_ecdsa_recover(secp256k1_context_static, &rpk, &rsig, hash.begin());
    assert(ret);
    ret = secp256k1_ec_pubkey_cmp(secp256k1_context_static, &epk, &rpk);
    assert(ret == 0);
    return true;
}

bool CKey::SignSchnorr(const uint256& hash, Span<unsigned char> sig, const uint256* merkle_root, const uint256& aux) const
{
    KeyPair kp = ComputeKeyPair(merkle_root);
    return kp.SignSchnorr(hash, sig, aux);
}

bool CKey::Load(const CPrivKey &seckey, const CPubKey &vchPubKey, bool fSkipCheck=false) {
    MakeKeyData();
    if (!ec_seckey_import_der(secp256k1_context_sign, (unsigned char*)begin(), seckey.data(), seckey.size())) {
        ClearKeyData();
        return false;
    }
    fCompressed = vchPubKey.IsCompressed();

    if (fSkipCheck)
        return true;

    return VerifyPubKey(vchPubKey);
}

bool CKey::Derive(CKey& keyChild, ChainCode &ccChild, unsigned int nChild, const ChainCode& cc) const {
    assert(IsValid());
    assert(IsCompressed());
    std::vector<unsigned char, secure_allocator<unsigned char>> vout(64);
    if ((nChild >> 31) == 0) {
        CPubKey pubkey = GetPubKey();
        assert(pubkey.size() == CPubKey::COMPRESSED_SIZE);
        BIP32Hash(cc, nChild, *pubkey.begin(), pubkey.begin()+1, vout.data());
    } else {
        assert(size() == 32);
        BIP32Hash(cc, nChild, 0, UCharCast(begin()), vout.data());
    }