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Add Single-Use Reply Block (SURB) Functionality (exit ≠ destination)#50
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Description
This PR introduces Single-Use Reply Blocks (SURB) functionality to the Mix protocol for the case where the exit node is not the destination.
Summary of changes
Added SURB implementation functions:
createSURB: Creates a single-use reply block.useSURB: Encrypts a reply message, attaches a given SURB to it, and creates a response Sphinx packet.processReply: Decrypts and extracts the message from a reply payload.Refactored Sphinx packet construction logic:
computeBetaGammaDeltaintocomputeBetaGammaandcomputeDeltafor modularity and reuse across SURB operations.Added comprehensive unit tests:
Motivation
SURBs enable anonymous replies and ACKs in the Mix protocol without revealing sender identity.
Target branch: Waku branch
Related: Core SURB integration, Issue #41, and PR #51