mosaic-credential (Python)

Python bindings and reference implementation for Mosaic Credential v1 (mosaic-core / mosaic-auth).

Conforms strictly to the Mosaic Credential Technical Specification v0.1.

Features

• Structured Secret Composition: Interleave arbitrary Unicode text (with exact scalar preservation) and arbitrary binary files (BLOBs).
• Exact Backspace Semantics (§5.1): Backspace is represented as CHAR(U+0008) as a deliberate secret element rather than automatically discarding preceding input.
• Canonical MC v1 Streaming Binary Serialization (§6).
• Domain-Separated SHA-256 Prehashing (§8.2).
• Argon2id Verifier Derivation (§8.3) with compact JSON verifier storage (VerifierRecord).
• Enforces Size Policies (§7): Limits on total encoded bits, maximum blob bits, and maximum element counts.
• Cross-Platform Test Vector Compatibility (§16.4): Verified 100% against published test vectors matching Rust and WebAssembly implementations.

Installation

pip install mosaic-credential

Quickstart API (§12.3)

from mosaic_credential import CredentialBuilder, Policy, AuthParams, enroll, verify, VerifyResult

# 1. Define application size policy
policy = Policy(
    max_encoded_bits=2_000_000_000,
    max_blob_bits=2_000_000_000,
    max_elements=100_000,
)

# 2. Build the credential
builder = CredentialBuilder(policy)
builder.add_text("Pass")
builder.add_backspace(count=3)
builder.add_blob(b"\x00\x01\x02\x03\x04")
builder.add_text("word")

credential = builder.finalize()

# 3. Enroll (produces compact JSON verifier record)
record = enroll(credential, AuthParams.default())
record_json = record.to_json()
print("Stored record:\n", record_json)

# 4. Verify candidate
candidate_builder = CredentialBuilder(policy)
candidate_builder.add_text("Pass")
candidate_builder.add_backspace(count=3)
candidate_builder.add_blob(b"\x00\x01\x02\x03\x04")
candidate_builder.add_text("word")

result = verify(candidate_builder.finalize(), record)
assert result == VerifyResult.OK

Running Tests

pytest tests/ -v