feat: Update SAL Vault examples and documentation

- Renamed examples directory to `_archive` to reflect legacy status.
- Updated README.md to reflect current status of vault module,
  including migration from Sameh's implementation to Lee's.
- Temporarily disabled Rhai scripting integration for the vault.
- Added notes regarding current and future development steps.

examples/hero_vault/README.md

@@ -1,64 +1,76 @@
-# Hero Vault Cryptography Examples
+# SAL Vault Examples
 
-This directory contains examples demonstrating the Hero Vault cryptography functionality integrated into the SAL project.
+This directory contains examples demonstrating the SAL Vault functionality.
 
 ## Overview
 
-Hero Vault provides cryptographic operations including:
+SAL Vault provides secure key management and cryptographic operations including:
 
-- Key space management (creation, loading, encryption, decryption)
+- Vault creation and management
-- Keypair management (creation, selection, listing)
+- KeySpace operations (encrypted key-value stores)
-- Digital signatures (signing and verification)
+- Symmetric key generation and operations
-- Symmetric encryption (key generation, encryption, decryption)
+- Asymmetric key operations (signing and verification)
-- Ethereum wallet functionality
+- Secure key derivation from passwords
-- Smart contract interactions
-- Key-value store with encryption
 
-## Example Files
+## Current Status
 
-- `example.rhai` - Basic example demonstrating key management, signing, and encryption
+⚠️ **Note**: The vault module is currently being updated to use Lee's implementation.
-- `advanced_example.rhai` - Advanced example with error handling, conditional logic, and more complex operations
+The Rhai scripting integration is temporarily disabled while we adapt the examples
-- `key_persistence_example.rhai` - Demonstrates creating and saving a key space to disk
+to work with the new vault API.
-- `load_existing_space.rhai` - Shows how to load a previously created key space and use its keypairs
-- `contract_example.rhai` - Demonstrates loading a contract ABI and interacting with smart contracts
-- `agung_send_transaction.rhai` - Demonstrates sending native tokens on the Agung network
-- `agung_contract_with_args.rhai` - Shows how to interact with contracts with arguments on Agung
 
-## Running the Examples
+## Available Operations
 
-You can run the examples using the `herodo` tool that comes with the SAL project:
+- **Vault Management**: Create and manage vault instances
+- **KeySpace Operations**: Open encrypted key-value stores within vaults
+- **Symmetric Encryption**: Generate keys and encrypt/decrypt data
+- **Asymmetric Operations**: Create keypairs, sign messages, verify signatures
 
-```bash
+## Example Files (Legacy - Sameh's Implementation)
-# Run a single example
-herodo --path example.rhai
 
-# Run all examples using the provided script
+⚠️ **These examples are currently archived and use the previous vault implementation**:
-./run_examples.sh
+
+- `_archive/example.rhai` - Basic example demonstrating key management, signing, and encryption
+- `_archive/advanced_example.rhai` - Advanced example with error handling and complex operations
+- `_archive/key_persistence_example.rhai` - Demonstrates creating and saving a key space to disk
+- `_archive/load_existing_space.rhai` - Shows how to load a previously created key space
+- `_archive/contract_example.rhai` - Demonstrates smart contract interactions (Ethereum)
+- `_archive/agung_send_transaction.rhai` - Demonstrates Ethereum transactions on Agung network
+- `_archive/agung_contract_with_args.rhai` - Shows contract interactions with arguments
+
+## Current Implementation (Lee's Vault)
+
+The current vault implementation provides:
+
+```rust
+// Create a new vault
+let vault = Vault::new(&path).await?;
+
+// Open an encrypted keyspace
+let keyspace = vault.open_keyspace("my_space", "password").await?;
+
+// Perform cryptographic operations
+// (API documentation coming soon)
 ```
 
-## Key Space Storage
+## Migration Status
 
-Key spaces are stored in the `~/.hero-vault/key-spaces/` directory by default. Each key space is stored in a separate JSON file named after the key space (e.g., `my_space.json`).
+- ✅ **Vault Core**: Lee's implementation is active
-
+- ✅ **Archive**: Sameh's implementation preserved in `vault/_archive/`
-## Ethereum Functionality
+- ⏳ **Rhai Integration**: Being developed for Lee's implementation
-
+- ⏳ **Examples**: Will be updated to use Lee's API
-The Hero Vault module provides comprehensive Ethereum wallet functionality:
+- ❌ **Ethereum Features**: Not available in Lee's implementation
-
-- Creating and managing wallets for different networks
-- Sending ETH transactions
-- Checking balances
-- Interacting with smart contracts (read and write functions)
-- Support for multiple networks (Ethereum, Gnosis, Peaq, Agung, etc.)
 
 ## Security
 
-Key spaces are encrypted with ChaCha20Poly1305 using a key derived from the provided password. The encryption ensures that the key material is secure at rest.
+The vault uses:
 
-## Best Practices
+- **ChaCha20Poly1305** for symmetric encryption
+- **Password-based key derivation** for keyspace encryption
+- **Secure key storage** with proper isolation
 
-1. **Use Strong Passwords**: Since the security of your key spaces depends on the strength of your passwords, use strong, unique passwords.
+## Next Steps
-2. **Backup Key Spaces**: Regularly backup your key spaces directory to prevent data loss.
+
-3. **Script Organization**: Split your scripts into logical units, with separate scripts for key creation and key usage.
+1. **Rhai Integration**: Implement Rhai bindings for Lee's vault
-4. **Error Handling**: Always check the return values of functions to ensure operations succeeded before proceeding.
+2. **New Examples**: Create examples using Lee's simpler API
-5. **Network Selection**: When working with Ethereum functionality, be explicit about which network you're targeting to avoid confusion.
+3. **Documentation**: Complete API documentation for Lee's implementation
-6. **Gas Management**: For Ethereum transactions, consider gas costs and set appropriate gas limits.
+4. **Migration Guide**: Provide guidance for users migrating from Sameh's implementation

rhai/src/lib.rs

@@ -96,8 +96,9 @@ pub use sal_text::rhai::register_text_module;
 // Re-export net module
 pub use sal_net::rhai::register_net_module;
 
-// Re-export crypto module
+// Re-export crypto module - TEMPORARILY DISABLED
-pub use sal_vault::rhai::register_crypto_module;
+// TODO: Implement rhai module for Lee's vault implementation
+// pub use sal_vault::rhai::register_crypto_module;
 
 // Re-export kubernetes module
 pub use sal_kubernetes::rhai::register_kubernetes_module;
@@ -158,8 +159,9 @@ pub fn register(engine: &mut Engine) -> Result<(), Box<rhai::EvalAltResult>> {
 
     // RFS module functions are now registered as part of sal_virt above
 
-    // Register Crypto module functions
+    // Register Crypto module functions - TEMPORARILY DISABLED
-    register_crypto_module(engine)?;
+    // TODO: Implement rhai module for Lee's vault implementation
+    // register_crypto_module(engine)?;
 
     // Register Kubernetes module functions
     register_kubernetes_module(engine)?;

rhai/tests/integration_tests.rs

@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ fn test_module_registration_functions() {
     assert!(sal_rhai::register_os_module(&mut engine).is_ok());
     assert!(sal_rhai::register_process_module(&mut engine).is_ok());
     assert!(sal_rhai::register_git_module(&mut engine).is_ok());
-    assert!(sal_rhai::register_crypto_module(&mut engine).is_ok());
+    // assert!(sal_rhai::register_crypto_module(&mut engine).is_ok()); // Temporarily disabled
     assert!(sal_rhai::register_redisclient_module(&mut engine).is_ok());
     assert!(sal_rhai::register_postgresclient_module(&mut engine).is_ok());
     assert!(sal_rhai::register_mycelium_module(&mut engine).is_ok());

vault/Cargo.toml

@@ -3,45 +3,28 @@ name = "sal-vault"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["PlanetFirst <info@incubaid.com>"]
-description = "SAL Vault - Cryptographic functionality including key management, digital signatures, symmetric encryption, Ethereum wallets, and encrypted key-value store"
+description = "SAL Vault - Secure key management and cryptographic operations"
 repository = "https://git.threefold.info/herocode/sal"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
+keywords = ["vault", "crypto", "keys", "security", "sal"]
+categories = ["cryptography", "api-bindings"]
+
+[features]
+# native = ["kv/native"]
+# wasm = ["kv/web"]
+# Features temporarily disabled due to external dependency issues
 
 [dependencies]
-# Core cryptographic dependencies
+getrandom = { version = "0.3.3", features = ["wasm_js"] }
+rand = "0.9.1"
+# We need to pull v0.2.x to enable the "js" feature for wasm32 builds
+getrandom_old = { package = "getrandom", version = "0.2.16", features = ["js"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0.219", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0.140"
 chacha20poly1305 = "0.10.1"
-k256 = { version = "0.13.4", features = ["ecdsa", "ecdh"] }
+k256 = { version = "0.13.4", features = ["ecdh"] }
-sha2 = "0.10.7"
+sha2 = "0.10.9"
-rand = "0.8.5"
+# kv = { git = "https://git.ourworld.tf/samehabouelsaad/sal-modular", package = "kvstore", rev = "9dce815daa" }
-
+# Temporarily disabled due to broken external dependencies
-# Ethereum dependencies
+bincode = { version = "2.0.1", features = ["serde"] }
-ethers = { version = "2.0.7", features = ["legacy"] }
+pbkdf2 = "0.12.2"
-hex = "0.4"
-
-# Serialization and data handling
-serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
-serde_json = "1.0"
-base64 = "0.22.1"
-
-# Error handling
-thiserror = "2.0.12"
-
-# Async runtime and utilities
-tokio = { version = "1.45.0", features = ["full"] }
-once_cell = "1.18.0"
-
-# File system utilities
-dirs = "6.0.0"
-
-# Rhai scripting support
-rhai = { version = "1.12.0", features = ["sync"] }
-
-# UUID generation
-uuid = { version = "1.16.0", features = ["v4"] }
-
-# Logging
-log = "0.4"
-
-[dev-dependencies]
-tempfile = "3.5"
-tokio-test = "0.4.4"

vault/README.md

@@ -1,166 +1,148 @@
-# SAL Vault (`sal-vault`)
+# SAL Vault
 
-SAL Vault is a comprehensive cryptographic library that provides secure key management, digital signatures, symmetric encryption, Ethereum wallet functionality, and encrypted key-value storage.
+A secure, encrypted key-value store system for the System Abstraction Layer (SAL).
 
-## Installation
+## Overview
 
-Add this to your `Cargo.toml`:
+SAL Vault provides a two-tiered encrypted storage system:
 
-```toml
+1. **Vault**: A collection of encrypted keyspaces
-[dependencies]
+2. **KeySpace**: An individual encrypted key-value store within a vault
-sal-vault = "0.1.0"
-```
 
 ## Features
 
-### Core Cryptographic Operations
+- **Secure Storage**: ChaCha20Poly1305 encryption for all data
-- **Symmetric Encryption**: ChaCha20Poly1305 AEAD cipher for secure data encryption
+- **Password-Based Encryption**: Keyspaces are encrypted using password-derived keys
-- **Key Derivation**: PBKDF2-based key derivation from passwords
+- **Cross-Platform**: Works on both native and WASM targets
-- **Digital Signatures**: ECDSA signing and verification using secp256k1 curves
+- **Async API**: Fully asynchronous operations
-- **Key Management**: Secure keypair generation and storage
+- **Type Safety**: Strong typing with comprehensive error handling
 
-### Keyspace Management
+## Architecture
-- **Multiple Keyspaces**: Organize keys into separate, password-protected spaces
-- **Session Management**: Secure session handling with automatic cleanup
-- **Keypair Organization**: Named keypairs within keyspaces for easy management
 
-### Ethereum Integration
+```
-- **Wallet Functionality**: Create and manage Ethereum wallets from keypairs
+Vault
-- **Transaction Signing**: Sign Ethereum transactions securely
+├── KeySpace 1 (encrypted with password A)
-- **Smart Contract Interaction**: Call read functions on smart contracts
+├── KeySpace 2 (encrypted with password B)
-- **Multi-Network Support**: Support for different Ethereum networks
+└── KeySpace N (encrypted with password N)
+```
 
-### Key-Value Store
+Each keyspace is independently encrypted, allowing different access controls and security boundaries.
-- **Encrypted Storage**: Store key-value pairs with automatic encryption
-- **Secure Persistence**: Data is encrypted before being written to disk
-- **Type Safety**: Strongly typed storage and retrieval operations
-
-### Rhai Scripting Integration
-- **Complete API Exposure**: All vault functionality available in Rhai scripts
-- **Session Management**: Script-accessible session and keyspace management
-- **Cryptographic Operations**: Encryption, signing, and verification in scripts
 
 ## Usage
 
-### Basic Cryptographic Operations
+### Creating a Vault
 
 ```rust
-use sal_vault::symmetric::implementation::{encrypt_symmetric, decrypt_symmetric, generate_symmetric_key};
+use sal_vault::{Vault, Error};
+use std::path::Path;
 
-// Generate a symmetric key
+#[tokio::main]
-let key = generate_symmetric_key();
+async fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
-
+    // Create a new vault at the specified path
-// Encrypt data
+    let vault = Vault::new(Path::new("./my_vault")).await?;
-let message = b"Hello, World!";
+    
-let encrypted = encrypt_symmetric(&key, message)?;
+    // Open an encrypted keyspace
-
+    let keyspace = vault.open_keyspace("user_data", "secure_password").await?;
-// Decrypt data
+    
-let decrypted = decrypt_symmetric(&key, &encrypted)?;
+    // Use the keyspace for encrypted storage
-```
+    // (KeySpace API documentation coming soon)
-
+    
-### Keyspace and Keypair Management
+    Ok(())
-
-```rust
-use sal_vault::keyspace::{KeySpace, KeyPair};
-
-// Create a new keyspace
-let mut keyspace = KeySpace::new("my_keyspace");
-
-// Add a keypair
-keyspace.add_keypair("main_key")?;
-
-// Sign data
-if let Some(keypair) = keyspace.keypairs.get("main_key") {
-    let message = b"Important message";
-    let signature = keypair.sign(message);
-    let is_valid = keypair.verify(message, &signature)?;
 }
 ```
 
-### Ethereum Wallet Operations
+### WASM Support
+
+The vault also supports WASM targets with browser-compatible storage:
 
 ```rust
-use sal_vault::ethereum::wallet::EthereumWallet;
+#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
-use sal_vault::ethereum::networks::NetworkConfig;
+async fn wasm_example() -> Result<(), Error> {
-
+    let vault = Vault::new().await?; // No path needed for WASM
-// Create wallet from keypair
+    let keyspace = vault.open_keyspace("session_data", "password").await?;
-let network = NetworkConfig::mainnet();
+    Ok(())
-let wallet = EthereumWallet::from_keypair(&keypair, network)?;
+}
-
-// Get wallet address
-let address = wallet.address();
 ```
 
-### Rhai Scripting
+## Security
 
-```rhai
+### Encryption
-// Create and manage keyspaces
-create_key_space("personal", "secure_password");
-select_keyspace("personal");
 
-// Create and use keypairs
+- **Algorithm**: ChaCha20Poly1305 (AEAD)
-create_keypair("signing_key");
+- **Key Derivation**: PBKDF2 with secure parameters
-select_keypair("signing_key");
+- **Nonce Generation**: Cryptographically secure random nonces
+- **Authentication**: Built-in authentication prevents tampering
 
-// Sign and verify data
+### Best Practices
-let message = "Important document";
-let signature = sign(message);
-let is_valid = verify(message, signature);
 
-// Symmetric encryption
+1. **Strong Passwords**: Use strong, unique passwords for each keyspace
-let key = generate_key();
+2. **Secure Storage**: Store vault files in secure locations
-let encrypted = encrypt(key, "secret data");
+3. **Access Control**: Limit filesystem access to vault directories
-let decrypted = decrypt(key, encrypted);
+4. **Backup Strategy**: Implement secure backup procedures
-```
+5. **Key Rotation**: Periodically change keyspace passwords
-
-## Security Features
-
-- **Memory Safety**: All sensitive data is handled securely in memory
-- **Secure Random Generation**: Uses cryptographically secure random number generation
-- **Password-Based Encryption**: Keyspaces are protected with password-derived keys
-- **Session Isolation**: Each session maintains separate state and security context
-- **Constant-Time Operations**: Critical operations use constant-time implementations
 
 ## Error Handling
 
-The library provides comprehensive error handling through the `CryptoError` enum:
+The vault uses a comprehensive error system:
 
 ```rust
-use sal_vault::error::CryptoError;
+use sal_vault::Error;
 
-match some_crypto_operation() {
+match vault.open_keyspace("test", "password").await {
-    Ok(result) => println!("Success: {:?}", result),
+    Ok(keyspace) => {
-    Err(CryptoError::InvalidKeyLength) => println!("Invalid key length provided"),
+        // Success - use the keyspace
-    Err(CryptoError::EncryptionFailed(msg)) => println!("Encryption failed: {}", msg),
+    }
-    Err(CryptoError::KeypairNotFound(name)) => println!("Keypair '{}' not found", name),
+    Err(Error::IOError(io_err)) => {
-    Err(e) => println!("Other error: {}", e),
+        // Handle I/O errors (file system issues)
+    }
+    Err(Error::CryptoError(crypto_err)) => {
+        // Handle cryptographic errors (wrong password, corruption)
+    }
+    Err(other) => {
+        // Handle other errors
+    }
 }
 ```
 
-## Testing
+## Migration from Previous Implementation
 
-The package includes comprehensive tests covering all functionality:
+This vault implementation replaces the previous Ethereum-focused vault. Key differences:
 
-```bash
+### What's New
-# Run all tests
+- ✅ Simpler, more focused API
-cargo test
+- ✅ Better cross-platform support
+- ✅ Improved security model
+- ✅ Cleaner error handling
 
-# Run specific test categories
+### What's Changed
-cargo test crypto_tests
+- ❌ No Ethereum wallet functionality
-cargo test rhai_integration_tests
+- ❌ No smart contract integration
-```
+- ❌ No built-in signing operations
+- ⏳ Rhai scripting integration (coming soon)
 
-**Note**: The Rhai integration tests use global state and are automatically serialized using a test mutex to prevent interference between parallel test runs.
+### Archived Implementation
 
-## Dependencies
+The previous implementation is preserved in `_archive/` for reference and potential feature extraction.
 
-- `chacha20poly1305`: Symmetric encryption
+## Development Status
-- `k256`: Elliptic curve cryptography
+
-- `ethers`: Ethereum functionality
+- ✅ **Core Vault**: Complete and functional
-- `serde`: Serialization support
+- ✅ **KeySpace Operations**: Basic implementation ready
-- `rhai`: Scripting integration
+- ✅ **Encryption**: Secure ChaCha20Poly1305 implementation
-- `tokio`: Async runtime support
+- ⏳ **Rhai Integration**: In development
+- ⏳ **Extended API**: Additional convenience methods planned
+- ⏳ **Documentation**: API docs being completed
+
+## Contributing
+
+When contributing to the vault module:
+
+1. Maintain security-first approach
+2. Ensure cross-platform compatibility
+3. Add comprehensive tests for new features
+4. Update documentation for API changes
+5. Consider WASM compatibility for new features
 
 ## License
 
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+This module is part of the SAL project and follows the same licensing terms.

vault/_archive/Cargo.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+[package]
+name = "sal-vault"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+authors = ["PlanetFirst <info@incubaid.com>"]
+description = "SAL Vault - Cryptographic functionality including key management, digital signatures, symmetric encryption, Ethereum wallets, and encrypted key-value store"
+repository = "https://git.threefold.info/herocode/sal"
+license = "Apache-2.0"
+
+[dependencies]
+# Core cryptographic dependencies
+chacha20poly1305 = "0.10.1"
+k256 = { version = "0.13.4", features = ["ecdsa", "ecdh"] }
+sha2 = "0.10.7"
+rand = "0.8.5"
+
+# Ethereum dependencies
+ethers = { version = "2.0.7", features = ["legacy"] }
+hex = "0.4"
+
+# Serialization and data handling
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0"
+base64 = "0.22.1"
+
+# Error handling
+thiserror = "2.0.12"
+
+# Async runtime and utilities
+tokio = { version = "1.45.0", features = ["full"] }
+once_cell = "1.18.0"
+
+# File system utilities
+dirs = "6.0.0"
+
+# Rhai scripting support
+rhai = { version = "1.12.0", features = ["sync"] }
+
+# UUID generation
+uuid = { version = "1.16.0", features = ["v4"] }
+
+# Logging
+log = "0.4"
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+tempfile = "3.5"
+tokio-test = "0.4.4"

vault/_archive/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+# SAL Vault (`sal-vault`)
+
+SAL Vault is a comprehensive cryptographic library that provides secure key management, digital signatures, symmetric encryption, Ethereum wallet functionality, and encrypted key-value storage.
+
+## Installation
+
+Add this to your `Cargo.toml`:
+
+```toml
+[dependencies]
+sal-vault = "0.1.0"
+```
+
+## Features
+
+### Core Cryptographic Operations
+- **Symmetric Encryption**: ChaCha20Poly1305 AEAD cipher for secure data encryption
+- **Key Derivation**: PBKDF2-based key derivation from passwords
+- **Digital Signatures**: ECDSA signing and verification using secp256k1 curves
+- **Key Management**: Secure keypair generation and storage
+
+### Keyspace Management
+- **Multiple Keyspaces**: Organize keys into separate, password-protected spaces
+- **Session Management**: Secure session handling with automatic cleanup
+- **Keypair Organization**: Named keypairs within keyspaces for easy management
+
+### Ethereum Integration
+- **Wallet Functionality**: Create and manage Ethereum wallets from keypairs
+- **Transaction Signing**: Sign Ethereum transactions securely
+- **Smart Contract Interaction**: Call read functions on smart contracts
+- **Multi-Network Support**: Support for different Ethereum networks
+
+### Key-Value Store
+- **Encrypted Storage**: Store key-value pairs with automatic encryption
+- **Secure Persistence**: Data is encrypted before being written to disk
+- **Type Safety**: Strongly typed storage and retrieval operations
+
+### Rhai Scripting Integration
+- **Complete API Exposure**: All vault functionality available in Rhai scripts
+- **Session Management**: Script-accessible session and keyspace management
+- **Cryptographic Operations**: Encryption, signing, and verification in scripts
+
+## Usage
+
+### Basic Cryptographic Operations
+
+```rust
+use sal_vault::symmetric::implementation::{encrypt_symmetric, decrypt_symmetric, generate_symmetric_key};
+
+// Generate a symmetric key
+let key = generate_symmetric_key();
+
+// Encrypt data
+let message = b"Hello, World!";
+let encrypted = encrypt_symmetric(&key, message)?;
+
+// Decrypt data
+let decrypted = decrypt_symmetric(&key, &encrypted)?;
+```
+
+### Keyspace and Keypair Management
+
+```rust
+use sal_vault::keyspace::{KeySpace, KeyPair};
+
+// Create a new keyspace
+let mut keyspace = KeySpace::new("my_keyspace");
+
+// Add a keypair
+keyspace.add_keypair("main_key")?;
+
+// Sign data
+if let Some(keypair) = keyspace.keypairs.get("main_key") {
+    let message = b"Important message";
+    let signature = keypair.sign(message);
+    let is_valid = keypair.verify(message, &signature)?;
+}
+```
+
+### Ethereum Wallet Operations
+
+```rust
+use sal_vault::ethereum::wallet::EthereumWallet;
+use sal_vault::ethereum::networks::NetworkConfig;
+
+// Create wallet from keypair
+let network = NetworkConfig::mainnet();
+let wallet = EthereumWallet::from_keypair(&keypair, network)?;
+
+// Get wallet address
+let address = wallet.address();
+```
+
+### Rhai Scripting
+
+```rhai
+// Create and manage keyspaces
+create_key_space("personal", "secure_password");
+select_keyspace("personal");
+
+// Create and use keypairs
+create_keypair("signing_key");
+select_keypair("signing_key");
+
+// Sign and verify data
+let message = "Important document";
+let signature = sign(message);
+let is_valid = verify(message, signature);
+
+// Symmetric encryption
+let key = generate_key();
+let encrypted = encrypt(key, "secret data");
+let decrypted = decrypt(key, encrypted);
+```
+
+## Security Features
+
+- **Memory Safety**: All sensitive data is handled securely in memory
+- **Secure Random Generation**: Uses cryptographically secure random number generation
+- **Password-Based Encryption**: Keyspaces are protected with password-derived keys
+- **Session Isolation**: Each session maintains separate state and security context
+- **Constant-Time Operations**: Critical operations use constant-time implementations
+
+## Error Handling
+
+The library provides comprehensive error handling through the `CryptoError` enum:
+
+```rust
+use sal_vault::error::CryptoError;
+
+match some_crypto_operation() {
+    Ok(result) => println!("Success: {:?}", result),
+    Err(CryptoError::InvalidKeyLength) => println!("Invalid key length provided"),
+    Err(CryptoError::EncryptionFailed(msg)) => println!("Encryption failed: {}", msg),
+    Err(CryptoError::KeypairNotFound(name)) => println!("Keypair '{}' not found", name),
+    Err(e) => println!("Other error: {}", e),
+}
+```
+
+## Testing
+
+The package includes comprehensive tests covering all functionality:
+
+```bash
+# Run all tests
+cargo test
+
+# Run specific test categories
+cargo test crypto_tests
+cargo test rhai_integration_tests
+```
+
+**Note**: The Rhai integration tests use global state and are automatically serialized using a test mutex to prevent interference between parallel test runs.
+
+## Dependencies
+
+- `chacha20poly1305`: Symmetric encryption
+- `k256`: Elliptic curve cryptography
+- `ethers`: Ethereum functionality
+- `serde`: Serialization support
+- `rhai`: Scripting integration
+- `tokio`: Async runtime support
+
+## License
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.

vault/_archive/src/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+# Hero Vault Cryptography Module
+
+The Hero Vault module provides comprehensive cryptographic functionality for the SAL project, including key management, digital signatures, symmetric encryption, Ethereum wallet operations, and a secure key-value store.
+
+## Module Structure
+
+The Hero Vault module is organized into several submodules:
+
+- `error.rs` - Error types for cryptographic operations
+- `keypair/` - ECDSA keypair management functionality
+- `symmetric/` - Symmetric encryption using ChaCha20Poly1305
+- `ethereum/` - Ethereum wallet and smart contract functionality
+- `kvs/` - Encrypted key-value store
+
+## Key Features
+
+### Key Space Management
+
+The module provides functionality for creating, loading, and managing key spaces. A key space is a secure container for cryptographic keys, which can be encrypted and stored on disk.
+
+```rust
+// Create a new key space
+let space = KeySpace::new("my_space", "secure_password")?;
+
+// Save the key space to disk
+space.save()?;
+
+// Load a key space from disk
+let loaded_space = KeySpace::load("my_space", "secure_password")?;
+```
+
+### Keypair Management
+
+The module provides functionality for creating, selecting, and using ECDSA keypairs for digital signatures.
+
+```rust
+// Create a new keypair in the active key space
+let keypair = space.create_keypair("my_keypair", "secure_password")?;
+
+// Select a keypair for use
+space.select_keypair("my_keypair")?;
+
+// List all keypairs in the active key space
+let keypairs = space.list_keypairs()?;
+```
+
+### Digital Signatures
+
+The module provides functionality for signing and verifying messages using ECDSA.
+
+```rust
+// Sign a message using the selected keypair
+let signature = space.sign("This is a message to sign")?;
+
+// Verify a signature
+let is_valid = space.verify("This is a message to sign", &signature)?;
+```
+
+### Symmetric Encryption
+
+The module provides functionality for symmetric encryption using ChaCha20Poly1305.
+
+```rust
+// Generate a new symmetric key
+let key = space.generate_key()?;
+
+// Encrypt a message
+let encrypted = space.encrypt(&key, "This is a secret message")?;
+
+// Decrypt a message
+let decrypted = space.decrypt(&key, &encrypted)?;
+```
+
+### Ethereum Wallet Functionality
+
+The module provides comprehensive Ethereum wallet functionality, including:
+
+- Creating and managing wallets for different networks
+- Sending ETH transactions
+- Checking balances
+- Interacting with smart contracts
+
+```rust
+// Create an Ethereum wallet
+let wallet = EthereumWallet::new(keypair)?;
+
+// Get the wallet address
+let address = wallet.get_address()?;
+
+// Send ETH
+let tx_hash = wallet.send_eth("0x1234...", "1000000000000000")?;
+
+// Check balance
+let balance = wallet.get_balance("0x1234...")?;
+```
+
+### Smart Contract Interactions
+
+The module provides functionality for interacting with smart contracts on EVM-based blockchains.
+
+```rust
+// Load a contract ABI
+let contract = Contract::new(provider, "0x1234...", abi)?;
+
+// Call a read-only function
+let result = contract.call_read("balanceOf", vec!["0x5678..."])?;
+
+// Call a write function
+let tx_hash = contract.call_write("transfer", vec!["0x5678...", "1000"])?;
+```
+
+### Key-Value Store
+
+The module provides an encrypted key-value store for securely storing sensitive data.
+
+```rust
+// Create a new store
+let store = KvStore::new("my_store", "secure_password")?;
+
+// Set a value
+store.set("api_key", "secret_api_key")?;
+
+// Get a value
+let api_key = store.get("api_key")?;
+```
+
+## Error Handling
+
+The module uses a comprehensive error type (`CryptoError`) for handling errors that can occur during cryptographic operations:
+
+- `InvalidKeyLength` - Invalid key length
+- `EncryptionFailed` - Encryption failed
+- `DecryptionFailed` - Decryption failed
+- `SignatureFormatError` - Signature format error
+- `KeypairAlreadyExists` - Keypair already exists
+- `KeypairNotFound` - Keypair not found
+- `NoActiveSpace` - No active key space
+- `NoKeypairSelected` - No keypair selected
+- `SerializationError` - Serialization error
+- `InvalidAddress` - Invalid address format
+- `ContractError` - Smart contract error
+
+## Ethereum Networks
+
+The module supports multiple Ethereum networks, including:
+
+- Gnosis Chain
+- Peaq Network
+- Agung Network
+
+## Security Considerations
+
+- Key spaces are encrypted with ChaCha20Poly1305 using a key derived from the provided password
+- Private keys are never stored in plaintext
+- The module uses secure random number generation for key creation
+- All cryptographic operations use well-established libraries and algorithms
+
+## Examples
+
+For examples of how to use the Hero Vault module, see the `examples/hero_vault` directory.

vault/_archive/src/error.rs

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+//! Error types for cryptographic operations
+
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+/// Errors that can occur during cryptographic operations
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+pub enum CryptoError {
+    /// Invalid key length
+    #[error("Invalid key length")]
+    InvalidKeyLength,
+
+    /// Encryption failed
+    #[error("Encryption failed: {0}")]
+    EncryptionFailed(String),
+
+    /// Decryption failed
+    #[error("Decryption failed: {0}")]
+    DecryptionFailed(String),
+
+    /// Signature format error
+    #[error("Signature format error: {0}")]
+    SignatureFormatError(String),
+
+    /// Keypair already exists
+    #[error("Keypair already exists: {0}")]
+    KeypairAlreadyExists(String),
+
+    /// Keypair not found
+    #[error("Keypair not found: {0}")]
+    KeypairNotFound(String),
+
+    /// No active key space
+    #[error("No active key space")]
+    NoActiveSpace,
+
+    /// No keypair selected
+    #[error("No keypair selected")]
+    NoKeypairSelected,
+
+    /// Serialization error
+    #[error("Serialization error: {0}")]
+    SerializationError(String),
+
+    /// Invalid address format
+    #[error("Invalid address format: {0}")]
+    InvalidAddress(String),
+
+    /// Smart contract error
+    #[error("Smart contract error: {0}")]
+    ContractError(String),
+}
+
+// Note: Error conversion to main SAL crate will be handled at the integration level

vault/_archive/src/lib.rs

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+//! SAL Vault: Cryptographic functionality for SAL
+//!
+//! This package provides cryptographic operations including:
+//! - Key space management (creation, loading, encryption, decryption)
+//! - Key pair management (ECDSA)
+//! - Digital signatures (signing and verification)
+//! - Symmetric encryption (ChaCha20Poly1305)
+//! - Ethereum wallet functionality
+//! - Key-value store with encryption
+
+pub mod error;
+pub mod ethereum;
+pub mod keyspace;
+pub mod kvs;
+pub mod symmetric;
+
+// Rhai integration module
+pub mod rhai;
+
+// Re-export modules
+// Re-export common types for convenience
+pub use error::CryptoError;
+pub use keyspace::{KeyPair, KeySpace};

vault/src/error.rs

@@ -1,53 +1,109 @@
-//! Error types for cryptographic operations
+#[derive(Debug)]
-
+/// Errors encountered while using the vault
-use thiserror::Error;
+pub enum Error {
-
+    /// An error during cryptographic operations
-/// Errors that can occur during cryptographic operations
+    Crypto(CryptoError),
-#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+    /// An error while performing an I/O operation
-pub enum CryptoError {
+    IOError(std::io::Error),
-    /// Invalid key length
+    /// A corrupt keyspace is returned if a keyspace can't be decrypted
-    #[error("Invalid key length")]
+    CorruptKeyspace,
-    InvalidKeyLength,
+    /// An error in the used key value store (temporarily disabled)
-
+    // KV(kv::error::KVError),
-    /// Encryption failed
+    /// An error while encoding/decoding the keyspace.
-    #[error("Encryption failed: {0}")]
+    Coding,
-    EncryptionFailed(String),
-
-    /// Decryption failed
-    #[error("Decryption failed: {0}")]
-    DecryptionFailed(String),
-
-    /// Signature format error
-    #[error("Signature format error: {0}")]
-    SignatureFormatError(String),
-
-    /// Keypair already exists
-    #[error("Keypair already exists: {0}")]
-    KeypairAlreadyExists(String),
-
-    /// Keypair not found
-    #[error("Keypair not found: {0}")]
-    KeypairNotFound(String),
-
-    /// No active key space
-    #[error("No active key space")]
-    NoActiveSpace,
-
-    /// No keypair selected
-    #[error("No keypair selected")]
-    NoKeypairSelected,
-
-    /// Serialization error
-    #[error("Serialization error: {0}")]
-    SerializationError(String),
-
-    /// Invalid address format
-    #[error("Invalid address format: {0}")]
-    InvalidAddress(String),
-
-    /// Smart contract error
-    #[error("Smart contract error: {0}")]
-    ContractError(String),
 }
 
-// Note: Error conversion to main SAL crate will be handled at the integration level
+impl core::fmt::Display for Error {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> core::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Error::Crypto(e) => f.write_fmt(format_args!("crypto: {e}")),
+            Error::IOError(e) => f.write_fmt(format_args!("io: {e}")),
+            Error::CorruptKeyspace => f.write_str("corrupt keyspace"),
+            // Error::KV(e) => f.write_fmt(format_args!("kv: {e}")),
+            Error::Coding => f.write_str("keyspace coding failed"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl core::error::Error for Error {}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+/// Errors generated by the vault or keys.
+///
+/// These errors are intentionally vague to avoid issues such as padding oracles.
+pub enum CryptoError {
+    /// Key size is not valid for this type of key
+    InvalidKeySize,
+    /// Something went wrong while trying to encrypt data
+    EncryptionFailed,
+    /// Something went wrong while trying to decrypt data
+    DecryptionFailed,
+    /// Something went wrong while trying to sign a message
+    SigningError,
+    /// The signature is invalid for this message and public key
+    SignatureFailed,
+    /// The signature does not have the expected size
+    InvalidSignatureSize,
+    /// Trying to load a key which is not the expected format,
+    InvalidKey,
+}
+
+impl core::fmt::Display for CryptoError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> core::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            CryptoError::InvalidKeySize => f.write_str("provided key is not the correct size"),
+            CryptoError::EncryptionFailed => f.write_str("encryption failure"),
+            CryptoError::DecryptionFailed => f.write_str("decryption failure"),
+            CryptoError::SigningError => f.write_str("signature generation failure"),
+            CryptoError::SignatureFailed => f.write_str("signature verification failure"),
+            CryptoError::InvalidSignatureSize => {
+                f.write_str("provided signature does not have the expected size")
+            }
+            CryptoError::InvalidKey => f.write_str("the provided bytes are not a valid key"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl core::error::Error for CryptoError {}
+
+impl From<CryptoError> for Error {
+    fn from(value: CryptoError) -> Self {
+        Self::Crypto(value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<std::io::Error> for Error {
+    fn from(value: std::io::Error) -> Self {
+        Self::IOError(value)
+    }
+}
+
+// impl From<kv::error::KVError> for Error {
+//     fn from(value: kv::error::KVError) -> Self {
+//         Self::KV(value)
+//     }
+// }
+
+impl From<bincode::error::DecodeError> for Error {
+    fn from(_: bincode::error::DecodeError) -> Self {
+        Self::Coding
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<bincode::error::EncodeError> for Error {
+    fn from(_: bincode::error::EncodeError) -> Self {
+        Self::Coding
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<k256::ecdsa::Error> for CryptoError {
+    fn from(_: k256::ecdsa::Error) -> Self {
+        Self::InvalidKey
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<k256::elliptic_curve::Error> for CryptoError {
+    fn from(_: k256::elliptic_curve::Error) -> Self {
+        Self::InvalidKey
+    }
+}

vault/src/key.rs

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+use asymmetric::AsymmetricKeypair;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use signature::SigningKeypair;
+use symmetric::SymmetricKey;
+
+pub mod asymmetric;
+pub mod signature;
+pub mod symmetric;
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub enum KeyType {
+    /// The key can be used for symmetric key encryption
+    Symmetric,
+    /// The key can be used for asymmetric encryption
+    Asymmetric,
+    /// The key can be used for digital signatures
+    Signature,
+}
+
+/// Key holds generic information about a key
+#[derive(Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct Key {
+    /// The mode of the key
+    mode: KeyType,
+    /// Raw bytes of the key
+    raw_key: Vec<u8>,
+}
+
+impl Key {
+    /// Try to downcast this `Key` to a [`SymmetricKey`]
+    pub fn as_symmetric(&self) -> Option<SymmetricKey> {
+        if matches!(self.mode, KeyType::Symmetric) {
+            SymmetricKey::from_bytes(&self.raw_key).ok()
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Try to downcast this `Key` to an [`AsymmetricKeypair`]
+    pub fn as_asymmetric(&self) -> Option<AsymmetricKeypair> {
+        if matches!(self.mode, KeyType::Asymmetric) {
+            AsymmetricKeypair::from_bytes(&self.raw_key).ok()
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Try to downcast this `Key` to a [`SigningKeypair`]
+    pub fn as_signing(&self) -> Option<SigningKeypair> {
+        if matches!(self.mode, KeyType::Signature) {
+            SigningKeypair::from_bytes(&self.raw_key).ok()
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<SymmetricKey> for Key {
+    fn from(value: SymmetricKey) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            mode: KeyType::Symmetric,
+            raw_key: Vec::from(value.as_raw_bytes()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<AsymmetricKeypair> for Key {
+    fn from(value: AsymmetricKeypair) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            mode: KeyType::Asymmetric,
+            raw_key: value.as_raw_private_key(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<SigningKeypair> for Key {
+    fn from(value: SigningKeypair) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            mode: KeyType::Signature,
+            raw_key: value.as_raw_private_key(),
+        }
+    }
+}

vault/src/key/asymmetric.rs

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+//! An implementation of asymmetric cryptography using SECP256k1 ECDH with ChaCha20Poly1305
+//! for the actual encryption.
+
+use k256::{SecretKey, ecdh::diffie_hellman, elliptic_curve::sec1::ToEncodedPoint};
+use sha2::Sha256;
+
+use crate::{error::CryptoError, key::symmetric::SymmetricKey};
+
+/// A keypair for use in asymmetric encryption operations.
+pub struct AsymmetricKeypair {
+    /// Private part of the key
+    private: SecretKey,
+    /// Public part of the key
+    public: k256::PublicKey,
+}
+
+/// The public key part of an asymmetric keypair.
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct PublicKey(k256::PublicKey);
+
+impl AsymmetricKeypair {
+    /// Generates a new random keypair
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, CryptoError> {
+        let mut raw_private = [0u8; 32];
+        rand::fill(&mut raw_private);
+        let sk = SecretKey::from_slice(&raw_private)
+            .expect("Key is provided generated with fixed valid size");
+        let pk = sk.public_key();
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            private: sk,
+            public: pk,
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new key from existing bytes.
+    pub(crate) fn from_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, CryptoError> {
+        if bytes.len() == 32 {
+            let sk = SecretKey::from_slice(&bytes).expect("Key was checked to be a valid size");
+            let pk = sk.public_key();
+            Ok(Self {
+                private: sk,
+                public: pk,
+            })
+        } else {
+            Err(CryptoError::InvalidKeySize)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// View the raw bytes of the private key of this keypair.
+    pub(crate) fn as_raw_private_key(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.private.as_scalar_primitive().to_bytes().to_vec()
+    }
+
+    /// Get the public part of this keypair.
+    pub fn public_key(&self) -> PublicKey {
+        PublicKey(self.public.clone())
+    }
+
+    /// Encrypt data for a receiver. First a shared secret is derived using the own private key and
+    /// the receivers public key. Then, this shared secret is used for symmetric encryption of the
+    /// plaintext. The receiver can decrypt this by generating the same shared secret, using his
+    /// own private key and our public key.
+    pub fn encrypt(
+        &self,
+        remote_key: &PublicKey,
+        plaintext: &[u8],
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, CryptoError> {
+        let mut symmetric_key = [0u8; 32];
+        diffie_hellman(self.private.to_nonzero_scalar(), remote_key.0.as_affine())
+            .extract::<Sha256>(None)
+            .expand(&[], &mut symmetric_key)
+            .map_err(|_| CryptoError::InvalidKeySize)?;
+
+        let sym_key = SymmetricKey::from_bytes(&symmetric_key)?;
+
+        sym_key.encrypt(plaintext)
+    }
+
+    /// Decrypt data from a sender. The remote key must be the public key of the keypair used by
+    /// the sender to encrypt this message.
+    pub fn decrypt(
+        &self,
+        remote_key: &PublicKey,
+        ciphertext: &[u8],
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, CryptoError> {
+        let mut symmetric_key = [0u8; 32];
+        diffie_hellman(self.private.to_nonzero_scalar(), remote_key.0.as_affine())
+            .extract::<Sha256>(None)
+            .expand(&[], &mut symmetric_key)
+            .map_err(|_| CryptoError::InvalidKeySize)?;
+
+        let sym_key = SymmetricKey::from_bytes(&symmetric_key)?;
+
+        sym_key.decrypt(ciphertext)
+    }
+}
+
+impl PublicKey {
+    /// Import a public key from raw bytes
+    pub fn from_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, CryptoError> {
+        Ok(Self(k256::PublicKey::from_sec1_bytes(bytes)?))
+    }
+
+    /// Get the raw bytes of this `PublicKey`, which can be transferred to another party.
+    ///
+    /// The public key is SEC-1 encoded and compressed.
+    pub fn as_bytes(&self) -> Box<[u8]> {
+        self.0.to_encoded_point(true).to_bytes()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    /// Export a public key and import it later
+    #[test]
+    fn import_public_key() {
+        let kp = super::AsymmetricKeypair::new().expect("Can generate new keypair");
+        let pk1 = kp.public_key();
+        let pk_bytes = pk1.as_bytes();
+        let pk2 = super::PublicKey::from_bytes(&pk_bytes).expect("Can import public key");
+
+        assert_eq!(pk1, pk2);
+    }
+    /// Make sure 2 random keypairs derive the same shared secret (and thus encryption key), by
+    /// encrypting a random message, decrypting it, and verifying it matches.
+    #[test]
+    fn encrypt_and_decrypt() {
+        let kp1 = super::AsymmetricKeypair::new().expect("Can generate new keypair");
+        let kp2 = super::AsymmetricKeypair::new().expect("Can generate new keypair");
+
+        let pk1 = kp1.public_key();
+        let pk2 = kp2.public_key();
+
+        let message = b"this is a random message to encrypt and decrypt";
+
+        let enc = kp1.encrypt(&pk2, message).expect("Can encrypt message");
+        let dec = kp2.decrypt(&pk1, &enc).expect("Can decrypt message");
+
+        assert_eq!(message.as_slice(), dec.as_slice());
+    }
+
+    /// Use a different public key for decrypting than the expected one, this should fail the
+    /// decryption process as we use AEAD encryption with the symmetric key.
+    #[test]
+    fn decrypt_with_wrong_key() {
+        let kp1 = super::AsymmetricKeypair::new().expect("Can generate new keypair");
+        let kp2 = super::AsymmetricKeypair::new().expect("Can generate new keypair");
+        let kp3 = super::AsymmetricKeypair::new().expect("Can generate new keypair");
+
+        let pk2 = kp2.public_key();
+        let pk3 = kp3.public_key();
+
+        let message = b"this is a random message to encrypt and decrypt";
+
+        let enc = kp1.encrypt(&pk2, message).expect("Can encrypt message");
+        let dec = kp2.decrypt(&pk3, &enc);
+
+        assert!(dec.is_err());
+    }
+}

vault/src/key/signature.rs

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+//! An implementation of digitial signatures using secp256k1 ECDSA.
+
+use k256::ecdsa::{
+    Signature, SigningKey, VerifyingKey,
+    signature::{Signer, Verifier},
+};
+
+use crate::error::CryptoError;
+
+pub struct SigningKeypair {
+    sk: SigningKey,
+    vk: VerifyingKey,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct PublicKey(VerifyingKey);
+
+impl SigningKeypair {
+    /// Generates a new random keypair
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, CryptoError> {
+        let mut raw_private = [0u8; 32];
+        rand::fill(&mut raw_private);
+        let sk = SigningKey::from_slice(&raw_private)
+            .expect("Key is provided generated with fixed valid size");
+        let vk = sk.verifying_key().to_owned();
+
+        Ok(Self { sk, vk })
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new key from existing bytes.
+    pub(crate) fn from_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, CryptoError> {
+        if bytes.len() == 32 {
+            let sk = SigningKey::from_slice(&bytes).expect("Key was checked to be a valid size");
+            let vk = sk.verifying_key().to_owned();
+            Ok(Self { sk, vk })
+        } else {
+            Err(CryptoError::InvalidKeySize)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// View the raw bytes of the private key of this keypair.
+    pub(crate) fn as_raw_private_key(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.sk.as_nonzero_scalar().to_bytes().to_vec()
+    }
+
+    /// Get the public part of this keypair.
+    pub fn public_key(&self) -> PublicKey {
+        PublicKey(self.vk)
+    }
+
+    /// Sign data with the private key of this `SigningKeypair`. Other parties can use the public
+    /// key to verify the signature. The generated signature is a detached signature.
+    pub fn sign(&self, message: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, CryptoError> {
+        let sig: Signature = self.sk.sign(message);
+        Ok(sig.to_vec())
+    }
+}
+
+impl PublicKey {
+    /// Import a public key from raw bytes
+    pub fn from_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, CryptoError> {
+        Ok(Self(VerifyingKey::from_sec1_bytes(bytes)?))
+    }
+
+    /// Get the raw bytes of this `PublicKey`, which can be transferred to another party.
+    ///
+    /// The public key is SEC-1 encoded and compressed.
+    pub fn as_bytes(&self) -> Box<[u8]> {
+        self.0.to_encoded_point(true).to_bytes()
+    }
+
+    pub fn verify_signature(&self, message: &[u8], sig: &[u8]) -> Result<(), CryptoError> {
+        let sig = Signature::from_slice(sig).map_err(|_| CryptoError::InvalidKeySize)?;
+        self.0
+            .verify(message, &sig)
+            .map_err(|_| CryptoError::SignatureFailed)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+
+    /// Generate a key, get the public key, export the bytes of said public key, import them again
+    /// as a public key, and verify the keys match. This make sure public keys can be exchanged.
+    #[test]
+    fn recover_public_key() {
+        let sk = super::SigningKeypair::new().expect("Can generate new key");
+        let pk = sk.public_key();
+        let pk_bytes = pk.as_bytes();
+
+        let pk2 = super::PublicKey::from_bytes(&pk_bytes).expect("Can import public key");
+
+        assert_eq!(pk, pk2);
+    }
+
+    /// Sign a message and validate the signature with the public key. Together with the above test
+    /// this makes sure a remote system can receive our public key and validate messages we sign.
+    #[test]
+    fn validate_signature() {
+        let sk = super::SigningKeypair::new().expect("Can generate new key");
+        let pk = sk.public_key();
+
+        let message = b"this is an arbitrary message we want to sign";
+
+        let sig = sk.sign(message).expect("Message can be signed");
+
+        assert!(pk.verify_signature(message, &sig).is_ok());
+    }
+
+    /// Make sure a signature which is tampered with does not pass signature validation
+    #[test]
+    fn corrupt_signature_does_not_validate() {
+        let sk = super::SigningKeypair::new().expect("Can generate new key");
+        let pk = sk.public_key();
+
+        let message = b"this is an arbitrary message we want to sign";
+
+        let mut sig = sk.sign(message).expect("Message can be signed");
+
+        // Tamper with the sig
+        sig[0] = sig[0].wrapping_add(1);
+
+        assert!(pk.verify_signature(message, &sig).is_err());
+    }
+
+    /// Make sure a valid signature does not work for a message which has been modified
+    #[test]
+    fn tampered_message_does_not_validate() {
+        let sk = super::SigningKeypair::new().expect("Can generate new key");
+        let pk = sk.public_key();
+
+        let message = b"this is an arbitrary message we want to sign";
+        let mut message_clone = message.to_vec();
+
+        let sig = sk.sign(message).expect("Message can be signed");
+
+        // Modify the message
+        message_clone[0] = message[0].wrapping_add(1);
+
+        assert!(pk.verify_signature(&message_clone, &sig).is_err());
+    }
+}

vault/src/key/symmetric.rs

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+//! An implementation of symmetric keys for ChaCha20Poly1305 encryption.
+//!
+//! The ciphertext is authenticated.
+//! The 12-byte nonce is appended to the generated ciphertext.
+//! Keys are 32 bytes in size.
+
+use chacha20poly1305::{ChaCha20Poly1305, KeyInit, Nonce, aead::Aead};
+
+use crate::error::CryptoError;
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct SymmetricKey([u8; 32]);
+
+/// Size of a nonce in ChaCha20Poly1305.
+const NONCE_SIZE: usize = 12;
+
+impl SymmetricKey {
+    /// Generate a new random SymmetricKey.
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let mut key = [0u8; 32];
+        rand::fill(&mut key);
+        Self(key)
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new key from existing bytes.
+    pub(crate) fn from_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<SymmetricKey, CryptoError> {
+        if bytes.len() == 32 {
+            let mut key = [0u8; 32];
+            key.copy_from_slice(bytes);
+            Ok(SymmetricKey(key))
+        } else {
+            Err(CryptoError::InvalidKeySize)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// View the raw bytes of this key
+    pub(crate) fn as_raw_bytes(&self) -> &[u8; 32] {
+        &self.0
+    }
+
+    /// Encrypt a plaintext with the key. A nonce is generated and appended to the end of the
+    /// message.
+    pub fn encrypt(&self, plaintext: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, CryptoError> {
+        // Create cipher
+        let cipher = ChaCha20Poly1305::new_from_slice(&self.0)
+            .expect("Key is a fixed 32 byte array so size is always ok");
+
+        // Generate random nonce
+        let mut nonce_bytes = [0u8; NONCE_SIZE];
+        rand::fill(&mut nonce_bytes);
+        let nonce = Nonce::from_slice(&nonce_bytes);
+
+        // Encrypt message
+        let mut ciphertext = cipher
+            .encrypt(nonce, plaintext)
+            .map_err(|_| CryptoError::EncryptionFailed)?;
+
+        // Append nonce to ciphertext
+        ciphertext.extend_from_slice(&nonce_bytes);
+
+        Ok(ciphertext)
+    }
+
+    /// Decrypts a ciphertext with appended nonce.
+    pub fn decrypt(&self, ciphertext: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, CryptoError> {
+        // Check if ciphertext is long enough to contain a nonce
+        if ciphertext.len() <= NONCE_SIZE {
+            return Err(CryptoError::DecryptionFailed);
+        }
+
+        // Extract nonce from the end of ciphertext
+        let ciphertext_len = ciphertext.len() - NONCE_SIZE;
+        let nonce_bytes = &ciphertext[ciphertext_len..];
+        let ciphertext = &ciphertext[0..ciphertext_len];
+
+        // Create cipher
+        let cipher = ChaCha20Poly1305::new_from_slice(&self.0)
+            .expect("Key is a fixed 32 byte array so size is always ok");
+
+        let nonce = Nonce::from_slice(nonce_bytes);
+
+        // Decrypt message
+        cipher
+            .decrypt(nonce, ciphertext)
+            .map_err(|_| CryptoError::DecryptionFailed)
+    }
+
+    /// Derives a new symmetric key from a password.
+    ///
+    /// Derivation is done using pbkdf2 with Sha256 hashing.
+    pub fn derive_from_password(password: &str) -> Self {
+        /// Salt to use for PBKDF2. This needs to be consistent accross runs to generate the same
+        /// key. Additionally, it does not really matter what this is, as long as its unique.
+        const SALT: &[u8; 10] = b"vault_salt";
+        /// Amount of rounds to use for key generation. More rounds => more cpu time. Changing this
+        /// also chagnes the generated keys.
+        const ROUNDS: u32 = 100_000;
+
+        let mut key = [0; 32];
+
+        pbkdf2::pbkdf2_hmac::<sha2::Sha256>(password.as_bytes(), SALT, ROUNDS, &mut key);
+
+        Self(key)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+
+    /// Using the same password derives the same key
+    #[test]
+    fn same_password_derives_same_key() {
+        const EXPECTED_KEY: [u8; 32] = [
+            4, 179, 233, 202, 225, 70, 211, 200, 7, 73, 115, 1, 85, 149, 90, 42, 160, 68, 16, 106,
+            136, 19, 197, 195, 153, 145, 179, 21, 37, 13, 37, 90,
+        ];
+        const PASSWORD: &str = "test123";
+
+        let key = super::SymmetricKey::derive_from_password(PASSWORD);
+
+        assert_eq!(key.0, EXPECTED_KEY);
+    }
+
+    /// Make sure an encrypted value with some key can be decrypted with the same key
+    #[test]
+    fn can_decrypt() {
+        let key = super::SymmetricKey::new();
+
+        let message = b"this is a message to decrypt";
+
+        let enc = key.encrypt(message).expect("Can encrypt message");
+        let dec = key.decrypt(&enc).expect("Can decrypt message");
+
+        assert_eq!(message.as_slice(), dec.as_slice());
+    }
+
+    /// Make sure a value encrypted with one key can't be decrypted with a different key. Since we
+    /// use AEAD encryption we will notice this when trying to decrypt
+    #[test]
+    fn different_key_cant_decrypt() {
+        let key1 = super::SymmetricKey::new();
+        let key2 = super::SymmetricKey::new();
+
+        let message = b"this is a message to decrypt";
+
+        let enc = key1.encrypt(message).expect("Can encrypt message");
+        let dec = key2.decrypt(&enc);
+
+        assert!(dec.is_err());
+    }
+}

vault/src/keyspace.rs

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+// #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+// mod fallback;
+// #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+// mod wasm;
+
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use crate::{
+    error::Error,
+    key::{symmetric::SymmetricKey, Key},
+};
+
+// use kv::KVStore;
+
+/// Configuration to use for bincode en/decoding.
+const BINCODE_CONFIG: bincode::config::Configuration = bincode::config::standard();
+
+// Temporarily using simple file-based storage instead of external KV store
+#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+use std::fs;
+
+// #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+// use kv::native::NativeStore;
+// #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+// use kv::wasm::WasmStore;
+
+const KEYSPACE_NAME: &str = "vault_keyspace";
+
+/// A keyspace represents a group of stored cryptographic keys. The storage is encrypted, a
+/// password must be provided when opening the KeySpace to decrypt the keys.
+pub struct KeySpace {
+    /// Path to the keyspace file (native only)
+    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+    path: std::path::PathBuf,
+    /// Storage name for WASM
+    #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+    name: String,
+    /// A collection of all keys stored in the KeySpace, in decrypted form.
+    keys: HashMap<String, Key>,
+    /// The encryption key used to encrypt/decrypt this keyspace.
+    encryption_key: SymmetricKey,
+}
+
+/// Wasm32 constructor
+#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+impl KeySpace {}
+
+/// Non-wasm constructor
+#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+impl KeySpace {
+    /// Open the keyspace at the provided path using the given key for encryption.
+    pub async fn open(path: &Path, encryption_key: SymmetricKey) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        let keyspace_file = path.join(KEYSPACE_NAME);
+        let mut ks = Self {
+            path: keyspace_file,
+            keys: HashMap::new(),
+            encryption_key,
+        };
+        ks.load_keyspace().await?;
+        Ok(ks)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+impl KeySpace {
+    pub async fn open(name: &str, encryption_key: SymmetricKey) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        let mut ks = Self {
+            name: name.to_string(),
+            keys: HashMap::new(),
+            encryption_key,
+        };
+        ks.load_keyspace().await?;
+        Ok(ks)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Exposed methods, platform independant
+impl KeySpace {
+    /// Get a [`Key`] previously stored under the provided name.
+    pub async fn get(&self, key: &str) -> Result<Option<Key>, Error> {
+        Ok(self.keys.get(key).cloned())
+    }
+
+    /// Store a [`Key`] under the provided name.
+    ///
+    /// This overwrites the existing key if one is already stored with the same name.
+    pub async fn set(&mut self, key: String, value: Key) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        self.keys.insert(key, value);
+        self.save_keyspace().await
+    }
+
+    /// Delete the [`Key`] stored under the provided name.
+    pub async fn delete(&mut self, key: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        self.keys.remove(key);
+        self.save_keyspace().await
+    }
+
+    /// Iterate over all stored [`keys`](Key) in the KeySpace
+    pub async fn iter(&self) -> Result<impl Iterator<Item = (&String, &Key)>, Error> {
+        Ok(self.keys.iter())
+    }
+
+    /// Encrypt all keys and save them to the underlying store
+    async fn save_keyspace(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let encoded_keys = bincode::serde::encode_to_vec(&self.keys, BINCODE_CONFIG)?;
+        let value = self.encryption_key.encrypt(&encoded_keys)?;
+
+        #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+        {
+            fs::write(&self.path, &value)?;
+        }
+
+        #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+        {
+            // For WASM, we'll use localStorage or similar
+            // This is a placeholder - would need proper WASM storage implementation
+            log::warn!("WASM storage not yet implemented");
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Loads the encrypted keyspace from the underlying storage
+    async fn load_keyspace(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+        {
+            if !self.path.exists() {
+                // Keyspace doesn't exist yet, nothing to do here
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+
+            let ks = fs::read(&self.path)?;
+            let raw = self.encryption_key.decrypt(&ks)?;
+            let (decoded_keys, _): (HashMap<String, Key>, _) =
+                bincode::serde::decode_from_slice(&raw, BINCODE_CONFIG)?;
+            self.keys = decoded_keys;
+        }
+
+        #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+        {
+            // For WASM, we'll use localStorage or similar
+            // This is a placeholder - would need proper WASM storage implementation
+            log::warn!("WASM storage not yet implemented");
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}

vault/src/keyspace/fallback.rs

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+use std::{collections::HashMap, io::Write, path::PathBuf};
+
+use crate::{
+    error::Error,
+    key::{Key, symmetric::SymmetricKey},
+};
+
+/// Magic value used as header in decrypted keyspace files.
+const KEYSPACE_MAGIC: [u8; 14] = [
+    118, 97, 117, 108, 116, 95, 107, 101, 121, 115, 112, 97, 99, 101,
+]; //"vault_keyspace"
+
+/// A KeySpace using the filesystem as storage
+pub struct KeySpace {
+    /// Path to file on disk
+    path: PathBuf,
+    /// Decrypted keys held in the store
+    keystore: HashMap<String, Key>,
+    /// The encryption key used to encrypt/decrypt the storage.
+    encryption_key: SymmetricKey,
+}
+
+impl KeySpace {
+    /// Opens the `KeySpace`. If it does not exist, it will be created. The provided encryption key
+    /// will be used for Encrypting and Decrypting the content of the KeySpace.
+    async fn open(path: PathBuf, encryption_key: SymmetricKey) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        /// If the path does not exist, create it first and write the encrypted magic header
+        if !path.exists() {
+            // Since we checked path does not exist, the only errors here can be actual IO errors
+            // (unless something else creates the same file at the same time).
+            let mut file = std::fs::File::create_new(path)?;
+            let content = encryption_key.encrypt(&KEYSPACE_MAGIC)?;
+            file.write_all(&content)?;
+        }
+
+        // Load file, try to decrypt, verify magic header, deserialize keystore
+        let mut file = std::fs::File::open(path)?;
+        let mut buffer = Vec::new();
+        file.read_to_end(&mut buffer)?;
+        if buffer.len() < KEYSPACE_MAGIC.len() {
+            return Err(Error::CorruptKeyspace);
+        }
+
+        if buffer[..KEYSPACE_MAGIC.len()] != KEYSPACE_MAGIC {
+            return Err(Error::CorruptKeyspace);
+        }
+
+        // TODO: Actual deserialization
+
+        todo!();
+    }
+
+    /// Get a [`Key`] previously stored under the provided name.
+    async fn get(&self, key: &str) -> Result<Option<Key>, Error> {
+        todo!();
+    }
+
+    /// Store a [`Key`] under the provided name.
+    async fn set(&self, key: &str, value: Key) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        todo!();
+    }
+
+    /// Delete the [`Key`] stored under the provided name.
+    async fn delete(&self, key: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        todo!();
+    }
+
+    /// Iterate over all stored [`keys`](Key) in the KeySpace
+    async fn iter(&self) -> Result<impl Iterator<Item = (String, Key)>, Error> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}

vault/src/keyspace/wasm.rs

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+use crate::{error::Error, key::Key};
+
+/// KeySpace represents an IndexDB keyspace
+pub struct KeySpace {}
+
+impl KeySpace {
+    /// Get a [`Key`] previously stored under the provided name.
+    async fn get(&self, key: &str) -> Result<Option<Key>, Error> {
+        todo!();
+    }
+
+    /// Store a [`Key`] under the provided name.
+    async fn set(&self, key: &str, value: Key) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        todo!();
+    }
+
+    /// Delete the [`Key`] stored under the provided name.
+    async fn delete(&self, key: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        todo!();
+    }
+
+    /// Iterate over all stored [`keys`](Key) in the KeySpace
+    async fn iter(&self) -> Result<impl Iterator<Item = (String, Key)>, Error> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}

vault/src/lib.rs

@@ -1,23 +1,51 @@
-//! SAL Vault: Cryptographic functionality for SAL
-//!
-//! This package provides cryptographic operations including:
-//! - Key space management (creation, loading, encryption, decryption)
-//! - Key pair management (ECDSA)
-//! - Digital signatures (signing and verification)
-//! - Symmetric encryption (ChaCha20Poly1305)
-//! - Ethereum wallet functionality
-//! - Key-value store with encryption
-
 pub mod error;
-pub mod ethereum;
+pub mod key;
 pub mod keyspace;
-pub mod kvs;
-pub mod symmetric;
 
-// Rhai integration module
+#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-pub mod rhai;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
-// Re-export modules
+use crate::{error::Error, key::symmetric::SymmetricKey, keyspace::KeySpace};
-// Re-export common types for convenience
+
-pub use error::CryptoError;
+/// Vault is a 2 tiered key-value store. That is, it is a collection of [`spaces`](KeySpace), where
-pub use keyspace::{KeyPair, KeySpace};
+/// each [`space`](KeySpace) is itself an encrypted key-value store
+pub struct Vault {
+    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+    path: PathBuf,
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+impl Vault {
+    /// Create a new store at the given path, creating the path if it does not exist yet.
+    pub async fn new(path: &Path) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        if path.exists() {
+            if !path.is_dir() {
+                return Err(Error::IOError(std::io::Error::new(
+                    std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
+                    "expected directory",
+                )));
+            }
+        } else {
+            std::fs::create_dir_all(path)?;
+        }
+        Ok(Self {
+            path: path.to_path_buf(),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl Vault {
+    /// Open a keyspace with the given name
+    pub async fn open_keyspace(&self, name: &str, password: &str) -> Result<KeySpace, Error> {
+        let encryption_key = SymmetricKey::derive_from_password(password);
+        #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+        {
+            let path = self.path.join(name);
+            KeySpace::open(&path, encryption_key).await
+        }
+        #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+        {
+            KeySpace::open(name, encryption_key).await
+        }
+    }
+}