* add pedersen.rs and first alias type
* replace ciphertexts in BlindSignRequest by commitments and adapt try_from
* update BlindSignRequest.to_byte_vec
* add TODO to issuance.rs
* [WIP] update CmCs proof to use commitments
* complete ProofCmCs construct implementation
* [WIP] ProofCmCs verify
* complete ProofCmCs verify implementation
* complete ProofCmCs to_bytes implementation
* complete ProofCmCs from_bytes implementation
* WIP update ProofCmCs roundtrip tests
* WIP update prepare_blind_sign
* update prepare_blind_sign
* WIP update blind_sign
* update blind_sign
* update BlindedSignature and try_from
* update BlindedSignature unblind
* update BlindedSignature to_bytes
* move elgamal encrypto to elgamal and manage imports
* add verification keys for g1 method
* upadate tests to work with Pedersen commitments
* unused remove pedersen.rs
* update error message
* fix proof_cm_cs_bytes_roundtrip test
* Move generation of commitment openings into prepare blind signature function
* Edits
* Extende the verification key; remove validator's secret key from the unblind function
* Update the unblind function throughout the whole nymcoconut repo
* Fix broken tests
* Run cargo clippy and fmt
* Add benchmark measurements
* Add more detailed printouts
* Change byte printout
* Update benchmarks
* add public attributes as part of the commitment
* update bytes order comment for ProofCmCs
* check proof_cm_cs_bytes_roundtrip test and remove TODO
* remove irrelevant prints in blind signature tests
* remove inappropriate function to get betas_g1
* remove irrelevant prints in verification
* Remove print statement and add additional checks on the verification key
* Run clippy
* Fix coconut call in validator-api
* Update dependend packages
* Update the input to the obtain partial credential function
* Fix the verification key bytes calculation
* Run cargo fmt on keygen.rs
* Run cargo fmt for validator-api
* Run cargo fmt for credentials
* Replace concat with chain
* Remove unneccessary mut
* Run cargo fmt
* fix type conversion
Co-authored-by: aniampio <anna.piotrowska.15@ucl.ac.uk>
Jon Häggblad