# lattice-crypto-attacks

A playbook for lattice cryptanalysis: Coppersmith, LLL/BKZ, DSA and ECDSA nonce recovery. Built for CTF work and weak implementations.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 3500 installs · ★ 2547
- Author: yaklang
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/yaklang/hack-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/lattice-crypto-attacks/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/lattice-crypto-attacks

## What it does

The skill walks through building attack lattices without getting the dimensions or scaling factors wrong. It covers LLL and BKZ reduction, Coppersmith's method in univariate and multivariate form, the Hidden Number Problem for DSA and ECDSA nonce recovery, knapsack attacks, and NTRU analysis. A lookup table maps each problem type to a technique and its key parameter: small RSA roots need X < N^(1/e), small d needs d < N^0.292.

Code samples use SageMath and fpylll. The univariate Coppersmith section relies on `small_roots` with `X`, `beta` and `epsilon`; the multivariate case shows how to build shift polynomials and the lattice by hand, as in Boneh-Durfee. For HNP there is a function skeleton that assembles a matrix from signatures and looks for the private key in the reduced rows.

Set up the environment first, because the examples assume SageMath and fpylll are installed. Multivariate Coppersmith comes with no polynomial-time guarantee — the methods are heuristic, so verify any root against a signature or a factor of the modulus before trusting it.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add yaklang/hack-skills --skill lattice-crypto-attacks -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/lattice-crypto-attacks/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/lattice-crypto-attacks/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add yaklang/hack-skills --skill lattice-crypto-attacks -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/lattice-crypto-attacks/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add yaklang/hack-skills --skill lattice-crypto-attacks -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/lattice-crypto-attacks/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install yaklang/hack-skills lattice-crypto-attacks
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/lattice-crypto-attacks/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add yaklang/hack-skills --skill lattice-crypto-attacks -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/yaklang/hack-skills --path skills/lattice-crypto-attacks
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/lattice-crypto-attacks/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add yaklang/hack-skills --skill lattice-crypto-attacks -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/yaklang/hack-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/lattice-crypto-attacks/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find a small root of a polynomial modulo N
- recover an ECDSA private key from biased nonces
- build the lattice for a Boneh-Durfee small-d attack
- solve a low-density knapsack problem
- pick a BKZ block size for a given lattice

## Example prompts
- help me build a Coppersmith lattice: I know the high bits of p, find the low ones
- I have ECDSA signatures with leaked nonce MSBs — recover the private key
- explain why this matrix is missing a scaling factor

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: lattice-crypto-attacks
description: >-
  Lattice-based cryptanalysis playbook. Use when attacking RSA via Coppersmith
  small roots, recovering DSA/ECDSA nonces from bias, solving knapsack
  problems, or applying LLL/BKZ reduction to cryptographic constructions.
---

# SKILL: Lattice-Based Cryptanalysis — Expert Attack Playbook

> **AI LOAD INSTRUCTION**: Expert lattice techniques for CTF and cryptanalysis. Covers LLL/BKZ reduction, Coppersmith's method (univariate and multivariate), Hidden Number Problem for DSA/ECDSA nonce recovery, knapsack attacks, and NTRU analysis. Base models often fail to construct the correct attack lattice (wrong dimensions, missing scaling factors) or misapply Coppersmith bounds.

## 0. RELATED ROUTING

- [rsa-attack-techniques](../rsa-attack-techniques/SKILL.md) for RSA-specific attacks that use lattice methods (Coppersmith, Boneh-Durfee)
- [symmetric-cipher-attacks](../symmetric-cipher-attacks/SKILL.md) for LCG state recovery via lattice
- [classical-cipher-analysis](../classical-cipher-analysis/SKILL.md) when lattice methods apply to classical cipher analysis

### Quick application guide

| Problem Type | Lattice Technique | Key Parameter |
|---|---|---|
| RSA small roots | Coppersmith (LLL on polynomial lattice) | Root bound X < N^(1/e) |
| RSA small d | Boneh-Durfee (multivariate Coppersmith) | d < N^0.292 |
| DSA/ECDSA nonce bias | Hidden Number Problem → CVP | Bias bits known |
| Knapsack cipher | Low-density lattice attack | Density < 0.9408 |
| LCG truncated output | CVP on recurrence lattice | Unknown bits per output |
| Subset sum | LLL reduction on knapsack lattice | Element size vs count |
| NTRU key recovery | Lattice reduction on NTRU lattice | Dimension and key size |

---

## 1. LATTICE FUNDAMENTALS

### 1.1 Definitions

A **lattice** L is the set of all integer linear combinations of basis vectors:

```
L = { a₁·b₁ + a₂·b₂ + ... + aₙ·bₙ | aᵢ ∈ ℤ }
```

where b₁, ..., bₙ are linearly independent vectors in ℝᵐ.

**Key problems**:
- **SVP** (Shortest Vector Problem): Find the shortest non-zero vector in L
- **CVP** (Closest Vector Problem): Given target t, find v ∈ L closest to t
- **SVP is NP-hard** in general, but LLL finds an approximately short vector in polynomial time

### 1.2 Lattice Quality Metrics

```
Determinant: det(L) = |det(B)| where B is the basis matrix
Gaussian heuristic: shortest vector ≈ √(n/(2πe)) · det(L)^(1/n)
```

---

## 2. LLL ALGORITHM

### 2.1 What LLL Does

Takes a lattice basis B and produces a **reduced basis** B' where:
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