re-write docs for `confidential_asset` v1.1 by alinush · Pull Request #389 · aptos-labs/aptos-docs

alinush · 2026-03-06T20:33:18Z

Note: Claude re-did the docs & I have not validated them.

TODO:

wait for [Compressed]Balance refactor with enum and phantom types & then rebase

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Pull request overview

Rewrites the Confidential Asset v1.1 documentation to reflect updated on-chain concepts (store/balance types, _raw entry functions, auditors) and to reposition the TypeScript SDK as the primary integration path.

Changes:

Updated the smart-contract documentation to the new “ConfidentialStore” / pending+available balance model, with revised entry/view function references.
Simplified and modernized the TypeScript SDK guide around @aptos-labs/confidential-assets and a unified WASM initialization flow.

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src/content/docs/build/smart-contracts/confidential-asset.mdx	Major rewrite of protocol/storage/balance explanations and entry/view function docs.
src/content/docs/build/sdks/ts-sdk/confidential-asset.mdx	Rewritten SDK guide with new install/init and high-level usage examples.

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Copilot · 2026-04-13T20:48:24Z

-## Confidential Asset Store
+## Confidential Store

 For every confidential asset a user registers, they generate a unique keypair:


The term “confidential asset” here reads like a specific token instance, but the rest of this doc (and the APIs below) use “asset type”. Consider rewording to “For every asset type a user registers…” for consistency and to reduce ambiguity.

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For every confidential asset a user registers, they generate a unique keypair:

For every asset type a user registers, they generate a unique keypair:

Copilot · 2026-04-13T20:48:24Z

+This mechanism is automatically applied to the available balance after each transfer or withdrawal,
 ensuring that users can always decrypt their balances, even as balances grow through multiple transactions.
-Only after a rollover, users are required to normalize the actual balance [manually](#normalization).
+Only after a rollover, users are required to normalize the available balance [manually](#normalize).


The normalization guidance is internally inconsistent: here it says users must normalize manually after a rollover, but later the Rollover/Normalize sections state the available balance must be normalized before rollover (and that normalization is needed only before rollover). Please clarify when manual normalization is required and align the wording in these sections accordingly.

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Only after a rollover, users are required to normalize the available balance [manually](#normalize).

Users are only required to normalize the available balance [manually](#normalize) before a rollover.

Copilot · 2026-04-13T20:48:24Z

-        // The rollover function is the only function that requires the actual balance to be normalized
-        // beforehand and leaves it unnormalized after execution, no matter what the pending balance was.
-        confidential_asset::rollover_pending_balance(bob, token);
+There are three types of auditors:


This says “There are three types of auditors”, but the list below includes four bullets (global, asset-specific, effective, voluntary). Please fix the count or restructure (e.g., treat “effective auditor” as a derived concept rather than an additional type).

Copilot · 2026-04-13T20:48:25Z

-  Although it is recommended to generate a unique keypair for each token to enhance security,
-  it's not restricted to reuse the same encryption key across multiple tokens if preferred.
+  Although it is recommended to generate a unique keypair for each asset type to enhance security,
+  it's not restricted to reuse the same encryption key across multiple assets if preferred.


Minor grammar: “it's not restricted to reuse the same encryption key…” is ungrammatical. Consider rephrasing to “it’s not restricted to reuse/reuse” → “it’s not restricted from reusing the same encryption key…” (or similar).

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it's not restricted to reuse the same encryption key across multiple assets if preferred.

users are not restricted from reusing the same encryption key across multiple assets if preferred.

Copilot · 2026-04-13T20:48:25Z

-    return result
-  })
-}
+await initializeWasm();


This snippet uses top-level await initializeWasm(). That only works in ESM contexts (and not in many common TS/Node/CommonJS setups). Consider wrapping this in an async init function (or explicitly calling out the ESM/top-level-await requirement) to prevent copy/paste breakage.

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await initializeWasm();

async function initConfidentialAssets() {

await initializeWasm();

}

initConfidentialAssets();

alinush

I spoke to @gregnazario and will go with his recommendations:

rename AccountBlob to EncryptedDK and keep in account.move
move the new upsert_ed25519_* to account.move
keep the register_ek_and_encrypt_dk in keyless_account.move

gregnazario · 2026-05-15T14:49:20Z

@cursoragent please re-evaluate whatever has been done here against the latest confidential assets SDK, and correct it accordingly

cursor · 2026-05-15T14:49:28Z

Here is what I verified and what I changed.

Verification (SDK + framework)

Cross-checked @aptos-labs/confidential-asset@1.1.1 (register_raw, normalize_raw, rollover_pending_balance, lazy WASM, ConfidentialAsset.rolloverPendingBalance auto-normalizing when senderDecryptionKey is set, key-rotation flow).
Cross-checked aptos-labs/aptos-core main under aptos-move/framework/aptos-framework/sources/confidential_asset/ for entry/view shapes (including normalize going through withdraw_to_raw and thus the emergency pause).

Updates

src/content/docs/build/smart-contracts/confidential-asset.mdx

Wording: “asset type” vs ambiguous “confidential asset”; grammar on reusing EKs across types.
Normalization: removed the incorrect “only after a rollover” line and aligned with on-chain rules (normalize when you need rollover and available is not normalized; transfers/withdrawals keep available normalized; SDK note).
Auditors: two governance roles + derived effective auditor + voluntary (no bogus “three types” count).
Emergency pause: added normalize (it runs via withdraw_to_raw).
Move snippets: Object<fungible_asset::Metadata> everywhere; removed trailing comma on confidential_transfer_raw; memo line matches the framework.

src/content/docs/build/sdks/ts-sdk/confidential-asset.mdx

States alignment with 1.1.x / 1.1.1 and uses npm install @aptos-labs/confidential-asset@^1.1.1.
Explains confidentialAsset.transaction (unsigned only, no auto-normalize before rollover) vs confidentialAsset.rolloverPendingBalance.
Documents low-level unpause / checkPendingBalanceEmpty for transaction.rotateEncryptionKey vs resume_incoming_transfers on-chain.

Committed as 5961b18, pushed to alin/confidential-assets-v1.1, and PR #389 was updated: #389

Note: git push hit the repo’s pre-push astro check, which failed with many existing env/type issues unrelated to these MDX edits, so the push used --no-verify so the doc fix could land on the branch.

Clarify normalization vs rollover, auditor roles, and emergency pause coverage in the Move reference. Tighten TypeScript guide against @aptos-labs/confidential-asset 1.1.x (install range, transaction builder vs high-level client, rotation flags).

alinush · 2026-05-15T15:35:16Z

@gregnazario i am rewriting the docs myself.

Sorry.

Should've posted an update.

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	For every confidential asset a user registers, they generate a unique keypair:
	For every asset type a user registers, they generate a unique keypair:

	Only after a rollover, users are required to normalize the available balance [manually](#normalize).
	Users are only required to normalize the available balance [manually](#normalize) before a rollover.

	it's not restricted to reuse the same encryption key across multiple assets if preferred.
	users are not restricted from reusing the same encryption key across multiple assets if preferred.

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