diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1e0311b..6734824 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ include(ProjectBLST)
 
 add_subdirectory(utilities)
 
-add_subdirectory(bandersnatch)
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+add_subdirectory(bandersnatch)
+add_subdirectory(ipa)
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diff --git a/bandersnatch/CMakeLists.txt b/bandersnatch/CMakeLists.txt
index f3ba8d1..2c8e3dd 100644
--- a/bandersnatch/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bandersnatch/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ file(GLOB_RECURSE SRCS bandersnatch/*.cpp)
 file(GLOB_RECURSE HEADERS bandersnatch/*.h)
 
 add_library(bandersnatch ${SRCS} ${HEADERS})
+target_link_directories(bandersnatch PUBLIC bandersnatch)
 target_link_libraries(bandersnatch PUBLIC blst)
 
 if (TESTS)
diff --git a/bandersnatch/test/unittests/ElementTest.cpp b/bandersnatch/test/unittests/ElementTest.cpp
index c6f0259..168d0cb 100644
--- a/bandersnatch/test/unittests/ElementTest.cpp
+++ b/bandersnatch/test/unittests/ElementTest.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 //
 // Created by Zhengxuan Guo on 2024/8/15.
 //
-#include "bandersnatch/Element.h"
-#include "testutils/TestPromptFixture.h"
 #include "Constants.h"
+#include <bandersnatch/Element.h>
+#include <testutils/TestPromptFixture.h>
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 
 namespace verkle::test
diff --git a/bandersnatch/test/unittests/FrTest.cpp b/bandersnatch/test/unittests/FrTest.cpp
index 95df24b..48812ff 100644
--- a/bandersnatch/test/unittests/FrTest.cpp
+++ b/bandersnatch/test/unittests/FrTest.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 //
 // Created by Zhengxuan Guo on 2024/8/15.
 //
-#include "bandersnatch/Fr.h"
-#include "testutils/TestPromptFixture.h"
 #include "Constants.h"
+#include <bandersnatch/Fr.h>
+#include <testutils/TestPromptFixture.h>
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 
 namespace verkle::test
diff --git a/ipa/CMakelists.txt b/ipa/CMakelists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7441597
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipa/CMakelists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+project(ipa)
+
+file(GLOB_RECURSE SRCS ipa/*.cpp)
+file(GLOB_RECURSE HEADERS ipa/*.h)
+
+add_library(ipa ${SRCS} ${HEADERS})
+add_dependencies(ipa bandersnatch utilities)
+target_include_directories(ipa PUBLIC ../bandersnatch ipa)
+target_link_libraries(ipa PUBLIC bandersnatch utilities)
+
+if (TESTS)
+    enable_testing()
+    set(CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE TRUE)
+    add_subdirectory(test)
+endif()
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diff --git a/ipa/ipa/IPAConfig.h b/ipa/ipa/IPAConfig.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e58ea09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipa/ipa/IPAConfig.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "bandersnatch/Fr.h"
+#include "bandersnatch/Element.h"
+
+
+namespace verkle::ipa
+{
+class IPAConfig
+{
+public:
+    bandersnatch::Element commitToPoly(const std::vector<bandersnatch::Fr>& scalars);
+private:
+    std::vector<bandersnatch::Element> m_srs;
+    bandersnatch::Element q;
+    uint32_t rounds;
+};
+}
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diff --git a/ipa/ipa/Transcript.cpp b/ipa/ipa/Transcript.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a82235
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipa/ipa/Transcript.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#include "Transcript.h"
+
+using namespace verkle::ipa;
+
+Transcript::Transcript(SeperateLabel label)
+{
+    auto lv = getLabelValue(label);
+    m_state.update(lv, strlen(lv));
+}
+
+const char* Transcript::getLabelValue(const SeperateLabel& label)
+{
+    return labelValues.at(label);
+}
+
+void Transcript::appendLabel(SeperateLabel label)
+{
+    m_buffer << getLabelValue(label);
+}
+
+void Transcript::appendScalar(const bandersnatch::Fr& scalar, SeperateLabel label)
+{
+    uint64_t out[4];
+    scalar.serialize(out);
+    appendLabel(label);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < 4; ++i)
+    {
+        m_buffer << out[i];
+    }
+}
+
+void Transcript::appendPoint(const bandersnatch::Element& point, SeperateLabel label)
+{
+    byte out[96];
+    point.serialize(out);
+    appendLabel(label);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < 96; ++i)
+    {
+        m_buffer << out[i];
+    }
+}
+
+verkle::bandersnatch::Fr Transcript::generateChallenge(SeperateLabel label)
+{
+    // fetch buffer and reset it
+    appendLabel(label);
+    auto str = m_buffer.str();
+    auto combined = str.c_str();
+    m_buffer.str("");
+    m_buffer.clear();
+
+    // use buffer hash to generate a challenge
+    unsigned char hash[32];
+    m_state.update(combined, strlen(combined));
+    m_state.finalize(hash);
+    bandersnatch::Fr ret(hash, sizeof(hash));
+
+    // add the new challenge to the state
+    // which "summarises" the previous state before we cleared it
+    appendScalar(ret, label);
+
+    return ret;
+}
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diff --git a/ipa/ipa/Transcript.h b/ipa/ipa/Transcript.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cda3550
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipa/ipa/Transcript.h
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "bandersnatch/Fr.h"
+#include "bandersnatch/Element.h"
+#include "verkleutils/Hash.h"
+#include <sstream>
+#include <string>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+namespace verkle::ipa
+{
+enum SeperateLabel
+{
+    LABEL_IPA,
+    LABEL_COMMITMENT,
+    LABEL_INPUT_POINT,
+    LABEL_OUTPPUT_POINT,
+    LABEL_RESCALING,
+    LABEL_LEFT,
+    LABEL_RIGHT,
+    LABEL_X,
+};
+
+// The transcript is for challenge scalars generation.
+class Transcript
+{
+private:
+    std::stringstream m_buffer;
+    utils::Hash m_state;
+    static const std::unordered_map<SeperateLabel, const char*> labelValues;
+    static const char* getLabelValue(const SeperateLabel& label);
+
+public:
+    Transcript(SeperateLabel label);
+    void appendLabel(SeperateLabel label);
+    void appendScalar(const bandersnatch::Fr& scalar, SeperateLabel label);
+    void appendPoint(const bandersnatch::Element& point, SeperateLabel label);
+
+    bandersnatch::Fr generateChallenge(SeperateLabel label);
+};
+
+inline const std::unordered_map<SeperateLabel, const char*> Transcript::labelValues = {
+    {LABEL_IPA, "ipa"},
+    {LABEL_COMMITMENT, "commitment"},
+    {LABEL_INPUT_POINT, "input point"},
+    {LABEL_OUTPPUT_POINT, "output point"},
+    {LABEL_RESCALING, "rescaling"},
+    {LABEL_LEFT, "left"},
+    {LABEL_RIGHT, "right"},
+    {LABEL_X, "x"}
+};
+
+}
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diff --git a/ipa/test/CMakelists.txt b/ipa/test/CMakelists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..548508b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipa/test/CMakelists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+file(GLOB_RECURSE TEST_SRCS "*.cpp")
+
+add_executable(ipa-test ${TEST_SRCS})
+target_include_directories(ipa-test PRIVATE . ..)
+
+find_package(boost_unit_test_framework CONFIG REQUIRED)
+
+target_link_libraries(ipa-test PRIVATE utilities ipa Boost::unit_test_framework)
+add_test(NAME test-bandersnatch WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY} COMMAND ipa-test)
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diff --git a/ipa/test/TranscriptTest.cpp b/ipa/test/TranscriptTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f131dc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipa/test/TranscriptTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+//
+// Created by Zhengxuan Guo on 2024/8/15.
+//
+#include "ipa/Transcript.h"
+#include "testutils/TestPromptFixture.h"
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+
+namespace verkle::test
+{
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(TransCriptTest, TestPromptFixture)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testCallChallengeScalarTwice)
+{
+    ipa::Transcript tr(ipa::LABEL_IPA);
+    auto challenge_1 = tr.generateChallenge(ipa::LABEL_X);
+    auto challenge_2 = tr.generateChallenge(ipa::LABEL_X);
+    BOOST_ASSERT(challenge_1 != challenge_2);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testChallengeScalar)
+{
+    ipa::Transcript tr(ipa::LABEL_IPA);
+    auto challenge = tr.generateChallenge(ipa::LABEL_X);
+    uint64_t out[4];
+    challenge.serialize(out);
+
+    uint64_t raw[4] = {
+        0xe9f26c96d15bb807,
+        0x6ad84e7137609152,
+        0xe193b5e1ce7d01c4,
+        0x27625b6a622c0518,
+    };
+    bandersnatch::Fr exp(raw);
+    BOOST_ASSERT(challenge == exp);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testAppendScalar)
+{
+    uint64_t raw1[4] = {
+        0xe9f26c96d15bb807,
+        0x6ad84e7137609152,
+        0xe193b5e1ce7d01c4,
+        0x27625b6a622c0518,
+    };
+    bandersnatch::Fr base(raw1);
+    ipa::Transcript tr(ipa::LABEL_LEFT);
+
+    // append scalar twice
+    tr.appendScalar(base, ipa::LABEL_RESCALING);
+    tr.appendScalar(base, ipa::LABEL_RESCALING);
+
+    auto challenge = tr.generateChallenge(ipa::LABEL_X);
+    uint64_t out[4];
+    challenge.serialize(out);
+
+    uint64_t raw2[4] = {
+        0xe9f26c96d15bb807,
+        0x6ad84e7137609152,
+        0xe193b5e1ce7d01c4,
+        0x27625b6a622c0518,
+    };
+    bandersnatch::Fr exp(raw2);
+    BOOST_ASSERT(challenge == exp);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testAppendPoint)
+{
+    auto g = bandersnatch::Element::generator();
+    ipa::Transcript tr(ipa::LABEL_LEFT);
+
+    // append point twice
+    tr.appendPoint(g, ipa::LABEL_INPUT_POINT);
+    tr.appendPoint(g, ipa::LABEL_OUTPPUT_POINT);
+
+    auto challenge = tr.generateChallenge(ipa::LABEL_X);
+    uint64_t out[4];
+    challenge.serialize(out);
+
+    uint64_t raw2[4] = {
+        0xe9f26c96d15bb807,
+        0x6ad84e7137609152,
+        0xe193b5e1ce7d01c4,
+        0x27625b6a622c0518,
+    };
+    bandersnatch::Fr exp(raw2);
+    BOOST_ASSERT(challenge == exp);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testAppendLabel)
+{
+    auto g = bandersnatch::Element::generator();
+    ipa::Transcript tr(ipa::LABEL_LEFT);
+
+    // append point and some labels
+    tr.appendPoint(g, ipa::LABEL_INPUT_POINT);
+    tr.appendLabel(ipa::LABEL_COMMITMENT);
+    tr.appendPoint(g, ipa::LABEL_OUTPPUT_POINT);
+    tr.appendLabel(ipa::LABEL_RIGHT);
+
+    auto challenge = tr.generateChallenge(ipa::LABEL_X);
+    uint64_t out[4];
+    challenge.serialize(out);
+
+    uint64_t raw2[4] = {
+        0xe9f26c96d15bb807,
+        0x6ad84e7137609152,
+        0xe193b5e1ce7d01c4,
+        0x27625b6a622c0518,
+    };
+    bandersnatch::Fr exp(raw2);
+    BOOST_ASSERT(challenge == exp);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
+}
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diff --git a/ipa/test/main.cpp b/ipa/test/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..178413e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipa/test/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#define BOOST_TEST_MODULE VERKLE_Tests
+#define BOOST_TEST_MAIN
+
+#include <boost/test/included/unit_test.hpp>
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
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diff --git a/utilities/CMakeLists.txt b/utilities/CMakeLists.txt
index f98be3c..afadd42 100644
--- a/utilities/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/utilities/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 project(utilities)
 
+find_package(OpenSSL CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(boost_unit_test_framework CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(boost_filesystem CONFIG REQUIRED)
 
-add_library(utilities INTERFACE)
-target_include_directories(utilities INTERFACE .)
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+file(GLOB_RECURSE SRCS *.cpp)
+file(GLOB_RECURSE HEADERS *.h)
+
+add_library(utilities ${SRCS} ${HEADERS})
+target_include_directories(utilities PUBLIC .)
+target_link_libraries(utilities PUBLIC OpenSSL::Crypto)
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diff --git a/utilities/verkleutils/Hash.cpp b/utilities/verkleutils/Hash.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db6d7bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utilities/verkleutils/Hash.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#include "Hash.h"
+
+using namespace verkle::utils;
+
+Hash::Hash() : m_ctx(EVP_MD_CTX_new())
+{
+    EVP_DigestInit_ex(m_ctx, EVP_sha256(), NULL);
+}
+
+Hash::~Hash()
+{
+    EVP_MD_CTX_free(m_ctx);
+}
+
+void Hash::update(const void* data, size_t len)
+{
+    EVP_DigestUpdate(m_ctx, data, len);
+}
+
+void Hash::finalize(unsigned char out[32])
+{
+    unsigned int _len;
+    EVP_DigestFinal_ex(m_ctx, out, &_len);
+}
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diff --git a/utilities/verkleutils/Hash.h b/utilities/verkleutils/Hash.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce69640
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utilities/verkleutils/Hash.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <openssl/evp.h>
+
+namespace verkle::utils
+{
+class Hash
+{
+private:
+    EVP_MD_CTX* m_ctx;
+public:
+    Hash();
+    ~Hash();
+    void update(const void* data, size_t len);
+    void finalize(unsigned char out[32]);
+};
+}
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diff --git a/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg.json
index c76fc33..8b3b453 100644
--- a/vcpkg.json
+++ b/vcpkg.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "version": "1.0",
   "dependencies": [
     "boost-test",
-    "boost-filesystem"
+    "boost-filesystem",
+    "openssl"
   ]
 }