package lite import ( "bytes" "fmt" "sync" "time" "github.com/pkg/errors" "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log" tmmath "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/math" tmrand "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/rand" "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/lite2/provider" "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/lite2/store" "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types" ) // TrustOptions are the trust parameters needed when a new light client // connects to the network or when an existing light client that has been // offline for longer than the trusting period connects to the network. // // The expectation is the user will get this information from a trusted source // like a validator, a friend, or a secure website. A more user friendly // solution with trust tradeoffs is that we establish an https based protocol // with a default end point that populates this information. Also an on-chain // registry of roots-of-trust (e.g. on the Cosmos Hub) seems likely in the // future. type TrustOptions struct { // tp: trusting period. // // Should be significantly less than the unbonding period (e.g. unbonding // period = 3 weeks, trusting period = 2 weeks). // // More specifically, trusting period + time needed to check headers + time // needed to report and punish misbehavior should be less than the unbonding // period. Period time.Duration // Header's Height and Hash must both be provided to force the trusting of a // particular header. Height int64 Hash []byte } type mode byte const ( sequential mode = iota + 1 skipping defaultUpdatePeriod = 5 * time.Second defaultRemoveNoLongerTrustedHeadersPeriod = 24 * time.Hour ) // Option sets a parameter for the light client. type Option func(*Client) // SequentialVerification option configures the light client to sequentially // check the headers (every header, in ascending height order). Note this is // much slower than SkippingVerification, albeit more secure. func SequentialVerification() Option { return func(c *Client) { c.verificationMode = sequential } } // SkippingVerification option configures the light client to skip headers as // long as {trustLevel} of the old validator set signed the new header. The // bisection algorithm from the specification is used for finding the minimal // "trust path". // // trustLevel - fraction of the old validator set (in terms of voting power), // which must sign the new header in order for us to trust it. NOTE this only // applies to non-adjacent headers. For adjacent headers, sequential // verification is used. func SkippingVerification(trustLevel tmmath.Fraction) Option { if err := ValidateTrustLevel(trustLevel); err != nil { panic(err) } return func(c *Client) { c.verificationMode = skipping c.trustLevel = trustLevel } } // Witnesses option can be used to supply providers, which will be used for // cross-checking the primary provider. A witness can become a primary iff the // current primary is unavailable. func Witnesses(providers []provider.Provider) Option { return func(c *Client) { c.witnesses = providers } } // UpdatePeriod option can be used to change default polling period (5s). func UpdatePeriod(d time.Duration) Option { return func(c *Client) { c.updatePeriod = d } } // RemoveNoLongerTrustedHeadersPeriod option can be used to define how often // the routine, which cleans up no longer trusted headers (outside of trusting // period), is run. Default: once a day. When set to zero, the routine won't be // started. func RemoveNoLongerTrustedHeadersPeriod(d time.Duration) Option { return func(c *Client) { c.removeNoLongerTrustedHeadersPeriod = d } } // ConfirmationFunction option can be used to prompt to confirm an action. For // example, remove newer headers if the light client is being reset with an // older header. No confirmation is required by default! func ConfirmationFunction(fn func(action string) bool) Option { return func(c *Client) { c.confirmationFn = fn } } // Logger option can be used to set a logger for the client. func Logger(l log.Logger) Option { return func(c *Client) { c.logger = l } } // Client represents a light client, connected to a single chain, which gets // headers from a primary provider, verifies them either sequentially or by // skipping some and stores them in a trusted store (usually, a local FS). // // By default, the client will poll the primary provider for new headers every // 5s (UpdatePeriod). If there are any, it will try to advance the state. // // Default verification: SkippingVerification(DefaultTrustLevel) type Client struct { chainID string trustingPeriod time.Duration // see TrustOptions.Period verificationMode mode trustLevel tmmath.Fraction // Primary provider of new headers. primary provider.Provider // See Witnesses option witnesses []provider.Provider // Where trusted headers are stored. trustedStore store.Store // Highest trusted header from the store (height=H). trustedHeader *types.SignedHeader // Highest next validator set from the store (height=H+1). trustedNextVals *types.ValidatorSet // See UpdatePeriod option updatePeriod time.Duration // See RemoveNoLongerTrustedHeadersPeriod option removeNoLongerTrustedHeadersPeriod time.Duration // See ConfirmationFunction option confirmationFn func(action string) bool routinesWaitGroup sync.WaitGroup quit chan struct{} logger log.Logger } // NewClient returns a new light client. It returns an error if it fails to // obtain the header & vals from the primary or they are invalid (e.g. trust // hash does not match with the one from the header). // // See all Option(s) for the additional configuration. func NewClient( chainID string, trustOptions TrustOptions, primary provider.Provider, trustedStore store.Store, options ...Option) (*Client, error) { c := &Client{ chainID: chainID, trustingPeriod: trustOptions.Period, verificationMode: skipping, trustLevel: DefaultTrustLevel, primary: primary, trustedStore: trustedStore, updatePeriod: defaultUpdatePeriod, removeNoLongerTrustedHeadersPeriod: defaultRemoveNoLongerTrustedHeadersPeriod, confirmationFn: func(action string) bool { return true }, quit: make(chan struct{}), logger: log.NewNopLogger(), } for _, o := range options { o(c) } if err := c.restoreTrustedHeaderAndNextVals(); err != nil { return nil, err } if c.trustedHeader != nil { if err := c.checkTrustedHeaderUsingOptions(trustOptions); err != nil { return nil, err } } if c.trustedHeader == nil || c.trustedHeader.Height != trustOptions.Height { if err := c.initializeWithTrustOptions(trustOptions); err != nil { return nil, err } } return c, nil } // Load trustedHeader and trustedNextVals from trustedStore. func (c *Client) restoreTrustedHeaderAndNextVals() error { lastHeight, err := c.trustedStore.LastSignedHeaderHeight() if err != nil { return errors.Wrap(err, "can't get last trusted header height") } if lastHeight > 0 { trustedHeader, err := c.trustedStore.SignedHeader(lastHeight) if err != nil { return errors.Wrap(err, "can't get last trusted header") } trustedNextVals, err := c.trustedStore.ValidatorSet(lastHeight + 1) if err != nil { return errors.Wrap(err, "can't get last trusted next validators") } c.trustedHeader = trustedHeader c.trustedNextVals = trustedNextVals c.logger.Debug("Restored trusted header and next vals", lastHeight) } return nil } // if options.Height: // // 1) ahead of trustedHeader.Height => fetch header (same height as // trustedHeader) from primary provider and check it's hash matches the // trustedHeader's hash (if not, remove trustedHeader and all the headers // before) // // 2) equals trustedHeader.Height => check options.Hash matches the // trustedHeader's hash (if not, remove trustedHeader and all the headers // before) // // 3) behind trustedHeader.Height => remove all the headers between // options.Height and trustedHeader.Height, update trustedHeader, then // check options.Hash matches the trustedHeader's hash (if not, remove // trustedHeader and all the headers before) // // The intuition here is the user is always right. I.e. if she decides to reset // the light client with an older header, there must be a reason for it. func (c *Client) checkTrustedHeaderUsingOptions(options TrustOptions) error { var primaryHash []byte switch { case options.Height > c.trustedHeader.Height: h, err := c.primary.SignedHeader(c.trustedHeader.Height) if err != nil { return err } primaryHash = h.Hash() case options.Height == c.trustedHeader.Height: primaryHash = options.Hash case options.Height < c.trustedHeader.Height: c.logger.Info("Client initialized with old header (trusted is more recent)", "old", options.Height, "trusted", c.trustedHeader.Height) action := fmt.Sprintf( "Rollback to %d (%X)? Note this will remove newer headers up to %d (%X)", options.Height, options.Hash, c.trustedHeader.Height, c.trustedHeader.Hash()) if c.confirmationFn(action) { // remove all the headers ( options.Height, trustedHeader.Height ] c.cleanup(options.Height + 1) c.logger.Info("Rolled back to older header (newer headers were removed)", "old", options.Height) } else { return errors.New("rollback aborted") } primaryHash = options.Hash } if !bytes.Equal(primaryHash, c.trustedHeader.Hash()) { c.logger.Info("Prev. trusted header's hash (h1) doesn't match hash from primary provider (h2)", "h1", c.trustedHeader.Hash(), "h1", primaryHash) action := fmt.Sprintf( "Prev. trusted header's hash %X doesn't match hash %X from primary provider. Remove all the stored headers?", c.trustedHeader.Hash(), primaryHash) if c.confirmationFn(action) { err := c.Cleanup() if err != nil { return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to cleanup") } } else { return errors.New("refused to remove the stored headers despite hashes mismatch") } } return nil } // Fetch trustedHeader and trustedNextVals from primary provider. func (c *Client) initializeWithTrustOptions(options TrustOptions) error { // 1) Fetch and verify the header. h, err := c.primary.SignedHeader(options.Height) if err != nil { return err } // NOTE: Verify func will check if it's expired or not. if err := h.ValidateBasic(c.chainID); err != nil { return err } if !bytes.Equal(h.Hash(), options.Hash) { return errors.Errorf("expected header's hash %X, but got %X", options.Hash, h.Hash()) } // 2) Fetch and verify the vals. vals, err := c.primary.ValidatorSet(options.Height) if err != nil { return err } if !bytes.Equal(h.ValidatorsHash, vals.Hash()) { return errors.Errorf("expected header's validators (%X) to match those that were supplied (%X)", h.ValidatorsHash, vals.Hash(), ) } // Ensure that +2/3 of validators signed correctly. err = vals.VerifyCommit(c.chainID, h.Commit.BlockID, h.Height, h.Commit) if err != nil { return errors.Wrap(err, "invalid commit") } // 3) Fetch and verify the next vals (verification happens in // updateTrustedHeaderAndVals). nextVals, err := c.primary.ValidatorSet(options.Height + 1) if err != nil { return err } // 4) Persist both of them and continue. return c.updateTrustedHeaderAndVals(h, nextVals) } // Start starts two processes: 1) auto updating 2) removing outdated headers. func (c *Client) Start() error { c.logger.Info("Starting light client") if c.removeNoLongerTrustedHeadersPeriod > 0 { c.routinesWaitGroup.Add(1) go c.removeNoLongerTrustedHeadersRoutine() } if c.updatePeriod > 0 { c.routinesWaitGroup.Add(1) go c.autoUpdateRoutine() } return nil } // Stop stops two processes: 1) auto updating 2) removing outdated headers. // Stop only returns after both of them are finished running. If you wish to // remove all the data, call Cleanup. func (c *Client) Stop() { c.logger.Info("Stopping light client") close(c.quit) c.routinesWaitGroup.Wait() } // TrustedHeader returns a trusted header at the given height (0 - the latest) // or nil if no such header exist. // // Headers, which can't be trusted anymore, are removed once a day (can be // changed with RemoveNoLongerTrustedHeadersPeriod option). // . // height must be >= 0. // // It returns an error if: // - header expired, therefore can't be trusted (ErrOldHeaderExpired); // - there are some issues with the trusted store, although that should not // happen normally; // - negative height is passed; // - header is not found. // // Safe for concurrent use by multiple goroutines. func (c *Client) TrustedHeader(height int64, now time.Time) (*types.SignedHeader, error) { if height < 0 { return nil, errors.New("negative height") } if height == 0 { var err error height, err = c.LastTrustedHeight() if err != nil { return nil, err } } h, err := c.trustedStore.SignedHeader(height) if err != nil { return nil, err } // Ensure header can still be trusted. if HeaderExpired(h, c.trustingPeriod, now) { return nil, ErrOldHeaderExpired{h.Time.Add(c.trustingPeriod), now} } return h, nil } // TrustedValidatorSet returns a trusted validator set at the given height (0 - // the latest) or nil if no such validator set exist. The second return // parameter is height validator set corresponds to (useful when you pass 0). // // height must be >= 0. // // It returns an error if: // - header signed by that validator set expired (ErrOldHeaderExpired) // - there are some issues with the trusted store, although that should not // happen normally; // - negative height is passed; // - validator set is not found. // // Safe for concurrent use by multiple goroutines. func (c *Client) TrustedValidatorSet(height int64, now time.Time) (*types.ValidatorSet, error) { // Checks height is positive and header is not expired. _, err := c.TrustedHeader(height, now) if err != nil { return nil, err } return c.trustedStore.ValidatorSet(height) } // LastTrustedHeight returns a last trusted height. -1 and nil are returned if // there are no trusted headers. // // Safe for concurrent use by multiple goroutines. func (c *Client) LastTrustedHeight() (int64, error) { return c.trustedStore.LastSignedHeaderHeight() } // FirstTrustedHeight returns a first trusted height. -1 and nil are returned if // there are no trusted headers. // // Safe for concurrent use by multiple goroutines. func (c *Client) FirstTrustedHeight() (int64, error) { return c.trustedStore.FirstSignedHeaderHeight() } // ChainID returns the chain ID the light client was configured with. // // Safe for concurrent use by multiple goroutines. func (c *Client) ChainID() string { return c.chainID } // VerifyHeaderAtHeight fetches the header and validators at the given height // and calls VerifyHeader. // // If the trusted header is more recent than one here, an error is returned. // If the header is not found by the primary provider, // provider.ErrSignedHeaderNotFound error is returned. func (c *Client) VerifyHeaderAtHeight(height int64, now time.Time) (*types.SignedHeader, error) { c.logger.Info("VerifyHeaderAtHeight", "height", height) if c.trustedHeader.Height >= height { return nil, errors.Errorf("header at more recent height #%d exists", c.trustedHeader.Height) } // Request the header and the vals. newHeader, newVals, err := c.fetchHeaderAndValsAtHeight(height) if err != nil { return nil, err } return newHeader, c.VerifyHeader(newHeader, newVals, now) } // VerifyHeader verifies new header against the trusted state. // // SequentialVerification: verifies that 2/3 of the trusted validator set has // signed the new header. If the headers are not adjacent, **all** intermediate // headers will be requested. // // SkippingVerification(trustLevel): verifies that {trustLevel} of the trusted // validator set has signed the new header. If it's not the case and the // headers are not adjacent, bisection is performed and necessary (not all) // intermediate headers will be requested. See the specification for details. // https://github.com/tendermint/spec/blob/master/spec/consensus/light-client.md // // If the trusted header is more recent than one here, an error is returned. // // If, at any moment, SignedHeader or ValidatorSet are not found by the primary // provider, provider.ErrSignedHeaderNotFound / // provider.ErrValidatorSetNotFound error is returned. func (c *Client) VerifyHeader(newHeader *types.SignedHeader, newVals *types.ValidatorSet, now time.Time) error { c.logger.Info("VerifyHeader", "height", newHeader.Hash(), "newVals", fmt.Sprintf("%X", newVals.Hash())) if c.trustedHeader.Height >= newHeader.Height { return errors.Errorf("header at more recent height #%d exists", c.trustedHeader.Height) } if len(c.witnesses) > 0 { if err := c.compareNewHeaderWithRandomWitness(newHeader); err != nil { c.logger.Error("Error when comparing new header with one from a witness", "err", err) return err } } var err error switch c.verificationMode { case sequential: err = c.sequence(newHeader, newVals, now) case skipping: err = c.bisection(c.trustedHeader, c.trustedNextVals, newHeader, newVals, now) default: panic(fmt.Sprintf("Unknown verification mode: %b", c.verificationMode)) } if err != nil { return err } // Update trusted header and vals. nextVals, err := c.primary.ValidatorSet(newHeader.Height + 1) if err != nil { return err } return c.updateTrustedHeaderAndVals(newHeader, nextVals) } // Cleanup removes all the data (headers and validator sets) stored. Note: the // client must be stopped at this point. func (c *Client) Cleanup() error { c.logger.Info("Removing all the data") return c.cleanup(0) } // cleanup deletes all headers & validator sets between +stopHeight+ and latest height included func (c *Client) cleanup(stopHeight int64) error { // 1) Get the oldest height. oldestHeight, err := c.trustedStore.FirstSignedHeaderHeight() if err != nil { return errors.Wrap(err, "can't get first trusted height") } // 2) Get the latest height. latestHeight, err := c.trustedStore.LastSignedHeaderHeight() if err != nil { return errors.Wrap(err, "can't get last trusted height") } // 3) Remove all headers and validator sets. if stopHeight < oldestHeight { stopHeight = oldestHeight } for height := stopHeight; height <= latestHeight; height++ { err = c.trustedStore.DeleteSignedHeaderAndNextValidatorSet(height) if err != nil { c.logger.Error("can't remove a trusted header & validator set", "err", err, "height", height) continue } } c.trustedHeader = nil c.trustedNextVals = nil err = c.restoreTrustedHeaderAndNextVals() if err != nil { return err } return nil } // see VerifyHeader func (c *Client) sequence(newHeader *types.SignedHeader, newVals *types.ValidatorSet, now time.Time) error { // 1) Verify any intermediate headers. var ( interimHeader *types.SignedHeader nextVals *types.ValidatorSet err error ) for height := c.trustedHeader.Height + 1; height < newHeader.Height; height++ { interimHeader, err = c.primary.SignedHeader(height) if err != nil { return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to obtain the header #%d", height) } c.logger.Debug("Verify newHeader against lastHeader", "lastHeight", c.trustedHeader.Height, "lastHash", c.trustedHeader.Hash(), "newHeight", interimHeader.Height, "newHash", interimHeader.Hash()) err = Verify(c.chainID, c.trustedHeader, c.trustedNextVals, interimHeader, c.trustedNextVals, c.trustingPeriod, now, c.trustLevel) if err != nil { return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to verify the header #%d", height) } // Update trusted header and vals. if height == newHeader.Height-1 { nextVals = newVals } else { nextVals, err = c.primary.ValidatorSet(height + 1) if err != nil { return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to obtain the vals #%d", height+1) } } err = c.updateTrustedHeaderAndVals(interimHeader, nextVals) if err != nil { return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to update trusted state #%d", height) } } // 2) Verify the new header. return Verify(c.chainID, c.trustedHeader, c.trustedNextVals, newHeader, newVals, c.trustingPeriod, now, c.trustLevel) } // see VerifyHeader func (c *Client) bisection( lastHeader *types.SignedHeader, lastVals *types.ValidatorSet, newHeader *types.SignedHeader, newVals *types.ValidatorSet, now time.Time) error { c.logger.Debug("Verify newHeader against lastHeader", "lastHeight", lastHeader.Height, "lastHash", lastHeader.Hash(), "newHeight", newHeader.Height, "newHash", newHeader.Hash()) err := Verify(c.chainID, lastHeader, lastVals, newHeader, newVals, c.trustingPeriod, now, c.trustLevel) switch err.(type) { case nil: return nil case ErrNewValSetCantBeTrusted: // continue bisection default: return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to verify the header #%d", newHeader.Height) } pivot := (c.trustedHeader.Height + newHeader.Header.Height) / 2 pivotHeader, pivotVals, err := c.fetchHeaderAndValsAtHeight(pivot) if err != nil { return err } // left branch { err := c.bisection(lastHeader, lastVals, pivotHeader, pivotVals, now) if err != nil { return errors.Wrapf(err, "bisection of #%d and #%d", lastHeader.Height, pivot) } } // right branch { nextVals, err := c.primary.ValidatorSet(pivot + 1) if err != nil { return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to obtain the vals #%d", pivot+1) } if !bytes.Equal(pivotHeader.NextValidatorsHash, nextVals.Hash()) { return errors.Errorf("expected next validator's hash %X, but got %X (height #%d)", pivotHeader.NextValidatorsHash, nextVals.Hash(), pivot) } err = c.updateTrustedHeaderAndVals(pivotHeader, nextVals) if err != nil { return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to update trusted state #%d", pivot) } err = c.bisection(pivotHeader, nextVals, newHeader, newVals, now) if err != nil { return errors.Wrapf(err, "bisection of #%d and #%d", pivot, newHeader.Height) } } return nil } // persist header and next validators to trustedStore. func (c *Client) updateTrustedHeaderAndVals(h *types.SignedHeader, nextVals *types.ValidatorSet) error { if !bytes.Equal(h.NextValidatorsHash, nextVals.Hash()) { return errors.Errorf("expected next validator's hash %X, but got %X", h.NextValidatorsHash, nextVals.Hash()) } if err := c.trustedStore.SaveSignedHeaderAndNextValidatorSet(h, nextVals); err != nil { return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to save trusted header") } c.trustedHeader = h c.trustedNextVals = nextVals return nil } // fetch header and validators for the given height from primary provider. func (c *Client) fetchHeaderAndValsAtHeight(height int64) (*types.SignedHeader, *types.ValidatorSet, error) { h, err := c.primary.SignedHeader(height) if err != nil { return nil, nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to obtain the header #%d", height) } vals, err := c.primary.ValidatorSet(height) if err != nil { return nil, nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to obtain the vals #%d", height) } return h, vals, nil } // compare header with one from a random witness. func (c *Client) compareNewHeaderWithRandomWitness(h *types.SignedHeader) error { // 1. Pick a witness. witness := c.witnesses[tmrand.Intn(len(c.witnesses))] // 2. Fetch the header. altH, err := witness.SignedHeader(h.Height) if err != nil { return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to obtain header #%d from the witness %v", h.Height, witness) } // 3. Compare hashes. if !bytes.Equal(h.Hash(), altH.Hash()) { // TODO: One of the providers is lying. Send the evidence to fork // accountability server. return errors.Errorf( "header hash %X does not match one %X from the witness %v", h.Hash(), altH.Hash(), witness) } return nil } func (c *Client) removeNoLongerTrustedHeadersRoutine() { defer c.routinesWaitGroup.Done() ticker := time.NewTicker(c.removeNoLongerTrustedHeadersPeriod) defer ticker.Stop() for { select { case <-ticker.C: c.RemoveNoLongerTrustedHeaders(time.Now()) case <-c.quit: return } } } // RemoveNoLongerTrustedHeaders removes no longer trusted headers (due to // expiration). // // Exposed for testing. func (c *Client) RemoveNoLongerTrustedHeaders(now time.Time) { // 1) Get the oldest height. oldestHeight, err := c.trustedStore.FirstSignedHeaderHeight() if err != nil { c.logger.Error("can't get first trusted height", "err", err) return } // 2) Get the latest height. latestHeight, err := c.LastTrustedHeight() if err != nil { c.logger.Error("can't get last trusted height", "err", err) return } // 3) Remove all headers that are outside of the trusting period. for height := oldestHeight; height <= latestHeight; height++ { h, err := c.trustedStore.SignedHeader(height) if err != nil { c.logger.Error("can't get a trusted header", "err", err, "height", height) continue } // Stop if the header is within the trusting period. if !HeaderExpired(h, c.trustingPeriod, now) { break } err = c.trustedStore.DeleteSignedHeaderAndNextValidatorSet(height) if err != nil { c.logger.Error("can't remove a trusted header & validator set", "err", err, "height", height) continue } } } func (c *Client) autoUpdateRoutine() { defer c.routinesWaitGroup.Done() ticker := time.NewTicker(c.updatePeriod) defer ticker.Stop() for { select { case <-ticker.C: err := c.Update(time.Now()) if err != nil { c.logger.Error("Error during auto update", "err", err) } case <-c.quit: return } } } // Update attempts to advance the state making exponential steps (note: // when SequentialVerification is being used, the client will still be // downloading all intermediate headers). // // Exposed for testing. func (c *Client) Update(now time.Time) error { lastTrustedHeight, err := c.LastTrustedHeight() if err != nil { return errors.Wrap(err, "can't get last trusted height") } if lastTrustedHeight == -1 { // no headers yet => wait return nil } latestHeader, latestVals, err := c.fetchHeaderAndValsAtHeight(0) if err != nil { return errors.Wrapf(err, "can't get latest header and vals") } if latestHeader.Height > lastTrustedHeight { err = c.VerifyHeader(latestHeader, latestVals, now) if err != nil { return err } c.logger.Info("Advanced to new state", "height", latestHeader.Height, "hash", latestHeader.Hash()) } return nil }