// Copyright (c) 2013-2014 Conformal Systems LLC. // Use of this source code is governed by an ISC // license that can be found in the LICENSE file. package btcchain import ( "fmt" "github.com/conformal/btcnet" "github.com/conformal/btcscript" "github.com/conformal/btcutil" "github.com/conformal/btcwire" ) // CheckpointConfirmations is the number of blocks before the end of the current // best block chain that a good checkpoint candidate must be. const CheckpointConfirmations = 2016 // newShaHashFromStr converts the passed big-endian hex string into a // btcwire.ShaHash. It only differs from the one available in btcwire in that // it ignores the error since it will only (and must only) be called with // hard-coded, and therefore known good, hashes. func newShaHashFromStr(hexStr string) *btcwire.ShaHash { sha, _ := btcwire.NewShaHashFromStr(hexStr) return sha } // DisableCheckpoints provides a mechanism to disable validation against // checkpoints which you DO NOT want to do in production. It is provided only // for debug purposes. func (b *BlockChain) DisableCheckpoints(disable bool) { b.noCheckpoints = disable } // Checkpoints returns a slice of checkpoints (regardless of whether they are // already known). When checkpoints are disabled or there are no checkpoints // for the active network, it will return nil. func (b *BlockChain) Checkpoints() []btcnet.Checkpoint { if b.noCheckpoints || len(b.netParams.Checkpoints) == 0 { return nil } return b.netParams.Checkpoints } // LatestCheckpoint returns the most recent checkpoint (regardless of whether it // is already known). When checkpoints are disabled or there are no checkpoints // for the active network, it will return nil. func (b *BlockChain) LatestCheckpoint() *btcnet.Checkpoint { if b.noCheckpoints || len(b.netParams.Checkpoints) == 0 { return nil } checkpoints := b.netParams.Checkpoints return &checkpoints[len(checkpoints)-1] } // verifyCheckpoint returns whether the passed block height and hash combination // match the hard-coded checkpoint data. It also returns true if there is no // checkpoint data for the passed block height. func (b *BlockChain) verifyCheckpoint(height int64, hash *btcwire.ShaHash) bool { if b.noCheckpoints || len(b.netParams.Checkpoints) == 0 { return true } // Nothing to check if there is no checkpoint data for the block height. checkpoint, exists := b.checkpointsByHeight[height] if !exists { return true } if !checkpoint.Hash.IsEqual(hash) { return false } log.Infof("Verified checkpoint at height %d/block %s", checkpoint.Height, checkpoint.Hash) return true } // findPreviousCheckpoint finds the most recent checkpoint that is already // available in the downloaded portion of the block chain and returns the // associated block. It returns nil if a checkpoint can't be found (this should // really only happen for blocks before the first checkpoint). func (b *BlockChain) findPreviousCheckpoint() (*btcutil.Block, error) { if b.noCheckpoints || len(b.netParams.Checkpoints) == 0 { return nil, nil } // No checkpoints. checkpoints := b.netParams.Checkpoints numCheckpoints := len(checkpoints) if numCheckpoints == 0 { return nil, nil } // Perform the initial search to find and cache the latest known // checkpoint if the best chain is not known yet or we haven't already // previously searched. if b.bestChain == nil || (b.checkpointBlock == nil && b.nextCheckpoint == nil) { // Loop backwards through the available checkpoints to find one // that we already have. checkpointIndex := -1 for i := numCheckpoints - 1; i >= 0; i-- { exists, err := b.db.ExistsSha(checkpoints[i].Hash) if err != nil { return nil, err } if exists { checkpointIndex = i break } } // No known latest checkpoint. This will only happen on blocks // before the first known checkpoint. So, set the next expected // checkpoint to the first checkpoint and return the fact there // is no latest known checkpoint block. if checkpointIndex == -1 { b.nextCheckpoint = &checkpoints[0] return nil, nil } // Cache the latest known checkpoint block for future lookups. checkpoint := checkpoints[checkpointIndex] block, err := b.db.FetchBlockBySha(checkpoint.Hash) if err != nil { return nil, err } b.checkpointBlock = block // Set the next expected checkpoint block accordingly. b.nextCheckpoint = nil if checkpointIndex < numCheckpoints-1 { b.nextCheckpoint = &checkpoints[checkpointIndex+1] } return block, nil } // At this point we've already searched for the latest known checkpoint, // so when there is no next checkpoint, the current checkpoint lockin // will always be the latest known checkpoint. if b.nextCheckpoint == nil { return b.checkpointBlock, nil } // When there is a next checkpoint and the height of the current best // chain does not exceed it, the current checkpoint lockin is still // the latest known checkpoint. if b.bestChain.height < b.nextCheckpoint.Height { return b.checkpointBlock, nil } // We've reached or exceeded the next checkpoint height. Note that // once a checkpoint lockin has been reached, forks are prevented from // any blocks before the checkpoint, so we don't have to worry about the // checkpoint going away out from under us due to a chain reorganize. // Cache the latest known checkpoint block for future lookups. Note // that if this lookup fails something is very wrong since the chain // has already passed the checkpoint which was verified as accurate // before inserting it. block, err := b.db.FetchBlockBySha(b.nextCheckpoint.Hash) if err != nil { return nil, err } b.checkpointBlock = block // Set the next expected checkpoint. checkpointIndex := -1 for i := numCheckpoints - 1; i >= 0; i-- { if checkpoints[i].Hash.IsEqual(b.nextCheckpoint.Hash) { checkpointIndex = i break } } b.nextCheckpoint = nil if checkpointIndex != -1 && checkpointIndex < numCheckpoints-1 { b.nextCheckpoint = &checkpoints[checkpointIndex+1] } return b.checkpointBlock, nil } // isNonstandardTransaction determines whether a transaction contains any // scripts which are not one of the standard types. func isNonstandardTransaction(tx *btcutil.Tx) bool { // TODO(davec): Should there be checks for the input signature scripts? // Check all of the output public key scripts for non-standard scripts. for _, txOut := range tx.MsgTx().TxOut { scriptClass := btcscript.GetScriptClass(txOut.PkScript) if scriptClass == btcscript.NonStandardTy { return true } } return false } // IsCheckpointCandidate returns whether or not the passed block is a good // checkpoint candidate. // // The factors used to determine a good checkpoint are: // - The block must be in the main chain // - The block must be at least 'CheckpointConfirmations' blocks prior to the // current end of the main chain // - The timestamps for the blocks before and after the checkpoint must have // timestamps which are also before and after the checkpoint, respectively // (due to the median time allowance this is not always the case) // - The block must not contain any strange transaction such as those with // nonstandard scripts // // The intent is that candidates are reviewed by a developer to make the final // decision and then manually added to the list of checkpoints for a network. func (b *BlockChain) IsCheckpointCandidate(block *btcutil.Block) (bool, error) { // Checkpoints must be enabled. if b.noCheckpoints { return false, fmt.Errorf("checkpoints are disabled") } blockHash, err := block.Sha() if err != nil { return false, err } // A checkpoint must be in the main chain. exists, err := b.db.ExistsSha(blockHash) if err != nil { return false, err } if !exists { return false, nil } // A checkpoint must be at least CheckpointConfirmations blocks before // the end of the main chain. blockHeight := block.Height() _, mainChainHeight, err := b.db.NewestSha() if err != nil { return false, err } if blockHeight > (mainChainHeight - CheckpointConfirmations) { return false, nil } // Get the previous block. prevHash := &block.MsgBlock().Header.PrevBlock prevBlock, err := b.db.FetchBlockBySha(prevHash) if err != nil { return false, err } // Get the next block. nextHash, err := b.db.FetchBlockShaByHeight(blockHeight + 1) if err != nil { return false, err } nextBlock, err := b.db.FetchBlockBySha(nextHash) if err != nil { return false, err } // A checkpoint must have timestamps for the block and the blocks on // either side of it in order (due to the median time allowance this is // not always the case). prevTime := prevBlock.MsgBlock().Header.Timestamp curTime := block.MsgBlock().Header.Timestamp nextTime := nextBlock.MsgBlock().Header.Timestamp if prevTime.After(curTime) || nextTime.Before(curTime) { return false, nil } // A checkpoint must have transactions that only contain standard // scripts. for _, tx := range block.Transactions() { if isNonstandardTransaction(tx) { return false, nil } } return true, nil }