// Copyright (c) 2013 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/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 // Checkpoint identifies a known good point in the block chain. Using // checkpoints allows a few optimizations for old blocks during initial download // and also prevents forks from old blocks. // // Each checkpoint is selected by the core developers based upon several // factors. See the documentation for IsCheckpointCandidate for details // on the selection criteria. // // As alluded to above, this package provides an IsCheckpointCandidate function // which programatically identifies a block as a checkpoint candidate. The idea // is that candidates are reviewed by a developer to make the final decision and // then manually added to the list of checkpoints. type Checkpoint struct { Height int64 Hash *btcwire.ShaHash } // checkpointData groups checkpoints and other pertinent checkpoint data into // a single type. type checkpointData struct { // Checkpoints ordered from oldest to newest. checkpoints []Checkpoint // A map that will be automatically generated with the heights from // the checkpoints as keys. checkpointsByHeight map[int64]*Checkpoint } // checkpointDataMainNet contains checkpoint data for the main network. var checkpointDataMainNet = checkpointData{ checkpoints: []Checkpoint{ {11111, newShaHashFromStr("0000000069e244f73d78e8fd29ba2fd2ed618bd6fa2ee92559f542fdb26e7c1d")}, {33333, newShaHashFromStr("000000002dd5588a74784eaa7ab0507a18ad16a236e7b1ce69f00d7ddfb5d0a6")}, {74000, newShaHashFromStr("0000000000573993a3c9e41ce34471c079dcf5f52a0e824a81e7f953b8661a20")}, {105000, newShaHashFromStr("00000000000291ce28027faea320c8d2b054b2e0fe44a773f3eefb151d6bdc97")}, {134444, newShaHashFromStr("00000000000005b12ffd4cd315cd34ffd4a594f430ac814c91184a0d42d2b0fe")}, {168000, newShaHashFromStr("000000000000099e61ea72015e79632f216fe6cb33d7899acb35b75c8303b763")}, {193000, newShaHashFromStr("000000000000059f452a5f7340de6682a977387c17010ff6e6c3bd83ca8b1317")}, {210000, newShaHashFromStr("000000000000048b95347e83192f69cf0366076336c639f9b7228e9ba171342e")}, {216116, newShaHashFromStr("00000000000001b4f4b433e81ee46494af945cf96014816a4e2370f11b23df4e")}, {225430, newShaHashFromStr("00000000000001c108384350f74090433e7fcf79a606b8e797f065b130575932")}, {250000, newShaHashFromStr("000000000000003887df1f29024b06fc2200b55f8af8f35453d7be294df2d214")}, }, checkpointsByHeight: nil, // Automatically generated in init. } // checkpointDataTestNet3 contains checkpoint data for the test network (version // 3). var checkpointDataTestNet3 = checkpointData{ checkpoints: []Checkpoint{ {546, newShaHashFromStr("000000002a936ca763904c3c35fce2f3556c559c0214345d31b1bcebf76acb70")}, }, checkpointsByHeight: nil, // Automatically generated in init. } // 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 } // checkpointData returns the appropriate checkpoint data set depending on the // network configured for the block chain. func (b *BlockChain) checkpointData() *checkpointData { switch b.btcnet { case btcwire.TestNet3: return &checkpointDataTestNet3 case btcwire.MainNet: return &checkpointDataMainNet } return nil } // 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() *Checkpoint { if b.noCheckpoints || b.checkpointData() == nil { return nil } checkpoints := b.checkpointData().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 || b.checkpointData() == nil { return true } // Nothing to check if there is no checkpoint data for the block height. checkpoint, exists := b.checkpointData().checkpointsByHeight[height] if !exists { return true } return checkpoint.Hash.IsEqual(hash) } // findClosestKnownCheckpoint 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) findLatestKnownCheckpoint() (*btcutil.Block, error) { if b.noCheckpoints || b.checkpointData() == nil { return nil, nil } // Loop backwards through the available checkpoints to find one that // we already have. checkpoints := b.checkpointData().checkpoints clen := len(checkpoints) for i := clen - 1; i >= 0; i-- { if b.db.ExistsSha(checkpoints[i].Hash) { block, err := b.db.FetchBlockBySha(checkpoints[i].Hash) if err != nil { return nil, err } return block, nil } } return nil, 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 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. if !b.db.ExistsSha(blockHash) { 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 } // init is called on package load. func init() { // Generate the checkpoint by height maps from the checkpoint data // when the package loads. checkpointInitializeList := []*checkpointData{ &checkpointDataMainNet, &checkpointDataTestNet3, } for _, data := range checkpointInitializeList { data.checkpointsByHeight = make(map[int64]*Checkpoint) for i := range data.checkpoints { checkpoint := &data.checkpoints[i] data.checkpointsByHeight[checkpoint.Height] = checkpoint } } }