lbcd/checkpoints.go
Dave Collins ebd4af80f0 Make CheckpointConfirmations 2016.
After discussing the criteria used by the core developers on #btc-dev IRC
channel, gmaxwell indicated they like to see at least 2016 blocks.  This
commit updates the checkpoint confirmations accordingly.
2013-07-22 03:20:00 -05:00

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// 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"
)
const CheckpointConfirmations = 2016
// A checkpoint is 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")},
},
checkpointsByHeight: nil, // Automatically generated in init.
}
// checkpointDataTestNet contains checkpoint data for the test network.
var checkpointDataTestNet = 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 &checkpointDataTestNet
case btcwire.MainNet:
fallthrough
default:
return &checkpointDataMainNet
}
}
// LatestCheckpoint returns the most recent checkpoint (regardless of whether it
// is already known). When checkpoints are disabled it will return nil.
func (b *BlockChain) LatestCheckpoint() *Checkpoint {
if b.noCheckpoints {
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 {
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 {
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 *btcwire.MsgTx) 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.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.MsgBlock().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,
&checkpointDataTestNet,
}
for _, data := range checkpointInitializeList {
data.checkpointsByHeight = make(map[int64]*Checkpoint)
for i := range data.checkpoints {
checkpoint := &data.checkpoints[i]
data.checkpointsByHeight[checkpoint.Height] = checkpoint
}
}
}