Merge pull request #18028 from ryanschneider/blockhash-whitelist

cmd, eth: add support for `--whitelist <blocknum>=<hash>`

8 files changed, 56 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index 69802a48a..fc1bf461f 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ var (
 		utils.LightServFlag,
 		utils.LightPeersFlag,
 		utils.LightKDFFlag,
+		utils.WhitelistFlag,
 		utils.CacheFlag,
 		utils.CacheDatabaseFlag,
 		utils.CacheTrieFlag,
diff --git a/cmd/geth/usage.go b/cmd/geth/usage.go
index 82f17e0ee..25a702dd7 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/usage.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/usage.go
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ var AppHelpFlagGroups = []flagGroup{
 			utils.LightServFlag,
 			utils.LightPeersFlag,
 			utils.LightKDFFlag,
+			utils.WhitelistFlag,
 		},
 	},
 	{
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 6a285fcb3..c9115d7a3 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ var (
 		Name:  "lightkdf",
 		Usage: "Reduce key-derivation RAM & CPU usage at some expense of KDF strength",
 	}
+	WhitelistFlag = cli.StringFlag{
+		Name:  "whitelist",
+		Usage: "Comma separated block number-to-hash mappings to enforce (<number>=<hash>)",
+	}
 	// Dashboard settings
 	DashboardEnabledFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  metrics.DashboardEnabledFlag,
@@ -1072,6 +1076,29 @@ func setEthash(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *eth.Config) {
 	}
 }
 
+func setWhitelist(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *eth.Config) {
+	whitelist := ctx.GlobalString(WhitelistFlag.Name)
+	if whitelist == "" {
+		return
+	}
+	cfg.Whitelist = make(map[uint64]common.Hash)
+	for _, entry := range strings.Split(whitelist, ",") {
+		parts := strings.Split(entry, "=")
+		if len(parts) != 2 {
+			Fatalf("Invalid whitelist entry: %s", entry)
+		}
+		number, err := strconv.ParseUint(parts[0], 0, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			Fatalf("Invalid whitelist block number %s: %v", parts[0], err)
+		}
+		var hash common.Hash
+		if err = hash.UnmarshalText([]byte(parts[1])); err != nil {
+			Fatalf("Invalid whitelist hash %s: %v", parts[1], err)
+		}
+		cfg.Whitelist[number] = hash
+	}
+}
+
 // checkExclusive verifies that only a single instance of the provided flags was
 // set by the user. Each flag might optionally be followed by a string type to
 // specialize it further.
@@ -1137,6 +1164,7 @@ func SetEthConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, cfg *eth.Config) {
 	setGPO(ctx, &cfg.GPO)
 	setTxPool(ctx, &cfg.TxPool)
 	setEthash(ctx, cfg)
+	setWhitelist(ctx, cfg)
 
 	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(SyncModeFlag.Name) {
 		cfg.SyncMode = *GlobalTextMarshaler(ctx, SyncModeFlag.Name).(*downloader.SyncMode)
diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index 472140842..3f538d5f5 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func New(ctx *node.ServiceContext, config *Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 	}
 	eth.txPool = core.NewTxPool(config.TxPool, eth.chainConfig, eth.blockchain)
 
-	if eth.protocolManager, err = NewProtocolManager(eth.chainConfig, config.SyncMode, config.NetworkId, eth.eventMux, eth.txPool, eth.engine, eth.blockchain, chainDb); err != nil {
+	if eth.protocolManager, err = NewProtocolManager(eth.chainConfig, config.SyncMode, config.NetworkId, eth.eventMux, eth.txPool, eth.engine, eth.blockchain, chainDb, config.Whitelist); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/eth/config.go b/eth/config.go
index 601f4735e..a5c209512 100644
--- a/eth/config.go
+++ b/eth/config.go
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	SyncMode  downloader.SyncMode
 	NoPruning bool
 
+	// Whitelist of required block number -> hash values to accept
+	Whitelist map[uint64]common.Hash `toml:"-"`
+
 	// Light client options
 	LightServ  int `toml:",omitempty"` // Maximum percentage of time allowed for serving LES requests
 	LightPeers int `toml:",omitempty"` // Maximum number of LES client peers
diff --git a/eth/handler.go b/eth/handler.go
index 741fc9d5a..b42612a56 100644
--- a/eth/handler.go
+++ b/eth/handler.go
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ type ProtocolManager struct {
 	txsSub        event.Subscription
 	minedBlockSub *event.TypeMuxSubscription
 
+	whitelist map[uint64]common.Hash
+
 	// channels for fetcher, syncer, txsyncLoop
 	newPeerCh   chan *peer
 	txsyncCh    chan *txsync
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ type ProtocolManager struct {
 
 // NewProtocolManager returns a new Ethereum sub protocol manager. The Ethereum sub protocol manages peers capable
 // with the Ethereum network.
-func NewProtocolManager(config *params.ChainConfig, mode downloader.SyncMode, networkID uint64, mux *event.TypeMux, txpool txPool, engine consensus.Engine, blockchain *core.BlockChain, chaindb ethdb.Database) (*ProtocolManager, error) {
+func NewProtocolManager(config *params.ChainConfig, mode downloader.SyncMode, networkID uint64, mux *event.TypeMux, txpool txPool, engine consensus.Engine, blockchain *core.BlockChain, chaindb ethdb.Database, whitelist map[uint64]common.Hash) (*ProtocolManager, error) {
 	// Create the protocol manager with the base fields
 	manager := &ProtocolManager{
 		networkID:   networkID,
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ func NewProtocolManager(config *params.ChainConfig, mode downloader.SyncMode, ne
 		blockchain:  blockchain,
 		chainconfig: config,
 		peers:       newPeerSet(),
+		whitelist:   whitelist,
 		newPeerCh:   make(chan *peer),
 		noMorePeers: make(chan struct{}),
 		txsyncCh:    make(chan *txsync),
@@ -307,7 +310,13 @@ func (pm *ProtocolManager) handle(p *peer) error {
 			}
 		}()
 	}
-	// main loop. handle incoming messages.
+	// If we have any explicit whitelist block hashes, request them
+	for number := range pm.whitelist {
+		if err := p.RequestHeadersByNumber(number, 1, 0, false); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	// Handle incoming messages until the connection is torn down
 	for {
 		if err := pm.handleMsg(p); err != nil {
 			p.Log().Debug("Ethereum message handling failed", "err", err)
@@ -466,6 +475,14 @@ func (pm *ProtocolManager) handleMsg(p *peer) error {
 				p.Log().Debug("Verified to be on the same side of the DAO fork")
 				return nil
 			}
+			// Otherwise if it's a whitelisted block, validate against the set
+			if want, ok := pm.whitelist[headers[0].Number.Uint64()]; ok {
+				if hash := headers[0].Hash(); want != hash {
+					p.Log().Info("Whitelist mismatch, dropping peer", "number", headers[0].Number.Uint64(), "hash", hash, "want", want)
+					return errors.New("whitelist block mismatch")
+				}
+				p.Log().Debug("Whitelist block verified", "number", headers[0].Number.Uint64(), "hash", want)
+			}
 			// Irrelevant of the fork checks, send the header to the fetcher just in case
 			headers = pm.fetcher.FilterHeaders(p.id, headers, time.Now())
 		}
diff --git a/eth/handler_test.go b/eth/handler_test.go
index 44824fd0b..9fffd9581 100644
--- a/eth/handler_test.go
+++ b/eth/handler_test.go
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ func testDAOChallenge(t *testing.T, localForked, remoteForked bool, timeout bool
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create new blockchain: %v", err)
 	}
-	pm, err := NewProtocolManager(config, downloader.FullSync, DefaultConfig.NetworkId, evmux, new(testTxPool), pow, blockchain, db)
+	pm, err := NewProtocolManager(config, downloader.FullSync, DefaultConfig.NetworkId, evmux, new(testTxPool), pow, blockchain, db, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to start test protocol manager: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ func testBroadcastBlock(t *testing.T, totalPeers, broadcastExpected int) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create new blockchain: %v", err)
 	}
-	pm, err := NewProtocolManager(config, downloader.FullSync, DefaultConfig.NetworkId, evmux, new(testTxPool), pow, blockchain, db)
+	pm, err := NewProtocolManager(config, downloader.FullSync, DefaultConfig.NetworkId, evmux, new(testTxPool), pow, blockchain, db, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to start test protocol manager: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/eth/helper_test.go b/eth/helper_test.go
index 4e38a129e..b18a02baf 100644
--- a/eth/helper_test.go
+++ b/eth/helper_test.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func newTestProtocolManager(mode downloader.SyncMode, blocks int, generator func
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
-	pm, err := NewProtocolManager(gspec.Config, mode, DefaultConfig.NetworkId, evmux, &testTxPool{added: newtx}, engine, blockchain, db)
+	pm, err := NewProtocolManager(gspec.Config, mode, DefaultConfig.NetworkId, evmux, &testTxPool{added: newtx}, engine, blockchain, db, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}