path: root/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go

package downloader

import (
    "encoding/binary"
    "math/big"
    "testing"
    "time"

    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
)

var (
    knownHash   = common.Hash{1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
    unknownHash = common.Hash{9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9}
    bannedHash  = common.Hash{5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5}
)

func createHashes(start, amount int) (hashes []common.Hash) {
    hashes = make([]common.Hash, amount+1)
    hashes[len(hashes)-1] = knownHash

    for i := range hashes[:len(hashes)-1] {
        binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(hashes[i][:8], uint64(start+i+2))
    }
    return
}

func createBlock(i int, parent, hash common.Hash) *types.Block {
    header := &types.Header{Number: big.NewInt(int64(i))}
    block := types.NewBlockWithHeader(header)
    block.HeaderHash = hash
    block.ParentHeaderHash = parent
    return block
}

func createBlocksFromHashes(hashes []common.Hash) map[common.Hash]*types.Block {
    blocks := make(map[common.Hash]*types.Block)
    for i := 0; i < len(hashes); i++ {
        parent := knownHash
        if i < len(hashes)-1 {
            parent = hashes[i+1]
        }
        blocks[hashes[i]] = createBlock(len(hashes)-i, parent, hashes[i])
    }
    return blocks
}

type downloadTester struct {
    downloader *Downloader

    hashes []common.Hash                // Chain of hashes simulating
    blocks map[common.Hash]*types.Block // Blocks associated with the hashes
    chain  []common.Hash                // Block-chain being constructed

    maxHashFetch int // Overrides the maximum number of retrieved hashes

    t            *testing.T
    done         chan bool
    activePeerId string
}

func newTester(t *testing.T, hashes []common.Hash, blocks map[common.Hash]*types.Block) *downloadTester {
    tester := &downloadTester{
        t: t,

        hashes: hashes,
        blocks: blocks,
        chain:  []common.Hash{knownHash},

        done: make(chan bool),
    }
    var mux event.TypeMux
    downloader := New(&mux, tester.hasBlock, tester.getBlock)
    tester.downloader = downloader

    return tester
}

// sync is a simple wrapper around the downloader to start synchronisation and
// block until it returns
func (dl *downloadTester) sync(peerId string, head common.Hash) error {
    dl.activePeerId = peerId
    return dl.downloader.Synchronise(peerId, head)
}

// syncTake is starts synchronising with a remote peer, but concurrently it also
// starts fetching blocks that the downloader retrieved. IT blocks until both go
// routines terminate.
func (dl *downloadTester) syncTake(peerId string, head common.Hash) ([]*Block, error) {
    // Start a block collector to take blocks as they become available
    done := make(chan struct{})
    took := []*Block{}
    go func() {
        for running := true; running; {
            select {
            case <-done:
                running = false
            default:
                time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
            }
            // Take a batch of blocks and accumulate
            took = append(took, dl.downloader.TakeBlocks()...)
        }
        done <- struct{}{}
    }()
    // Start the downloading, sync the taker and return
    err := dl.sync(peerId, head)

    done <- struct{}{}
    <-done

    return took, err
}

func (dl *downloadTester) hasBlock(hash common.Hash) bool {
    for _, h := range dl.chain {
        if h == hash {
            return true
        }
    }
    return false
}

func (dl *downloadTester) getBlock(hash common.Hash) *types.Block {
    return dl.blocks[knownHash]
}

// getHashes retrieves a batch of hashes for reconstructing the chain.
func (dl *downloadTester) getHashes(head common.Hash) error {
    limit := MaxHashFetch
    if dl.maxHashFetch > 0 {
        limit = dl.maxHashFetch
    }
    // Gather the next batch of hashes
    hashes := make([]common.Hash, 0, limit)
    for i, hash := range dl.hashes {
        if hash == head {
            i++
            for len(hashes) < cap(hashes) && i < len(dl.hashes) {
                hashes = append(hashes, dl.hashes[i])
                i++
            }
            break
        }
    }
    // Delay delivery a bit to allow attacks to unfold
    id := dl.activePeerId
    go func() {
        time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
        dl.downloader.DeliverHashes(id, hashes)
    }()
    return nil
}

func (dl *downloadTester) getBlocks(id string) func([]common.Hash) error {
    return func(hashes []common.Hash) error {
        blocks := make([]*types.Block, 0, len(hashes))
        for _, hash := range hashes {
            if block, ok := dl.blocks[hash]; ok {
                blocks = append(blocks, block)
            }
        }
        go dl.downloader.DeliverBlocks(id, blocks)

        return nil
    }
}

func (dl *downloadTester) newPeer(id string, td *big.Int, hash common.Hash) {
    dl.downloader.RegisterPeer(id, hash, dl.getHashes, dl.getBlocks(id))
}

// Tests that simple synchronization, without throttling from a good peer works.
func TestSynchronisation(t *testing.T) {
    // Create a small enough block chain to download and the tester
    targetBlocks := blockCacheLimit - 15
    hashes := createHashes(0, targetBlocks)
    blocks := createBlocksFromHashes(hashes)

    tester := newTester(t, hashes, blocks)
    tester.newPeer("peer", big.NewInt(10000), hashes[0])

    // Synchronise with the peer and make sure all blocks were retrieved
    if err := tester.sync("peer", hashes[0]); err != nil {
        t.Fatalf("failed to synchronise blocks: %v", err)
    }
    if queued := len(tester.downloader.queue.blockCache); queued != targetBlocks {
        t.Fatalf("synchronised block mismatch: have %v, want %v", queued, targetBlocks)
    }
}

// Tests that the synchronized blocks can be correctly retrieved.
func TestBlockTaking(t *testing.T) {
    // Create a small enough block chain to download and the tester
    targetBlocks := blockCacheLimit - 15
    hashes := createHashes(0, targetBlocks)
    blocks := createBlocksFromHashes(hashes)

    tester := newTester(t, hashes, blocks)
    tester.newPeer("peer", big.NewInt(10000), hashes[0])

    // Synchronise with the peer and test block retrieval
    if err := tester.sync("peer", hashes[0]); err != nil {
        t.Fatalf("failed to synchronise blocks: %v", err)
    }
    if took := tester.downloader.TakeBlocks(); len(took) != targetBlocks {
        t.Fatalf("took block mismatch: have %v, want %v", len(took), targetBlocks)
    }
}

// Tests that an inactive downloader will not accept incoming hashes and blocks.
func TestInactiveDownloader(t *testing.T) {
    // Create a small enough block chain to download and the tester
    targetBlocks := blockCacheLimit - 15
    hashes := createHashes(0, targetBlocks)
    blocks := createBlocksFromHashSet(createHashSet(hashes))

    tester := newTester(t, nil, nil)

    // Check that neither hashes nor blocks are accepted
    if err := tester.downloader.DeliverHashes("bad peer", hashes); err != errNoSyncActive {
        t.Errorf("error mismatch: have %v, want %v", err, errNoSyncActive)
    }
    if err := tester.downloader.DeliverBlocks("bad peer", blocks); err != errNoSyncActive {
        t.Errorf("error mismatch: have %v, want %v", err, errNoSyncActive)
    }
}

// Tests that a canceled download wipes all previously accumulated state.
func TestCancel(t *testing.T) {
    // Create a small enough block chain to download and the tester
    targetBlocks := blockCacheLimit - 15
    hashes := createHashes(0, targetBlocks)
    blocks := createBlocksFromHashes(hashes)

    tester := newTester(t, hashes, blocks)
    tester.newPeer("peer", big.NewInt(10000), hashes[0])

    // Synchronise with the peer, but cancel afterwards
    if err := tester.sync("peer", hashes[0]); err != nil {
        t.Fatalf("failed to synchronise blocks: %v", err)
    }
    if !tester.downloader.Cancel() {
        t.Fatalf("cancel operation failed")
    }
    // Make sure the queue reports empty and no blocks can be taken
    hashCount, blockCount := tester.downloader.queue.Size()
    if hashCount > 0 || blockCount > 0 {
        t.Errorf("block or hash count mismatch: %d hashes, %d blocks, want 0", hashCount, blockCount)
    }
    if took := tester.downloader.TakeBlocks(); len(took) != 0 {
        t.Errorf("taken blocks mismatch: have %d, want %d", len(took), 0)
    }
}

// Tests that if a large batch of blocks are being downloaded, it is throttled
// until the cached blocks are retrieved.
func TestThrottling(t *testing.T) {
    // Create a long block chain to download and the tester
    targetBlocks := 8 * blockCacheLimit
    hashes := createHashes(0, targetBlocks)
    blocks := createBlocksFromHashes(hashes)

    tester := newTester(t, hashes, blocks)
    tester.newPeer("peer", big.NewInt(10000), hashes[0])

    // Start a synchronisation concurrently
    errc := make(chan error)
    go func() {
        errc <- tester.sync("peer", hashes[0])
    }()
    // Iteratively take some blocks, always checking the retrieval count
    for total := 0; total < targetBlocks; {
        // Sleep a bit for sync to complete
        time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)

        // Fetch the next batch of blocks
        took := tester.downloader.TakeBlocks()
        if len(took) != blockCacheLimit {
            t.Fatalf("block count mismatch: have %v, want %v", len(took), blockCacheLimit)
        }
        total += len(took)
        if total > targetBlocks {
            t.Fatalf("target block count mismatch: have %v, want %v", total, targetBlocks)
        }
    }
    if err := <-errc; err != nil {
        t.Fatalf("block synchronization failed: %v", err)
    }
}

// Tests that if a peer returns an invalid chain with a block pointing to a non-
// existing parent, it is correctly detected and handled.
func TestNonExistingParentAttack(t *testing.T) {
    // Forge a single-link chain with a forged header
    hashes := createHashes(0, 1)
    blocks := createBlocksFromHashes(hashes)

    forged := blocks[hashes[0]]
    forged.ParentHeaderHash = unknownHash

    // Try and sync with the malicious node and check that it fails
    tester := newTester(t, hashes, blocks)
    tester.newPeer("attack", big.NewInt(10000), hashes[0])
    if err := tester.sync("attack", hashes[0]); err != nil {
        t.Fatalf("failed to synchronise blocks: %v", err)
    }
    bs := tester.downloader.TakeBlocks()
    if len(bs) != 1 {
        t.Fatalf("retrieved block mismatch: have %v, want %v", len(bs), 1)
    }
    if tester.hasBlock(bs[0].RawBlock.ParentHash()) {
        t.Fatalf("tester knows about the unknown hash")
    }
    tester.downloader.Cancel()

    // Reconstruct a valid chain, and try to synchronize with it
    forged.ParentHeaderHash = knownHash
    tester.newPeer("valid", big.NewInt(20000), hashes[0])
    if err := tester.sync("valid", hashes[0]); err != nil {
        t.Fatalf("failed to synchronise blocks: %v", err)
    }
    bs = tester.downloader.TakeBlocks()
    if len(bs) != 1 {
        t.Fatalf("retrieved block mismatch: have %v, want %v", len(bs), 1)
    }
    if !tester.hasBlock(bs[0].RawBlock.ParentHash()) {
        t.Fatalf("tester doesn't know about the origin hash")
    }
}

// Tests that if a malicious peers keeps sending us repeating hashes, we don't
// loop indefinitely.
func TestRepeatingHashAttack(t *testing.T) {
    // Create a valid chain, but drop the last link
    hashes := createHashes(0, blockCacheLimit)
    blocks := createBlocksFromHashes(hashes)
    forged := hashes[:len(hashes)-1]

    // Try and sync with the malicious node
    tester := newTester(t, forged, blocks)
    tester.newPeer("attack", big.NewInt(10000), forged[0])

    errc := make(chan error)
    go func() {
        errc <- tester.sync("attack", hashes[0])
    }()

    // Make sure that syncing returns and does so with a failure
    select {
    case <-time.After(time.Second):
        t.Fatalf("synchronisation blocked")
    case err := <-errc:
        if err == nil {
            t.Fatalf("synchronisation succeeded")
        }
    }
    // Ensure that a valid chain can still pass sync
    tester.hashes = hashes
    tester.newPeer("valid", big.NewInt(20000), hashes[0])
    if err := tester.sync("valid", hashes[0]); err != nil {
        t.Fatalf("failed to synchronise blocks: %v", err)
    }
}

// Tests that if a malicious peers returns a non-existent block hash, it should
// eventually time out and the sync reattempted.
func TestNonExistingBlockAttack(t *testing.T) {
    // Create a valid chain, but forge the last link
    hashes := createHashes(0, blockCacheLimit)
    blocks := createBlocksFromHashes(hashes)
    origin := hashes[len(hashes)/2]

    hashes[len(hashes)/2] = unknownHash

    // Try and sync with the malicious node and check that it fails
    tester := newTester(t, hashes, blocks)
    tester.newPeer("attack", big.NewInt(10000), hashes[0])
    if err := tester.sync("attack", hashes[0]); err != errPeersUnavailable {
        t.Fatalf("synchronisation error mismatch: have %v, want %v", err, errPeersUnavailable)
    }
    // Ensure that a valid chain can still pass sync
    hashes[len(hashes)/2] = origin
    tester.newPeer("valid", big.NewInt(20000), hashes[0])
    if err := tester.sync("valid", hashes[0]); err != nil {
        t.Fatalf("failed to synchronise blocks: %v", err)
    }
}

// Tests that if a malicious peer is returning hashes in a weird order, that the
// sync throttler doesn't choke on them waiting for the valid blocks.
func TestInvalidHashOrderAttack(t *testing.T) {
    // Create a valid long chain, but reverse some hashes within
    hashes := createHashes(0, 4*blockCacheLimit)
    blocks := createBlocksFromHashes(hashes)

    chunk1 := make([]common.Hash, blockCacheLimit)
    chunk2 := make([]common.Hash, blockCacheLimit)
    copy(chunk1, hashes[blockCacheLimit:2*blockCacheLimit])
    copy(chunk2, hashes[2*blockCacheLimit:3*blockCacheLimit])

    reverse := make([]common.Hash, len(hashes))
    copy(reverse, hashes)
    copy(reverse[2*blockCacheLimit:], chunk1)
    copy(reverse[blockCacheLimit:], chunk2)

    // Try and sync with the malicious node and check that it fails
    tester := newTester(t, reverse, blocks)
    tester.newPeer("attack", big.NewInt(10000), reverse[0])
    if _, err := tester.syncTake("attack", reverse[0]); err != ErrInvalidChain {
        t.Fatalf("synchronisation error mismatch: have %v, want %v", err, ErrInvalidChain)
    }
    // Ensure that a valid chain can still pass sync
    tester.hashes = hashes
    tester.newPeer("valid", big.NewInt(20000), hashes[0])
    if _, err := tester.syncTake("valid", hashes[0]); err != nil {
        t.Fatalf("failed to synchronise blocks: %v", err)
    }
}

// Tests that if a malicious peer makes up a random hash chain and tries to push
// indefinitely, it actually gets caught with it.
func TestMadeupHashChainAttack(t *testing.T) {
    blockSoftTTL = 100 * time.Millisecond
    crossCheckCycle = 25 * time.Millisecond

    // Create a long chain of hashes without backing blocks
    hashes := createHashes(0, 1024*blockCacheLimit)

    // Try and sync with the malicious node and check that it fails
    tester := newTester(t, hashes, nil)
    tester.newPeer("attack", big.NewInt(10000), hashes[0])
    if _, err := tester.syncTake("attack", hashes[0]); err != ErrCrossCheckFailed {
        t.Fatalf("synchronisation error mismatch: have %v, want %v", err, ErrCrossCheckFailed)
    }
}

// Tests that if a malicious peer makes up a random hash chain, and tries to push
// indefinitely, one hash at a time, it actually gets caught with it. The reason
// this is separate from the classical made up chain attack is that sending hashes
// one by one prevents reliable block/parent verification.
func TestMadeupHashChainDrippingAttack(t *testing.T) {
    // Create a random chain of hashes to drip
    hashes := createHashes(0, 16*blockCacheLimit)
    tester := newTester(t, hashes, nil)

    // Try and sync with the attacker, one hash at a time
    tester.maxHashFetch = 1
    tester.newPeer("attack", big.NewInt(10000), hashes[0])
    if _, err := tester.syncTake("attack", hashes[0]); err != ErrStallingPeer {
        t.Fatalf("synchronisation error mismatch: have %v, want %v", err, ErrStallingPeer)
    }
}

// Tests that if a malicious peer makes up a random block chain, and tried to
// push indefinitely, it actually gets caught with it.
func TestMadeupBlockChainAttack(t *testing.T) {
    defaultBlockTTL := blockSoftTTL
    defaultCrossCheckCycle := crossCheckCycle

    blockSoftTTL = 100 * time.Millisecond
    crossCheckCycle = 25 * time.Millisecond

    // Create a long chain of blocks and simulate an invalid chain by dropping every second
    hashes := createHashes(0, 16*blockCacheLimit)
    blocks := createBlocksFromHashes(hashes)

    gapped := make([]common.Hash, len(hashes)/2)
    for i := 0; i < len(gapped); i++ {
        gapped[i] = hashes[2*i]
    }
    // Try and sync with the malicious node and check that it fails
    tester := newTester(t, gapped, blocks)
    tester.newPeer("attack", big.NewInt(10000), gapped[0])
    if _, err := tester.syncTake("attack", gapped[0]); err != ErrCrossCheckFailed {
        t.Fatalf("synchronisation error mismatch: have %v, want %v", err, ErrCrossCheckFailed)
    }
    // Ensure that a valid chain can still pass sync
    blockSoftTTL = defaultBlockTTL
    crossCheckCycle = defaultCrossCheckCycle

    tester.hashes = hashes
    tester.newPeer("valid", big.NewInt(20000), hashes[0])
    if _, err := tester.syncTake("valid", hashes[0]); err != nil {
        t.Fatalf("failed to synchronise blocks: %v", err)
    }
}

// Advanced form of the above forged blockchain attack, where not only does the
// attacker make up a valid hashes for random blocks, but also forges the block
// parents to point to existing hashes.
func TestMadeupParentBlockChainAttack(t *testing.T) {
    defaultBlockTTL := blockSoftTTL
    defaultCrossCheckCycle := crossCheckCycle

    blockSoftTTL = 100 * time.Millisecond
    crossCheckCycle = 25 * time.Millisecond

    // Create a long chain of blocks and simulate an invalid chain by dropping every second
    hashes := createHashes(0, 16*blockCacheLimit)
    blocks := createBlocksFromHashes(hashes)
    forges := createBlocksFromHashes(hashes)
    for hash, block := range forges {
        block.ParentHeaderHash = hash // Simulate pointing to already known hash
    }
    // Try and sync with the malicious node and check that it fails
    tester := newTester(t, hashes, forges)
    tester.newPeer("attack", big.NewInt(10000), hashes[0])
    if _, err := tester.syncTake("attack", hashes[0]); err != ErrCrossCheckFailed {
        t.Fatalf("synchronisation error mismatch: have %v, want %v", err, ErrCrossCheckFailed)
    }
    // Ensure that a valid chain can still pass sync
    blockSoftTTL = defaultBlockTTL
    crossCheckCycle = defaultCrossCheckCycle

    tester.blocks = blocks
    tester.newPeer("valid", big.NewInt(20000), hashes[0])
    if _, err := tester.syncTake("valid", hashes[0]); err != nil {
        t.Fatalf("failed to synchronise blocks: %v", err)
    }
}

// Tests that if one/multiple malicious peers try to feed a banned blockchain to
// the downloader, it will not keep refetching the same chain indefinitely, but
// gradually block pieces of it, until it's head is also blocked.
func TestBannedChainStarvationAttack(t *testing.T) {
    // Construct a valid chain, but ban one of the hashes in it
    hashes := createHashes(0, 8*blockCacheLimit)
    hashes[len(hashes)/2+23] = bannedHash // weird index to have non multiple of ban chunk size

    blocks := createBlocksFromHashes(hashes)

    // Create the tester and ban the selected hash
    tester := newTester(t, hashes, blocks)
    tester.downloader.banned.Add(bannedHash)

    // Iteratively try to sync, and verify that the banned hash list grows until
    // the head of the invalid chain is blocked too.
    tester.newPeer("attack", big.NewInt(10000), hashes[0])
    for banned := tester.downloader.banned.Size(); ; {
        // Try to sync with the attacker, check hash chain failure
        if _, err := tester.syncTake("attack", hashes[0]); err != ErrInvalidChain {
            t.Fatalf("synchronisation error mismatch: have %v, want %v", err, ErrInvalidChain)
        }
        // Check that the ban list grew with at least 1 new item, or all banned
        bans := tester.downloader.banned.Size()
        if bans < banned+1 {
            if tester.downloader.banned.Has(hashes[0]) {
                break
            }
            t.Fatalf("ban count mismatch: have %v, want %v+", bans, banned+1)
        }
        banned = bans
    }
}