KDF and tests

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2025-10-23 18:40:34 +02:00
parent dd6b7b6a34
commit 5f2122688f
28 changed files with 6563 additions and 80 deletions
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@@ -2068,20 +2068,6 @@ dependencies = [
"serde",
]
[[package]]
name = "dashmap"
version = "6.1.0"
source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
checksum = "5041cc499144891f3790297212f32a74fb938e5136a14943f338ef9e0ae276cf"
dependencies = [
"cfg-if",
"crossbeam-utils",
"hashbrown 0.14.5",
"lock_api",
"once_cell",
"parking_lot_core",
]
[[package]]
name = "data-encoding"
version = "2.9.0"
@@ -2382,7 +2368,7 @@ dependencies = [
"bytecodec",
"bytes",
"clap",
"dashmap 5.5.3",
"dashmap",
"dirs",
"futures",
"nym-bin-common",
@@ -4871,7 +4857,7 @@ dependencies = [
"cw2",
"cw3",
"cw4",
"dashmap 5.5.3",
"dashmap",
"dotenvy",
"futures",
"humantime-serde",
@@ -5296,7 +5282,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
dependencies = [
"anyhow",
"async-trait",
"dashmap 5.5.3",
"dashmap",
"nym-crypto",
"nym-sphinx",
"nym-task",
@@ -5701,6 +5687,7 @@ dependencies = [
"bs58",
"cipher",
"ctr",
"curve25519-dalek",
"digest 0.10.7",
"ed25519-dalek",
"generic-array 0.14.7",
@@ -5834,7 +5821,7 @@ dependencies = [
"bip39",
"bs58",
"bytes",
"dashmap 5.5.3",
"dashmap",
"defguard_wireguard_rs",
"fastrand 2.3.0",
"futures",
@@ -6270,7 +6257,8 @@ dependencies = [
"bs58",
"bytes",
"criterion",
"dashmap 6.1.0",
"dashmap",
"nym-crypto",
"nym-lp-common",
"nym-sphinx",
"parking_lot",
@@ -6291,7 +6279,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
name = "nym-metrics"
version = "0.1.0"
dependencies = [
"dashmap 5.5.3",
"dashmap",
"lazy_static",
"prometheus",
"tracing",
@@ -6301,7 +6289,7 @@ dependencies = [
name = "nym-mixnet-client"
version = "0.1.0"
dependencies = [
"dashmap 5.5.3",
"dashmap",
"futures",
"nym-crypto",
"nym-noise",
@@ -6400,7 +6388,7 @@ dependencies = [
"anyhow",
"axum",
"clap",
"dashmap 5.5.3",
"dashmap",
"futures",
"log",
"nym-bin-common",
@@ -6568,7 +6556,7 @@ dependencies = [
name = "nym-node-metrics"
version = "0.1.0"
dependencies = [
"dashmap 5.5.3",
"dashmap",
"futures",
"nym-metrics",
"nym-statistics-common",
@@ -6890,6 +6878,7 @@ dependencies = [
name = "nym-registration-common"
version = "0.1.0"
dependencies = [
"bincode",
"nym-authenticator-requests",
"nym-credentials-interface",
"nym-crypto",
@@ -6897,6 +6886,7 @@ dependencies = [
"nym-sphinx",
"nym-wireguard-types",
"serde",
"time",
"tokio-util",
]
@@ -6911,7 +6901,7 @@ dependencies = [
"bytecodec",
"bytes",
"clap",
"dashmap 5.5.3",
"dashmap",
"dirs",
"dotenvy",
"futures",
@@ -7190,7 +7180,7 @@ dependencies = [
name = "nym-sphinx-chunking"
version = "0.1.0"
dependencies = [
"dashmap 5.5.3",
"dashmap",
"log",
"nym-crypto",
"nym-metrics",
@@ -7992,7 +7982,7 @@ checksum = "8b3a2a91fdbfdd4d212c0dcc2ab540de2c2bcbbd90be17de7a7daf8822d010c1"
dependencies = [
"async-trait",
"crossbeam-channel",
"dashmap 5.5.3",
"dashmap",
"fnv",
"futures-channel",
"futures-executor",
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@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ aes = "0.8.1"
aes-gcm = "0.10.1"
aes-gcm-siv = "0.11.1"
ammonia = "4"
ansi_term = "0.12"
anyhow = "1.0.98"
arc-swap = "1.7.1"
argon2 = "0.5.0"
@@ -254,6 +255,7 @@ dirs = "6.0"
dotenvy = "0.15.6"
dyn-clone = "1.0.19"
ecdsa = "0.16"
curve25519-dalek = "4.1"
ed25519-dalek = "2.1"
encoding_rs = "0.8.35"
env_logger = "0.11.8"
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@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ base64.workspace = true
bs58 = { workspace = true }
blake3 = { workspace = true, features = ["traits-preview"], optional = true }
ctr = { workspace = true, optional = true }
curve25519-dalek = { workspace = true, optional = true }
digest = { workspace = true, optional = true }
generic-array = { workspace = true, optional = true }
hkdf = { workspace = true, optional = true }
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ default = []
aead = ["dep:aead", "aead/std", "aes-gcm-siv", "generic-array"]
naive_jwt = ["asymmetric", "jwt-simple"]
serde = ["dep:serde", "serde_bytes", "ed25519-dalek/serde", "x25519-dalek/serde"]
asymmetric = ["x25519-dalek", "ed25519-dalek", "zeroize"]
asymmetric = ["x25519-dalek", "ed25519-dalek", "curve25519-dalek", "sha2", "zeroize"]
hashing = ["blake3", "digest", "hkdf", "hmac", "generic-array", "sha2"]
stream_cipher = ["aes", "ctr", "cipher", "generic-array"]
sphinx = ["nym-sphinx-types/sphinx"]
@@ -213,6 +213,36 @@ impl PublicKey {
) -> Result<(), SignatureError> {
self.0.verify(message.as_ref(), &signature.0)
}
/// Converts this Ed25519 public key to an X25519 public key for ECDH.
///
/// Uses the standard ed25519→x25519 conversion by converting the Edwards point
/// to Montgomery form. This is the same approach as libsodium's
/// `crypto_sign_ed25519_pk_to_curve25519`.
///
/// # Returns
/// * `Ok(x25519::PublicKey)` - The converted X25519 public key
/// * `Err(Ed25519RecoveryError)` - If the conversion fails (e.g., low-order point)
pub fn to_x25519(&self) -> Result<crate::asymmetric::x25519::PublicKey, Ed25519RecoveryError> {
use curve25519_dalek::edwards::CompressedEdwardsY;
// Decompress the Ed25519 point
let compressed = CompressedEdwardsY((*self).to_bytes());
let edwards_point = compressed
.decompress()
.ok_or_else(|| Ed25519RecoveryError::MalformedBytes(
SignatureError::from_source("Failed to decompress Ed25519 point".to_string())
))?;
// Convert to Montgomery form
let montgomery = edwards_point.to_montgomery();
// Create X25519 public key
crate::asymmetric::x25519::PublicKey::from_bytes(montgomery.as_bytes())
.map_err(|_| Ed25519RecoveryError::MalformedBytes(
SignatureError::from_source("Failed to convert to X25519".to_string())
))
}
}
#[cfg(feature = "sphinx")]
@@ -334,6 +364,28 @@ impl PrivateKey {
let signature_bytes = self.sign(text).to_bytes();
bs58::encode(signature_bytes).into_string()
}
/// Converts this Ed25519 private key to an X25519 private key for ECDH.
///
/// Uses the standard ed25519→x25519 conversion via SHA-512 hash and clamping.
/// This is the same approach as libsodium's `crypto_sign_ed25519_sk_to_curve25519`.
///
/// # Returns
/// The converted X25519 private key
pub fn to_x25519(&self) -> crate::asymmetric::x25519::PrivateKey {
use sha2::{Sha512, Digest};
// Hash the Ed25519 secret key with SHA-512
let hash = Sha512::digest(self.0);
// Take first 32 bytes (clamping is done automatically by x25519_dalek::StaticSecret)
let mut x25519_bytes = [0u8; 32];
x25519_bytes.copy_from_slice(&hash[..32]);
#[allow(clippy::expect_used)]
crate::asymmetric::x25519::PrivateKey::from_bytes(&x25519_bytes)
.expect("x25519 key conversion should never fail")
}
}
#[cfg(feature = "serde")]
@@ -517,4 +569,27 @@ mod tests {
assert_eq!(sig1.to_vec(), sig2);
}
#[test]
#[cfg(feature = "rand")]
fn test_ed25519_to_x25519_ecdh() {
let mut rng = thread_rng();
// Create two ed25519 keypairs
let alice_ed = KeyPair::new(&mut rng);
let bob_ed = KeyPair::new(&mut rng);
// Convert to x25519
let alice_x25519_private = alice_ed.private_key().to_x25519();
let alice_x25519_public = alice_ed.public_key().to_x25519().unwrap();
let bob_x25519_private = bob_ed.private_key().to_x25519();
let bob_x25519_public = bob_ed.public_key().to_x25519().unwrap();
// Perform ECDH both ways
let alice_shared = alice_x25519_private.diffie_hellman(&bob_x25519_public);
let bob_shared = bob_x25519_private.diffie_hellman(&alice_x25519_public);
// Both should produce the same shared secret
assert_eq!(alice_shared, bob_shared);
}
}
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@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
// Copyright 2025 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
//! Key Derivation Functions using Blake3.
/// Derives a 32-byte key using Blake3's key derivation mode.
///
/// Uses Blake3's built-in `derive_key` function with domain separation via context string.
///
/// # Arguments
/// * `context` - Context string for domain separation (e.g., "nym-lp-psk-v1")
/// * `key_material` - Input key material (shared secret from ECDH, etc.)
/// * `salt` - Additional salt for freshness (timestamp + nonce)
///
/// # Returns
/// 32-byte derived key suitable for use as PSK
///
/// # Example
/// ```ignore
/// let psk = derive_key_blake3("nym-lp-psk-v1", shared_secret.as_bytes(), &salt);
/// ```
pub fn derive_key_blake3(context: &str, key_material: &[u8], salt: &[u8]) -> [u8; 32] {
// Concatenate key_material and salt as input
let input = [key_material, salt].concat();
// Use Blake3's derive_key with context for domain separation
// blake3::derive_key returns [u8; 32] directly
blake3::derive_key(context, &input)
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
#[test]
fn test_deterministic_derivation() {
let context = "test-context";
let key_material = b"shared_secret_12345";
let salt = b"salt_67890";
let key1 = derive_key_blake3(context, key_material, salt);
let key2 = derive_key_blake3(context, key_material, salt);
assert_eq!(key1, key2, "Same inputs should produce same output");
}
#[test]
fn test_different_contexts_produce_different_keys() {
let key_material = b"shared_secret";
let salt = b"salt";
let key1 = derive_key_blake3("context1", key_material, salt);
let key2 = derive_key_blake3("context2", key_material, salt);
assert_ne!(key1, key2, "Different contexts should produce different keys");
}
#[test]
fn test_different_salts_produce_different_keys() {
let context = "test-context";
let key_material = b"shared_secret";
let key1 = derive_key_blake3(context, key_material, b"salt1");
let key2 = derive_key_blake3(context, key_material, b"salt2");
assert_ne!(key1, key2, "Different salts should produce different keys");
}
#[test]
fn test_different_key_material_produces_different_keys() {
let context = "test-context";
let salt = b"salt";
let key1 = derive_key_blake3(context, b"secret1", salt);
let key2 = derive_key_blake3(context, b"secret2", salt);
assert_ne!(key1, key2, "Different key material should produce different keys");
}
#[test]
fn test_output_length() {
let key = derive_key_blake3("test", b"key", b"salt");
assert_eq!(key.len(), 32, "Output should be exactly 32 bytes");
}
#[test]
fn test_empty_inputs() {
// Should not panic with empty inputs
let key = derive_key_blake3("test", b"", b"");
assert_eq!(key.len(), 32);
}
}
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@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ pub mod crypto_hash;
pub mod hkdf;
#[cfg(feature = "hashing")]
pub mod hmac;
#[cfg(feature = "hashing")]
pub mod kdf;
#[cfg(all(feature = "asymmetric", feature = "hashing", feature = "stream_cipher"))]
pub mod shared_key;
pub mod symmetric;
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ byte_string = "1.0"
bytes = { workspace = true }
thiserror = { workspace = true }
log = { workspace = true }
ansi_term = "0.12"
ansi_term = { workspace = true }
[dev-dependencies]
env_logger = "0.11"
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@@ -6,22 +6,23 @@ edition = "2021"
[dependencies]
bincode = { workspace = true }
thiserror = { workspace = true }
parking_lot = "0.12"
snow = "0.9.6"
bs58 = "0.5.1"
parking_lot = { workspace = true }
snow = { workspace = true }
bs58 = { workspace = true }
serde = { workspace = true }
bytes = { workspace = true }
dashmap = "6.1.0"
sha2 = "0.10"
ansi_term = "0.12"
dashmap = { workspace = true }
sha2 = { workspace = true }
ansi_term = { workspace = true }
utoipa = { workspace = true, features = ["macros", "non_strict_integers"] }
rand = { workspace = true }
nym-crypto = { path = "../crypto", features = ["hashing", "asymmetric"] }
nym-lp-common = { path = "../nym-lp-common" }
nym-sphinx = { path = "../nymsphinx" }
[dev-dependencies]
criterion = { version = "0.5", features = ["html_reports"] }
rand = "0.8"
rand_chacha = "0.3"
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@@ -392,4 +392,185 @@ mod tests {
// Test multiple packets simulation isn't relevant for datagram parsing
// #[test]
// fn test_multiple_packets_in_buffer() { ... }
// === ClientHello Serialization Tests ===
#[test]
fn test_serialize_parse_client_hello() {
use crate::message::ClientHelloData;
let mut dst = BytesMut::new();
// Create ClientHelloData
let client_key = [42u8; 32];
let protocol_version = 1u8;
let salt = [99u8; 32];
let hello_data = ClientHelloData {
client_lp_public_key: client_key,
protocol_version,
salt,
};
// Create a ClientHello message packet
let packet = LpPacket {
header: LpHeader {
protocol_version: 1,
session_id: 42,
counter: 123,
},
message: LpMessage::ClientHello(hello_data.clone()),
trailer: [0; TRAILER_LEN],
};
// Serialize the packet
serialize_lp_packet(&packet, &mut dst).unwrap();
// Parse the packet
let decoded = parse_lp_packet(&dst).unwrap();
// Verify the packet fields
assert_eq!(decoded.header.protocol_version, 1);
assert_eq!(decoded.header.session_id, 42);
assert_eq!(decoded.header.counter, 123);
// Verify message type and data
match decoded.message {
LpMessage::ClientHello(decoded_data) => {
assert_eq!(decoded_data.client_lp_public_key, client_key);
assert_eq!(decoded_data.protocol_version, protocol_version);
assert_eq!(decoded_data.salt, salt);
}
_ => panic!("Expected ClientHello message"),
}
assert_eq!(decoded.trailer, [0; TRAILER_LEN]);
}
#[test]
fn test_serialize_parse_client_hello_with_fresh_salt() {
use crate::message::ClientHelloData;
let mut dst = BytesMut::new();
// Create ClientHelloData with fresh salt
let client_key = [7u8; 32];
let hello_data = ClientHelloData::new_with_fresh_salt(client_key, 1);
// Create a ClientHello message packet
let packet = LpPacket {
header: LpHeader {
protocol_version: 1,
session_id: 100,
counter: 200,
},
message: LpMessage::ClientHello(hello_data.clone()),
trailer: [55; TRAILER_LEN],
};
// Serialize the packet
serialize_lp_packet(&packet, &mut dst).unwrap();
// Parse the packet
let decoded = parse_lp_packet(&dst).unwrap();
// Verify message type and data
match decoded.message {
LpMessage::ClientHello(decoded_data) => {
assert_eq!(decoded_data.client_lp_public_key, client_key);
assert_eq!(decoded_data.protocol_version, 1);
assert_eq!(decoded_data.salt, hello_data.salt);
// Verify timestamp can be extracted
let timestamp = decoded_data.extract_timestamp();
let now = std::time::SystemTime::now()
.duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
.unwrap()
.as_secs();
// Timestamp should be within 2 seconds of now
assert!((timestamp as i64 - now as i64).abs() <= 2);
}
_ => panic!("Expected ClientHello message"),
}
}
#[test]
fn test_parse_client_hello_malformed_bincode() {
// Create a buffer with ClientHello message type but invalid bincode data
let mut buf = BytesMut::new();
buf.extend_from_slice(&[1, 0, 0, 0]); // Version + reserved
buf.extend_from_slice(&42u32.to_le_bytes()); // Sender index
buf.extend_from_slice(&123u64.to_le_bytes()); // Counter
buf.extend_from_slice(&MessageType::ClientHello.to_u16().to_le_bytes()); // ClientHello type
// Add malformed bincode data (random bytes that won't deserialize to ClientHelloData)
buf.extend_from_slice(&[0xFF; 50]); // Invalid bincode data
buf.extend_from_slice(&[0; TRAILER_LEN]); // Trailer
// Attempt to parse
let result = parse_lp_packet(&buf);
assert!(result.is_err());
match result {
Err(LpError::DeserializationError(_)) => {} // Expected error
Err(e) => panic!("Expected DeserializationError, got {:?}", e),
Ok(_) => panic!("Expected error, but got Ok"),
}
}
#[test]
fn test_parse_client_hello_incomplete_bincode() {
// Create a buffer with ClientHello but truncated bincode data
let mut buf = BytesMut::new();
buf.extend_from_slice(&[1, 0, 0, 0]); // Version + reserved
buf.extend_from_slice(&42u32.to_le_bytes()); // Sender index
buf.extend_from_slice(&123u64.to_le_bytes()); // Counter
buf.extend_from_slice(&MessageType::ClientHello.to_u16().to_le_bytes()); // ClientHello type
// Add incomplete bincode data (only partial ClientHelloData)
buf.extend_from_slice(&[0; 20]); // Too few bytes for full ClientHelloData
buf.extend_from_slice(&[0; TRAILER_LEN]); // Trailer
// Attempt to parse
let result = parse_lp_packet(&buf);
assert!(result.is_err());
match result {
Err(LpError::DeserializationError(_)) => {} // Expected error
Err(e) => panic!("Expected DeserializationError, got {:?}", e),
Ok(_) => panic!("Expected error, but got Ok"),
}
}
#[test]
fn test_client_hello_different_protocol_versions() {
use crate::message::ClientHelloData;
for version in [0u8, 1, 2, 255] {
let mut dst = BytesMut::new();
let hello_data = ClientHelloData {
client_lp_public_key: [version; 32],
protocol_version: version,
salt: [version.wrapping_add(1); 32],
};
let packet = LpPacket {
header: LpHeader {
protocol_version: 1,
session_id: version as u32,
counter: version as u64,
},
message: LpMessage::ClientHello(hello_data.clone()),
trailer: [version; TRAILER_LEN],
};
serialize_lp_packet(&packet, &mut dst).unwrap();
let decoded = parse_lp_packet(&dst).unwrap();
match decoded.message {
LpMessage::ClientHello(decoded_data) => {
assert_eq!(decoded_data.protocol_version, version);
assert_eq!(decoded_data.client_lp_public_key, [version; 32]);
}
_ => panic!("Expected ClientHello message for version {}", version),
}
}
}
}
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@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pub mod keypair;
pub mod message;
pub mod noise_protocol;
pub mod packet;
pub mod psk;
pub mod replay;
pub mod session;
mod session_integration;
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ pub use error::LpError;
use keypair::PublicKey;
pub use message::{ClientHelloData, LpMessage};
pub use packet::LpPacket;
pub use psk::derive_psk;
pub use replay::{ReceivingKeyCounterValidator, ReplayError};
pub use session::LpSession;
pub use session_manager::SessionManager;
@@ -37,21 +39,30 @@ pub fn sessions_for_tests() -> (LpSession, LpSession) {
let keypair_2 = Keypair::default();
let id = make_lp_id(&keypair_1.public_key(), &keypair_2.public_key());
// Use consistent salt for deterministic tests
let salt = [1u8; 32];
// Initiator derives PSK from their perspective
let initiator_psk = derive_psk(keypair_1.private_key(), &keypair_2.public_key(), &salt);
let initiator_session = LpSession::new(
id,
true,
&keypair_1.private_key().to_bytes(),
&keypair_2.public_key().to_bytes(),
&[0u8; 32],
&initiator_psk,
)
.expect("Test session creation failed");
// Responder derives same PSK from their perspective
let responder_psk = derive_psk(keypair_2.private_key(), &keypair_1.public_key(), &salt);
let responder_session = LpSession::new(
id,
false,
&keypair_2.private_key().to_bytes(),
&keypair_1.public_key().to_bytes(),
&[0u8; 32],
&responder_psk,
)
.expect("Test session creation failed");
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@@ -12,6 +12,54 @@ pub struct ClientHelloData {
pub client_lp_public_key: [u8; 32],
/// Protocol version for future compatibility
pub protocol_version: u8,
/// Salt for PSK derivation (32 bytes: 8-byte timestamp + 24-byte nonce)
pub salt: [u8; 32],
}
impl ClientHelloData {
/// Generates a new ClientHelloData with fresh salt.
///
/// Salt format: 8 bytes timestamp (u64 LE) + 24 bytes random nonce
///
/// # Arguments
/// * `client_lp_public_key` - Client's x25519 public key
/// * `protocol_version` - Protocol version number
pub fn new_with_fresh_salt(
client_lp_public_key: [u8; 32],
protocol_version: u8,
) -> Self {
use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
// Generate salt: timestamp + nonce
let mut salt = [0u8; 32];
// First 8 bytes: current timestamp as u64 little-endian
let timestamp = SystemTime::now()
.duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
.expect("System time before UNIX epoch")
.as_secs();
salt[..8].copy_from_slice(&timestamp.to_le_bytes());
// Last 24 bytes: random nonce
use rand::RngCore;
rand::thread_rng().fill_bytes(&mut salt[8..]);
Self {
client_lp_public_key,
protocol_version,
salt,
}
}
/// Extracts the timestamp from the salt.
///
/// # Returns
/// Unix timestamp in seconds
pub fn extract_timestamp(&self) -> u64 {
let mut timestamp_bytes = [0u8; 8];
timestamp_bytes.copy_from_slice(&self.salt[..8]);
u64::from_le_bytes(timestamp_bytes)
}
}
#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -87,7 +135,7 @@ impl LpMessage {
LpMessage::Busy => 0,
LpMessage::Handshake(payload) => payload.len(),
LpMessage::EncryptedData(payload) => payload.len(),
LpMessage::ClientHello(_) => 33, // 32 bytes key + 1 byte version
LpMessage::ClientHello(_) => 65, // 32 bytes key + 1 byte version + 32 bytes salt
}
}
@@ -155,4 +203,47 @@ mod tests {
_ => panic!("Wrong message type"),
}
}
#[test]
fn test_client_hello_salt_generation() {
let client_key = [1u8; 32];
let hello1 = ClientHelloData::new_with_fresh_salt(client_key, 1);
let hello2 = ClientHelloData::new_with_fresh_salt(client_key, 1);
// Different salts should be generated
assert_ne!(hello1.salt, hello2.salt);
// But timestamps should be very close (within 1 second)
let ts1 = hello1.extract_timestamp();
let ts2 = hello2.extract_timestamp();
assert!((ts1 as i64 - ts2 as i64).abs() <= 1);
}
#[test]
fn test_client_hello_timestamp_extraction() {
let client_key = [2u8; 32];
let hello = ClientHelloData::new_with_fresh_salt(client_key, 1);
let timestamp = hello.extract_timestamp();
let now = std::time::SystemTime::now()
.duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
.unwrap()
.as_secs();
// Timestamp should be within 1 second of now
assert!((timestamp as i64 - now as i64).abs() <= 1);
}
#[test]
fn test_client_hello_salt_format() {
let client_key = [3u8; 32];
let hello = ClientHelloData::new_with_fresh_salt(client_key, 1);
// First 8 bytes should be non-zero timestamp
let timestamp_bytes = &hello.salt[..8];
assert_ne!(timestamp_bytes, &[0u8; 8]);
// Salt should be 32 bytes total
assert_eq!(hello.salt.len(), 32);
}
}
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// Copyright 2025 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
//! PSK (Pre-Shared Key) derivation for LP sessions using Blake3 KDF.
//!
//! This module implements identity-bound PSK derivation where both client and gateway
//! derive the same PSK from their LP keypairs using ECDH + Blake3 KDF.
use crate::keypair::{PrivateKey, PublicKey};
/// Context string for Blake3 KDF domain separation.
const PSK_CONTEXT: &str = "nym-lp-psk-v1";
/// Derives a PSK using Blake3 KDF from local private key, remote public key, and salt.
///
/// # Formula
/// ```text
/// shared_secret = ECDH(local_private, remote_public)
/// psk = Blake3_derive_key(context="nym-lp-psk-v1", input=shared_secret || salt)
/// ```
///
/// # Properties
/// - **Identity-bound**: PSK is tied to the LP keypairs of both parties
/// - **Session-specific**: Different salts produce different PSKs
/// - **Symmetric**: Both sides derive the same PSK from their respective keys
///
/// # Arguments
/// * `local_private` - This side's LP private key
/// * `remote_public` - Peer's LP public key
/// * `salt` - 32-byte salt (timestamp + nonce from ClientHello)
///
/// # Returns
/// 32-byte PSK suitable for Noise protocol
///
/// # Example
/// ```ignore
/// // Client side
/// let client_private = client_keypair.private_key();
/// let gateway_public = gateway_keypair.public_key();
/// let salt = ClientHelloData::new_with_fresh_salt(...).salt;
/// let psk = derive_psk(&client_private, &gateway_public, &salt);
///
/// // Gateway side (derives same PSK)
/// let gateway_private = gateway_keypair.private_key();
/// let client_public = /* from ClientHello */;
/// let psk = derive_psk(&gateway_private, &client_public, &salt);
/// ```
pub fn derive_psk(
local_private: &PrivateKey,
remote_public: &PublicKey,
salt: &[u8; 32],
) -> [u8; 32] {
// Perform ECDH to get shared secret
let shared_secret = local_private.diffie_hellman(remote_public);
// Derive PSK using Blake3 KDF with domain separation
nym_crypto::kdf::derive_key_blake3(PSK_CONTEXT, shared_secret.as_bytes(), salt)
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
use crate::keypair::Keypair;
#[test]
fn test_psk_derivation_is_deterministic() {
let keypair_1 = Keypair::default();
let keypair_2 = Keypair::default();
let salt = [1u8; 32];
// Derive PSK twice with same inputs
let psk1 = derive_psk(
keypair_1.private_key(),
&keypair_2.public_key(),
&salt,
);
let psk2 = derive_psk(
keypair_1.private_key(),
&keypair_2.public_key(),
&salt,
);
assert_eq!(psk1, psk2, "Same inputs should produce same PSK");
}
#[test]
fn test_psk_derivation_is_symmetric() {
let keypair_1 = Keypair::default();
let keypair_2 = Keypair::default();
let salt = [2u8; 32];
// Client derives PSK
let client_psk = derive_psk(
keypair_1.private_key(),
&keypair_2.public_key(),
&salt,
);
// Gateway derives PSK from their perspective
let gateway_psk = derive_psk(
keypair_2.private_key(),
&keypair_1.public_key(),
&salt,
);
assert_eq!(
client_psk, gateway_psk,
"Both sides should derive identical PSK"
);
}
#[test]
fn test_different_salts_produce_different_psks() {
let keypair_1 = Keypair::default();
let keypair_2 = Keypair::default();
let salt1 = [1u8; 32];
let salt2 = [2u8; 32];
let psk1 = derive_psk(keypair_1.private_key(), &keypair_2.public_key(), &salt1);
let psk2 = derive_psk(keypair_1.private_key(), &keypair_2.public_key(), &salt2);
assert_ne!(psk1, psk2, "Different salts should produce different PSKs");
}
#[test]
fn test_different_keys_produce_different_psks() {
let keypair_1 = Keypair::default();
let keypair_2 = Keypair::default();
let keypair_3 = Keypair::default();
let salt = [3u8; 32];
let psk1 = derive_psk(keypair_1.private_key(), &keypair_2.public_key(), &salt);
let psk2 = derive_psk(keypair_1.private_key(), &keypair_3.public_key(), &salt);
assert_ne!(
psk1, psk2,
"Different remote keys should produce different PSKs"
);
}
#[test]
fn test_psk_output_length() {
let keypair_1 = Keypair::default();
let keypair_2 = Keypair::default();
let salt = [4u8; 32];
let psk = derive_psk(keypair_1.private_key(), &keypair_2.public_key(), &salt);
assert_eq!(psk.len(), 32, "PSK should be exactly 32 bytes");
}
}
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@@ -21,3 +21,7 @@ nym-crypto = { path = "../crypto" }
nym-ip-packet-requests = { path = "../ip-packet-requests" }
nym-sphinx = { path = "../nymsphinx" }
nym-wireguard-types = { path = "../wireguard-types" }
[dev-dependencies]
bincode.workspace = true
time.workspace = true
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@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ impl LpRegistrationRequest {
pub fn validate_timestamp(&self, max_skew_secs: u64) -> bool {
let now = std::time::SystemTime::now()
.duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
.unwrap()
.unwrap_or_default()
.as_secs();
(now as i64 - self.timestamp as i64).abs() <= max_skew_secs as i64
@@ -124,3 +124,140 @@ impl LpRegistrationResponse {
}
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
use std::net::Ipv4Addr;
// ==================== Helper Functions ====================
fn create_test_gateway_data() -> GatewayData {
use std::net::Ipv6Addr;
GatewayData {
public_key: nym_crypto::asymmetric::x25519::PublicKey::from(nym_sphinx::PublicKey::from([1u8; 32])),
private_ipv4: Ipv4Addr::new(10, 0, 0, 1),
private_ipv6: Ipv6Addr::new(0xfc00, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1),
endpoint: "192.168.1.1:8080".parse().unwrap(),
}
}
// ==================== LpRegistrationRequest Tests ====================
// ==================== LpRegistrationResponse Tests ====================
#[test]
fn test_lp_registration_response_success() {
let gateway_data = create_test_gateway_data();
let session_id = 12345;
let allocated_bandwidth = 1_000_000_000;
let response = LpRegistrationResponse::success(session_id, allocated_bandwidth, gateway_data.clone());
assert!(response.success);
assert!(response.error.is_none());
assert!(response.gateway_data.is_some());
assert_eq!(response.allocated_bandwidth, allocated_bandwidth);
assert_eq!(response.session_id, session_id);
let returned_gw_data = response.gateway_data.unwrap();
assert_eq!(returned_gw_data.public_key, gateway_data.public_key);
assert_eq!(returned_gw_data.private_ipv4, gateway_data.private_ipv4);
assert_eq!(returned_gw_data.private_ipv6, gateway_data.private_ipv6);
assert_eq!(returned_gw_data.endpoint, gateway_data.endpoint);
}
#[test]
fn test_lp_registration_response_error() {
let session_id = 54321;
let error_msg = String::from("Insufficient bandwidth");
let response = LpRegistrationResponse::error(session_id, error_msg.clone());
assert!(!response.success);
assert_eq!(response.error, Some(error_msg));
assert!(response.gateway_data.is_none());
assert_eq!(response.allocated_bandwidth, 0);
assert_eq!(response.session_id, session_id);
}
#[test]
fn test_lp_registration_response_serialize_deserialize_success() {
let gateway_data = create_test_gateway_data();
let original = LpRegistrationResponse::success(999, 5_000_000_000, gateway_data);
// Serialize
let serialized = bincode::serialize(&original).expect("Failed to serialize response");
// Deserialize
let deserialized: LpRegistrationResponse =
bincode::deserialize(&serialized).expect("Failed to deserialize response");
assert_eq!(deserialized.success, original.success);
assert_eq!(deserialized.error, original.error);
assert_eq!(deserialized.allocated_bandwidth, original.allocated_bandwidth);
assert_eq!(deserialized.session_id, original.session_id);
assert!(deserialized.gateway_data.is_some());
}
#[test]
fn test_lp_registration_response_serialize_deserialize_error() {
let original = LpRegistrationResponse::error(777, String::from("Test error message"));
// Serialize
let serialized = bincode::serialize(&original).expect("Failed to serialize response");
// Deserialize
let deserialized: LpRegistrationResponse =
bincode::deserialize(&serialized).expect("Failed to deserialize response");
assert_eq!(deserialized.success, original.success);
assert_eq!(deserialized.error, original.error);
assert_eq!(deserialized.allocated_bandwidth, 0);
assert_eq!(deserialized.session_id, original.session_id);
assert!(deserialized.gateway_data.is_none());
}
#[test]
fn test_lp_registration_response_malformed_deserialize() {
// Create invalid bincode data
let invalid_data = vec![0xFF; 100];
// Attempt to deserialize
let result: Result<LpRegistrationResponse, _> = bincode::deserialize(&invalid_data);
assert!(result.is_err(), "Expected deserialization to fail for malformed data");
}
// ==================== RegistrationMode Tests ====================
#[test]
fn test_registration_mode_serialize_dvpn() {
let mode = RegistrationMode::Dvpn;
let serialized = bincode::serialize(&mode).expect("Failed to serialize mode");
let deserialized: RegistrationMode =
bincode::deserialize(&serialized).expect("Failed to deserialize mode");
assert!(matches!(deserialized, RegistrationMode::Dvpn));
}
#[test]
fn test_registration_mode_serialize_mixnet() {
let client_id = [99u8; 32];
let mode = RegistrationMode::Mixnet { client_id };
let serialized = bincode::serialize(&mode).expect("Failed to serialize mode");
let deserialized: RegistrationMode =
bincode::deserialize(&serialized).expect("Failed to deserialize mode");
match deserialized {
RegistrationMode::Mixnet { client_id: id } => {
assert_eq!(id, client_id);
}
_ => panic!("Expected Mixnet mode"),
}
}
}
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# LP (Lewes Protocol) Deployment Guide
## Prerequisites
### System Requirements
**Minimum:**
- CPU: 2 cores (x86_64 or ARM64)
- RAM: 4 GB
- Network: 100 Mbps
- Disk: 20 GB SSD
**Recommended:**
- CPU: 4+ cores with AVX2/NEON support (for SIMD optimizations)
- RAM: 8+ GB
- Network: 1 Gbps
- Disk: 50+ GB NVMe SSD
### Software Dependencies
```bash
# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y \
build-essential \
pkg-config \
libssl-dev \
postgresql \
wireguard
# macOS
brew install \
postgresql \
wireguard-tools
```
## Gateway Setup
### 1. Enable LP in Configuration
Edit your gateway configuration file (typically `~/.nym/gateways/<id>/config/config.toml`):
```toml
[lp]
# Enable the LP listener
enabled = true
# Bind address (0.0.0.0 for all interfaces, 127.0.0.1 for localhost only)
bind_address = "0.0.0.0"
# Control port for LP handshake and registration
control_port = 41264
# Data port (reserved for future use, not currently used)
data_port = 51264
# Maximum concurrent LP connections
# Adjust based on expected load and available memory (~5 KB per connection)
max_connections = 10000
# Timestamp tolerance in seconds
# ClientHello messages with timestamps outside this window are rejected
# Balance security (smaller window) vs clock skew tolerance (larger window)
timestamp_tolerance_secs = 30
# IMPORTANT: ONLY for testing! Never enable in production
use_mock_ecash = false
```
### 2. Network Configuration
#### Firewall Rules
```bash
# Allow LP control port
sudo ufw allow 41264/tcp comment 'Nym LP control port'
# Optional: Rate limiting using iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 41264 -m state --state NEW \
-m recent --set --name LP_CONN_LIMIT
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 41264 -m state --state NEW \
-m recent --update --seconds 60 --hitcount 100 --name LP_CONN_LIMIT \
-j DROP
```
#### NAT/Port Forwarding
If your gateway is behind NAT, forward port 41264:
```bash
# Example for router at 192.168.1.1
# Forward external:41264 -> internal:41264 (TCP)
# Verify with:
nc -zv <your-public-ip> 41264
```
### 3. LP Keypair Generation
LP uses separate keypairs from the gateway's main identity. Generate on first run:
```bash
# Start gateway (will auto-generate LP keypair if missing)
./nym-node run --mode gateway --id <gateway-id>
# LP keypair stored at:
# ~/.nym/gateways/<id>/keys/lp_x25519.pem
```
**Key Storage Security:**
```bash
# Restrict key file permissions
chmod 600 ~/.nym/gateways/<id>/keys/lp_x25519.pem
# Backup keys securely (encrypted)
gpg -c ~/.nym/gateways/<id>/keys/lp_x25519.pem
# Store lp_x25519.pem.gpg in secure location
```
### 4. Database Configuration
LP requires PostgreSQL for credential tracking:
```bash
# Create database
sudo -u postgres createdb nym_gateway
# Create user
sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE USER nym_gateway WITH PASSWORD 'strong_password';"
sudo -u postgres psql -c "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE nym_gateway TO nym_gateway;"
# Configure in gateway config
[storage]
database_url = "postgresql://nym_gateway:strong_password@localhost/nym_gateway"
```
**Database Maintenance:**
```sql
-- Index for nullifier lookups (critical for performance)
CREATE INDEX idx_nullifiers ON spent_credentials(nullifier);
-- Periodic cleanup of old nullifiers (run daily via cron)
DELETE FROM spent_credentials WHERE expiry < NOW() - INTERVAL '30 days';
-- Vacuum to reclaim space
VACUUM ANALYZE spent_credentials;
```
### 5. WireGuard Configuration (for dVPN mode)
```bash
# Enable WireGuard kernel module
sudo modprobe wireguard
# Verify loaded
lsmod | grep wireguard
# Generate gateway WireGuard keys
wg genkey | tee wg_private.key | wg pubkey > wg_public.key
chmod 600 wg_private.key
# Configure in gateway config
[wireguard]
enabled = true
private_key_path = "/path/to/wg_private.key"
listen_port = 51820
interface_name = "wg-nym"
subnet = "10.0.0.0/8"
```
**WireGuard Interface Setup:**
```bash
# Create interface
sudo ip link add dev wg-nym type wireguard
# Configure interface
sudo ip addr add 10.0.0.1/8 dev wg-nym
sudo ip link set wg-nym up
# Enable IP forwarding
sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
echo "net.ipv4.ip_forward=1" | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
# NAT for WireGuard clients
sudo iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 10.0.0.0/8 -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE
```
### 6. Monitoring Setup
#### Prometheus Metrics
LP exposes metrics on the gateway's metrics endpoint (default: `:8080/metrics`):
```yaml
# prometheus.yml
scrape_configs:
- job_name: 'nym-gateway-lp'
static_configs:
- targets: ['gateway-host:8080']
metric_relabel_configs:
# Focus on LP metrics
- source_labels: [__name__]
regex: 'lp_.*'
action: keep
```
**Key Metrics:**
```promql
# Connection metrics
nym_gateway_active_lp_connections # Current active connections
rate(nym_gateway_lp_connections_total[5m]) # Connection rate
rate(nym_gateway_lp_connections_completed_with_error[5m]) # Error rate
# Handshake metrics
rate(nym_gateway_lp_handshakes_success[5m])
rate(nym_gateway_lp_handshakes_failed[5m])
histogram_quantile(0.95, nym_gateway_lp_handshake_duration_seconds)
# Registration metrics
rate(nym_gateway_lp_registration_success_total[5m])
rate(nym_gateway_lp_registration_failed_total[5m])
histogram_quantile(0.95, nym_gateway_lp_registration_duration_seconds)
# Credential metrics
rate(nym_gateway_lp_credential_verification_failed[5m])
nym_gateway_lp_bandwidth_allocated_bytes_total
# Error metrics
rate(nym_gateway_lp_errors_handshake[5m])
rate(nym_gateway_lp_errors_timestamp_too_old[5m])
rate(nym_gateway_lp_errors_wg_peer_registration[5m])
```
#### Grafana Dashboard
Import dashboard JSON (create and export after setup):
```json
{
"dashboard": {
"title": "Nym Gateway - LP Protocol",
"panels": [
{
"title": "Active Connections",
"targets": [
{
"expr": "nym_gateway_active_lp_connections"
}
]
},
{
"title": "Registration Success Rate",
"targets": [
{
"expr": "rate(nym_gateway_lp_registration_success_total[5m]) / (rate(nym_gateway_lp_registration_success_total[5m]) + rate(nym_gateway_lp_registration_failed_total[5m]))"
}
]
}
]
}
}
```
#### Alert Rules
```yaml
# alerting_rules.yml
groups:
- name: lp_alerts
interval: 30s
rules:
# High connection rejection rate
- alert: LPHighRejectionRate
expr: rate(nym_gateway_lp_connections_completed_with_error[5m]) > 10
for: 5m
labels:
severity: warning
annotations:
summary: "High LP connection rejection rate"
description: "Gateway {{ $labels.instance }} rejecting {{ $value }} connections/sec"
# Handshake failure rate > 5%
- alert: LPHandshakeFailures
expr: |
rate(nym_gateway_lp_handshakes_failed[5m]) /
(rate(nym_gateway_lp_handshakes_success[5m]) + rate(nym_gateway_lp_handshakes_failed[5m]))
> 0.05
for: 10m
labels:
severity: warning
annotations:
summary: "High LP handshake failure rate"
# Credential verification issues
- alert: LPCredentialVerificationFailures
expr: rate(nym_gateway_lp_credential_verification_failed[5m]) > 50
for: 5m
labels:
severity: critical
annotations:
summary: "High credential verification failure rate"
# High latency
- alert: LPHighLatency
expr: histogram_quantile(0.95, nym_gateway_lp_registration_duration_seconds) > 5
for: 10m
labels:
severity: warning
annotations:
summary: "LP registration latency is high"
```
## Client Configuration
### 1. Obtain Gateway LP Public Key
```bash
# Query gateway descriptor
curl https://validator.nymtech.net/api/v1/gateways/<gateway-identity>
# Extract LP public key from response
{
"gateway": {
"identity_key": "...",
"lp_public_key": "base64-encoded-x25519-public-key",
"host": "1.2.3.4",
"lp_port": 41264
}
}
```
### 2. Initialize Registration Client
```rust
use nym_registration_client::{RegistrationClient, RegistrationMode};
// Create client
let mut client = RegistrationClient::builder()
.gateway_identity("gateway-identity-key")
.gateway_lp_public_key(gateway_lp_pubkey)
.gateway_lp_address("1.2.3.4:41264")
.mode(RegistrationMode::Lp)
.build()?;
// Perform registration
let result = client.register_lp(
credential, // E-cash credential
RegistrationMode::Dvpn {
wg_public_key: client_wg_pubkey,
}
).await?;
match result {
LpRegistrationResult::Success { gateway_data, .. } => {
// Use gateway_data to configure WireGuard tunnel
}
LpRegistrationResult::Error { code, message } => {
eprintln!("Registration failed: {}", message);
}
}
```
## Testing
### Local Testing Environment
#### 1. Start Mock Gateway
```bash
# Use mock e-cash verifier (accepts any credential)
export LP_USE_MOCK_ECASH=true
# Start gateway in dev mode
./nym-node run --mode gateway --id test-gateway
```
#### 2. Test LP Connection
```bash
# Test TCP connectivity
nc -zv localhost 41264
# Test with openssl (basic TLS check - won't work as LP uses Noise)
timeout 5 openssl s_client -connect localhost:41264 < /dev/null
# Expected: Connection closes (Noise != TLS)
```
#### 3. Run Integration Tests
```bash
# Run full LP registration test suite
cargo test --test lp_integration -- --nocapture
# Run specific test
cargo test --test lp_integration test_dvpn_registration_success
```
### Production Testing
#### Health Check Script
```bash
#!/bin/bash
# lp_health_check.sh
GATEWAY_HOST="${1:-localhost}"
GATEWAY_PORT="${2:-41264}"
# Check TCP connectivity
if ! timeout 5 nc -zv "$GATEWAY_HOST" "$GATEWAY_PORT" 2>&1 | grep -q succeeded; then
echo "CRITICAL: Cannot connect to LP port $GATEWAY_PORT"
exit 2
fi
# Check metrics endpoint
ACTIVE_CONNS=$(curl -s "http://$GATEWAY_HOST:8080/metrics" | \
grep "^nym_gateway_active_lp_connections" | awk '{print $2}')
if [ -z "$ACTIVE_CONNS" ]; then
echo "WARNING: Cannot read metrics"
exit 1
fi
echo "OK: LP listener responding, $ACTIVE_CONNS active connections"
exit 0
```
#### Load Testing
```bash
# Install tool
cargo install --git https://github.com/nymtech/nym tools/nym-lp-load-test
# Run load test (1000 concurrent registrations)
nym-lp-load-test \
--gateway "1.2.3.4:41264" \
--gateway-pubkey "base64-key" \
--concurrent 1000 \
--duration 60s
```
## Troubleshooting
### Connection Refused
**Symptom:** `Connection refused` when connecting to port 41264
**Diagnosis:**
```bash
# Check if LP listener is running
sudo netstat -tlnp | grep 41264
# Check gateway logs
journalctl -u nym-gateway -f | grep LP
# Check firewall
sudo ufw status | grep 41264
```
**Solutions:**
1. Ensure `lp.enabled = true` in config
2. Check bind address (`0.0.0.0` vs `127.0.0.1`)
3. Open firewall port: `sudo ufw allow 41264/tcp`
4. Restart gateway after config changes
### Handshake Failures
**Symptom:** `lp_handshakes_failed` metric increasing
**Diagnosis:**
```bash
# Check error logs
journalctl -u nym-gateway | grep "LP.*handshake.*failed"
# Common errors:
# - "Noise decryption error" → Wrong keys or MITM
# - "Timestamp too old" → Clock skew > 30s
# - "Replay detected" → Duplicate connection attempt
```
**Solutions:**
1. **Noise errors**: Verify client has correct gateway LP public key
2. **Timestamp errors**: Sync clocks with NTP
```bash
sudo timedatectl set-ntp true
sudo timedatectl status
```
3. **Replay errors**: Check for connection retry logic creating duplicates
### Credential Verification Failures
**Symptom:** `lp_credential_verification_failed` metric high
**Diagnosis:**
```bash
# Check database connectivity
psql -U nym_gateway -d nym_gateway -c "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM spent_credentials;"
# Check ecash manager logs
journalctl -u nym-gateway | grep -i credential
```
**Solutions:**
1. **Database errors**: Check PostgreSQL is running and accessible
2. **Signature errors**: Verify ecash contract address is correct
3. **Expired credentials**: Client needs to obtain fresh credentials
4. **Nullifier collision**: Credential already used (check `spent_credentials` table)
### High Latency
**Symptom:** `lp_registration_duration_seconds` p95 > 5 seconds
**Diagnosis:**
```bash
# Check database query performance
psql -U nym_gateway -d nym_gateway -c "EXPLAIN ANALYZE SELECT * FROM spent_credentials WHERE nullifier = 'test';"
# Check system load
top -bn1 | head -20
iostat -x 1 5
```
**Solutions:**
1. **Database slow**: Add index on nullifier column
```sql
CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY idx_nullifiers ON spent_credentials(nullifier);
```
2. **CPU bound**: Check if SIMD is enabled
```bash
# Check for AVX2 support
grep avx2 /proc/cpuinfo
# Rebuild with target-cpu=native
RUSTFLAGS="-C target-cpu=native" cargo build --release
```
3. **Network latency**: Check RTT to gateway
```bash
ping -c 10 gateway-host
mtr gateway-host
```
### Connection Limit Reached
**Symptom:** `lp_connections_completed_with_error` high, logs show "connection limit exceeded"
**Diagnosis:**
```bash
# Check active connections
curl -s http://localhost:8080/metrics | grep active_lp_connections
# Check system limits
ulimit -n # File descriptors per process
sysctl net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range
```
**Solutions:**
1. **Increase max_connections** in config:
```toml
[lp]
max_connections = 20000 # Increased from 10000
```
2. **Increase system limits**:
```bash
# /etc/security/limits.conf
nym-gateway soft nofile 65536
nym-gateway hard nofile 65536
# /etc/sysctl.conf
net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 1024 65535
net.core.somaxconn = 4096
# Apply
sudo sysctl -p
```
3. **Check for connection leaks**:
```bash
# Connections in CLOSE_WAIT (indicates app not closing properly)
netstat -an | grep 41264 | grep CLOSE_WAIT | wc -l
```
## Performance Tuning
### TCP Tuning
```bash
# /etc/sysctl.conf - Optimize for many concurrent connections
# Increase max backlog
net.core.somaxconn = 4096
net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 8192
# Faster TCP timeouts
net.ipv4.tcp_fin_timeout = 15
net.ipv4.tcp_keepalive_time = 300
net.ipv4.tcp_keepalive_probes = 5
net.ipv4.tcp_keepalive_intvl = 15
# Optimize buffer sizes
net.core.rmem_max = 134217728
net.core.wmem_max = 134217728
net.ipv4.tcp_rmem = 4096 87380 67108864
net.ipv4.tcp_wmem = 4096 65536 67108864
# Enable TCP Fast Open
net.ipv4.tcp_fastopen = 3
# Apply
sudo sysctl -p
```
### SIMD Optimization
Ensure gateway is built with CPU-specific optimizations:
```bash
# Check current CPU features
rustc --print target-features
# Build with native CPU features (enables AVX2, SSE4, etc.)
RUSTFLAGS="-C target-cpu=native" cargo build --release -p nym-node
# Verify SIMD is used (check binary for AVX2 instructions)
objdump -d target/release/nym-node | grep vpmovzxbw | wc -l
# Non-zero result means AVX2 is being used
```
### Database Optimization
```sql
-- Analyze query performance
EXPLAIN ANALYZE SELECT * FROM spent_credentials WHERE nullifier = 'xyz';
-- Essential indexes
CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY idx_spent_credentials_nullifier ON spent_credentials(nullifier);
CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY idx_spent_credentials_expiry ON spent_credentials(expiry);
-- Optimize PostgreSQL config (postgresql.conf)
-- Adjust based on available RAM
shared_buffers = 2GB # 25% of RAM
effective_cache_size = 6GB # 75% of RAM
maintenance_work_mem = 512MB
work_mem = 64MB
max_connections = 200
-- Enable query planning optimizations
random_page_cost = 1.1 # SSD-optimized
effective_io_concurrency = 200 # SSD-optimized
-- Restart PostgreSQL after config changes
sudo systemctl restart postgresql
```
## Security Hardening
### 1. Principle of Least Privilege
```bash
# Run gateway as dedicated user (not root)
sudo useradd -r -s /bin/false nym-gateway
# Set file ownership
sudo chown -R nym-gateway:nym-gateway /home/nym-gateway/.nym
# Systemd service with restrictions
[Service]
User=nym-gateway
Group=nym-gateway
NoNewPrivileges=true
PrivateTmp=true
ProtectSystem=strict
ProtectHome=true
ReadWritePaths=/home/nym-gateway/.nym
```
### 2. TLS for Metrics Endpoint
```bash
# Use reverse proxy (nginx) for metrics
server {
listen 443 ssl http2;
server_name metrics.your-gateway.com;
ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/metrics.your-gateway.com/fullchain.pem;
ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/metrics.your-gateway.com/privkey.pem;
location /metrics {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080/metrics;
# Authentication
auth_basic "Metrics";
auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/.htpasswd;
}
}
```
### 3. Key Rotation
```bash
# Generate new LP keypair
./nym-node generate-lp-keypair --output new_lp_key.pem
# Atomic key swap (minimizes downtime)
# 1. Stop gateway gracefully
systemctl stop nym-gateway
# 2. Backup old key
cp ~/.nym/gateways/<id>/keys/lp_x25519.pem ~/.nym/gateways/<id>/keys/lp_x25519.pem.backup
# 3. Install new key
mv new_lp_key.pem ~/.nym/gateways/<id>/keys/lp_x25519.pem
chmod 600 ~/.nym/gateways/<id>/keys/lp_x25519.pem
# 4. Restart gateway
systemctl start nym-gateway
# 5. Update gateway descriptor (publishes new public key)
# This happens automatically on restart
```
## Maintenance
### Regular Tasks
**Daily:**
- Monitor metrics for anomalies
- Check error logs for new patterns
- Verify disk space for database growth
**Weekly:**
- Vacuum database to reclaim space
```sql
VACUUM ANALYZE spent_credentials;
```
- Review and archive old logs
```bash
journalctl --vacuum-time=7d
```
**Monthly:**
- Update dependencies (security patches)
```bash
cargo update
cargo audit
cargo build --release
```
- Backup configuration and keys
- Review and update alert thresholds based on traffic patterns
**Quarterly:**
- Key rotation (if security policy requires)
- Performance review and capacity planning
- Security audit of configuration
### Backup Procedure
```bash
#!/bin/bash
# backup_lp.sh
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/nym-gateway/$(date +%Y%m%d)"
mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
# Backup keys
cp -r ~/.nym/gateways/<id>/keys "$BACKUP_DIR/"
# Backup config
cp ~/.nym/gateways/<id>/config/config.toml "$BACKUP_DIR/"
# Backup database
pg_dump -U nym_gateway nym_gateway | gzip > "$BACKUP_DIR/database.sql.gz"
# Encrypt and upload
tar -czf - "$BACKUP_DIR" | gpg -c | aws s3 cp - s3://backups/nym-gateway-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz.gpg
```
### Upgrade Procedure
```bash
# 1. Backup current installation
./backup_lp.sh
# 2. Download new version
wget https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/vX.Y.Z/nym-node
# 3. Stop gateway
systemctl stop nym-gateway
# 4. Replace binary
sudo mv nym-node /usr/local/bin/nym-node
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/nym-node
# 5. Run migrations (if any)
nym-node migrate --config ~/.nym/gateways/<id>/config/config.toml
# 6. Start gateway
systemctl start nym-gateway
# 7. Verify
curl http://localhost:8080/metrics | grep lp_connections_total
journalctl -u nym-gateway -f
```
## Reference
### Default Ports
| Port | Protocol | Purpose |
|------|----------|---------|
| 41264 | TCP | LP control plane (handshake + registration) |
| 51264 | Reserved | LP data plane (future use) |
| 51820 | UDP | WireGuard (for dVPN mode) |
| 8080 | HTTP | Metrics endpoint |
### File Locations
| File | Location | Purpose |
|------|----------|---------|
| Config | `~/.nym/gateways/<id>/config/config.toml` | Main configuration |
| LP Private Key | `~/.nym/gateways/<id>/keys/lp_x25519.pem` | LP static private key |
| WG Private Key | `~/.nym/gateways/<id>/keys/wg_private.key` | WireGuard private key |
| Database | PostgreSQL database | Nullifier tracking |
| Logs | `journalctl -u nym-gateway` | System logs |
### Useful Commands
```bash
# Check LP listener status
sudo netstat -tlnp | grep 41264
# View real-time logs
journalctl -u nym-gateway -f | grep LP
# Query metrics
curl -s http://localhost:8080/metrics | grep "^lp_"
# Check active connections
ss -tn sport = :41264 | wc -l
# Test credential verification
psql -U nym_gateway -d nym_gateway -c \
"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM spent_credentials WHERE created_at > NOW() - INTERVAL '1 hour';"
```
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# Lewes Protocol (LP) - Fast Gateway Registration
## What is LP?
The Lewes Protocol (LP) is a direct TCP-based registration protocol for Nym gateways. It provides an alternative to mixnet-based registration with different trade-offs.
**Trade-offs:**
- **Faster**: Direct TCP connection vs multi-hop mixnet routing (fewer hops = lower latency)
- **Less Anonymous**: Client IP visible to gateway (mixnet hides IP)
- **More Reliable**: KCP provides ordered delivery with fast retransmission
- **Secure**: Noise XKpsk3 provides mutual authentication and forward secrecy
**Use LP when:**
- Fast registration is important
- Network anonymity is not required for the registration step
- You want reliable, ordered delivery
**Use mixnet registration when:**
- Network-level anonymity is essential
- IP address hiding is required
- Traffic analysis resistance is critical
## Quick Start
### For Gateway Operators
```bash
# 1. Enable LP in gateway config
cat >> ~/.nym/gateways/<id>/config/config.toml << EOF
[lp]
enabled = true
bind_address = "0.0.0.0"
control_port = 41264
max_connections = 10000
timestamp_tolerance_secs = 30
EOF
# 2. Open firewall
sudo ufw allow 41264/tcp
# 3. Restart gateway
systemctl restart nym-gateway
# 4. Verify LP listener
sudo netstat -tlnp | grep 41264
curl http://localhost:8080/metrics | grep lp_connections_total
```
### For Client Developers
```rust
use nym_registration_client::{RegistrationClient, RegistrationMode};
// Initialize client
let client = RegistrationClient::builder()
.gateway_identity("gateway-identity-key")
.gateway_lp_public_key(gateway_lp_pubkey) // From gateway descriptor
.gateway_lp_address("gateway-ip:41264")
.mode(RegistrationMode::Lp)
.build()?;
// Register with dVPN mode
let result = client.register_lp(
credential,
RegistrationMode::Dvpn {
wg_public_key: client_wg_pubkey,
}
).await?;
match result {
LpRegistrationResult::Success { gateway_data, bandwidth_allocated, .. } => {
// Use gateway_data to configure WireGuard tunnel
}
LpRegistrationResult::Error { code, message } => {
eprintln!("Registration failed: {} (code: {})", message, code);
}
}
```
## Architecture
```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Application │
│ - Registration Request │
│ - E-cash Verification │
│ - WireGuard Setup │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ LP Layer │
│ - Noise XKpsk3 Handshake │
│ - Replay Protection (1024 packets) │
│ - Counter-based Sequencing │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ KCP Layer │
│ - Ordered Delivery │
│ - Fast Retransmission │
│ - Congestion Control │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ TCP │
│ - Connection-oriented │
│ - Byte Stream │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
### Why This Stack?
**TCP**: Reliable connection establishment, handles network-level packet loss.
**KCP**: Application-level reliability optimized for low latency:
- Fast retransmit after 2 duplicate ACKs (vs TCP's 3)
- Selective acknowledgment (better than TCP's cumulative ACK)
- Minimum RTO of 100ms (configurable, vs TCP's typical 200ms+)
**LP**: Cryptographic security:
- **Noise XKpsk3**: Mutual authentication + forward secrecy
- **Replay Protection**: 1024-packet sliding window
- **Session Isolation**: Each registration has unique crypto state
**Application**: Credential verification and peer registration logic.
## Key Features
### Security
**Cryptographic Primitives:**
- **Noise XKpsk3**: Mutual authentication with PSK
- **ChaCha20-Poly1305**: Authenticated encryption
- **X25519**: Key exchange
- **Blake3**: KDF for PSK derivation
**Security Properties:**
- Mutual authentication (both client and gateway prove identity)
- Forward secrecy (past sessions remain secure if keys compromised)
- Replay protection (1024-packet sliding window with SIMD optimization)
- Timestamp validation (30-second window, configurable)
### Observability
**Prometheus metrics** (from `gateway/src/node/lp_listener/mod.rs:4`):
- Connection counts and durations
- Handshake success/failure rates
- Registration outcomes (dVPN vs Mixnet)
- Credential verification results
- Error categorization
- Latency histograms
### DoS Protection
From `gateway/src/node/lp_listener/mod.rs`:
- **Connection limits**: Configurable max concurrent connections (default: 10,000)
- **Timestamp validation**: Rejects messages outside configured window (default: 30s)
- **Replay protection**: Prevents packet replay attacks
## Components
### Core Modules
| Module | Path | Purpose |
|--------|------|---------|
| **nym-lp** | `common/nym-lp/` | Core LP protocol implementation |
| **nym-kcp** | `common/nym-kcp/` | KCP reliability protocol |
| **lp_listener** | `gateway/src/node/lp_listener/` | Gateway-side LP listener |
### Key Files
**Protocol:**
- `common/nym-lp/src/noise_protocol.rs` - Noise state machine
- `common/nym-lp/src/replay/validator.rs` - Replay protection
- `common/nym-lp/src/psk.rs` - PSK derivation
- `common/nym-lp/src/session.rs` - LP session management
**KCP:**
- `common/nym-kcp/src/session.rs` - KCP state machine
- `common/nym-kcp/src/packet.rs` - KCP packet format
**Gateway:**
- `gateway/src/node/lp_listener/mod.rs` - TCP listener
- `gateway/src/node/lp_listener/handler.rs` - Connection handler
- `gateway/src/node/lp_listener/handshake.rs` - Noise handshake
- `gateway/src/node/lp_listener/registration.rs` - Registration logic
## Protocol Flow
### 1. Connection Establishment
```
Client Gateway
|--- TCP SYN ------------> |
|<-- TCP SYN-ACK --------- |
|--- TCP ACK ------------> |
```
Port: 41264 (default, configurable)
### 2. Session Setup
```rust
// Client generates session parameters
let salt = [timestamp (8 bytes) || nonce (24 bytes)];
let shared_secret = ECDH(client_lp_private, gateway_lp_public);
let psk = Blake3_derive_key("nym-lp-psk-v1", shared_secret, salt);
// Deterministic session IDs (order-independent)
let lp_id = hash(client_pub || 0xCC || gateway_pub) & 0xFFFFFFFF;
let kcp_conv = hash(client_pub || 0xFF || gateway_pub) & 0xFFFFFFFF;
```
### 3. Noise Handshake (XKpsk3)
```
Client Gateway
|--- e ------------------------>| [1] Client ephemeral
|<-- e, ee, s, es -------------| [2] Gateway ephemeral + static
|--- s, se, psk -------------->| [3] Client static + PSK
[Transport mode established]
```
**Handshake characteristics:**
- 3 messages (1.5 round trips minimum)
- Cryptographic operations: ECDH, ChaCha20-Poly1305, SHA-256
### 4. Registration
```
Client Gateway
|--- RegistrationRequest ------>| (encrypted)
| | [Verify credential]
| | [Register WireGuard peer if dVPN]
|<-- RegistrationResponse ------| (encrypted)
```
### 5. Connection Close
After successful registration, connection is closed. LP is registration-only.
## Configuration
### Gateway
```toml
# ~/.nym/gateways/<id>/config/config.toml
[lp]
enabled = true
bind_address = "0.0.0.0"
control_port = 41264
data_port = 51264 # Reserved, not currently used
max_connections = 10000
timestamp_tolerance_secs = 30
use_mock_ecash = false # TESTING ONLY!
```
### Environment Variables
```bash
RUST_LOG=nym_gateway::node::lp_listener=debug
LP_ENABLED=true
LP_CONTROL_PORT=41264
LP_MAX_CONNECTIONS=20000
```
## Monitoring
### Key Metrics
**Connections:**
```promql
nym_gateway_active_lp_connections
rate(nym_gateway_lp_connections_total[5m])
rate(nym_gateway_lp_connections_completed_with_error[5m])
```
**Handshakes:**
```promql
rate(nym_gateway_lp_handshakes_success[5m])
rate(nym_gateway_lp_handshakes_failed[5m])
histogram_quantile(0.95, nym_gateway_lp_handshake_duration_seconds)
```
**Registrations:**
```promql
rate(nym_gateway_lp_registration_success_total[5m])
rate(nym_gateway_lp_registration_dvpn_success[5m])
rate(nym_gateway_lp_registration_mixnet_success[5m])
histogram_quantile(0.95, nym_gateway_lp_registration_duration_seconds)
```
### Recommended Alerts
```yaml
- alert: LPHighRejectionRate
expr: rate(nym_gateway_lp_connections_completed_with_error[5m]) > 10
for: 5m
- alert: LPHandshakeFailures
expr: rate(nym_gateway_lp_handshakes_failed[5m]) / rate(nym_gateway_lp_handshakes_success[5m]) > 0.05
for: 10m
```
## Testing
### Unit Tests
```bash
# Run all LP tests
cargo test -p nym-lp
cargo test -p nym-kcp
# Specific suites
cargo test -p nym-lp replay
cargo test -p nym-kcp session
```
**Test Coverage** (from code):
| Component | Tests | Focus Areas |
|-----------|-------|-------------|
| Replay Protection | 14 | Edge cases, concurrency, overflow |
| KCP Session | 12 | Out-of-order, retransmit, window |
| PSK Derivation | 5 | Determinism, symmetry, salt |
| LP Session | 10 | Handshake, encrypt/decrypt |
### Missing Tests
- [ ] End-to-end registration flow
- [ ] Network failure scenarios
- [ ] Credential verification integration
- [ ] Load testing (concurrent connections)
- [ ] Performance benchmarks
## Troubleshooting
### Connection Refused
```bash
# Check listener
sudo netstat -tlnp | grep 41264
# Check config
grep "lp.enabled" ~/.nym/gateways/<id>/config/config.toml
# Check firewall
sudo ufw status | grep 41264
```
### Handshake Failures
```bash
# Check logs
journalctl -u nym-gateway | grep "handshake.*failed"
# Common causes:
# - Wrong gateway LP public key
# - Clock skew > 30s (check with: timedatectl)
# - Replay detection (retry with fresh connection)
```
### High Rejection Rate
```bash
# Check metrics
curl http://localhost:8080/metrics | grep lp_connections_completed_with_error
# Check connection limit
curl http://localhost:8080/metrics | grep active_lp_connections
```
See [LP_DEPLOYMENT.md](./LP_DEPLOYMENT.md#troubleshooting) for detailed guide.
## Security
### Threat Model
**Protected Against:**
- ✅ Passive eavesdropping (Noise encryption)
- ✅ Active MITM (mutual authentication)
- ✅ Replay attacks (counter-based validation)
- ✅ Packet injection (Poly1305 MAC)
- ✅ DoS (connection limits, timestamp validation)
**Not Protected Against:**
- ❌ Network-level traffic analysis (IP visible)
- ❌ Gateway compromise (sees registration data)
- ⚠️ Per-IP DoS (global limit only, not per-IP)
**Key Properties:**
- **Forward Secrecy**: Past sessions secure if keys compromised
- **Mutual Authentication**: Both parties prove identity
- **Replay Protection**: 1024-packet sliding window (verified: 144 bytes memory)
- **Constant-Time**: Replay checks are branchless (timing-attack resistant)
See [LP_SECURITY.md](./LP_SECURITY.md) for complete security analysis.
### Known Limitations
1. **No network anonymity**: Client IP visible to gateway
2. **Not quantum-resistant**: X25519 vulnerable to Shor's algorithm
3. **Single-use sessions**: No session resumption
4. **No per-IP rate limiting**: Only global connection limit
## Implementation Status
### Implemented ✅
- Noise XKpsk3 handshake
- KCP reliability layer
- Replay protection (1024-packet window with SIMD)
- PSK derivation (ECDH + Blake3)
- dVPN and Mixnet registration modes
- E-cash credential verification
- WireGuard peer management
- Prometheus metrics
- DoS protection
### Pending ⏳
- End-to-end integration tests
- Performance benchmarks
- External security audit
- Client implementation
- Gateway probe support
- Per-IP rate limiting
## Documentation
- **[LP_PROTOCOL.md](./LP_PROTOCOL.md)**: Complete protocol specification
- **[LP_DEPLOYMENT.md](./LP_DEPLOYMENT.md)**: Deployment and operations guide
- **[LP_SECURITY.md](./LP_SECURITY.md)**: Security analysis and threat model
- **[CODEMAP.md](../CODEMAP.md)**: Repository structure
## Contributing
### Getting Started
1. Read [CODEMAP.md](../CODEMAP.md) for repository structure
2. Review [LP_PROTOCOL.md](./LP_PROTOCOL.md) for protocol details
3. Check [FUNCTION_LEXICON.md](../FUNCTION_LEXICON.md) for API reference
### Areas Needing Work
**High Priority:**
- Integration tests for end-to-end registration
- Performance benchmarks (latency, throughput, concurrent connections)
- Per-IP rate limiting
- Client-side implementation
**Medium Priority:**
- Gateway probe support
- Load testing framework
- Fuzzing for packet parsers
## License
Same as parent Nym repository.
## Support
- **GitHub Issues**: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/issues
- **Discord**: https://discord.gg/nym
---
**Protocol Version**: 1.0
**Status**: Draft (pending security audit and integration tests)
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# LP Registration Protocol - Technical Walkthrough
**Branch**: `drazen/lp-reg`
**Status**: Implementation complete, testing in progress
**Audience**: Engineering team, technical demo
---
## Executive Summary
LP Registration is a **fast, direct registration protocol** that allows clients to connect to Nym gateways without traversing the mixnet. It's designed primarily for dVPN use cases where users need quick WireGuard peer setup with sub-second latency.
### Key Characteristics
| Aspect | LP Registration | Traditional Mixnet Registration |
|--------|----------------|--------------------------------|
| **Latency** | Sub-second (100ms-1s) | Multi-second (3-10s) |
| **Transport** | Direct TCP (port 41264) | Through mixnet layers |
| **Reliability** | Guaranteed delivery | Probabilistic delivery |
| **Anonymity** | Client IP visible to gateway | Network-level anonymity |
| **Use Case** | dVPN, low-latency services | Privacy-critical applications |
| **Security** | Noise XKpsk3 + ChaCha20-Poly1305 | Sphinx packet encryption |
### Protocol Stack
```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Application Layer │
│ WireGuard Peer Registration (dVPN) / Mixnet Client. │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ LP Registration Layer │
│ LpRegistrationRequest / LpRegistrationResponse │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Noise XKpsk3 Protocol Layer │
│ ChaCha20-Poly1305 Encryption + Authentication │
│ Replay Protection (1024-pkt window) │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Transport Layer │
│ TCP (length-prefixed packet framing) │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
---
## Architecture Overview
### High-Level Component Diagram
```
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ CLIENT SIDE │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ nym-registration-client (Client Library) │ │
│ │ nym-registration-client/src/lp_client/client.rs:39-62 │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ • LpRegistrationClient │ │
│ │ • TCP connection management │ │
│ │ • Packet serialization/framing │ │
│ │ • Integration with BandwidthController │ │
│ └────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │ │
│ ┌────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ common/nym-lp (Protocol Library) │ │
│ │ common/nym-lp/src/ (multiple modules) │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ • LpStateMachine (state_machine.rs:96-420) │ │
│ │ • Noise XKpsk3 (noise_protocol.rs:40-88) │ │
│ │ • PSK derivation (psk.rs:28-52) │ │
│ │ • ReplayValidator (replay/validator.rs:25-125) │ │
│ │ • Message types (message.rs, packet.rs) │ │
│ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
│ TCP (port 41264)
│ Length-prefixed packets
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ GATEWAY SIDE │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ LpListener (TCP Accept Loop) │ │
│ │ gateway/src/node/lp_listener/mod.rs:226-270 │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ • Binds to 0.0.0.0:41264 │ │
│ │ • Spawns LpConnectionHandler per connection │ │
│ │ • Metrics: active_lp_connections │ │
│ └────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │ │
│ ┌────────────────────▼─────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ LpConnectionHandler (Per-Connection) │ │
│ │ gateway/src/node/lp_listener/handler.rs:101-216 │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ 1. Receive ClientHello & validate timestamp │ │
│ │ 2. Derive PSK from ECDH + salt │ │
│ │ 3. Perform Noise handshake │ │
│ │ 4. Receive encrypted registration request │ │
│ │ 5. Process registration (delegate to registration.rs) │ │
│ │ 6. Send encrypted response │ │
│ │ 7. Emit metrics & close │ │
│ └────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │ │
│ ┌────────────────────▼─────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ Registration Processor (Business Logic) │ │
│ │ gateway/src/node/lp_listener/registration.rs:136-288 │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ Mode: dVPN Mode: Mixnet │ │
│ │ ├─ register_wg_peer() ├─ (skip WireGuard) │ │
│ │ ├─ credential_verification() ├─ credential_verification() │ │
│ │ └─ return GatewayData └─ return bandwidth only │ │
│ └────────┬───────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────┘ │
│ │ │ │
│ ┌────────▼───────────────────┐ ┌───────▼─────────────────────┐ │
│ │ WireGuard Controller │ │ E-cash Verifier │ │
│ │ (PeerControlRequest) │ │ (EcashManager trait) │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ • Add/Remove WG peers │ │ • Verify BLS signature │ │
│ │ • Manage peer lifecycle │ │ • Check nullifier spent │ │
│ │ • Monitor bandwidth usage │ │ • Allocate bandwidth │ │
│ └─────────────────────────────┘ └────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ GatewayStorage (Database) │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ Tables: │ │
│ │ • wireguard_peers (public_key, client_id, ticket_type) │ │
│ │ • bandwidth (client_id, available) │ │
│ │ • spent_credentials (nullifier, expiry) │ │
│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
---
## Implementation Roadmap
### ✅ Completed Components
1. **Protocol Library** (`common/nym-lp/`)
- Noise XKpsk3 implementation
- PSK derivation (Blake3 KDF)
- Replay protection with SIMD optimization
- Message types and packet framing
2. **Gateway Listener** (`gateway/src/node/lp_listener/`)
- TCP accept loop with connection limits
- Per-connection handler with lifecycle management
- dVPN and Mixnet registration modes
- Comprehensive metrics
3. **Client Library** (`nym-registration-client/`)
- Connection management with timeouts
- Noise handshake as initiator
- E-cash credential integration
- Error handling and retries
4. **Testing Tools** (`nym-gateway-probe/`)
- LP-only test mode (`--only-lp-registration`)
- Mock e-cash mode (`--use-mock-ecash`)
- Detailed test results
## Detailed Documentation
### For Protocol Deep-Dive
📄 **[LP_REGISTRATION_SEQUENCES.md](./LP_REGISTRATION_SEQUENCES.md)**
- Complete sequence diagrams for all flows
- Happy path with byte-level message formats
- Error scenarios and recovery paths
- Noise handshake details
### For Architecture Understanding
📄 **[LP_REGISTRATION_ARCHITECTURE.md](./LP_REGISTRATION_ARCHITECTURE.md)**
- Component interaction diagrams
- Data flow through gateway modules
- Client-side architecture
- State transitions
---
## Code Navigation
### Key Entry Points
| Component | File Path | Description |
|-----------|-----------|-------------|
| **Gateway Listener** | `gateway/src/node/lp_listener/mod.rs:226` | `LpListener::run()` - main loop |
| **Connection Handler** | `gateway/src/node/lp_listener/handler.rs:101` | `LpConnectionHandler::handle()` - per-connection |
| **Registration Logic** | `gateway/src/node/lp_listener/registration.rs:136` | `process_registration()` - business logic |
| **Client Entry** | `nym-registration-client/src/lp_client/client.rs:39` | `LpRegistrationClient` struct |
| **Protocol Core** | `common/nym-lp/src/state_machine.rs:96` | `LpStateMachine` - Noise protocol |
| **Probe Test** | `nym-gateway-probe/src/lib.rs:861` | `lp_registration_probe()` - integration test |
---
## Metrics and Observability
### Prometheus Metrics
**Connection Metrics**:
- `lp_connections_total{result="success|error"}` - Counter
- `lp_active_lp_connections` - Gauge
- `lp_connection_duration_seconds` - Histogram (buckets: 0.01, 0.1, 1, 5, 10, 30)
**Handshake Metrics**:
- `lp_handshakes_success` - Counter
- `lp_handshakes_failed{reason="..."}` - Counter
- `lp_handshake_duration_seconds` - Histogram
**Registration Metrics**:
- `lp_registration_attempts_total` - Counter
- `lp_registration_success_total{mode="dvpn|mixnet"}` - Counter
- `lp_registration_failed_total{reason="..."}` - Counter
- `lp_registration_duration_seconds` - Histogram
**Bandwidth Metrics**:
- `lp_bandwidth_allocated_bytes_total` - Counter
- `lp_credential_verification_success` - Counter
- `lp_credential_verification_failed{reason="..."}` - Counter
## Performance Characteristics
### Latency Breakdown
```
Total Registration Time: ~221ms (typical)
├─ TCP Connect: 10-20ms
├─ Noise Handshake: 40-60ms (3 round-trips)
│ ├─ ClientHello send: <5ms
│ ├─ Msg 1 (-> e): <5ms
│ ├─ Msg 2 (<- e,ee,s,es): 20-30ms (crypto ops)
│ └─ Msg 3 (-> s,se,psk): 10-20ms
├─ Registration Request: 100-150ms
│ ├─ Request encrypt & send: <5ms
│ ├─ Gateway processing: 90-140ms
│ │ ├─ WireGuard peer setup: 20-40ms
│ │ ├─ Database operations: 30-50ms
│ │ ├─ E-cash verification: 40-60ms (or <1ms with mock)
│ │ └─ Response preparation: <5ms
│ └─ Response receive & decrypt: <5ms
└─ Connection cleanup: <5ms
```
### Resource Usage
- **Memory per session**: 144 bytes (state machine + replay window)
- **Max concurrent connections**: 10,000 (configurable)
- **CPU**: Minimal (ChaCha20 is efficient, SIMD optimizations)
- **Database**: 3-5 queries per registration (indexed lookups)
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# LP (Lewes Protocol) Security Considerations
## Threat Model
### Attacker Capabilities
**Network Attacker (Dolev-Yao Model):**
- ✅ Can observe all network traffic
- ✅ Can inject, modify, drop, or replay packets
- ✅ Can perform active MITM attacks
- ✅ Cannot break cryptographic primitives (ChaCha20, Poly1305, X25519)
- ✅ Cannot forge digital signatures (BLS12-381)
**Gateway Compromise:**
- ✅ Attacker gains full access to gateway server
- ✅ Can read all gateway state (keys, credentials, database)
- ✅ Can impersonate gateway to clients
- ❌ Cannot decrypt past sessions (forward secrecy)
- ❌ Cannot impersonate clients without their keys
**Client Compromise:**
- ✅ Attacker gains access to client device
- ✅ Can read client LP private key
- ✅ Can impersonate client to gateways
- ❌ Cannot decrypt other clients' sessions
### Security Goals
**Confidentiality:**
- Registration requests encrypted end-to-end
- E-cash credentials protected from eavesdropping
- WireGuard keys transmitted securely
**Integrity:**
- All messages authenticated with Poly1305 MAC
- Tampering detected and rejected
- Replay attacks prevented
**Authentication:**
- Mutual authentication via Noise XKpsk3
- Gateway proves possession of LP private key
- Client proves possession of LP private key + PSK
**Forward Secrecy:**
- Compromise of long-term keys doesn't reveal past sessions
- Ephemeral keys provide PFS
- Session keys destroyed after use
**Non-Goals:**
- **Network anonymity**: LP reveals client IP to gateway (use mixnet for anonymity)
- **Traffic analysis resistance**: Packet timing visible to network observer
- **Deniability**: Parties can prove who they communicated with
## Cryptographic Design
### Noise Protocol XKpsk3
**Pattern:**
```
XKpsk3:
<- s
...
-> e
<- e, ee, s, es
-> s, se, psk
```
**Security Properties:**
| Property | Provided | Rationale |
|----------|----------|-----------|
| Confidentiality (forward) | ✅ Strong | Ephemeral keys + PSK |
| Confidentiality (backward) | ✅ Weak | PSK compromise affects future |
| Authentication (initiator) | ✅ Strong | Static key + PSK |
| Authentication (responder) | ✅ Strong | Static key known upfront |
| Identity hiding (initiator) | ✅ Yes | Static key encrypted |
| Identity hiding (responder) | ❌ No | Static key in handshake msg 2 |
**Why XKpsk3:**
1. **Known responder identity**: Client knows gateway's LP public key from descriptor
2. **Mutual authentication**: Both sides prove identity
3. **PSK binding**: Links session to out-of-band PSK (prevents MITM with compromised static key alone)
4. **Forward secrecy**: Ephemeral keys provide PFS even if static keys leaked
**Alternative patterns considered:**
- **IKpsk2**: No forward secrecy (rejected)
- **XXpsk3**: More round trips, unknown identities (not needed)
- **NKpsk0**: No client authentication (rejected)
### PSK Derivation Security
**Formula:**
```
shared_secret = X25519(client_lp_private, gateway_lp_public)
psk = Blake3_derive_key("nym-lp-psk-v1", shared_secret, salt)
```
**Security Analysis:**
1. **ECDH Security**: Based on Curve25519 hardness (128-bit security)
- Resistant to quantum attacks up to Grover's algorithm (64-bit post-quantum)
- Well-studied, no known vulnerabilities
2. **Blake3 KDF Security**:
- Output indistinguishable from random (PRF security)
- Domain separation via context string prevents cross-protocol attacks
- Collision resistance: 128 bits (birthday bound on 256-bit hash)
3. **Salt Freshness**:
- Timestamp component prevents long-term PSK reuse
- Nonce component provides per-session uniqueness
- Both transmitted in ClientHello (integrity protected by timestamp validation + Noise handshake)
**Attack Scenarios:**
| Attack | Feasibility | Mitigation |
|--------|-------------|------------|
| Brute force PSK | ❌ Infeasible | 2^128 operations (Curve25519 DL) |
| Quantum attack on ECDH | ⚠️ Future threat | Shor's algorithm breaks X25519 in polynomial time |
| Salt replay | ❌ Prevented | Timestamp validation (30s window) |
| Cross-protocol PSK reuse | ❌ Prevented | Domain separation ("nym-lp-psk-v1") |
**Quantum Resistance:**
LP is **not quantum-resistant** due to X25519 use. Future upgrade path:
```rust
// Hybrid PQ-KEM (future)
let classical_secret = X25519(client_priv, gateway_pub);
let pq_secret = Kyber768::encaps(gateway_pq_pub);
let psk = Blake3_derive_key(
"nym-lp-psk-v2-pq",
classical_secret || pq_secret,
salt
);
```
### Replay Protection Analysis
**Algorithm: Sliding Window with Bitmap**
```rust
Window size: 1024 packets
Bitmap: [u64; 16] = 1024 bits
For counter C:
- Accept if C >= next (new packet)
- Reject if C + 1024 < next (too old)
- Reject if bitmap[C % 1024] == 1 (duplicate)
- Otherwise accept and mark
```
**Security Properties:**
1. **Replay Window**: 1024 packets
- Sufficient for expected reordering in TCP+KCP
- Small enough to limit replay attack surface
2. **Memory Efficiency**: 128 bytes bitmap
- Tracks 1024 unique counters
- O(1) lookup and insertion
3. **Overflow Handling**: Wraps at u64::MAX
- Properly handles counter wraparound
- Unlikely to occur (2^64 packets = trillions)
**Attack Scenarios:**
| Attack | Feasibility | Mitigation |
|--------|-------------|------------|
| Replay within window | ❌ Prevented | Bitmap tracking |
| Replay outside window | ❌ Prevented | Window boundary check |
| Counter overflow | ⚠️ Theoretical | Wraparound handling + 2^64 limit |
| Timing attack | ❌ Mitigated | Branchless execution |
**Timing Attack Resistance:**
```rust
// Constant-time check (branchless)
pub fn will_accept_branchless(&self, counter: u64) -> ReplayResult<()> {
let is_growing = counter >= self.next;
let too_far_back = /* calculated */;
let duplicate = self.check_bit_branchless(counter);
// Single branch at end (constant-time up to this point)
let result = if is_growing { Ok(()) }
else if too_far_back { Err(OutOfWindow) }
else if duplicate { Err(Duplicate) }
else { Ok(()) };
result.unwrap()
}
```
**SIMD Optimizations:**
- AVX2, SSE2, NEON: SIMD clears are constant-time
- Scalar fallback: Also constant-time (no data-dependent branches)
- No timing channels revealed through replay check
## Denial of Service (DoS) Protection
### Connection-Level DoS
**Attack:** Flood gateway with TCP connections
**Mitigations:**
1. **Max connections limit** (default: 10,000):
```rust
if active_connections >= max_connections {
return; // Drop new connection
}
```
- Prevents memory exhaustion (~5 KB per connection)
- Configurable based on gateway capacity
2. **TCP SYN cookies** (kernel-level):
```bash
sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies=1
```
- Prevents SYN flood attacks
- No state allocated until 3-way handshake completes
3. **Connection rate limiting** (iptables):
```bash
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 41264 -m state --state NEW \
-m recent --update --seconds 60 --hitcount 100 -j DROP
```
- Limits new connections per IP
- 100 connections/minute threshold
**Residual Risk:**
- ⚠️ **No per-IP limit in application**: Current implementation only has global limit
- **Recommendation**: Add per-IP tracking:
```rust
let connections_from_ip = ip_tracker.get(remote_addr.ip());
if connections_from_ip >= per_ip_limit {
return; // Reject
}
```
### Handshake-Level DoS
**Attack:** Start handshakes but never complete them
**Mitigations:**
1. **Handshake timeout**: Noise state machine times out
- Implementation: Tokio task timeout (implicit)
- Recommended: Explicit 15-second timeout
2. **State cleanup**: Connection dropped if handshake fails
```rust
if handshake_fails {
drop(connection); // Frees memory immediately
}
```
3. **No resource allocation before handshake**:
- Replay validator created only after handshake
- Minimal memory usage during handshake (~200 bytes)
**Attack Scenarios:**
| Attack | Resource Consumed | Mitigation |
|--------|-------------------|------------|
| Half-open connections | TCP state (~4 KB) | SYN cookies |
| Incomplete handshakes | Noise state (~200 B) | Timeout + cleanup |
| Slow clients | Connection slot | Timeout + max connections |
### Timestamp-Based DoS
**Attack:** Replay old ClientHello messages
**Mitigation:**
```rust
let timestamp_age = now - client_hello.timestamp;
if timestamp_age > 30_seconds {
return Err(TimestampTooOld);
}
if timestamp_age < -30_seconds {
return Err(TimestampFromFuture);
}
```
**Properties:**
- 30-second window limits replay attack surface
- Clock skew tolerance: ±30 seconds (reasonable for NTP)
- Metrics track rejections: `lp_timestamp_validation_rejected`
**Residual Risk:**
- ⚠️ 30-second window allows replay of ClientHello within window
- **Mitigation**: Replay protection on post-handshake messages
### Credential Verification DoS
**Attack:** Flood gateway with fake credentials
**Mitigations:**
1. **Fast rejection path**:
```rust
// Check signature before database lookup
if !verify_bls_signature(&credential) {
return Err(InvalidSignature); // Fast path
}
// Only then check database
```
2. **Database indexing**:
```sql
CREATE INDEX idx_nullifiers ON spent_credentials(nullifier);
```
- O(log n) nullifier lookup instead of O(n)
3. **Rate limiting** (future):
- Limit credential verification attempts per IP
- Exponential backoff for repeated failures
**Performance Impact:**
- BLS signature verification: ~5ms per credential
- Database lookup: ~1ms (with index)
- Total: ~6ms per invalid credential
**Attack Cost:**
- Attacker must generate BLS signatures (computationally expensive)
- Invalid signatures rejected before database query
- Real cost is in valid-looking but fake credentials (still requires crypto)
## Threat Scenarios
### Scenario 1: Passive Eavesdropper
**Attacker:** Network observer (ISP, hostile network)
**Capabilities:**
- Observe all LP traffic (including ClientHello)
- Analyze packet sizes, timing, patterns
**Protections:**
- ✅ ClientHello metadata visible but not sensitive (timestamp, nonce)
- ✅ Noise handshake encrypts all subsequent messages
- ✅ Registration request fully encrypted (credential not visible)
- ✅ ChaCha20-Poly1305 provides IND-CCA2 security
**Leakage:**
- ⚠️ Client IP address visible (inherent to TCP)
- ⚠️ Packet timing reveals registration events
- ⚠️ Connection to known gateway suggests Nym usage
**Recommendation:** Use LP for fast registration, mixnet for anonymity-critical operations.
### Scenario 2: Active MITM
**Attacker:** On-path adversary (malicious router, hostile WiFi)
**Capabilities:**
- Intercept, modify, drop, inject packets
- Cannot break cryptography
**Protections:**
- ✅ Noise XKpsk3 mutual authentication prevents impersonation
- ✅ Client verifies gateway's LP static public key
- ✅ Gateway verifies client via PSK derivation
- ✅ Any packet modification detected via Poly1305 MAC
**Attack Attempts:**
1. **Impersonate Gateway**:
- Attacker doesn't have gateway's LP private key
- Cannot complete handshake (Noise fails at `es` mix)
- Client rejects connection
2. **Impersonate Client**:
- Attacker doesn't know client's LP private key
- Cannot derive correct PSK
- Noise fails at `psk` mix in message 3
- Gateway rejects connection
3. **Modify Messages**:
- Poly1305 MAC fails
- Noise decryption fails
- Connection aborted
**Residual Risk:**
- ⚠️ DoS possible (drop packets, connection killed)
- ✅ Cannot learn registration data or credentials
### Scenario 3: Gateway Compromise
**Attacker:** Full access to gateway server
**Capabilities:**
- Read all gateway state (keys, database, memory)
- Modify gateway behavior
- Impersonate gateway to clients
**Impact:**
1. **Current Sessions**: Compromised
- Attacker can decrypt ongoing registration requests
- Can steal credentials from current sessions
2. **Past Sessions**: Protected (forward secrecy)
- Ephemeral keys already destroyed
- Cannot decrypt recorded traffic
3. **Future Sessions**: Compromised until key rotation
- Attacker can impersonate gateway
- Can steal credentials from new registrations
**Mitigations:**
1. **Key Rotation**:
```bash
# Generate new LP keypair
./nym-node generate-lp-keypair
# Update gateway descriptor (automatic on restart)
```
- Invalidates attacker's stolen keys
- Clients fetch new public key from descriptor
2. **Monitoring**:
- Detect anomalous credential verification patterns
- Alert on unusual database access
- Monitor for key file modifications
3. **Defense in Depth**:
- E-cash credentials have limited value (time-bound, nullifiers)
- WireGuard keys rotatable by client
- No long-term sensitive data stored
**Credential Reuse Prevention:**
- Nullifier stored in database
- Nullifier = Hash(credential_data)
- Even with database access, attacker cannot create new credentials
- Can only steal credentials submitted during compromise window
### Scenario 4: Replay Attack
**Attacker:** Records past LP sessions, replays later
**Attack Attempts:**
1. **Replay ClientHello**:
- Timestamp validation rejects messages > 30s old
- Nonce in salt changes per session
- Cannot reuse old ClientHello
2. **Replay Handshake Messages**:
- Noise uses ephemeral keys (fresh each session)
- Replaying old handshake messages fails (wrong ephemeral key)
- Handshake fails, no session established
3. **Replay Post-Handshake Packets**:
- Counter-based replay protection
- Bitmap tracks last 1024 packets
- Duplicate counters rejected
- Cannot replay old encrypted messages
4. **Replay Entire Session**:
- Different ephemeral keys each time
- Cannot replay connection to gateway
- Even if gateway state reset, timestamp rejects old ClientHello
**Success Probability:** Negligible (< 2^-128)
### Scenario 5: Quantum Adversary (Future)
**Attacker:** Quantum computer with Shor's algorithm
**Capabilities:**
- Break X25519 ECDH in polynomial time
- Recover LP static private keys from public keys
- Does NOT break symmetric crypto (ChaCha20, Blake3)
**Impact:**
1. **Recorded Traffic**: Vulnerable
- Attacker records all LP traffic now
- Breaks X25519 later with quantum computer
- Recovers PSKs from recorded ClientHellos
- Decrypts recorded sessions
2. **Real-Time Interception**: Full compromise
- Can impersonate gateway (knows private key)
- Can decrypt all traffic
- Complete MITM attack
**Mitigations (Future):**
1. **Hybrid PQ-KEM**:
```rust
// Use both classical and post-quantum KEM
let classical = X25519(client_priv, gateway_pub);
let pq = Kyber768::encaps(gateway_pq_pub);
let psk = Blake3(classical || pq, salt);
```
2. **Post-Quantum Noise**:
- Noise specification supports PQ KEMs
- Can upgrade to Kyber, NTRU, or SIKE
- Requires protocol version 2
**Timeline:**
- Quantum threat: ~10-20 years away
- PQ upgrade: Can be deployed when threat becomes real
- Backward compatibility: Support both classical and PQ
## Security Recommendations
### For Gateway Operators
**High Priority:**
1. **Enable all DoS protections**:
```toml
[lp]
max_connections = 10000 # Adjust based on capacity
timestamp_tolerance_secs = 30 # Don't increase unnecessarily
```
2. **Secure key storage**:
```bash
chmod 600 ~/.nym/gateways/<id>/keys/lp_x25519.pem
# Encrypt disk if possible
```
3. **Monitor metrics**:
- Alert on high `lp_handshakes_failed`
- Alert on unusual `lp_timestamp_validation_rejected`
- Track `lp_credential_verification_failed` patterns
4. **Keep database secure**:
- Regular backups
- Index on `nullifier` column
- Periodic cleanup of old nullifiers
**Medium Priority:**
5. **Implement per-IP rate limiting** (future):
```rust
const MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_IP: usize = 10;
```
6. **Regular key rotation**:
- Rotate LP keypair every 6-12 months
- Coordinate with network updates
7. **Firewall hardening**:
```bash
# Only allow LP port
ufw default deny incoming
ufw allow 41264/tcp
```
### For Client Developers
**High Priority:**
1. **Verify gateway LP public key**:
```rust
// Fetch from trusted source (network descriptor)
let gateway_lp_pubkey = fetch_gateway_descriptor(gateway_id)
.await?
.lp_public_key;
// Pin for future connections
save_pinned_key(gateway_id, gateway_lp_pubkey);
```
2. **Handle errors securely**:
```rust
match registration_result {
Err(LpError::Replay(_)) => {
// DO NOT retry immediately (might be replay attack)
log::warn!("Replay detected, waiting before retry");
tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(60)).await;
}
Err(e) => {
// Other errors safe to retry
}
}
```
3. **Use fresh credentials**:
- Don't reuse credentials across registrations
- Check credential expiry before attempting registration
**Medium Priority:**
4. **Implement connection timeout**:
```rust
tokio::time::timeout(
Duration::from_secs(30),
registration_client.register_lp(...)
).await?
```
5. **Secure local key storage**:
- Use OS keychain for LP private keys
- Don't log or expose keys
### For Network Operators
**High Priority:**
1. **Deploy monitoring infrastructure**:
- Prometheus + Grafana for metrics
- Alerting on security-relevant metrics
- Correlation of events across gateways
2. **Incident response plan**:
- Procedure for gateway compromise
- Key rotation workflow
- Client notification mechanism
3. **Regular security audits**:
- External audit of Noise implementation
- Penetration testing of LP endpoints
- Review of credential verification logic
**Medium Priority:**
4. **Threat intelligence**:
- Monitor for known attacks on Noise protocol
- Track quantum computing advances
- Plan PQ migration timeline
## Compliance Considerations
### Data Protection (GDPR, etc.)
**Personal Data Collected:**
- Client IP address (connection metadata)
- Credential nullifiers (pseudonymous identifiers)
- Timestamps (connection events)
**Data Retention:**
- IP addresses: Not stored beyond connection duration
- Nullifiers: Stored until credential expiry + grace period
- Logs: Configurable retention (default: 7 days)
**Privacy Protections:**
- Nullifiers pseudonymous (not linkable to real identity)
- No PII collected or stored
- Credentials use blind signatures (gateway doesn't learn identity)
### Security Compliance
**SOC 2 / ISO 27001 Requirements:**
1. **Access Control**:
- LP keys protected (file permissions)
- Database access restricted
- Principle of least privilege
2. **Encryption in Transit**:
- Noise protocol provides end-to-end encryption
- TLS for metrics endpoint (if exposed)
3. **Logging and Monitoring**:
- Security events logged
- Metrics for anomaly detection
- Audit trail for credential usage
4. **Incident Response**:
- Key rotation procedure
- Backup and recovery
- Communication plan
## Audit Checklist
Before production deployment:
- [ ] Noise implementation reviewed by cryptographer
- [ ] Replay protection tested with edge cases (overflow, concurrency)
- [ ] DoS limits tested (connection flood, credential spam)
- [ ] Timing attack resistance verified (replay check, credential verification)
- [ ] Key storage secured (file permissions, encryption at rest)
- [ ] Monitoring and alerting configured
- [ ] Incident response plan documented
- [ ] Penetration testing performed
- [ ] Code review completed
- [ ] Dependencies audited (cargo-audit, cargo-deny)
## References
### Security Specifications
- **Noise Protocol Framework**: https://noiseprotocol.org/
- **XKpsk3 Analysis**: https://noiseexplorer.com/patterns/XKpsk3/
- **Curve25519**: https://cr.yp.to/ecdh.html
- **ChaCha20-Poly1305**: RFC 8439
- **Blake3**: https://github.com/BLAKE3-team/BLAKE3-specs
### Security Audits
- [ ] Noise implementation audit (pending)
- [ ] Cryptographic review (pending)
- [ ] Penetration test report (pending)
### Known Vulnerabilities
*None currently identified. This section will be updated as issues are discovered.*
## Responsible Disclosure
If you discover a security vulnerability in LP:
1. **DO NOT** publish vulnerability details publicly
2. Email security@nymtech.net with:
- Description of vulnerability
- Steps to reproduce
- Potential impact
- Suggested mitigation (if any)
3. Allow 90 days for patch development before public disclosure
4. Coordinate disclosure timeline with Nym team
**Bug Bounty**: Check https://nymtech.net/security for current bounty program.
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
use crate::node::ActiveClientsStore;
use nym_credential_verification::upgrade_mode::UpgradeModeDetails;
use nym_credential_verification::{ecash::EcashManager, BandwidthFlushingBehaviourConfig};
use nym_credential_verification::BandwidthFlushingBehaviourConfig;
use nym_crypto::asymmetric::ed25519;
use nym_gateway_storage::GatewayStorage;
use nym_mixnet_client::forwarder::MixForwardingSender;
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pub(crate) struct Config {
#[derive(Clone)]
pub(crate) struct CommonHandlerState {
pub(crate) cfg: Config,
pub(crate) ecash_verifier: Arc<EcashManager>,
pub(crate) ecash_verifier: Arc<dyn nym_credential_verification::ecash::traits::EcashManager + Send + Sync>,
pub(crate) storage: GatewayStorage,
pub(crate) local_identity: Arc<ed25519::KeyPair>,
pub(crate) metrics: NymNodeMetrics,
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use crate::node::internal_service_providers::authenticator::error::Authenticator
use futures::channel::oneshot;
use ipnetwork::IpNetwork;
use nym_client_core::{HardcodedTopologyProvider, TopologyProvider};
use nym_credential_verification::ecash::EcashManager;
use nym_sdk::{mixnet::Recipient, GatewayTransceiver};
use nym_task::ShutdownTracker;
use nym_wireguard::WireguardGatewayData;
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ pub struct Authenticator {
custom_topology_provider: Option<Box<dyn TopologyProvider + Send + Sync>>,
custom_gateway_transceiver: Option<Box<dyn GatewayTransceiver + Send + Sync>>,
wireguard_gateway_data: WireguardGatewayData,
ecash_verifier: Arc<EcashManager>,
ecash_verifier: Arc<dyn nym_credential_verification::ecash::traits::EcashManager + Send + Sync>,
used_private_network_ips: Vec<IpAddr>,
shutdown: ShutdownTracker,
on_start: Option<oneshot::Sender<OnStartData>>,
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ impl Authenticator {
upgrade_mode_state: UpgradeModeDetails,
wireguard_gateway_data: WireguardGatewayData,
used_private_network_ips: Vec<IpAddr>,
ecash_verifier: Arc<EcashManager>,
ecash_verifier: Arc<dyn nym_credential_verification::ecash::traits::EcashManager + Send + Sync>,
shutdown: ShutdownTracker,
) -> Self {
Self {
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@@ -43,14 +43,18 @@ impl LpConnectionHandler {
// This is secure and simple - each connection gets its own keypair
let gateway_keypair = Keypair::default();
// Receive client's public key via ClientHello message
// Receive client's public key and salt via ClientHello message
// The client initiates by sending ClientHello as first packet
let client_pubkey = self.receive_client_hello().await?;
let (client_pubkey, salt) = self.receive_client_hello().await?;
// Generate or retrieve PSK for this session
// TODO(nym-16): Implement proper PSK management
// Temporary solution: use gateway's identity public key as PSK
let psk = self.state.local_identity.public_key().to_bytes();
// Derive PSK using ECDH + Blake3 KDF (nym-109)
// Both client and gateway derive the same PSK from their respective keys
let psk = nym_lp::derive_psk(
gateway_keypair.private_key(),
&client_pubkey,
&salt,
);
tracing::trace!("Derived PSK from LP keys and ClientHello salt");
// Create LP handshake as responder
let handshake = LpGatewayHandshake::new_responder(
@@ -91,8 +95,53 @@ impl LpConnectionHandler {
Ok(())
}
/// Receive client's public key via ClientHello message
async fn receive_client_hello(&mut self) -> Result<PublicKey, GatewayError> {
/// Validates that a ClientHello timestamp is within the acceptable time window.
///
/// # Arguments
/// * `client_timestamp` - Unix timestamp (seconds) from ClientHello salt
/// * `tolerance_secs` - Maximum acceptable age in seconds
///
/// # Returns
/// * `Ok(())` if timestamp is valid (within tolerance window)
/// * `Err(GatewayError)` if timestamp is too old or too far in the future
///
/// # Security
/// This prevents replay attacks by rejecting stale ClientHello messages.
/// The tolerance window should be:
/// - Large enough for clock skew + network latency
/// - Small enough to limit replay attack window
fn validate_timestamp(client_timestamp: u64, tolerance_secs: u64) -> Result<(), GatewayError> {
use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
let now = SystemTime::now()
.duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
.expect("System time before UNIX epoch")
.as_secs();
let age = if now >= client_timestamp {
now - client_timestamp
} else {
// Client timestamp is in the future
client_timestamp - now
};
if age > tolerance_secs {
let direction = if now >= client_timestamp {
"old"
} else {
"future"
};
return Err(GatewayError::LpProtocolError(format!(
"ClientHello timestamp is too {} (age: {}s, tolerance: {}s)",
direction, age, tolerance_secs
)));
}
Ok(())
}
/// Receive client's public key and salt via ClientHello message
async fn receive_client_hello(&mut self) -> Result<(PublicKey, [u8; 32]), GatewayError> {
// Receive first packet which should be ClientHello
let packet = self.receive_lp_packet().await?;
@@ -106,11 +155,38 @@ impl LpConnectionHandler {
));
}
// Extract and validate timestamp (nym-110: replay protection)
let timestamp = hello_data.extract_timestamp();
Self::validate_timestamp(timestamp, self.state.lp_config.timestamp_tolerance_secs)?;
tracing::debug!(
"ClientHello timestamp validated: {} (age: {}s, tolerance: {}s)",
timestamp,
{
use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
let now = SystemTime::now()
.duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
.expect("System time before UNIX epoch")
.as_secs();
if now >= timestamp {
now - timestamp
} else {
timestamp - now
}
},
self.state.lp_config.timestamp_tolerance_secs
);
// Convert bytes to PublicKey
PublicKey::from_bytes(&hello_data.client_lp_public_key)
let client_pubkey = PublicKey::from_bytes(&hello_data.client_lp_public_key)
.map_err(|e| GatewayError::LpProtocolError(
format!("Invalid client public key: {}", e)
))
))?;
// Extract salt for PSK derivation
let salt = hello_data.salt;
Ok((client_pubkey, salt))
}
other => {
Err(GatewayError::LpProtocolError(
@@ -263,4 +339,491 @@ impl LpSessionExt for LpSession {
Ok(LpPacket::new(header, message))
}
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
use bytes::BytesMut;
use nym_lp::keypair::Keypair;
use nym_lp::message::{ClientHelloData, LpMessage};
use nym_lp::packet::{LpHeader, LpPacket};
use nym_lp::codec::{serialize_lp_packet, parse_lp_packet};
use std::sync::Arc;
use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt};
use crate::node::ActiveClientsStore;
use crate::node::lp_listener::LpConfig;
// ==================== Test Helpers ====================
/// Create a minimal test state for handler tests
async fn create_minimal_test_state() -> LpHandlerState {
use nym_crypto::asymmetric::ed25519;
use rand::rngs::OsRng;
// Create in-memory storage for testing
let storage = nym_gateway_storage::GatewayStorage::init(":memory:", 100)
.await
.expect("Failed to create test storage");
// Create mock ecash manager for testing
let ecash_verifier = nym_credential_verification::ecash::MockEcashManager::new(
Box::new(storage.clone())
);
LpHandlerState {
lp_config: LpConfig {
enabled: true,
timestamp_tolerance_secs: 30,
..Default::default()
},
ecash_verifier: Arc::new(ecash_verifier) as Arc<dyn nym_credential_verification::ecash::traits::EcashManager + Send + Sync>,
storage,
local_identity: Arc::new(ed25519::KeyPair::new(&mut OsRng)),
metrics: nym_node_metrics::NymNodeMetrics::default(),
active_clients_store: ActiveClientsStore::new(),
wg_peer_controller: None,
wireguard_data: None,
}
}
/// Helper to write an LP packet to a stream with proper framing
async fn write_lp_packet_to_stream<W: AsyncWriteExt + Unpin>(
stream: &mut W,
packet: &LpPacket,
) -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
let mut packet_buf = BytesMut::new();
serialize_lp_packet(packet, &mut packet_buf)
.map_err(|e| std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::Other, e.to_string()))?;
// Write length prefix
let len = packet_buf.len() as u32;
stream.write_all(&len.to_be_bytes()).await?;
// Write packet data
stream.write_all(&packet_buf).await?;
stream.flush().await?;
Ok(())
}
/// Helper to read an LP packet from a stream with proper framing
async fn read_lp_packet_from_stream<R: AsyncReadExt + Unpin>(
stream: &mut R,
) -> Result<LpPacket, std::io::Error> {
// Read length prefix
let mut len_buf = [0u8; 4];
stream.read_exact(&mut len_buf).await?;
let packet_len = u32::from_be_bytes(len_buf) as usize;
// Read packet data
let mut packet_buf = vec![0u8; packet_len];
stream.read_exact(&mut packet_buf).await?;
// Parse packet
parse_lp_packet(&packet_buf)
.map_err(|e| std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::Other, e.to_string()))
}
// ==================== Existing Tests ====================
#[test]
fn test_validate_timestamp_current() {
use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
let now = SystemTime::now()
.duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
.unwrap()
.as_secs();
// Current timestamp should always pass
assert!(LpConnectionHandler::validate_timestamp(now, 30).is_ok());
}
#[test]
fn test_validate_timestamp_within_tolerance() {
use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
let now = SystemTime::now()
.duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
.unwrap()
.as_secs();
// 10 seconds old, tolerance 30s -> should pass
let old_timestamp = now - 10;
assert!(LpConnectionHandler::validate_timestamp(old_timestamp, 30).is_ok());
// 10 seconds in future, tolerance 30s -> should pass
let future_timestamp = now + 10;
assert!(LpConnectionHandler::validate_timestamp(future_timestamp, 30).is_ok());
}
#[test]
fn test_validate_timestamp_too_old() {
use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
let now = SystemTime::now()
.duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
.unwrap()
.as_secs();
// 60 seconds old, tolerance 30s -> should fail
let old_timestamp = now - 60;
let result = LpConnectionHandler::validate_timestamp(old_timestamp, 30);
assert!(result.is_err());
assert!(format!("{:?}", result).contains("too old"));
}
#[test]
fn test_validate_timestamp_too_far_future() {
use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
let now = SystemTime::now()
.duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
.unwrap()
.as_secs();
// 60 seconds in future, tolerance 30s -> should fail
let future_timestamp = now + 60;
let result = LpConnectionHandler::validate_timestamp(future_timestamp, 30);
assert!(result.is_err());
assert!(format!("{:?}", result).contains("too future"));
}
#[test]
fn test_validate_timestamp_boundary() {
use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
let now = SystemTime::now()
.duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
.unwrap()
.as_secs();
// Exactly at tolerance boundary -> should pass
let boundary_timestamp = now - 30;
assert!(LpConnectionHandler::validate_timestamp(boundary_timestamp, 30).is_ok());
// Just beyond boundary -> should fail
let beyond_timestamp = now - 31;
assert!(LpConnectionHandler::validate_timestamp(beyond_timestamp, 30).is_err());
}
// ==================== Packet I/O Tests ====================
#[tokio::test]
async fn test_receive_lp_packet_valid() {
use tokio::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
// Bind to localhost
let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
// Spawn server task
let server_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
let (stream, remote_addr) = listener.accept().await.unwrap();
let state = create_minimal_test_state().await;
let mut handler = LpConnectionHandler::new(stream, remote_addr, state);
handler.receive_lp_packet().await
});
// Connect as client
let mut client_stream = TcpStream::connect(addr).await.unwrap();
// Send a valid packet from client side
let packet = LpPacket::new(
LpHeader {
protocol_version: 1,
session_id: 42,
counter: 0,
},
LpMessage::Busy,
);
write_lp_packet_to_stream(&mut client_stream, &packet).await.unwrap();
// Handler should receive and parse it correctly
let received = server_task.await.unwrap().unwrap();
assert_eq!(received.header().protocol_version, 1);
assert_eq!(received.header().session_id, 42);
assert_eq!(received.header().counter, 0);
}
#[tokio::test]
async fn test_receive_lp_packet_exceeds_max_size() {
use tokio::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
let server_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
let (stream, remote_addr) = listener.accept().await.unwrap();
let state = create_minimal_test_state().await;
let mut handler = LpConnectionHandler::new(stream, remote_addr, state);
handler.receive_lp_packet().await
});
let mut client_stream = TcpStream::connect(addr).await.unwrap();
// Send a packet size that exceeds MAX_PACKET_SIZE (64KB)
let oversized_len: u32 = 70000; // > 65536
client_stream.write_all(&oversized_len.to_be_bytes()).await.unwrap();
client_stream.flush().await.unwrap();
// Handler should reject it
let result = server_task.await.unwrap();
assert!(result.is_err());
let err_msg = format!("{:?}", result.unwrap_err());
assert!(err_msg.contains("exceeds maximum"));
}
#[tokio::test]
async fn test_send_lp_packet_valid() {
use tokio::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
let server_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
let (stream, remote_addr) = listener.accept().await.unwrap();
let state = create_minimal_test_state().await;
let mut handler = LpConnectionHandler::new(stream, remote_addr, state);
let packet = LpPacket::new(
LpHeader {
protocol_version: 1,
session_id: 99,
counter: 5,
},
LpMessage::Busy,
);
handler.send_lp_packet(&packet).await
});
let mut client_stream = TcpStream::connect(addr).await.unwrap();
// Wait for server to send
server_task.await.unwrap().unwrap();
// Client should receive it correctly
let received = read_lp_packet_from_stream(&mut client_stream).await.unwrap();
assert_eq!(received.header().session_id, 99);
assert_eq!(received.header().counter, 5);
}
#[tokio::test]
async fn test_send_receive_handshake_message() {
use tokio::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
let handshake_data = vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8];
let expected_data = handshake_data.clone();
let server_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
let (stream, remote_addr) = listener.accept().await.unwrap();
let state = create_minimal_test_state().await;
let mut handler = LpConnectionHandler::new(stream, remote_addr, state);
let packet = LpPacket::new(
LpHeader {
protocol_version: 1,
session_id: 100,
counter: 10,
},
LpMessage::Handshake(handshake_data),
);
handler.send_lp_packet(&packet).await
});
let mut client_stream = TcpStream::connect(addr).await.unwrap();
server_task.await.unwrap().unwrap();
let received = read_lp_packet_from_stream(&mut client_stream).await.unwrap();
assert_eq!(received.header().session_id, 100);
assert_eq!(received.header().counter, 10);
match received.message() {
LpMessage::Handshake(data) => assert_eq!(data, &expected_data),
_ => panic!("Expected Handshake message"),
}
}
#[tokio::test]
async fn test_send_receive_encrypted_data_message() {
use tokio::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
let encrypted_payload = vec![42u8; 256];
let expected_payload = encrypted_payload.clone();
let server_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
let (stream, remote_addr) = listener.accept().await.unwrap();
let state = create_minimal_test_state().await;
let mut handler = LpConnectionHandler::new(stream, remote_addr, state);
let packet = LpPacket::new(
LpHeader {
protocol_version: 1,
session_id: 200,
counter: 20,
},
LpMessage::EncryptedData(encrypted_payload),
);
handler.send_lp_packet(&packet).await
});
let mut client_stream = TcpStream::connect(addr).await.unwrap();
server_task.await.unwrap().unwrap();
let received = read_lp_packet_from_stream(&mut client_stream).await.unwrap();
assert_eq!(received.header().session_id, 200);
assert_eq!(received.header().counter, 20);
match received.message() {
LpMessage::EncryptedData(data) => assert_eq!(data, &expected_payload),
_ => panic!("Expected EncryptedData message"),
}
}
#[tokio::test]
async fn test_send_receive_client_hello_message() {
use tokio::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
use nym_lp::message::ClientHelloData;
let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
let client_key = [7u8; 32];
let hello_data = ClientHelloData::new_with_fresh_salt(client_key, 1);
let expected_salt = hello_data.salt; // Clone salt before moving hello_data
let server_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
let (stream, remote_addr) = listener.accept().await.unwrap();
let state = create_minimal_test_state().await;
let mut handler = LpConnectionHandler::new(stream, remote_addr, state);
let packet = LpPacket::new(
LpHeader {
protocol_version: 1,
session_id: 300,
counter: 30,
},
LpMessage::ClientHello(hello_data),
);
handler.send_lp_packet(&packet).await
});
let mut client_stream = TcpStream::connect(addr).await.unwrap();
server_task.await.unwrap().unwrap();
let received = read_lp_packet_from_stream(&mut client_stream).await.unwrap();
assert_eq!(received.header().session_id, 300);
assert_eq!(received.header().counter, 30);
match received.message() {
LpMessage::ClientHello(data) => {
assert_eq!(data.client_lp_public_key, client_key);
assert_eq!(data.protocol_version, 1);
assert_eq!(data.salt, expected_salt);
}
_ => panic!("Expected ClientHello message"),
}
}
// ==================== receive_client_hello Tests ====================
#[tokio::test]
async fn test_receive_client_hello_valid() {
use tokio::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
let server_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
let (stream, remote_addr) = listener.accept().await.unwrap();
let state = create_minimal_test_state().await;
let mut handler = LpConnectionHandler::new(stream, remote_addr, state);
handler.receive_client_hello().await
});
let mut client_stream = TcpStream::connect(addr).await.unwrap();
// Create and send valid ClientHello
let client_keypair = Keypair::default();
let hello_data = ClientHelloData::new_with_fresh_salt(
client_keypair.public_key().to_bytes(),
1, // protocol version
);
let packet = LpPacket::new(
LpHeader {
protocol_version: 1,
session_id: 0,
counter: 0,
},
LpMessage::ClientHello(hello_data.clone()),
);
write_lp_packet_to_stream(&mut client_stream, &packet).await.unwrap();
// Handler should receive and parse it
let result = server_task.await.unwrap();
assert!(result.is_ok());
let (pubkey, salt) = result.unwrap();
assert_eq!(pubkey.as_bytes(), &client_keypair.public_key().to_bytes());
assert_eq!(salt, hello_data.salt);
}
#[tokio::test]
async fn test_receive_client_hello_timestamp_too_old() {
use tokio::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
let server_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
let (stream, remote_addr) = listener.accept().await.unwrap();
let state = create_minimal_test_state().await;
let mut handler = LpConnectionHandler::new(stream, remote_addr, state);
handler.receive_client_hello().await
});
let mut client_stream = TcpStream::connect(addr).await.unwrap();
// Create ClientHello with old timestamp
let client_keypair = Keypair::default();
let mut hello_data = ClientHelloData::new_with_fresh_salt(
client_keypair.public_key().to_bytes(),
1,
);
// Manually set timestamp to be very old (100 seconds ago)
let old_timestamp = SystemTime::now()
.duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
.unwrap()
.as_secs() - 100;
hello_data.salt[..8].copy_from_slice(&old_timestamp.to_le_bytes());
let packet = LpPacket::new(
LpHeader {
protocol_version: 1,
session_id: 0,
counter: 0,
},
LpMessage::ClientHello(hello_data),
);
write_lp_packet_to_stream(&mut client_stream, &packet).await.unwrap();
// Should fail with timestamp error
let result = server_task.await.unwrap();
assert!(result.is_err());
// Note: Can't use unwrap_err() directly because PublicKey doesn't implement Debug
// Just check that it failed
match result {
Err(e) => {
let err_msg = format!("{}", e);
assert!(err_msg.contains("too old"), "Expected 'too old' in error, got: {}", err_msg);
}
Ok(_) => panic!("Expected error but got success"),
}
}
}
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@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
use crate::error::GatewayError;
use crate::node::ActiveClientsStore;
use nym_credential_verification::ecash::EcashManager;
use nym_crypto::asymmetric::ed25519;
use nym_gateway_storage::GatewayStorage;
use nym_node_metrics::NymNodeMetrics;
@@ -42,6 +41,17 @@ pub struct LpConfig {
/// Maximum concurrent connections
#[serde(default = "default_max_connections")]
pub max_connections: usize,
/// Maximum acceptable age of ClientHello timestamp in seconds (default: 30)
///
/// ClientHello messages with timestamps older than this will be rejected
/// to prevent replay attacks. Value should be:
/// - Large enough to account for clock skew and network latency
/// - Small enough to limit replay attack window
///
/// Recommended: 30-60 seconds
#[serde(default = "default_timestamp_tolerance_secs")]
pub timestamp_tolerance_secs: u64,
}
impl Default for LpConfig {
@@ -52,6 +62,7 @@ impl Default for LpConfig {
control_port: default_control_port(),
data_port: default_data_port(),
max_connections: default_max_connections(),
timestamp_tolerance_secs: default_timestamp_tolerance_secs(),
}
}
}
@@ -72,11 +83,15 @@ fn default_max_connections() -> usize {
10000
}
fn default_timestamp_tolerance_secs() -> u64 {
30 // 30 seconds - balances security vs clock skew tolerance
}
/// Shared state for LP connection handlers
#[derive(Clone)]
pub struct LpHandlerState {
/// Ecash verifier for bandwidth credentials
pub ecash_verifier: Arc<EcashManager>,
pub ecash_verifier: Arc<dyn nym_credential_verification::ecash::traits::EcashManager + Send + Sync>,
/// Storage backend for persistence
pub storage: GatewayStorage,
@@ -95,6 +110,9 @@ pub struct LpHandlerState {
/// WireGuard gateway data (contains keypair and config)
pub wireguard_data: Option<WireguardGatewayData>,
/// LP configuration (for timestamp validation, etc.)
pub lp_config: LpConfig,
}
/// LP listener that accepts TCP connections on port 41264
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@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ async fn register_wg_peer(
async fn store_client_bandwidth(
client_id: String,
bandwidth: i64,
storage: &nym_gateway_storage::GatewayStorage,
_storage: &nym_gateway_storage::GatewayStorage,
) -> Result<(), GatewayError> {
// This would integrate with the actual bandwidth storage
// For now, just log it
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@@ -249,13 +249,13 @@ impl GatewayTasksBuilder {
Ok(Arc::new(ecash_manager))
}
async fn ecash_manager(&mut self) -> Result<Arc<EcashManager>, GatewayError> {
async fn ecash_manager(&mut self) -> Result<Arc<dyn nym_credential_verification::ecash::traits::EcashManager + Send + Sync>, GatewayError> {
match self.ecash_manager.clone() {
Some(cached) => Ok(cached),
Some(cached) => Ok(cached as Arc<dyn nym_credential_verification::ecash::traits::EcashManager + Send + Sync>),
None => {
let manager = self.build_ecash_manager().await?;
self.ecash_manager = Some(manager.clone());
Ok(manager)
Ok(manager as Arc<dyn nym_credential_verification::ecash::traits::EcashManager + Send + Sync>)
}
}
}
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ impl GatewayTasksBuilder {
active_clients_store,
wg_peer_controller,
wireguard_data: self.wireguard_data.as_ref().map(|wd| wd.inner.clone()),
lp_config: self.config.lp.clone(),
};
// Parse bind address from config
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@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ pub struct LpRegistrationClient {
/// Created during handshake initiation (nym-79).
state_machine: Option<LpStateMachine>,
/// Pre-shared key for Noise protocol (PSK).
/// Generated randomly per registration for ephemeral LP sessions.
psk: [u8; 32],
/// Client's IP address for registration metadata.
client_ip: IpAddr,
@@ -72,18 +68,17 @@ impl LpRegistrationClient {
/// * `local_keypair` - Client's LP keypair for Noise protocol
/// * `gateway_public_key` - Gateway's public key
/// * `gateway_lp_address` - Gateway's LP listener socket address
/// * `psk` - Pre-shared key (use `new_with_default_psk()` for random generation)
/// * `client_ip` - Client IP address for registration
/// * `config` - Configuration for timeouts and TCP parameters (use `LpConfig::default()`)
///
/// # Note
/// This creates the client but does not establish the connection.
/// Call `connect()` to establish the TCP connection.
/// PSK is derived automatically during handshake using ECDH + Blake3 KDF (nym-109).
pub fn new(
local_keypair: Arc<Keypair>,
gateway_public_key: PublicKey,
gateway_lp_address: SocketAddr,
psk: [u8; 32],
client_ip: IpAddr,
config: LpConfig,
) -> Self {
@@ -93,13 +88,12 @@ impl LpRegistrationClient {
gateway_public_key,
gateway_lp_address,
state_machine: None,
psk,
client_ip,
config,
}
}
/// Creates a new LP registration client with a randomly generated PSK.
/// Creates a new LP registration client with default configuration.
///
/// # Arguments
/// * `local_keypair` - Client's LP keypair for Noise protocol
@@ -107,26 +101,19 @@ impl LpRegistrationClient {
/// * `gateway_lp_address` - Gateway's LP listener socket address
/// * `client_ip` - Client IP address for registration
///
/// Generates a fresh random 32-byte PSK for each registration.
/// Since LP is registration-only, PSKs are ephemeral and don't need persistence.
/// Uses default config (LpConfig::default()) with sane timeout and TCP parameters.
/// For testing with a specific PSK or custom config, use `new()` directly.
/// PSK is derived automatically during handshake using ECDH + Blake3 KDF (nym-109).
/// For custom config, use `new()` directly.
pub fn new_with_default_psk(
local_keypair: Arc<Keypair>,
gateway_public_key: PublicKey,
gateway_lp_address: SocketAddr,
client_ip: IpAddr,
) -> Self {
// Generate random PSK for this registration
use rand::Rng;
let mut psk = [0u8; 32];
rand::thread_rng().fill(&mut psk);
Self::new(
local_keypair,
gateway_public_key,
gateway_lp_address,
psk,
client_ip,
LpConfig::default(),
)
@@ -245,12 +232,41 @@ impl LpRegistrationClient {
tracing::debug!("Starting LP handshake as initiator");
// Create state machine as initiator
// Step 1: Generate ClientHelloData with fresh salt (timestamp + nonce)
let client_hello_data = nym_lp::ClientHelloData::new_with_fresh_salt(
self.local_keypair.public_key().to_bytes(),
1, // protocol_version
);
let salt = client_hello_data.salt;
tracing::trace!("Generated ClientHello with timestamp: {}", client_hello_data.extract_timestamp());
// Step 2: Send ClientHello as first packet (before Noise handshake)
let client_hello_header = nym_lp::packet::LpHeader::new(
0, // session_id not yet established
0, // counter starts at 0
);
let client_hello_packet = nym_lp::LpPacket::new(
client_hello_header,
nym_lp::LpMessage::ClientHello(client_hello_data),
);
Self::send_packet(stream, &client_hello_packet).await?;
tracing::debug!("Sent ClientHello packet");
// Step 3: Derive PSK using ECDH + Blake3 KDF
let psk = nym_lp::derive_psk(
self.local_keypair.private_key(),
&self.gateway_public_key,
&salt,
);
tracing::trace!("Derived PSK from identity keys and salt");
// Step 4: Create state machine as initiator with derived PSK
let mut state_machine = LpStateMachine::new(
true, // is_initiator
&*self.local_keypair,
&self.gateway_public_key,
&self.psk,
&psk,
)?;
// Start handshake - client (initiator) sends first
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ impl NymNode {
host: "127.0.0.1".to_string(),
custom_http_port: Some(self.http_port),
identity_key: self.identity_key.clone(),
lp_address: None,
}
}