aboutsummaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/src/include/taler_signatures.h
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorChristian Grothoff <christian@grothoff.org>2015-03-28 14:22:21 +0100
committerChristian Grothoff <christian@grothoff.org>2015-03-28 14:22:21 +0100
commit891018f69f52244fd4cb61b50e3b3aeaeb0d8f50 (patch)
treed745a8037f4f8e8fb6eed515e10a1e12c9fc8c24 /src/include/taler_signatures.h
parent28b6b26567b87b294c247467821a304359f7eca1 (diff)
minor renaming of signature values and improved documentation of signatures, also adding a few missing fields to signatures to address #3631
Diffstat (limited to 'src/include/taler_signatures.h')
-rw-r--r--src/include/taler_signatures.h257
1 files changed, 187 insertions, 70 deletions
diff --git a/src/include/taler_signatures.h b/src/include/taler_signatures.h
index 8363c23dd..4e9418966 100644
--- a/src/include/taler_signatures.h
+++ b/src/include/taler_signatures.h
@@ -40,53 +40,47 @@
*/
#define TALER_CNC_KAPPA 3
+/*********************************************/
+/* Mint offline signatures (with master key) */
+/*********************************************/
/**
- * Purpose for signing public keys signed
- * by the mint master key.
+ * Purpose for signing public keys signed by the mint master key.
*/
-#define TALER_SIGNATURE_MINT_SIGNING_KEY_VALIDITY 1
+#define TALER_SIGNATURE_MASTER_SIGNING_KEY_VALIDITY 1
/**
- * Purpose for denomination keys signed
- * by the mint master key.
+ * Purpose for denomination keys signed by the mint master key.
*/
-#define TALER_SIGNATURE_MINT_DENOMINATION_KEY_VALIDITY 2
+#define TALER_SIGNATURE_MASTER_DENOMINATION_KEY_VALIDITY 2
-/**
- * Purpose for the state of a reserve,
- * signed by the mint's signing key.
- */
-#define TALER_SIGNATURE_MINT_RESERVE_STATUS 3
-/**
- * Signature where the reserve key
- * confirms a withdraw request.
- */
-#define TALER_SIGNATURE_RESERVE_WITHDRAW_REQUEST 4
+/*********************************************/
+/* Mint online signatures (with signing key) */
+/*********************************************/
/**
- * Signature using a coin key confirming the melting of
- * a coin.
+ * Purpose for the state of a reserve, signed by the mint's signing
+ * key.
*/
-#define TALER_SIGNATURE_COIN_MELT 5
+#define TALER_SIGNATURE_MINT_RESERVE_STATUS 32
/**
- * Signature where the mint (current signing key)
- * confirms the no-reveal index for cut-and-choose and
- * the validity of the melted coins.
+ * Signature where the Mint confirms a deposit request.
*/
-#define TALER_SIGNATURE_MINT_MELT_RESPONSE 6
+#define TALER_SIGNATURE_MINT_CONFIRM_DEPOSIT 33
/**
- * Signature where the Mint confirms a deposit request.
+ * Signature where the mint (current signing key) confirms the
+ * no-reveal index for cut-and-choose and the validity of the melted
+ * coins.
*/
-#define TALER_SIGNATURE_COIN_DEPOSIT 7
+#define TALER_SIGNATURE_MINT_CONFIRM_MELT 34
/**
* Signature where the Mint confirms the full /keys response set.
*/
-#define TALER_SIGNATURE_MINT_KEY_SET 8
+#define TALER_SIGNATURE_MINT_KEY_SET 35
/***********************/
@@ -94,26 +88,34 @@
/***********************/
/**
- * Signature where the merchant confirms a contract
+ * Signature where the merchant confirms a contract (to the customer).
*/
#define TALER_SIGNATURE_MERCHANT_CONTRACT 101
+/**
+ * Signature where the merchant confirms a refund (of a coin).
+ */
+#define TALER_SIGNATURE_MERCHANT_REFUND 102
+
+
/*********************/
/* Wallet signatures */
/*********************/
/**
- * Signature made by the wallet of a user to confirm a deposit permission
- * FIXME: this is #TALER_SIGNATURE_COIN_DEPOSIT already!
+ * Signature where the reserve key confirms a withdraw request.
*/
-#define TALER_SIGNATURE_WALLET_DEPOSIT 201
+#define TALER_SIGNATURE_WALLET_RESERVE_WITHDRAW 200
/**
- * Signature made by the wallet of a user to confirm a incremental
- * deposit permission.
- * FIXME: this MIGHT also be #TALER_SIGNATURE_COIN_DEPOSIT already!
+ * Signature made by the wallet of a user to confirm a deposit of a coin.
*/
-#define TALER_SIGNATURE_WALLET_DEPOSIT_INCREMENTAL 202
+#define TALER_SIGNATURE_WALLET_COIN_DEPOSIT 201
+
+/**
+ * Signature using a coin key confirming the melting of a coin.
+ */
+#define TALER_SIGNATURE_WALLET_COIN_MELT 202
@@ -127,7 +129,8 @@ struct TALER_WithdrawRequestPS
{
/**
- * Purpose must be #TALER_SIGNATURE_RESERVE_WITHDRAW_REQUEST.
+ * Purpose must be #TALER_SIGNATURE_WALLET_RESERVE_WITHDRAW.
+ * Used with an EdDSA signature of a `struct TALER_ReservePublicKeyP`.
*/
struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccSignaturePurpose purpose;
@@ -165,7 +168,8 @@ struct TALER_WithdrawRequestPS
struct TALER_DepositRequestPS
{
/**
- * Purpose must be #TALER_SIGNATURE_WALLET_DEPOSIT
+ * Purpose must be #TALER_SIGNATURE_WALLET_COIN_DEPOSIT.
+ * Used for an ECDSA signature with the `union TALER_CoinSpendPublicKeyP`.
*/
struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccSignaturePurpose purpose;
@@ -180,20 +184,68 @@ struct TALER_DepositRequestPS
struct GNUNET_HashCode h_wire;
/**
+ * Time when this request was generated. Used, for example, to
+ * assess when (roughly) the income was achieved for tax purposes.
+ * Note that the Mint will only check that the timestamp is not "too
+ * far" into the future (i.e. several days). The fact that the
+ * timestamp falls within the validity period of the coin's
+ * denomination key is irrelevant for the validity of the deposit
+ * request, as obviously the customer and merchant could conspire to
+ * set any timestamp. Also, the Mint must accept very old deposit
+ * requests, as the merchant might have been unable to transmit the
+ * deposit request in a timely fashion (so back-dating is not
+ * prevented).
+ */
+ struct GNUNET_TIME_AbsoluteNBO timestamp;
+
+ /**
+ * How much time does the merchant have to issue a refund request?
+ * Zero if refunds are not allowed. After this time, the coin
+ * cannot be refunded.
+ */
+ struct GNUNET_TIME_AbsoluteNBO refund_deadline;
+
+ /**
* Merchant-generated transaction ID to detect duplicate
- * transactions.
+ * transactions. The merchant must communicate a merchant-unique ID
+ * to the customer for each transaction. Note that different coins
+ * that are part of the same transaction can use the same
+ * transaction ID. The transaction ID is useful for later disputes,
+ * and the merchant's contract offer (@e h_contract) with the
+ * customer should include the offer's term and transaction ID
+ * signed with a key from the merchant.
*/
uint64_t transaction_id GNUNET_PACKED;
/**
- * Amount to be deposited, including fee.
+ * Amount to be deposited, including deposit fee charged by the
+ * mint. This is the total amount that the coin's value at the mint
+ * will be reduced by.
*/
struct TALER_AmountNBO amount_with_fee;
- /* FIXME: we should probably also include the value of
- the depositing fee here as well! */
/**
- * The coin's public key.
+ * Depositing fee charged by the mint. This must match the Mint's
+ * denomination key's depositing fee. If the client puts in an
+ * invalid deposit fee (too high or too low) that does not match the
+ * Mint's denomination key, the deposit operation is invalid and
+ * will be rejected by the mint. The @e amount_with_fee minus the
+ * @e deposit_fee is the amount that will be transferred to the
+ * account identified by @e h_wire.
+ */
+ struct TALER_AmountNBO deposit_fee;
+
+ /**
+ * The Merchant's public key. Allows the merchant to later refund
+ * the transaction. All zeros if nobody is allowed to refund the
+ * transaction later.
+ */
+ struct TALER_MerchantPublicKeyP merchant;
+
+ /**
+ * The coin's public key. This is the value that must have been
+ * signed (blindly) by the Mint. The deposit request is to be
+ * signed by the corresponding private key (using ECDSA).
*/
union TALER_CoinSpendPublicKeyP coin_pub;
@@ -207,7 +259,8 @@ struct TALER_DepositRequestPS
struct TALER_DepositConfirmationPS
{
/**
- * Purpose must be #TALER_SIGNATURE_COIN_DEPOSIT
+ * Purpose must be #TALER_SIGNATURE_MINT_CONFIRM_DEPOSIT. Signed
+ * by a `struct TALER_MintPublicKeyP` using EdDSA.
*/
struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccSignaturePurpose purpose;
@@ -228,20 +281,36 @@ struct TALER_DepositConfirmationPS
uint64_t transaction_id GNUNET_PACKED;
/**
- * Amount to be deposited, including fee.
+ * Time when this confirmation was generated.
*/
- struct TALER_AmountNBO amount_with_fee;
+ struct GNUNET_TIME_AbsoluteNBO timestamp;
+
+ /**
+ * How much time does the @e merchant have to issue a refund
+ * request? Zero if refunds are not allowed. After this time, the
+ * coin cannot be refunded. Note that the wire transfer will not be
+ * performed by the mint until the refund deadline. This value
+ * is taken from the original deposit request.
+ */
+ struct GNUNET_TIME_AbsoluteNBO refund_deadline;
- /* FIXME: we should probably also include the value of
- the depositing fee here as well! */
+ /**
+ * Amount to be deposited, excluding fee. Calculated from the
+ * amount with fee and the fee from the deposit request.
+ */
+ struct TALER_AmountNBO amount_without_fee;
/**
- * The coin's public key.
+ * The coin's public key. This is the value that must have been
+ * signed (blindly) by the Mint. The deposit request is to be
+ * signed by the corresponding private key (using ECDSA).
*/
union TALER_CoinSpendPublicKeyP coin_pub;
/**
- * The Merchant's public key.
+ * The Merchant's public key. Allows the merchant to later refund
+ * the transaction. All zeros if nobody is allowed to refund the
+ * transaction later.
*/
struct TALER_MerchantPublicKeyP merchant;
@@ -249,13 +318,14 @@ struct TALER_DepositConfirmationPS
/**
- * Message signed by a coin to indicate that the coin should
- * be melted.
+ * Message signed by a coin to indicate that the coin should be
+ * melted.
*/
struct TALER_RefreshMeltCoinAffirmationPS
{
/**
- * Purpose is #TALER_SIGNATURE_COIN_MELT.
+ * Purpose is #TALER_SIGNATURE_WALLET_COIN_MELT.
+ * Used for an ECDSA signature with the `union TALER_CoinSpendPublicKeyP`.
*/
struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccSignaturePurpose purpose;
@@ -274,11 +344,21 @@ struct TALER_RefreshMeltCoinAffirmationPS
*/
struct TALER_AmountNBO amount_with_fee;
- /* FIXME: we should probably also include the value of
- the melting fee here as well! */
+ /**
+ * Melting fee charged by the mint. This must match the Mint's
+ * denomination key's melting fee. If the client puts in an invalid
+ * melting fee (too high or too low) that does not match the Mint's
+ * denomination key, the melting operation is invalid and will be
+ * rejected by the mint. The @e amount_with_fee minus the @e
+ * melt_fee is the amount that will be credited to the melting
+ * session.
+ */
+ struct TALER_AmountNBO melt_fee;
/**
- * The coin's public key.
+ * The coin's public key. This is the value that must have been
+ * signed (blindly) by the Mint. The deposit request is to be
+ * signed by the corresponding private key (using ECDSA).
*/
union TALER_CoinSpendPublicKeyP coin_pub;
};
@@ -293,7 +373,8 @@ struct TALER_RefreshMeltCoinAffirmationPS
struct TALER_RefreshMeltConfirmationPS
{
/**
- * Purpose is #TALER_SIGNATURE_MINT_MELT_RESPONSE.
+ * Purpose is #TALER_SIGNATURE_MINT_CONFIRM_MELT. Signed
+ * by a `struct TALER_MintPublicKeyP` using EdDSA.
*/
struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccSignaturePurpose purpose;
@@ -303,7 +384,8 @@ struct TALER_RefreshMeltConfirmationPS
struct GNUNET_HashCode session_hash;
/**
- * Index that the client will not have to reveal.
+ * Index that the client will not have to reveal, in NBO.
+ * Must be smaller than #TALER_CNC_KAPPA.
*/
uint16_t noreveal_index GNUNET_PACKED;
};
@@ -322,7 +404,7 @@ struct TALER_MintSigningKeyValidityPS
struct TALER_MasterSignatureP signature;
/**
- * Purpose is #TALER_SIGNATURE_MINT_SIGNING_KEY_VALIDITY.
+ * Purpose is #TALER_SIGNATURE_MASTER_SIGNING_KEY_VALIDITY.
*/
struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccSignaturePurpose purpose;
@@ -338,14 +420,25 @@ struct TALER_MintSigningKeyValidityPS
struct GNUNET_TIME_AbsoluteNBO start;
/**
- * When does this signing key expire? Note: This is
- * currently when the Mint will definitively stop using it.
- * This does not mean that all signatures with tkey key are
- * afterwards invalid.
+ * When does this signing key expire? Note: This is currently when
+ * the Mint will definitively stop using it. Signatures made with
+ * the key remain valid until @e end. When checking validity periods,
+ * clients should allow for some overlap between keys and tolerate
+ * the use of either key during the overlap time (due to the
+ * possibility of clock skew).
*/
struct GNUNET_TIME_AbsoluteNBO expire;
/**
+ * When do signatures with this signing key become invalid? After
+ * this point, these signatures cannot be used in (legal) disputes
+ * anymore, as the Mint is then allowed to destroy its side of the
+ * evidence. @e end is expected to be significantly larger than @e
+ * expire (by a year or more).
+ */
+ struct GNUNET_TIME_AbsoluteNBO end;
+
+ /**
* The public online signing key that the mint will use
* between @e start and @e expire.
*/
@@ -362,7 +455,8 @@ struct TALER_MintKeySetPS
{
/**
- * Purpose is #TALER_SIGNATURE_MINT_KEY_SET
+ * Purpose is #TALER_SIGNATURE_MINT_KEY_SET. Signed
+ * by a `struct TALER_MintPublicKeyP` using EdDSA.
*/
struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccSignaturePurpose purpose;
@@ -372,7 +466,11 @@ struct TALER_MintKeySetPS
struct GNUNET_TIME_AbsoluteNBO list_issue_date;
/**
- * Hash over the "inner" JSON with the key set.
+ * Hash over the "inner" JSON with the key set. FIXME: The use of
+ * JSON as what is being signed here is a bit of a hack, as the
+ * result depends on the JSON indentation and being canonical.
+ * We should consider using a more well-defined binary format to
+ * sign. (#3739)
*/
struct GNUNET_HashCode hc;
};
@@ -385,13 +483,12 @@ struct TALER_MintKeySetPS
struct TALER_DenominationKeyValidityPS
{
/**
- * Signature over this struct to affirm the validity
- * of the key.
+ * Signature over this struct to affirm the validity of the key.
*/
struct TALER_MasterSignatureP signature;
/**
- * Purpose is #TALER_SIGNATURE_MINT_DENOMINATION_KEY_VALIDITY.
+ * Purpose is #TALER_SIGNATURE_MASTER_DENOMINATION_KEY_VALIDITY.
*/
struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccSignaturePurpose purpose;
@@ -407,8 +504,16 @@ struct TALER_DenominationKeyValidityPS
struct GNUNET_TIME_AbsoluteNBO start;
/**
- * The mint will sign fresh coins between @e start and
- * this time.
+ * The mint will sign fresh coins between @e start and this time.
+ * @e expire_withdraw will be somewhat larger than @e start to
+ * ensure a sufficiently large anonymity set, while also allowing
+ * the Mint to limit the financial damage in case of a key being
+ * compromised. Thus, mints with low volume are expected to have a
+ * longer withdraw period (@e expire_withdraw - @e start) than mints
+ * with high transaction volume. The period may also differ between
+ * types of coins. A mint may also have a few denomination keys
+ * with the same value with overlapping validity periods, to address
+ * issues such as clock skew.
*/
struct GNUNET_TIME_AbsoluteNBO expire_withdraw;
@@ -418,11 +523,22 @@ struct TALER_DenominationKeyValidityPS
* mint will refuse transactions involving this key as it will
* "drop" the table with double-spending information (shortly after)
* this time. Note that wallets should refresh coins significantly
- * before this time to be on the safe side.
+ * before this time to be on the safe side. @e expire_spend must be
+ * significantly larger than @e expire_withdraw (by months or even
+ * years).
*/
struct GNUNET_TIME_AbsoluteNBO expire_spend;
/**
+ * When do signatures with this denomination key become invalid?
+ * After this point, these signatures cannot be used in (legal)
+ * disputes anymore, as the Mint is then allowed to destroy its side
+ * of the evidence. @e expire_legal is expected to be significantly
+ * larger than @e expire_spend (by a year or more).
+ */
+ struct GNUNET_TIME_AbsoluteNBO expire_legal;
+
+ /**
* The value of the coins signed with this denomination key.
*/
struct TALER_AmountNBO value;
@@ -446,7 +562,8 @@ struct TALER_DenominationKeyValidityPS
struct TALER_AmountNBO fee_refresh;
/**
- * Hash code of the denomination public key.
+ * Hash code of the denomination public key. (Used to avoid having
+ * the variable-size RSA key this struct.)
*/
struct GNUNET_HashCode denom_hash;