network keying

doc/config/sample.config

@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ core:
         max_connection_frequency_per_min: 128
         client_whitelist_timeout_ms: 300000 
         reverse_connection_receipt_time_ms: 5000 
-        hole_punch_receipt_time_ms: 5000 
+        hole_punch_receipt_time_ms: 5000
+        network_key_password: null
         routing_table:
             node_id: null
             node_id_secret: null

doc/config/veilid-server-config.md

@@ -188,8 +188,9 @@ network:
     client_whitelist_timeout_ms: 300000 
     reverse_connection_receipt_time_ms: 5000 
     hole_punch_receipt_time_ms: 5000 
-    node_id: ''
+    network_key_password: null
-    node_id_secret: ''
+    node_id: null
+    node_id_secret: null
     bootstrap: ['bootstrap.veilid.net']
     upnp: true
     detect_address_changes: true

veilid-core/src/network_manager/mod.rs

@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ struct NetworkManagerUnlockedInner {
     // Background processes
     rolling_transfers_task: TickTask<EyreReport>,
     public_address_check_task: TickTask<EyreReport>,
+    // Network Key
+    network_key: Option<SharedSecret>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -185,6 +187,7 @@ impl NetworkManager {
         #[cfg(feature="unstable-blockstore")]
         block_store: BlockStore,
         crypto: Crypto,
+        network_key: Option<SharedSecret>,
     ) -> NetworkManagerUnlockedInner {
         NetworkManagerUnlockedInner {
             config,
@@ -199,6 +202,7 @@ impl NetworkManager {
             update_callback: RwLock::new(None),
             rolling_transfers_task: TickTask::new(ROLLING_TRANSFERS_INTERVAL_SECS),
             public_address_check_task: TickTask::new(PUBLIC_ADDRESS_CHECK_TASK_INTERVAL_SECS),
+            network_key,
         }
     }
 
@@ -211,6 +215,34 @@ impl NetworkManager {
         block_store: BlockStore,
         crypto: Crypto,
     ) -> Self {
+
+        // Make the network key
+        let network_key = {
+            let c = config.get();
+            let network_key_password = if let Some(nkp) = c.network.network_key_password.clone() {
+                Some(nkp)
+            } else {
+                if c.network.routing_table.bootstrap.contains(&"bootstrap.veilid.net".to_owned()) {
+                    None
+                } else {
+                    Some(c.network.routing_table.bootstrap.join(","))
+                }
+            };
+
+            let network_key = if let Some(network_key_password) = network_key_password {
+
+                info!("Using network key");
+
+                let bcs = crypto.best();
+                // Yes the use of the salt this way is generally bad, but this just needs to be hashed
+                Some(bcs.derive_shared_secret(network_key_password.as_bytes(), network_key_password.as_bytes()).expect("failed to derive network key"))
+            } else {
+                None
+            };
+
+            network_key
+        };
+
         let this = Self {
             inner: Arc::new(Mutex::new(Self::new_inner())),
             unlocked_inner: Arc::new(Self::new_unlocked_inner(
@@ -221,6 +253,7 @@ impl NetworkManager {
                 #[cfg(feature="unstable-blockstore")]
                 block_store,
                 crypto,
+                network_key,
             )),
         };
 
@@ -819,7 +852,10 @@ impl NetworkManager {
         };
 
         // Build the envelope to send
-        let out = self.build_envelope(best_node_id, envelope_version, body)?;
+        let mut out = self.build_envelope(best_node_id, envelope_version, body)?;
+
+        // Apply network key
+        self.apply_network_key(&mut out);
 
         // Send the envelope via whatever means necessary
         self.send_data(node_ref, out).await
@@ -830,7 +866,7 @@ impl NetworkManager {
     pub async fn send_out_of_band_receipt(
         &self,
         dial_info: DialInfo,
-        rcpt_data: Vec<u8>,
+        mut rcpt_data: Vec<u8>,
     ) -> EyreResult<()> {
         // Do we need to validate the outgoing receipt? Probably not
         // because it is supposed to be opaque and the
@@ -838,6 +874,9 @@ impl NetworkManager {
         // Also, in the case of an old 'version', returning the receipt
         // should not be subject to our ability to decode it
 
+        // Apply network key
+        self.apply_network_key(&mut rcpt_data);
+
         // Send receipt directly
         log_net!(debug "send_out_of_band_receipt: dial_info={}", dial_info);
         network_result_value_or_log!(self
@@ -1081,7 +1120,7 @@ impl NetworkManager {
         // If the node has had lost questions or failures to send, prefer sequencing
         // to improve reliability. The node may be experiencing UDP fragmentation drops
         // or other firewalling issues and may perform better with TCP.
-        let unreliable = target_node_ref.peer_stats().rpc_stats.failed_to_send > 0 || target_node_ref.peer_stats().rpc_stats.recent_lost_answers > 0;
+        let unreliable = target_node_ref.peer_stats().rpc_stats.failed_to_send > 2 || target_node_ref.peer_stats().rpc_stats.recent_lost_answers > 2;
         if unreliable && sequencing < Sequencing::PreferOrdered {
             sequencing = Sequencing::PreferOrdered;
         }
@@ -1258,7 +1297,9 @@ impl NetworkManager {
             .iter()
             .filter_map(|nr| nr.make_peer_info(RoutingDomain::PublicInternet))
             .collect();
-        let json_bytes = serialize_json(bootstrap_peerinfo).as_bytes().to_vec();
+        let mut json_bytes = serialize_json(bootstrap_peerinfo).as_bytes().to_vec();
+
+        self.apply_network_key(&mut json_bytes);
 
         // Reply with a chunk of signed routing table
         match self
@@ -1281,8 +1322,12 @@ impl NetworkManager {
     pub async fn boot_request(&self, dial_info: DialInfo) -> EyreResult<Vec<PeerInfo>> {
         let timeout_ms = self.with_config(|c| c.network.rpc.timeout_ms);
         // Send boot magic to requested peer address
-        let data = BOOT_MAGIC.to_vec();
+        let mut data = BOOT_MAGIC.to_vec();
-        let out_data: Vec<u8> = network_result_value_or_log!(self
+        
+        // Apply network key
+        self.apply_network_key(&mut data);
+
+        let mut out_data: Vec<u8> = network_result_value_or_log!(self
             .net()
             .send_recv_data_unbound_to_dial_info(dial_info, data, timeout_ms)
             .await? =>
@@ -1290,6 +1335,9 @@ impl NetworkManager {
             return Ok(Vec::new());
         });
 
+        // Apply network key
+        self.apply_network_key(&mut out_data);
+
         let bootstrap_peerinfo: Vec<PeerInfo> =
             deserialize_json(std::str::from_utf8(&out_data).wrap_err("bad utf8 in boot peerinfo")?)
                 .wrap_err("failed to deserialize boot peerinfo")?;
@@ -1297,13 +1345,28 @@ impl NetworkManager {
         Ok(bootstrap_peerinfo)
     }
 
+    // Network isolation encryption
+    fn apply_network_key(&self, data: &mut [u8]) {
+        if let Some(network_key) = self.unlocked_inner.network_key {
+            let bcs = self.crypto().best();
+            // Nonce abuse, but this is not supposed to be cryptographically sound
+            // it's just here to keep networks from accidentally bridging.
+            // A proper nonce would increase the data length here and change the packet sizes on the wire
+            bcs.crypt_in_place_no_auth(
+                data,
+                &network_key.bytes[0..NONCE_LENGTH].try_into().unwrap(),
+                &network_key,
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
     // Called when a packet potentially containing an RPC envelope is received by a low-level
     // network protocol handler. Processes the envelope, authenticates and decrypts the RPC message
     // and passes it to the RPC handler
     #[instrument(level = "trace", ret, err, skip(self, data), fields(data.len = data.len()))]
     async fn on_recv_envelope(
         &self,
-        data: &[u8],
+        mut data: &mut [u8],
         connection_descriptor: ConnectionDescriptor,
     ) -> EyreResult<bool> {
         let root = span!(
@@ -1352,6 +1415,9 @@ impl NetworkManager {
             }
         };
 
+        // Apply network key
+        self.apply_network_key(&mut data);
+
         // Is this a direct bootstrap request instead of an envelope?
         if data[0..4] == *BOOT_MAGIC {
             network_result_value_or_log!(self.handle_boot_request(connection_descriptor).await? => {});
@@ -1445,6 +1511,10 @@ impl NetworkManager {
             if let Some(relay_nr) = some_relay_nr {
                 // Relay the packet to the desired destination
                 log_net!("relaying {} bytes to {}", data.len(), relay_nr);
+
+                // Apply network key
+                self.apply_network_key(&mut data);
+
                 network_result_value_or_log!(match self.send_data(relay_nr, data.to_vec())
                     .await {
                         Ok(v) => v,

veilid-core/src/network_manager/native/network_udp.rs

@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ impl Network {
                             {
                                 Ok(Ok((size, descriptor))) => {
                                     // XXX: Limit the number of packets from the same IP address?
-                                    log_net!("UDP packet: {:?}", descriptor);
 
                                     // Network accounting
                                     network_manager.stats_packet_rcvd(
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ impl Network {
 
                                     // Pass it up for processing
                                     if let Err(e) = network_manager
-                                        .on_recv_envelope(&data[..size], descriptor)
+                                        .on_recv_envelope(&mut data[..size], descriptor)
                                         .await
                                     {
                                         log_net!(debug "failed to process received udp envelope: {}", e);

veilid-core/src/network_manager/network_connection.rs

@@ -301,13 +301,13 @@ impl NetworkConnection {
                             match res {
                                 Ok(v) => {
                                     
-                                    let message = network_result_value_or_log!(v => {
+                                    let mut message = network_result_value_or_log!(v => {
                                         return RecvLoopAction::Finish;
                                     });
 
                                     // Pass received messages up to the network manager for processing
                                     if let Err(e) = network_manager
-                                        .on_recv_envelope(message.as_slice(), descriptor)
+                                        .on_recv_envelope(message.as_mut_slice(), descriptor)
                                         .await
                                     {
                                         log_net!(debug "failed to process received envelope: {}", e);

veilid-core/src/tests/common/test_veilid_config.rs

@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ fn config_callback(key: String) -> ConfigCallbackReturn {
         "network.client_whitelist_timeout_ms" => Ok(Box::new(300_000u32)),
         "network.reverse_connection_receipt_time_ms" => Ok(Box::new(5_000u32)),
         "network.hole_punch_receipt_time_ms" => Ok(Box::new(5_000u32)),
+        "network.network_key_password" => Ok(Box::new(Option::<String>::None)),
         "network.routing_table.node_id" => Ok(Box::new(TypedKeySet::new())),
         "network.routing_table.node_id_secret" => Ok(Box::new(TypedSecretSet::new())),
         "network.routing_table.bootstrap" => Ok(Box::new(Vec::<String>::new())),
@@ -330,6 +331,7 @@ pub async fn test_config() {
     assert_eq!(inner.network.client_whitelist_timeout_ms, 300_000u32);
     assert_eq!(inner.network.reverse_connection_receipt_time_ms, 5_000u32);
     assert_eq!(inner.network.hole_punch_receipt_time_ms, 5_000u32);
+    assert_eq!(inner.network.network_key_password, Option::<String>::None);
     assert_eq!(inner.network.rpc.concurrency, 2u32);
     assert_eq!(inner.network.rpc.queue_size, 1024u32);
     assert_eq!(inner.network.rpc.timeout_ms, 5_000u32);

veilid-core/src/veilid_api/tests/fixtures.rs

@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ pub fn fix_veilidconfiginner() -> VeilidConfigInner {
             client_whitelist_timeout_ms: 7000,
             reverse_connection_receipt_time_ms: 8000,
             hole_punch_receipt_time_ms: 9000,
+            network_key_password: None,
             routing_table: VeilidConfigRoutingTable {
                 node_id: TypedKeySet::new(),
                 node_id_secret: TypedSecretSet::new(),

veilid-core/src/veilid_config.rs

@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ pub struct VeilidConfigNetwork {
     pub client_whitelist_timeout_ms: u32,
     pub reverse_connection_receipt_time_ms: u32,
     pub hole_punch_receipt_time_ms: u32,
+    pub network_key_password: Option<String>,
     pub routing_table: VeilidConfigRoutingTable,
     pub rpc: VeilidConfigRPC,
     pub dht: VeilidConfigDHT,
@@ -695,6 +696,7 @@ impl VeilidConfig {
             get_config!(inner.network.client_whitelist_timeout_ms);
             get_config!(inner.network.reverse_connection_receipt_time_ms);
             get_config!(inner.network.hole_punch_receipt_time_ms);
+            get_config!(inner.network.network_key_password);
             get_config!(inner.network.routing_table.node_id);
             get_config!(inner.network.routing_table.node_id_secret);
             get_config!(inner.network.routing_table.bootstrap);

veilid-flutter/lib/veilid_config.dart

@@ -703,6 +703,7 @@ class VeilidConfigNetwork {
   int clientWhitelistTimeoutMs;
   int reverseConnectionReceiptTimeMs;
   int holePunchReceiptTimeMs;
+  String? networkKeyPassword;
   VeilidConfigRoutingTable routingTable;
   VeilidConfigRPC rpc;
   VeilidConfigDHT dht;
@@ -723,6 +724,7 @@ class VeilidConfigNetwork {
     required this.clientWhitelistTimeoutMs,
     required this.reverseConnectionReceiptTimeMs,
     required this.holePunchReceiptTimeMs,
+    this.networkKeyPassword,
     required this.routingTable,
     required this.rpc,
     required this.dht,
@@ -745,6 +747,7 @@ class VeilidConfigNetwork {
       'client_whitelist_timeout_ms': clientWhitelistTimeoutMs,
       'reverse_connection_receipt_time_ms': reverseConnectionReceiptTimeMs,
       'hole_punch_receipt_time_ms': holePunchReceiptTimeMs,
+      'network_key_password': networkKeyPassword,
       'routing_table': routingTable.toJson(),
       'rpc': rpc.toJson(),
       'dht': dht.toJson(),
@@ -770,6 +773,7 @@ class VeilidConfigNetwork {
         reverseConnectionReceiptTimeMs =
             json['reverse_connection_receipt_time_ms'],
         holePunchReceiptTimeMs = json['hole_punch_receipt_time_ms'],
+        networkKeyPassword = json['network_key_password'],
         routingTable = VeilidConfigRoutingTable.fromJson(json['routing_table']),
         rpc = VeilidConfigRPC.fromJson(json['rpc']),
         dht = VeilidConfigDHT.fromJson(json['dht']),

veilid-python/poetry_install.sh

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+poetry config --local virtualenvs.in-project true
 export PYTHON_KEYRING_BACKEND=keyring.backends.null.Keyring
 poetry install

veilid-python/tests/test_routing_context.py

@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ from .conftest import server_info
 async def test_routing_contexts(api_connection: veilid.VeilidAPI):
     rc = await api_connection.new_routing_context()
     async with rc:
-        rcp = await rc.with_privacy(release = False)
+        rcp = await rc.with_privacy(release=False)
         async with rcp:
-            rcps = await rcp.with_sequencing(veilid.Sequencing.ENSURE_ORDERED, release = False)
+            rcps = await rcp.with_sequencing(veilid.Sequencing.ENSURE_ORDERED, release=False)
             async with rcps:
-                rcpscp = await rcps.with_custom_privacy(veilid.Stability.RELIABLE, release = False)
+                rcpscp = await rcps.with_custom_privacy(veilid.Stability.RELIABLE, release=False)
                 await rcpscp.release()
 
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ async def test_routing_context_app_message_loopback():
         # make a routing context that uses a safety route
         rc = await (await api.new_routing_context()).with_privacy()
         async with rc:
-        
+
             # make a new local private route
             prl, blob = await api.new_private_route()
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ async def test_routing_context_app_call_loopback():
         # make a routing context that uses a safety route
         rc = await (await api.new_routing_context()).with_privacy()
         async with rc:
-    
+
             # make a new local private route
             prl, blob = await api.new_private_route()
 
@@ -130,9 +130,10 @@ async def test_routing_context_app_message_loopback_big_packets():
         await api.debug("purge routes")
 
         # make a routing context that uses a safety route
+        #rc = await (await (await api.new_routing_context()).with_privacy()).with_sequencing(veilid.Sequencing.ENSURE_ORDERED)
         rc = await (await api.new_routing_context()).with_privacy()
         async with rc:
-        
+
             # make a new local private route
             prl, blob = await api.new_private_route()
 
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ async def test_routing_context_app_message_loopback_big_packets():
             for _ in range(10):
 
                 # send a random sized random app message to our own private route
-                message = random.randbytes(random.randint(0,32768))
+                message = random.randbytes(random.randint(0, 32768))
                 await rc.app_message(prr, message)
 
                 # we should get the same message back

veilid-python/veilid/config.py

@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ class VeilidConfigNetwork(ConfigBase):
     client_whitelist_timeout_ms: int
     reverse_connection_receipt_time_ms: int
     hole_punch_receipt_time_ms: int
+    network_key_password: Optional[str]
     routing_table: VeilidConfigRoutingTable
     rpc: VeilidConfigRPC
     dht: VeilidConfigDHT

veilid-server/src/cmdline.rs

@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ fn do_clap_matches(default_config_path: &OsStr) -> Result<clap::ArgMatches, clap
                 .long("panic")
                 .help("panic on ctrl-c instead of graceful shutdown"),
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::new("network-key")
+                .long("network-key")
+                .help("password override to use for network isolation"),
+        )
         ;
 
     #[cfg(feature = "rt-tokio")]
@@ -258,6 +263,9 @@ pub fn process_command_line() -> EyreResult<(Settings, ArgMatches)> {
     if matches.occurrences_of("new-password") != 0 {
         settingsrw.core.protected_store.new_device_encryption_key_password = Some(matches.value_of("new-password").unwrap().to_owned());
     }
+    if matches.occurrences_of("network-key") != 0 {
+        settingsrw.core.network.network_key_password = Some(matches.value_of("new-password").unwrap().to_owned());
+    }
 
     if matches.occurrences_of("dump-txt-record") != 0 {
         // Turn off terminal logging so we can be interactive

veilid-server/src/settings.rs

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ core:
         client_whitelist_timeout_ms: 300000 
         reverse_connection_receipt_time_ms: 5000 
         hole_punch_receipt_time_ms: 5000 
+        network_key_password: null
         routing_table:
             node_id: null
             node_id_secret: null
@@ -582,6 +583,7 @@ pub struct Network {
     pub client_whitelist_timeout_ms: u32,
     pub reverse_connection_receipt_time_ms: u32,
     pub hole_punch_receipt_time_ms: u32,
+    pub network_key_password: Option<String>,
     pub routing_table: RoutingTable,
     pub rpc: Rpc,
     pub dht: Dht,
@@ -994,6 +996,7 @@ impl Settings {
         set_config_value!(inner.core.network.client_whitelist_timeout_ms, value);
         set_config_value!(inner.core.network.reverse_connection_receipt_time_ms, value);
         set_config_value!(inner.core.network.hole_punch_receipt_time_ms, value);
+        set_config_value!(inner.core.network.network_key_password, value);
         set_config_value!(inner.core.network.routing_table.node_id, value);
         set_config_value!(inner.core.network.routing_table.node_id_secret, value);
         set_config_value!(inner.core.network.routing_table.bootstrap, value);
@@ -1174,6 +1177,9 @@ impl Settings {
                 "network.hole_punch_receipt_time_ms" => {
                     Ok(Box::new(inner.core.network.hole_punch_receipt_time_ms))
                 }
+                "network.network_key_password" => {
+                    Ok(Box::new(inner.core.network.network_key_password.clone()))
+                }
                 "network.routing_table.node_id" => Ok(Box::new(
                     inner
                         .core
@@ -1575,6 +1581,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(s.core.network.client_whitelist_timeout_ms, 300_000u32);
         assert_eq!(s.core.network.reverse_connection_receipt_time_ms, 5_000u32);
         assert_eq!(s.core.network.hole_punch_receipt_time_ms, 5_000u32);
+        assert_eq!(s.core.network.network_key_password, None);
         assert_eq!(s.core.network.routing_table.node_id, None);
         assert_eq!(s.core.network.routing_table.node_id_secret, None);
         //