DNS checkpoint updating added, and daemon flag to enforce them

The daemon should now check for updated checkpoints from
checkpoints.moneropulse.org as well as from the configured json file
every ~1hr (and on launch).

The daemon now has a flag to enable enforcing these checkpoints (rather
    than just printing a warning when they fail).

TODO: an easily configurable list of DNS servers to check for
checkpoints as opposed to the hard-coded "checkpoints.moneropulse.org"
This commit is contained in:
Thomas Winget
2014-09-26 01:01:58 -04:00
parent 30caebfce3
commit b261d9207b
7 changed files with 107 additions and 17 deletions
+26 -6
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@@ -442,6 +442,13 @@ difficulty_type blockchain_storage::get_difficulty_for_next_block()
bool blockchain_storage::rollback_blockchain_switching(std::list<block>& original_chain, size_t rollback_height)
{
CRITICAL_REGION_LOCAL(m_blockchain_lock);
// fail if rollback_height passed is too high
if (rollback_height > m_blocks.size())
{
return true;
}
//remove failed subchain
for(size_t i = m_blocks.size()-1; i >=rollback_height; i--)
{
@@ -1775,13 +1782,11 @@ bool blockchain_storage::add_new_block(const block& bl_, block_verification_cont
return handle_block_to_main_chain(bl, id, bvc);
}
//------------------------------------------------------------------
void blockchain_storage::update_checkpoints(const std::string& file_path)
bool blockchain_storage::update_checkpoints(const std::string& file_path)
{
// if a path is supplied, updated checkpoints from json.
// if not, probably fetch from DNS TXT Records.
if (file_path.size() > 0)
if (!cryptonote::load_new_checkpoints(m_checkpoints, file_path))
{
cryptonote::load_checkpoints_from_json(m_checkpoints, file_path);
return false;
}
const auto& points = m_checkpoints.get_points();
@@ -1790,7 +1795,22 @@ void blockchain_storage::update_checkpoints(const std::string& file_path)
{
if (!m_checkpoints.check_block(pt.first, get_block_hash(m_blocks[pt.first].bl)))
{
LOG_ERROR("Checkpoint failed when adding new checkpoints from json file, this could be very bad.");
// if we're enforcing dns checkpoints, roll back to a couple of blocks before the checkpoint
if (m_enforce_dns_checkpoints)
{
LOG_ERROR("Checkpoint failed when adding new checkpoints, rolling back!");
std::list<block> empty;
rollback_blockchain_switching(empty, pt.first - 2);
}
else
{
LOG_ERROR("Checkpoint failed when adding new checkpoints, this could be very bad.");
}
}
}
return true;
}
void blockchain_storage::set_enforce_dns_checkpoints(bool enforce_checkpoints)
{
m_enforce_dns_checkpoints = enforce_checkpoints;
}