Internet DRAFT - draft-urien-core-blockchain-transaction-protocol
draft-urien-core-blockchain-transaction-protocol
CORE Working Group P. Urien
Internet Draft Telecom Paris
Intended status: Experimental
June 21 2023
Expires: December 2023
Blockchain Transaction Protocol for Constraint Nodes
draft-urien-core-blockchain-transaction-protocol-10.txt
Abstract
The goal of the blockchain transaction protocol for constraint nodes
is to enable the generation of blockchain transactions by constraint
nodes, according to the following principles:
- transactions are triggered by Provisioning-Messages that include
the needed blockchain parameters.
- binary encoded transactions are returned in Transaction-Messages,
which include sensors/actuators data. Constraint nodes, associated
with blockchain addresses, compute the transaction signature.
Requirements Language
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119.
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Table of Contents
Abstract........................................................... 1
Requirements Language.............................................. 1
Status of this Memo................................................ 1
Copyright Notice................................................... 2
1 Overview......................................................... 4
2 Overview of the Blockchain Transaction Protocol for Constraint
Nodes.............................................................. 4
2.1 Architecture................................................ 4
2.2 An Ethereum Use Case........................................ 5
3 Blockchain Transaction Protocol Messages Definition.............. 6
3.1 Provisioning Message........................................ 6
3.1.1 Encoding example in JSON syntax ...................... 6
3.2 Transaction Message......................................... 6
3.2.1 Encoding example in JSON syntax ...................... 6
4. Blockchain Transaction Protocol Messages Binary Encoding........ 7
4.1 CoAP messages............................................... 7
4.2 HTTP Messages............................................... 7
5 IANA Considerations.............................................. 7
6 Security Considerations.......................................... 7
6 References....................................................... 7
6.1 Normative References........................................ 7
6.2 Informative References...................................... 7
7 Authors' Addresses............................................... 7
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1 Overview
In the context of this draft sensors/actuators are powered by micro-
controllers comprising about 10KB of RAM and 100KB of non volatile
memory. The node electronic board may include a radio SoC (System On
Chip) or the micro-controller can be part of the SoC. The radio chip
manages IP connectivity with another device, typically acting as a
controller, which provides a full internet access with standard
computing resources.
A constraint node driving sensors and/or actuators may deliver
critical data dealing with safety (fire detection,...) or legacy
(pollution measurement,...) information.
Blockchain infrastructure provides two important features in an
Internet of Things (IoT) context:
- Authentication of data in P2P context. Blockchain signed
transactions are checked by numerous nodes.
- Information publication. Transactions are stored in duplicated and
distributed databases.
- Dating information. Transactions are dated during the mining
process.
The goal of the blockchain transaction protocol for constraint nodes
is to enable the generation of blockchain transactions by constraint
nodes, according to the following principles:
- transactions are triggered by controllers. Needed blockchain
parameters are included in provisioning messages.
- binary encoded transaction messages are returned by constraint
nodes. A node has the ability to compute the transaction signature.
2 Overview of the Blockchain Transaction Protocol for Constraint Nodes
2.1 Architecture
<--Provisioning-Message
+--------------------+ IP +----------------------+ +------------+
| Constraint Node | link | Controller | | Blockchain |
+ Blockchain Address +------+ Full IP connectivity +--+ Network |
+ Private Key | | Access to blockchain | | |
+--------------------+ +----------------------+ +------------+
Transaction-Message-->
Figure 1. Functional architecture for the Blockchain Transaction
Protocol for Constraint Nodes
A constraint node holds a blockchain address (BA). The blockchain
address is computed from a private key (Pk). Most of today
blockchain infrastructures deal with ECDSA signatures, generated
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over the Secp256k1 elliptic curve. The private key is a 32 bytes
number, stored in the constraint node. The computation of hash
procedures such a SHA2 or KECCAK-256 can be handled by
microcontrollers. Although ECDSA signature may be generated by a
microcontroller, a tamper resistant resource could be used, either
embedded in the CPU, or in a chip such as a secure element[ISO7816].
As an illustration an architecture based on micro-controller, radio
SoC and secure element was demonstrated in [IEEE-CCNC2018].
The controller is a device with full IP connectivity. It typically
communicates with the constraint node thanks to the CoAP [RFC7252]
protocol, or other legacy protocols such as HTTPS. The controller
has access to the blockchain infrastructure, to which it is able to
forward a binary encoded transaction, signed by the constraint node.
2.2 An Ethereum Use Case.
The following figure 2, illustrates an Ethereum transaction
generated by a constraint node, whose total length is 118 bytes.
F8 74 // RLP List, length= 116 bytes
0C // nonce 1 byte =12 decimal
85 06FC23AC00 // gasPrice = 30 GWei
83 013880 // gasLimit = 80000 gas
// recipient address 20 bytes
94 6BAC1B75185D9051AF740AB909F81C71BBB221A6
80 // Null Ether Value
// Data 15 bytes "Temperature=25C"
8F 54656D70657261747572653D323543
1B // recovery parameter, 1 byte
A0 // r, 32 bytes, ECDSA r parameter
A9B58980F76EE6284800B82A2B5DF13E456887EC0CF426A5E5D6A738EB1784ED
A0 // s, 32 bytes, ECDSA s parameter
629633C6A3ED5FEE0FB40E2D1CF251345B885D372857B1A6C4762C9BE914281F
Figure 2. Illustration of an Ethereum transaction, generated by a
constraint node.
The identifier (TxId) of this transaction (i.e. its KECCAK-256
digest) is:
0xd6904d832462ae17718c69e9caa0c3f3bed458382ac1f4e43b1aadd8e94744ad
Given this TxId, the transaction can be retrieved in any Ethereum
blockchain database, like for example:
https://etherscan.io/tx/0xd6904d832462ae17718c69e9caa0c3f3bed458382a
c1f4e43b1aadd8e94744ad
The transaction date (20-2018 09:52:42 PM +UTC) is published and
certified by the blockchain.
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The binary encoded transaction comprises two parts,
- information relying on the Ethereum blockchain context, such as
the nonce, the gasPrice, the gasLimit, the recipient address, and an
Ether value.
- information delivered by the constraint node, data (a temperature
measurement), and the ECDSA signature computed from the 32 bytes
private key.
Parameters relying on the Ethereum blockchain context MUST be
included in the Provisioning-Message.
The signed transaction MUST be included in the Transaction-Message.
3 Blockchain Transaction Protocol Messages Definition
The Blockchain Transaction Protocol comprises two messages, to be
included in transport protocols, such as CoAP or HTTP.
3.1 Provisioning Message
This message includes the following attributes :
- A type, an integer value, specifying the message content.
- An ordered list of values, storing the parameters of the
blockchain context.
3.1.1 Encoding example in JSON syntax
Here is an illustration of the provisioning message associated to
the Ethereum blockchain.
{
"type": 1,
"nonce": 12,
"gasPrice": 30,
"gasLimit": 80000,
"address": "6BAC1B75185D9051AF740AB909F81C71BBB221A6",
"value": 0
}
3.2 Transaction Message
This message include the following attributes
- A type, an integer value, specifying the message content. The zero
value indicates an error.
- The binary encoded transaction, including the signature.
3.2.1 Encoding example in JSON syntax
Here is an illustration of the transaction message associated to the
Ethereum blockchain.
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{
"type": 1,
"transaction":
"F8740C8506FC23AC0083013880946BAC1B75185D9051AF740AB909F81C71BBB221A
6808F54656D70657261747572653D3235431BA0A9B58980F76EE6284800B82A2B5DF
13E456887EC0CF426A5E5D6A738EB1784EDA0629633C6A3ED5FEE0FB40E2D1CF2513
45B885D372857B1A6C4762C9BE914281F"
}
4. Blockchain Transaction Protocol Messages Binary Encoding
4.1 CoAP messages
To be Done
4.2 HTTP Messages
To be Done
5 IANA Considerations
TODO
6 Security Considerations
TODO
6 References
6.1 Normative References
[RFC7252] Shelby, Z., Hartke, K., and C. Bormann, "The Constrained
Application Protocol (CoAP)", RFC 7252, June 2014.
[ISO7816] ISO 7816, "Cards Identification - Integrated Circuit Cards
with Contacts", The International Organization for Standardization
(ISO).
6.2 Informative References
[IEEE-CCNC2018] Urien,P., "An Innovative Security Architecture for
Low Cost Low Power IoT Devices Based on Secure Elements", IEEE CCNC
2018
7 Authors' Addresses
Pascal Urien
Telecom Paris
19 place Marguerite Perey
91120 Palaiseau Phone: NA
France Email: Pascal.Urien@telecom-paris.fr
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