feat: specify compact mining-transaction snapshot proofs - #175
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Introduces a new DIP specifying trustless verification of LLMQ public keys using ChainLocks and merkleRootQuorums. This enables light clients and the Platform SDK to cryptographically verify Platform quorum public keys without trusting external parties. Key features: - Compact proofs (~1 KB typical) using chainlock-based verification - No header chains needed - verifies against chainlocked block's cbtx - New P2P messages (GETQUORUMPROOFCHAIN, QUORUMPROOFCHAIN) - gRPC API for Platform SDK integration Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Included review availability: Your plan provides up to 1 included review per hour; 0 remain after this review. 📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe proposal limits support to mainnet and testnet. It strengthens final certificate checks for height, quorum type, and Basic BLS signature verification. ChangesCompact quorum proof verification
Priority: ⬇️ Low Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to This change defines compact snapshot-proof verification, but unresolved rules around height validation, chain ancestry, and trusted-checkpoint enforcement could permit invalid or replayed proof targets. These issues should be resolved before merge. Suggested reviewers: 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5✅ Passed checks (5 passed)
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In `@dip-pasta-compact-quorum-proofs.md`:
- Around line 115-116: The ChainlockEntry height is declared as a signed type in
the table and protobuf; change the data-structure table entry from int32_t to
uint32_t and update the protobuf field type from int32 to uint32 (e.g., in the
ChainlockEntry message) so heights are consistently unsigned; also find and
update the other occurrences of the same field/type elsewhere in the spec (the
other ChainlockEntry listings) to use uint32 to match the checkpoint height
modeling and avoid negative values or interop issues.
- Line 434: Hyphenate the compound modifier in the proof size analysis sentence:
change "one per ~2 day interval" to "one per ~2-day interval" (locate the
sentence containing "When the checkpoint is 30+ days old, approximately 15
bridging chainlock quorums are needed" in the proof size analysis section and
update the phrase accordingly).
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Needs new protocol version. Also, Platform doesn't talk to Core via p2p afaik. Or is it for Core level SPV light clients?
| | checkpointQuorumCount | compactSize uint | 1-9 | Number of known chainlock quorums | | ||
| | checkpointQuorums | QuorumEntry[] | variable | Known chainlock quorum entries from checkpoint | |
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These are redundant, full nodes already have this info
| | checkpointQuorumCount | compactSize uint | 1-9 | Number of known chainlock quorums | | |
| | checkpointQuorums | QuorumEntry[] | variable | Known chainlock quorum entries from checkpoint | |
| | checkpointBlockHash | uint256 | 32 | Block hash of the client's checkpoint | | ||
| | checkpointHeight | uint32_t | 4 | Height of the checkpoint block | |
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Also redundant - you can deterministically derive block height from block hash (always) and vice versa (but only if it's chainlocked).
Address review feedback: - Add Dash Core RPC section (getquorumproofchain, verifyquorumproofchain) - Clarify that Platform/DAPI uses RPC to local Core node - Note that P2P messages are for SPV light clients - Add protocol version requirement note for P2P messages Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Remove redundant fields from API - Core derives checkpoint height and active chainlock quorums from the checkpoint block hash. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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In `@dip-pasta-compact-quorum-proofs.md`:
- Line 85: Clarify the spec to state whether the checkpoint's "block hash and
height" are both required or if the height is derived from the block hash:
update the checkpoint definition to explicitly say "A block hash (the height is
derived from the block hash and therefore optional)" or conversely require both,
and then make the serialization section for "checkpoint" and the P2P message
definition consistent by either including the explicit height field in the P2P
message or noting that the P2P message contains only the block hash and that
receivers must derive the height from that hash; ensure references to
"checkpoint height", "block hash", and the "P2P message definition" are updated
accordingly so all usages match one clear approach.
- Line 375: Replace the placeholder "XXXXXX (to be assigned)" with a concrete
protocol version following the 702xx pattern (for example use 70236) so the
sentence reads "protocol version >= 70236"; update any related references or
notes in the document that mention the placeholder to the chosen numeric version
and ensure consistency across the DIP text (search for the exact placeholder
string to locate all occurrences).
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118-118: Height field should be unsigned (int32_t → uint32_t).Block heights are non-negative and already modeled as
uint32_telsewhere (e.g., line 135chainlockIndexand line 167H_verified). Using a signed type here risks negative values and interop inconsistencies. This issue was previously flagged and also appears in the protobuf definition at line 414.
414-414: Protobuf height field should use uint32.The
ChainlockEntry.heightfield is declared asint32but represents a block height, which is always non-negative. This is inconsistent with the uint32 used forchainlock_index(line 423) andsigning_quorum_type(line 418). Change touint32for semantic correctness and consistency with the data structure table at line 118.
479-479: Hyphenate compound modifier ("2-day").Change "one per ~2 day interval" to "one per ~2-day interval" for grammatical correctness when using a compound modifier.
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-When the checkpoint is 30+ days old, approximately 15 bridging chainlock quorums are needed (one per ~2 day interval). +When the checkpoint is 30+ days old, approximately 15 bridging chainlock quorums are needed (one per ~2-day interval).
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241-241: Use error handling instead of ASSERT for validation.The pseudocode uses
ASSERT(hash(header) == CL.blockHash)for validation. In a verification algorithm, mismatched headers should result in a clear verification failure (returning an error), not an assertion failure. Consider replacing with an explicit check and error return to match the pattern used elsewhere (e.g., lines 237, 258-259, 263-264 with?error propagation).♻️ Proposed pseudocode improvement
- ASSERT(hash(header) == CL.blockHash) + IF hash(header) != CL.blockHash: + RETURN Error::HeaderMismatch
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Assign a concrete protocol version number before finalization.
The placeholder "XXXXXX (to be assigned)" at line 375 must be replaced with a specific protocol version number. Based on recent DIPs, the assigned version should follow the 702xx pattern (e.g., current versions range from 70206 to 70236).
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Is there an actual use case for this though?
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Unknown. We can leave this unimplemented, or remove. I could see a future where this could be valuable over spv, but probably isn't right now
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| | response | QuorumProofChainResponse | variable | The complete proof chain | |
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Is this enough? if yes, why does verifyquorumproofchain RPC require more params?
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I think only if you also know the initial state that you requested from, is the proof sufficient. That is why the RPC requires extra.
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| | Quorum Type | Purpose | DKG Interval | Active Count | Lifespan | | ||
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| | LLMQ_50_60 | ChainLocks | 288 blocks (~12 hours) | 4 | ~48 hours | |
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.type = LLMQType::LLMQ_50_60,
.dkgInterval = 24, // one DKG per hour
.signingActiveQuorumCount = 24, // a full day worth of LLMQs
Should it be 24 blocks?
| | LLMQ_50_60 | ChainLocks | 288 blocks (~12 hours) | 4 | ~48 hours | | |
| | LLMQ_50_60 | ChainLocks | 24 blocks (~1 hours) | 24 | ~24 hours | |
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In `@dip-pasta-compact-quorum-proofs.md`:
- Around line 127-128: Update the mining-height derivation to validate that
ancestor_count is less than or equal to certificate.height before performing
unsigned subtraction; reject malformed inputs that would underflow, while
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| the mining block itself. The mining height equals certificate height minus | ||
| ancestor count. There is no independent relay-selected mining height. |
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Reject unsigned mining-height underflow.
Lines [127-128] derive the mining height with unsigned subtraction. Require ancestor_count <= certificate.height before calculating the height. Otherwise malformed inputs can wrap to a large u32 value and produce inconsistent verifier behavior.
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In `@dip-pasta-compact-quorum-proofs.md` around lines 127 - 128, Update the
mining-height derivation to validate that ancestor_count is less than or equal
to certificate.height before performing unsigned subtraction; reject malformed
inputs that would underflow, while preserving the existing calculation for valid
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CWE: CWE-294 — Authentication Bypass by Capture-replayEnforce the snapshot-height floor for the default path.
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height=0orminimum_height=0, require the target height to exceedsnapshot height. Otherwise, a relay can replay a valid historical proof and move the session checkpoint below the trusted snapshot.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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CWE: CWE-345Require a cross-handoff ancestry check.
The ancestor check links each mining block to its own certificate, but the specification does not link consecutive handoffs. Require the next certificate's signed block to descend from the previous handoff's carrier block, or document and test the ChainLock invariant that makes height ordering sufficient.
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In `@dip-pasta-compact-quorum-proofs.md`:
- Around line 71-72: The proposal’s stated devnet and regtest support conflicts
with the wire model and verification rules, which only define mainnet and
testnet. Remove devnet and regtest from the supported scope and update the
surrounding trust-configuration language to state that only mainnet and testnet
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In `@dip-pasta-compact-quorum-proofs.md`:
- Around line 207-209: Update the default certificate-selection path for
height=0 or minimum_height=0 so it only accepts targets strictly above the
snapshot height. Preserve the existing positive-height minimum and search-budget
behavior while applying the snapshot-height floor to prevent historical proofs
from lowering the session checkpoint.
- Around line 156-160: Update the handoff validation specification to require a
cross-handoff ancestry check: each certificate’s signed block must descend from
the previous handoff’s carrier block, in addition to the existing height and
signature checks. If strict height ordering is intended to be sufficient because
of a ChainLock invariant, explicitly document that invariant and add tests
covering consecutive handoffs.
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Specify compact proofs that authenticate Platform quorum keys and EvoNode records from an independently trusted Core snapshot. Each handoff opens the next quorum’s mining transaction, with consecutive X11 headers connecting it to a ChainLock certificate when needed. The final coinbase authenticates the quorum and masternode roots used for record openings.
The DIP defines binary framing, verification rules, resource limits, Core RPCs, the shared DAPI/quorum-server HTTP interface, verified SDK defaults, and explicit trusted mode. It uses existing Dash consensus rules and states the historical quorum honesty assumption and the limits of the proof’s claims.
Testnet measurements cover 90, 180, and 366 days. The SDK download budget is less than 500,000 additional bytes, measured using integrated release artifacts.
Implementation: dashpay/dash#7107.
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DASHNC02compact quorum-proof proposal.