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[PATCH 18/18] signed push: final protocol update

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Aug 19, 2014, 22:06 UTC
Message-ID
<1408485987-3590-19-git-send-email-gitster@pobox.com>
In-Reply-To
<1408485987-3590-1-git-send-email-gitster@pobox.com>

With the interim protocol, we used to send the update commands even though we already send a signed copy of the same information when push certificate is in use. Update the send-pack/receive-pack pair not to do so.

The notable thing on the receive-pack side is that it makes sure that there is no command sent over the traditional protocol packet outside the push certificate. Otherwise a pusher can claim to be pushing one set of ref updates in the signed certificate while issuing commands to update unrelated refs, and such an update will evade later audits.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
---
 Documentation/technical/pack-protocol.txt         | 20 ++++++++++++++++-
 Documentation/technical/protocol-capabilities.txt | 12 +++++++++--
 builtin/receive-pack.c                            | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 send-pack.c                                       |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/pack-protocol.txt b/Documentation/technical/pack-protocol.txt
index a845d51..f6c3073 100644
--- a/Documentation/technical/pack-protocol.txt
+++ b/Documentation/technical/pack-protocol.txt
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ contain all the objects that the server will need to complete the new
 references.
 
 ----
-  update-request    =  *shallow command-list [pack-file]
+  update-request    =  *shallow ( command-list | push-cert ) [pack-file]
 
   shallow           =  PKT-LINE("shallow" SP obj-id)
 
@@ -481,12 +481,30 @@ references.
   old-id            =  obj-id
   new-id            =  obj-id
 
+  push-cert         = PKT-LINE("push-cert" NUL capability-list LF)
+		      PKT-LINE("certificate version 0.1" LF)
+		      PKT-LINE("pusher" ident LF)
+		      PKT-LINE(LF)
+		      *PKT-LINE(command LF)
+		      *PKT-LINE(GPG signature lines LF)
+		      PKT-LINE("push-cert-end" LF)
+
   pack-file         = "PACK" 28*(OCTET)
 ----
 
 If the receiving end does not support delete-refs, the sending end MUST
 NOT ask for delete command.
 
+If the receiving end does not support push-cert, the sending end MUST
+NOT send a push-cert command.
+
+When a push-cert command is sent, command-list MUST NOT be sent; the
+commands recorded in the push certificate is used instead.  The GPG
+signature lines are detached signature for the contents recorded in
+the push certificate before the signature block begins and is used
+to certify that the commands were given by the pusher which must be
+the signer.
+
 The pack-file MUST NOT be sent if the only command used is 'delete'.
 
 A pack-file MUST be sent if either create or update command is used,
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/protocol-capabilities.txt b/Documentation/technical/protocol-capabilities.txt
index e174343..5b398e9 100644
--- a/Documentation/technical/protocol-capabilities.txt
+++ b/Documentation/technical/protocol-capabilities.txt
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ was sent.  Server MUST NOT ignore capabilities that client requested
 and server advertised.  As a consequence of these rules, server MUST
 NOT advertise capabilities it does not understand.
 
-The 'report-status', 'delete-refs', and 'quiet' capabilities are sent and
-recognized by the receive-pack (push to server) process.
+The 'report-status', 'delete-refs', 'quiet', and 'push-cert' capabilities
+are sent and recognized by the receive-pack (push to server) process.
 
 The 'ofs-delta' and 'side-band-64k' capabilities are sent and recognized
 by both upload-pack and receive-pack protocols.  The 'agent' capability
@@ -250,3 +250,11 @@ allow-tip-sha1-in-want
 If the upload-pack server advertises this capability, fetch-pack may
 send "want" lines with SHA-1s that exist at the server but are not
 advertised by upload-pack.
+
+push-cert
+---------
+
+The receive-pack server that advertises this capability is willing
+to accept a signed push certificate.  A send-pack client MUST NOT
+send push-cert packet unless the receive-pack server advertises this
+capability.
diff --git a/builtin/receive-pack.c b/builtin/receive-pack.c
index abdc296..96e4c99 100644
--- a/builtin/receive-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/receive-pack.c
@@ -907,6 +907,28 @@ static struct command **queue_command(struct command **p,
 	return &cmd->next;
 }
 
+static void queue_commands_from_cert(struct command **p,
+				     struct strbuf *push_cert)
+{
+	const char *boc, *eoc;
+
+	if (*p)
+		die("protocol error: got both push certificate and unsigned commands");
+
+	boc = strstr(push_cert->buf, "\n\n");
+	if (!boc)
+		die("malformed push certificate %.*s", 100, push_cert->buf);
+	else
+		boc += 2;
+	eoc = push_cert->buf + parse_signature(push_cert->buf, push_cert->len);
+
+	while (boc < eoc) {
+		const char *eol = memchr(boc, '\n', eoc - boc);
+		p = queue_command(p, boc, eol ? eol - boc : eoc - eol);
+		boc = eol ? eol + 1 : eoc;
+	}
+}
+
 static struct command *read_head_info(struct sha1_array *shallow)
 {
 	struct command *commands = NULL;
@@ -962,6 +984,10 @@ static struct command *read_head_info(struct sha1_array *shallow)
 
 		p = queue_command(p, line, linelen);
 	}
+
+	if (push_cert.len)
+		queue_commands_from_cert(p, &push_cert);
+
 	return commands;
 }
 
diff --git a/send-pack.c b/send-pack.c
index 2de9826..ca2ae2b 100644
--- a/send-pack.c
+++ b/send-pack.c
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ int send_pack(struct send_pack_args *args,
 	for (ref = remote_refs; ref; ref = ref->next) {
 		char *old_hex, *new_hex;
 
-		if (args->dry_run)
+		if (args->dry_run || args->push_cert)
 			continue;
 
 		if (!ref_update_to_be_sent(ref, args))
-- 
2.1.0-301-g54593e2
Previous: Junio C HamanoNext: Shawn Pearce
Message 30 of 59 in “Signed push”
  1. 00/18 Signed pushJunio C Hamano, Aug 19, 2014
  2. 01/18 receive-pack: do not overallocate command structureJunio C Hamano, Aug 19, 2014
  3. 02/18 receive-pack: parse feature request a bit earlierJunio C Hamano, Aug 19, 2014
  4. Junio C HamanoAug 19, 2014
  5. 03/18 receive-pack: do not reuse old_sha1[] to other thingsJunio C Hamano, Aug 19, 2014
  6. Junio C HamanoAug 19, 2014
  7. 04/18 receive-pack: factor out queueing of commandJunio C Hamano, Aug 19, 2014
  8. 05/18 send-pack: move REF_STATUS_REJECT_NODELETE logic a bit higherJunio C Hamano, Aug 19, 2014
  9. 06/18 send-pack: refactor decision to send update per refJunio C Hamano, Aug 19, 2014
  10. 07/18 send-pack: always send capabilitiesJunio C Hamano, Aug 19, 2014
  11. 08/18 send-pack: factor out capability string generationJunio C Hamano, Aug 19, 2014
  12. 09/18 send-pack: rename "new_refs" to "need_pack_data"Junio C Hamano, Aug 19, 2014
  13. 10/18 send-pack: refactor inspecting and resetting status and sending commandsJunio C Hamano, Aug 19, 2014
  14. 11/18 send-pack: clarify that cmds_sent is a booleanJunio C Hamano, Aug 19, 2014
  15. 12/18 gpg-interface: move parse_gpg_output() to where it should beJunio C Hamano, Aug 19, 2014
  16. 13/18 gpg-interface: move parse_signature() to where it should beJunio C Hamano, Aug 19, 2014
  17. 14/18 pack-protocol doc: typofix for PKT-LINEJunio C Hamano, Aug 19, 2014
  18. 15/18 the beginning of the signed pushJunio C Hamano, Aug 19, 2014
  19. brian m. carlsonAug 20, 2014
  20. Bert WesargAug 20, 2014
  21. Junio C HamanoAug 20, 2014
  22. 16/18 receive-pack: GPG-validate push certificatesJunio C Hamano, Aug 19, 2014
  23. David TurnerAug 20, 2014
  24. Junio C HamanoAug 20, 2014
  25. David TurnerAug 20, 2014
  26. Junio C HamanoAug 20, 2014
  27. David TurnerAug 21, 2014
  28. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2014
  29. 17/18 send-pack: send feature request on push-cert packetJunio C Hamano, Aug 19, 2014
  30. 18/18 signed push: final protocol updateJunio C Hamano, Aug 19, 2014
  31. Shawn PearceAug 21, 2014
  32. Junio C HamanoAug 21, 2014
  33. Kyle J. McKayAug 22, 2014
  34. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2014
  35. Shawn PearceAug 22, 2014
  36. Junio C HamanoAug 25, 2014
  37. Shawn PearceAug 26, 2014
  38. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2014
  39. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2014
  40. Junio C HamanoSep 4, 2014
  41. Shawn PearceSep 5, 2014
  42. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2014
  43. David TurnerAug 22, 2014
  44. Duy NguyenAug 19, 2014
  45. Junio C HamanoAug 19, 2014
  46. Nico WilliamsAug 20, 2014
  47. Junio C HamanoAug 20, 2014
  48. Junio C HamanoAug 20, 2014
  49. Junio C HamanoAug 20, 2014
  50. Nico WilliamsAug 20, 2014
  51. Stefan BellerAug 22, 2014
  52. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2014
  53. Stefan BellerAug 22, 2014
  54. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2014
  55. Stefan BellerAug 22, 2014
  56. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2014
  57. Stefan BellerAug 22, 2014
  58. Junio C HamanoAug 25, 2014
  59. Jason PyeronAug 25, 2014

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