From 2ccb6653e8841d4d6f3ab933f84746cce4e2fe2b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christophe Besson Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 02:03:50 +0200 Subject: feat(protocol): bind the MNP token to the node it is for (E10) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The audience split stopped a member's node credential from opening the hub API. It did not stop the credential being *replayed to another node*: the MNP token carried the member's whole group set and named no node, so a token handed to node A's operator could be presented to node B the member also belongs to. That does not read content on B — the handshake still requires proving node B's group key, which the operator lacks — but it reaches B's pre-proof window and fetches the member's *encrypted* keypair bundle for B (offline-attackable, bounded, audited): a disclosure §2.4 says should not follow from hosting a member on A. The token now names the node it is minted for (a `node` claim = that node's Ed25519 key), and authorize_token refuses one that names a different key. The client already knows the target node's key (from /v1/groups/{id}/nodes) and asks for a token bound to it: POST /v1/nodes/mnp-token takes node_pk, and transport.connect threads it (group-page, the connection pool and rewrap pass n.pk_node; reconnect preserves it). A token that names no node is still accepted, because the hub only mints one for the authenticated requester, so an unbound token grants nothing across accounts — which also keeps non-binding callers working with no churn. Done before deploy, so it folds into the MNP 4.0 flag day rather than needing its own. Docs: §5.2, register E10, MESHBAY_NODE_PROTOCOL.md §6.3. test_handshake.py and test_mnp_token.py hold the binding (a token for node A is refused by node B, accepted by node A; an unbound token still works); red before, green after. common/node/hub suites green. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 --- packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/static/connection-pool.js | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/static/connection-pool.js') diff --git a/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/static/connection-pool.js b/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/static/connection-pool.js index aac8225..15d352a 100644 --- a/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/static/connection-pool.js +++ b/packages/meshbay-hub/src/meshbay_hub/static/connection-pool.js @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ async function connectToGroup(hubBase, groupId, token, bundleKey, username, user const ack = await Promise.race([ transport.connect( n.node_id, live, groupId, null, null, bundleKey, - username, userId, null), + username, userId, null, undefined, undefined, n.pk_node), new Promise((_, reject) => { const giveUp = () => reject(new Error('Connection timeout')); stallTimer = setTimeout(giveUp, SEARCH_STALL_MS); -- cgit v1.2.3