feat: per-channel hashcash proof-of-work for PRIVMSG anti-spam
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Add per-channel hashcash requirement via MODE +H <bits>. When set,
PRIVMSG to the channel must include a valid hashcash stamp in the
meta.hashcash field bound to the channel name and message body hash.

Server validates stamp format, difficulty, date freshness, channel
binding, body hash binding, and proof-of-work. Spent stamps are
persisted to SQLite with 1-year TTL for replay prevention.

Stamp format: 1:bits:YYMMDD:channel:bodyhash:counter

Changes:
- Schema: add hashcash_bits column to channels, spent_hashcash table
- DB: queries for get/set channel hashcash bits, spent token CRUD
- Hashcash: ChannelValidator, BodyHash, StampHash, MintChannelStamp
- Handlers: validate hashcash on PRIVMSG, MODE +H/-H support
- Pass meta through fanOut chain to store in messages
- Prune spent hashcash tokens in cleanup loop (1-year TTL)
- Client: MintChannelHashcash helper for CLI
- Tests: 12 new channel_test.go + 10 new api_test.go integration tests
- README: document +H mode, stamp format, and usage
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2026-03-17 02:37:14 -07:00
parent cab5784913
commit 3d285f1b66
9 changed files with 1444 additions and 36 deletions

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@@ -34,14 +34,20 @@ type Params struct {
const defaultIdleTimeout = 30 * 24 * time.Hour
// spentHashcashTTL is how long spent hashcash tokens are
// retained for replay prevention. Per issue requirements,
// this is 1 year.
const spentHashcashTTL = 365 * 24 * time.Hour
// Handlers manages HTTP request handling.
type Handlers struct {
params *Params
log *slog.Logger
hc *healthcheck.Healthcheck
broker *broker.Broker
hashcashVal *hashcash.Validator
cancelCleanup context.CancelFunc
params *Params
log *slog.Logger
hc *healthcheck.Healthcheck
broker *broker.Broker
hashcashVal *hashcash.Validator
channelHashcash *hashcash.ChannelValidator
cancelCleanup context.CancelFunc
}
// New creates a new Handlers instance.
@@ -55,11 +61,12 @@ func New(
}
hdlr := &Handlers{ //nolint:exhaustruct // cancelCleanup set in startCleanup
params: &params,
log: params.Logger.Get(),
hc: params.Healthcheck,
broker: broker.New(),
hashcashVal: hashcash.NewValidator(resource),
params: &params,
log: params.Logger.Get(),
hc: params.Healthcheck,
broker: broker.New(),
hashcashVal: hashcash.NewValidator(resource),
channelHashcash: hashcash.NewChannelValidator(),
}
lifecycle.Append(fx.Hook{
@@ -281,4 +288,20 @@ func (hdlr *Handlers) pruneQueuesAndMessages(
)
}
}
// Prune spent hashcash tokens older than 1 year.
hashcashCutoff := time.Now().Add(-spentHashcashTTL)
pruned, err := hdlr.params.Database.
PruneSpentHashcash(ctx, hashcashCutoff)
if err != nil {
hdlr.log.Error(
"spent hashcash pruning failed", "error", err,
)
} else if pruned > 0 {
hdlr.log.Info(
"pruned spent hashcash tokens",
"deleted", pruned,
)
}
}