feat: implement hashcash proof-of-work for session creation (#63)
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## Summary Implement SHA-256-based hashcash proof-of-work for `POST /session` to prevent abuse via rapid session creation. closes #11 ## What Changed ### Server - **New `internal/hashcash` package**: Validates hashcash stamps (format, difficulty bits, date/expiry, resource, replay prevention via in-memory spent set with TTL pruning) - **Config**: `NEOIRC_HASHCASH_BITS` env var (default 20, set to 0 to disable) - **`GET /api/v1/server`**: Now includes `hashcash_bits` field when > 0 - **`POST /api/v1/session`**: Validates `X-Hashcash` header when hashcash is enabled; returns HTTP 402 for missing/invalid stamps ### Clients - **Web SPA**: Fetches `hashcash_bits` from `/server`, computes stamp using Web Crypto API (`crypto.subtle.digest`) with batched parallelism (1024 hashes/batch), shows "Computing proof-of-work..." feedback - **CLI (`neoirc-cli`)**: `CreateSession()` auto-fetches server info and computes a valid hashcash stamp when required; new `MintHashcash()` function in the API package ### Documentation - README updated with full hashcash documentation: stamp format, computing stamps, configuration, difficulty table - Server info and session creation API docs updated with hashcash fields/headers - Roadmap updated (hashcash marked as implemented) ## Stamp Format Standard hashcash: `1:bits:YYMMDD:resource::counter` The SHA-256 hash of the entire stamp string must have at least `bits` leading zero bits. ## Validation Rules - Version must be `1` - Claimed bits ≥ required bits - Resource must match server name - Date within 48 hours (not expired, not too far in future) - SHA-256 hash has required leading zero bits - Stamp not previously used (replay prevention) ## Testing - All existing tests pass (hashcash disabled in test config with `HashcashBits: 0`) - `docker build .` passes (lint + test + build) <!-- session: agent:sdlc-manager:subagent:f98d712e-8a40-4013-b3d7-588cbff670f4 --> Co-authored-by: clawbot <clawbot@noreply.git.eeqj.de> Co-authored-by: clawbot <clawbot@noreply.eeqj.de> Co-authored-by: user <user@Mac.lan guest wan> Co-authored-by: Jeffrey Paul <sneak@noreply.example.org> Reviewed-on: #63 Co-authored-by: clawbot <clawbot@noreply.example.org> Co-committed-by: clawbot <clawbot@noreply.example.org>
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internal/cli/api/hashcash.go
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internal/cli/api/hashcash.go
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package neoircapi
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import (
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"crypto/rand"
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"crypto/sha256"
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"encoding/hex"
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"fmt"
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"math/big"
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"time"
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)
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const (
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// bitsPerByte is the number of bits in a byte.
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bitsPerByte = 8
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// fullByteMask is 0xFF, a mask for all bits in a byte.
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fullByteMask = 0xFF
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// counterSpace is the range for random counter seeds.
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counterSpace = 1 << 48
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)
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// MintHashcash computes a hashcash stamp with the given
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// difficulty (leading zero bits) and resource string.
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func MintHashcash(bits int, resource string) string {
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date := time.Now().UTC().Format("060102")
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prefix := fmt.Sprintf(
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"1:%d:%s:%s::", bits, date, resource,
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)
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for {
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counter := randomCounter()
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stamp := prefix + counter
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hash := sha256.Sum256([]byte(stamp))
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if hasLeadingZeroBits(hash[:], bits) {
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return stamp
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}
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}
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}
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// hasLeadingZeroBits checks if hash has at least numBits
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// leading zero bits.
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func hasLeadingZeroBits(
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hash []byte,
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numBits int,
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) bool {
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fullBytes := numBits / bitsPerByte
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remainBits := numBits % bitsPerByte
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for idx := range fullBytes {
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if hash[idx] != 0 {
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return false
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}
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}
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if remainBits > 0 && fullBytes < len(hash) {
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mask := byte(
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fullByteMask << (bitsPerByte - remainBits),
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)
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if hash[fullBytes]&mask != 0 {
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return false
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}
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}
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return true
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}
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// randomCounter generates a random hex counter string.
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func randomCounter() string {
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counterVal, err := rand.Int(
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rand.Reader, big.NewInt(counterSpace),
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)
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if err != nil {
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// Fallback to timestamp-based counter on error.
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return fmt.Sprintf("%x", time.Now().UnixNano())
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}
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return hex.EncodeToString(counterVal.Bytes())
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}
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