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<p><a href="https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/RFCs/pull/48">(source)</a></p>
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<ul>
<li><a href="#rfc-0048-generate-ownership-proof-for-sessionkeys">RFC-0048: Generate ownership proof for <code>SessionKeys</code></a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#summary">Summary</a></li>
<li><a href="#motivation">Motivation</a></li>
<li><a href="#stakeholders">Stakeholders</a></li>
<li><a href="#explanation">Explanation</a></li>
<li><a href="#drawbacks">Drawbacks</a></li>
<li><a href="#testing-security-and-privacy">Testing, Security, and Privacy</a></li>
<li><a href="#performance-ergonomics-and-compatibility">Performance, Ergonomics, and Compatibility</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#performance">Performance</a></li>
<li><a href="#ergonomics">Ergonomics</a></li>
<li><a href="#compatibility">Compatibility</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#prior-art-and-references">Prior Art and References</a></li>
<li><a href="#unresolved-questions">Unresolved Questions</a></li>
<li><a href="#future-directions-and-related-material">Future Directions and Related Material</a></li>
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<h1 id="rfc-0048-generate-ownership-proof-for-sessionkeys"><a class="header" href="#rfc-0048-generate-ownership-proof-for-sessionkeys">RFC-0048: Generate ownership proof for <code>SessionKeys</code></a></h1>
<div class="table-wrapper"><table><thead><tr><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody>
<tr><td><strong>Start Date</strong></td><td>13 November 2023</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Description</strong></td><td>Change <code>SessionKeys</code> runtime api to also create a proof of ownership for on chain registration.</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Authors</strong></td><td>Bastian Köcher</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
<h2 id="summary"><a class="header" href="#summary">Summary</a></h2>
<p>When rotating/generating the <code>SessionKeys</code> of a node, the node calls into the runtime using the
<code>SessionKeys::generate_session_keys</code> runtime api. This runtime api function needs to be changed
to add an extra parameter <code>owner</code> and to change the return value to also include the <code>proof</code> of
ownership. The <code>owner</code> should be the account id of the account setting the <code>SessionKeys</code> on chain
to allow the on chain logic the verification of the proof. The on chain logic is then able to proof
the possession of the private keys of the <code>SessionKeys</code> using the <code>proof</code>.</p>
<h2 id="motivation"><a class="header" href="#motivation">Motivation</a></h2>
<p>When a user sets new <code>SessionKeys</code> on chain the chain can currently not ensure that the user
actually has control over the private keys of the <code>SessionKeys</code>. With the RFC applied the chain is able
to ensure that the user actually is in possession of the private keys.</p>
<h2 id="stakeholders"><a class="header" href="#stakeholders">Stakeholders</a></h2>
<ul>
<li>Polkadot runtime implementors</li>
<li>Polkadot node implementors</li>
<li>Validator operators</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="explanation"><a class="header" href="#explanation">Explanation</a></h2>
<p>We are first going to explain the <code>proof</code> format being used:</p>
<pre><pre class="playground"><code class="language-rust"><span class="boring">#![allow(unused)]
</span><span class="boring">fn main() {
</span>type Proof = (Signature, Signature, ..);
<span class="boring">}</span></code></pre></pre>
<p>The <code>proof</code> being a SCALE encoded tuple over all signatures of each private session
key signing the <code>owner</code>. The actual type of each signature depends on the
corresponding session key cryptographic algorithm. The order of the signatures in
the <code>proof</code> is the same as the order of the session keys in the <code>SessionKeys</code> type.</p>
<p>The version of the <code>SessionKeys</code> needs to be bumped to <code>1</code> to reflect the changes to the
signature of <code>SessionKeys_generate_session_keys</code>:</p>
<pre><pre class="playground"><code class="language-rust"><span class="boring">#![allow(unused)]
</span><span class="boring">fn main() {
</span>pub struct OpaqueGeneratedSessionKeys {
pub keys: Vec&lt;u8&gt;,
pub proof: Vec&lt;u8&gt;,
}
fn SessionKeys_generate_session_keys(owner: Vec&lt;u8&gt;, seed: Option&lt;Vec&lt;u8&gt;&gt;) -&gt; OpaqueGeneratedSessionKeys;
<span class="boring">}</span></code></pre></pre>
<p>The default calling convention for runtime apis is applied, meaning the parameters
passed as SCALE encoded array and the length of the encoded array. The return value
being the SCALE encoded return value as <code>u64</code> (<code>array_ptr | length &lt;&lt; 32</code>). So, the
actual exported function signature looks like:</p>
<pre><pre class="playground"><code class="language-rust"><span class="boring">#![allow(unused)]
</span><span class="boring">fn main() {
</span>fn SessionKeys_generate_session_keys(array: *const u8, len: usize) -&gt; u64;
<span class="boring">}</span></code></pre></pre>
<p>The on chain logic for setting the <code>SessionKeys</code> needs to be changed as well. It
already gets the <code>proof</code> passed as <code>Vec&lt;u8&gt;</code>. This <code>proof</code> needs to be decoded to
the actual <code>Proof</code> type as explained above. The <code>proof</code> and the SCALE encoded
<code>account_id</code> of the sender are used to verify the ownership of the <code>SessionKeys</code>.</p>
<h2 id="drawbacks"><a class="header" href="#drawbacks">Drawbacks</a></h2>
<p>Validator operators need to pass the their account id when rotating their session keys in a node.
This will require updating some high level docs and making users familiar with the slightly changed ergonomics.</p>
<h2 id="testing-security-and-privacy"><a class="header" href="#testing-security-and-privacy">Testing, Security, and Privacy</a></h2>
<p>Testing of the new changes is quite easy as it only requires passing an appropriate <code>owner</code>
for the current testing context. The changes to the proof generation and verification got
audited to ensure they are correct.</p>
<h2 id="performance-ergonomics-and-compatibility"><a class="header" href="#performance-ergonomics-and-compatibility">Performance, Ergonomics, and Compatibility</a></h2>
<h3 id="performance"><a class="header" href="#performance">Performance</a></h3>
<p>Does not have any impact on the overall performance, only setting <code>SessionKeys</code> will require more weight.</p>
<h3 id="ergonomics"><a class="header" href="#ergonomics">Ergonomics</a></h3>
<p>If the proposal alters exposed interfaces to developers or end-users, which types of usage patterns have been optimized for?</p>
<h3 id="compatibility"><a class="header" href="#compatibility">Compatibility</a></h3>
<p>Introduces a new version of the <code>SessionKeys</code> runtime api. Thus, nodes should be updated before
a runtime is enacted that contains these changes otherwise they will fail to generate session keys.</p>
<h2 id="prior-art-and-references"><a class="header" href="#prior-art-and-references">Prior Art and References</a></h2>
<p>None.</p>
<h2 id="unresolved-questions"><a class="header" href="#unresolved-questions">Unresolved Questions</a></h2>
<p>None.</p>
<h2 id="future-directions-and-related-material"><a class="header" href="#future-directions-and-related-material">Future Directions and Related Material</a></h2>
<p>Substrate implementation of the <a href="https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/pull/1739">RFC</a>.</p>
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