[Lightning-dev] Wireshark plug-in for Lightning Network(BOLT) protocol

daniel arowser at gmail.com
Tue Nov 27 11:11:56 UTC 2018


c-lighting-dissector work now:
https://github.com/arowser/lightning/tree/dissector
https://github.com/arowser/lightning-dissector
./configure  --enable-dissector && make -j


On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 10:39 AM Christian Decker <decker.christian at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Would it be possible to query a command line program or a JSON-RPC call to
> get the secret? In that case we could add it to the `listpeers` output.
>
> On Wed, Nov 7, 2018 at 6:43 AM tock203 <tomokio203 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> We implemented the latter scheme. lightning-dissector already supports
>> key rotation.
>> FYI, here's the key log file format lightning-dissector currently
>> implements.
>> https://github.com/nayutaco/lightning-dissector/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#by-dumping-key-log-file
>>
>> Whenever key rotation happens(nonce==0), lightning node software write
>> 16byteMAC & key of "first BOLT packet".
>> When you read .pcap starts with a message whose nonce is not 0, the
>> messages can not be decrypted until the next key rotation.
>>
>> The current design is as described above. Because it is a provisional
>> specification, any opinion is welcome.
>>
>> 2018年11月6日(火) 16:08 Olaoluwa Osuntokun <laolu32 at gmail.com>:
>>
>>> Hi tomokio,
>>>
>>> This is so dope! We've long discussed creating canned protocol
>>> transcripts for
>>> other implementations to assert their responses again, and I think this
>>> is a
>>> great first step towards that.
>>>
>>> > Our proposal:
>>> > Every implementation has compile option which enable output key
>>> information
>>> > file.
>>>
>>> So is this request to add an option which will write out the _plaintext_
>>> messages to disk, or an option that writes out the final derived
>>> read/write
>>> secrets to disk? For the latter path, it the tools that read these
>>> transcripts
>>> would need to be aware of key rotations, so they'd  be able to continue
>>> to
>>> decrypt the transact pt post rotation.
>>>
>>> -- Laolu
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 2:37 AM <tomokio203 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello lightning network developers.
>>>> Nayuta team is developing Wireshark plug-in for Lightning Network(BOLT)
>>>> protocol.
>>>> https://github.com/nayutaco/lightning-dissector
>>>>
>>>> It’s alpha version, but it can decode some BOLT message.
>>>> Currently, this software works for Nayuta’s implementation(ptarmigan)
>>>> and Éclair.
>>>> When ptarmigan is compiled with some option, it write out key
>>>> information file. This Wireshark plug-in decode packet using that file.
>>>> When you use Éclair, this software parse log file.
>>>>
>>>> Through our development experience, interoperability test is time
>>>> consuming task.
>>>> If people can see communication log of BOLT message on same format
>>>> (.pcap), it will be useful for interoperability test.
>>>>
>>>> Our proposal:
>>>> Every implementation has compile option which enable output key
>>>> information file.
>>>>
>>>> We are glad if this project is useful for lightning network eco-system.
>>>>
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