Merge pull request 'Update docs, for openssl & tasks' (#81) from openssl into master

Reviewed-on: trent_larson/crowd-funder-for-time-pwa#81

README.md

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ npm run lint
 
 ## Tests
 
-###
+### Web-push
 
 For your own web-push tests, change the 'vapid' URL in App.vue, and install apps on the same domain.
 
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ by an existing user:
 On the test server, User #0 has rights to register others, so you can start
 playing one of two ways:
 
-- Import the keys for the test User `did:ethr:0x000Ee5654b9742f6Fe18ea970e32b97ee2247B51` by importing this seed phrase:
-  `seminar accuse mystery assist delay law thing deal image undo guard initial shallow wrestle list fragile borrow velvet tomorrow awake explain test offer control`
+- Import the keys for the test User `did:ethr:0x0000694B58C2cC69658993A90D3840C560f2F51F` by importing this seed phrase:
+  `rigid shrug mobile smart veteran half all pond toilet brave review universe ship congress found yard skate elite apology jar uniform subway slender luggage`
   (Other test users are found [here](https://github.com/trentlarson/endorser-ch/blob/master/test/util.js).)
 
 - Alternatively, register someone else under User #0 automatically:

openssl_signing_console.rst

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-Prerequisites:
+JWT Creation & Verification
 
-jq 
+To run this in a script, see ./openssl_signing_console.sh
 
-You can create a JWT using a library or by encoding the header and payload base64Url and signing it with a secret using a ES256K algorithm. Here is an example of how you can create a JWT using the jq and openssl command line utilities:
+Prerequisites: openssl, jq
+
+You can create a JWT using a library or by encoding the header and payload base64Url and signing it with a secret using
+a ES256K algorithm. Here is an example of how you can create a JWT using the jq and openssl command line utilities:
 
 Here is an example of how you can use openssl to sign a JWT with the ES256K algorithm:
 
@@ -15,20 +18,22 @@ openssl ec -in private.pem -pubout -out public.pem
 
 header='{"alg":"ES256K", "issuer": "", "typ":"JWT"}'
 
-    Next, create a payload object as a JSON object containing the claims you want to include in the JWT. For example schema.org :
+    Next, create a payload object as a JSON object containing the claims you want to include in the JWT.
+    For example schema.org :
 
 payload='{"@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "PlanAction", "identifier": "did:ethr:0xb86913f83A867b5Ef04902419614A6FF67466c12", "name": "Test", "description": "Me"}'
 
     Encode the header and payload objects as base64Url strings. You can use the jq command line utility to do this:
 
-header_b64=$(echo -n "$header" | jq -c -M . | tr -d '\n')
-payload_b64=$(echo -n "$payload" | jq -c -M . | tr -d '\n')
+header_b64=$(echo -n "$header" | jq -c -M . | tr -d '\n' | base64 | tr -d '=' | tr '+' '-' | tr '/' '_')
+payload_b64=$(echo -n "$payload" | jq -c -M . | tr -d '\n' | base64 | tr -d '=' | tr '+' '-' | tr '/' '_')
 
     Concatenate the encoded header, payload, and a secret to create the signing input:
 
 signing_input="$header_b64.$payload_b64"
 
-    Create the signature by signing the signing input with a ES256K algorithm and your secret. You can use the openssl command line utility to do this:
+    Create the signature by signing the signing input with a ES256K algorithm and your secret.
+    You can use the openssl command line utility to do this:
 
 signature=$(echo -n "$signing_input" | openssl dgst -sha256 -sign private.pem)
 
@@ -43,7 +48,7 @@ Authorization: Bearer $jwt
 
     To verify the JWT, you can use the openssl utility with the public key:
 
-openssl dgst -sha256 -verify public.pem -signature <(echo -n "$signature") "$signing_input"
-
-    This will verify the signature and output Verified OK if the signature is valid. If the signature is not valid, it will output an error.
+echo -n "$signing_input" | openssl dgst -sha256 -verify public.pem -signature <(echo -n "$signature")
 
+    This will verify the signature and output "Verified OK" if the signature is valid.
+    If the signature is not valid, it will give an error response and output "Verification failure".

openssl_signing_console.sh

@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Generate a JWT, with signature verified using OpenSSL
+#
+# Prerequisites: openssl, jq
+#
+# Usage: source ./openssl_signing_console.sh
+#
+# For a more complete explanation, see ./openssl_signing_console.rst
+#
+# It's crazy that raw execution only works about 20% of the time!
+# See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/77505582/why-would-openssl-verify-succeed-every-time-with-source-but-fail-80-of-the
+
+
 openssl ecparam -name secp256k1 -genkey -noout -out private.pem
 openssl ec -in private.pem -pubout -out public.pem
 
@@ -7,19 +19,25 @@ header='{"alg":"ES256K", "issuer": "", "typ":"JWT"}'
 
 payload='{"@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "PlanAction", "identifier": "did:ethr:0xb86913f83A867b5Ef04902419614A6FF67466c12", "name": "Test", "description": "Me"}'
 
-header_b64=$(echo -n "$header" | jq -c -M . | tr -d '\n')
-payload_b64=$(echo -n "$payload" | jq -c -M . | tr -d '\n')
+header_b64=$(echo -n "$header" | jq -c -M . | tr -d '\n' | base64 | tr -d '=' | tr '+' '-' | tr '/' '_')
+payload_b64=$(echo -n "$payload" | jq -c -M . | tr -d '\n' | base64 | tr -d '=' | tr '+' '-' | tr '/' '_')
 
 signing_input="$header_b64.$payload_b64"
 
-echo -n "$signing_input" | openssl dgst -sha256 -sign private.pem -out signature.bin
+signature=$(echo -n "$signing_input" | openssl dgst -sha256 -sign private.pem)
 
-# Read binary signature from file and encode it to Base64 URL-Safe format
-signature_b64=$(base64 -w 0 < signature.bin | tr -d '=' | tr '+' '-' | tr '/' '_')
+echo -n "$signing_input" | openssl dgst -sha256 -verify public.pem -signature <(echo -n "$signature")
+
+# Also tested this, to no avail.
+#echo -n "$signature" > sig.out
+#echo -n "$signing_input" | openssl dgst -sha256 -verify public.pem -signature sig.out
+
+
+
+# Read binary signature and encode it to Base64 URL-Safe format
+signature_b64=$(echo -n "$signature" | base64 | tr -d '=' | tr '+' '-' | tr '/' '_')
 
 # Construct the JWT
 jwt="$signing_input.$signature_b64"
 
-openssl dgst -sha256 -verify public.pem -signature signature.bin -out verified.txt <(echo -n "$signing_input")
-
-
+echo Resulting JWT: $jwt

project.task.yaml

@@ -5,13 +5,6 @@ tasks:
 - 40 notifications :
   - push, where we trigger a ServiceWorker(?) in the app to reach out and check for new data assignee:matthew
 
-- 01 Replace Gifted/Give in ContactsView with GiftedDialog assignee:matthew
-
-- 01 fix the Discovery map display to not show on top of bottom icons (and any other UI tweaks on the map flow) assignee-group:ui
-- .1 add instructions for map location selection
-
-- 01 Show pop-up or some message confirming that settings & contacts download has been initiated/finished
-
 - 01 Ensure each action sent to the server has a confirmation - eg registration (ie a toast something that dismisses after 5-10s)
 
 - Home Feed & Quick Give screen :
@@ -21,8 +14,8 @@ tasks:
 
 - 24 Move to Vite assignee:matthew
 
+- .3 fix the Project-location-selection map display to not show on top of bottom icons (and any other UI tweaks on the map flow) assignee-group:ui
 - .5 switch so DiscoverView shows anywhere by default, and no number unless search is done (and maybe a better filter UI, including "mine" to consolidate with ProjectsView)
-- .2 fit as many icons as possible on home & project view screens but only going halfway down the page assignee-group:ui
 - .5 Add infinite scroll to gifts on the home page
 - .5 bug - search for "Safari" does not find the project, but if already on the "Anywhere" tab it shows all
 - .2 figure out why endorser-mobile search doesn't find recently created PlanAction
@@ -66,6 +59,7 @@ tasks:
 
 - Release Minimum Viable Product :
   - 08 thorough testing for errors & edge cases
+  - 01 ensure ability to recover server remotely, and add redundant access
   - Turn off stats-world or ensure it's usable (eg. cannot zoom out too far and lose world, cannot screenshot).
   - Add disclaimers.
   - Switch default server to the public server.
@@ -85,6 +79,10 @@ tasks:
     - for subtasks: fulfills (is it really the same?), feeds, contributes to, supplies, boosts, advances
     - for blocking: blocks, precedes, comes before, is sought by -- vs follows, seeks, builds on ("contributes to" isn't specific enough, "succeeds" has different, possibly confusing meaning)
 
+- .5 add "back" button to all screens that aren't part of the bottom tray
+- .5 fit as many icons as possible on home & project view screens but only going halfway down the page assignee-group:ui
+- .5 Replace Gifted/Give in ContactsView with GiftedDialog
+
 - Stats :
   - 01 point out user's location on the world
   - 01 present a credential selected from the stats