Mark content-addressed paths in the Nix database and in .narinfo

This allows such paths to be imported without signatures.

8 files changed, 138 insertions, 41 deletions

diff --git a/src/libstore/build.cc b/src/libstore/build.cc
index 08a7fd91dd..cfab0b0dc3 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/build.cc
@@ -3213,7 +3213,7 @@ void SubstitutionGoal::tryNext()
     /* Bail out early if this substituter lacks a valid
        signature. LocalStore::addToStore() also checks for this, but
        only after we've downloaded the path. */
-    if (worker.store.requireSigs && !info->checkSignatures(worker.store.publicKeys)) {
+    if (worker.store.requireSigs && !info->checkSignatures(worker.store, worker.store.publicKeys)) {
         printMsg(lvlInfo, format("warning: substituter ‘%s’ does not have a valid signature for path ‘%s’")
             % sub->getUri() % storePath);
         tryNext();
diff --git a/src/libstore/local-store.cc b/src/libstore/local-store.cc
index bc03c53740..3e7273d425 100644
--- a/src/libstore/local-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/local-store.cc
@@ -195,6 +195,13 @@ LocalStore::LocalStore(const Params & params)
             txn.commit();
         }
 
+        if (curSchema < 10) {
+            SQLiteTxn txn(state->db);
+            if (sqlite3_exec(state->db, "alter table ValidPaths add column ca text", 0, 0, 0) != SQLITE_OK)
+                throwSQLiteError(state->db, "upgrading database schema");
+            txn.commit();
+        }
+
         writeFile(schemaPath, (format("%1%") % nixSchemaVersion).str());
 
         lockFile(globalLock.get(), ltRead, true);
@@ -204,13 +211,13 @@ LocalStore::LocalStore(const Params & params)
 
     /* Prepare SQL statements. */
     state->stmtRegisterValidPath.create(state->db,
-        "insert into ValidPaths (path, hash, registrationTime, deriver, narSize, ultimate, sigs) values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?);");
+        "insert into ValidPaths (path, hash, registrationTime, deriver, narSize, ultimate, sigs, ca) values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?);");
     state->stmtUpdatePathInfo.create(state->db,
-        "update ValidPaths set narSize = ?, hash = ?, ultimate = ?, sigs = ? where path = ?;");
+        "update ValidPaths set narSize = ?, hash = ?, ultimate = ?, sigs = ?, ca = ? where path = ?;");
     state->stmtAddReference.create(state->db,
         "insert or replace into Refs (referrer, reference) values (?, ?);");
     state->stmtQueryPathInfo.create(state->db,
-        "select id, hash, registrationTime, deriver, narSize, ultimate, sigs from ValidPaths where path = ?;");
+        "select id, hash, registrationTime, deriver, narSize, ultimate, sigs, ca from ValidPaths where path = ?;");
     state->stmtQueryReferences.create(state->db,
         "select path from Refs join ValidPaths on reference = id where referrer = ?;");
     state->stmtQueryReferrers.create(state->db,
@@ -527,6 +534,7 @@ uint64_t LocalStore::addValidPath(State & state,
         (info.narSize, info.narSize != 0)
         (info.ultimate ? 1 : 0, info.ultimate)
         (concatStringsSep(" ", info.sigs), !info.sigs.empty())
+        (info.ca, !info.ca.empty())
         .exec();
     uint64_t id = sqlite3_last_insert_rowid(state.db);
 
@@ -609,6 +617,9 @@ std::shared_ptr<ValidPathInfo> LocalStore::queryPathInfoUncached(const Path & pa
         s = (const char *) sqlite3_column_text(state->stmtQueryPathInfo, 6);
         if (s) info->sigs = tokenizeString<StringSet>(s, " ");
 
+        s = (const char *) sqlite3_column_text(state->stmtQueryPathInfo, 7);
+        if (s) info->ca = s;
+
         /* Get the references. */
         auto useQueryReferences(state->stmtQueryReferences.use()(info->id));
 
@@ -628,6 +639,7 @@ void LocalStore::updatePathInfo(State & state, const ValidPathInfo & info)
         ("sha256:" + printHash(info.narHash))
         (info.ultimate ? 1 : 0, info.ultimate)
         (concatStringsSep(" ", info.sigs), !info.sigs.empty())
+        (info.ca, !info.ca.empty())
         (info.path)
         .exec();
 }
@@ -898,7 +910,7 @@ void LocalStore::addToStore(const ValidPathInfo & info, const std::string & nar,
         throw Error(format("hash mismatch importing path ‘%s’; expected hash ‘%s’, got ‘%s’") %
             info.path % info.narHash.to_string() % h.to_string());
 
-    if (requireSigs && !dontCheckSigs && !info.checkSignatures(publicKeys))
+    if (requireSigs && !dontCheckSigs && !info.checkSignatures(*this, publicKeys))
         throw Error(format("cannot import path ‘%s’ because it lacks a valid signature") % info.path);
 
     addTempRoot(info.path);
@@ -983,6 +995,7 @@ Path LocalStore::addToStoreFromDump(const string & dump, const string & name,
             info.narHash = hash.first;
             info.narSize = hash.second;
             info.ultimate = true;
+            info.ca = "fixed:" + (recursive ? (std::string) "r:" : "") + h.to_string();
             registerValidPath(info);
         }
 
@@ -1014,7 +1027,8 @@ Path LocalStore::addToStore(const string & name, const Path & _srcPath,
 Path LocalStore::addTextToStore(const string & name, const string & s,
     const PathSet & references, bool repair)
 {
-    Path dstPath = computeStorePathForText(name, s, references);
+    auto hash = hashString(htSHA256, s);
+    auto dstPath = makeTextPath(name, hash, references);
 
     addTempRoot(dstPath);
 
@@ -1034,16 +1048,17 @@ Path LocalStore::addTextToStore(const string & name, const string & s,
 
             StringSink sink;
             dumpString(s, sink);
-            auto hash = hashString(htSHA256, *sink.s);
+            auto narHash = hashString(htSHA256, *sink.s);
 
             optimisePath(realPath);
 
             ValidPathInfo info;
             info.path = dstPath;
-            info.narHash = hash;
+            info.narHash = narHash;
             info.narSize = sink.s->size();
             info.references = references;
             info.ultimate = true;
+            info.ca = "text:" + hash.to_string();
             registerValidPath(info);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/local-store.hh b/src/libstore/local-store.hh
index 7bfc4ad34c..5b5960cf24 100644
--- a/src/libstore/local-store.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/local-store.hh
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ namespace nix {
 /* Nix store and database schema version.  Version 1 (or 0) was Nix <=
    0.7.  Version 2 was Nix 0.8 and 0.9.  Version 3 is Nix 0.10.
    Version 4 is Nix 0.11.  Version 5 is Nix 0.12-0.16.  Version 6 is
-   Nix 1.0.  Version 7 is Nix 1.3. Version 9 is 1.12. */
-const int nixSchemaVersion = 9;
+   Nix 1.0.  Version 7 is Nix 1.3. Version 10 is 1.12. */
+const int nixSchemaVersion = 10;
 
 
 extern string drvsLogDir;
diff --git a/src/libstore/nar-info.cc b/src/libstore/nar-info.cc
index b0a8d77c2f..201cac671a 100644
--- a/src/libstore/nar-info.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/nar-info.cc
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ NarInfo::NarInfo(const Store & store, const std::string & s, const std::string &
             system = value;
         else if (name == "Sig")
             sigs.insert(value);
+        else if (name == "CA") {
+            if (!ca.empty()) corrupt();
+            ca = value;
+        }
 
         pos = eol + 1;
     }
@@ -101,6 +105,9 @@ std::string NarInfo::to_string() const
     for (auto sig : sigs)
         res += "Sig: " + sig + "\n";
 
+    if (!ca.empty())
+        res += "CA: " + ca + "\n";
+
     return res;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
index 022a86825a..94075f3b9b 100644
--- a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<ValidPathInfo> RemoteStore::queryPathInfoUncached(const Path & p
     if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(conn->daemonVersion) >= 16) {
         info->ultimate = readInt(conn->from) != 0;
         info->sigs = readStrings<StringSet>(conn->from);
+        info->ca = readString(conn->from);
     }
     return info;
 }
diff --git a/src/libstore/schema.sql b/src/libstore/schema.sql
index 91878af158..09c71a2b8d 100644
--- a/src/libstore/schema.sql
+++ b/src/libstore/schema.sql
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ create table if not exists ValidPaths (
     deriver          text,
     narSize          integer,
     ultimate         integer, -- null implies "false"
-    sigs             text -- space-separated
+    sigs             text, -- space-separated
+    ca               text -- if not null, an assertion that the path is content-addressed; see ValidPathInfo
 );
 
 create table if not exists Refs (
diff --git a/src/libstore/store-api.cc b/src/libstore/store-api.cc
index af002dcc8c..5dd56f905d 100644
--- a/src/libstore/store-api.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/store-api.cc
@@ -202,6 +202,22 @@ Path Store::makeFixedOutputPath(bool recursive,
 }
 
 
+Path Store::makeTextPath(const string & name, const Hash & hash,
+    const PathSet & references) const
+{
+    assert(hash.type == htSHA256);
+    /* Stuff the references (if any) into the type.  This is a bit
+       hacky, but we can't put them in `s' since that would be
+       ambiguous. */
+    string type = "text";
+    for (auto & i : references) {
+        type += ":";
+        type += i;
+    }
+    return makeStorePath(type, hash, name);
+}
+
+
 std::pair<Path, Hash> Store::computeStorePathForPath(const Path & srcPath,
     bool recursive, HashType hashAlgo, PathFilter & filter) const
 {
@@ -215,16 +231,7 @@ std::pair<Path, Hash> Store::computeStorePathForPath(const Path & srcPath,
 Path Store::computeStorePathForText(const string & name, const string & s,
     const PathSet & references) const
 {
-    Hash hash = hashString(htSHA256, s);
-    /* Stuff the references (if any) into the type.  This is a bit
-       hacky, but we can't put them in `s' since that would be
-       ambiguous. */
-    string type = "text";
-    for (auto & i : references) {
-        type += ":";
-        type += i;
-    }
-    return makeStorePath(type, hash, name);
+    return makeTextPath(name, hashString(htSHA256, s), references);
 }
 
 
@@ -432,9 +439,38 @@ void ValidPathInfo::sign(const SecretKey & secretKey)
 }
 
 
-unsigned int ValidPathInfo::checkSignatures(const PublicKeys & publicKeys) const
+bool ValidPathInfo::isContentAddressed(const Store & store) const
+{
+    auto warn = [&]() {
+        printMsg(lvlError, format("warning: path ‘%s’ claims to be content-addressed but isn't") % path);
+    };
+
+    if (hasPrefix(ca, "text:")) {
+        auto hash = parseHash(std::string(ca, 5));
+        if (store.makeTextPath(storePathToName(path), hash, references) == path)
+            return true;
+        else
+            warn();
+    }
+
+    else if (hasPrefix(ca, "fixed:")) {
+        bool recursive = ca.compare(6, 2, "r:") == 0;
+        auto hash = parseHash(std::string(ca, recursive ? 8 : 6));
+        if (store.makeFixedOutputPath(recursive, hash, storePathToName(path)) == path)
+            return true;
+        else
+            warn();
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+
+size_t ValidPathInfo::checkSignatures(const Store & store, const PublicKeys & publicKeys) const
 {
-    unsigned int good = 0;
+    if (isContentAddressed(store)) return maxSigs;
+
+    size_t good = 0;
     for (auto & sig : sigs)
         if (checkSignature(publicKeys, sig))
             good++;
diff --git a/src/libstore/store-api.hh b/src/libstore/store-api.hh
index f80a06aaf8..41fc58fc48 100644
--- a/src/libstore/store-api.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/store-api.hh
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@
 namespace nix {
 
 
+struct BasicDerivation;
+struct Derivation;
+class FSAccessor;
+class NarInfoDiskCache;
+class Store;
+
+
 /* Size of the hash part of store paths, in base-32 characters. */
 const size_t storePathHashLen = 32; // i.e. 160 bits
 
@@ -109,6 +116,34 @@ struct ValidPathInfo
 
     StringSet sigs; // note: not necessarily verified
 
+    /* If non-empty, an assertion that the path is content-addressed,
+       i.e., that the store path is computed from a cryptographic hash
+       of the contents of the path, plus some other bits of data like
+       the "name" part of the path. Such a path doesn't need
+       signatures, since we don't have to trust anybody's claim that
+       the path is the output of a particular derivation. (In the
+       extensional store model, we have to trust that the *contents*
+       of an output path of a derivation were actually produced by
+       that derivation. In the intensional model, we have to trust
+       that a particular output path was produced by a derivation; the
+       path name then implies the contents.)
+
+       Ideally, the content-addressability assertion would just be a
+       Boolean, and the store path would be computed from
+       ‘storePathToName(path)’, ‘narHash’ and ‘references’. However,
+       1) we've accumulated several types of content-addressed paths
+       over the years; and 2) fixed-output derivations support
+       multiple hash algorithms and serialisation methods (flat file
+       vs NAR). Thus, ‘ca’ has one of the following forms:
+
+       * ‘text:sha256:<sha256 hash of file contents>’: For paths
+         computed by makeTextPath() / addTextToStore().
+
+       * ‘fixed:<r?>:<ht>:<h>’: For paths computed by
+         makeFixedOutputPath() / addToStore().
+    */
+    std::string ca;
+
     bool operator == (const ValidPathInfo & i) const
     {
         return
@@ -117,19 +152,25 @@ struct ValidPathInfo
             && references == i.references;
     }
 
-    /*  Return a fingerprint of the store path to be used in binary
-        cache signatures. It contains the store path, the base-32
-        SHA-256 hash of the NAR serialisation of the path, the size of
-        the NAR, and the sorted references. The size field is strictly
-        speaking superfluous, but might prevent endless/excessive data
-        attacks. */
+    /* Return a fingerprint of the store path to be used in binary
+       cache signatures. It contains the store path, the base-32
+       SHA-256 hash of the NAR serialisation of the path, the size of
+       the NAR, and the sorted references. The size field is strictly
+       speaking superfluous, but might prevent endless/excessive data
+       attacks. */
     std::string fingerprint() const;
 
     void sign(const SecretKey & secretKey);
 
+    /* Return true iff the path is verifiably content-addressed. */
+    bool isContentAddressed(const Store & store) const;
+
+    static const size_t maxSigs = std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max();
+
     /* Return the number of signatures on this .narinfo that were
-       produced by one of the specified keys. */
-    unsigned int checkSignatures(const PublicKeys & publicKeys) const;
+       produced by one of the specified keys, or maxSigs if the path
+       is content-addressed. */
+    size_t checkSignatures(const Store & store, const PublicKeys & publicKeys) const;
 
     /* Verify a single signature. */
     bool checkSignature(const PublicKeys & publicKeys, const std::string & sig) const;
@@ -169,12 +210,6 @@ struct BuildResult
 };
 
 
-struct BasicDerivation;
-struct Derivation;
-class FSAccessor;
-class NarInfoDiskCache;
-
-
 class Store : public std::enable_shared_from_this<Store>
 {
 public:
@@ -234,10 +269,12 @@ public:
     Path makeFixedOutputPath(bool recursive,
         const Hash & hash, const string & name) const;
 
-    /* This is the preparatory part of addToStore() and
-       addToStoreFixed(); it computes the store path to which srcPath
-       is to be copied.  Returns the store path and the cryptographic
-       hash of the contents of srcPath. */
+    Path makeTextPath(const string & name, const Hash & hash,
+        const PathSet & references) const;
+
+    /* This is the preparatory part of addToStore(); it computes the
+       store path to which srcPath is to be copied.  Returns the store
+       path and the cryptographic hash of the contents of srcPath. */
     std::pair<Path, Hash> computeStorePathForPath(const Path & srcPath,
         bool recursive = true, HashType hashAlgo = htSHA256,
         PathFilter & filter = defaultPathFilter) const;