github.com/vipernet-xyz/tm@v0.34.24/spec/light-client/attacks/Blockchain_003_draft.tla (about)

     1  ------------------------ MODULE Blockchain_003_draft -----------------------------
     2  (*
     3    This is a high-level specification of Tendermint blockchain
     4    that is designed specifically for the light client.
     5    Validators have the voting power of one. If you like to model various
     6    voting powers, introduce multiple copies of the same validator
     7    (do not forget to give them unique names though).
     8   *)
     9  EXTENDS Integers, FiniteSets, Apalache
    10  
    11  Min(a, b) == IF a < b THEN a ELSE b
    12  
    13  CONSTANT
    14    AllNodes,
    15      (* a set of all nodes that can act as validators (correct and faulty) *)
    16    ULTIMATE_HEIGHT,
    17      (* a maximal height that can be ever reached (modelling artifact) *)
    18    TRUSTING_PERIOD
    19      (* the period within which the validators are trusted *)
    20  
    21  Heights == 1..ULTIMATE_HEIGHT   (* possible heights *)
    22  
    23  (* A commit is just a set of nodes who have committed the block *)
    24  Commits == SUBSET AllNodes
    25  
    26  (* The set of all block headers that can be on the blockchain.
    27     This is a simplified version of the Block data structure in the actual implementation. *)
    28  BlockHeaders == [
    29    height: Heights,
    30      \* the block height
    31    time: Int,
    32      \* the block timestamp in some integer units
    33    lastCommit: Commits,
    34      \* the nodes who have voted on the previous block, the set itself instead of a hash
    35    (* in the implementation, only the hashes of V and NextV are stored in a block,
    36       as V and NextV are stored in the application state *) 
    37    VS: SUBSET AllNodes,
    38      \* the validators of this bloc. We store the validators instead of the hash.
    39    NextVS: SUBSET AllNodes
    40      \* the validators of the next block. We store the next validators instead of the hash.
    41  ]
    42  
    43  (* A signed header is just a header together with a set of commits *)
    44  LightBlocks == [header: BlockHeaders, Commits: Commits]
    45  
    46  VARIABLES
    47      refClock,
    48          (* the current global time in integer units as perceived by the reference chain *)
    49      blockchain,
    50      (* A sequence of BlockHeaders, which gives us a bird view of the blockchain. *)
    51      Faulty
    52      (* A set of faulty nodes, which can act as validators. We assume that the set
    53         of faulty processes is non-decreasing. If a process has recovered, it should
    54         connect using a different id. *)
    55         
    56  (* all variables, to be used with UNCHANGED *)       
    57  vars == <<refClock, blockchain, Faulty>>         
    58  
    59  (* The set of all correct nodes in a state *)
    60  Corr == AllNodes \ Faulty
    61  
    62  (* APALACHE annotations *)
    63  a <: b == a \* type annotation
    64  
    65  NT == STRING
    66  NodeSet(S) == S <: {NT}
    67  EmptyNodeSet == NodeSet({})
    68  
    69  BT == [height |-> Int, time |-> Int, lastCommit |-> {NT}, VS |-> {NT}, NextVS |-> {NT}]
    70  
    71  LBT == [header |-> BT, Commits |-> {NT}]
    72  (* end of APALACHE annotations *)       
    73  
    74  (****************************** BLOCKCHAIN ************************************)
    75  
    76  (* the header is still within the trusting period *)
    77  InTrustingPeriod(header) ==
    78      refClock < header.time + TRUSTING_PERIOD
    79  
    80  (*
    81   Given a function pVotingPower \in D -> Powers for some D \subseteq AllNodes
    82   and pNodes \subseteq D, test whether the set pNodes \subseteq AllNodes has
    83   more than 2/3 of voting power among the nodes in D.
    84   *)
    85  TwoThirds(pVS, pNodes) ==
    86      LET TP == Cardinality(pVS)
    87          SP == Cardinality(pVS \intersect pNodes)
    88      IN
    89      3 * SP > 2 * TP \* when thinking in real numbers, not integers: SP > 2.0 / 3.0 * TP 
    90  
    91  (*
    92   Given a set of FaultyNodes, test whether the voting power of the correct nodes in D
    93   is more than 2/3 of the voting power of the faulty nodes in D.
    94  
    95   Parameters:
    96     - pFaultyNodes is a set of nodes that are considered faulty
    97     - pVS is a set of all validators, maybe including Faulty, intersecting with it, etc.
    98     - pMaxFaultRatio is a pair <<a, b>> that limits the ratio a / b of the faulty
    99       validators from above (exclusive)
   100   *)
   101  FaultyValidatorsFewerThan(pFaultyNodes, pVS, maxRatio) ==
   102      LET FN == pFaultyNodes \intersect pVS   \* faulty nodes in pNodes
   103          CN == pVS \ pFaultyNodes            \* correct nodes in pNodes
   104          CP == Cardinality(CN)               \* power of the correct nodes
   105          FP == Cardinality(FN)               \* power of the faulty nodes
   106      IN
   107      \* CP + FP = TP is the total voting power
   108      LET TP == CP + FP IN
   109      FP * maxRatio[2] < TP * maxRatio[1]
   110  
   111  (* Can a block be produced by a correct peer, or an authenticated Byzantine peer *)
   112  IsLightBlockAllowedByDigitalSignatures(ht, block) == 
   113      \/ block.header = blockchain[ht] \* signed by correct and faulty (maybe)
   114      \/ /\ block.Commits \subseteq Faulty
   115         /\ block.header.height = ht
   116         /\ block.header.time >= 0 \* signed only by faulty
   117  
   118  (*
   119   Initialize the blockchain to the ultimate height right in the initial states.
   120   We pick the faulty validators statically, but that should not affect the light client.
   121  
   122   Parameters:
   123      - pMaxFaultyRatioExclusive is a pair <<a, b>> that bound the number of
   124          faulty validators in each block by the ratio a / b (exclusive)
   125   *)            
   126  InitToHeight(pMaxFaultyRatioExclusive) ==
   127    /\ \E Nodes \in SUBSET AllNodes:
   128        Faulty := Nodes   \* pick a subset of nodes to be faulty
   129    \* pick the validator sets and last commits
   130    /\ \E vs, lastCommit \in [Heights -> SUBSET AllNodes]:
   131       \E timestamp \in [Heights -> Int]:
   132          \* refClock is at least as early as the timestamp in the last block 
   133          /\ \E tm \in Int:
   134            refClock := tm /\ tm >= timestamp[ULTIMATE_HEIGHT]
   135          \* the genesis starts on day 1     
   136          /\ timestamp[1] = 1
   137          /\ vs[1] = AllNodes
   138          /\ lastCommit[1] = EmptyNodeSet
   139          /\ \A h \in Heights \ {1}:
   140            /\ lastCommit[h] \subseteq vs[h - 1]   \* the non-validators cannot commit 
   141            /\ TwoThirds(vs[h - 1], lastCommit[h]) \* the commit has >2/3 of validator votes
   142              \* the faulty validators have the power below the threshold
   143            /\ FaultyValidatorsFewerThan(Faulty, vs[h], pMaxFaultyRatioExclusive)
   144            /\ timestamp[h] > timestamp[h - 1]     \* the time grows monotonically
   145            /\ timestamp[h] < timestamp[h - 1] + TRUSTING_PERIOD    \* but not too fast
   146          \* form the block chain out of validator sets and commits (this makes apalache faster)
   147          /\ blockchain := [h \in Heights |->
   148               [height |-> h,
   149                time |-> timestamp[h],
   150                VS |-> vs[h],
   151                NextVS |-> IF h < ULTIMATE_HEIGHT THEN vs[h + 1] ELSE AllNodes,
   152                lastCommit |-> lastCommit[h]]
   153               ] \******
   154         
   155  (********************* BLOCKCHAIN ACTIONS ********************************)
   156  (*
   157    Advance the clock by zero or more time units.
   158    *)
   159  AdvanceTime ==
   160    /\ \E tm \in Int: tm >= refClock /\ refClock' = tm
   161    /\ UNCHANGED <<blockchain, Faulty>>
   162  
   163  =============================================================================
   164  \* Modification History
   165  \* Last modified Wed Jun 10 14:10:54 CEST 2020 by igor
   166  \* Created Fri Oct 11 15:45:11 CEST 2019 by igor