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| 1 |
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# Architecture & Flow Diagrams
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This document provides visual representations of the Solana Secure Signer architecture.
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---
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## ποΈ System Architecture
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```
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βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
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β USER APPLICATION LAYER β
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β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
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β β Your Python CLI (Coldstar SOL) β β
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β β β’ Transaction building β β
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β β β’ Network communication β β
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β β β’ User interface β β
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β βββββββββββββββββ¬βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ¬ββββββββββββββββββ β
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β β β β
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β β β β
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ββββββββββββββββββββΌβββββββββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββββ
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β β
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βΌ βΌ
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βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
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β INTEGRATION LAYER β
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β ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
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β β FFI Integration β β CLI Subprocess Integration β β
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β β (Fast, Direct) β β (Portable, Isolated) β β
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β β β β β β
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β β β’ ctypes bindings β β β’ subprocess.run() β β
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β β β’ Shared library β β β’ stdin/stdout JSON β β
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β β β’ Direct function calls β β β’ Process isolation β β
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β ββββββββββββββ¬ββββββββββββββ ββββββββββββββ¬ββββββββββββββββββββ β
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β β β β
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βββββββββββββββββΌβββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββΌββββββββββββββββββββββββ
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β β
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ββββββββββββ¬ββββββββββββββββββββ
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βΌ
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βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
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β RUST SIGNING CORE β
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β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
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β β Public API β β
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β β β’ sign_transaction(container, passphrase, tx) β β
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β β β’ create_encrypted_container(key, passphrase) β β
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β ββββββββββββββ¬βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
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β βΌ β
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β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
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β β Signing Logic (signer.rs) β β
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β β 1. Derive decryption key (Argon2id) β β
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β β 2. Decrypt ciphertext (AES-256-GCM) β β
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β β 3. Copy to secure buffer β β
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β β 4. Sign with Ed25519 β οΏ½οΏ½
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β β 5. Return signature β β
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β ββββββββββββββ¬βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
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β βΌ β
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β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
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β β Secure Memory (secure_memory.rs) β β
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β β β’ SecureBuffer: mlock/VirtualLock β β
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β β β’ Automatic zeroization on drop β β
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β β β’ Panic-safe cleanup β β
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β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
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β β
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β Dependencies: ed25519-dalek, aes-gcm, argon2, zeroize, region β
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βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
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```
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---
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## π Signing Flow (Detailed)
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```
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βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
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β PHASE 1: INPUT PREPARATION β
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βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ€
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β β
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β Python Application β
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β ββ Load encrypted container (JSON file) β
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β ββ Get passphrase (user input, secure) β
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β ββ Prepare unsigned transaction bytes β
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β β
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β Status: β
No sensitive data yet β
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ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ¬βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
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βΌ
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βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
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β PHASE 2: ENTER RUST SECURE ZONE β
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βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ€
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β β
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β FFI Boundary / CLI Invocation β
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β ββ Serialize inputs to JSON/bytes β
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β ββ Call: sign_transaction_ffi() or subprocess β
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β ββ Enter Rust memory space β
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β β
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β Status: β
Encrypted data crosses boundary β
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ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ¬βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
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βΌ
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βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
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β PHASE 3: KEY DERIVATION β
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βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ€
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β β
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β Argon2id Key Derivation β
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β ββ Input: passphrase + salt from container β
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β ββ Compute: memory-hard hash β
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β ββ Output: 32-byte AES key β
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β ββ Zeroize: passphrase copy β
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β β
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β Status: β
Passphrase zeroized, no plaintext key yet β
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ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ¬βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
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βΌ
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βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
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β PHASE 4: MEMORY ALLOCATION & LOCKING β
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βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ€
|
| 111 |
+
β β
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| 112 |
+
β SecureKeyBuffer::new_secret_key() β
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| 113 |
+
β ββ Allocate: 32 bytes on heap β
|
| 114 |
+
β ββ Lock: mlock()/VirtualLock() syscall β
|
| 115 |
+
β ββ Verify: lock succeeded or return error β
|
| 116 |
+
β ββ Initialize: fill with zeros β
|
| 117 |
+
β β
|
| 118 |
+
β Memory State: β
|
| 119 |
+
β ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
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| 120 |
+
β β Locked RAM (32 bytes) β β
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| 121 |
+
β β [0, 0, 0, ..., 0] (all zeros) β β
|
| 122 |
+
β β Status: LOCKED, not swappable β β
|
| 123 |
+
β ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
|
| 124 |
+
β β
|
| 125 |
+
β Status: β
Secure buffer ready, no sensitive data yet β
|
| 126 |
+
ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ¬βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 127 |
+
βΌ
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| 128 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
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| 129 |
+
β PHASE 5: DECRYPTION β
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| 130 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ€
|
| 131 |
+
β β
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| 132 |
+
β AES-256-GCM Decryption β
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| 133 |
+
β ββ Input: ciphertext + nonce + derived key β
|
| 134 |
+
β ββ Decrypt: to temporary Vec<u8> β
|
| 135 |
+
β ββ Verify: authentication tag β
|
| 136 |
+
β ββ Output: plaintext key (32 bytes) β
|
| 137 |
+
β β
|
| 138 |
+
β Temporary State: β
|
| 139 |
+
β ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
|
| 140 |
+
β β Stack/Heap (decrypted_bytes) β β
|
| 141 |
+
β β [kβ, kβ, kβ, ..., kββ] β β
|
| 142 |
+
β β Status: PLAINTEXT KEY! β οΈ β β
|
| 143 |
+
β ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
|
| 144 |
+
β β
|
| 145 |
+
β Status: β οΈ CRITICAL - Plaintext key in temporary buffer β
|
| 146 |
+
ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ¬βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 147 |
+
βΌ
|
| 148 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 149 |
+
β PHASE 6: SECURE TRANSFER β
|
| 150 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ€
|
| 151 |
+
β β
|
| 152 |
+
β Copy to Locked Buffer β
|
| 153 |
+
β ββ Copy: decrypted_bytes β secure_key buffer β
|
| 154 |
+
β ββ Zeroize: decrypted_bytes (constant-time) β
|
| 155 |
+
β ββ Verify: no copies remain β
|
| 156 |
+
β β
|
| 157 |
+
β Before: After: β
|
| 158 |
+
β ββββββββββββββββββββββββ ββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
|
| 159 |
+
β β Temporary Buffer β β Temporary Buffer β β
|
| 160 |
+
β β [kβ, kβ, ..., kββ] β βββββββ> β [0, 0, ..., 0] β β
|
| 161 |
+
β β (plaintext key) β β (zeroized) β β
|
| 162 |
+
β ββββββββββββββββββββββββ ββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
|
| 163 |
+
β β
|
| 164 |
+
β ββββββββββββββββββββββββ ββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
|
| 165 |
+
β β Locked Buffer β β Locked Buffer β β
|
| 166 |
+
β β [0, 0, ..., 0] β βββββββ> β [kβ, kβ, ..., kββ] β β
|
| 167 |
+
β β (empty) β β (plaintext key) β β
|
| 168 |
+
β ββββββββββββββββββββββββ ββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
|
| 169 |
+
β β
|
| 170 |
+
β Status: β
Key in locked memory, temporary copy zeroized β
|
| 171 |
+
ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ¬βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 172 |
+
βΌ
|
| 173 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 174 |
+
β PHASE 7: SIGNING β
|
| 175 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ€
|
| 176 |
+
β β
|
| 177 |
+
β Ed25519 Signing β
|
| 178 |
+
β ββ Create: SigningKey from locked buffer (borrow, no copy) β
|
| 179 |
+
β ββ Sign: signature = signing_key.sign(transaction) β
|
| 180 |
+
β ββ Output: 64-byte signature β
|
| 181 |
+
β ββ Note: SigningKey borrows, doesn't own the key β
|
| 182 |
+
β β
|
| 183 |
+
β Memory State: β
|
| 184 |
+
β ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
|
| 185 |
+
β β Locked Buffer β β
|
| 186 |
+
β β [kβ, kβ, kβ, ..., kββ] ββββββββ SigningKey borrows β
|
| 187 |
+
β β Status: LOCKED, being used β β
|
| 188 |
+
β ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
|
| 189 |
+
β β
|
| 190 |
+
β Status: β οΈ Key still in memory, being used for signing β
|
| 191 |
+
ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ¬βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 192 |
+
βΌ
|
| 193 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 194 |
+
β PHASE 8: RESULT PREPARATION β
|
| 195 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ€
|
| 196 |
+
β β
|
| 197 |
+
β Build Signed Transaction β
|
| 198 |
+
β ββ Allocate: new Vec<u8> for result β
|
| 199 |
+
β ββ Append: signature (64 bytes, public data) β
|
| 200 |
+
β ββ Append: original transaction β
|
| 201 |
+
β ββ Return: SignedTransaction struct β
|
| 202 |
+
β β
|
| 203 |
+
β Status: β
Public signature ready, key still in locked buffer β
|
| 204 |
+
ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ¬βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 205 |
+
βΌ
|
| 206 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 207 |
+
β PHASE 9: AUTOMATIC CLEANUP (Drop) β
|
| 208 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ€
|
| 209 |
+
β β
|
| 210 |
+
β SecureKeyBuffer::drop() automatically called β
|
| 211 |
+
β ββ Trigger: secure_key goes out of scope β
|
| 212 |
+
β ββ Zeroize: data.zeroize() (constant-time) β
|
| 213 |
+
β ββ Unlock: munlock()/VirtualUnlock() β
|
| 214 |
+
β ββ Extra: manual write_bytes for paranoia β
|
| 215 |
+
β β
|
| 216 |
+
β Before Drop: After Drop: β
|
| 217 |
+
β ββββββββββββββββββββββββ ββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
|
| 218 |
+
β β Locked Buffer β β Unlocked Memory β β
|
| 219 |
+
β β [kβ, kβ, ..., kββ] β βββββββ> β [0, 0, ..., 0] β β
|
| 220 |
+
β β (plaintext key) β β (zeroized) β β
|
| 221 |
+
β β Status: LOCKED β β Status: FREE β β
|
| 222 |
+
β ββββββββββββββββββββββββ ββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
|
| 223 |
+
β β
|
| 224 |
+
β Note: This happens even if signing panicked! β
|
| 225 |
+
β β
|
| 226 |
+
β Status: β
Key completely erased from memory β
|
| 227 |
+
ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ¬βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 228 |
+
βΌ
|
| 229 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 230 |
+
β PHASE 10: RETURN TO PYTHON β
|
| 231 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ€
|
| 232 |
+
β β
|
| 233 |
+
β FFI Boundary / CLI Output β
|
| 234 |
+
β ββ Serialize: SignedTransaction to JSON β
|
| 235 |
+
β ββ Return: to Python via FFI or stdout β
|
| 236 |
+
β ββ Python receives: signature + signed transaction β
|
| 237 |
+
β β
|
| 238 |
+
β Data Returned to Python: β
|
| 239 |
+
β β’ signature: [sβ, sβ, ..., sββ] (64 bytes, public) β
|
| 240 |
+
β β’ signed_tx: signature + transaction (public) β
|
| 241 |
+
β β
|
| 242 |
+
β Status: β
Only public data crosses boundary β
|
| 243 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 244 |
+
|
| 245 |
+
SECURITY SUMMARY:
|
| 246 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 247 |
+
β’ Plaintext key existed in locked memory for phases 6-8 only
|
| 248 |
+
β’ Key was zeroized immediately after use (phase 9)
|
| 249 |
+
β’ No copies of plaintext key exist outside locked buffer
|
| 250 |
+
β’ Cleanup is guaranteed even on panic
|
| 251 |
+
β’ Only public data (signature) returned to Python
|
| 252 |
+
β’ Private key NEVER exposed to Python memory space
|
| 253 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 254 |
+
```
|
| 255 |
+
|
| 256 |
+
---
|
| 257 |
+
|
| 258 |
+
## π¦ Data Flow (Input β Output)
|
| 259 |
+
|
| 260 |
+
```
|
| 261 |
+
INPUT (Python) SECURE ZONE (Rust) OUTPUT (Python)
|
| 262 |
+
βββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββ
|
| 263 |
+
|
| 264 |
+
ββββββββββββββββ ββββββββββββββββ
|
| 265 |
+
β Encrypted β β Signature β
|
| 266 |
+
β Container ββββββββββ β (64 bytes) β
|
| 267 |
+
β (JSON) β β β β
|
| 268 |
+
ββββββββββββββββ β ββββββββββββββββ
|
| 269 |
+
β β²
|
| 270 |
+
ββββββββββββββββ β βββββββββββββββββββββββ β
|
| 271 |
+
β Passphrase ββββββββββΌββββββββ>β Rust Signing Core ββββββββββββββββββ€
|
| 272 |
+
β (string) β β β β β
|
| 273 |
+
ββββββββββββββββ β β 1. Decrypt β ββββββββββββββββ
|
| 274 |
+
β β 2. Lock memory β β Signed β
|
| 275 |
+
ββββββββββββββββ β β 3. Sign β β Transaction β
|
| 276 |
+
β Unsigned TX ββββββββββ β 4. Zeroize β β (bytes) β
|
| 277 |
+
β (bytes) β β 5. Return β ββββββββββββββββ
|
| 278 |
+
ββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββββββ β²
|
| 279 |
+
β
|
| 280 |
+
Private key exists β
|
| 281 |
+
here only! Never β
|
| 282 |
+
leaves this box. β
|
| 283 |
+
β
|
| 284 |
+
ββββββββββββββββββββ β
|
| 285 |
+
β Locked Memory β β
|
| 286 |
+
β ββββββββββββββ β β
|
| 287 |
+
β β Private β β β
|
| 288 |
+
β β Key β β β
|
| 289 |
+
β β (32 bytes) β β β
|
| 290 |
+
β ββββββββββββββ β β
|
| 291 |
+
β Auto-zeroized! β β
|
| 292 |
+
ββββββββββββββββββββ β
|
| 293 |
+
β
|
| 294 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 295 |
+
FFI / CLI Boundary β
|
| 296 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ§ββ
|
| 297 |
+
|
| 298 |
+
Legend:
|
| 299 |
+
ββββ> Data flow
|
| 300 |
+
βββ> Security boundary
|
| 301 |
+
βββββ Data container
|
| 302 |
+
```
|
| 303 |
+
|
| 304 |
+
---
|
| 305 |
+
|
| 306 |
+
## π Memory Safety Guarantees
|
| 307 |
+
|
| 308 |
+
```
|
| 309 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 310 |
+
β MEMORY SAFETY GUARANTEES β
|
| 311 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 312 |
+
|
| 313 |
+
Guarantee 1: MEMORY LOCKING
|
| 314 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββοΏ½οΏ½βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 315 |
+
β RAM β
|
| 316 |
+
β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
|
| 317 |
+
β β Locked Pages (via mlock) β βββ Private key here β
|
| 318 |
+
β β Cannot be swapped to disk β β
|
| 319 |
+
β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
|
| 320 |
+
β β β
|
| 321 |
+
β β BLOCKED (no swap) β
|
| 322 |
+
β βΌ β
|
| 323 |
+
β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
|
| 324 |
+
β β Disk / Swap File β βββ Key never reaches here β
|
| 325 |
+
β β β Private key CANNOT be here β β
|
| 326 |
+
β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
|
| 327 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 328 |
+
|
| 329 |
+
Guarantee 2: ZEROIZATION
|
| 330 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 331 |
+
β Before Drop: After Drop: β
|
| 332 |
+
β βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ β
|
| 333 |
+
β β [kβ, kβ, ..., kββ]β β [0, 0, ..., 0] β β
|
| 334 |
+
β β Private key β ββββββββ> β All zeros β β
|
| 335 |
+
β β SENSITIVE! β οΈ β β Safe β
β β
|
| 336 |
+
β βββββββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββββββββ β
|
| 337 |
+
β β
|
| 338 |
+
β Method: zeroize crate (constant-time, not optimized out) β
|
| 339 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 340 |
+
|
| 341 |
+
Guarantee 3: PANIC SAFETY
|
| 342 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 343 |
+
β Normal Flow: Panic Flow: β
|
| 344 |
+
β ββββββββββββ ββββββββββββ β
|
| 345 |
+
β β Signing β β Signing β β
|
| 346 |
+
β β Success β β PANIC! β β
|
| 347 |
+
β ββββββ¬ββββββ ββββββ¬ββββββ β
|
| 348 |
+
β β β β
|
| 349 |
+
β βΌ βΌ β
|
| 350 |
+
β ββββββββββββ ββββββββββββ β
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β β Drop β β Drop β βββ Drop ALWAYS runs β
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+
β β Runs β β Runs β β
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+
β ββββββ¬ββββββ ββββββ¬ββββββ β
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| 354 |
+
β β β β
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+
β βΌ βΌ β
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β ββββββββββββ ββββββββββββ β
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+
β β Zeroized β β Zeroized β βββ Key erased in both cases β
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β ββββββββββββ ββββββββββββ β
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βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
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+
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+
Guarantee 4: NO COPIES
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βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
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β ONLY ONE instance of plaintext key exists: β
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β β
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β ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
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β β SecureKeyBuffer β β
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β β ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β β
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β β β Private Key (32 bytes) β ββββββββ Single instance β
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β β β [kβ, kβ, kβ, ..., kββ] β β β
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β β ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β β
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+
β β β² β β
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| 372 |
+
β β β borrow (no copy) β β
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| 373 |
+
β β β β β
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| 374 |
+
β β βββββββββββ΄βββββββββββ β β
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| 375 |
+
β β β SigningKey β β β
|
| 376 |
+
β β β (borrows data) β β β
|
| 377 |
+
β β βββββββββββββββββββββββ β β
|
| 378 |
+
β ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
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+
β β
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β All other buffers (decryption, etc.) are zeroized immediately β
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| 381 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
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| 382 |
+
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| 383 |
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Guarantee 5: EPHEMERAL LIFECYCLE
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βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
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| 385 |
+
β Function Scope: β
|
| 386 |
+
β β
|
| 387 |
+
β fn sign_transaction(...) { β
|
| 388 |
+
β let secure_key = SecureKeyBuffer::new(); βββ Created β
|
| 389 |
+
β // ... decrypt into secure_key ... β
|
| 390 |
+
β // ... use for signing ... β
|
| 391 |
+
β return signature; β
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| 392 |
+
β } βββ secure_key dropped here, automatic cleanup β
|
| 393 |
+
β β
|
| 394 |
+
β Key exists ONLY during function execution β
|
| 395 |
+
β No global variables, no caching, no persistence β
|
| 396 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
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+
```
|
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+
|
| 399 |
+
---
|
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+
|
| 401 |
+
## π― Integration Comparison
|
| 402 |
+
|
| 403 |
+
```
|
| 404 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 405 |
+
β INTEGRATION MODE COMPARISON β
|
| 406 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 407 |
+
|
| 408 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 409 |
+
β FFI Mode (libsolana_secure_signer.so/dll/dylib) β
|
| 410 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ€
|
| 411 |
+
β β
|
| 412 |
+
β Python βββ(ctypes)βββ Rust Library β
|
| 413 |
+
β β
|
| 414 |
+
β Pros: β
|
| 415 |
+
β β
Fastest (no process overhead) β
|
| 416 |
+
β β
Direct function calls β
|
| 417 |
+
β β
Minimal latency (~0.1ms overhead) β
|
| 418 |
+
β β
|
| 419 |
+
β Cons: β
|
| 420 |
+
β β οΈ Requires compiled library for platform β
|
| 421 |
+
β β οΈ Shared memory space (less isolated) β
|
| 422 |
+
β β
|
| 423 |
+
β Use When: β
|
| 424 |
+
β β’ Production deployments β
|
| 425 |
+
β β’ High transaction throughput β
|
| 426 |
+
β β’ Minimal latency required β
|
| 427 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 428 |
+
|
| 429 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 430 |
+
β CLI Mode (solana-signer binary) β
|
| 431 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ€
|
| 432 |
+
β β
|
| 433 |
+
β Python ββ(subprocess)βββ Rust Binary ββ(exit)βββ All memory freed β
|
| 434 |
+
β β
|
| 435 |
+
β Pros: β
|
| 436 |
+
β β
Maximum isolation (separate process) β
|
| 437 |
+
β β
Platform-agnostic (just needs binary) β
|
| 438 |
+
β β
Automatic cleanup (process exit) β
|
| 439 |
+
β β
No FFI complexity β
|
| 440 |
+
β β
|
| 441 |
+
β Cons: β
|
| 442 |
+
β β οΈ Slower (process startup ~10-50ms) β
|
| 443 |
+
β β οΈ IPC overhead (JSON serialization) β
|
| 444 |
+
β β
|
| 445 |
+
β Use When: β
|
| 446 |
+
β β’ Development/testing β
|
| 447 |
+
β β’ Maximum security isolation β
|
| 448 |
+
β β’ Cross-platform portability β
|
| 449 |
+
β β’ Occasional signing (not high frequency) β
|
| 450 |
+
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
|
| 451 |
+
|
| 452 |
+
Performance Comparison:
|
| 453 |
+
ββββββββββββββββββ¬βββββββββββ¬ββββββββββββ¬βββββββββββββββ
|
| 454 |
+
β Operation β FFI β CLI β Difference β
|
| 455 |
+
ββββββββββββββββββΌβββββββββββΌββββββββββββΌβββββββββββββββ€
|
| 456 |
+
β Overhead β ~0.1ms β ~10-50ms β 100-500x β
|
| 457 |
+
β Throughput β High β Low β - β
|
| 458 |
+
β Memory Safety β Good β Excellentβ CLI better β
|
| 459 |
+
β Portability β Medium β High β CLI better β
|
| 460 |
+
ββββββββββββββββββ΄βββββββββββ΄ββββββββββββ΄βββββββββββββββ
|
| 461 |
+
```
|
| 462 |
+
|
| 463 |
+
This completes the visual documentation! π
|