feat(2631): Add e2e encryption/decryption to messages (#2733)

* Publish - @quiet/[email protected] - @quiet/[email protected] * Update packages CHANGELOG.md * Update CHANGELOG.md * Add encryption and decryption of messages * Allow messages with unknown signatures or undecryptable contents to be stored in orbitdb * Fixes for compatibility with 2629 * chore(2722): Slack notifier on release workflows (#2724) * Add slack notifications on release outcome * Update CHANGELOG.md * fix(2726): Use base64url package for encoding/decoding auth data since the native decoder breaks on mobile (#2728) * Fix/non-admin-invite-links (#2730) * handle permissions errors during invite creation and display appropriate screens when non-admins try to admit users * handle slow generating links and admin only features in mobile * update changelog * make import relative * Publish - @quiet/[email protected] - @quiet/[email protected] * Update packages CHANGELOG.md * Fix/minor fixes (#2735) * User correct output variable for version on linux build * Update language on non-admin invite pages * Fix version outputs on everything else * Publish - @quiet/[email protected] - @quiet/[email protected] * Update packages CHANGELOG.md * Revert "Merge branch '4.0.0' into feat/2631-message-encrypt-decrypt" This reverts commit b56651f, reversing changes made to e26c287. * Fix test * Use member key and not team key for messages * Fix encryption test * Add getEncryptedEntries method to channel store --------- Co-authored-by: Taea <[email protected]>
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diff --git a/packages/backend/src/nest/auth/services/crypto/crypto.service.ts b/packages/backend/src/nest/auth/services/crypto/crypto.service.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@
  */
 import * as bs58 from 'bs58'
 
-import { EncryptedAndSignedPayload, EncryptedPayload, EncryptionScope, EncryptionScopeType } from './types'
+import {
+  DecryptedPayload,
+  EncryptedAndSignedPayload,
+  EncryptedPayload,
+  EncryptionScope,
+  EncryptionScopeType,
+} from './types'
 import { ChainServiceBase } from '../chainServiceBase'
 import { SigChain } from '../../sigchain'
 import { asymmetric, Base58, Keyset, LocalUserContext, Member, SignedEnvelope } from '@localfirst/auth'
@@ -96,28 +102,45 @@ class CryptoService extends ChainServiceBase {
     }
   }
 
-  public decryptAndVerify(encrypted: EncryptedPayload, signature: SignedEnvelope, context: LocalUserContext): any {
-    const isValid = this.sigChain.team!.verify(signature)
-    if (!isValid) {
+  public decryptAndVerify<T>(
+    encrypted: EncryptedPayload,
+    signature: SignedEnvelope,
+    context: LocalUserContext,
+    failOnInvalid = true
+  ): DecryptedPayload<T> {
+    const isValid = this.verifyMessage(signature)
+    if (!isValid && failOnInvalid) {
       throw new Error(`Couldn't verify signature on message`)
     }
 
+    let contents: T
     switch (encrypted.scope.type) {
       // Symmetrical Encryption Types
       case EncryptionScopeType.CHANNEL:
       case EncryptionScopeType.ROLE:
       case EncryptionScopeType.TEAM:
-        return this.symDecrypt(encrypted)
+        contents = this.symDecrypt<T>(encrypted)
+        break
       // Asymmetrical Encryption Types
       case EncryptionScopeType.USER:
-        return this.asymUserDecrypt(encrypted, signature, context)
+        contents = this.asymUserDecrypt<T>(encrypted, signature, context)
+        break
       // Unknown Type
       default:
         throw new Error(`Unknown encryption scope type ${encrypted.scope.type}`)
     }
+
+    return {
+      contents,
+      isValid,
+    }
   }
 
-  private symDecrypt(encrypted: EncryptedPayload): any {
+  public verifyMessage(signature: SignedEnvelope): boolean {
+    return this.sigChain.team!.verify(signature)
+  }
+
+  private symDecrypt<T>(encrypted: EncryptedPayload): T {
     if (encrypted.scope.type !== EncryptionScopeType.TEAM && encrypted.scope.name == null) {
       throw new Error(`Must provide a scope name when encryption scope is set to ${encrypted.scope.type}`)
     }
@@ -129,10 +152,10 @@ class CryptoService extends ChainServiceBase {
         // you don't need a name on the scope when encrypting but you need one for decrypting because of how LFA searches for keys in lockboxes
         name: encrypted.scope.type === EncryptionScopeType.TEAM ? EncryptionScopeType.TEAM : encrypted.scope.name!,
       },
-    })
+    }) as T
   }
 
-  private asymUserDecrypt(encrypted: EncryptedPayload, signature: SignedEnvelope, context: LocalUserContext): any {
+  private asymUserDecrypt<T>(encrypted: EncryptedPayload, signature: SignedEnvelope, context: LocalUserContext): T {
     if (encrypted.scope.name == null) {
       throw new Error(`Must provide a user ID when encryption scope is set to ${encrypted.scope.type}`)
     }
@@ -145,7 +168,7 @@ class CryptoService extends ChainServiceBase {
       cipher: encrypted.contents,
       senderPublicKey: senderKey,
       recipientSecretKey: recipientKey,
-    })
+    }) as T
   }
 }
 

diff --git a/packages/backend/src/nest/auth/services/crypto/types.ts b/packages/backend/src/nest/auth/services/crypto/types.ts
@@ -25,3 +25,8 @@ export type EncryptedAndSignedPayload = {
   ts: number
   username: string
 }
+
+export type DecryptedPayload<T> = {
+  contents: T
+  isValid: boolean
+}
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/nest/auth/sigchain.service.ts b/packages/backend/src/nest/auth/sigchain.service.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export class SigChainService implements OnModuleInit {
       this.setActiveChain(teamName)
       return true
     }
+
     return false
   }
 

diff --git a/packages/backend/src/nest/storage/base.store.ts b/packages/backend/src/nest/storage/base.store.ts
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ export abstract class KeyValueStoreBase<V> extends StoreBase<V, KeyValueType<V>>
   abstract getEntry(key?: string): Promise<V | null>
 }
 
-export abstract class EventStoreBase<V> extends StoreBase<V, EventsType<V>> {
+export abstract class EventStoreBase<V, U = V> extends StoreBase<V, EventsType<V>> {
   protected store: EventsType<V> | undefined
-  abstract addEntry(value: V): Promise<string>
-  abstract getEntries(): Promise<V[]>
+  abstract addEntry(value: U): Promise<string>
+  abstract getEntries(): Promise<U[]>
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/nest/storage/channels/channel.store.ts b/packages/backend/src/nest/storage/channels/channel.store.ts
@@ -15,19 +15,20 @@ import {
 import { createLogger } from '../../common/logger'
 import { EventStoreBase } from '../base.store'
 import { EventsWithStorage } from '../orbitDb/eventsWithStorage'
-import { MessagesAccessController } from '../orbitDb/MessagesAccessController'
+import { MessagesAccessController } from './messages/orbitdb/MessagesAccessController'
 import { OrbitDbService } from '../orbitDb/orbitDb.service'
 import validate from '../../validation/validators'
 import { MessagesService } from './messages/messages.service'
 import { DBOptions, StorageEvents } from '../storage.types'
 import { LocalDbService } from '../../local-db/local-db.service'
 import { CertificatesStore } from '../certificates/certificates.store'
+import { EncryptedMessage } from './messages/messages.types'
 
 /**
  * Manages storage-level logic for a given channel in Quiet
  */
 @Injectable()
-export class ChannelStore extends EventStoreBase<ChannelMessage> {
+export class ChannelStore extends EventStoreBase<EncryptedMessage, ConsumedChannelMessage> {
   private channelData: PublicChannel
   private _subscribing: boolean = false
 
@@ -61,12 +62,15 @@ export class ChannelStore extends EventStoreBase<ChannelMessage> {
     this.logger = createLogger(`storage:channels:channelStore:${this.channelData.name}`)
     this.logger.info(`Initializing channel store for channel ${this.channelData.name}`)
 
-    this.store = await this.orbitDbService.orbitDb.open<EventsType<ChannelMessage>>(`channels.${this.channelData.id}`, {
-      type: 'events',
-      Database: EventsWithStorage(true),
-      AccessController: MessagesAccessController({ write: ['*'] }),
-      sync: options.sync,
-    })
+    this.store = await this.orbitDbService.orbitDb.open<EventsType<EncryptedMessage>>(
+      `channels.${this.channelData.id}`,
+      {
+        type: 'events',
+        Database: EventsWithStorage(),
+        AccessController: MessagesAccessController({ write: ['*'], messagesService: this.messagesService }),
+        sync: options.sync,
+      }
+    )
 
     this.logger.info('Initialized')
     return this
@@ -96,7 +100,7 @@ export class ChannelStore extends EventStoreBase<ChannelMessage> {
     this.logger.info('Subscribing to channel ', this.channelData.id)
     this._subscribing = true
 
-    this.getStore().events.on('update', async (entry: LogEntry<ChannelMessage>) => {
+    this.getStore().events.on('update', async (entry: LogEntry<EncryptedMessage>) => {
       this.logger.info(`${this.channelData.id} database updated`, entry.hash, entry.payload.value?.channelId)
       let message: ChannelMessage | undefined = undefined
       if (entry.payload.value == null) {
@@ -166,25 +170,28 @@ export class ChannelStore extends EventStoreBase<ChannelMessage> {
    *
    * @param message Message to add to the OrbitDB database
    */
-  public async sendMessage(message: ChannelMessage): Promise<void> {
+  public async sendMessage(message: ChannelMessage): Promise<boolean> {
     this.logger.info(`Sending message with ID ${message.id} on channel ${this.channelData.id}`)
     if (!validate.isMessage(message)) {
       this.logger.error('Public channel message is invalid')
-      return
+      return false
     }
 
     if (message.channelId != this.channelData.id) {
       this.logger.error(
         `Could not send message. Message is for channel ID ${message.channelId} which does not match channel ID ${this.channelData.id}`
       )
-      return
+      return false
     }
 
     try {
       await this.addEntry(message)
+      return true
     } catch (e) {
-      this.logger.error(`Could not append message (entry not allowed to write to the log). Details: ${e.message}`)
+      this.logger.error(`Error while sending message`, e)
     }
+
+    return false
   }
 
   /**
@@ -238,16 +245,16 @@ export class ChannelStore extends EventStoreBase<ChannelMessage> {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Read a list of entries on the OrbitDB event store
+   * Read a list of entries on the OrbitDB event store and decrypt
    *
    * @param ids Optional list of message IDs to filter by
    * @returns All matching entries on the event store
    */
-  public async getEntries(): Promise<ChannelMessage[]>
-  public async getEntries(ids: string[] | undefined): Promise<ChannelMessage[]>
-  public async getEntries(ids?: string[] | undefined): Promise<ChannelMessage[]> {
+  public async getEntries(): Promise<ConsumedChannelMessage[]>
+  public async getEntries(ids: string[] | undefined): Promise<ConsumedChannelMessage[]>
+  public async getEntries(ids?: string[] | undefined): Promise<ConsumedChannelMessage[]> {
     this.logger.info(`Getting all messages for channel`, this.channelData.id, this.channelData.name)
-    const messages: ChannelMessage[] = []
+    const messages: ConsumedChannelMessage[] = []
 
     for await (const x of this.getStore().iterator()) {
       if (x.value == null) {
@@ -256,10 +263,32 @@ export class ChannelStore extends EventStoreBase<ChannelMessage> {
       }
 
       if (ids == null || ids?.includes(x.value.id)) {
-        // NOTE: we skipped the verification process when reading many messages in the previous version
-        // so I'm skipping it here - is that really the correct behavior?
-        const processedMessage = await this.messagesService.onConsume(x.value, false)
-        messages.push(processedMessage)
+        const decryptedMessage = await this.messagesService.onConsume(x.value)
+        if (decryptedMessage == null) {
+          continue
+        }
+        messages.push(decryptedMessage)
+      }
+    }
+
+    return messages
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Read a list of entries on the OrbitDB event store without decrypting
+   *
+   * @param ids Optional list of message IDs to filter by
+   * @returns All matching entries on the event store
+   */
+  public async getEncryptedEntries(): Promise<EncryptedMessage[]>
+  public async getEncryptedEntries(ids: string[] | undefined): Promise<EncryptedMessage[]>
+  public async getEncryptedEntries(ids?: string[] | undefined): Promise<EncryptedMessage[]> {
+    this.logger.info(`Getting all encrypted messages for channel`, this.channelData.id, this.channelData.name)
+    const messages: EncryptedMessage[] = []
+
+    for await (const x of this.getStore().iterator()) {
+      if (ids == null || ids?.includes(x.value.id)) {
+        messages.push(x.value)
       }
     }
 

diff --git a/packages/backend/src/nest/storage/channels/channels.service.spec.ts b/packages/backend/src/nest/storage/channels/channels.service.spec.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import { LocalDbModule } from '../../local-db/local-db.module'
 import { LocalDbService } from '../../local-db/local-db.service'
 import { createLogger } from '../../common/logger'
 import { ChannelsService } from './channels.service'
+import { SigChainService } from '../../auth/sigchain.service'
 
 const logger = createLogger('channelsService:test')
 
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ describe('ChannelsService', () => {
   let libp2pService: Libp2pService
   let localDbService: LocalDbService
   let channelsService: ChannelsService
+  let sigChainService: SigChainService
   let peerId: PeerId
 
   let store: Store
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ describe('ChannelsService', () => {
     localDbService = await module.resolve(LocalDbService)
     libp2pService = await module.resolve(Libp2pService)
     ipfsService = await module.resolve(IpfsService)
+    sigChainService = await module.resolve(SigChainService)
 
     const params = await libp2pInstanceParams()
     peerId = params.peerId.peerId
@@ -119,6 +122,8 @@ describe('ChannelsService', () => {
     await localDbService.setCommunity(community)
     await localDbService.setCurrentCommunityId(community.id)
 
+    await sigChainService.createChain(community.name!, alice.nickname, true)
+
     await storageService.init(peerId)
   })
 
@@ -174,10 +179,23 @@ describe('ChannelsService', () => {
       expect(eventSpy).toHaveBeenCalled()
       const savedMessages = await channelsService.getMessages(channelio.id)
       expect(savedMessages?.messages.length).toBe(1)
-      expect(savedMessages?.messages[0]).toEqual({ ...messageCopy, verified: true })
+      expect(savedMessages?.messages[0]).toEqual({
+        ...messageCopy,
+        verified: true,
+        encSignature: expect.objectContaining({
+          author: {
+            generation: 0,
+            type: 'USER',
+            name: sigChainService.getActiveChain().localUserContext.user.userId,
+          },
+          contents: expect.any(String),
+          signature: expect.any(String),
+        }),
+      })
     })
 
-    it('is not saved to db if did not pass signature verification', async () => {
+    // TODO: figure out a good way to spoof the signature
+    it.skip('is not saved to db if did not pass signature verification', async () => {
       const aliceMessage = await factory.create<ReturnType<typeof publicChannels.actions.test_message>['payload']>(
         'Message',
         {
-Original file line number
+Diff line change
@@ Expand Up / @@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export class SigChainService implements OnModuleInit { @@
           this.setActiveChain(teamName)
           return true
         }
         return false
       }
@@ Expand Down @@