diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp index 109f8e6da0e..536429aeac9 100644 --- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp +++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp @@ -2516,6 +2516,65 @@ bool CWallet::FundTransaction(CMutableTransaction& tx, CAmount& nFeeRet, int& nC return true; } +static bool IsCurrentForAntiFeeSniping(interfaces::Chain::Lock& locked_chain) +{ + if (IsInitialBlockDownload()) { + return false; + } + constexpr int64_t MAX_ANTI_FEE_SNIPING_TIP_AGE = 8 * 60 * 60; // in seconds + if (chainActive.Tip()->GetBlockTime() < (GetTime() - MAX_ANTI_FEE_SNIPING_TIP_AGE)) { + return false; + } + return true; +} + +/** + * Return a height-based locktime for new transactions (uses the height of the + * current chain tip unless we are not synced with the current chain + */ +static uint32_t GetLocktimeForNewTransaction(interfaces::Chain::Lock& locked_chain) +{ + uint32_t locktime; + // Discourage fee sniping. + // + // For a large miner the value of the transactions in the best block and + // the mempool can exceed the cost of deliberately attempting to mine two + // blocks to orphan the current best block. By setting nLockTime such that + // only the next block can include the transaction, we discourage this + // practice as the height restricted and limited blocksize gives miners + // considering fee sniping fewer options for pulling off this attack. + // + // A simple way to think about this is from the wallet's point of view we + // always want the blockchain to move forward. By setting nLockTime this + // way we're basically making the statement that we only want this + // transaction to appear in the next block; we don't want to potentially + // encourage reorgs by allowing transactions to appear at lower heights + // than the next block in forks of the best chain. + // + // Of course, the subsidy is high enough, and transaction volume low + // enough, that fee sniping isn't a problem yet, but by implementing a fix + // now we ensure code won't be written that makes assumptions about + // nLockTime that preclude a fix later. + if (IsCurrentForAntiFeeSniping(locked_chain)) { + locktime = chainActive.Height(); + + // Secondly occasionally randomly pick a nLockTime even further back, so + // that transactions that are delayed after signing for whatever reason, + // e.g. high-latency mix networks and some CoinJoin implementations, have + // better privacy. + if (GetRandInt(10) == 0) + locktime = std::max(0, (int)locktime - GetRandInt(100)); + } else { + // If our chain is lagging behind, we can't discourage fee sniping nor help + // the privacy of high-latency transactions. To avoid leaking a potentially + // unique "nLockTime fingerprint", set nLockTime to a constant. + locktime = 0; + } + assert(locktime <= (unsigned int)chainActive.Height()); + assert(locktime < LOCKTIME_THRESHOLD); + return locktime; +} + OutputType CWallet::TransactionChangeType(OutputType change_type, const std::vector& vecSend) { // If -changetype is specified, always use that change type. @@ -2570,37 +2629,8 @@ bool CWallet::CreateTransaction(interfaces::Chain::Lock& locked_chain, const std CMutableTransaction txNew; - // Discourage fee sniping. - // - // For a large miner the value of the transactions in the best block and - // the mempool can exceed the cost of deliberately attempting to mine two - // blocks to orphan the current best block. By setting nLockTime such that - // only the next block can include the transaction, we discourage this - // practice as the height restricted and limited blocksize gives miners - // considering fee sniping fewer options for pulling off this attack. - // - // A simple way to think about this is from the wallet's point of view we - // always want the blockchain to move forward. By setting nLockTime this - // way we're basically making the statement that we only want this - // transaction to appear in the next block; we don't want to potentially - // encourage reorgs by allowing transactions to appear at lower heights - // than the next block in forks of the best chain. - // - // Of course, the subsidy is high enough, and transaction volume low - // enough, that fee sniping isn't a problem yet, but by implementing a fix - // now we ensure code won't be written that makes assumptions about - // nLockTime that preclude a fix later. - txNew.nLockTime = chainActive.Height(); - - // Secondly occasionally randomly pick a nLockTime even further back, so - // that transactions that are delayed after signing for whatever reason, - // e.g. high-latency mix networks and some CoinJoin implementations, have - // better privacy. - if (GetRandInt(10) == 0) - txNew.nLockTime = std::max(0, (int)txNew.nLockTime - GetRandInt(100)); + txNew.nLockTime = GetLocktimeForNewTransaction(locked_chain); - assert(txNew.nLockTime <= (unsigned int)chainActive.Height()); - assert(txNew.nLockTime < LOCKTIME_THRESHOLD); FeeCalculation feeCalc; CAmount nFeeNeeded; int nBytes; diff --git a/test/functional/test_runner.py b/test/functional/test_runner.py index a094433942f..8c6f6706e76 100755 --- a/test/functional/test_runner.py +++ b/test/functional/test_runner.py @@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ BASE_SCRIPTS = [ 'wallet_fallbackfee.py', 'feature_minchainwork.py', 'rpc_getblockstats.py', + 'wallet_create_tx.py', 'p2p_fingerprint.py', 'feature_uacomment.py', 'wallet_coinbase_category.py', diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_create_tx.py b/test/functional/wallet_create_tx.py new file mode 100755 index 00000000000..27dc0fb279c --- /dev/null +++ b/test/functional/wallet_create_tx.py @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +#!/usr/bin/env python3 +# Copyright (c) 2018 The Bitcoin Core developers +# Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying +# file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php. + +from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework +from test_framework.util import ( + assert_equal, +) + + +class CreateTxWalletTest(BitcoinTestFramework): + def set_test_params(self): + self.setup_clean_chain = False + self.num_nodes = 1 + + def skip_test_if_missing_module(self): + self.skip_if_no_wallet() + + def run_test(self): + self.log.info('Check that we have some (old) blocks and that anti-fee-sniping is disabled') + assert_equal(self.nodes[0].getblockchaininfo()['blocks'], 200) + txid = self.nodes[0].sendtoaddress(self.nodes[0].getnewaddress(), 1) + tx = self.nodes[0].decoderawtransaction(self.nodes[0].gettransaction(txid)['hex']) + assert_equal(tx['locktime'], 0) + + self.log.info('Check that anti-fee-sniping is enabled when we mine a recent block') + self.nodes[0].generate(1) + txid = self.nodes[0].sendtoaddress(self.nodes[0].getnewaddress(), 1) + tx = self.nodes[0].decoderawtransaction(self.nodes[0].gettransaction(txid)['hex']) + assert 0 < tx['locktime'] <= 201 + + +if __name__ == '__main__': + CreateTxWalletTest().main()