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package main
import (
"crypto/aes"
"crypto/cipher"
"crypto/ecdh"
"crypto/rand"
"crypto/sha256"
"golang.org/x/crypto/hkdf"
"embed"
"encoding/base64"
"encoding/hex"
"encoding/json"
"flag"
"fmt"
"io"
"io/fs"
"os"
"os/exec"
"os/signal"
"path/filepath"
"runtime"
"strings"
"syscall"
"time"
"golang.org/x/net/websocket"
)
//go:embed bin/nym-client-linux-amd64
var nymBin embed.FS
func main() {
keyFile := flag.String("key", "", "path to X25519 private key file (hex, 32 bytes); generated if missing")
inboxID := flag.String("id", "nymdrop-inbox", "nym-client identity id")
wsPort := flag.Int("ws-port", 1977, "nym-client websocket port")
outDir := flag.String("out", "", "directory to save submissions (default: ~/nymdrop-inbox)")
flag.Parse()
homeDir, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
if *outDir == "" {
*outDir = filepath.Join(homeDir, "nymdrop-inbox")
}
if err := os.MkdirAll(*outDir, 0700); err != nil {
fatalf("mkdir outDir: %v", err)
}
privKey := loadOrGenKey(*keyFile, homeDir)
nymBinPath := extractNymClient()
defer os.RemoveAll(filepath.Dir(nymBinPath))
configDir := filepath.Join(homeDir, ".nymdrop-reader")
initNymClient(nymBinPath, *inboxID, configDir)
nymCmd := startNymClient(nymBinPath, *inboxID, configDir, *wsPort)
defer nymCmd.Process.Kill()
wsURL := fmt.Sprintf("ws://127.0.0.1:%d", *wsPort)
ws := dialWS(wsURL)
defer ws.Close()
// Print own Nym address so operator knows where to point sources.
printSelfAddress(ws)
fmt.Printf("nymdrop-reader listening — submissions saved to %s\n", *outDir)
fmt.Println("Press Ctrl+C to quit.")
go receiveLoop(ws, privKey, *outDir)
sig := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
signal.Notify(sig, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
<-sig
fmt.Println("\nShutting down.")
}
// ── key management ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
func loadOrGenKey(keyFile, homeDir string) *ecdh.PrivateKey {
if keyFile == "" {
keyFile = filepath.Join(homeDir, ".nymdrop-reader", "privkey.hex")
}
data, err := os.ReadFile(keyFile)
if err == nil {
raw, err := hex.DecodeString(strings.TrimSpace(string(data)))
if err != nil {
fatalf("privkey decode: %v", err)
}
priv, err := ecdh.X25519().NewPrivateKey(raw)
if err != nil {
fatalf("privkey load: %v", err)
}
fmt.Printf("Loaded private key from %s\n", keyFile)
pubHex := hex.EncodeToString(priv.PublicKey().Bytes())
fmt.Printf("Public key (deploy in nymdrop-server): %s\n", pubHex)
return priv
}
// Generate new key.
rawPriv := make([]byte, 32)
if _, err := rand.Read(rawPriv); err != nil {
fatalf("keygen rand: %v", err)
}
priv, err := ecdh.X25519().NewPrivateKey(rawPriv)
if err != nil {
fatalf("keygen: %v", err)
}
if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(keyFile), 0700); err != nil {
fatalf("mkdir keydir: %v", err)
}
if err := os.WriteFile(keyFile, []byte(hex.EncodeToString(rawPriv)+"\n"), 0600); err != nil {
fatalf("write privkey: %v", err)
}
pubHex := hex.EncodeToString(priv.PublicKey().Bytes())
fmt.Printf("Generated new private key → %s\n", keyFile)
fmt.Printf("Public key (deploy in nymdrop-server): %s\n\n", pubHex)
fmt.Println(" Set NYMDROP_PUBKEY_PLACEHOLDER to the public key above in static/crypto.js")
fmt.Println(" and rebuild the server before accepting submissions.")
return priv
}
// ── nym-client lifecycle ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
func extractNymClient() string {
tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "nymdrop-reader-*")
if err != nil {
fatalf("mktemp: %v", err)
}
binName := "nym-client"
if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
binName += ".exe"
}
binPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, binName)
srcName := "bin/nym-client-linux-amd64"
data, err := fs.ReadFile(nymBin, srcName)
if err != nil {
fatalf("embedded nym-client not found: %v", err)
}
if err := os.WriteFile(binPath, data, 0700); err != nil {
fatalf("extract nym-client: %v", err)
}
return binPath
}
func initNymClient(binPath, id, configDir string) {
// --home removed: nym-client v1.1.76+ uses ~/.nym/ fixed path
cmd := exec.Command(binPath, "init", "--id", id)
cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
_ = cmd.Run()
}
func startNymClient(binPath, id, configDir string, wsPort int) *exec.Cmd {
cmd := exec.Command(binPath, "run",
"--id", id,
"--port", fmt.Sprintf("%d", wsPort),
)
cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
fatalf("nym-client start: %v", err)
}
return cmd
}
// dialWS waits for the nym-client WebSocket to be ready, then returns the
// open connection. Reusing the probe connection avoids the duplicate-connection
// panic in nym-client (which rejects a second WS on the same port).
func dialWS(wsURL string) *websocket.Conn {
fmt.Print("Connecting to Nym mixnet")
for i := 0; i < 120; i++ {
ws, err := websocket.Dial(wsURL, "", "http://localhost/")
if err == nil {
fmt.Println(" ready.")
return ws
}
fmt.Print(".")
time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
}
fatalf("nym-client websocket did not start in time")
return nil
}
// ── websocket message types ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
type wsReceived struct {
Type string `json:"type"`
Message json.RawMessage `json:"message"`
SenderTag string `json:"senderTag"`
}
type wsSelfAddress struct {
Type string `json:"type"`
Address string `json:"address"`
}
func printSelfAddress(ws *websocket.Conn) {
req := map[string]string{"type": "selfAddress"}
if err := websocket.JSON.Send(ws, req); err != nil {
fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "selfAddress send: %v\n", err)
return
}
var resp wsSelfAddress
if err := websocket.JSON.Receive(ws, &resp); err != nil {
fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "selfAddress recv: %v\n", err)
return
}
fmt.Printf("Nym inbox address: %s\n\n", resp.Address)
}
// ── receive loop ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
func receiveLoop(ws *websocket.Conn, privKey *ecdh.PrivateKey, outDir string) {
debug := os.Getenv("NYMDROP_DEBUG") != ""
for {
// Read the raw frame regardless of opcode. websocket.Message.Receive
// copies the payload of both text and binary frames into the []byte,
// whereas websocket.JSON.Receive silently drops anything that is not a
// well-formed JSON text frame — which is exactly how earlier received
// messages were being lost.
var frame []byte
if err := websocket.Message.Receive(ws, &frame); err != nil {
if err == io.EOF || strings.Contains(err.Error(), "use of closed network connection") {
return
}
fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "ws recv: %v\n", err)
time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
continue
}
if len(frame) == 0 {
continue
}
if debug {
preview := frame
if len(preview) > 200 {
preview = preview[:200]
}
fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[debug] frame: %d bytes, lead=0x%02x: %q\n",
len(frame), frame[0], preview)
}
dataB64, ok := extractMessageB64(frame)
if !ok {
continue
}
plaintext, err := decryptMessage(dataB64, privKey)
if err != nil {
fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "decrypt failed: %v\n", err)
continue
}
saveSubmission(outDir, plaintext)
}
}
// extractMessageB64 pulls the base64 payload string out of a nym-client
// "received" frame. It tolerates the two encodings nym-client uses across
// versions: text/JSON (the common case) and the native binary protocol.
func extractMessageB64(frame []byte) (string, bool) {
// Text/JSON frame: {"type":"received","message":"<base64>","senderTag":...}
if frame[0] == '{' {
var msg wsReceived
if err := json.Unmarshal(frame, &msg); err != nil || msg.Type != "received" {
return "", false
}
// message is normally a JSON string; tolerate the legacy
// {"data":"<base64>"} object shape just in case.
var s string
if err := json.Unmarshal(msg.Message, &s); err == nil {
return s, true
}
var obj struct {
Data string `json:"data"`
}
if err := json.Unmarshal(msg.Message, &obj); err == nil && obj.Data != "" {
return obj.Data, true
}
return "", false
}
// Binary frame (nym native binary protocol):
// 0x01 (Received tag) | senderTag flag(1) | [senderTag 16 bytes] | message
// The message bytes are exactly what the sender transmitted — for nymdrop
// that is the base64 ASCII string produced by the server.
if frame[0] == 0x01 {
buf := frame[1:]
if len(buf) < 1 {
return "", false
}
hasTag := buf[0]
buf = buf[1:]
if hasTag == 1 {
if len(buf) < 16 {
return "", false
}
buf = buf[16:]
}
if len(buf) == 0 {
return "", false
}
return string(buf), true
}
return "", false
}
// ── decryption ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// decryptMessage decrypts a base64-encoded packet from the relay.
//
// Wire format from relay:
// nonce_hex(32 ASCII chars) + ":" + ephemeral_x25519_pub(32) + iv(12) + ciphertext+tag
//
// The nonce prefix is stripped; it exists only to make identical submissions
// look different on the Nym wire. It is not used in decryption.
func decryptMessage(dataB64 string, privKey *ecdh.PrivateKey) (string, error) {
raw, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(dataB64)
if err != nil {
return "", fmt.Errorf("base64: %w", err)
}
// Strip relay nonce prefix: 32 hex chars + ':'
const noncePrefix = 32 + 1 // "deadbeef...:" = 33 bytes
if len(raw) < noncePrefix+32+12+1 {
return "", fmt.Errorf("packet too short (%d bytes)", len(raw))
}
raw = raw[noncePrefix:]
// Extract ephemeral public key (32 bytes X25519)
ephPubBytes := raw[:32]
iv := raw[32:44]
ciphertext := raw[44:]
ephPub, err := ecdh.X25519().NewPublicKey(ephPubBytes)
if err != nil {
return "", fmt.Errorf("ephemeral pubkey: %w", err)
}
// ECDH
sharedSecret, err := privKey.ECDH(ephPub)
if err != nil {
return "", fmt.Errorf("ecdh: %w", err)
}
defer zeroBytes(sharedSecret)
// HKDF-SHA-256
aesKey := make([]byte, 32)
hkdfR := hkdf.New(sha256.New, sharedSecret, make([]byte, 32), []byte("nymdrop-v1"))
if _, err := io.ReadFull(hkdfR, aesKey); err != nil {
return "", fmt.Errorf("hkdf: %w", err)
}
defer zeroBytes(aesKey)
// AES-GCM-256 decrypt
block, err := aes.NewCipher(aesKey)
if err != nil {
return "", fmt.Errorf("aes: %w", err)
}
gcm, err := cipher.NewGCM(block)
if err != nil {
return "", fmt.Errorf("gcm: %w", err)
}
plaintext, err := gcm.Open(nil, iv, ciphertext, nil)
if err != nil {
return "", fmt.Errorf("gcm open: %w", err)
}
return string(plaintext), nil
}
// ── storage ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
func saveSubmission(outDir, plaintext string) {
ts := time.Now().UTC().Format("20060102-150405")
path := filepath.Join(outDir, ts+".txt")
// Avoid collision on rapid submissions.
for i := 1; ; i++ {
if _, err := os.Stat(path); os.IsNotExist(err) {
break
}
path = filepath.Join(outDir, fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d.txt", ts, i))
}
// Separate embedded files from text body.
body := plaintext
fileSection := ""
if idx := strings.Index(plaintext, "\n---FILE:"); idx != -1 {
body = plaintext[:idx]
fileSection = plaintext[idx+1:]
}
if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(body), 0600); err != nil {
fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "save submission: %v\n", err)
return
}
fmt.Printf("\n[%s] New submission → %s\n", ts, path)
preview := body
if len(preview) > 200 {
preview = preview[:200] + "..."
}
fmt.Printf(" %s\n", strings.ReplaceAll(strings.TrimSpace(preview), "\n", "\n "))
// Save attached files.
if fileSection != "" {
saveAttachments(outDir, ts, fileSection)
}
}
func saveAttachments(outDir, ts, fileSection string) {
lines := strings.Split(fileSection, "\n")
var currentName string
var currentData strings.Builder
flush := func() {
if currentName == "" {
return
}
raw, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(strings.TrimSpace(currentData.String()))
if err != nil {
fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, " attachment decode %q: %v\n", currentName, err)
return
}
safeName := filepath.Base(filepath.Clean(currentName))
attPath := filepath.Join(outDir, ts+"-"+safeName)
if err := os.WriteFile(attPath, raw, 0600); err != nil {
fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, " save attachment %q: %v\n", currentName, err)
return
}
fmt.Printf(" attachment → %s (%d bytes)\n", attPath, len(raw))
currentName = ""
currentData.Reset()
}
for _, line := range lines {
if strings.HasPrefix(line, "---FILE:") && strings.HasSuffix(line, "---") {
flush()
currentName = strings.TrimSuffix(strings.TrimPrefix(line, "---FILE:"), "---")
} else if currentName != "" {
currentData.WriteString(line)
}
}
flush()
}
// ── helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
func zeroBytes(b []byte) {
for i := range b {
b[i] = 0
}
}
func fatalf(format string, args ...any) {
fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "nymdrop-reader: "+format+"\n", args...)
os.Exit(1)
}
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