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Resending to the list since I am using a different email

Complement: if anonymity is required from the browser (or elsewhere) you
might consider looking at https://github.com/Ayms/node-Tor too


Le 24/12/2020 à 20:40, Aymeric Vitte a écrit :
>
> You might want to take a look at: https://peersm.com/wallet
>
> And https://github.com/Ayms/bitcoin-transactions
>
> "wallet" is not the very correct word, it's more bitcoin cli outside
> of bitcoin core but for now not linked to an explorer/tx system which
> makes it probably still not so easy to use for the transactions part
> (which can be extended to lightning, etc)
>
> The idea is to propose to people most of the tools they need to manage
> their coins by themselves, or at least understand better what they are
> doing
>
> "People should not be encouraged to write or use web browsers for
> their wallet." --> yes and no, please crack the standalone webapp
> above, so it's finally a no when things are done correctly, of course
> there is no story of keys storage inside browsers or online stuff with
> keys
>
> Maybe this can be turned one day into a w3c api like webcrypto
> (window.bitcoin as you sketch)
>
> Le 23/12/2020 à 08:29, monokh via bitcoin-dev a écrit :
>> Thanks for the input Luke.
>>
>> > 1) People should not be encouraged to write or use web browsers for
>> their wallet.
>>
>> Indeed. Holding keys in the browser can be very insecure, however the
>> spec is not limited to this. I will amend to make this clear. The
>> same interface can be used to communicate from a web context or even
>> desktop application with hardware wallets where keys are segregated
>> safely. The prominent hardware wallets already have such an
>> interface. Unfortunately as there has been no standardisation, an
>> application must specifically provide an implementation for each
>> wallet to be compatible.
>>
>> > 2) You may want to look over earlier work in this area.
>>
>> Please share if you have specifics in mind. What has been considered
>> were mainly hardware wallet apis. The requests have been defined such
>> that they would be compatible. I will make references to such
>> considerations in the text. I welcome any feedback on what may be
>> missing or problematic for these providers - something I will also
>> pursue outwith the thread.
>>
>> -monokh 
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 23, 2020 at 2:15 AM Luke Dashjr <luke@dashjr.org
>> <mailto:luke@dashjr.org>> wrote:
>>
>>     1) People should not be encouraged to write or use web browsers
>>     for their
>>     wallet.
>>     2) You may want to look over earlier work in this area.
>>
>>     On Tuesday 22 December 2020 14:43:11 monokh via bitcoin-dev wrote:
>>     > Hi
>>     >
>>     > This is a first draft of a BIP we intend to submit. The main
>>     intention is
>>     > to define a simple interface that wallets and applications can
>>     agree on
>>     > that would cover the vast majority of use cases. This can
>>     enable writing
>>     > bitcoin applications (e.g. time lock, multi sig) on the web
>>     that can be
>>     > seamlessly used with any compatible wallets. We have
>>     implementations of
>>     > such examples but I don't want to turn this thread into a
>>     promotion and
>>     > rather focus on the spec.
>>     >
>>     > Appreciate input from the list. Please share if there are
>>     existing efforts,
>>     > relevant specs or use cases.
>>     >
>>     > ------------------------------
>>     >
>>     > A wallet interface specification for bitcoin applications
>>     >
>>     > ## Abstract
>>     >
>>     > This BIP describes an API for Bitcoin wallets and applications as a
>>     > standard.
>>     >
>>     > ## Summary
>>     >
>>     > Bitcoin wallets should expose their address derivation and signing
>>     > functions to external applications. The interface would be
>>     expressed as
>>     > follows in javascript:
>>     >
>>     > ```
>>     > {
>>     > // Wallet Metadata
>>     > wallet: {
>>     > name: 'Bitcoin Core'
>>     > },
>>     >
>>     > // Request access to the wallet for the current host
>>     > async enable: (),
>>     >
>>     > // Request addresses and signatures from wallet
>>     > async request ({ method, params })
>>     > }
>>     > ```
>>     >
>>     > In the web context the interface could be exposed at the top
>>     level of a
>>     > webpage, for example under `window.bitcoin`. However this spec
>>     does not
>>     > intend to define any standards for how and where the interfaces
>>     should be
>>     > exposed.
>>     >
>>     > ## Motivation
>>     >
>>     > Due to the seldom available APIs exposed by wallets,
>>     applications (web or
>>     > otherwise) are limited in how they are able to interact.
>>     Generally only
>>     > simple sends have been available. A more robust API that
>>     introduces other
>>     > requests will promote richer Bitcoin applications.
>>     >
>>     > Additionally, wallet APIs have frequently included
>>     inconsistencies in their
>>     > interfaces and behaviour. This has required applications to
>>     build and
>>     > maintain a separate client for each wallet, increasing the risk
>>     of bugs and
>>     > unintended behaviour as well as being a limiting factor for the
>>     adoption of
>>     > usable bitcoin applications.
>>     >
>>     > With a standardised wallet API:
>>     >
>>     > - Wallets have a clear API to implement
>>     > - Applications have a clear expectation of wallet interface and
>>     behaviour
>>     > - Applications become agnostic to the wallet specifics,
>>     increasing choice
>>     > for users
>>     >
>>     > If more wallets implement the specification, applications will
>>     be developed
>>     > more confidently by benefiting from the wallet
>>     interoperability. This
>>     > creates a positive feedback loop.
>>     >
>>     > ## Specification
>>     >
>>     > For simplicity, the interface is defined in the context of web
>>     applications
>>     > running in the browser (JS) however, they are simple enough to
>>     be easily
>>     > implemented in other contexts.
>>     >
>>     > ### General Rules
>>     >
>>     > - For sensitive functions (e.g. signing), wallet software
>>     should always
>>     > prompt the user for confirmation
>>     >
>>     > ### Types
>>     >
>>     > **UserDeniedError**
>>     > An error type indicating that the application's request has
>>     been denied by
>>     > the user
>>     > Type: Error
>>     >
>>     > **Hex**
>>     > Type: String
>>     > Example:
>>     >
>>     `"0000000000000000000a24677957d1e50d70e67c513d220dbe8868c4c3aefc08"`
>>     >
>>     > **Address**
>>     > Address details
>>     > Type: Object
>>     > Example:
>>     >
>>     > ```
>>     > {
>>     > "address": "bc1qn0fqlzamcfuahq6xuujrq08ex7e26agt20gexs",
>>     > "publicKey":
>>     >
>>     "02ad58c0dced71a236f4073c3b6f0ee27dde6fe96978e9a9c9500172e3f1886e5a",
>>     > "derivationPath": "84'/1'/0'/0/0"
>>     > }
>>     > ```
>>     >
>>     > ### API
>>     >
>>     > The wallet must implement the following methods.
>>     >
>>     > **enable**
>>     >
>>     > The enable call prompts the user for access to the wallet.
>>     >
>>     > If successful, it resolves to an address (`**Address**` type)
>>     of the
>>     > wallet. Typically the first external address to be used as an
>>     identity.
>>     >
>>     > **`UserDeniedError`** will be thrown if the request is rejected.
>>     >
>>     > **request**
>>     >
>>     > The request method must take one parameter in the following format:
>>     >
>>     > ```
>>     > {
>>     > "method": "wallet_methodName",
>>     > "params": ["foo", "bar", "baz"]
>>     > }
>>     > ```
>>     >
>>     > For a list of mandatory methods see Table
>>     >
>>     > The wallet should reject request calls unless `enable` has been
>>     resolved.
>>     >
>>     > Sensitive requests that involve signing should always prompt
>>     the user for
>>     > confirmation
>>     >
>>     > On success the request should resolve to the response as
>>     defined in the
>>     > method table.
>>     >
>>     > **`UserDeniedError`** will be thrown if the request is rejected.
>>     >
>>     > **Mandatory methods**
>>     >
>>     > method: `wallet_getAddresses` params: [`index = 0, numAddresses
>>     = 1, change
>>     > = false`]
>>     > return: `[ Address ]`
>>     > error: UserDeniedError
>>     >
>>     > method: `wallet_signMessage` params: `[ message, address ]`
>>     > return: Signature `Hex`
>>     > error: UserDeniedError
>>     >
>>     > method: `wallet_signPSBT` params: `[ [psbtBase64, inputIndex,
>>     address] ]`
>>     > return: `psbtBase64`
>>     > error: UserDeniedError
>>     >
>>     > method: `wallet_getConnectedNetwork` params: `[]`
>>     > return: Network object `mainnet` | `testnet` | `regetst`
>>     > error: UserDeniedError
>>     >
>>     > ## Rationale
>>     >
>>     > The purpose of the API is to expose a set of commonly used wallet
>>     > operations. In addition, it should be flexible enough to serve
>>     for other
>>     > requests such as node RPC calls.
>>     >
>>     > **Why is there a singular request call instead of named methods?**
>>     > The transport layer for the requests cannot be assumed,
>>     therefore it is
>>     > much more flexible to instead define an abstract format.
>>     >
>>     > **Why are the mandatory methods so primitive? Where is getBalance,
>>     > getUtxos, ... ?**
>>     > A wallet need not worry about providing every possible scenario
>>     for usage.
>>     > The primitives of keys and signing can expose enough to
>>     applications to do
>>     > the rest. Applications should have flexibility in how they
>>     implement these
>>     > functions. It is the role of a library rather than the wallet.
>>     >
>>     > ## Security Implications
>>     >
>>     > Great care should be taken when exposing wallet functionality
>>     externally as
>>     > the security and privacy of the user is at risk.
>>     >
>>     > ### Signing
>>     >
>>     > Operations that trigger signing using private keys should be
>>     guarded behind
>>     > confirmation screens where the user is fully aware of the
>>     nature of the
>>     > transaction. In the example of a PSBT signature request, the
>>     outputs, the
>>     > inputs and which key is being used should be clearly marked.
>>     >
>>     > ### Privacy
>>     >
>>     > Some api methods expose metadata about the user, such as public
>>     keys.
>>     > Depending on how privacy focused the wallet intends to be, the
>>     wallet could
>>     > protect these behind a confirmation. Commonly the wallet just
>>     needs to give
>>     > the origin access to all of its public keys, however it could
>>     also allow
>>     > the option to expose only selected derivation paths.
>>     >
>>     > -monokh
>>
>>
>>
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    <p>Resending to the list since I am using a different email</p>
    <p>Complement: if anonymity is required from the browser (or
      elsewhere) you might consider looking at
      <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://github.com/Ayms/node-Tor">https://github.com/Ayms/node-Tor</a> too<br>
    </p>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Le 24/12/2020 à 20:40, Aymeric Vitte a
      écrit :<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote
      cite="mid:96a93692-b564-91df-9194-1373d805c434@peersm.com"
      type="cite">
      <meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"
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      <p>You might want to take a look at: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
          class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://peersm.com/wallet">https://peersm.com/wallet</a>
        <br>
      </p>
      <p>And <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
          href="https://github.com/Ayms/bitcoin-transactions">https://github.com/Ayms/bitcoin-transactions</a></p>
      <p>"wallet" is not the very correct word, it's more bitcoin cli
        outside of bitcoin core but for now not linked to an explorer/tx
        system which makes it probably still not so easy to use for the
        transactions part (which can be extended to lightning, etc) <br>
      </p>
      The idea is to propose to people most of the tools they need to
      manage their coins by themselves, or at least understand better
      what they are doing<br>
      <br>
      "People should not be encouraged to write or use web browsers for
      their wallet." --&gt; yes and no, please crack the standalone
      webapp above, so it's finally a no when things are done correctly,
      of course there is no story of keys storage inside browsers or
      online stuff with keys<br>
      <br>
      Maybe this can be turned one day into a w3c api like webcrypto
      (window.bitcoin as you sketch)<br>
      <br>
      <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Le 23/12/2020 à 08:29, monokh via
        bitcoin-dev a écrit :<br>
      </div>
      <blockquote
cite="mid:CAPvWj7E3S9HxZgpw0bdDmso+3sXc-h0u15_528r11EZ3LY-wYA@mail.gmail.com"
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        <div dir="ltr">Thanks for the input Luke.<br>
          <br>
          &gt; 1) People should not be encouraged to write or use web
          browsers for their wallet.<br>
          <br>
          Indeed. Holding keys in the browser can be very insecure,
          however the spec is not limited to this. I will amend to make
          this clear. The same interface can be used to communicate from
          a web context or even desktop application with hardware
          wallets where keys are segregated safely. The prominent
          hardware wallets already have such an interface. Unfortunately
          as there has been no standardisation, an application must
          specifically provide an implementation for each wallet to be
          compatible.<br>
          <br>
          &gt; 2) You may want to look over earlier work in this area.<br>
          <br>
          Please share if you have specifics in mind. What has been
          considered were mainly hardware wallet apis. The requests have
          been defined such that they would be compatible. I will make
          references to such considerations in the text. I welcome any
          feedback on what may be missing or problematic for these
          providers - something I will also pursue outwith the thread.<br>
          <br>
          -monokh </div>
        <br>
        <div class="gmail_quote">
          <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Dec 23, 2020 at 2:15
            AM Luke Dashjr &lt;<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:luke@dashjr.org">luke@dashjr.org</a>&gt;
            wrote:<br>
          </div>
          <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px
            0.8ex;border-left:1px solid
            rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">1) People should not be
            encouraged to write or use web browsers for their <br>
            wallet.<br>
            2) You may want to look over earlier work in this area.<br>
            <br>
            On Tuesday 22 December 2020 14:43:11 monokh via bitcoin-dev
            wrote:<br>
            &gt; Hi<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; This is a first draft of a BIP we intend to submit. The
            main intention is<br>
            &gt; to define a simple interface that wallets and
            applications can agree on<br>
            &gt; that would cover the vast majority of use cases. This
            can enable writing<br>
            &gt; bitcoin applications (e.g. time lock, multi sig) on the
            web that can be<br>
            &gt; seamlessly used with any compatible wallets. We have
            implementations of<br>
            &gt; such examples but I don't want to turn this thread into
            a promotion and<br>
            &gt; rather focus on the spec.<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; Appreciate input from the list. Please share if there
            are existing efforts,<br>
            &gt; relevant specs or use cases.<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; ------------------------------<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; A wallet interface specification for bitcoin
            applications<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; ## Abstract<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; This BIP describes an API for Bitcoin wallets and
            applications as a<br>
            &gt; standard.<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; ## Summary<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; Bitcoin wallets should expose their address derivation
            and signing<br>
            &gt; functions to external applications. The interface would
            be expressed as<br>
            &gt; follows in javascript:<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; ```<br>
            &gt; {<br>
            &gt; // Wallet Metadata<br>
            &gt; wallet: {<br>
            &gt; name: 'Bitcoin Core'<br>
            &gt; },<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; // Request access to the wallet for the current host<br>
            &gt; async enable: (),<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; // Request addresses and signatures from wallet<br>
            &gt; async request ({ method, params })<br>
            &gt; }<br>
            &gt; ```<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; In the web context the interface could be exposed at
            the top level of a<br>
            &gt; webpage, for example under `window.bitcoin`. However
            this spec does not<br>
            &gt; intend to define any standards for how and where the
            interfaces should be<br>
            &gt; exposed.<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; ## Motivation<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; Due to the seldom available APIs exposed by wallets,
            applications (web or<br>
            &gt; otherwise) are limited in how they are able to
            interact. Generally only<br>
            &gt; simple sends have been available. A more robust API
            that introduces other<br>
            &gt; requests will promote richer Bitcoin applications.<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; Additionally, wallet APIs have frequently included
            inconsistencies in their<br>
            &gt; interfaces and behaviour. This has required
            applications to build and<br>
            &gt; maintain a separate client for each wallet, increasing
            the risk of bugs and<br>
            &gt; unintended behaviour as well as being a limiting factor
            for the adoption of<br>
            &gt; usable bitcoin applications.<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; With a standardised wallet API:<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; - Wallets have a clear API to implement<br>
            &gt; - Applications have a clear expectation of wallet
            interface and behaviour<br>
            &gt; - Applications become agnostic to the wallet specifics,
            increasing choice<br>
            &gt; for users<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; If more wallets implement the specification,
            applications will be developed<br>
            &gt; more confidently by benefiting from the wallet
            interoperability. This<br>
            &gt; creates a positive feedback loop.<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; ## Specification<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; For simplicity, the interface is defined in the context
            of web applications<br>
            &gt; running in the browser (JS) however, they are simple
            enough to be easily<br>
            &gt; implemented in other contexts.<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; ### General Rules<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; - For sensitive functions (e.g. signing), wallet
            software should always<br>
            &gt; prompt the user for confirmation<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; ### Types<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; **UserDeniedError**<br>
            &gt; An error type indicating that the application's request
            has been denied by<br>
            &gt; the user<br>
            &gt; Type: Error<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; **Hex**<br>
            &gt; Type: String<br>
            &gt; Example:<br>
            &gt;
            `"0000000000000000000a24677957d1e50d70e67c513d220dbe8868c4c3aefc08"`<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; **Address**<br>
            &gt; Address details<br>
            &gt; Type: Object<br>
            &gt; Example:<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; ```<br>
            &gt; {<br>
            &gt; "address":
            "bc1qn0fqlzamcfuahq6xuujrq08ex7e26agt20gexs",<br>
            &gt; "publicKey":<br>
            &gt;
            "02ad58c0dced71a236f4073c3b6f0ee27dde6fe96978e9a9c9500172e3f1886e5a",<br>
            &gt; "derivationPath": "84'/1'/0'/0/0"<br>
            &gt; }<br>
            &gt; ```<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; ### API<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; The wallet must implement the following methods.<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; **enable**<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; The enable call prompts the user for access to the
            wallet.<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; If successful, it resolves to an address (`**Address**`
            type) of the<br>
            &gt; wallet. Typically the first external address to be used
            as an identity.<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; **`UserDeniedError`** will be thrown if the request is
            rejected.<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; **request**<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; The request method must take one parameter in the
            following format:<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; ```<br>
            &gt; {<br>
            &gt; "method": "wallet_methodName",<br>
            &gt; "params": ["foo", "bar", "baz"]<br>
            &gt; }<br>
            &gt; ```<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; For a list of mandatory methods see Table<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; The wallet should reject request calls unless `enable`
            has been resolved.<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; Sensitive requests that involve signing should always
            prompt the user for<br>
            &gt; confirmation<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; On success the request should resolve to the response
            as defined in the<br>
            &gt; method table.<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; **`UserDeniedError`** will be thrown if the request is
            rejected.<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; **Mandatory methods**<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; method: `wallet_getAddresses` params: [`index = 0,
            numAddresses = 1, change<br>
            &gt; = false`]<br>
            &gt; return: `[ Address ]`<br>
            &gt; error: UserDeniedError<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; method: `wallet_signMessage` params: `[ message,
            address ]`<br>
            &gt; return: Signature `Hex`<br>
            &gt; error: UserDeniedError<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; method: `wallet_signPSBT` params: `[ [psbtBase64,
            inputIndex, address] ]`<br>
            &gt; return: `psbtBase64`<br>
            &gt; error: UserDeniedError<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; method: `wallet_getConnectedNetwork` params: `[]`<br>
            &gt; return: Network object `mainnet` | `testnet` |
            `regetst`<br>
            &gt; error: UserDeniedError<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; ## Rationale<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; The purpose of the API is to expose a set of commonly
            used wallet<br>
            &gt; operations. In addition, it should be flexible enough
            to serve for other<br>
            &gt; requests such as node RPC calls.<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; **Why is there a singular request call instead of named
            methods?**<br>
            &gt; The transport layer for the requests cannot be assumed,
            therefore it is<br>
            &gt; much more flexible to instead define an abstract
            format.<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; **Why are the mandatory methods so primitive? Where is
            getBalance,<br>
            &gt; getUtxos, ... ?**<br>
            &gt; A wallet need not worry about providing every possible
            scenario for usage.<br>
            &gt; The primitives of keys and signing can expose enough to
            applications to do<br>
            &gt; the rest. Applications should have flexibility in how
            they implement these<br>
            &gt; functions. It is the role of a library rather than the
            wallet.<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; ## Security Implications<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; Great care should be taken when exposing wallet
            functionality externally as<br>
            &gt; the security and privacy of the user is at risk.<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; ### Signing<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; Operations that trigger signing using private keys
            should be guarded behind<br>
            &gt; confirmation screens where the user is fully aware of
            the nature of the<br>
            &gt; transaction. In the example of a PSBT signature
            request, the outputs, the<br>
            &gt; inputs and which key is being used should be clearly
            marked.<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; ### Privacy<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; Some api methods expose metadata about the user, such
            as public keys.<br>
            &gt; Depending on how privacy focused the wallet intends to
            be, the wallet could<br>
            &gt; protect these behind a confirmation. Commonly the
            wallet just needs to give<br>
            &gt; the origin access to all of its public keys, however it
            could also allow<br>
            &gt; the option to expose only selected derivation paths.<br>
            &gt;<br>
            &gt; -monokh<br>
            <br>
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