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Communication protocol description
The protocol can be easily adapted to other transport protocols, for example tcp / ip.
Data are transmitted to in own format. The data transfferred are encrypted (several algorithms are supported) ,encryption key is installed during installation.
The client and server only are aware of the key. The password is just a precaution against brutforce and other attacks on the server.
The request consists of two parts.
Besides intra-network requests between peers are made without a password. (network_password).
Peer
Peer tasks:
- Collect attack data.
- Send collected data to Messor network servers.
- Receive and distribute the current blocked IP addresses database
Premium peer
Peer tasks:
- Block attacks
- Collect attack data.
- Send collected data to Messor network servers.
- Download the database directly from the Messor server
- Get additional services in accordance with the tariff plan.
Messor network provides monetization, while being one of the network development and support organs !
Server
Is responsible for:
- Network routing
- New peer registration
- Verifies and stores peer data
- Gets peer data
- Synchronizes the database with other servers
- Collects network operation statistics
- Generates a database
Messor algorithm
Trust response is correct answers determining system
Then it compares the identical answers number and always considers those answers, being more common than others to be true.
Thus, if one or several servers in the network fail or issue fake data (attack on the network), this will not affect the network in any way,
since no one will trust their responses.
Peer trust is peer data trust system
The higher the trust of this peer, the more confidence to the data received.
Trust is determined by the verifications number (verification types table) multiplied by peer runtime.
The goal is to prevent fake peers from clogging servers with fake data.
Server List - network server data distribution and storage system
When updating the servers list, file's hash sum sha256 is used as the version.
The servers list is updated while using a server request. peer_get_server_list.
In the event of all servers fall in the network, each peer stores the last known 100 - 300 addresses of other peers in the network. To restore the server list, you may use the query peer_get_server_list in order to get the server list from other peers.
Once the first peer installs a working server list, it will start to spread across the network.
Besides you may get actual server lists manually, for example, on official network websites.
Format: Recording format in a string through \t
0 - full server's url 1 - Server's country GEO code or server comment in one stringServer list example:
https://main.messor.network/messor/ MAIN https://de.messor.network/messor/ DE https://ru.messor.network/messor/ RU https://nl.messor.network/messor/ NL https://us.messor.network/messor/ US https://th.messor.network/messor/ TH https://cn.messor.network/messor/ CN https://backup1.messor.network/messor/ BACKUP_SERVER1 https://backup2.messor.network/messor/ BACKUP_SERVER2
The network servers failure at once Messor.Network is almost impossible!
Database
The first part is a digital designation of the base creation date, consisting of day + month + year,
then the database file checksum in sha256.
It turns out that the name contains both the version and checksum of this file.
Format name: [date]_[sha256_check_sum]
Example file name: 200420_c38e529ab7e40133a757c8714d3d6601d33c7ce299ebffec5bf7a4ba586e1b75
Database content:
Line 0 Database version, publication date, comments; Line 1 Regular expression to block by UserAgent (base64); Line 2 Rules for .htaccess to detect scans (base64); Line 3 Regular expressions to parse GET POST data and block attacks (base64); Line 4 Further blocked ip addresses in a string.
Messor communication Peer -> Server
Protocol description Peer -> Server
peer_status
The server request contains the current melon database version, client version and server list version data
The server returns the current software, database and server list data in response
| client_version | - Installed client version |
| database_version | - Current database version |
| server_list_version | - sha256 checksum server list |
peer_echo
Echo request may contain an arbitrary data array or data string.
The server returns the data transferred to it in response.
| message | - Message |
peer_verify
Code verification request
For example, Peer sends a request for a verification code by email.
The server sends a confirmation code to the specified email address
Peer submits the confirmation code request to the server.
Server verifies the specified email.
Verification request sending example via telephone
| type | value< | example | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin@example.com | Code verification request by email | ||
| email_confirm | number | 123456 | Email confirmation code |
| sms | phone number | +79037678790 | Verification code request to the phone via sms message |
| sms_confirm | number | 123456 | Verification code sending from sms message |
| phone | phone number | +79037678790 | Phone call request - you will be provided with the code |
| phone_confirm | number | 123456 | Confirmation code sending received by phone |
| dns | host name | example.com | Get verification manual via dns |
| dns_confirm | Verification request sending via dns | ||
| address | 134 is the international format mailing address example | Email request sending with the code to e-mail | |
| mail_confirm | number | 123456 | Send email request with the code to e-mail |
| docs | Country | Russia | Get instructions for verification through a real meeting and submitting documents. |
| docs_confirm | Sending verification request through the documents |
| type | - verification type <a href='#peer_verify_table'>see verification types table</a>. |
| value | - transmitted value |
peer_info
Request complete up-to-date peer data stored on the server.
The server returns data array with peer data in response.
peer_upgrade
Peer requests the current Messor library files text for updating.
The server returns the data array with the files texts and their names.
peer_get_server_list
Peer requests the current server list.
The server returns the current server list text and its version in response (hash sum sha256 from the server list text)
peer_get_peer_list
Peer requests the server to provide other peers list on the network, having the requested database version.
Peer indicates the required database version in the request.
The server responds by the data array with the required peers list in response.
Typically, the current request is used to update your database to the current version.
| database_version | - Current database version |
peer_download_database
Peer requests the specified database text,The server or peer returns the database text in response.Direct database download from the server is available only premium peer
Usually the current request is used to get the database from other peers, see (data transfer description between peer).
| database_version | - Current database version |
invalid_action
Invalid request example from peer to server The server provides error messages in response to invalid requests.
Messor comunication Peer -> Peer
Peer -> Peer communication protocol description
peer_ping
Peer operation verification request
Peer sends a ping request to another peer and receives a short email in response(Hi).
peer_get_server_list
Peer requests the current server list from another peer.
Peer returns the current server list text and its version in response (hash sum sha256 from the server list text)
Backup network recovery request in case of all network servers failure.
Lern more here peer_get_server_list
peer_get_peer_list
peer_get_peer_list
peer_peer_download_database
Database text request.
| database_version | - Current database version |