Merge branch 'release/6.11.0' of github.com:opentensor/bittensor into…

… release/6.11.0

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -16,6 +16,25 @@
 * @ibraheem-opentensor made their first contribution in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/1781
 
 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/compare/v6.10.1...v6.11.0
+## 6.10.1 / 2024-04-05
+## What's Changed
+* Revert nonce implementation fix #1774: Breaking change needs to telegraphed in next release.
+
+## 6.10.0 / 2024-03-25
+
+## What's Changed
+* handle req args by parsing and raising by @ifrit98 in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/1733
+* Replace wildcard imports with specific imports by @brueningf in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/1724
+* Logging Refactor by @sepehr-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/1751
+* Update DEBUGGING.md by @e-gons in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/1755
+* fix: nonce implementation by @GentikSolm in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/1754
+
+## New Contributors
+* @sepehr-opentensor made their first contribution in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/1751
+* @e-gons made their first contribution in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/1755
+* @GentikSolm made their first contribution in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/1754
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/compare/v6.9.3...v6.10.0
 
 
 ## 6.9.3 / 2024-03-12

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.11.0
+6.11.0

bittensor/axon.py

@@ -914,25 +914,14 @@ async def default_verify(self, synapse: bittensor.Synapse):
             # Build the unique endpoint key.
             endpoint_key = f"{synapse.dendrite.hotkey}:{synapse.dendrite.uuid}"
 
-            # Check the nonce from the endpoint key with 4 second delta
-            allowedDelta = 4000000000
-
-            # Requests must have nonces to be safe from replays
-            if synapse.dendrite.nonce is None:
-                raise Exception("Missing Nonce")
-
-            # If we don't have a nonce stored, ensure that the nonce falls within
-            # a reasonable delta.
-            if (
-                self.nonces.get(endpoint_key) is None
-                and synapse.dendrite.nonce <= time.time_ns() - allowedDelta
-            ):
-                raise Exception("Nonce is too old")
+            # Check the nonce from the endpoint key.
             if (
-                self.nonces.get(endpoint_key) is not None
+                endpoint_key in self.nonces.keys()
+                and self.nonces[endpoint_key] is not None
+                and synapse.dendrite.nonce is not None
                 and synapse.dendrite.nonce <= self.nonces[endpoint_key]
             ):
-                raise Exception("Nonce is too old")
+                raise Exception("Nonce is too small")
 
             if not keypair.verify(message, synapse.dendrite.signature):
                 raise Exception(
@@ -1201,7 +1190,7 @@ async def preprocess(self, request: Request) -> bittensor.Synapse:
             {
                 "version": str(bittensor.__version_as_int__),
                 "uuid": str(self.axon.uuid),
-                "nonce": f"{time.time_ns()}",
+                "nonce": f"{time.monotonic_ns()}",
                 "status_message": "Success",
                 "status_code": "100",
             }

bittensor/dendrite.py

@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ def preprocess_synapse_for_request(
         synapse.dendrite = bittensor.TerminalInfo(
             ip=self.external_ip,
             version=bittensor.__version_as_int__,
-            nonce=time.time_ns(),
+            nonce=time.monotonic_ns(),
             uuid=self.uuid,
             hotkey=self.keypair.ss58_address,
         )

bittensor/synapse.py

@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class TerminalInfo(pydantic.BaseModel):
         ip (str): IP address of the terminal, crucial for network routing and data transmission.
         port (int): Network port used by the terminal, key for establishing network connections.
         version (int): Bittensor version running on the terminal, ensuring compatibility between different nodes in the network.
-        nonce (int): Unix timestamp that linearly increases for each request, ensuring requests cannot be duplicated or repeated
+        nonce (int): Unique, monotonically increasing number for each terminal, aiding in identifying and ordering network interactions.
         uuid (str): Unique identifier for the terminal, fundamental for network security and identification.
         hotkey (str): Encoded hotkey string of the terminal wallet, important for transaction and identity verification in the network.
         signature (str): Digital signature verifying the tuple of nonce, axon_hotkey, dendrite_hotkey, and uuid, critical for ensuring data authenticity and security.
@@ -211,10 +211,10 @@ class Config:
         cast_int
     )
 
-    # A Unix timestamp to associate with the terminal
+    # A unique monotonically increasing integer nonce associate with the terminal
     nonce: Optional[int] = pydantic.Field(
         title="nonce",
-        description="A Unix timestamp that prevents replay attacks",
+        description="A unique monotonically increasing integer nonce associate with the terminal generated from time.monotonic_ns()",
         examples=111111,
         default=None,
         allow_mutation=True,