// The pure half of nostr backup: backup-key derivation and the backup // event codec - build, sign, verify, decrypt - with no relay I/O. // // The backup key is derived, not generated: sha256 over the linking key // plus a fixed context string, the same construction as keys.ts's // deriveBearerAesKey. The seed phrase itself is never stored, so the // derivation starts from the linking key - deterministic all the way down, // which is what makes restore-from-seed work on a fresh device. // // Three d-tags carry three payloads in separate replaceable slots, so a // notes publish never clobbers settings: // notes - the encrypted bearer records exactly as they sit in // localStorage (each note is already an AES-GCM ciphertext // under the seed-derived bearer key, so the blob goes up // as-is; the linking key itself is NEVER part of a payload - // the seed phrase is its recovery path) // mints - the trusted-mint registry // settings - plaintext wallet settings import {sha256} from '@noble/hashes/sha2.js' import {utf8ToBytes} from '@noble/hashes/utils.js' import type {Event as NostrEvent} from 'nostr-tools/core' import {finalizeEvent, getPublicKey, verifyEvent} from 'nostr-tools/pure' import {v2 as nip44v2} from 'nostr-tools/nip44' import type {EncryptedBearerRecord} from '../storage/bearers' import type {TrustedMint} from '../trustedMints' import type {WalletSettings} from '../storage/settings' export type {NostrEvent} // addressable (parametrized-replaceable) app-data event - relays keep only // the newest event per (pubkey, kind, d-tag) export const BACKUP_EVENT_KIND = 30078 export type BackupPart = 'notes' | 'mints' | 'settings' export const BACKUP_PARTS: readonly BackupPart[] = ['notes', 'mints', 'settings'] // the backup key is dedicated to this wallet (derived with a // sattle-specific context, see below), so its pubkey is ours alone and the // d-tags need no further namespacing export const BACKUP_D_TAGS: Record = { notes: 'notes', mints: 'mints', settings: 'settings', } // the decrypted payload of each part, without its envelope export type BackupPartPayload = { notes: EncryptedBearerRecord[] mints: TrustedMint[] settings: WalletSettings } const BACKUP_KEY_CONTEXT = 'sattle-nostr-backup-v1' // Deterministic: sha256(linking key || context), mirroring keys.ts's // deriveBearerAesKey. The result is a secp256k1 secret key used ONLY for // backup - it signs and decrypts backup events, nothing else. export const deriveBackupKey = (linkingPrivKey: Uint8Array): Uint8Array => sha256(new Uint8Array([...linkingPrivKey, ...utf8ToBytes(BACKUP_KEY_CONTEXT)])) // the x-only nostr pubkey identifying this wallet's backup events export const backupPubkey = (secretKey: Uint8Array): string => getPublicKey(secretKey) // NIP-44 "self-DM": the conversation key between the backup key and its own // pubkey - decryptable by the seed holder and nobody else const selfConversationKey = (secretKey: Uint8Array): Uint8Array => nip44v2.utils.getConversationKey(secretKey, getPublicKey(secretKey)) // a relay could serve a multi-megabyte content string; JSON.parse and // NIP-44 decrypt of that would hang the tab. A real backup is a handful of // kilobytes per part - this is far beyond generous (applyBackup's own // per-record bounds still apply on top after decrypt) const MAX_BACKUP_CONTENT_CHARS = 16 * 1024 * 1024 export const dTagOf = (event: NostrEvent): string => event.tags.find((t) => t[0] === 'd')?.[1] ?? '' const envelopeFor = (part: BackupPart, payload: BackupPartPayload[BackupPart]): string => { switch (part) { case 'notes': return JSON.stringify({version: 1, bearers: payload}) case 'mints': return JSON.stringify({version: 1, trustedMints: payload}) case 'settings': return JSON.stringify({version: 1, settings: payload}) } } // signs one addressable backup event for a single part export const buildBackupEvent =

( secretKey: Uint8Array, part: P, payload: BackupPartPayload[P], createdAt: number = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000), ): NostrEvent => finalizeEvent( { kind: BACKUP_EVENT_KIND, created_at: createdAt, tags: [['d', BACKUP_D_TAGS[part]]], content: nip44v2.encrypt(envelopeFor(part, payload), selfConversationKey(secretKey)), }, secretKey, ) // one event per part present in `parts`, all sharing one timestamp export const buildBackupEvents = ( secretKey: Uint8Array, parts: Partial, createdAt?: number, ): NostrEvent[] => { const at = createdAt ?? Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) const events: NostrEvent[] = [] for (const part of BACKUP_PARTS) { const payload = parts[part] if (payload === undefined) continue events.push(buildBackupEvent(secretKey, part, payload, at)) } return events } export type ParsedBackupEvent = | {part: 'notes'; bearers: EncryptedBearerRecord[]} | {part: 'mints'; trustedMints: TrustedMint[]} | {part: 'settings'; settings: WalletSettings} // Light shape checks so parse returns typed values; the strict bounds // (record counts, field lengths, pubkey patterns) are enforced by // applyBackup / mergeTrustedMints on the restore path, same as file // backups. const parsePayload = (dTag: BackupPart, data: unknown): ParsedBackupEvent | null => { if (typeof data !== 'object' || data === null) return null const envelope = data as Record if (envelope.version !== 1) return null switch (dTag) { case 'notes': { if (!Array.isArray(envelope.bearers)) return null const bearers = envelope.bearers as unknown[] if ( !bearers.every( (r) => typeof (r as EncryptedBearerRecord)?.id === 'string' && typeof (r as EncryptedBearerRecord)?.iv === 'string' && typeof (r as EncryptedBearerRecord)?.ciphertext === 'string', ) ) { return null } return {part: 'notes', bearers: bearers as EncryptedBearerRecord[]} } case 'mints': { if (!Array.isArray(envelope.trustedMints)) return null const mints = envelope.trustedMints as unknown[] if ( !mints.every( (m) => typeof (m as TrustedMint)?.server === 'string' && typeof (m as TrustedMint)?.mintPubkey === 'string', ) ) { return null } return {part: 'mints', trustedMints: mints as TrustedMint[]} } case 'settings': { if (typeof envelope.settings !== 'object' || envelope.settings === null) { return null } const settings = envelope.settings as Record if (settings.defaultMint !== undefined && typeof settings.defaultMint !== 'string') { return null } return {part: 'settings', settings: settings as WalletSettings} } } } // Validates and decrypts one backup event. Returns null for anything that // isn't a genuine, untampered backup of THIS key: wrong kind, wrong d-tag, // wrong author, bad signature, undecryptable or malformed payload. Callers // skip nulls - one junk event must never sink a restore. export const parseBackupEvent = ( secretKey: Uint8Array, event: NostrEvent, ): ParsedBackupEvent | null => { if (event.kind !== BACKUP_EVENT_KIND) return null if (event.pubkey !== getPublicKey(secretKey)) return null const dTag = dTagOf(event) if (dTag !== 'notes' && dTag !== 'mints' && dTag !== 'settings') return null if (!verifyEvent(event)) return null if (event.content.length > MAX_BACKUP_CONTENT_CHARS) return null let plaintext: string try { plaintext = nip44v2.decrypt(event.content, selfConversationKey(secretKey)) } catch { return null } let data: unknown try { data = JSON.parse(plaintext) } catch { return null } return parsePayload(dTag, data) }