Masternode Messages#
The following network messages enable the masternode features built in to Dash.
For additional details, refer to the Developer Guide Masternode Sync and Masternode Payment sections.
ssc#
The ssc
message is used to track the sync status of masternode objects. This message is sent in response to sync requests for the list of governance objects (govsync
message), and governance object votes (govsync
message).
Bytes |
Name |
Data type |
Required |
Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 |
nItemID |
int |
Required |
Masternode Sync Item ID |
4 |
nCount |
int |
Required |
Number of items to sync |
Sync Item IDs
ID |
Description |
Response To |
---|---|---|
10 |
MASTERNODE_SYNC_GOVOBJ |
|
11 |
MASTERNODE_SYNC_GOVOBJ_VOTE |
|
The following annotated hexdump shows a ssc
message. (The message header has been omitted.)
02000000 ................................... Item ID: MASTERNODE_SYNC_LIST (2)
bf110000 ................................... Count: 4543
mnauth#
Added in protocol version 70214
The mnauth
message is sent by a masternode immediately after sending a verack
message to authenticate that the sender is a masternode. It is only sent when the sender is actually a masternode.
The mnauth
message signs a challenge that was previously sent via a version
message. The challenge is signed differently depending on if the connection is inbound or outbound.
👍 Protocol Update
As of protocol version 70218, when communicating with masternodes that have reported a version =>
MIN_MASTERNODE_PROTO_VERSION
, the mnauth signature is created by signing a message incorporating both themnauth_challenge
and protocolversion
(from theversion
message). Further details may be found in Dash Core PR 3631.
This is primarily used as a DoS protection mechanism to allow persistent connections between masternodes to remain open even if inbound connection limits are reached.
Bytes |
Name |
Data type |
Description |
---|---|---|---|
32 |
proRegTxHash |
uint256 |
The hash of the ProRegTx that identifies the masternode |
96 |
sig |
byte[] |
BLS signature of the |
The following annotated hexdump shows a mnauth
message. (The message header has been omitted.)
63cd3bf06404d78f80163afeb4b13e18
7dc1c1d04997ef04f1a2ecb3166dd004 ........... ProRegTx Hash
12f2706bc75e9cb14a9ebf1d93d177d5
f266ad2eddc49ad463810cb976a3e4bb
abffc96819c5030fd5a7601af9c8ee50
0feb066b38a48af1a31b7242bd814bab
91e2a887f963904f33af851ddc9167d5
66d6d3bd6c07e99091edd8867d0dd56e ........... Masternode BLS Signature (96 bytes)