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# Jason Davies
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* Software engineer
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* Founder of [PlutoMonkey](https://www.plutomonkey.com)
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* <https://www.jasondavies.com>
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* Mailing list post: <https://lists.z.cash.foundation/pipermail/zapps-wg/20171110/000009.html>.
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* See `./report.asc` for the signed attestation.
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Response file:
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* <https://powersoftau-transcript.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/2f728af894524f55bda7a3e2c2e2db6a57a992811e90ed57456d62aead5106cdc5c97c86532d14b5185cc74d169f1b0c2c0ef1e582231ffa7936da55047c0cb2>
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* <https://powersoftau.plutomonkey.com/2f728af894524f55bda7a3e2c2e2db6a57a992811e90ed57456d62aead5106cdc5c97c86532d14b5185cc74d169f1b0c2c0ef1e582231ffa7936da55047c0cb2>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
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Hash: SHA256
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Powers of Tau Operational Writeup
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=================================
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Round: 2
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Date: 2017-11-10
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Name: Jason Davies
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Location: London, UK
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Challenge: 467bc84f6eb98ff956eaf12a1b7ef4dc0aff1093c7a0d5c1dfbdb85bbfffb20a43965d0daefee3fec6c1a47af69100e117b44b74371824ac8af1e33b6f91add5
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Response: 2f728af894524f55bda7a3e2c2e2db6a57a992811e90ed57456d62aead5106cdc5c97c86532d14b5185cc74d169f1b0c2c0ef1e582231ffa7936da55047c0cb2
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Preparation Steps
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=================
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Git repository: https://github.com/ebfull/powersoftau
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Commit hash: 9e1553c437183540392a7231d0788318a19b18a3
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Compiler: rustc 1.23.0-nightly (d6b06c63a 2017-11-09)
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Build: cargo build --release --features=u128-support
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b2sum(./target/release/compute): be42f68b07c5c857bb6561a9ac2967d671ef412a71c87c2fb31776a6ab38c756736de66e554553021e129ecab45d922092873df8b71bd9a775ec05f189485198
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I used a brand new 16GB USB stick and loaded ubuntu-17.04-desktop-amd64.iso; b2sum: 6a1c975b25b4e7f2dbf4fda84fe8b5de3ed6f4532b8c4f17e533ed11a0a8b5b9ad9fb83e8e4b89447c3a427be73f77a5f7c71b7f733fcc4bebf346e9c5c0de43.
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I reformatted a second brand new 16GB USB stick to ext4, then copied the
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`challenge` file and the `target/release/compute` binary.
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Sidechannel Defences
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====================
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First of all, I lined a large cardboard box with aluminium foil in order to
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make a rudimentary faraday cage. Then, I assembled an airgap compute node
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using some relatively cheap parts, putting them all inside the box:
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* Motherboard: Asus H81 Pro BTC (no radio, bluetooth or speakers AFAIK)
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* CPU: Intel G1840
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* Ram: 2x cheap 1GB sticks
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* PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2
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* Monitor: old Dell TFT display
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* Keyboard: generic USB keyboard
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No other peripherals or cables were connected. I placed the compute node in my
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cellar (~6ft below ground level) and I remained with the node during the entire
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time it was computing, without using any other devices in the vicinity (no
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mobile phone etc.) The only cables coming out of the box were the two power
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cables, one for the PSU and one for the monitor.
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Image: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DOT55KUXUAEV44-.jpg:large
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Procedure
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=========
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I booted the node, with "Try Ubuntu" (Live CD mode). Then, I inserted the
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challenge USB stick and ran `./compute` in the USB media directory, entering
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some additional entropy as requested by typing randomly on the keyboard. The
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box lid was only partially opened to allow use of the keyboard and to view the
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monitor at this point. After 60 minutes had passed, I looked inside the lid
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and saw that the computation had completed, so I wrote down the BLAKE2b hash,
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and unmounted and removed the USB stick, and then powered the node down.
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Postprocessing
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==============
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I took the USB stick and transferred the response file to my laptop, and then
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uploaded it using the laptop to S3 via Sean Bowe's transcript site.
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I did not destroy the compute node but I'm unlikely to use it or plug it in for
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some time.
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