fix: harden TLS for GrapheneOS and security-conscious Android ROMs
Address compatibility and security issues identified by reviewing
GrapheneOS source (hardened Conscrypt, strict TLS enforcement):
1. .onion: prefer pinned factory, fall back to trust-all
GrapheneOS patches Conscrypt with stricter TLS enforcement that may
reject no-op X509TrustManagers even for proxied sockets. The .onion
server's cert is already in PINNED_ELECTRUMX_CERTS (same operator as
electrumx.testls.space), so we now use cachedPinnedSslFactory() as
the primary path. onionSslFactory() (trust-all) is kept as a fallback
on SSLHandshakeException only — this handles cert rotation or unknown
.onion servers gracefully.
2. TOFU: require explicit user confirmation before pinning
Previously, Test Connection auto-pinned every cert on success. An
attacker performing MITM during first test would get their cert
permanently trusted. Now each new cert triggers an AlertDialog showing
the full SHA-256 fingerprint. Users must explicitly accept ('Trust')
or reject each cert — aligning with GrapheneOS's philosophy of
explicit trust decisions.
3. Clarify trustAllCerts semantics
The field name is misleading post-refactor: it now means 'use pinned
trust store' not 'trust all certificates'. Added TODO to rename to
usePinnedTrustStore and updated inline comments to prevent future
misinterpretation.
Note: hostname verification on raw SSLSocket is a pre-existing gap
(not introduced by the Samsung fix PR) — SSLSocket.createSocket() uses
the host parameter for SNI only, not hostname verification. A follow-up
should add endpointIdentificationAlgorithm='HTTPS' or fingerprint-based
verification for pinned certs.
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@@ -611,13 +611,39 @@ class ElectrumXClient(
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// via the onion address, making TLS cert verification redundant.
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val sslFactory =
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if (server.host.endsWith(".onion")) {
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onionSslFactory()
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// .onion addresses: prefer the pinned factory (the .onion server's
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// cert is already in PINNED_ELECTRUMX_CERTS). Fall back to trust-all
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// only if the pinned handshake fails — this keeps compatibility with
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// .onion servers whose certs aren't pinned yet, while avoiding a
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// blanket trust-all that hardened TLS stacks (GrapheneOS, Samsung
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// Knox) may reject at the Conscrypt/BoringSSL layer.
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cachedPinnedSslFactory()
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} else if (server.trustAllCerts) {
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cachedPinnedSslFactory()
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} else {
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SSLSocketFactory.getDefault() as SSLSocketFactory
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}
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val sslSocket = sslFactory.createSocket(baseSocket, server.host, server.port, true)
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val sslSocket: Socket
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try {
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sslSocket = sslFactory.createSocket(baseSocket, server.host, server.port, true)
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} catch (e: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException) {
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if (server.host.endsWith(".onion")) {
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// Pinned factory failed for .onion — fall back to trust-all.
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// This is safe: Tor provides E2E authentication via the onion
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// address, and the proxied socket bypasses Knox/GrapheneOS
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// trust-all rejection in practice.
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val fallbackSocket = onionSslFactory().createSocket(baseSocket, server.host, server.port, true)
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if (fallbackSocket is javax.net.ssl.SSLSocket) {
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val supported = fallbackSocket.supportedProtocols
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val modern = supported.filter { it == "TLSv1.2" || it == "TLSv1.3" }
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if (modern.isNotEmpty()) {
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fallbackSocket.enabledProtocols = modern.toTypedArray()
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}
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}
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return fallbackSocket
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}
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throw e
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}
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// Enforce TLSv1.2+ — some OEM Conscrypt forks (Xiaomi MIUI, OnePlus ColorOS)
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// may negotiate TLS 1.0/1.1 by default for raw socket upgrades.
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@@ -633,15 +659,20 @@ class ElectrumXClient(
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}
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/**
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* SSLSocketFactory for .onion addresses.
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* Fallback SSLSocketFactory for .onion addresses when the pinned
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* factory fails (e.g. cert rotated, unknown .onion server).
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*
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* Tor hidden services are authenticated by their onion address (the
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* public key hash), so TLS certificate verification is redundant.
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* We use a trust-all factory here — this is safe because:
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* Only used as a last resort after cachedPinnedSslFactory() throws
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* SSLHandshakeException. This is safe because:
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* 1. The connection is already end-to-end encrypted by Tor.
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* 2. The onion address IS the server's identity proof.
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* 3. Samsung Knox's trust-all rejection doesn't apply to proxied
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* sockets routed through Tor's SOCKS interface.
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* 2. The onion address IS the server's identity proof (public key hash).
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* 3. Proxied sockets via Tor SOCKS typically bypass OEM trust-all
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* rejection (Samsung Knox, GrapheneOS hardened Conscrypt).
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*
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* Note: GrapheneOS or future Android versions may reject trust-all
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* TrustManagers even for proxied sockets. If this fallback stops
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* working, the .onion server's cert should be added to
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* PINNED_ELECTRUMX_CERTS (it's already there for the known server).
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*/
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private fun onionSslFactory(): SSLSocketFactory {
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val trustAll =
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