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description: Pantheon Permissions feature
Permissions
A permissioned network is a network where only specified nodes and accounts (participants) can participate. Nodes and accounts outside those specified are prevented from participating. Permissioned networks can have node permissions enabled, account permissions enabled, or both.
Node Whitelisting
Node whitelisting is specified by the nodes whitelist in the permissions configuration file file. When node whitelisting is enabled, communication is restricted to only nodes in the whitelist.
!!! example "Nodes Whitelist in Permissions Configuration File"
nodes-whitelist=["enode://6f8a80d14311c39f35f516fa664deaaaa13e85b2f7493f37f6144d86991ec012937307647bd3b9a82abe2974e1407241d54947bbb39763a4cac9f77166ad92a0@192.168.0.9:4567","enode://6f8a80d14311c39f35f516fa664deaaaa13e85b2f7493f37f6144d86991ec012937307647bd3b9a82abe2974e1407241d54947bbb39763a4cac9f77166ad92a0@192.169.0.9:4568"]
Node whitelisting is at the node level. That is, each node in the network has a permissions configuration file file in the data directory for the node.
To update the nodes whitelist when the node is running, use the JSON-RPC API methods:
Alternatively, update the permissions_config.toml file directly and use the
perm_reloadPermissionsFromFile method
to update the whitelists.
Updates to the permissions configuration file persist across node restarts.
To view the nodes whitelist, use the perm_getNodesWhitelist method.
!!! note Each node has a permissions configuration file which means nodes can have different nodes whitelists. This means nodes may be participating in the network that are not on the whitelist of other nodes in the network. We recommend each node in the network has the same nodes whitelist.
On-chain permissioning is under development. On-chain permissioning will use one on-chain
nodes whitelist.
!!! example "Example Different Node Whitelists"
Node 1 Whitelist = [Node 2, Node 3]
Node 2 Whitelist = [Node 3, Node 5]
Node 5 is participating in the same network as Node 1 even though Node 1 does not have Node 5 on their whitelist.
Bootnodes
The bootnodes must be included in the nodes whitelist or Pantheon does not start when node permissions are enabled.
!!! example If you start Pantheon with specified bootnodes and have node permissions enabled:
```bash
--bootnodes="enode://7e4ef30e9ec683f26ad76ffca5b5148fa7a6575f4cfad4eb0f52f9c3d8335f4a9b6f9e66fcc73ef95ed7a2a52784d4f372e7750ac8ae0b544309a5b391a23dd7@127.0.0.1:30303","enode://2feb33b3c6c4a8f77d84a5ce44954e83e5f163e7a65f7f7a7fec499ceb0ddd76a46ef635408c513d64c076470eac86b7f2c8ae4fcd112cb28ce82c0d64ec2c94@127.0.0.1:30304","enode://7b61d5ee4b44335873e6912cb5dd3e3877c860ba21417c9b9ef1f7e500a82213737d4b269046d0669fb2299a234ca03443f25fe5f706b693b3669e5c92478ade@127.0.0.1:30305"
```
The `nodes-whitelist` in the [permissions configuration file](#permissions-configuration-file) must contain the specified bootnodes.
Enabling Node Whitelisting
To enable node whitelisting, specify the --permissions-nodes-enabled option
when starting Pantheon.
The PERM API methods are not enabled by default. Use the --rpc-http-api
or --rpc-ws-api options to enable the PERM API methods.
Account Whitelisting
Account whitelisting is specified by the accounts whitelist in the permissions configuration file. A node with account permissions accepts transactions only from accounts in the accounts whitelist.
!!! example "Accounts Whitelist in Permissions Configuration File"
accounts-whitelist=["0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000009"]
Account whitelisting is at the node level. That is, each node in the network has a permisssions configuration file in the data directory for the node.
Transactions are validated against the accounts whitelist at the following points:
- Submitted by JSON-RPC API method
eth_sendRawTransaction - Received via propagation from another node
- Added to a block by a mining node
Once added to a block, the transactions are not validated against the whitelist when received by another node. That is, a node can synchronise and add blocks containing transactions from accounts that are not on the accounts whitelist of that node.
!!! example "Example Different Account Whitelists" Node 1 Whitelist = [Account A, Account B]
Node 2 Whitelist = [Account B, Account C]
Mining Node Whitelist = [Account A, Account B]
Account A submits a transaction on Node 1. Node 1 validates and propagates the transaction. The Mining Node receives the transaction,
validates it is from an account in the Mining Node accounts whitelist, and includes the transaction in the block. Node 2 receives and
adds the block created by the Mining Node.
Node 2 now has a transaction in the blockchain from Account A which is not on the accounts whitelist for Node 2.
!!! note Each node has a permissions configuration file which means nodes in the network can have different accounts whitelists. This means a transaction can be successfully submitted by Node A from an account in the Node A whitelist but rejected by Node B to which it is propagated if the account is not in the Node B whitelist. We recommend each node in the network has the same accounts whitelist.
On-chain permissioning is under development. On-chain permissioning will use one on-chain
nodes whitelist.
To update the accounts whitelist when the node is running, use the JSON-RPC API methods:
Alternatively, update the permissions_config.toml file directly and use the
perm_reloadPermissionsFromFile method
to update the whitelists.
Updates to the permissions configuration file persist across node restarts.
To view the accounts whitelist, use the perm_getAccountsWhitelist method.
Enabling Account Whitelisting
To enable account whitelisting, specify the --permissions-accounts-enabled option
when starting Pantheon.
The PERM API methods are not enabled by default. Use the --rpc-http-api
or --rpc-ws-api options to enable the PERM API methods.
Permissions Configuration File
The permissions configuration file contains the nodes and accounts whitelists. If the --permissions-config-file
option is not specified, the permissions configuration file must be called permissions_config.toml and
must be in the data directory for the node.
Use the --permissions-config-file option to specify a permissions configuration file
in any location.
!!! example "Example Permissions Configuration File"
```toml
accounts-whitelist=["0xb9b81ee349c3807e46bc71aa2632203c5b462032", "0xb9b81ee349c3807e46bc71aa2632203c5b462034"]
nodes-whitelist=["enode://7e4ef30e9ec683f26ad76ffca5b5148fa7a6575f4cfad4eb0f52f9c3d8335f4a9b6f9e66fcc73ef95ed7a2a52784d4f372e7750ac8ae0b544309a5b391a23dd7@127.0.0.1:30303","enode://2feb33b3c6c4a8f77d84a5ce44954e83e5f163e7a65f7f7a7fec499ceb0ddd76a46ef635408c513d64c076470eac86b7f2c8ae4fcd112cb28ce82c0d64ec2c94@127.0.0.1:30304","enode://7b61d5ee4b44335873e6912cb5dd3e3877c860ba21417c9b9ef1f7e500a82213737d4b269046d0669fb2299a234ca03443f25fe5f706b693b3669e5c92478ade@127.0.0.1:30305"]
```