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1#!/usr/bin/env python3
2# Copyright (c) 2023-present The Bitcoin Core developers
3# Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
4# file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
5"""Test validateaddress for main chain"""
6
7from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
8
9from test_framework.util import assert_equal
10
11INVALID_DATA = [
12    # BIP 173
13    (
14        "tc1qw508d6qejxtdg4y5r3zarvary0c5xw7kg3g4ty",
15        "Invalid or unsupported Segwit (Bech32) or Base58 encoding.",  # Invalid hrp
16        [],
17    ),
18    ("bc1qw508d6qejxtdg4y5r3zarvary0c5xw7kv8f3t5", "Invalid Bech32 checksum", [41]),
19    (
20        "BC13W508D6QEJXTDG4Y5R3ZARVARY0C5XW7KN40WF2",
21        "Version 1+ witness address must use Bech32m checksum",
22        [],
23    ),
24    (
25        "bc1rw5uspcuh",
26        "Version 1+ witness address must use Bech32m checksum",  # Invalid program length
27        [],
28    ),
29    (
30        "bc10w508d6qejxtdg4y5r3zarvary0c5xw7kw508d6qejxtdg4y5r3zarvary0c5xw7kw5rljs90",
31        "Version 1+ witness address must use Bech32m checksum",  # Invalid program length
32        [],
33    ),
34    (
35        "BC1QR508D6QEJXTDG4Y5R3ZARVARYV98GJ9P",
36        "Invalid Bech32 v0 address program size (16 bytes), per BIP141",
37        [],
38    ),
39    (
40        "tb1qrp33g0q5c5txsp9arysrx4k6zdkfs4nce4xj0gdcccefvpysxf3q0sL5k7",
41        "Invalid or unsupported Segwit (Bech32) or Base58 encoding.",  # tb1, Mixed case
42        [],
43    ),
44    (
45        "BC1QW508D6QEJXTDG4Y5R3ZARVARY0C5XW7KV8F3t4",
46        "Invalid character or mixed case",  # bc1, Mixed case, not in BIP 173 test vectors
47        [40],
48    ),
49    (
50        "bc1zw508d6qejxtdg4y5r3zarvaryvqyzf3du",
51        "Version 1+ witness address must use Bech32m checksum",  # Wrong padding
52        [],
53    ),
54    (
55        "tb1qrp33g0q5c5txsp9arysrx4k6zdkfs4nce4xj0gdcccefvpysxf3pjxtptv",
56        "Invalid or unsupported Segwit (Bech32) or Base58 encoding.",  # tb1, Non-zero padding in 8-to-5 conversion
57        [],
58    ),
59    ("bc1gmk9yu", "Empty Bech32 data section", []),
60    # BIP 350
61    (
62        "tc1p0xlxvlhemja6c4dqv22uapctqupfhlxm9h8z3k2e72q4k9hcz7vq5zuyut",
63        "Invalid or unsupported Segwit (Bech32) or Base58 encoding.",  # Invalid human-readable part
64        [],
65    ),
66    (
67        "bc1p0xlxvlhemja6c4dqv22uapctqupfhlxm9h8z3k2e72q4k9hcz7vqh2y7hd",
68        "Version 1+ witness address must use Bech32m checksum",  # Invalid checksum (Bech32 instead of Bech32m)
69        [],
70    ),
71    (
72        "tb1z0xlxvlhemja6c4dqv22uapctqupfhlxm9h8z3k2e72q4k9hcz7vqglt7rf",
73        "Invalid or unsupported Segwit (Bech32) or Base58 encoding.",  # tb1, Invalid checksum (Bech32 instead of Bech32m)
74        [],
75    ),
76    (
77        "BC1S0XLXVLHEMJA6C4DQV22UAPCTQUPFHLXM9H8Z3K2E72Q4K9HCZ7VQ54WELL",
78        "Version 1+ witness address must use Bech32m checksum",  # Invalid checksum (Bech32 instead of Bech32m)
79        [],
80    ),
81    (
82        "bc1qw508d6qejxtdg4y5r3zarvary0c5xw7kemeawh",
83        "Version 0 witness address must use Bech32 checksum",  # Invalid checksum (Bech32m instead of Bech32)
84        [],
85    ),
86    (
87        "tb1q0xlxvlhemja6c4dqv22uapctqupfhlxm9h8z3k2e72q4k9hcz7vq24jc47",
88        "Invalid or unsupported Segwit (Bech32) or Base58 encoding.",  # tb1, Invalid checksum (Bech32m instead of Bech32)
89        [],
90    ),
91    (
92        "bc1p38j9r5y49hruaue7wxjce0updqjuyyx0kh56v8s25huc6995vvpql3jow4",
93        "Invalid Base 32 character",  # Invalid character in checksum
94        [59],
95    ),
96    (
97        "BC130XLXVLHEMJA6C4DQV22UAPCTQUPFHLXM9H8Z3K2E72Q4K9HCZ7VQ7ZWS8R",
98        "Invalid Bech32 address witness version",
99        [],
100    ),
101    ("bc1pw5dgrnzv", "Invalid Bech32 address program size (1 byte)", []),
102    (
103        "bc1p0xlxvlhemja6c4dqv22uapctqupfhlxm9h8z3k2e72q4k9hcz7v8n0nx0muaewav253zgeav",
104        "Invalid Bech32 address program size (41 bytes)",
105        [],
106    ),
107    (
108        "BC1QR508D6QEJXTDG4Y5R3ZARVARYV98GJ9P",
109        "Invalid Bech32 v0 address program size (16 bytes), per BIP141",
110        [],
111    ),
112    (
113        "tb1p0xlxvlhemja6c4dqv22uapctqupfhlxm9h8z3k2e72q4k9hcz7vq47Zagq",
114        "Invalid or unsupported Segwit (Bech32) or Base58 encoding.",  # tb1, Mixed case
115        [],
116    ),
117    (
118        "bc1p0xlxvlhemja6c4dqv22uapctqupfhlxm9h8z3k2e72q4k9hcz7v07qwwzcrf",
119        "Invalid padding in Bech32 data section",  # zero padding of more than 4 bits
120        [],
121    ),
122    (
123        "tb1p0xlxvlhemja6c4dqv22uapctqupfhlxm9h8z3k2e72q4k9hcz7vpggkg4j",
124        "Invalid or unsupported Segwit (Bech32) or Base58 encoding.",  # tb1, Non-zero padding in 8-to-5 conversion
125        [],
126    ),
127    ("bc1gmk9yu", "Empty Bech32 data section", []),
128]
129VALID_DATA = [
130    # BIP 350
131    (
132        "BC1QW508D6QEJXTDG4Y5R3ZARVARY0C5XW7KV8F3T4",
133        "0014751e76e8199196d454941c45d1b3a323f1433bd6",
134    ),
135    # (
136    #   "tb1qrp33g0q5c5txsp9arysrx4k6zdkfs4nce4xj0gdcccefvpysxf3q0sl5k7",
137    #   "00201863143c14c5166804bd19203356da136c985678cd4d27a1b8c6329604903262",
138    # ),
139    (
140        "bc1qrp33g0q5c5txsp9arysrx4k6zdkfs4nce4xj0gdcccefvpysxf3qccfmv3",
141        "00201863143c14c5166804bd19203356da136c985678cd4d27a1b8c6329604903262",
142    ),
143    (
144        "bc1pw508d6qejxtdg4y5r3zarvary0c5xw7kw508d6qejxtdg4y5r3zarvary0c5xw7kt5nd6y",
145        "5128751e76e8199196d454941c45d1b3a323f1433bd6751e76e8199196d454941c45d1b3a323f1433bd6",
146    ),
147    ("BC1SW50QGDZ25J", "6002751e"),
148    ("bc1zw508d6qejxtdg4y5r3zarvaryvaxxpcs", "5210751e76e8199196d454941c45d1b3a323"),
149    # (
150    #   "tb1qqqqqp399et2xygdj5xreqhjjvcmzhxw4aywxecjdzew6hylgvsesrxh6hy",
151    #   "0020000000c4a5cad46221b2a187905e5266362b99d5e91c6ce24d165dab93e86433",
152    # ),
153    (
154        "bc1qqqqqp399et2xygdj5xreqhjjvcmzhxw4aywxecjdzew6hylgvses5wp4dt",
155        "0020000000c4a5cad46221b2a187905e5266362b99d5e91c6ce24d165dab93e86433",
156    ),
157    # (
158    #   "tb1pqqqqp399et2xygdj5xreqhjjvcmzhxw4aywxecjdzew6hylgvsesf3hn0c",
159    #   "5120000000c4a5cad46221b2a187905e5266362b99d5e91c6ce24d165dab93e86433",
160    # ),
161    (
162        "bc1pqqqqp399et2xygdj5xreqhjjvcmzhxw4aywxecjdzew6hylgvses7epu4h",
163        "5120000000c4a5cad46221b2a187905e5266362b99d5e91c6ce24d165dab93e86433",
164    ),
165    (
166        "bc1p0xlxvlhemja6c4dqv22uapctqupfhlxm9h8z3k2e72q4k9hcz7vqzk5jj0",
167        "512079be667ef9dcbbac55a06295ce870b07029bfcdb2dce28d959f2815b16f81798",
168    ),
169    # PayToAnchor(P2A)
170    (
171        "bc1pfeessrawgf",
172        "51024e73",
173    ),
174]
175
176
177class ValidateAddressMainTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
178    def set_test_params(self):
179        self.setup_clean_chain = True
180        self.chain = ""  # main
181        self.num_nodes = 1
182        self.extra_args = [["-prune=899"]] * self.num_nodes
183
184    def check_valid(self, addr, spk):
185        info = self.nodes[0].validateaddress(addr)
186        assert_equal(info["isvalid"], True)
187        assert_equal(info["scriptPubKey"], spk)
188        assert "error" not in info
189        assert "error_locations" not in info
190
191    def check_invalid(self, addr, error_str, error_locations):
192        res = self.nodes[0].validateaddress(addr)
193        assert_equal(res["isvalid"], False)
194        assert_equal(res["error"], error_str)
195        assert_equal(res["error_locations"], error_locations)
196
197    def test_validateaddress(self):
198        for (addr, error, locs) in INVALID_DATA:
199            self.check_invalid(addr, error, locs)
200        for (addr, spk) in VALID_DATA:
201            self.check_valid(addr, spk)
202
203    def run_test(self):
204        self.test_validateaddress()
205
206
207if __name__ == "__main__":
208    ValidateAddressMainTest(__file__).main()
209

src/wallet/receive.cpp

src/wallet/coinselection.cpp

src/consensus/validation.h

src/primitives/transaction.cpp

src/script/descriptor.cpp

src/bitcoin-cli.cpp

src/rpc/blockchain.cpp

src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp

src/init.cpp

src/crypto/sha256.cpp

src/consensus/merkle.h

src/consensus/tx_check.h

src/consensus/tx_verify.h

src/policy/feerate.h

src/policy/feerate.cpp

src/primitives/transaction_identifier.h

src/chainparamsbase.h

src/chainparamsbase.cpp

src/util/moneystr.cpp

src/crypto/ripemd160.h

src/crypto/sha1.h

src/crypto/sha512.h

src/crypto/hmac_sha256.h

src/crypto/hmac_sha512.h

src/crypto/hmac_sha256.cpp

src/crypto/hmac_sha512.cpp

src/crypto/hkdf_sha256_32.h

src/crypto/hkdf_sha256_32.cpp

src/support/cleanse.h

src/support/cleanse.cpp

src/crypto/siphash.cpp

src/crypto/muhash.h

src/crypto/chacha20.h

src/crypto/poly1305.h

src/crypto/chacha20poly1305.h

src/crypto/chacha20poly1305.cpp

src/util/chaintype.cpp

src/util/obfuscation.h

src/util/byte_units.h

src/util/overflow.h

src/blockencodings.cpp

src/net_permissions.cpp

src/policy/packages.cpp

src/policy/rbf.cpp

src/policy/truc_policy.cpp

src/policy/ephemeral_policy.cpp

src/policy/settings.cpp

src/policy/policy.cpp

src/node/transaction.cpp

src/node/coin.cpp

src/rpc/client.cpp

src/rpc/external_signer.cpp

src/rpc/request.cpp

src/rpc/server_util.cpp

src/rpc/fees.cpp

src/rpc/output_script.cpp

src/rpc/rawtransaction_util.cpp

src/rpc/rawtransaction_util.h

src/rpc/register.h

src/rpc/request.h

src/rpc/server_util.h

src/rpc/protocol.h

src/rpc/server.h

src/rpc/signmessage.cpp

src/rpc/txoutproof.cpp

src/rpc/util.cpp

src/rpc/util.h

src/wallet/rpc/addresses.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/backup.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/coins.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/encrypt.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/signmessage.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/util.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/util.h

src/wallet/coincontrol.cpp

src/wallet/coincontrol.h

src/wallet/context.cpp

src/wallet/context.h

src/wallet/crypter.cpp

src/wallet/crypter.h

src/wallet/db.cpp

src/wallet/export.cpp

src/wallet/external_signer_scriptpubkeyman.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/spend.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/transactions.cpp

src/wallet/rpc/wallet.cpp

src/wallet/feebumper.cpp

src/wallet/feebumper.h

src/index/base.h

src/index/base.cpp

src/index/txindex.h

src/index/txindex.cpp

src/index/txindex_key.h

src/index/txospenderindex.h

src/index/txospenderindex.cpp

src/index/blockfilterindex.h

src/index/blockfilterindex.cpp

src/index/coinstatsindex.h

src/index/coinstatsindex.cpp

src/index/db_key.h

src/index/disktxpos.h

src/kernel/chain.cpp

src/kernel/chain.h

src/kernel/checks.cpp

src/kernel/checks.h

src/kernel/context.cpp

src/kernel/context.h

src/kernel/cs_main.cpp

src/kernel/cs_main.h

src/kernel/disconnected_transactions.cpp

src/kernel/disconnected_transactions.h

src/kernel/mempool_removal_reason.cpp

src/kernel/mempool_removal_reason.h

src/kernel/coinstats.cpp

src/kernel/coinstats.h

src/kernel/chainparams.cpp

src/kernel/chainparams.h

src/wallet/sqlite.cpp

src/wallet/sqlite.h

src/wallet/transaction.cpp

src/wallet/transaction.h

src/wallet/dump.cpp

src/wallet/dump.h

src/wallet/init.cpp

src/wallet/walletutil.cpp

src/wallet/walletutil.h

src/wallet/wallettool.cpp

src/wallet/wallettool.h

src/wallet/export.h

src/wallet/migrate.cpp

src/wallet/migrate.h

src/wallet/db.h

src/wallet/walletdb.cpp

src/wallet/interfaces.cpp

src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.cpp

src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.h

src/kernel/bitcoinkernel.cpp

src/kernel/bitcoinkernel.h

src/kernel/bitcoinkernel_wrapper.h

src/node/chainstate.cpp

src/node/chainstate.h

src/node/blockstorage.cpp

src/node/blockstorage.h

src/node/mempool_persist.cpp

src/node/mempool_persist.h

src/node/utxo_snapshot.cpp

src/node/utxo_snapshot.h

src/node/kernel_notifications.cpp

src/node/kernel_notifications.h

src/node/blockmanager_args.cpp

src/kernel/blockmanager_opts.h

src/util/expected.cpp

src/policy/settings.h

src/util/types.h

src/kernel/messagestartchars.h

src/kernel/warning.h

src/util/exception.h

src/common/license_info.h

src/node/coins_view_args.h

src/node/database_args.h

src/util/batchpriority.h

src/util/ui_change_type.h

src/node/coins_view_args.cpp

src/node/peerman_args.h

src/util/serfloat.h

src/node/blockmanager_args.h

src/node/database_args.cpp

src/util/overloaded.h

src/interfaces/types.h

src/node/chainstatemanager_args.h

src/node/minisketchwrapper.h

src/util/macros.h

src/util/syserror.h

src/common/run_command.h

src/util/bytevectorhash.cpp

src/node/mempool_persist_args.cpp

src/util/exec.h

src/util/rbf.h

src/crypto/hex_base.h

src/node/mempool_persist_args.h

src/interfaces/echo.h

src/util/any.h

src/util/batchpriority.cpp

src/util/threadnames.h

src/node/coin.h

src/node/mempool_args.h

src/util/asmap.h

src/util/bytevectorhash.h

src/node/context.cpp

src/util/insert.h

src/util/readwritefile.h

src/node/peerman_args.cpp

src/node/interface_ui.cpp

src/interfaces/handler.h

src/node/mining_args.h

src/util/hasher.cpp

src/common/init.h

src/kernel/mempool_limits.h

src/common/system.h

src/crypto/sha3.h

src/util/threadinterrupt.cpp

src/node/protocol_version.h

src/util/exception.cpp

src/common/messages.h

src/node/connection_types.cpp

src/util/bip32.h

src/common/license_info.cpp

src/util/stdmutex.h

src/common/run_command.cpp

src/util/check.cpp

src/util/golombrice.h

src/node/types.h

src/node/timeoffsets.h

src/util/readwritefile.cpp

src/util/fastrange.h

src/util/signalinterrupt.h

src/util/task_runner.h

src/util/syserror.cpp

src/common/interfaces.cpp

src/common/types.h

src/util/threadinterrupt.h

src/kernel/chainstatemanager_opts.h

src/node/psbt.h

src/policy/ephemeral_policy.h

src/util/trace.h

src/common/url.cpp

src/kernel/mempool_options.h

src/util/serfloat.cpp

src/kernel/notifications_interface.h

src/node/timeoffsets.cpp

src/node/warnings.cpp

src/util/hash_type.h

src/crypto/hex_base.cpp

src/node/eviction.h

src/util/tokenbucket.h

src/crypto/aes.h

src/common/pcp.h

src/util/feefrac.cpp

src/node/transaction.h

src/util/threadnames.cpp

src/common/signmessage.h

src/util/exec.cpp

src/util/signalinterrupt.cpp

src/clientversion.cpp

src/common/signmessage.cpp

src/compat/assumptions.h

src/compat/byteswap.h

src/deploymentinfo.cpp

src/deploymentinfo.h

src/deploymentstatus.cpp

src/deploymentstatus.h

src/dummywallet.cpp

src/external_signer.h

src/init/bitcoin-gui.cpp

src/init/bitcoin-node.cpp

src/init/bitcoin-qt.cpp

src/init/bitcoin-wallet.cpp

src/init/bitcoind.cpp

src/init/common.h

src/interfaces/init.h

src/interfaces/ipc.h

src/key_io.h

src/logging/categories.h

src/logging/timer.h

src/mapport.h

src/musig.h

src/net_permissions.h

src/netgroup.h

src/netmessagemaker.h

src/node/chainstatemanager_args.cpp

src/node/connection_types.h

src/node/context.h

src/node/interface_ui.h

src/node/mempool_args.cpp

src/node/mining_args.cpp

src/node/minisketchwrapper.cpp

src/node/txreconciliation.h

src/policy/fees/estimator_args.cpp

src/policy/fees/estimator_args.h

src/policy/fees/estimator_man.cpp

src/policy/fees/estimator_man.h

src/policy/packages.h

src/policy/rbf.h

src/policy/truc_policy.h

src/pow.h

src/primitives/block.cpp

src/randomenv.h

src/rest.h

src/script/keyorigin.h

src/script/parsing.cpp

src/script/parsing.h

src/script/script_error.h

src/script/sigcache.cpp

src/script/sigcache.h

src/script/solver.h

src/script/verify_flags.h

src/semaphore_grant.h

src/signet.h

src/span.h

src/support/allocators/secure.h

src/support/allocators/zeroafterfree.h

src/util/tokenpipe.cpp

src/util/translation.h

src/util/vector.h

src/versionbits.h

src/versionbits_impl.h

src/wallet/external_signer_scriptpubkeyman.h

src/wallet/fees.h

src/wallet/load.h

src/wallet/receive.h

src/wallet/rpc/wallet.h

src/wallet/types.h

src/walletinitinterface.h

src/zmq/zmqabstractnotifier.cpp

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