CrowdTLS/worker.js

/**
 * @file worker.js
 * A background script for the CrowdTLS project.
 * This script is used to process web requests and retrieve security information 
 * for each HTTPS response.
 */

"use strict";

const API_BASE = "https://crowdtls.mips.uk/api/v1";

/**
 * Processes the given request details to extract and log security information.
 * 
 * @async
 * @function
 * @param {Object} details - The details of the request.
 * @param {string} details.requestId - The unique identifier for the request.
 * @throws Will throw an error if the request fails or if the security state is insecure.
 * @see {@link https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/webRequest/getSecurityInfo}
 */
async function process_request(details) {
    try {
        let securityInfo = await browser.webRequest.getSecurityInfo(details.requestId, { certificateChain: true, rawDER: true });
        if (securityInfo.state !== "insecure") {
            const fingerprint = securityInfo.certificates[0].fingerprint.sha256;
            let fpData = localStorage.getItem(fingerprint);

            const currentTime = Date.now();
            if (fpData) {
                fpData = JSON.parse(fpData);
                // If the last request was less than 10 minutes ago, don't spam the API
                if (fpData.lastCheck && currentTime - fpData.lastCheck < 10 * 60 * 1000) {
                    return;
                }
                // If the last response was less than 12 hours ago, don't check again
                if (fpData.lastResponse && currentTime - fpData.lastResponse < 12 * 60 * 60 * 1000) {
                    return;
                }
            } else {
                fpData = {};
            }

            fpData.lastCheck = currentTime;
            localStorage.setItem(fingerprint, JSON.stringify(fpData));

            await check_fingerprint(securityInfo.certificates);
        }
    } catch (error) {
        console.error(error);
    }
}


/**
 * Checks the fingerprint and sends a REST GET request to the API.
 *
 * @async
 * @function
 * @param {Array} certificates - The list of certificates.
 */
async function check_fingerprint(certificates) {
    try {
        const fingerprints = certificates.map(cert => cert.fingerprint.sha256);

        const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/check`, {
            method: 'POST',
            headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
            body: JSON.stringify({ fps: fingerprints }),
            timeout: 5000
        });

        if (!response.ok) {
            console.error(`Error: ${response.status}`);
            return;
        }

        const data = await response.json();

        if (data) {
            if (data["send"] === true) {
                send_certificate_chain(certificates);
            }
        }
    }
    catch (error) {
        console.error(error);
    }
}

/**
 * Sends the certificate chain to the CrowdTLS service.
 * 
 * @async
 * @function
 * @param {Array} certificates - The list of certificates.
 * @throws Will log an error to the console if the request fails.
 */
async function send_certificate_chain(certificates) {
    try {
        let chain = {};
        certificates.forEach(cert => {
            chain[cert.fingerprint.sha256] = cert.rawDER;
        });
        console.log(JSON.stringify(chain));

        const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE} /new`, {
            method: 'POST',
            headers: {
                'Content-Type': 'application/json'
            },
            body: JSON.stringify(chain),
            timeout: 10000
        });

        if (!response.ok) {
            console.error(`Request returned with status ${response.status}`);
        }
    } catch (error) {
        console.error(error);
    }
}

/**
 * @function
 * @description Performs garbage collection on localStorage by removing objects older than 12 hours based on their "lastCheck" property.
 * @returns {void}
 */
function garbage_collection() {
    const now = new Date().getTime();
    const twelveHoursInMillis = 12 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
    for (let i = 0; i < localStorage.length; i++) {
        const key = localStorage.key(i);
        const value = localStorage.getItem(key);
        if (value) {
            const entry = JSON.parse(value);
            if (entry.lastCheck && now - entry.lastCheck > twelveHoursInMillis) {
                localStorage.removeItem(key);
            }
        }
    }
}

setInterval(garbage_collection, 3600000);


/**
 * The listener for HTTPS responses. Schedules the process_request() function for every response.
 * Blocking is necessary to ensure that the response is not delivered before the function is completed.
 *
 * @see {@link https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/webRequest/onHeadersReceived}
 */
browser.webRequest.onHeadersReceived.addListener(
    process_request,
    { urls: ["https://*/*"] },
    ["blocking"]
);