Configuration file

The configuration file is a JSON file that must be specified when starting Tessera.

Configuration items can be overridden from the command line.

Example configuration file

{
  "useWhiteList": "boolean",
  "jdbc": {
    "url": "String",
    "username": "String",
    "password": "String",
    "autoCreateTables": "boolean"
  },
  "serverConfigs": [
    {
      "app": "ENCLAVE",
      // Defines us using a remote enclave, leave out if using built-in enclave
      "serverAddress": "http://localhost:9081",
      //Where to find the remote enclave
      "communicationType": "REST"
    },
    {
      "app": "ThirdParty",
      "serverAddress": "http://localhost:9081",
      "bindingAddress": "String - url with port e.g. http://127.0.0.1:9081",
      "communicationType": "REST",
      "cors": {
        "allowedMethods": ["GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE", "OPTIONS", "HEAD"],
        "allowedOrigins": ["http://localhost:63342"],
        "allowedHeaders": ["content-type"],
        "allowCredentials": true
      }
    },
    {
      "app": "Q2T",
      "serverAddress": "unix:/tmp/tm.ipc",
      "communicationType": "REST"
    },
    {
      "app": "P2P",
      "serverAddress": "http://localhost:9001",
      "bindingAddress": "String - url with port e.g. http://127.0.0.1:9001",
      "sslConfig": {
        "tls": "enum STRICT,OFF",
        "generateKeyStoreIfNotExisted": "boolean",
        "sslConfigType": "Enumeration: SERVER_ONLY, CLIENT_ONLY, SERVER_AND_CLIENT",
        "serverKeyStore": "Path",
        "serverTlsKeyPath": "Path",
        "serverTlsCertificatePath": "Path",
        "serverKeyStorePassword": "String",
        "serverTrustStore": "Path",
        "serverTrustCertificates": ["Path..."],
        "serverTrustStorePassword": "String",
        "serverTrustMode": "Enumeration: CA, TOFU, WHITELIST, CA_OR_TOFU, NONE",
        "clientKeyStore": "Path",
        "clientTlsKeyPath": "Path",
        "clientTlsCertificatePath": "Path",
        "clientKeyStorePassword": "String",
        "clientTrustStore": "Path",
        "clientTrustCertificates": ["Path..."],
        "clientTrustStorePassword": "String",
        "clientTrustMode": "Enumeration: CA, TOFU, WHITELIST, CA_OR_TOFU, NONE",
        "knownClientsFile": "Path",
        "knownServersFile": "Path"
      },
      "communicationType": "REST",
      "properties": {
        "partyInfoInterval": "Long",
        "enclaveKeySyncInterval": "Long",
        "syncInterval": "Long",
        "resendWaitTime": "Long"
      }
    }
  ],
  "peer": [
    {
      "url": "url e.g. http://127.0.0.1:9000/"
    }
  ],
  "keys": {
    "passwordFile": "Path",
    "keyVaultConfigs": [
      {
        "keyVaultType": "Enumeration: AZURE, HASHICORP, AWS",
        "properties": "Map[string]string"
      }
    ],
    "keyData": [
      {
        "config": {
          "data": {
            "aopts": {
              "variant": "Enum : id,d or i",
              "memory": "int",
              "iterations": "int",
              "parallelism": "int"
            },
            "bytes": "String",
            "snonce": "String",
            "asalt": "String",
            "sbox": "String",
            "password": "String"
          },
          "type": "Enum: argon2sbox or unlocked. If unlocked is defined then config data is required. "
        },
        "privateKey": "String",
        "privateKeyPath": "Path",
        "azureVaultPrivateKeyId": "String",
        "azureVaultPrivateKeyVersion": "String",
        "publicKey": "String",
        "publicKeyPath": "Path",
        "azureVaultPublicKeyId": "String",
        "azureVaultPublicKeyVersion": "String",
        "hashicorpVaultSecretEngineName": "String",
        "hashicorpVaultSecretName": "String",
        "hashicorpVaultSecretVersion": "Integer (defaults to 0 (latest) if not set)",
        "hashicorpVaultPrivateKeyId": "String",
        "hashicorpVaultPublicKeyId": "String"
      }
    ]
  },
  "alwaysSendTo": ["String..."],
  "bootstrapNode": false,
  "unixSocketFile": "Path",
  "features": {
    "enableRemoteKeyValidation": false,
    "enablePrivacyEnhancements": false
  },
  "encryptor": {
    "type": "Enumeration: NACL, EC",
    "properties": {
      "symmetricCipher": "String (defaults to AES/GCM/NoPadding if type = EC)",
      "ellipticCurve": "String (defaults to secp256r1 if type = EC)",
      "nonceLength": "String (defaults to 24 if type = EC)",
      "sharedKeyLength": "String (defaults to 32 if type = EC)"
    }
  }
}

Configuration items

`mode`

Set the mode to orion to use Tessera as the privacy manager when using Hyperledger Besu (versions earlier than 25.1.0) in non-GoQuorum mode. Enabling this mode changes Tessera's behavior. This property is optional.

`useWhiteList`

Use the useWhiteList field to restrict connections to Tessera to specified peers. If set to true, then only nodes listed in the peer list are allowed to connect.

`jdbc`

Use the jdbc property to connect to the database. You can also specify an external database. Any valid JDBC URL can be specified.

Field	Required	Description
`url`	Required	JDBC URL of the database.
`username`	Required	Database username.
`password`	Required	Database password. You can also encrypt the password using Jasypt.
`autoCreateTables`	Optional	Automatically generates the required database tables. If `false`, then users must manually create the required tables using the supplied DDLs. Defaults to `false`.

`serverConfigs`

Use the serverConfigs property to configure the following servers:

ENCLAVE
P2P
Q2T
ThirdParty

Each server can also be configured to:

Secure communication using TLS.
Store API metrics in an InfluxDB.

`ENCLAVE`

Defines an optional remote enclave. Leave out if using a local enclave.

Field	Required	Description
`app`	Required	Type of server being configured. Set to `ENCLAVE`.
`serverAddress`	Required	Server address.
`bindingAddress`	Optional	Specify a bind to an internal IP while advertising an external IP using `serverAddress`.
`communicationType`	Required	Type of server communication. Only `REST` is currently supported.
`influxConfig`	Optional	Configure the server to use InfluxDB.
`sslConfig`	Optional	Secure communication with TLS.

`P2P`

The peer-to-peer (P2P) server is used to perform discovery and send and receive encrypted payloads.

Field	Required	Description
`app`	Required	Type of server being configured. Set to `P2P`.
`serverAddress`	Required	Server address.
`bindingAddress`	Optional	Specify a bind to an internal IP while advertising an external IP using `serverAddress`.
`communicationType`	Required	Type of server communication. Only `REST` is currently supported.
`influxConfig`	Optional	Configure the server to use InfluxDB.
`sslConfig`	Optional	Secure communication with TLS.

`Q2T`

The Quorum-to-Tessera (Q2T) server is used to check if the Tessera node is running, and to send and receive private transactions.

Field	Required	Description
`app`	Required	Type of server being configured. Set to `Q2T`.
`serverAddress`	Required	Server address.
`bindingAddress`	Optional	Specify a bind to an internal IP while advertising an external IP using `serverAddress`.
`communicationType`	Required	Type of server communication. Only `REST` is currently supported.
`influxConfig`	Optional	Configure the server to use InfluxDB.
`sslConfig`	Optional	Secure communication with TLS.

`ThirdParty`

Tessera uses the ThirdParty server to store encrypted payloads for external applications.

Field	Required	Description
`app`	Required	Type of server being configured. Set to `ThirdParty`.
`serverAddress`	Required	Server address.
`bindingAddress`	Optional	Specify a bind to an internal IP while advertising an external IP using `serverAddress`.
`communicationType`	Required	Type of server communication. Only `REST` is currently supported.
`cors`	Optional	Configure CORS to control access to resources outside the domain.
`influxConfig`	Optional	Configure the server to use InfluxDB.
`sslConfig`	Optional	Secure communication with TLS.

`influxConfig`

Configure an InfuxDB server to record metrics.

Field	Required	Description
`serverAddress`	Required	InfluxDB server address.
`dbName`	Required	InfluxDB database name.
`pushIntervalInSecs`	Required	How often, in seconds, Tessera pushes metrics to the database.
`sslConfig`	Optional	Configure one-way TLS. If TLS is enabled, clients can validate the identity of the InfluxDB server.

`sslConfig`

Field	Required	Description
`tls`	Required	Setting to `STRICT` enables TLS. Setting to `OFF` disables TLS.
`generateKeyStoreIfNotExisted`	Optional	Tessera checks whether files exist in the `serverKeyStore` and `clientKeyStore` paths. If the files don't exist, new key stores are generated in the `serverKeyStore` and `clientKeyStore` paths.
`sslConfigType`	Optional	TLS configuration type based on server configuration, options are `SERVER_ONLY`, `CLIENT_ONLY`, `SERVER_AND_CLIENT`
`serverKeyStore`	Optional	Path to server key store.
`serverKeyStorePassword`	Optional	Password required for `serverKeyStore`.
`serverTlsKeyPath`	Optional	File containing the private key for the server TLS certificate.
`serverTlsCertificatePath`	Optional	File containing the server TLS certificate.
`serverTrustStore`	Optional	Path to the server truststore.
`serverTrustStorePassword`	Optional	Password for the server trust store.
`serverTrustCertificates`	Optional	Array of trust store certificates if `serverTrustStore` is undefined.
`serverTrustMode`	Required	Trust mode for the server, options are `TOFU`, `WHITELIST`, `CA`, `CA_OR_TOFU`, and `NONE`.
`clientKeyStore`	Optional	Path to client key store.
`clientKeyStorePassword`	Optional	Password for the client key store.
`clientTlsKeyPath`	Optional	Path to client TLS key.
`clientTlsCertificatePath`	Optional	Path to client TLS certificate.
`clientTrustStore`	Optional	Path to client trust store.
`clientTrustStorePassword`	Optional	Password for the client trust store.
`clientTrustCertificates`	Optional	Array of trust store certificates if `clientTrustStore` is undefined.
`clientTrustMode`	Required	Trust mode for the client, options are `TOFU`, `WHITELIST`, `CA`, `CA_OR_TOFU`, and `NONE`.
`knownClientsFile`	Optional	Known clients file for the server. This contains the fingerprints of public keys of other nodes that are allowed to connect to this node.
`knownServersFile`	Optional	Known servers file for the client. This contains the fingerprints of public keys of other nodes that this node has encountered.
`environmentVariablePrefix`	Optional	Prefix to uniquely identify environment variables for this server SSL configuration.

`cors`

Configure cross-origin resource sharing (CORS) to control access to resources outside the domain.

!!! important

CORS is only supported with the ThirdParty server type.

Field	Required	Description
`allowedMethods`	Optional	List of methods to allow. Options are `GET`, `POST`, `PUT`, `DELETE`, `OPTIONS`, and `HEAD`. If not included, all methods are allowed.
`allowedOrigins`	Optional	List of comma-separated origin domain URLs for CORS validation. Each entry in the list can contain the “” (wildcard) character to match any sequence of characters. For example, `localhost`matches`http://localhost`or`https://localhost`.
`allowedHeaders`	Optional	List of allowed headers. If not included, the request `Access-Control-Request-Headers` are copied into the response as `Access-Control-Allow-Headers`.
`allowCredentials`	Optional	The value for the Access-Control-Allow-Credentials response header. The default is `true`.

`peer`

List of Tessera node URLs used to discover other nodes.

`keys`

Configure access to your keys.

Field	Required	Description
`passwordFile`	Optional	Path to the password file.
`keyVaultConfigs`	Optional	Configuration details of the vault being used.
`keyData`	Required	Details to access the private and public key pair.

`keyVaultConfigs`

Configuration details for the vault used.

Field	Required	Description
`keyVaultType`	Optional	Type of vault. Options are `HASHICORP`, `AWS`, and `AZURE`.
`properties`	Optional	Properties to access AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, or HashiCorp Vault.

`keyData`

Configuration details to access the private key and public key.

Field	Required	Description
`config`	Optional	Configuration details for the protected or unprotected inline key pairs.
`privateKey`	Optional	Private key in plain text.
`privateKeyPath`	Optional	Path to the private key file.
`publicKey`	Optional	Public key in plain text.
`publicKeyPath`	Optional	Path to the public key file.
`awsSecretsManagerPublicKeyId`	Optional	ID of the public key secret in AWS Secrets Manager.
`awsSecretsManagerPrivateKeyId`	Optional	ID of the private key secret in AWS Secrets Manager.
`azureVaultPrivateKeyId`	Optional	ID of the private key secret in Azure Key Vault.
`azureVaultPrivateKeyVersion`	Optional	Version of the private key to access in Azure Key Vault.
`azureVaultPublicKeyId`	Optional	ID of the public key secret in Azure Key Vault.
`azureVaultPublicKeyVersion`	Optional	Version of the private key to access in Azure Key Vault.
`hashicorpVaultSecretEngineName`	Optional	Name of the HashiCorp Vault secrets engine.
`hashicorpVaultSecretName`	Optional	Name of the secret in the HashiCorp Vault secrets engine.
`hashicorpVaultSecretVersion`	Optional	Version of the secret in the HashiCorp Vault secrets engine.
`hashicorpVaultPrivateKeyId`	Optional	ID of the private key secret in HashiCorp Vault.
`hashicorpVaultPublicKeyId`	Optional	ID of the public key secret in HashiCorp Vault.

`alwaysSendTo`

Comma-separated list of public keys to include as recipients for every transaction sent through the node. This allows you to configure a node that is sent a copy of every transaction, even if it isn't specified as a party to the transaction.

This can be used, for example, to send a copy of every transaction to a node for audit purposes.

`bootstrapNode`

If set to true, the node functions as a bootstrap for other nodes.

`unixSocketFile`

Path to the Unix socket file.

`features`

Enables additional security and privacy features.

Field	Required	Description
`enableRemoteKeyValidation`	Optional	Checks that a remote node owns the public keys being advertised. The default is `false`.
`enablePrivacyEnhancements`	Optional	Enable privacy enhancements. The default is `false`.
`enableMultiplePrivateStates`	Optional	Enable multiple private states. The default is `false`.

`encryptor`

Configure Tessera to use alternative curves and symmetric ciphers. If an encryptor configuration is not specified, the default NaCl encryptor is used.

Field	Description
`type`	The encryptor type. Possible values are `EC`, `NACL`, and `CUSTOM`. The default is `NACL`.

If type is set to EC, the following properties fields can also be configured:

Field	Default	Description
`ellipticCurve`	`secp256r1`	The elliptic curve to use. See SunEC provider for other options. Depending on the JCE provider you use, there may be additional curves available.
`symmetricCipher`	`AES/GCM/NoPadding`	The symmetric cipher to use for encrypting data (GCM is mandatory as an initialization vector is supplied during encryption).
`nonceLength`	`24`	The nonce length (used as the initialization vector (IV) for symmetric encryption).
`sharedKeyLength`	`32`	The key length used for symmetric encryption (the key derivation operation always produces 32-byte keys and the encryption algorithm must support it).

Example configuration file​

Configuration items​

mode​

useWhiteList​

jdbc​

serverConfigs​

ENCLAVE​

P2P​

Q2T​

ThirdParty​

influxConfig​

sslConfig​

cors​

peer​

keys​

keyVaultConfigs​

keyData​

alwaysSendTo​

bootstrapNode​

unixSocketFile​

features​

encryptor​