POST request to /register endpoint

Lets a user to authenticate themselves to the system. Only people who are enrolled to the class can open Gradecoin accounts. This is enforced with your Student ID (e123456) and a one time password you will receive.

Authentication Process

The bytes you are sending over the network are all Base64 Encoded

• Gradecoin's Public Key (gradecoin_public_key) is listed on our Moodle page and here. Download and load it it to your client.
• Create a JSON object (P_AR) with your metu_id ("e"+6 chars) and public key in base64 (PEM) format (S_PK) reference

{
    "student_id": "e123456",
    "passwd": "15 char secret",
    "public_key": "---BEGIN PUBLIC KEY..."
}

Cipher Initialization

Since we are working with AES-128, both key and IV should be 128 bits (or 16 hexadecimal characters)

• Pick a short temporary key (k_temp)
• Pick a random IV 1 2 (iv).

Encryption

• Encrypt the serialized string of P_AR with 128 bit block AES in CBC mode with Pkcs7 padding using the temporary key (k_temp), the result is C_AR. Encode this with base64.
• The temporary key you have picked k_temp is encrypted using RSA with OAEP padding scheme using SHA-256 with gradecoin_public_key, giving us key_ciphertext. Encode this with base64.
• Base64 encode the IV (iv) as well.

The available tools and libraries might warn you about how using the primitives given above are "hazardous". They are, crypto is hard.

• The payload JSON object (auth_request) can be serialized now:

{
    "c": "C_AR",
    "iv": "iv",
    "key": "key_ciphertext"
}

If your authentication process was valid, you will be given access and your public key fingerprint that is your address. You can now sign JWTs to send authorized transaction requests.