Secure Networking Server

A high-performance, secure networking server built with Rust that provides user authentication, device registration, and secure key exchange functionality.

Features

• User registration and authentication
• Device registration system
• Secure key bundle management
• Session handling with nonce-based security
• Handshake protocol implementation
• MySQL database integration
• Comprehensive logging system

Tech Stack

• Runtime: Tokio async runtime
• Web Framework: Hyper
• Database: MySQL with SQLx
• Authentication: Ed25519 cryptographic signatures
• Serialization: Serde JSON
• Logging: Fern logger with configurable outputs

Prerequisites

• Rust (2024 edition)
• MySQL server
• OpenSSL development libraries

Setup

1. Database Setup

   # Create the database and run migrations
   mysql -u rudebhoys -p
   CREATE DATABASE rudebhoys;
   # Apply the migration from migrations/20250522112256_create_users_and_devices.sql

2. Environment

   • Copy secrets.env.example to secrets.env (if not exists)
   • Configure your database credentials and other environment variables

3. Build and Run

   export DATABASE_URL=---URL---
   cargo build --release
   cargo run

API Endpoints

• POST /registerUser - Register a new user
• POST /registerDevice - Register a new device
• POST /requestLogin - Initiate login process
• POST /authenticate - Complete authentication
• GET /keybundle/{id} - Retrieve key bundle
• POST /updateKeybundle - Update key bundle
• POST /handshake - Perform secure handshake
• GET /status - Check service status

Security Features

• Nonce-based authentication
• Session management
• Secure key exchange
• Ed25519 signature verification
• Request rate limiting

Development

The project uses the following directory structure:

networking/
├── src/
│   ├── main.rs          # Server setup and routing
│   ├── datatypes.rs     # Core data structures
│   ├── server_utils.rs  # Utility functions
│   └── routes/          # API endpoint handlers
└── Cargo.toml          # Dependencies and project metadata

Logging

Logs are written to app.log with configurable log levels. The logging system uses Fern for formatting and file output.