コード例 #1
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    def test_create_wait_certificate_with_wrong_wait_timer(self):
        # Need to create signup information
        SignupInfo.create_signup_info(
            validator_address='1660 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
            originator_public_key_hash=self._originator_public_key_hash,
            most_recent_wait_certificate_id=NULL_BLOCK_IDENTIFIER)

        # Create two timers and try to create the wait certificate with the
        # first one, which should fail as it is not the current wait timer
        invalid_wt = \
            WaitTimer.create_wait_timer(
                validator_address='1660 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
                certificates=[])
        valid_wt = \
            WaitTimer.create_wait_timer(
                validator_address='1660 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
                certificates=[])

        # Verify that we cannot create a wait certificate with the old wait
        # timer, but we can with the new one
        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
            WaitCertificate.create_wait_certificate(
                wait_timer=invalid_wt, block_hash="Reader's Digest")

        WaitCertificate.create_wait_certificate(wait_timer=valid_wt,
                                                block_hash="Reader's Digest")
コード例 #2
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    def test_create_wait_certificate_before_wait_timer_expires(self):
        # Need to create signup information
        SignupInfo.create_signup_info(
            validator_address='1660 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
            originator_public_key_hash=self._originator_public_key_hash,
            most_recent_wait_certificate_id=NULL_BLOCK_IDENTIFIER)

        # Create a wait certificate for the genesis block so that we can
        # create another wait certificate that has to play by the rules.
        wt = \
            WaitTimer.create_wait_timer(
                validator_address='1660 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
                certificates=[])
        wc = \
            WaitCertificate.create_wait_certificate(
                wait_timer=wt,
                block_hash="Reader's Digest")

        wt = \
            WaitTimer.create_wait_timer(
                validator_address='1660 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
                certificates=[wc])
        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
            WaitCertificate.create_wait_certificate(
                wait_timer=wt, block_hash="Reader's Digest")
コード例 #3
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    def test_create_wait_certificate_after_wait_timer_timed_out(self):
        # Need to create signup information
        SignupInfo.create_signup_info(
            validator_address='1660 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
            originator_public_key_hash=self._originator_public_key_hash,
            most_recent_wait_certificate_id=NULL_BLOCK_IDENTIFIER)

        # Create a wait certificate for the genesis block so that we can
        # create another wait certificate that has to play by the rules.
        wt = \
            WaitTimer.create_wait_timer(
                validator_address='1660 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
                certificates=[])
        wc = \
            WaitCertificate.create_wait_certificate(
                wait_timer=wt,
                block_hash="Reader's Digest")

        wt = \
            WaitTimer.create_wait_timer(
                validator_address='1660 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
                certificates=[wc])
        while not wt.has_expired(time.time()):
            time.sleep(1)
        time.sleep(WaitTimer.poet_enclave.TIMER_TIMEOUT_PERIOD + 1)

        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
            WaitCertificate.create_wait_certificate(
                wait_timer=wt, block_hash="Reader's Digest")
コード例 #4
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    def test_has_expired(self):
        # Need to create signup information first
        SignupInfo.create_signup_info(
            poet_enclave_module=self.poet_enclave_module,
            validator_address='1660 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
            originator_public_key_hash=self._originator_public_key_hash,
            most_recent_wait_certificate_id=NULL_BLOCK_IDENTIFIER)

        # Verify that a timer doesn't expire before its creation time
        wt = wait_timer.WaitTimer.create_wait_timer(
            poet_enclave_module=self.poet_enclave_module,
            validator_address='1060 W Addison Street',
            certificates=[])
        self.assertFalse(wt.has_expired(wt.request_time - 1))

        # Create a timer and when it has expired, verify that the duration is
        # not greater than actual elapsed time.
        wt = wait_timer.WaitTimer.create_wait_timer(
            poet_enclave_module=self.poet_enclave_module,
            validator_address='1060 W Addison Street',
            certificates=[])

        while not wt.has_expired(time.time()):
            time.sleep(1)

        self.assertLessEqual(wt.duration, time.time() - wt.request_time)

        # Tampering with the duration should not affect wait timer expiration
        wt = wait_timer.WaitTimer.create_wait_timer(
            poet_enclave_module=self.poet_enclave_module,
            validator_address='1060 W Addison Street',
            certificates=[])

        assigned_duration = wt.duration
        wt.duration = 0

        while not wt.has_expired(time.time()):
            time.sleep(1)

        self.assertLessEqual(assigned_duration, time.time() - wt.request_time)

        # Tampering with the request time should not affect wait timer
        # expiration
        wt = wait_timer.WaitTimer.create_wait_timer(
            poet_enclave_module=self.poet_enclave_module,
            validator_address='1060 W Addison Street',
            certificates=[])
        assigned_request_time = wt.request_time
        wt.request_time -= wt.duration

        while not wt.has_expired(time.time()):
            time.sleep(1)

        self.assertLessEqual(wt.duration, time.time() - assigned_request_time)
コード例 #5
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    def test_create_wait_certificate_before_create_wait_timer(self):
        # Need to create signup information
        SignupInfo.create_signup_info(
            validator_address='1660 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
            originator_public_key_hash=self._originator_public_key_hash,
            most_recent_wait_certificate_id=NULL_BLOCK_IDENTIFIER)

        # Make sure that trying to create a wait certificate before creating
        # a wait timer causes an error
        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
            WaitCertificate.create_wait_certificate(
                wait_timer=None, block_hash="Reader's Digest")
コード例 #6
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    def test_create_wait_certificate_with_reused_wait_timer(self):
        # Need to create signup information
        SignupInfo.create_signup_info(
            poet_enclave_module=self.poet_enclave_module,
            validator_address='1660 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
            originator_public_key_hash=self._originator_public_key_hash,
            most_recent_wait_certificate_id=NULL_BLOCK_IDENTIFIER)

        # Create a wait certificate for the genesis block so that we can
        # create another wait certificate that has to play by the rules.
        wt = \
            WaitTimer.create_wait_timer(
                poet_enclave_module=self.poet_enclave_module,
                validator_address='1660 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
                certificates=[])
        wc = \
            WaitCertificate.create_wait_certificate(
                poet_enclave_module=self.poet_enclave_module,
                wait_timer=wt,
                block_hash="Reader's Digest")

        consumed_wt = wt

        # Verify that we cannot use the consumed wait timer to create a wait
        # certificate either before or after creating a new wait timer
        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
            WaitCertificate.create_wait_certificate(
                poet_enclave_module=self.poet_enclave_module,
                wait_timer=consumed_wt,
                block_hash="Reader's Digest")
        wt = \
            WaitTimer.create_wait_timer(
                poet_enclave_module=self.poet_enclave_module,
                validator_address='1660 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
                certificates=[wc])
        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
            WaitCertificate.create_wait_certificate(
                poet_enclave_module=self.poet_enclave_module,
                wait_timer=consumed_wt,
                block_hash="Reader's Digest")

        # Verify that once the new timer expires, we can create a wait
        # certificate with it
        while not wt.has_expired(time.time()):
            time.sleep(1)

        WaitCertificate.create_wait_certificate(
            poet_enclave_module=self.poet_enclave_module,
            wait_timer=wt,
            block_hash="Reader's Digest")
コード例 #7
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    def test_non_matching_originator_public_key(self):
        signup_info = \
            SignupInfo.create_signup_info(
                validator_address='1660 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
                originator_public_key_hash=self._originator_public_key_hash,
                most_recent_wait_certificate_id=NULL_BLOCK_IDENTIFIER)

        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
            signup_info.check_valid(
                originator_public_key_hash=self._another_public_key_hash,
                most_recent_wait_certificate_id=NULL_BLOCK_IDENTIFIER)
コード例 #8
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    def test_basic_create_signup_info(self):
        signup_info = \
            SignupInfo.create_signup_info(
                validator_address='1660 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
                originator_public_key_hash=self._originator_public_key_hash,
                most_recent_wait_certificate_id=NULL_BLOCK_IDENTIFIER)

        self.assertIsNotNone(signup_info.poet_public_key)
        self.assertIsNotNone(signup_info.proof_data)
        self.assertIsNotNone(signup_info.anti_sybil_id)
        self.assertIsNotNone(signup_info.sealed_signup_data)
コード例 #9
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    def test_create_wait_certificate(self):
        # Need to create signup information and wait timer first
        signup_info = \
            SignupInfo.create_signup_info(
                validator_address='1660 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
                originator_public_key_hash=self._originator_public_key_hash,
                most_recent_wait_certificate_id=NULL_BLOCK_IDENTIFIER)

        wt = \
            WaitTimer.create_wait_timer(
                validator_address='1660 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
                certificates=[])
        while not wt.has_expired(time.time()):
            time.sleep(1)

        # Now we can create a wait certificate and verify that it correlates
        # to the wait timer we just created
        wc = \
            WaitCertificate.create_wait_certificate(
                wait_timer=wt,
                block_hash="Reader's Digest")

        self.assertIsNotNone(wc)

        self.assertEqual(wc.previous_certificate_id,
                         wt.previous_certificate_id)
        self.assertAlmostEqual(wc.local_mean, wt.local_mean)
        self.assertAlmostEqual(wc.request_time, wt.request_time)
        self.assertAlmostEqual(wc.duration, wt.duration)
        self.assertEqual(wc.validator_address, wt.validator_address)
        self.assertEqual(wc.block_hash, "Reader's Digest")
        self.assertIsNotNone(wc.signature)
        self.assertIsNotNone(wc.identifier)

        # A newly-created wait certificate should be valid
        wc.check_valid([], signup_info.poet_public_key)

        # Create another wait certificate and verify it is valid also
        wt = \
            WaitTimer.create_wait_timer(
                validator_address='1660 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
                certificates=[wc])
        while not wt.has_expired(time.time()):
            time.sleep(1)

        # Now we can create a wait certificate and verify that it correlates
        # to the wait timer we just created
        another_wc = \
            WaitCertificate.create_wait_certificate(
                wait_timer=wt,
                block_hash="Pepto Bismol")

        another_wc.check_valid([wc], signup_info.poet_public_key)
コード例 #10
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    def test_wait_certificate_serialization(self):
        # Need to create signup information and wait timer first
        signup_info = \
            SignupInfo.create_signup_info(
                validator_address='1660 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
                originator_public_key_hash=self._originator_public_key_hash,
                most_recent_wait_certificate_id=NULL_BLOCK_IDENTIFIER)

        wt = \
            WaitTimer.create_wait_timer(
                validator_address='1660 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
                certificates=[])
        while not wt.has_expired(time.time()):
            time.sleep(1)

        # Now we can create a wait certificate and serialize
        wc = \
            WaitCertificate.create_wait_certificate(
                wait_timer=wt,
                block_hash="Reader's Digest")

        dumped = wc.dump()

        self.assertIsNotNone(dumped.get('SerializedCertificate'))
        self.assertIsNotNone(dumped.get('Signature'))

        # Deserialize and verify that wait certificates are the same
        # and that deserialized one is valid
        wc_copy = \
            WaitCertificate.wait_certificate_from_serialized(
                dumped.get('SerializedCertificate'),
                dumped.get('Signature'))

        self.assertEqual(wc.previous_certificate_id,
                         wc_copy.previous_certificate_id)
        self.assertAlmostEqual(wc.local_mean, wc_copy.local_mean)
        self.assertAlmostEqual(wc.request_time, wc_copy.request_time)
        self.assertAlmostEqual(wc.duration, wc_copy.duration)
        self.assertEqual(wc.validator_address, wc_copy.validator_address)
        self.assertEqual(wc.block_hash, wc_copy.block_hash)
        self.assertEqual(wc.signature, wc_copy.signature)
        self.assertEqual(wc.identifier, wc_copy.identifier)

        # Serialize the copy and verify that its serialization and
        # signature are the same
        dumped_copy = wc_copy.dump()

        self.assertTrue(dumped.get('SerializedCertificate'),
                        dumped_copy.get('SerializedCertificate'))
        self.assertTrue(dumped.get('Signature'), dumped_copy.get('Signature'))

        wc_copy.check_valid([], signup_info.poet_public_key)
コード例 #11
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    def test_verify_signup_info(self):
        signup_info = \
            SignupInfo.create_signup_info(
                validator_address='1660 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
                originator_public_key_hash=self._originator_public_key_hash,
                most_recent_wait_certificate_id=NULL_BLOCK_IDENTIFIER)

        try:
            signup_info.check_valid(
                originator_public_key_hash=self._originator_public_key_hash,
                most_recent_wait_certificate_id=NULL_BLOCK_IDENTIFIER)
        except ValueError as e:
            self.fail('Error with SignupInfo: {}'.format(e))
コード例 #12
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    def test_create_wait_timer_with_invalid_certificate_list(self):
        # Need to create signup information first
        SignupInfo.create_signup_info(
            poet_enclave_module=self.poet_enclave_module,
            validator_address='1060 W Addison Street',
            originator_public_key_hash=self._originator_public_key_hash,
            most_recent_wait_certificate_id=NULL_BLOCK_IDENTIFIER)

        # Make sure that invalid certificate lists cause error
        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
            wait_timer.WaitTimer.create_wait_timer(
                poet_enclave_module=self.poet_enclave_module,
                validator_address='1060 W Addison Street',
                certificates=None)

        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
            wait_timer.WaitTimer.create_wait_timer(
                poet_enclave_module=self.poet_enclave_module,
                validator_address='1060 W Addison Street',
                certificates=dict())

        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
            wait_timer.WaitTimer.create_wait_timer(
                poet_enclave_module=self.poet_enclave_module,
                validator_address='1060 W Addison Street',
                certificates=1)

        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
            wait_timer.WaitTimer.create_wait_timer(
                poet_enclave_module=self.poet_enclave_module,
                validator_address='1060 W Addison Street',
                certificates=1.0)

        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
            wait_timer.WaitTimer.create_wait_timer(
                poet_enclave_module=self.poet_enclave_module,
                validator_address='1060 W Addison Street',
                certificates='Not a valid list')
コード例 #13
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    def test_verify_unsealing_data(self):
        signup_info = \
            SignupInfo.create_signup_info(
                validator_address='1660 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
                originator_public_key_hash=self._originator_public_key_hash,
                most_recent_wait_certificate_id=NULL_BLOCK_IDENTIFIER)
        poet_public_key = \
            SignupInfo.unseal_signup_data(
                validator_address='1660 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
                sealed_signup_data=signup_info.sealed_signup_data)

        self.assertEqual(
            signup_info.poet_public_key,
            poet_public_key,
            msg="PoET public key in signup info and sealed data don't match")
コード例 #14
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    def test_verify_serialized_signup_info(self):
        signup_info = \
            SignupInfo.create_signup_info(
                validator_address='1660 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
                originator_public_key_hash=self._originator_public_key_hash,
                most_recent_wait_certificate_id=NULL_BLOCK_IDENTIFIER)
        serialized = signup_info.serialize()
        copy_signup_info = SignupInfo.signup_info_from_serialized(serialized)

        self.assertEqual(
            signup_info.poet_public_key,
            copy_signup_info.poet_public_key)
        self.assertEqual(signup_info.proof_data, copy_signup_info.proof_data)
        self.assertEqual(
            signup_info.anti_sybil_id,
            copy_signup_info.anti_sybil_id)
        self.assertIsNone(copy_signup_info.sealed_signup_data)
コード例 #15
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    def test_non_matching_most_recent_wait_certificate_id(self):
        signup_info = \
            SignupInfo.create_signup_info(
                validator_address='1660 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
                originator_public_key_hash=self._originator_public_key_hash,
                most_recent_wait_certificate_id=NULL_BLOCK_IDENTIFIER)

        # NOTE - this requires that the signup information check for validity
        #        actually make this check.  Currently the check is not done.
        #        Once the check is added back, it should raise a
        #        ValueError exception and this test will fail, alerting
        #        you that you need to wrap the call in self.assertRaises
        #
        # with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
        signup_info.check_valid(
            originator_public_key_hash=self._originator_public_key_hash,
            most_recent_wait_certificate_id='SomeFunkyCertificateID')
コード例 #16
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    def register_signup_information(self, journal):
        wait_certificate_id = journal.most_recent_committed_block_id
        public_key_hash = \
            hashlib.sha256(
                signing.encode_pubkey(journal.local_node.public_key(),
                                      'hex')).hexdigest()

        signup_info = \
            SignupInfo.create_signup_info(
                validator_address=journal.local_node.signing_address(),
                originator_public_key_hash=public_key_hash,
                most_recent_wait_certificate_id=wait_certificate_id)

        # Save off the sealed signup data and cache the PoET public key
        journal.local_store.set('sealed_signup_data',
                                signup_info.sealed_signup_data)
        journal.local_store.sync()

        self.poet_public_key = signup_info.poet_public_key

        LOGGER.debug('Register %s (%s)', journal.local_node.Name,
                     journal.local_node.Identifier)

        # Create a validator register transaction and sign it.  Wrap
        # the transaction in a message.  Broadcast it to out.
        transaction = \
            val_reg.ValidatorRegistryTransaction.register_validator(
                journal.local_node.Name,
                journal.local_node.Identifier,
                signup_info)
        transaction.sign_from_node(journal.local_node)

        message = \
            val_reg.ValidatorRegistryTransactionMessage()
        message.Transaction = transaction

        LOGGER.info(
            'Advertise PoET 1 validator %s (ID = %s) has PoET public key '
            '%s', journal.local_node.Name, journal.local_node.Identifier,
            signup_info.poet_public_key)

        journal.gossip.broadcast_message(message)
コード例 #17
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    def test_create_wait_timer(self):
        # Need to create signup information first
        signup_info = \
            SignupInfo.create_signup_info(
                validator_address='1060 W Addison Street',
                originator_public_key_hash=self._originator_public_key_hash,
                most_recent_wait_certificate_id=NULL_BLOCK_IDENTIFIER)

        stake_in_the_sand = time.time()

        # An empty certificate list should result in a local mean that is
        # the target wait time
        wt = wait_timer.WaitTimer.create_wait_timer(
            validator_address='1060 W Addison Street', certificates=[])

        self.assertIsNotNone(wt)
        self.assertEqual(wt.local_mean, wait_timer.WaitTimer.target_wait_time)
        self.assertEqual(wt.previous_certificate_id, NULL_BLOCK_IDENTIFIER)
        self.assertGreaterEqual(wt.request_time, stake_in_the_sand)
        self.assertLessEqual(wt.request_time, time.time())
        self.assertGreaterEqual(wt.duration,
                                wait_timer.WaitTimer.minimum_wait_time)
        self.assertEqual(wt.validator_address, '1060 W Addison Street')

        wt = wait_timer.WaitTimer.create_wait_timer(
            validator_address='1060 W Addison Street', certificates=tuple())

        self.assertIsNotNone(wt)
        self.assertEqual(wt.local_mean, wait_timer.WaitTimer.target_wait_time)
        self.assertEqual(wt.previous_certificate_id, NULL_BLOCK_IDENTIFIER)
        self.assertGreaterEqual(wt.request_time, stake_in_the_sand)
        self.assertLessEqual(wt.request_time, time.time())
        self.assertGreaterEqual(wt.duration,
                                wait_timer.WaitTimer.minimum_wait_time)
        self.assertEqual(wt.validator_address, '1060 W Addison Street')

        # Ensure that the enclave is set back to initial state
        SignupInfo.poet_enclave = reload(poet_enclave)
        wait_timer.WaitTimer.poet_enclave = SignupInfo.poet_enclave

        # Make sure that trying to create a wait timer before signup
        # information is provided causes an error
        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
            wait_timer.WaitTimer.create_wait_timer(
                validator_address='1060 W Addison Street', certificates=[])

        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
            wait_timer.WaitTimer.create_wait_timer(
                validator_address='1060 W Addison Street',
                certificates=tuple())

        # Initialize the enclave with sealed signup data
        SignupInfo.unseal_signup_data(
            validator_address='1660 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
            sealed_signup_data=signup_info.sealed_signup_data)

        stake_in_the_sand = time.time()

        # An empty certificate list should result in a local mean that is
        # the target wait time
        wt = wait_timer.WaitTimer.create_wait_timer(
            validator_address='1060 W Addison Street', certificates=[])

        self.assertIsNotNone(wt)
        self.assertEqual(wt.local_mean, wait_timer.WaitTimer.target_wait_time)
        self.assertEqual(wt.previous_certificate_id, NULL_BLOCK_IDENTIFIER)
        self.assertGreaterEqual(wt.request_time, stake_in_the_sand)
        self.assertLessEqual(wt.request_time, time.time())
        self.assertGreaterEqual(wt.duration,
                                wait_timer.WaitTimer.minimum_wait_time)
        self.assertEqual(wt.validator_address, '1060 W Addison Street')

        wt = wait_timer.WaitTimer.create_wait_timer(
            validator_address='1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
            certificates=tuple())

        self.assertIsNotNone(wt)
        self.assertEqual(wt.local_mean, wait_timer.WaitTimer.target_wait_time)
        self.assertEqual(wt.previous_certificate_id, NULL_BLOCK_IDENTIFIER)
        self.assertGreaterEqual(wt.request_time, stake_in_the_sand)
        self.assertLessEqual(wt.request_time, time.time())
        self.assertGreaterEqual(wt.duration,
                                wait_timer.WaitTimer.minimum_wait_time)
        self.assertEqual(wt.validator_address, '1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW')
コード例 #18
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    def _register_signup_information(self, block_header):
        # Find the most-recent block in the block cache, if such a block
        # exists, and get its wait certificate ID
        wait_certificate_id = NULL_BLOCK_IDENTIFIER
        most_recent_block = self._block_cache.block_store.chain_head
        if most_recent_block is not None:
            wait_certificate_id = \
                utils.deserialize_wait_certificate(
                    block=most_recent_block,
                    poet_enclave_module=self._poet_enclave_module).identifier

        # Create signup information for this validator
        public_key_hash = \
            hashlib.sha256(
                block_header.signer_pubkey.encode()).hexdigest()
        signup_info = \
            SignupInfo.create_signup_info(
                poet_enclave_module=self._poet_enclave_module,
                validator_address=block_header.signer_pubkey,
                originator_public_key_hash=public_key_hash,
                most_recent_wait_certificate_id=wait_certificate_id)

        # Create the validator registry payload
        payload = \
            vr_pb.ValidatorRegistryPayload(
                verb='register',
                name='validator-{}'.format(block_header.signer_pubkey[-8:]),
                id=block_header.signer_pubkey,
                signup_info=vr_pb.SignUpInfo(
                    poet_public_key=signup_info.poet_public_key,
                    proof_data=signup_info.proof_data,
                    anti_sybil_id=signup_info.anti_sybil_id),
                block_num=block_header.block_num)
        serialized = payload.SerializeToString()

        # Create the address that will be used to look up this validator
        # registry transaction.  Seems like a potential for refactoring..
        validator_entry_address = \
            PoetBlockPublisher._validator_registry_namespace + \
            hashlib.sha256(block_header.signer_pubkey.encode()).hexdigest()

        # Create a transaction header and transaction for the validator
        # registry update amd then hand it off to the batch publisher to
        # send out.
        addresses = \
            [validator_entry_address,
             PoetBlockPublisher._validator_map_address]

        header = \
            txn_pb.TransactionHeader(
                signer_pubkey=block_header.signer_pubkey,
                family_name='sawtooth_validator_registry',
                family_version='1.0',
                inputs=addresses,
                outputs=addresses,
                dependencies=[],
                payload_encoding="application/protobuf",
                payload_sha512=hashlib.sha512(serialized).hexdigest(),
                batcher_pubkey=block_header.signer_pubkey,
                nonce=time.time().hex().encode()).SerializeToString()
        signature = \
            signing.sign(header, self._batch_publisher.identity_signing_key)

        transaction = \
            txn_pb.Transaction(
                header=header,
                payload=serialized,
                header_signature=signature)

        self._batch_publisher.send([transaction])

        LOGGER.info(
            'Register Validator Name=%s, ID=%s...%s, PoET public key=%s...%s',
            payload.name, payload.id[:8], payload.id[-8:],
            payload.signup_info.poet_public_key[:8],
            payload.signup_info.poet_public_key[-8:])

        # HACER: Once we have the consensus state implemented, we can
        # store this information in there.  For now, we will store in the
        # class so it persists for the lifetime of the validator.
        PoetBlockPublisher._sealed_signup_data = \
            signup_info.sealed_signup_data
        PoetBlockPublisher._poet_public_key = signup_info.poet_public_key