go-libp2p-core/record/pb/envelope.proto

syntax = "proto3";

package record.pb;

import "crypto/pb/crypto.proto";

// Envelope encloses a signed payload produced by a peer, along with the public
// key of the keypair it was signed with so that it can be statelessly validated
// by the receiver.
//
// The payload is prefixed with a byte string that determines the type, so it
// can be deserialized deterministically. Often, this byte string is a
// multicodec.
message Envelope {
    // public_key is the public key of the keypair the enclosed payload was
    // signed with.
    crypto.pb.PublicKey public_key = 1;

    // payload_type encodes the type of payload, so that it can be deserialized
    // deterministically.
    bytes payload_type = 2;

    // payload is the actual payload carried inside this envelope.
    bytes payload = 3;

    // signature is the signature produced by the private key corresponding to
    // the enclosed public key, over the payload, prefixing a domain string for
    // additional security.
    bytes signature = 5;
}