Hyperledger Avalon Prerequisites

Hyperledger Avalon depends on several freely available software components. These must be installed and configured before compiling Avalon. This document describes how to get and compile these required components.

Recommended host system

Hyperledger Avalon services (specifically the enclave manager and listener) should be ran on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS ("Bionic Beaver"). Avalon has been tested on Ubuntu 18.04.

Avalon may run on other Linux distributions, but the installation process is likely to be more complicated, and the use of other distributions is not supported by their respective communities at this time.

Environment Variables

Summary of all environment variables required to build Hyperledger Avalon. Follow the instructions in the remainder of this document to install and configure these components.

SGX_SDK, PATH, PKG_CONFIG_PATH, and LD_LIBRARY_PATH These are used to find the Intel Software Guard Extensions (SGX) Software Development Kit (SDK). They are normally set by sourcing the Intel SGX SDK activation script (e.g. source /opt/intel/sgxsdk/environment)
If you build your own OpenSSL (not the usual case), PKG_CONFIG_PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH also contain the the path to OpenSSL package config files and libraries, respectively. You need to do this when pre-built OpenSSL version 1.1.1d or later packages are not available for your system
SGX_MODE Optional variable used to switch between the Intel SGX simulator and hardware mode. Set SGX_MODE to HW (Intel SGX available) or SIM (use Intel SGX simulator). If not set, the default is SIM .
SGX_SSL Optional variable to locate an Intel SGX-compatible version of OpenSSL. Default directory is /opt/intel/sgxssl
TCF_ENCLAVE_CODE_SIGN_PEM Use only with SGX_MODE=HW. This needs to be set to a valid enclave signing key. You can generate one yourself using OpenSSL, then export the path to it:
```
openssl genrsa -3 -out $TCF_HOME/enclave.pem 3072
export TCF_ENCLAVE_CODE_SIGN_PEM=$TCF_HOME/enclave.pem
```
TCF_HOME Used to locate the top level Avalon build directory. It is described in the BUILD document
TCF_DEBUG_BUILD Optional variable for enabling Avalon debug output. Set to 1 enable. For example: export TCF_DEBUG_BUILD=1 for standalone builds orTCF_DEBUG_BUILD=1 docker-compose up for Docker-based builds

Required Packages

On a minimal Ubuntu system, Hyperledger Avalon requires the following packages. Other distributions will require similar packages.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y cmake swig pkg-config python3-dev python \
     software-properties-common virtualenv curl xxd git unzip dh-autoreconf \
     ocaml ocamlbuild liblmdb-dev protobuf-compiler python3-pip python3-toml \
     python3-requests python3-colorlog python3-twisted
sudo apt-get install -y python3-venv

Also, install the following pip3 packages:

pip3 install --upgrade setuptools json-rpc py-solc-x web3 colorlog twisted wheel toml
python3 -m solcx.install v0.5.15

Docker

Docker may be used instead of building Hyperledger Avalon directly (standalone mode) and is recommended. If you build using Docker, you need to install Docker Engine and Docker Compose if it is not already installed.

To install Docker CE Engine:

sudo apt-get install -y apt-transport-https ca-certificates
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
sudo add-apt-repository \
   "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y docker-ce

To verify a correct installation, run sudo docker run hello-world

To install Docker Compose:

sudo curl -L \
   https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.24.1/docker-compose-`uname -s`-`uname -m` \
   -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

To verify a correct installation, run docker-compose version

For details on Docker installation, see https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/linux/ubuntu and https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/#install-compose

Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)

Hyperledger Avalon is intended to be run on Intel SGX-enabled platforms. However, it can also be run in "simulator mode" on platforms that do not have hardware support for Intel SGX. Support for other hardware-based Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) can be added by submitting a Pull Request.

Intel SGX SDK

The Intel SGX SDK is required for both Intel SGX hardware platform and Intel SGX simulator mode. The following instructions download the Intel SGX SDK 2.3 and installs it in /opt/intel/sgxsdk/ :

sudo mkdir -p /opt/intel
cd /opt/intel
sudo wget https://download.01.org/intel-sgx/sgx-linux/2.7.1/distro/ubuntu18.04-server/sgx_linux_x64_sdk_2.7.101.3.bin
echo "yes" | sudo bash ./sgx_linux_x64_sdk_2.7.101.3.bin

This installs the Intel SGX SDK in the recommended location, /opt/intel/sgxsdk . The Intel SGX OpenSSL library expects the SDK to be here by default.

After installing, source the Intel SGX SDK activation script to set $SGX_SDK, $PATH, $PKG_CONFIG_PATH, and $LD_LIBRARY_PATH. Append this line to your login shell script (~/.bashrc or similar):

source /opt/intel/sgxsdk/environment
echo "source /opt/intel/sgxsdk/environment" >>~/.bashrc

To learn more about Intel SGX read the Intel SGX SDK documentation or visit the Intel SGX homepage. Downloads are listed at Intel SGX Downloads for Linux.

Intel SGX in Hardware Mode

If you plan to run this on Intel SGX-enabled hardware, you will need to install the Intel SGX driver and install additional packages for both standalone and docker builds. You need to install the Intel SGX driver whether you build Avalon standalone or using Docker.

Before installing Intel SGX software, install these packages:

sudo apt-get install -y libelf-dev cpuid

Verify your processor supports Intel SGX with: cpuid | grep SGX:

Verify Intel SGX is enabled in BIOS. Enter BIOS by pressing the BIOS key during boot. The BIOS key varies by manufacturer and could be F10, F2, F12, F1, DEL, or ESC. Usually Intel SGX is disabled by default. If disabled, enter BIOS and find the Intel SGX feature (it is usually under the "Advanced" or "Security" menu), enable Intel SGX, save your BIOS settings, and exit BIOS.

Download and install libsgx-enclave-common version 2.7.101:

wget https://download.01.org/intel-sgx/sgx-linux/2.7.1/distro/ubuntu18.04-server/libsgx-enclave-common_2.7.101.3-bionic1_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libsgx-enclave-common_2.7.101.3-bionic1_amd64.deb

Run aesm service on host machine

If you are behind a corporate proxy, uncomment and update the proxy type and aesm proxy lines in /etc/aesmd.conf:

proxy type = manual
aesm proxy = http://your-proxy:your-port

Start the AESM service on the host machine

sudo source /opt/intel/libsgx-enclave-common/aesm/aesm_service

Remove Old `/dev/sgx` Intel SGX DCAP Driver

If device file /dev/sgx is present, remove the old DCAP driver:

sudo /opt/intel/sgxdriver/uninstall.sh

If the uninstall.sh script is missing or fails, uninstall as follows:

if [ -c /dev/sgx ] ; then
    sudo service aesmd stop
    sudo rm -f $(find /lib/modules -name intel_sgx.ko)
    sudo /sbin/depmod
    sudo sed -i '/^intel_sgx$/d' /etc/modules
    sudo rm -f /etc/sysconfig/modules/intel_sgx.modules
    sudo rm -f /etc/modules-load.d/intel_sgx.conf
fi

After uninstalling, reboot with sudo shutdown -r 0

Install New `/dev/isgx` Intel SGX IAS Driver

Install the Intel SGX IAS driver:

cd /var/tmp
wget https://download.01.org/intel-sgx/sgx-linux/2.7.1/distro/ubuntu18.04-server/sgx_linux_x64_driver_2.6.0_4f5bb63.bin
sudo bash ./sgx_linux_x64_driver_2.6.0_4f5bb63.bin

If installation of the Intel SGX driver fails due to syntax errors, you may need to install a newer version of a non-DCAP Intel SGX driver for your version of Linux. See https://01.org/intel-software-guard-extensions/downloads

The following steps apply only to standalone builds.

Finally, make sure you have the SGX_SDK and LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variables active for your current shell session before continuing. They are normally set by sourcing the Intel SGX SDK activation script (e.g. source /opt/intel/sgxsdk/environment).

Set SGX_MODE as follows. Append this line to your login shell script (~/.bashrc or similar):

export SGX_MODE=HW
echo "export SGX_MODE=HW" >>~/.bashrc

Intel SGX in Simulator-mode

If running only in simulator mode (no hardware support), you only need the Intel SGX SDK.

SGX_MODE is optional. If set, it must be set to SIM (the default). Verify SGX_MODE is not set, or is set to SIM, with echo $SGX_MODE .

OpenSSL

The OpenSSL steps apply only to standalone builds.

OpenSSL is a popular cryptography library. This project requires OpenSSL version 1.1.1d or later.

Many Linux distributions have an older version of OpenSSL installed by default. If your version of OpenSSL is too old, follow these steps to compile a newer version from source. If you already have a newer version, 1.1.1d or later, you can skip this.

If using a Debian-based Linux distribution (Ubuntu, Mint, etc.) the recommended path is to download and install pre-built OpenSSL packages for your system. Check for available versions here. For example, to install OpenSSL v1.1.1d on an Ubuntu system:

cd /var/tmp
wget 'http://http.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/o/openssl/libssl1.1_1.1.1d-0+deb10u3_amd64.deb'
wget 'http://http.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/o/openssl/libssl-dev_1.1.1d-0+deb10u3_amd64.deb'
sudo dpkg -i libssl1.1_1.1.1d-0+deb10u3_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libssl-dev_1.1.1d-0+deb10u3_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install -f

To verify installation, type dpkg -l libssl1.1 libssl-dev .

Alternate method: OpenSSL Build

If you are unable to locate a suitable pre-compiled package for your system, you can build OpenSSL from source using the following commands. If you installed the package directly as described above you do not need to do this. These steps detail installing OpenSSL to the ~/openssl/install directory.

mkdir -p ~/openssl/install
cd ~/openssl
wget https://www.openssl.org/source/old/1.1.1/openssl-1.1.1d.tar.gz
tar -xzf openssl-1.1.1d.tar.gz
cd openssl-1.1.1d/
./Configure --prefix=$PWD/../install
./config --prefix=$PWD/../install
make
make test
make install
cd ../..

If the above succeeds, define/extend the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable accordingly, e.g.,

export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PWD/install/lib/pkgconfig${PKG_CONFIG_PATH:+:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH}"

If you installed in a standard location (e.g., default /usr/local/lib), run ldconfig . If you installed in a non-standard location, extend LD_LIBRARY_PATH, e.g.,

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$PWD/install/lib/${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH}"

Intel SGX OpenSSL

The Intel SGX OpenSSL steps apply only to standalone builds.

Intel SGX OpenSSL is a compilation of OpenSSL specifically for use with Intel SGX secure enclaves. This project specifically requires Intel SGX OpenSSL based on OpenSSL version 1.1.1d or later. It should match the version installed on your host system or set up in the previous step.

Follow these steps to compile and install Intel SGX SSL. Note that if you run into trouble there is a troubleshooting section specifically for Intel SGX OpenSSL with fixes for commonly encountered problems.

Ensure you have the Intel SGX SDK environment variables activated for the current shell session
```
source /opt/intel/sgxsdk/environment
```
Create a new directory to build the sgxssl components
```
mkdir ~/sgxssl
cd ~/sgxssl
```
Download a specific version of the Intel SGX SSL git repository. Use Intel SGX SSL tag "lin_2.5_1.1.1d", which corresponds to OpenSSL version 1.1.1d
```
git clone -b lin_2.5_1.1.1d 'https://github.com/intel/intel-sgx-ssl.git'
```
Download the OpenSSL source package for your version of OpenSSL. This will form the base of this Intel SGX SSL install:
```
cd intel-sgx-ssl/openssl_source
wget 'https://www.openssl.org/source/old/1.1.1/openssl-1.1.1d.tar.gz'
cd ..
```

Compile and install the sgxssl project. Environment variable SGX_MODE must be set to SIM or HW .

cd Linux
export SGX_MODE=${SGX_MODE:-SIM}
make DESTDIR=/opt/intel/sgxssl all test
sudo make install
cd ../../..

If SGX SSL is not located at the default directory, /opt/intel/sgxssl, export the SGX_SSL environment variable to enable the build utilities to find and link this library. Append this line to your login shell script (~/.bashrc or similar) after changing the directory name:
```
export SGX_SSL=/opt/intel/sgxssl
echo "export SGX_SSL=/opt/intel/sgxssl" >>~/.bashrc
```

Troubleshooting Installation

Verify your environment variables are set correctly and the paths exist
If you get the error: ./test_app/TestApp: error while loading shared libraries: libprotobuf.so.9: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory you may not have libprotobuf installed. You can install it via:
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y libprotobuf-dev
```
If you still get the above error about libprotobuf.so.9, your distribution may not include the .so.9 version of libprotobuf. You can work around this by simply creating a symbolic link to the current version like:
```
cd /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/
sudo ln -s libprotobuf.so.10 libprotobuf.so.9
```
If you installed libprotobuf in a standard location (e.g., /usr/local/lib), run ldconfig . If you installed libprotobuf elsewhere, add the directory to LD_LIBRARY_PATH
If you get the error: crypto/rand/rand_lib.c:14:10: fatal error: internal/rand_int.h: No such file or directory you are using an old version of OpenSSL and need to clone the openssl_1.1.1 branch of intel-sgx-ssl in the step above
If you get the error: rand_lib.c:151:16: error: too many arguments to function 'rand_pool_new' you are using an old version of OpenSSL and need to clone the openssl_1.1.1 branch of intel-sgx-ssl in the step above
If you get the error: threads.h:57:22: error: conflicting types for ‘pthread_key_t’ or threads.h:60:13: error: conflicting types for ‘pthread_once_t’ your Intel SGX SDK is too old. Remove or rename /opt/intel/sgxsdk and ~/sgxssl then reinstall the Intel SGX SDK and rebuild the Intel SGX OpenSSL as instructed under Intel SGX SDK and Intel SGX OpenSSL
If the message intel_sgx: SGX is not enabled appears in /var/log/syslog Intel SGX needs to be enabled in BIOS
If you get the error failed to initialize enclave; . . . ('Cannot connect to proxy.', . . .) check the https_proxy line in $TCF_HOME/config/tcs_config.toml . It needs to be removed or updated, as instructed in the Intel SGX section
If you get the error failed to create enclave signup data, check the ias_api_key line in $TCF_HOME/config/singleton_enclave_config.toml . It should be either either the Primary key or Secondary key you received from your IAS subscription as instructed in the Intel SGX section
If you are running in Intel SGX hardware mode, make sure you have device /dev/isgx (and not /dev/sgx). Review the Intel SGX device driver installation instructions above. If you have /dev/sgx the device driver must be removed first
If you are running in Intel SGX hardware mode, you need to modify the ias_api_key in $TCF_HOME/config/singleton_enclave_config.toml with your IAS Subscription key obtained in the instructions above
If you are not running in a corporate proxy environment (and not connected directly to Internet), comment out the https_proxy line in $TCF_HOME/config/tcs_config.toml
If you reinstall the Intel SGX SDK and you modified /etc/aesmd.conf then save and restore the file before installing the SDK.

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Hyperledger Avalon Prerequisites

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Recommended host system

Environment Variables

Required Packages

Docker

Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)

Intel SGX SDK

Intel SGX in Hardware Mode

Run aesm service on host machine

Remove Old `/dev/sgx` Intel SGX DCAP Driver

Install New `/dev/isgx` Intel SGX IAS Driver

Intel SGX in Simulator-mode

OpenSSL

Alternate method: OpenSSL Build

Intel SGX OpenSSL

Troubleshooting Installation

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Table of Contents

Recommended host system

Environment Variables

Required Packages

Docker

Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)

Intel SGX SDK

Intel SGX in Hardware Mode

Run aesm service on host machine

Remove Old /dev/sgx Intel SGX DCAP Driver

Install New /dev/isgx Intel SGX IAS Driver

Intel SGX in Simulator-mode

OpenSSL

Alternate method: OpenSSL Build

Intel SGX OpenSSL

Troubleshooting Installation

Remove Old `/dev/sgx` Intel SGX DCAP Driver

Install New `/dev/isgx` Intel SGX IAS Driver