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Finishes quest/m1/carla-driver-ids.md. Its prerequisite moq-dev/moq#8011 merged as 4d51f9c.

Summary

Before this PR, the truck's public status track printed each lease holder's socket endpoint id (driver-<12 hex>, 48 bits). Anyone holding the anonymous grant could announce that id, win the relay's route to it, and break the holder's next dial.

  • Endpoint ids: the web driver now makes them from 128 random bits (driver-<32 hex>), the same way js/moq-boy makes viewer ids.
  • Display handle: status.driver and status.estop_by now show driver-<8 hex>, the first 8 hex digits of the SHA-256 of the socket session's secret id (drive.handle in the worker, handle in web/src/paths.ts). The player hashes its own session the same way to tell when it holds the lease. Neither side sends anything new.
  • Gate: a drive command with no session can't take the lease. An e-stop with no session still latches, with no estop_by. Only locally made commands lack a session, and parse_command now requires one.
  • Player: Truck.driverId is renamed to Truck.handle. It is set once the truck accepts the driving session. A respawn finishes once no handle is set, because that means the session, and the lease with it, already ended.
  • Docs and quests: the README's status example and lease section are updated. The quest file and its links are removed, and quest/m1/socket-roles.md's mention is reworded.

Choices made without asking:

  • Hash, not a counter: I used a hash of the session rather than a per-lease counter. Both ends can compute it, so the truck keeps no mapping and the reply schema stays the same. The quest offered either.
  • 8 hex digits: that is 32 bits. A collision only confuses the "is this my lease" check in the player. The gate still binds the lease to the full (driver_id, session).
  • Kept the driver- prefix: handles keep it so status still reads like a driver. Announcing a handle gains nothing, because no driver dials from it.
  • Socket layout left alone: socket roles owns it. When .client/ lands, endpoint ids lose their driver- prefix there, and the handle form can stay as it is.

Public API and wire

Public API: none. Wire: none at the moq level. The CARLA status JSON keeps the same fields, but driver and estop_by now hold session handles instead of endpoint ids.

Validation

  • just check in demo/carla (pyright, pytest 190 passed, launcher and installer scripts): pass
  • bun test in demo/carla/web (157 pass) and bun run check (tsc): pass
  • bun biome check --error-on-warnings demo/carla/web/src, ruff check and format on the changed Python files, sh/markdown.sh check, quest check --base origin/main: pass
  • A test pins one handle vector in both languages: test_status_names_sessions_by_a_handle_the_player_derives_too and paths.test.ts.

Review

Codex gpt-6.1-sol, medium effort, round 2 of quest review --base origin/main on head d5210d8: no findings.

CodeRabbit: respawn() without a handle fixed in d5210d8; 32-bit handle collision and mixed-version rollout declined in thread replies (simulator still checks the full lease identity; worker and player ship together).

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kixelated and others added 2 commits November 6, 2026 18:03
A driver's endpoint id is now 128 random bits, like a boy viewer's, and the
truck's `status` names the lease holder and the e-stop's sender by a handle:
`driver-` and 8 hex digits of the SHA-256 of the session's secret id. The
player derives the same handle from its own session to recognize its lease,
so no viewer learns an id it could announce to win the route to that
driver's next dial.

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@kixelated kixelated changed the title CARLA's driver ids stay private fix(carla): keep driver endpoint ids out of the public status Nov 7, 2026
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Reviewed 4d5b28a against base ce0a4f0. No actionable findings.

Checked the Python gate/status path and JS player/session lifecycle. Status identities now use matching SHA-256 session handles while lease authorization still compares the full driver-id/session pair. Endpoint generation uses 128 random bits. The async handle update is guarded against teardown, respawn's UI requires a resolved matching handle, and bystander e-stop acknowledgment depends on latch state rather than the old endpoint identity.

Direction: this addresses the status-track leak within the existing cooperative-demo model; it is not per-driver authorization. The short handle remains display/recognition data, not the gate's authority.

Verification limits: GitHub-only static review, including relevant tests and callers. No CARLA/browser execution or test runs. Exact-head Check was still in progress: https://github.com/moq-dev/moq/actions/runs/42328156255.

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Walkthrough

The CARLA simulator and web client now identify lease holders and e-stop senders with handles derived from session IDs. Driver endpoint IDs are generated from 128 random bits and are not used as public status identifiers. Simulator drive commands require a session, while sessionless e-stop commands can still latch without sender attribution. The web client uses handles for lease checks, respawn eligibility, and control hints. Tests and documentation were updated to reflect these changes.

Merge Risk: Low · up to 4d5b2

The simulator still enforces lease ownership, but mixed versions and handle ambiguities can misidentify the holder or prevent respawn. A missing client guard also permits an unconfirmed respawn request. These are bounded issues suitable for explicit owner acceptance or correction before merging.

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The title names the main change: the CARLA public status no longer exposes driver endpoint IDs. The changeset matches this. The truck status now shows session-derived handles, the gate requires a session for drive commands, and the player's Truck.driverId is renamed to Truck.handle. The title uses the fix(carla) prefix and stays under 72 characters. It is specific enough for a teammate scanning history.

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The description is specific and tied to the changeset. It explains the public status leak of 48-bit endpoint IDs and the fix. It lists the 128-bit endpoint IDs, the 8-hex-digit SHA-256 display handle, and the gate change that rejects drive commands without a session. It also covers the Truck.driverId to Truck.handle rename, the README and quest doc updates, and the validation run.

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Actionable comments posted: 4

Nitpick comments: 1

demo/carla/web/src/paths.test.ts: 1

24-27: Trivial · Security & Privacy · Low value

Test that all 16 bytes contribute to the endpoint ID.

A generator with only four random bytes and 12 fixed bytes can pass this test. Mock crypto.getRandomValues with known bytes, then check the requested length and the complete encoded ID.

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Review comment at @demo/carla/web/src/paths.test.ts around lines 24 - 27:
Update the endpoint ID test for driverId to mock crypto.getRandomValues with
known bytes, assert that all 16 bytes are requested, and verify the complete
encoded ID reflects those bytes so fixed bytes cannot satisfy the test.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @demo/carla/sim/moq_carla_sim/drive.py:
- Line 148: Update the lease-handling path around self._session and handle so
mixed-version players and workers can recognize the same truck owner and
preserve respawn capability. Establish and support a migration-compatible
ownership representation across both versions, while ensuring endpoint IDs are
never exposed; do not assume a specific identity API without confirming the
existing lease contract.
- Line 148: Update the public handle derivation in the `self._session` return
path to bind the handle to the full lease identity, so leases sharing a session
ID remain distinct. Preserve the requirement that the endpoint ID is not exposed
in the public handle; use an established opaque derivation rather than adding
the endpoint ID directly.
- Line 34: Update the driver handle derived from session so ownership checks
cannot mistake another session for this one: use a collision-resistant
identifier or confirm ownership against the driving session. Preserve the
existing lease and respawn safeguards, and do not rely on the truncated
eight-character digest as proof of ownership.

Review comments at @demo/carla/web/src/truck.ts:
- Line 263: Update the respawn acceptance checks so a missing handle is rejected
before comparing it with status.driver. Preserve the existing status and
estopped checks, and allow respawn only when a handle is present and matches the
driver.

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Nitpick comments:
Review comments at @demo/carla/web/src/paths.test.ts:
- Around line 24-27: Update the endpoint ID test for driverId to mock
crypto.getRandomValues with known bytes, assert that all 16 bytes are requested,
and verify the complete encoded ID reflects those bytes so fixed bytes cannot
satisfy the test.

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driver recognizes its own lease while no viewer learns its endpoint id,
which anyone could announce to take the route to that driver's next dial.
"""
return "driver-" + hashlib.sha256(session.encode()).hexdigest()[:8]

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Low value

Supported by static analysis

Script executed:

git diff ce0a4f05afa4025cb7be72418782cfbb9d41913c 4d5b28a8bb64e440f494df97c930c3fa2e821591 -- demo/carla/sim/moq_carla_sim/drive.py demo/carla/web/src/player.ts demo/carla/web/src/truck.ts demo/carla/web/src/paths.ts
nl -ba demo/carla/sim/moq_carla_sim/drive.py | sed -n '1,260p'
rg -n -F -e 'handle' -e 'respawn' -e 'session' -- demo/carla/web/src/player.ts demo/carla/web/src/truck.ts demo/carla/web/src/paths.ts demo/carla/sim/moq_carla_sim

Repository: moq-dev/moq

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nl -ba demo/carla/sim/moq_carla_sim/runtime.py | sed -n '125,235p'
nl -ba demo/carla/sim/moq_carla_sim/publish.py | sed -n '120,235p;300,405p'
nl -ba demo/carla/web/src/truck.ts | sed -n '175,310p;310,365p;385,540p'
nl -ba demo/carla/web/src/player.ts | sed -n '925,945p;980,1060p'
nl -ba demo/carla/web/src/paths.ts | sed -n '35,60p'
rg -n -F -e 'refus' -e 'respawn' -e 'lease' -- demo/carla/sim/tests/test_runtime.py demo/carla/web/src/truck.test.ts demo/carla/README.md

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nl -ba demo/carla/web/src/hint.ts | sed -n '1,100p'
nl -ba demo/carla/sim/moq_carla_sim/runtime.py | sed -n '275,315p'
nl -ba demo/carla/README.md | sed -n '85,104p;120,162p'
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seen = {}
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    digest = hashlib.sha256(s.encode()).hexdigest()[:8]
    if digest in seen:
        print('16-byte hex session collision:', seen[digest], s, digest)
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else:
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Use a collision-resistant ownership check.

If two sessions share the first 32 hash bits, the player can mistake another driver's lease for its own and offer respawn. The simulator refuses that command, leaving the player waiting for a lease change. Use a collision-resistant handle or confirm ownership on the driving session.

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Review comment at @demo/carla/sim/moq_carla_sim/drive.py at line 34:
Update the driver handle derived from session so ownership checks cannot mistake
another session for this one: use a collision-resistant identifier or confirm
ownership against the driving session. Preserve the existing lease and respawn
safeguards, and do not rely on the truncated eight-character digest as proof of
ownership.

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Declining: a collision only misleads the colliding player's own respawn button, and the simulator still refuses the command (Drive.holds compares the full (driver_id, session), drive.py:165). Honest sessions are 128-bit random (paths.ts:47), so two concurrent ones sharing 32 hash bits is ~2^-32 per pair — no safety or takeover consequence.

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@kixelated Understood. Drive.holds checks the full (driver_id, session), so a handle collision does not grant the lease. I acknowledge your decision to accept the rare player-side respawn confusion.

You are interacting with an AI system.

Comment thread demo/carla/sim/moq_carla_sim/drive.py Resolved
Comment thread demo/carla/web/src/truck.ts Resolved

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✅ No new issues found.

Reviewed changes

  • Endpoint ids gain entropy: paths.ts driverId() now draws 16 random bytes (driver- + 32 hex) instead of 12 hex from a UUID, so an anonymous grant cannot guess a driver's route.
  • Status handles: drive.handle() (Python) and handle() (TS) derive driver- + 8 hex from SHA-256 of the session id. Drive.driver/estop_by publish the handle; the endpoint id stays in _driver for the (driver_id, session) lease check. The pinned vector 0123…cdef → driver-3eb1bd43 matches in both tests, and both ends read the same session segment from the wire, so the derived names agree.
  • Session gate: Drive.apply refuses a drive with no session, and parse_command requires one; only the locally synthesized watchdog_expired omits it. An unattributed e-stop still latches with no estop_by.
  • Player adoption: Truck.driverId becomes Truck.handle, set from stream.session once the truck accepts the driving session (with an abort guard) and cleared on release. respawn() still requires a matching handle, and #runRespawn now ends when the handle is gone so a dead session cannot leave the button waiting on a status that will never come.
  • Docs and quests: README status example and lease paragraph updated, the completed quest and its milestone link removed, and the socket-roles mention reworded. No stale carla-driver-ids references remain.

I re-ran the web checks: 157 bun test pass, tsc --noEmit clean, biome check --error-on-warnings clean.

ℹ️ Prior review points assessed, no change needed

The earlier CodeRabbit pass asked for a full-lease identity in the handle, a collision-resistant identifier, and a missing-handle guard in Truck.respawn(). The handle is only the player's self-recognition value — lease authority still compares the full (driver_id, session) pair, so a hash collision cannot transfer control. A session-less respawn() cannot fire from the UI because the only caller is the respawn button, which stays disabled until handle is set. Mixed-version compatibility is out of scope for a demo on an unshipped branch.

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✅ No new issues found.

Reviewed changes

This incremental pass covered the one commit added since the previous pullfrog review (4d5b28a → d5210d8).

  • Respawn requires a known handle: Truck.respawn() now returns false while Truck.handle is unset, so an optional status.driver can no longer compare equal to an unset handle and send a respawn with no lease identity.

Re-ran bun test in demo/carla/web: 157 pass, 0 fail.

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Follow-up on d5210d8 since 4d5b28a; base remains ce0a4f0. No new actionable findings.

The sole change makes Truck.respawn() refuse an unresolved handle before comparing it with status.driver. It preserves the existing active-session, e-stop, and in-progress checks, and leaves valid matching handles unchanged. This is a focused guard consistent with the session lifecycle; no redesign is needed for this update.

Verification: GitHub-only static inspection of the incremental change and surrounding session/respawn logic. No tests, CARLA/browser execution, or quest context run.

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