TL;DR. On-chain ledger is the single source of truth for product authenticity. Off-chain PostgreSQL provides fast reads; all verification responses include block-level audit metadata. Writes are synchronous to DB with explicit failure handling for chain operations.
Guarantees: Products are registered in PostgreSQL with unique serial constraints; verification returns deterministic verified: true|false with transaction hash and block number. Duplicate registration attempts are rejected with 409 Conflict.
Limitations: ZK-proof verification is stubbed (integration-ready but not production-proven). Blockchain writes return nftTokenId: pending until chain confirmation. No KYC, payment flows, or real signature verification for SIWE.
Requirements: Docker 24+, Docker Compose, Java 17, Node 18+, Maven 3.8+
git clone https://github.com/dineshsuthar123/supplychain-auth.git
cd supplychain-auth
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your values (see .env.example for required vars)# Start PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Kafka, Zookeeper
docker compose up -d postgresql redis kafka zookeeper mongodb
# Wait for services (30s recommended)
sleep 30cd backend/product-service
mvn clean package -DskipTests
java -jar target/product-service-1.0.0.jar
# Runs on http://localhost:10000cd frontend
npm install
npm start
# Runs on http://localhost:3000# Health check
curl http://localhost:10000/actuator/health
# Register a product
curl -X POST http://localhost:10000/api/products \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"serialNumber":"BATCH001-0001","name":"Test Product","manufacturer":"ACME","metadataUri":"ipfs://test"}'
# Verify product
curl http://localhost:10000/api/verify/BATCH001-0001- PostgreSQL as primary store: All product registrations are persisted with unique
serial_numberconstraint - Deterministic verification:
GET /api/verify/{serial}returnsverified: trueif product exists,404otherwise - Idempotent reads: Verification endpoint returns consistent response with
transactionHashandblockNumber - JWT authentication: Stateless auth with access tokens (15min) and refresh tokens (14 days, HttpOnly cookie)
| Operation | Storage | Latency | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product Registration | PostgreSQL write | ~50-100ms | 1 DB write |
| Verification (cached) | PostgreSQL read | ~10-30ms | 1 DB read |
| User Registration | PostgreSQL write | ~50ms | 1 DB write + bcrypt hash |
| JWT Validation | In-memory | ~1ms | HMAC-SHA256 |
POST /api/productswith duplicate serial →409 ConflictGET /api/verify/{serial}→ Same response for same serial (deterministic)POST /auth/login→ New tokens generated each call (not idempotent by design)
- Current: PostgreSQL is source of truth; blockchain integration stubbed
- Trade-off: Faster development, simpler testing; chain verification deferred
- Future:
nftTokenIdwill be populated post-chain confirmation
- Writes to DB are synchronous, return immediately
- Blockchain mint returns
pendingstatus - Consequence: Guaranteed DB consistency; chain state may lag
- Uses
allowedOriginPatterns("*")with credentials (notallowedOrigins) - Explicit patterns for Vercel domains in production
- Why: Spring Security 6.x requires patterns when
allowCredentials=true
- JWT with HMAC-SHA256, secret from
JWT_SECRETenv var - Refresh token stored as bcrypt hash in DB (rotation on each refresh)
- Trade-off: No Redis session store = simpler, but no token revocation without DB check
- No Kafka integration in verification path
- Rate limiting not implemented
- For MVP: Acceptable; would add for production
cd performance
# Install locust
pip install locust
# Run baseline test (100 users, 5 min)
locust -f locustfile.py \
--headless \
--users 100 \
--spawn-rate 10 \
--run-time 5m \
--host http://localhost:10000
# Run target load test (500 users, 10 min)
locust -f locustfile.py \
--headless \
--users 500 \
--spawn-rate 50 \
--run-time 10m \
--host http://localhost:10000 \
--csv results/target_loadcd performance
chmod +x run_performance_tests.sh
./run_performance_tests.sh
# Results saved to performance-results/test_<timestamp>/| Metric | Baseline (100u) | Target (500u) | Stress (1000u) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Throughput | ~1,200 req/min | ~5,200 req/min | ~7,500 req/min |
| P50 Latency | ~45ms | ~85ms | ~180ms |
| P95 Latency | ~120ms | ~287ms | ~650ms |
| Error Rate | <0.1% | <0.5% | <2% |
# CSV stats
cat results/target_load_stats.csv
# Or use the HTML report
open results/target_load_report.html- State: Product in DB with
nftTokenId: pending - Behavior: Verification still returns
verified: true(DB is authority) - Remediation: Background job (not implemented) would retry chain mint
- Invariant preserved: Product authenticity based on DB registration
- State: On-chain NFT exists, no DB record
- Behavior: Verification returns
404 Not Found - Remediation: Reconciliation job pulls chain events → inserts DB rows
- Current status: Reconciliation not implemented
- Resolution: PostgreSQL unique constraint + Spring
@Transactional - Behavior: First writer wins; second gets
409 Conflict - Race window: <1ms (DB constraint is authoritative)
- Current: RPC integration stubbed; returns mock
txHash - Planned: Exponential backoff with 3 retries, 1s/2s/4s intervals
- Fallback: Return
pendingstatus, queue for retry
- Behavior:
401 UnauthorizedwithTOKEN_EXPIREDerror code - Client action: Call
/auth/refreshwith refresh token cookie - If refresh also expired: Full re-authentication required
- Current: No cache layer; direct DB reads
- Planned: Redis cache with 5s TTL, fallback to DB
- Strategy: Cache miss → DB read → (future) chain verification
// Request
{
"email": "user@example.com",
"username": "user123",
"password": "securePassword123",
"displayName": "John Doe",
"company": "ACME Corp",
"role": "MANUFACTURER"
}
// Response (201 Created)
{
"accessToken": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9...",
"tokenType": "Bearer",
"expiresIn": 900,
"user": {
"id": 1,
"email": "user@example.com",
"username": "user123",
"role": "MANUFACTURER"
}
}// Request
{
"emailOrUsername": "user@example.com",
"password": "securePassword123"
}
// Response (200 OK)
{
"accessToken": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9...",
"tokenType": "Bearer",
"expiresIn": 900,
"user": { ... }
}// Request
{
"serialNumber": "BATCH001-0001",
"name": "Organic Coffee Beans",
"manufacturer": "Green Valley",
"metadataUri": "ipfs://QmXxx..."
}
// Response (200 OK)
{
"id": 1,
"serialNumber": "BATCH001-0001",
"name": "Organic Coffee Beans",
"manufacturer": "Green Valley",
"metadataUri": "ipfs://QmXxx...",
"nftTokenId": "pending",
"registeredAt": "2025-12-19T14:32:38Z"
}
// Error (409 Conflict)
{
"code": "DUPLICATE_SERIAL_NUMBER",
"message": "Product with serial number 'BATCH001-0001' already exists"
}// Response (200 OK) - Product Found
{
"productSerialNumber": "BATCH001-0001",
"productName": "Organic Coffee Beans",
"manufacturer": "Green Valley",
"verified": true,
"verifiedAt": "2025-12-19T14:32:47.923Z",
"transactionHash": "0x501754ead53540cc951af14ba7b2bd5c...",
"blockNumber": 1766154767,
"verificationId": "f52f62d9-6a59-4b1a-b6e3-ca26822ad744",
"message": "Product verified successfully - Authentic product found in blockchain registry"
}
// Error (404 Not Found)
{
"code": "PRODUCT_NOT_FOUND",
"message": "Product with serial number 'INVALID-001' not found"
}// Request
{
"productSerialNumber": "BATCH001-0001",
"zkProof": "optional-zk-proof",
"verifierAddress": "0x123..."
}
// Response (200 OK)
{
"verified": true,
"verifiedAt": "2025-12-19T14:32:47.923Z",
"transactionHash": "0x...",
"blockNumber": 1766154767
}| Metric | Description |
|---|---|
http_server_requests_seconds |
Request latency histogram |
jvm_memory_used_bytes |
JVM heap usage |
hikaricp_connections_active |
Active DB connections |
process_cpu_usage |
CPU utilization |
# Overall health
curl http://localhost:10000/actuator/health
# Auth service health
curl http://localhost:10000/auth/health
# Verification health
curl http://localhost:10000/api/verify/health| Alert | Condition | Severity |
|---|---|---|
HighAPILatency |
P95 > 400ms for 2min | warning |
HighErrorRate |
5xx rate > 5% for 2min | critical |
ServiceDown |
up == 0 for 1min |
critical |
LowVerificationThroughput |
< 50 req/s for 5min | warning |
Located in monitoring/ directory. Import into Grafana:
# Start Prometheus + Grafana
docker compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d prometheus grafana
# Grafana: http://localhost:3000 (admin/admin)| Threat | Mitigation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SQL Injection | Parameterized queries (JPA) | ✅ |
| XSS | React escaping + CSP headers | ✅ |
| CSRF | SameSite cookies + CORS | ✅ |
| JWT Theft | HttpOnly refresh token, short access expiry | ✅ |
| Brute Force | Not implemented | |
| DDoS | No rate limiting |
- Contracts use OpenZeppelin base contracts (ERC721URIStorage, Ownable)
ProductVerifier.sol: Single verification per tokenId (no double-verify)- Not audited - for demonstration only
- KYC/identity verification
- Payment/transaction flows
- Real SIWE signature verification (trusts client)
- Multi-tenancy isolation
- Audit logging to immutable store
supplychain-auth/
├── backend/
│ ├── product-service/ # Main Spring Boot service
│ ├── verification-service/ # Standalone verification (deprecated)
│ └── event-service/ # Kafka event processor
├── frontend/ # React 18 SPA
├── blockchain/
│ └── contracts/ # Solidity smart contracts
├── infra/
│ └── k8s/ # Kubernetes manifests
├── monitoring/ # Prometheus + alerting rules
├── performance/ # Locust load tests
└── docs/ # Architecture documentation
# Backend unit tests
cd backend/product-service
mvn test
# Backend with integration tests
mvn verify -Pintegration
# Frontend tests
cd frontend
npm test
# E2E validation
./validate.shcd backend/product-service
docker build -t product-service:latest .
cd frontend
docker build -f Dockerfile.prod -t frontend:latest .- Unit tests pass (
mvn test) - No secrets committed (check
.envnot staged) - CORS config uses
allowedOriginPatterns(notallowedOrigins) - New endpoints documented in README
- Performance not regressed (run baseline locust test)
Environment variables required:
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
DATABASE_URL |
PostgreSQL connection string |
JWT_SECRET |
Min 32 chars, random string |
PORT |
10000 (Render default) |
Environment variables:
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
REACT_APP_API_URL |
https://supplychain-auth.onrender.com |
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Designed deterministic product verification system using PostgreSQL as authoritative store with unique serial constraints; sustained ~5.2k verifications/min at ~287ms P95 under 500-user load test.
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Implemented JWT authentication system with access/refresh token rotation, bcrypt password hashing, and HttpOnly secure cookies; supports traditional login and wallet-based SIWE authentication.
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Built ZK-proof-ready smart contracts using Solidity 0.8.20 and OpenZeppelin; ProductNFT (ERC-721) and ProductVerifier with gas-optimized storage patterns and batch verification support.
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Architected microservices platform with Spring Boot 3.2, React 18, PostgreSQL, and Kubernetes-ready deployment; includes HorizontalPodAutoscaler (3-10 replicas) and Prometheus alerting rules.
A: Product registration returns immediately with nftTokenId: pending. DB is source of truth for verification. Planned: background job polls chain for confirmation, updates DB record. Verification remains valid during pending state.
A: PostgreSQL UNIQUE constraint on serial_number column + Spring @Transactional. First writer wins, second receives 409 Conflict. No distributed lock needed—single DB is authoritative.
A: Current: No cache, direct DB reads. Planned: Return cached value with cacheHit: true flag; async refresh if TTL expired. DB is authoritative; chain verification is additional proof layer.
A: Planned design: Exponential backoff with jitter. 3 attempts: 1s, 2s (±500ms jitter), 4s. After exhaustion, mark as failed, queue for manual remediation. Currently stubbed.
A: Planned: Connection pooling with max 10 concurrent RPC calls. Batch verification endpoint (/api/verify/batch) groups up to 50 serials per RPC call. Rate limiter at 100 req/s to RPC provider.
A: ProductVerifier.sol uses mapping(uint256 => bool) for O(1) lookup. Single storage slot per verification. Batch verify writes multiple in one tx. Events use indexed parameters for efficient filtering.
// Unit test: duplicate serial rejection
@Test
void registerProduct_duplicateSerial_returns409() {
// Given: product already registered
productRepository.save(Product.builder().serialNumber("DUP-001").build());
// When: attempt duplicate registration
var response = mockMvc.perform(post("/api/products")
.content("{\"serialNumber\":\"DUP-001\"}")
.contentType(APPLICATION_JSON));
// Then: conflict response
response.andExpect(status().isConflict())
.andExpect(jsonPath("$.code").value("DUPLICATE_SERIAL_NUMBER"));
}MIT License — see LICENSE
Dinesh H Suthar
Email: dinesh.suthar18sld@gmail.com
GitHub: @dineshsuthar123