internal/ethapi: add net_nodeInfo #2307
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Description
This PR adds a new
net_nodeInfo
RPC method. It is the same asadmin_nodeInfo
.Rationale
The reason why
net_nodeInfo
is introduced even thoughadmin_nodeInfo
already exists is because some admin methods can control the behavior of the node. If a node were to be compromised with the admin namespace enabled, then the node could potentially stop functioning.On the other hand, having access to retrieving the node information is extremely useful, especially when running an infrastructure. The content of the node info doesn't reveal sensitive information as well, so it could be added to the net namespace safely.
Another consideration is to remove
admin_nodeInfo
and replace withnet_nodeInfo
. This is possible, but this will contradict with the documentation of geth upstream. So in my opinion, there's no harm keeping both.Example