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Informational 21 Bitcoin

multi: add base lookup option to AddLocalAlias

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What the developer wrote

Authored by George Tsagkarelis

68/100 · Adequate
multi: add base lookup option to AddLocalAlias

We add an extra option to the AddLocalAlias method which only controls
whether we store a reverse lookup from the alias back to the base scid
it corresponds to. The previous flag "gossip" is still maintained, and
in a way supercedes the new flag (it will also store the base scid
lookup even if the base lookup flag isn't set). The only call that sets
this option is the XAddLocalChanAlias RPC endpoint, where we want to
make sure that a reverse lookup is stored in the alias manager in order
to later expose it via the new RPC method.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit adds a new optional flag to LND's internal alias manager that lets callers request a reverse lookup from a channel alias back to the underlying real channel ID. It is a small feature enhancement for a new RPC endpoint and does not appear to fix or introduce a security vulnerability. The change is defensive in nature and improves consistency for manually-added aliases.

Recommended action

No security action required. Treat as a normal feature/refactor commit. If reviewing for release notes, note it as an RPC usability improvement for custom channel aliases.

Security signals we found

01

No security-relevant bug fix or vulnerability patch is visible in the diff.

02

Change is purely additive: a new optional flag with default-off behavior.

03

Existing `gossip=true` path already stored the reverse mapping; new option only extends that behavior to non-gossip aliases.

04

No input validation, authorization, cryptographic, or network changes are present.

05

No incident, CVE, or vendor security disclosure is referenced in the commit or supplied materials.

Risk score

Why this scored 21/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 2/30
Exploitability 2/25
Stealth signal 2/15
Affected reach 3/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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