Fixed in unstable.

On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 01:00:38AM +0100, Toad wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 10:05:57PM +0200, Michael Schierl wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > -----
> > C:\Programme\Internet\Freenet0.5>java -cp freenet.jar \
> >      freenet.client.cli.Main genkeys
> > log level: normal - 8
> > State PREPARED reached.
> > State REQUESTING reached.
> > Priv. key: buRi0dXrmjjUvTYIgse2YWjWfjU Pub. key:
> > vRU1l8G8zAEVnUupbHLQ3rUkTw8 Entropy: W6k8nbDP~T9StSHXQg5D9g
> > Insert at [EMAIL PROTECTED],W6k8nbDP~T9StSHXQg5D9g/
> > Request at [EMAIL PROTECTED],W6k8nbDP~T9StSHXQg5D9g/
> > State DONE reached.
> > 
> > C:\Programme\Internet\Freenet0.5>java -cp freenet.jar \
> >      freenet.client.cli.Main genkeys
> > log level: normal - 8
> > State PREPARED reached.
> > State REQUESTING reached.
> > Priv. key: IP5CDosyXk8uxJyL5JLn~~WCTaY Pub. key:
> > t0mRfI6pCPOI3J7KI6Wq0zQoaz8 Entropy: W6k8nbDP~T9StSHXQg5D9g
> > Insert at [EMAIL PROTECTED],W6k8nbDP~T9StSHXQg5D9g/
> > Request at [EMAIL PROTECTED],W6k8nbDP~T9StSHXQg5D9g/
> > State DONE reached.
> > -----
> > 
> > Whatever I do (reboot, restart fred, ...) I *always* get an entropy of
> > W6k8nbDP~T9StSHXQg5D9g.
> > 
> > Is that intended (e.g. it is created from some node specific things),
> > which is bad (one could trace the inserter of a Freesite using the
> > Entopy field) or is it just a bug?
> 
> It's a bug. The entropy is being generated on the client side, instead
> of on the node side, and it is using an unseeded RNG or something.
> > 
> > -----
> > C:\Programme\Internet\Freenet0.5>java -cp freenet.jar freenet.Version
> > Freenet: Fred 0.5 (protocol 1.46) build 5009 (last good build: 565)
> > 
> > C:\Programme\Internet\Freenet0.5>java -version
> > java version "1.4.2"
> > Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2-b28)
> > Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2-b28, mixed mode)
> > -----
> > 
> > BTW: how can I generate entropy locally? 
> > looking into the code (freenet.client.ClientSVK#makeCryptoKey()) reveals
> > some SHA1 digest over lotsa zeros and some random data or sth like that.
> > 
> > And would it be good if FIW used entropy in next version or is it bad
> > due to "partitioning attacks"?
> > 
> > mihi
> > 
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> Matthew J Toseland - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Freenet Project Official Codemonkey - http://freenetproject.org/
> ICTHUS - Nothing is impossible. Our Boss says so.



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Matthew J Toseland - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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