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Adding non-deterministic sentinel values to avoid attacks due to well-known values.

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Using no_an_account sentinal in votes container instead of always using 0.
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clemahieu 2017-04-02 01:28:21 -05:00
commit e5d7eb072b
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rai/secure.cpp
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@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ genesis_account (rai::rai_network == rai::rai_networks::rai_test_network ? rai_t
genesis_block (rai::rai_network == rai::rai_networks::rai_test_network ? rai_test_genesis : rai::rai_network == rai::rai_networks::rai_beta_network ? rai_beta_genesis : rai_live_genesis),
genesis_amount (std::numeric_limits <rai::uint128_t>::max ())
{
// Randomly generating these mean no two nodes will ever have the same sentinal values which protects against some insecure algorithms
rai::random_pool.GenerateBlock (not_a_block.bytes.data (), not_a_block.bytes.size ());
rai::random_pool.GenerateBlock (not_an_account.bytes.data (), not_an_account.bytes.size ());
}
rai::keypair zero_key;
rai::keypair test_genesis_key;
@ -74,6 +77,8 @@ rai::account genesis_account;
std::string genesis_block;
rai::uint128_t genesis_amount;
CryptoPP::AutoSeededRandomPool random_pool;
rai::block_hash not_a_block;
rai::account not_an_account;
};
ledger_constants globals;
}
@ -96,6 +101,8 @@ rai::account const & rai::genesis_account (globals.genesis_account);
std::string const & rai::genesis_block (globals.genesis_block);
rai::uint128_t const & rai::genesis_amount (globals.genesis_amount);
CryptoPP::AutoSeededRandomPool & rai::random_pool (globals.random_pool);
rai::block_hash const & rai::not_a_block (globals.not_a_block);
rai::block_hash const & rai::not_an_account (globals.not_an_account);
boost::filesystem::path rai::working_path ()
{
@ -163,7 +170,7 @@ std::map <rai::uint128_t, std::unique_ptr <rai::block>, std::greater <rai::uint1
rai::votes::votes (rai::block const & block_a) :
id (block_a.root ())
{
rep_votes.insert (std::make_pair (0, block_a.clone ()));
rep_votes.insert (std::make_pair (rai::not_an_account, block_a.clone ()));
}
rai::tally_result rai::votes::vote (rai::vote const & vote_a)

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rai/secure.hpp
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@ -526,6 +526,10 @@ extern std::string const & rai_live_genesis;
extern std::string const & genesis_block;
extern rai::account const & genesis_account;
extern rai::uint128_t const & genesis_amount;
// A block hash that compares inequal to any real block hash
extern rai::block_hash const & not_a_block;
// An account number that compares inequal to any real account number
extern rai::block_hash const & not_an_account;
class genesis
{
public: