buildlink->buildlink2
Main changes from 0.9.2 to 0.9.5
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* Use the primary router as the origin of the locally connected server when
it is disconnecting from the backup router since that's where it really
is coming from. Now the clients from the disconnecting server are removed
correctly and "shadow" clients are not left to the backup router.
* If normal server is standalone and found existing but disabled channel, do
not re-create the channel since it creates duplicate same channels.
* Added anonymous client connections support to server. New "anonymous"
configuration option to ConnectionParams section added. If set to true,
the username and hostname information of the client will be scrambled and
anonymous user mode is set automatically to the user.
* In JOIN notify handling, mark that the cache entry of the client cannot be
expired. Can cause crashes on normal server (asserts client->channels).
* Added silcd configuration option Timestamp in the Logging section.
* Fixed fingerprint checking to check for entirely empty fingerprint instead
of two first bytes when determining if it is set.
* Remove server/router operator privileges in DETACH command, since it's
possible to resume to server where these privileges would not be allowed.
* Do not re-create channel keys and send them when removing clients in server
shutdown.
* Completed backup router support for standalone routers. Supports also
servers in the cell that do not use the backup at all. Server/router
operator now receives notify when network switches to backup router and
when it resumes the use of primary router.
* Added -D option to server. It can be used to give debug level. The levels
are from 0 - 99, and are predefined for smooth server debugging.
Patch submitted by Lubomir Sedlacik <salo@Xtrmntr.org> in PR 18278.
Lubomir Sedlacik <salo@silcnet.org> in PR pkg/16099, thanks!
Changes from 0.8 to 0.8.1
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* IPv6 fixes. IPv6 should work without problems now.
* Fixed a minor bug in looking up correct client entry in KICKED notify
in server.
* Don't change the topic if olod topic is same as new one.
* Packet relaying is now done by router without any extra memory
allocations.
* Fixed the INVITE notify handling. It took wrong arguments as invite
list and invite delete.
* Added check for INVITE, TOPIC_SET, KICKED, CMODE_CHANGE notify types
that particular action is allowed by the client.
* Fixed a packet sending bug on very high load, where outgoing
packet queue wasn't handled correctly and packets got corrupted.
* Added checks for maximum length of channel message payload and private
message payload also.
* Added checks for maximum packet length in server and in client library.
* Added new configuration params: version_protocol, version_software
and version_software_vendor to specify what version the remote host
must at least be to be able to connect to server. The vendor string
can be regex matched too.
* Added new function silc_server_connection_allowed to check maximum number
of allowed connections, and allowed versions for incoming connections.
* Added logging of DISCONNECT packet message in the server.
* Check for valid socket connection in client entries before sending any
messages. Fixes a crash, but doesn't fix some other underlaying bug that
is lurking there.
* Added support for specifying multiple public keys for Client connection
section in server configuration file. This makes it possible to accept
multiple public keys from same host, or to make a section that accepts
any incoming host, and have the accepted public keys listed in the section.
* Added more error printing to logs in server code.
Patches contributed by Lubomir Sedlacik <salo@Xtrmntr.org> in PR 15779
Changes from 0.7.9 to 0.8:
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* Removed 0.6.x backwards support.
* Added `prefer_ipv6' argument to the functions
silc_net_gethostbyname[_async]. If it is TRUE it will return
IPv6 address over IPv4. If FALSE IPv4 address is returned
even if IPv6 address was found.
* Added support silc_net_create_connection[_async] to fallback
to IPv4 address if IPv6 address could not be used (like if
it doesn't work on a specific system). Affected file in
* Added `user_count' to the SilcChannelEntry which now tells the
number of users on the channel. The user count is now saved
in normal server of global channels as well.
* Added following new config file settings:
channel_rekey_secs, key_exchange_rekey, key_exchange_pfs,
key_exchange_timeout, conn_auth_timeout, connections_max,
links_max.
Implemented all the new config settings handling in the server.
Optimized the use of SKE Mutual flag usage. Use it only
if connection authentication protocol is not based in public
key authentication.
* Added new configuration options and blocks:
keepalive_secs, reconnect_count, reconnect_interval,
reconnect_interval_max, reconnect_keep_trying and
require_reverser_lookup. Added ConnectionParam block, and
implemented the connection parameters when connecting as
initiator and when accepting connections as responder.
* Splitted the doc/example_silcd.conf.in. Separated the crypto
algorithm parts and created new file silcalgs.conf, that
is now included from the example_silcd.conf.in.
* Optimized the silc_server_connect_to_router_second to take
the connection configuration object from the SilcServerConnection
object instead of finding it during the connecting phase.
Added the configuration object to SilcServerConnection struct.
* Fixed the public key authentication to allocate always the
destination signature buffer instead of using static buffer.
* Added new Passphrase and Publickey authentication methods to
config file, allowing both public key and passphrase based
authentication to be set at the same time.
Added `prefer_passphrase_auth' setting in config file which
can be used to set to prefer passwd auth if both passwd and
public key is set. If not set, public key is preferred.
This has effect only when being initiator (responder will try
both anyway).
Added support for authentication with passphrase and public key
at the same time. The passphrase is tried first always since
it is faster to check.
* Merged the new SILC Config library, with the server parsing
support. Read the header file silcconfig.h or the toolkit
documentation for the news.
this release includes many patches which fix various problems ending in
crashing the server. upgrade is strongly recommended.
0.7.7: This server attempts to fix various crash bugs, for example one crash
relating to BAN command is fixed.
0.7.8: Another quick bugfix to fix the descync problems of normal SILC server
when it connects to SILC router. The descyning could happen if there
were a lot of channels, like we had on Sunday and Monday after being
slashdotted. Upgrading is strongly recommended if you are running
a server that is connected to a router. Took me only 6 hours to find
the problem...
Patch submitted by Lubomir Sedlacik <salo@silcnet.org> in PR 15416
changes in the package since 0.7.3 to 0.7.6:
- rewrite of package's Makefile. big parts of INSTALL and DEINSTALL scripts
were moved into Makefile itself
- silc-server now creates user silcd:silcd who run silcd by default
- INSTALL and DEINSTALL files are smaller and contains only neccessary
actions which cannot be executed from Makefile
- partial rewrite of rc script, added rcvar support, it is neccessary to have
silcd=YES in rc.conf now to start silc server (unless force is used)
- changed motd.txt to contain BSD daemon ;)
- updated patch-aa and patch-ab files
changes in the silc-server software since 0.7.3 to 0.7.6:
0.7.4: This version fixes a crash that can occur mainly on normal server.
Upgrading is recommended to avoid instability later. This version
also fixes the BAN and INVITE commands that were pretty much broken.
This version also disallows a situation where the nickname that server
sets initially for the client could be a bad nickname (like nick
including whitespaces). It used to be possible but now server checks
for this. Johnny also introduces a new logging system to this version
with log files being open all the time and not opened every time
something is logged, and log rotation support.
0.7.5: Hopefully fixed the most nasty bugs. I found bunch of weird bugs
that causes server syncing problems. Upgrading is strongly
recommended as soon as possible.
0.7.6: Only a minor bugfix release to fix the CUMODE command that allowed
non-founder channel users to remove modes of the founder, and to fix
GETKEY always return server's public key if it is requested, and to
fix the TOPIC_CHANGE notify to not route it twice to router.
Patch submitted by Lubomir Sedlacik <salo@Xtrmntr.org> in PR 15373
Patches sent by Lubomir Sedlacik <salo@silcnet.org> in PR 15079.
Changes in the silc-server package:
- update to the silc-server package version 0.7.3
- patch-ab is no longer needed--it has been integratedinto distribution,
patch-ac moved into its place
- complete release notes can be found at:
http://silcnet.org/txt/release-server.txt
- complete changelog can be found at:
http://silcnet.org/txt/changes-server.txt
Submitted by Lubomir Sedlacik <salo@silcnet.org> in PR 14887
Changes in the NetBSD's package from version 0.6.4 -> 0.7.1:
- upgrade to silc-server-0.7.1 (the main changes below)
the biggest change is the ipv6 support (new configuration file format is
needed, though)
- removed patch-ac because it was integrated into distribution
(patch-ad was moved in its place)
- completely rewritten rc.d script to use rc.subr instead and fixed the
problem with removing pidfile so now status) works fine.
- added default motd file
- INSTALL and DEINSTALL scripts are cleaner and more useful, check for logs
directory before creating it, added motd.txt installing/removing.
- better and more helpful default configuration file (added Example:
sections for each variable)
- added examples/ directory containing sample configurations of various
scenarios into $DOCDIR
changes in the silc-server itself:
o Fixed WHOIS and IDENTIFY commands to return correct replies,
and correct error replies. This fixes various weird bugs
related to these commands.
o Send NO_SUCH_CLIENT_ID error notify if received private
message to invalid Client ID. It is guaranteed that if
private message is sent to unknown client, the sender will
receive a notification for it.
o Send the kicker's information in KICK command to the kicked
client.
o Fixed LIST command to return correct amount of channels.
This fixes the weird bug that LIST would show like 50 channels
and some channels multiple times.
o Channel topics, and users SILC modes are announced now during
server->router connecting.
o Implemented the founder authentication during JOIN command.
o Support for IPv6 based Server ID added.
o Memory leak fixes.
SILC (Secure Internet Live Conferencing) is a protocol which provides
secure conferencing services in the Internet over insecure channel.
Contributed by Lubomir Sedlacik <salo@xtrmntr.org> in PR 14562
