-some minor code cleanup
[oweals/gnunet.git] / src / transport / gnunet-service-transport_validation.c
index 11971d8a18955d57795f8423201018f733ac012b..95a7eb04a4678c48ba0cd42960ffaba6ce1db4be 100644 (file)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
      This file is part of GNUnet.
-     (C) 2010,2011 Christian Grothoff (and other contributing authors)
+     (C) 2010-2013 Christian Grothoff (and other contributing authors)
 
      GNUnet is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
      it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include "gnunet_peerinfo_service.h"
 #include "gnunet_signatures.h"
 
-#define KEEP_093_COMPATIBILITY GNUNET_NO
 
 /**
  * How long is a PONG signature valid?  We'll recycle a signature until
@@ -149,13 +148,13 @@ struct TransportPongMessage
   /**
    * Signature.
    */
-  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaSignature signature;
+  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccSignature signature;
 
   /**
    * GNUNET_SIGNATURE_PURPOSE_TRANSPORT_PONG_OWN to confirm that this is a
    * plausible address for the signing peer.
    */
-  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaSignaturePurpose purpose;
+  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccSignaturePurpose purpose;
 
   /**
    * When does this signature expire?
@@ -190,13 +189,18 @@ struct ValidationEntry
   /**
    * Public key of the peer.
    */
-  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPublicKeyBinaryEncoded public_key;
+  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPublicKey public_key;
 
   /**
    * The identity of the peer. FIXME: duplicated (also in 'address')
    */
   struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity pid;
 
+  /**
+   * Cached PONG signature
+   */
+  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccSignature pong_sig_cache;
+
   /**
    * ID of task that will clean up this entry if nothing happens.
    */
@@ -218,6 +222,12 @@ struct ValidationEntry
    */
   struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute valid_until;
 
+  /**
+   * Until when is the cached PONG signature valid?
+   * ZERO if it is not currently considered valid.
+   */
+  struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute pong_sig_valid_until;
+
   /**
    * How long until we can try to validate this address again?
    * FOREVER if the address is for an unsupported plugin (from PEERINFO)
@@ -256,6 +266,8 @@ struct ValidationEntry
   /* FIXME: DEBUGGING */
   int last_line_set_to_no;
   int last_line_set_to_yes;
+
+  enum GNUNET_ATS_Network_Type network;
 };
 
 
@@ -307,6 +319,26 @@ static struct GNUNET_CONTAINER_MultiHashMap *validation_map;
 static struct GNUNET_PEERINFO_NotifyContext *pnc;
 
 
+/**
+ * Minimum delay between to validations
+ */
+static struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative validation_delay;
+
+/**
+ * Number of validations running
+ */
+static unsigned int validations_running;
+
+/**
+ * Validition fast start threshold
+ */
+static unsigned int validations_fast_start_threshold;
+
+/**
+ * When is next validation allowed
+ */
+static struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute validation_next;
+
 /**
  * Context for the validation entry match function.
  */
@@ -381,6 +413,14 @@ cleanup_validation_entry (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_HashCode * key, void *v
     GNUNET_SCHEDULER_cancel (ve->revalidation_task);
     ve->revalidation_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK;
   }
+  if ((GNUNET_YES == ve->expecting_pong) &&
+               (validations_running > 0))
+  {
+               validations_running --;
+         GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                     "Validation finished, %u validation processes running\n",
+                     validations_running);
+  }
   GNUNET_free (ve);
   return GNUNET_OK;
 }
@@ -404,7 +444,7 @@ timeout_hello_validation (void *cls,
   ve->timeout_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK;
   max = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_max (ve->valid_until, ve->revalidation_block);
   left = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining (max);
-  if (left.rel_value > 0)
+  if (left.rel_value_us > 0)
   {
     /* should wait a bit longer */
     ve->timeout_task =
@@ -433,16 +473,30 @@ transmit_ping_if_allowed (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *pid,
   struct ValidationEntry *ve = cls;
   struct TransportPingMessage ping;
   struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_PluginFunctions *papi;
+  struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute next;
   const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *hello;
+  enum GNUNET_ATS_Network_Type network;
   ssize_t ret;
   size_t tsize;
   size_t slen;
   uint16_t hsize;
 
   ve->bc = NULL;
+
+  if (GNUNET_NO == result)
+  {
+         GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Blacklist denies to send PING to `%s' %s %s\n",
+                     GNUNET_i2s (pid), GST_plugins_a2s (ve->address), ve->address->transport_name);
+               return;
+  }
+
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Transmitting plain PING to `%s' %s %s\n",
               GNUNET_i2s (pid), GST_plugins_a2s (ve->address), ve->address->transport_name);
 
+  next = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_add (GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get(), validation_delay);
+  if (next.abs_value_us > validation_next.abs_value_us)
+       validation_next = next; /* We're going to send a PING so delay next validation */
+
   slen = strlen (ve->address->transport_name) + 1;
   hello = GST_hello_get ();
   hsize = ntohs (hello->size);
@@ -495,6 +549,14 @@ transmit_ping_if_allowed (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *pid,
                           message_buf, tsize,
                           PING_PRIORITY, ACCEPTABLE_PING_DELAY,
                           NULL, NULL);
+        network = papi->get_network (ve->address, session);
+        if (GNUNET_ATS_NET_UNSPECIFIED == network)
+        {
+          GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
+                                                       "Could not obtain a valid network for `%s' %s\n",
+                      GNUNET_i2s (pid), GST_plugins_a2s (ve->address));
+               GNUNET_break (0);
+        }
       }
       else
       {
@@ -512,7 +574,13 @@ transmit_ping_if_allowed (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *pid,
                               gettext_noop
                               ("# PING without HELLO messages sent"), 1,
                               GNUNET_NO);
+
+    ve->network = network;
     ve->expecting_pong = GNUNET_YES;
+    validations_running ++;
+         GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                     "Validation started, %u validation processes running\n",
+                     validations_running);
   }
 }
 
@@ -529,6 +597,7 @@ revalidate_address (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
   struct ValidationEntry *ve = cls;
   struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative canonical_delay;
   struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative delay;
+  struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative blocked_for;
   struct GST_BlacklistCheck *bc;
   uint32_t rdelay;
 
@@ -538,31 +607,51 @@ revalidate_address (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
   canonical_delay =
       (ve->in_use ==
        GNUNET_YES) ? CONNECTED_PING_FREQUENCY
-      : ((GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining (ve->valid_until).rel_value >
+      : ((GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining (ve->valid_until).rel_value_us >
           0) ? VALIDATED_PING_FREQUENCY : UNVALIDATED_PING_KEEPALIVE);
-  if (delay.rel_value > canonical_delay.rel_value * 2)
+  if (delay.rel_value_us > canonical_delay.rel_value_us * 2)
   {
     /* situation changed, recalculate delay */
     delay = canonical_delay;
     ve->revalidation_block = GNUNET_TIME_relative_to_absolute (delay);
   }
-  if (delay.rel_value > 0)
+  if (delay.rel_value_us > 0)
   {
     /* should wait a bit longer */
     ve->revalidation_task =
         GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (delay, &revalidate_address, ve);
     return;
   }
+  blocked_for = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining(validation_next);
+  if ((validations_running > validations_fast_start_threshold) &&
+               (blocked_for.rel_value_us > 0))
+  {
+    /* Validations are blocked, have to wait for blocked_for time */
+    ve->revalidation_task =
+      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (blocked_for, &revalidate_address, ve);
+    return;
+  }
   ve->revalidation_block = GNUNET_TIME_relative_to_absolute (canonical_delay);
 
   /* schedule next PINGing with some extra random delay to avoid synchronous re-validations */
   rdelay =
       GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u32 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK,
-                                canonical_delay.rel_value);
-  delay =
-      GNUNET_TIME_relative_add (canonical_delay,
-                                GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply
-                                (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MILLISECONDS, rdelay));
+                                canonical_delay.rel_value_us);
+
+  /* Debug code for mantis 0002726 */
+  if (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_FOREVER_REL.rel_value_us ==
+      GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MICROSECONDS, rdelay).rel_value_us)
+  {
+    GNUNET_break (0);
+    delay = canonical_delay;
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    delay = GNUNET_TIME_relative_add (canonical_delay,
+                                     GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply
+                                     (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MICROSECONDS, rdelay));
+  }
+  /* End debug code for mantis 0002726*/
   ve->revalidation_task =
       GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (delay, &revalidate_address, ve);
 
@@ -589,8 +678,8 @@ revalidate_address (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
  *         if we don't have an existing entry and no public key was given
  */
 static struct ValidationEntry *
-find_validation_entry (const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPublicKeyBinaryEncoded
-                       *public_key, const struct GNUNET_HELLO_Address *address)
+find_validation_entry (const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPublicKey *public_key,
+                      const struct GNUNET_HELLO_Address *address)
 {
   struct ValidationEntryMatchContext vemc;
   struct ValidationEntry *ve;
@@ -611,6 +700,8 @@ find_validation_entry (const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPublicKeyBinaryEncoded
   ve->address = GNUNET_HELLO_address_copy (address);
   ve->public_key = *public_key;
   ve->pid = address->peer;
+  ve->pong_sig_valid_until = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_zero_();
+  memset (&ve->pong_sig_cache, '\0', sizeof (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccSignature));
   ve->latency = GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_FOREVER_REL;
   ve->challenge =
       GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u32 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_NONCE, UINT32_MAX);
@@ -641,9 +732,10 @@ add_valid_address (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_HELLO_Address *address,
   const struct GNUNET_HELLO_Message *hello = cls;
   struct ValidationEntry *ve;
   struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity pid;
-  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPublicKeyBinaryEncoded public_key;
+  struct GNUNET_ATS_Information ats;
+  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPublicKey public_key;
 
-  if (GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining (expiration).rel_value == 0)
+  if (0 == GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining (expiration).rel_value_us)
     return GNUNET_OK;           /* expired */
   if ((GNUNET_OK != GNUNET_HELLO_get_id (hello, &pid)) ||
       (GNUNET_OK != GNUNET_HELLO_get_key (hello, &public_key)))
@@ -662,7 +754,11 @@ add_valid_address (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_HELLO_Address *address,
 
   if (GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK == ve->revalidation_task)
     ve->revalidation_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&revalidate_address, ve);
-  GNUNET_ATS_address_add (GST_ats, address, NULL, NULL, 0);
+
+  ats.type = htonl (GNUNET_ATS_NETWORK_TYPE);
+  ats.value = htonl (ve->network);
+  GNUNET_ATS_address_add (GST_ats, address, NULL, &ats, 1);
+
   return GNUNET_OK;
 }
 
@@ -692,12 +788,35 @@ process_peerinfo_hello (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *peer,
 
 /**
  * Start the validation subsystem.
+ *
+ * @param max_fds maximum number of fds to use
  */
 void
-GST_validation_start ()
+GST_validation_start (unsigned int max_fds)
 {
-  validation_map = GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_create (VALIDATION_MAP_SIZE);
-  pnc = GNUNET_PEERINFO_notify (GST_cfg, &process_peerinfo_hello, NULL);
+       /**
+        * Initialization for validation throttling
+        *
+        * We have a maximum number max_fds of connections we can use for validation
+        * We monitor the number of validations in parallel and start to throttle it
+        * when doing to many validations in parallel:
+        * if (running validations < (max_fds / 2))
+        * - "fast start": run validation immediately
+        * - have delay of (GNUNET_CONSTANTS_IDLE_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT.rel_value_us) / (max_fds / 2)
+        *   (300 sec / ~150 == ~2 sec.) between two validations
+        */
+
+       validation_next = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get();
+       validation_delay.rel_value_us = (GNUNET_CONSTANTS_IDLE_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT.rel_value_us) / (max_fds / 2);
+       validations_fast_start_threshold = (max_fds / 2);
+       validations_running = 0;
+       GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Validation uses a fast start threshold of %u connections and a delay between of %s\n ",
+                   validations_fast_start_threshold, 
+                   GNUNET_STRINGS_relative_time_to_string (validation_delay,
+                                                           GNUNET_YES));
+  validation_map = GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_create (VALIDATION_MAP_SIZE,
+                                                        GNUNET_NO);
+  pnc = GNUNET_PEERINFO_notify (GST_cfg, GNUNET_YES, &process_peerinfo_hello, NULL);
 }
 
 
@@ -736,8 +855,8 @@ GST_validation_stop ()
  */
 static void
 multicast_pong (void *cls,
-                const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPublicKeyBinaryEncoded
-                *public_key, struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute valid_until,
+                const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPublicKey *public_key, 
+               struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute valid_until,
                 struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute validation_block,
                 const struct GNUNET_HELLO_Address *address)
 {
@@ -782,10 +901,12 @@ GST_validation_handle_ping (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *sender,
   const struct TransportPingMessage *ping;
   struct TransportPongMessage *pong;
   struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_PluginFunctions *papi;
-  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaSignature *sig_cache;
+  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccSignature *sig_cache;
   struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute *sig_cache_exp;
   const char *addr;
   const char *addrend;
+  char *plugin_name;
+  char *pos;
   size_t alen;
   size_t slen;
   ssize_t ret;
@@ -818,8 +939,8 @@ GST_validation_handle_ping (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *sender,
 
   sig_cache = NULL;
   sig_cache_exp = NULL;
-
-  if (0 < alen)
+  papi = NULL;
+  if (alen > 0)
   {
     addrend = memchr (addr, '\0', alen);
     if (NULL == addrend)
@@ -835,29 +956,52 @@ GST_validation_handle_ping (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *sender,
     address.transport_name = addr;
     address.peer = GST_my_identity;
 
+    if (NULL == address.transport_name)
+    {
+       GNUNET_break (0);
+    }
+
+    if (0 != strstr (address.transport_name, "_client"))
+               {
+       plugin_name = GNUNET_strdup (address.transport_name);
+       pos = strstr (plugin_name, "_client");
+       GNUNET_assert (NULL != pos);
+       GNUNET_snprintf (pos, strlen ("_server") + 1, "%s", "_server");
+               }
+    else
+       plugin_name = GNUNET_strdup (address.transport_name);
+
+    if (NULL == (papi = GST_plugins_find (plugin_name)))
+    {
+      /* we don't have the plugin for this address */
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR, "Plugin `%s' not available, cannot confirm having this address \n",
+               plugin_name);
+      GNUNET_free (plugin_name);
+      return;
+    }
+    GNUNET_free (plugin_name);
+    if (GNUNET_OK != papi->check_address (papi->cls, addrend, alen))
+               {
+      GNUNET_STATISTICS_update (GST_stats,
+                                gettext_noop
+                                ("# failed address checks during validation"), 1,
+                                GNUNET_NO);
+       GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR, "Address `%s' is not one of my addresses, not confirming PING\n",
+               GST_plugins_a2s (&address));
+       return;
+               }
+    else
+    {
+      GNUNET_STATISTICS_update (GST_stats,
+                                gettext_noop
+                                ("# successful address checks during validation"), 1,
+                                GNUNET_NO);
+       GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Address `%s' is one of my addresses, confirming PING\n",
+                       GST_plugins_a2s (&address));
+    }
 
     if (GNUNET_YES != GST_hello_test_address (&address, &sig_cache, &sig_cache_exp))
     {
-#if KEEP_093_COMPATIBILITY
-      int idsize = sizeof (GST_my_identity);
-      if (alen <= idsize)
-      {
-        if (0 == memcmp (address.address, &GST_my_identity, alen))
-          buggy = GNUNET_YES;
-      }
-      else if (alen <= (idsize + strlen (address.transport_name)))
-      {
-        char *achar = (char *) &address.address;
-        if ((0 == memcmp (address.address, &GST_my_identity, idsize)) &&
-            (0 == memcmp (&achar[idsize], address.transport_name, alen - idsize)))
-          buggy = GNUNET_YES;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        /* Not predicatable */
-        return;
-      }
-#endif
       if (GNUNET_NO == buggy)
       {
         GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
@@ -878,87 +1022,64 @@ GST_validation_handle_ping (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *sender,
   {
     addrend = NULL;             /* make gcc happy */
     slen = 0;
-    static struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaSignature no_address_signature;
+    static struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccSignature no_address_signature;
     static struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute no_address_signature_expiration;
 
     sig_cache = &no_address_signature;
     sig_cache_exp = &no_address_signature_expiration;
   }
 
-  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
+  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
               "I am `%s', sending PONG to peer `%s'\n",
              GNUNET_h2s (&GST_my_identity.hashPubKey),
               GNUNET_i2s (sender));
 
+  /* message with structure:
+   * [TransportPongMessage][Transport name][Address] */
+
   pong = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct TransportPongMessage) + alen + slen);
   pong->header.size =
       htons (sizeof (struct TransportPongMessage) + alen + slen);
   pong->header.type = htons (GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_TRANSPORT_PONG);
   pong->purpose.size =
-      htonl (sizeof (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaSignaturePurpose) +
+      htonl (sizeof (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccSignaturePurpose) +
              sizeof (uint32_t) + sizeof (struct GNUNET_TIME_AbsoluteNBO) +
              alen + slen);
   pong->purpose.purpose = htonl (GNUNET_SIGNATURE_PURPOSE_TRANSPORT_PONG_OWN);
-  pong->challenge = ping->challenge;
+  memcpy (&pong->challenge, &ping->challenge, sizeof (ping->challenge));
   pong->addrlen = htonl (alen + slen);
-  memcpy (&pong[1], addr, slen);
-#if KEEP_093_COMPATIBILITY
-  if (GNUNET_YES == buggy)
+  memcpy (&pong[1], addr, slen);   /* Copy transport plugin */
+  if (alen > 0)
   {
-    int idsize = sizeof (GST_my_identity);
-    if (alen <= idsize)
-    {
-      memcpy (&((char *) &pong[1])[slen], &GST_my_identity, alen);
-    }
-    else if (alen <= (idsize + strlen (address.transport_name) + 1))
-    {
-      memcpy (&((char *) &pong[1])[slen], &GST_my_identity, alen);
-      memcpy (&((char *) &pong[1])[slen + idsize], address.transport_name, alen-idsize);
-    }
-    else
+    GNUNET_assert (NULL != addrend);
+    memcpy (&((char *) &pong[1])[slen], addrend, alen);
+  }
+  if (GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining (*sig_cache_exp).rel_value_us <
+      PONG_SIGNATURE_LIFETIME.rel_value_us / 4)
+  {
+    /* create / update cached sig */
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+               "Creating PONG signature to indicate ownership.\n");
+    *sig_cache_exp = GNUNET_TIME_relative_to_absolute (PONG_SIGNATURE_LIFETIME);
+    pong->expiration = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_hton (*sig_cache_exp);
+    if (GNUNET_OK !=
+                  GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_sign (GST_my_private_key, &pong->purpose,
+                                          sig_cache))
     {
-      /* If this would happen, we would have a inconsistent PING we cannot reproduce */
-      GNUNET_free (pong);
-      return;
+        GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
+               _("Failed to create PONG signature for peer `%s'\n"), GNUNET_i2s (sender));
     }
-
-    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Creating buggy PONG signature to indicate ownership.\n");
-    pong->expiration = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_hton (GNUNET_TIME_relative_to_absolute (PONG_SIGNATURE_LIFETIME));
-    GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
-                   GNUNET_CRYPTO_rsa_sign (GST_my_private_key, &pong->purpose,
-                                           &pong->signature));
   }
   else
   {
-#endif
-    memcpy (&((char *) &pong[1])[slen], addrend, alen);
-    if (GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining (*sig_cache_exp).rel_value <
-        PONG_SIGNATURE_LIFETIME.rel_value / 4)
-    {
-      /* create / update cached sig */
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                  "Creating PONG signature to indicate ownership.\n");
-      *sig_cache_exp = GNUNET_TIME_relative_to_absolute (PONG_SIGNATURE_LIFETIME);
-      pong->expiration = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_hton (*sig_cache_exp);
-      GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK ==
-                     GNUNET_CRYPTO_rsa_sign (GST_my_private_key, &pong->purpose,
-                                             sig_cache));
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      pong->expiration = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_hton (*sig_cache_exp);
-    }
-    pong->signature = *sig_cache;
-
-#if KEEP_093_COMPATIBILITY
+    pong->expiration = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_hton (*sig_cache_exp);
   }
-#endif
-
+  pong->signature = *sig_cache;
+  
   GNUNET_assert (sender_address != NULL);
 
   /* first see if the session we got this PING from can be used to transmit
    * a response reliably */
-  papi = GST_plugins_find (sender_address->transport_name);
   if (papi == NULL)
     ret = -1;
   else
@@ -1020,7 +1141,7 @@ struct ValidateAddressContext
   /**
    * Public key of the peer whose address is being validated.
    */
-  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPublicKeyBinaryEncoded public_key;
+  struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPublicKey public_key;
 };
 
 
@@ -1041,7 +1162,7 @@ validate_address_iterator (void *cls,
   const struct ValidateAddressContext *vac = cls;
   struct ValidationEntry *ve;
 
-  if (GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining (expiration).rel_value == 0)
+  if (0 == GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining (expiration).rel_value_us)
     return GNUNET_OK;           /* expired */
   ve = find_validation_entry (&vac->public_key, address);
   if (GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK == ve->revalidation_task)
@@ -1091,6 +1212,8 @@ GST_validation_handle_pong (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *sender,
   size_t size;
   struct GNUNET_HELLO_Message *hello;
   struct GNUNET_HELLO_Address address;
+  int sig_res;
+  int do_verify;
 
   if (ntohs (hdr->size) < sizeof (struct TransportPongMessage))
   {
@@ -1101,6 +1224,9 @@ GST_validation_handle_pong (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *sender,
                             gettext_noop ("# PONG messages received"), 1,
                             GNUNET_NO);
 
+  /* message with structure:
+   * [TransportPongMessage][Transport name][Address] */
+
   pong = (const struct TransportPongMessage *) hdr;
   tname = (const char *) &pong[1];
   size = ntohs (hdr->size) - sizeof (struct TransportPongMessage);
@@ -1118,7 +1244,7 @@ GST_validation_handle_pong (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *sender,
   address.address_length = addrlen;
   address.transport_name = tname;
   ve = find_validation_entry (NULL, &address);
-  if ((NULL == ve) || (ve->expecting_pong == GNUNET_NO))
+  if ((NULL == ve) || (GNUNET_NO == ve->expecting_pong))
   {
     GNUNET_STATISTICS_update (GST_stats,
                               gettext_noop
@@ -1132,22 +1258,8 @@ GST_validation_handle_pong (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *sender,
     GNUNET_break_op (0);
     return;
   }
-
-  if (GNUNET_OK !=
-      GNUNET_CRYPTO_rsa_verify (GNUNET_SIGNATURE_PURPOSE_TRANSPORT_PONG_OWN,
-                                &pong->purpose, &pong->signature,
-                                &ve->public_key))
-  {
-    GNUNET_break_op (0);
-    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
-               "Invalid signature on address %s:%s from peer `%s'\n",
-               tname, GST_plugins_a2s (ve->address),
-               GNUNET_i2s (sender));
-    return;
-  }
-
   if (GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining
-      (GNUNET_TIME_absolute_ntoh (pong->expiration)).rel_value == 0)
+      (GNUNET_TIME_absolute_ntoh (pong->expiration)).rel_value_us == 0)
   {
     GNUNET_STATISTICS_update (GST_stats,
                               gettext_noop
@@ -1155,22 +1267,71 @@ GST_validation_handle_pong (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *sender,
                               GNUNET_NO);
     return;
   }
+
+  sig_res = GNUNET_SYSERR;
+  do_verify = GNUNET_YES;
+  if (0 != GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining(ve->pong_sig_valid_until).rel_value_us)
+  {
+               /* We have a cached and valid signature for this peer,
+                * try to compare instead of verify */
+               if (0 == memcmp (&ve->pong_sig_cache, &pong->signature, sizeof (struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccSignature)))
+               {
+                       /* signatures are identical, we can skip verification */
+                       sig_res = GNUNET_OK;
+                       do_verify = GNUNET_NO;
+               }
+               else
+               {
+                       sig_res = GNUNET_SYSERR;
+                       /* signatures do not match, we have to verify */
+               }
+  }
+
+  if (GNUNET_YES == do_verify)
+  {
+                       /* Do expensive verification */
+               sig_res = GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_verify (GNUNET_SIGNATURE_PURPOSE_TRANSPORT_PONG_OWN,
+                                &pong->purpose, &pong->signature,
+                                &ve->public_key);
+               if (sig_res == GNUNET_SYSERR)
+                       GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                                       "Failed to verify: invalid signature on address %s:%s from peer `%s'\n",
+                                       tname, GST_plugins_a2s (ve->address),GNUNET_i2s (sender));
+  }
+
+  if (sig_res == GNUNET_SYSERR)
+    return;
+
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
               "Address validated for peer `%s' with plugin `%s': `%s'\n",
               GNUNET_i2s (sender), tname, GST_plugins_a2s (ve->address));
   /* validity achieved, remember it! */
   ve->expecting_pong = GNUNET_NO;
   ve->valid_until = GNUNET_TIME_relative_to_absolute (HELLO_ADDRESS_EXPIRATION);
+  ve->pong_sig_cache = pong->signature;
+       ve->pong_sig_valid_until = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_ntoh (pong->expiration);
   ve->latency = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_duration (ve->send_time);
   {
-    struct GNUNET_ATS_Information ats;
-    ats.type = htonl (GNUNET_ATS_QUALITY_NET_DELAY);
-    ats.value = htonl ((uint32_t) ve->latency.rel_value);
-    GNUNET_ATS_address_add (GST_ats, ve->address, NULL, &ats, 1);
+    struct GNUNET_ATS_Information ats[2];
+    ats[0].type = htonl (GNUNET_ATS_QUALITY_NET_DELAY);
+    ats[0].value = htonl ((uint32_t) ve->latency.rel_value_us);
+    ats[1].type = htonl (GNUNET_ATS_NETWORK_TYPE);
+    ats[1].value = htonl ((uint32_t) ve->network);
+    GNUNET_ATS_address_add (GST_ats, ve->address, NULL, ats, 2);
+  }
+  if (validations_running > 0)
+  {
+       validations_running --;
+         GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                     "Validation finished, %u validation processes running\n",
+                     validations_running);
   }
+  else
+       GNUNET_break (0);
+
   /* build HELLO to store in PEERINFO */
   ve->copied = GNUNET_NO;
-  hello = GNUNET_HELLO_create (&ve->public_key, &add_valid_peer_address, ve);
+  hello = GNUNET_HELLO_create (&ve->public_key, &add_valid_peer_address, ve, GNUNET_NO);
   GNUNET_PEERINFO_add_peer (GST_peerinfo, hello, NULL, NULL);
   GNUNET_free (hello);
 }
@@ -1189,8 +1350,11 @@ GST_validation_handle_hello (const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *hello)
       (const struct GNUNET_HELLO_Message *) hello;
   struct ValidateAddressContext vac;
   struct GNUNET_HELLO_Message *h;
+  int friend;
 
-  if ((GNUNET_OK != GNUNET_HELLO_get_id (hm, &vac.pid)) ||
+  friend = GNUNET_HELLO_is_friend_only (hm);
+  if (((GNUNET_YES != friend) && (GNUNET_NO != friend)) ||
+               (GNUNET_OK != GNUNET_HELLO_get_id (hm, &vac.pid)) ||
       (GNUNET_OK != GNUNET_HELLO_get_key (hm, &vac.public_key)))
   {
     /* malformed HELLO */
@@ -1201,7 +1365,7 @@ GST_validation_handle_hello (const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *hello)
       memcmp (&GST_my_identity, &vac.pid, sizeof (struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity)))
     return;
   /* Add peer identity without addresses to peerinfo service */
-  h = GNUNET_HELLO_create (&vac.public_key, NULL, NULL);
+  h = GNUNET_HELLO_create (&vac.public_key, NULL, NULL, friend);
   GNUNET_PEERINFO_add_peer (GST_peerinfo, h, NULL, NULL);
 
   GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,