-some minor code cleanup
[oweals/gnunet.git] / src / transport / gnunet-service-transport_validation.c
index ce2ef76a7fe3a1cf94367d839ce60326861cf301..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
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@
 #define PONG_PRIORITY 4
 
 
+GNUNET_NETWORK_STRUCT_BEGIN
+
 /**
  * Message used to ask a peer to validate receipt (to check an address
  * from a HELLO).  Followed by the address we are trying to validate,
@@ -146,13 +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?
@@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ struct TransportPongMessage
   uint32_t addrlen GNUNET_PACKED;
 
 };
-
+GNUNET_NETWORK_STRUCT_END
 
 /**
  * Information about an address under validation
@@ -175,15 +177,9 @@ struct ValidationEntry
 {
 
   /**
-   * Name of the transport.
-   */
-  char *transport_name;
-
-  /**
-   * The address, actually a pointer to the end
-   * of this struct.  Do not free!
+   * The address.
    */
-  const void *addr;
+  struct GNUNET_HELLO_Address *address;
 
   /**
    * Handle to the blacklist check (if we're currently in it).
@@ -193,13 +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.
+   * 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.
    */
@@ -221,6 +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)
@@ -240,11 +247,6 @@ struct ValidationEntry
    */
   uint32_t challenge;
 
-  /**
-   * Length of addr.
-   */
-  size_t addrlen;
-
   /**
    * When passing the address in 'add_valid_peer_address', did we
    * copy the address to the HELLO yet?
@@ -256,6 +258,16 @@ struct ValidationEntry
    */
   int in_use;
 
+  /**
+   * Are we expecting a PONG message for this validation entry?
+   */
+  int expecting_pong;
+
+  /* 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.
  */
@@ -317,20 +349,11 @@ struct ValidationEntryMatchContext
    */
   struct ValidationEntry *ve;
 
-  /**
-   * Transport name we're looking for.
-   */
-  const char *transport_name;
-
   /**
    * Address we're interested in.
    */
-  const char *addr;
+  const struct GNUNET_HELLO_Address *address;
 
-  /**
-   * Number of bytes in 'addr'.
-   */
-  size_t addrlen;
 };
 
 
@@ -344,14 +367,12 @@ struct ValidationEntryMatchContext
  *         GNUNET_NO if the entry does match
  */
 static int
-validation_entry_match (void *cls, const GNUNET_HashCode * key, void *value)
+validation_entry_match (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_HashCode * key, void *value)
 {
   struct ValidationEntryMatchContext *vemc = cls;
   struct ValidationEntry *ve = value;
 
-  if ((ve->addrlen == vemc->addrlen) &&
-      (0 == memcmp (ve->addr, vemc->addr, ve->addrlen)) &&
-      (0 == strcmp (ve->transport_name, vemc->transport_name)))
+  if (0 == GNUNET_HELLO_address_cmp (ve->address, vemc->address))
   {
     vemc->ve = ve;
     return GNUNET_NO;
@@ -369,7 +390,7 @@ validation_entry_match (void *cls, const GNUNET_HashCode * key, void *value)
  * @return GNUNET_YES (continue to iterate)
  */
 static int
-cleanup_validation_entry (void *cls, const GNUNET_HashCode * key, void *value)
+cleanup_validation_entry (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_HashCode * key, void *value)
 {
   struct ValidationEntry *ve = value;
 
@@ -381,7 +402,7 @@ cleanup_validation_entry (void *cls, const GNUNET_HashCode * key, void *value)
   GNUNET_break (GNUNET_OK ==
                 GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_remove (validation_map,
                                                       &ve->pid.hashPubKey, ve));
-  GNUNET_free (ve->transport_name);
+  GNUNET_HELLO_address_free (ve->address);
   if (GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK != ve->timeout_task)
   {
     GNUNET_SCHEDULER_cancel (ve->timeout_task);
@@ -392,6 +413,14 @@ cleanup_validation_entry (void *cls, const GNUNET_HashCode * key, void *value)
     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;
 }
@@ -413,15 +442,13 @@ timeout_hello_validation (void *cls,
   struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative left;
 
   ve->timeout_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK;
-  max = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_max (ve->valid_until,
-                                 ve->revalidation_block);
+  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 = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (left,
-                                                    &timeout_hello_validation,
-                                                    ve);
+    ve->timeout_task =
+        GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (left, &timeout_hello_validation, ve);
     return;
   }
   GNUNET_STATISTICS_update (GST_stats,
@@ -446,24 +473,40 @@ 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;
-  GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Transmitting plain PING to `%s' %s\n",
-              GNUNET_i2s (pid), GST_plugins_a2s (ve->transport_name, ve->addr,
-                                                 ve->addrlen));
 
-  slen = strlen (ve->transport_name) + 1;
+  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);
-  tsize = sizeof (struct TransportPingMessage) + ve->addrlen + slen + hsize;
+  tsize =
+      sizeof (struct TransportPingMessage) + ve->address->address_length +
+      slen + hsize;
 
   ping.header.size =
-      htons (sizeof (struct TransportPingMessage) + ve->addrlen + slen);
+      htons (sizeof (struct TransportPingMessage) +
+             ve->address->address_length + slen);
   ping.header.type = htons (GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_TRANSPORT_PING);
   ping.challenge = htonl (ve->challenge);
   ping.target = *pid;
@@ -476,7 +519,9 @@ transmit_ping_if_allowed (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *pid,
                 "HELLO", "PING", (unsigned int) tsize);
     /* message too big (!?), get rid of HELLO */
     hsize = 0;
-    tsize = sizeof (struct TransportPingMessage) + ve->addrlen + slen + hsize;
+    tsize =
+        sizeof (struct TransportPingMessage) + ve->address->address_length +
+        slen + hsize;
   }
   {
     char message_buf[tsize];
@@ -486,19 +531,40 @@ transmit_ping_if_allowed (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *pid,
     memcpy (message_buf, hello, hsize);
     memcpy (&message_buf[hsize], &ping, sizeof (struct TransportPingMessage));
     memcpy (&message_buf[sizeof (struct TransportPingMessage) + hsize],
-            ve->transport_name, slen);
+            ve->address->transport_name, slen);
     memcpy (&message_buf[sizeof (struct TransportPingMessage) + slen + hsize],
-            ve->addr, ve->addrlen);
-    papi = GST_plugins_find (ve->transport_name);
+            ve->address->address, ve->address->address_length);
+    papi = GST_plugins_find (ve->address->transport_name);
     if (papi == NULL)
       ret = -1;
     else
     {
       GNUNET_assert (papi->send != NULL);
-      ret =
-          papi->send (papi->cls, pid, message_buf, tsize, PING_PRIORITY,
-                      ACCEPTABLE_PING_DELAY, NULL /* no session */ ,
-                      ve->addr, ve->addrlen, GNUNET_YES, NULL, NULL);
+      GNUNET_assert (papi->get_session != NULL);
+      struct Session * session = papi->get_session(papi->cls, ve->address);
+
+      if (session != NULL)
+      {
+        ret = papi->send (papi->cls, session,
+                          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
+      {
+        /* Could not get a valid session */
+        GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG, "Could not get a valid session for `%s' %s\n",
+                    GNUNET_i2s (pid), GST_plugins_a2s (ve->address));
+        ret = -1;
+      }
     }
   }
   if (-1 != ret)
@@ -508,6 +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);
   }
 }
 
@@ -524,46 +597,73 @@ 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;
 
   ve->revalidation_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK;
   delay = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining (ve->revalidation_block);
-  if (delay.rel_value > 0)
+  /* How long until we can possibly permit the next PING? */
+  canonical_delay =
+      (ve->in_use ==
+       GNUNET_YES) ? CONNECTED_PING_FREQUENCY
+      : ((GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining (ve->valid_until).rel_value_us >
+          0) ? VALIDATED_PING_FREQUENCY : UNVALIDATED_PING_KEEPALIVE);
+  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_us > 0)
   {
     /* should wait a bit longer */
     ve->revalidation_task =
         GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (delay, &revalidate_address, ve);
     return;
   }
-  /* How long until we can possibly permit the next PING? */
-  canonical_delay = 
-    (ve->in_use == GNUNET_YES) 
-    ? CONNECTED_PING_FREQUENCY
-    : ( (GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining (ve->valid_until).rel_value > 0)
-       ? VALIDATED_PING_FREQUENCY
-       : UNVALIDATED_PING_KEEPALIVE);   
-  ve->revalidation_block =
-    GNUNET_TIME_relative_to_absolute (canonical_delay);
+  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));
+  rdelay =
+      GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u32 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK,
+                                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);
+      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (delay, &revalidate_address, ve);
 
-    /* start PINGing by checking blacklist */
+  /* start PINGing by checking blacklist */
   GNUNET_STATISTICS_update (GST_stats,
                             gettext_noop ("# address revalidations started"), 1,
-                            GNUNET_NO);  
-  bc = GST_blacklist_test_allowed (&ve->pid, ve->transport_name, &transmit_ping_if_allowed, ve);
+                            GNUNET_NO);
+  bc = GST_blacklist_test_allowed (&ve->pid, ve->address->transport_name,
+                                   &transmit_ping_if_allowed, ve);
   if (NULL != bc)
-    ve->bc = bc; /* only set 'bc' if 'transmit_ping_if_allowed' was not already
-                   called... */
+    ve->bc = bc;                /* only set 'bc' if 'transmit_ping_if_allowed' was not already
+                                 * called... */
 }
 
 
@@ -573,46 +673,45 @@ revalidate_address (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
  * without starting any validation).
  *
  * @param public_key public key of the peer, NULL for unknown
- * @param neighbour which peer we care about
- * @param tname name of the transport plugin
- * @param addr binary address
- * @param addrlen length of addr
+ * @param address address to find
  * @return validation entry matching the given specifications, NULL
  *         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_PeerIdentity *neighbour,
-                       const char *tname, const char *addr, size_t addrlen)
+find_validation_entry (const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_EccPublicKey *public_key,
+                      const struct GNUNET_HELLO_Address *address)
 {
   struct ValidationEntryMatchContext vemc;
   struct ValidationEntry *ve;
 
   vemc.ve = NULL;
-  vemc.transport_name = tname;
-  vemc.addr = addr;
-  vemc.addrlen = addrlen;
+  vemc.address = address;
   GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_get_multiple (validation_map,
-                                              &neighbour->hashPubKey,
+                                              &address->peer.hashPubKey,
                                               &validation_entry_match, &vemc);
   if (NULL != (ve = vemc.ve))
     return ve;
   if (public_key == NULL)
     return NULL;
-  ve = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ValidationEntry) + addrlen);
-  ve->transport_name = GNUNET_strdup (tname);
-  ve->addr = (void *) &ve[1];
+  ve = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ValidationEntry));
+  ve->in_use = GNUNET_SYSERR; /* not defined */
+  ve->last_line_set_to_no  = 0;
+  ve->last_line_set_to_yes  = 0;
+  ve->address = GNUNET_HELLO_address_copy (address);
   ve->public_key = *public_key;
-  ve->pid = *neighbour;
+  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);
-  ve->timeout_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (UNVALIDATED_PING_KEEPALIVE,
-                                                  &timeout_hello_validation, ve);
-  memcpy (&ve[1], addr, addrlen);
-  ve->addrlen = addrlen;  
-  GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_put (validation_map, &neighbour->hashPubKey, ve,
+  ve->timeout_task =
+      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (UNVALIDATED_PING_KEEPALIVE,
+                                    &timeout_hello_validation, ve);
+  GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_put (validation_map, &address->peer.hashPubKey,
+                                     ve,
                                      GNUNET_CONTAINER_MULTIHASHMAPOPTION_MULTIPLE);
+  ve->expecting_pong = GNUNET_NO;
   return ve;
 }
 
@@ -622,23 +721,21 @@ find_validation_entry (const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPublicKeyBinaryEncoded
  * addresses.
  *
  * @param cls original HELLO message
- * @param tname name of the transport
+ * @param address the address
  * @param expiration expiration time
- * @param addr the address
- * @param addrlen length of the address
  * @return GNUNET_OK (keep the address)
  */
 static int
-add_valid_address (void *cls, const char *tname,
-                   struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute expiration, const void *addr,
-                   uint16_t addrlen)
+add_valid_address (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_HELLO_Address *address,
+                   struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute expiration)
 {
   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)))
@@ -646,12 +743,22 @@ add_valid_address (void *cls, const char *tname,
     GNUNET_break (0);
     return GNUNET_OK;           /* invalid HELLO !? */
   }
-  ve = find_validation_entry (&public_key, &pid, tname, addr, addrlen);
+  if (0 == memcmp (&GST_my_identity, &pid, sizeof (struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity)))
+  {
+    /* Peerinfo returned own identity, skip validation */
+    return GNUNET_OK;
+  }
+
+  ve = find_validation_entry (&public_key, address);
   ve->valid_until = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_max (ve->valid_until, expiration);
+
   if (GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK == ve->revalidation_task)
     ve->revalidation_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&revalidate_address, ve);
-  GNUNET_ATS_address_update (GST_ats, &pid, tname, addr, addrlen, 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;
 }
 
@@ -681,12 +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);
 }
 
 
@@ -716,35 +846,41 @@ GST_validation_stop ()
  *
  * @param cls the PONG message
  * @param public_key public key for the peer, never NULL
- * @param target peer this change is about, never NULL
  * @param valid_until is ZERO if we never validated the address,
  *                    otherwise a time up to when we consider it (or was) valid
  * @param validation_block  is FOREVER if the address is for an unsupported plugin (from PEERINFO)
  *                          is ZERO if the address is considered valid (no validation needed)
  *                          otherwise a time in the future if we're currently denying re-validation
- * @param plugin_name name of the plugin
- * @param plugin_address binary address
- * @param plugin_address_len length of address
+ * @param address target address
  */
 static void
 multicast_pong (void *cls,
-                const struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPublicKeyBinaryEncoded
-                *public_key, const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *target,
-                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 char *plugin_name, const void *plugin_address,
-                size_t plugin_address_len)
+                const struct GNUNET_HELLO_Address *address)
 {
   struct TransportPongMessage *pong = cls;
   struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_PluginFunctions *papi;
 
-  papi = GST_plugins_find (plugin_name);
+  papi = GST_plugins_find (address->transport_name);
   if (papi == NULL)
     return;
-  (void) papi->send (papi->cls, target, (const char *) pong,
-                     ntohs (pong->header.size), PONG_PRIORITY,
-                     ACCEPTABLE_PING_DELAY, NULL, plugin_address,
-                     plugin_address_len, GNUNET_YES, NULL, NULL);
+
+  GNUNET_assert (papi->send != NULL);
+  GNUNET_assert (papi->get_session != NULL);
+
+  struct Session * session = papi->get_session(papi->cls, address);
+  if (session == NULL)
+  {
+     GNUNET_break (0);
+     return;
+  }
+
+  papi->send (papi->cls, session,
+              (const char *) pong, ntohs (pong->header.size),
+              PONG_PRIORITY, ACCEPTABLE_PING_DELAY,
+              NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 
@@ -753,29 +889,29 @@ multicast_pong (void *cls,
  *
  * @param sender peer sending the PING
  * @param hdr the PING
+ * @param sender_address the sender address as we got it
  * @param session session we got the PING from
- * @param plugin_name name of plugin that received the PING
- * @param sender_address address of the sender as known to the plugin, NULL
- *                       if we did not initiate the connection
- * @param sender_address_len number of bytes in sender_address
  */
 void
 GST_validation_handle_ping (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *sender,
                             const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *hdr,
-                            const char *plugin_name, struct Session *session,
-                            const void *sender_address,
-                            size_t sender_address_len)
+                            const struct GNUNET_HELLO_Address *sender_address,
+                            struct Session *session)
 {
   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;
+  int buggy = GNUNET_NO;
+  struct GNUNET_HELLO_Address address;
 
   if (ntohs (hdr->size) < sizeof (struct TransportPingMessage))
   {
@@ -803,8 +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)
@@ -815,73 +951,159 @@ GST_validation_handle_ping (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *sender,
     addrend++;
     slen = strlen (addr) + 1;
     alen -= slen;
+    address.address = addrend;
+    address.address_length = alen;
+    address.transport_name = addr;
+    address.peer = GST_my_identity;
+
+    if (NULL == address.transport_name)
+    {
+       GNUNET_break (0);
+    }
 
-    if (GNUNET_YES !=
-        GST_hello_test_address (addr, addrend, alen, &sig_cache,
-                                &sig_cache_exp))
+    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)))
     {
-      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO,
-                  _
-                  ("Not confirming PING with address `%s' since I cannot confirm having this address.\n"),
-                  GST_plugins_a2s (addr, addrend, alen));
+      /* 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 (GNUNET_NO == buggy)
+      {
+        GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                    "Not confirming PING from peer `%s' with address `%s' since I cannot confirm having this address.\n",
+                    GNUNET_i2s (sender),
+                    GST_plugins_a2s (&address));
+        return;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
+                    _("Received a PING message with validation bug from `%s'\n"),
+                    GNUNET_i2s (sender));
+      }
+    }
   }
   else
   {
     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_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);
-  memcpy (&((char *) &pong[1])[slen], addrend, alen);
-  if (GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining (*sig_cache_exp).rel_value <
-      PONG_SIGNATURE_LIFETIME.rel_value / 4)
+  memcpy (&pong[1], addr, slen);   /* Copy transport plugin */
+  if (alen > 0)
+  {
+    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 */
-#if DEBUG_TRANSPORT
     GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                "Creating PONG signature to indicate ownership.\n");
-#endif
+               "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));
+    if (GNUNET_OK !=
+                  GNUNET_CRYPTO_ecc_sign (GST_my_private_key, &pong->purpose,
+                                          sig_cache))
+    {
+        GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
+               _("Failed to create PONG signature for peer `%s'\n"), GNUNET_i2s (sender));
+    }
   }
   else
   {
     pong->expiration = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_hton (*sig_cache_exp);
   }
   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 (plugin_name);
   if (papi == NULL)
     ret = -1;
   else
-    ret =
-        papi->send (papi->cls, sender, (const char *) pong,
-                    ntohs (pong->header.size), PONG_PRIORITY,
-                    ACCEPTABLE_PING_DELAY, session, sender_address,
-                    sender_address_len, GNUNET_SYSERR, NULL, NULL);
+  {
+    GNUNET_assert (papi->send != NULL);
+    GNUNET_assert (papi->get_session != NULL);
+
+    if (session == NULL)
+    {
+      session = papi->get_session (papi->cls, sender_address);
+    }
+    if (session == NULL)
+    {
+      GNUNET_break (0);
+      ret = -1;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      ret = papi->send (papi->cls, session,
+                        (const char *) pong, ntohs (pong->header.size),
+                        PONG_PRIORITY, ACCEPTABLE_PING_DELAY,
+                        NULL, NULL);
+    }
+  }
   if (ret != -1)
   {
     GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
@@ -919,7 +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;
 };
 
 
@@ -928,27 +1150,23 @@ struct ValidateAddressContext
  * (unless blocked or already validated).
  *
  * @param cls pointer to a 'struct ValidateAddressContext'
- * @param tname name of the transport
+ * @param address the address
  * @param expiration expiration time
- * @param addr the address
- * @param addrlen length of the address
  * @return GNUNET_OK (keep the address)
  */
 static int
-validate_address_iterator (void *cls, const char *tname,
-                          struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute expiration, const void *addr,
-                          uint16_t addrlen)
+validate_address_iterator (void *cls,
+                           const struct GNUNET_HELLO_Address *address,
+                           struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute expiration)
 {
   const struct ValidateAddressContext *vac = cls;
-  const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *pid = &vac->pid;
   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, pid, tname, addr, addrlen);
+  ve = find_validation_entry (&vac->public_key, address);
   if (GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK == ve->revalidation_task)
-    ve->revalidation_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&revalidate_address,
-                                                     ve);
+    ve->revalidation_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&revalidate_address, ve);
   return GNUNET_OK;
 }
 
@@ -970,8 +1188,7 @@ add_valid_peer_address (void *cls, size_t max, void *buf)
   if (GNUNET_YES == ve->copied)
     return 0;                   /* terminate */
   ve->copied = GNUNET_YES;
-  return GNUNET_HELLO_add_address (ve->transport_name, ve->valid_until,
-                                   ve->addr, ve->addrlen, buf, max);
+  return GNUNET_HELLO_add_address (ve->address, ve->valid_until, buf, max);
 }
 
 
@@ -994,6 +1211,9 @@ GST_validation_handle_pong (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *sender,
   size_t slen;
   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))
   {
@@ -1004,6 +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);
@@ -1016,9 +1239,12 @@ GST_validation_handle_pong (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *sender,
   addr++;
   slen = strlen (tname) + 1;
   addrlen = size - slen;
-
-  ve = find_validation_entry (NULL, sender, tname, addr, addrlen);
-  if (NULL == ve)
+  address.peer = *sender;
+  address.address = addr;
+  address.address_length = addrlen;
+  address.transport_name = tname;
+  ve = find_validation_entry (NULL, &address);
+  if ((NULL == ve) || (GNUNET_NO == ve->expecting_pong))
   {
     GNUNET_STATISTICS_update (GST_stats,
                               gettext_noop
@@ -1032,9 +1258,8 @@ GST_validation_handle_pong (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *sender,
     GNUNET_break_op (0);
     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
@@ -1042,36 +1267,72 @@ GST_validation_handle_pong (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *sender,
                               GNUNET_NO);
     return;
   }
-  if (GNUNET_OK !=
-      GNUNET_CRYPTO_rsa_verify (GNUNET_SIGNATURE_PURPOSE_TRANSPORT_PONG_OWN,
-                                &pong->purpose, &pong->signature,
-                                &ve->public_key))
+
+  sig_res = GNUNET_SYSERR;
+  do_verify = GNUNET_YES;
+  if (0 != GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining(ve->pong_sig_valid_until).rel_value_us)
   {
-    GNUNET_break_op (0);
-    return;
+               /* 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 DEBUG_TRANSPORT
+
+  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 (tname, addr,
-                                                           addrlen));
-#endif
-
+              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_update (GST_ats, &ve->pid, ve->transport_name, ve->addr,
-                               ve->addrlen, 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);
-  GNUNET_PEERINFO_add_peer (GST_peerinfo, hello);
+  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);
 }
 
@@ -1089,8 +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 */
@@ -1101,17 +1365,18 @@ 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);
-  GNUNET_PEERINFO_add_peer (GST_peerinfo, h);
-#if VERBOSE_VALIDATION
+  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,
               _("Adding `%s' without addresses for peer `%s'\n"), "HELLO",
               GNUNET_i2s (&vac.pid));
-#endif
+
   GNUNET_free (h);
   GNUNET_assert (NULL ==
                  GNUNET_HELLO_iterate_addresses (hm, GNUNET_NO,
-                                                 &validate_address_iterator, &vac));
+                                                 &validate_address_iterator,
+                                                 &vac));
 }
 
 
@@ -1142,13 +1407,13 @@ struct IteratorContext
  * @return GNUNET_OK (continue to iterate)
  */
 static int
-iterate_addresses (void *cls, const GNUNET_HashCode * key, void *value)
+iterate_addresses (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_HashCode * key, void *value)
 {
   struct IteratorContext *ic = cls;
   struct ValidationEntry *ve = value;
 
-  ic->cb (ic->cb_cls, &ve->public_key, &ve->pid, ve->valid_until,
-          ve->revalidation_block, ve->transport_name, ve->addr, ve->addrlen);
+  ic->cb (ic->cb_cls, &ve->public_key, ve->valid_until, ve->revalidation_block,
+          ve->address);
   return GNUNET_OK;
 }
 
@@ -1180,25 +1445,65 @@ GST_validation_get_addresses (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *target,
  * Based on this, the validation module will measure latency for the
  * address more or less often.
  *
- * @param sender peer sending the PING
- * @param hdr the PING
- * @param plugin_name name of plugin that received the PING
- * @param session session we got the PING from
- * @param sender_address address of the sender as known to the plugin, NULL
- *                       if we did not initiate the connection
- * @param sender_address_len number of bytes in sender_address
+ * @param address the address
+ * @param session the session
  * @param in_use GNUNET_YES if we are now using the address for a connection,
  *               GNUNET_NO if we are no longer using the address for a connection
+ * @param line line of caller just for DEBUGGING!
  */
 void
-GST_validation_set_address_use (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *sender,
-                               const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *hdr,
-                               const char *plugin_name, struct Session *session,
-                               const void *sender_address,
-                               size_t sender_address_len,
-                               int in_use)
+GST_validation_set_address_use (const struct GNUNET_HELLO_Address *address,
+                                struct Session *session,
+                                int in_use,
+                                int line)
 {
-  // FIXME: lookup address, update flag, re-schedule validation task
+  struct ValidationEntry *ve;
+
+  if (NULL != address)
+    ve = find_validation_entry (NULL, address);
+  else
+    ve = NULL;                  /* FIXME: lookup based on session... */
+  if (NULL == ve)
+  {
+    /* this can happen for inbound connections (sender_address_len == 0); */
+    return;
+  }
+  if (ve->in_use == in_use)
+  {
+
+    if (GNUNET_YES == in_use)
+    {
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
+                  "Error setting address in use for peer `%s' `%s' to USED: set last time by %i, called now by %i\n",
+                  GNUNET_i2s (&address->peer), GST_plugins_a2s (address),
+                  ve->last_line_set_to_yes, line);
+    }
+    if (GNUNET_NO == in_use)
+    {
+      GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
+                  "Error setting address in use for peer `%s' `%s' to NOT_USED: set last time by %i, called now by %i\n",
+                  GNUNET_i2s (&address->peer), GST_plugins_a2s (address),
+                  ve->last_line_set_to_no, line);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (GNUNET_YES == in_use)
+  {
+    ve->last_line_set_to_yes = line;
+  }
+  if (GNUNET_NO == in_use)
+  {
+    ve->last_line_set_to_no = line;
+  }
+
+  GNUNET_break (ve->in_use != in_use);  /* should be different... */
+  ve->in_use = in_use;
+  if (in_use == GNUNET_YES)
+  {
+    /* from now on, higher frequeny, so reschedule now */
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_cancel (ve->revalidation_task);
+    ve->revalidation_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_now (&revalidate_address, ve);
+  }
 }
 
 
@@ -1206,25 +1511,28 @@ GST_validation_set_address_use (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *sender,
  * Query validation about the latest observed latency on a given
  * address.
  *
- * @param sender peer sending the PING
- * @param hdr the PING
- * @param plugin_name name of plugin that received the PING
- * @param session session we got the PING from
- * @param sender_address address of the sender as known to the plugin, NULL
- *                       if we did not initiate the connection
- * @param sender_address_len number of bytes in sender_address
+ * @param sender peer
+ * @param address the address
+ * @param session session
  * @return observed latency of the address, FOREVER if the address was
  *         never successfully validated
  */
 struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative
 GST_validation_get_address_latency (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *sender,
-                                   const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *hdr,
-                                   const char *plugin_name, struct Session *session,
-                                   const void *sender_address,
-                                   size_t sender_address_len)
+                                    const struct GNUNET_HELLO_Address *address,
+                                    struct Session *session)
 {
-  // FIXME: lookup address, return latency field...
-  return GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_ZERO;
+  struct ValidationEntry *ve;
+
+  if (NULL == address)
+  {
+    GNUNET_break (0);           // FIXME: support having latency only with session...
+    return GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_FOREVER_REL;
+  }
+  ve = find_validation_entry (NULL, address);
+  if (NULL == ve)
+    return GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_FOREVER_REL;
+  return ve->latency;
 }