- compatibility code
[oweals/gnunet.git] / src / transport / gnunet-service-transport_validation.c
index d7b4929b2c972634fa8e3cc3ace2a4960e0a516d..e61d1337d1c9130d3281b5ea24aa6ec1b6b04cdd 100644 (file)
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include "gnunet_peerinfo_service.h"
 #include "gnunet_signatures.h"
 
-// TODO: observe latency between PING/PONG and give information to ATS!
+#define KEEP_093_COMPATIBILITY GNUNET_YES
 
 /**
  * How long is a PONG signature valid?  We'll recycle a signature until
 #define HELLO_ADDRESS_EXPIRATION GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_HOURS, 12)
 
 /**
- * How long before an existing address expires should we again try to
- * validate it?  Must be (significantly) smaller than
- * HELLO_ADDRESS_EXPIRATION.
+ * How often do we allow PINGing an address that we have not yet
+ * validated?  This also determines how long we track an address that
+ * we cannot validate (because after this time we can destroy the
+ * validation record).
  */
-#define HELLO_REVALIDATION_START_TIME GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_HOURS, 1)
+#define UNVALIDATED_PING_KEEPALIVE GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MINUTES, 5)
+
+/**
+ * How often do we PING an address that we have successfully validated
+ * in the past but are not actively using?  Should be (significantly)
+ * smaller than HELLO_ADDRESS_EXPIRATION.
+ */
+#define VALIDATED_PING_FREQUENCY GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MINUTES, 15)
+
+/**
+ * How often do we PING an address that we are currently using?
+ */
+#define CONNECTED_PING_FREQUENCY GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_MINUTES, 2)
+
+/**
+ * How much delay is acceptable for sending the PING or PONG?
+ */
+#define ACCEPTABLE_PING_DELAY GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_SECONDS, 1)
 
 /**
  * Size of the validation map hashmap.
@@ -75,6 +93,8 @@
 #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,
@@ -149,7 +169,7 @@ struct TransportPongMessage
   uint32_t addrlen GNUNET_PACKED;
 
 };
-
+GNUNET_NETWORK_STRUCT_END
 
 /**
  * Information about an address under validation
@@ -158,15 +178,9 @@ struct ValidationEntry
 {
 
   /**
-   * Name of the transport.
+   * The address.
    */
-  char *transport_name;
-
-  /**
-   * The address, actually a pointer to the end
-   * of this struct.  Do not free!
-   */
-  const void *addr;
+  struct GNUNET_HELLO_Address *address;
 
   /**
    * Handle to the blacklist check (if we're currently in it).
@@ -179,7 +193,7 @@ struct ValidationEntry
   struct GNUNET_CRYPTO_RsaPublicKeyBinaryEncoded public_key;
 
   /**
-   * The identity of the peer.
+   * The identity of the peer. FIXME: duplicated (also in 'address')
    */
   struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity pid;
 
@@ -189,7 +203,12 @@ struct ValidationEntry
   GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskIdentifier timeout_task;
 
   /**
-   * At what time did we send the latest validation request?
+   * ID of task that will trigger address revalidation.
+   */
+  GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskIdentifier revalidation_task;
+
+  /**
+   * At what time did we send the latest validation request (PING)?
    */
   struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute send_time;
 
@@ -205,17 +224,18 @@ struct ValidationEntry
    * ZERO if the address is considered valid (no validation needed)
    * otherwise a time in the future if we're currently denying re-validation
    */
-  struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute validation_block;
+  struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute revalidation_block;
 
   /**
-   * Challenge number we used.
+   * Last observed latency for this address (round-trip), delay between
+   * last PING sent and PONG received; FOREVER if we never got a PONG.
    */
-  uint32_t challenge;
+  struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative latency;
 
   /**
-   * Length of addr.
+   * Challenge number we used.
    */
-  size_t addrlen;
+  uint32_t challenge;
 
   /**
    * When passing the address in 'add_valid_peer_address', did we
@@ -223,6 +243,19 @@ struct ValidationEntry
    */
   int copied;
 
+  /**
+   * Are we currently using this address for a connection?
+   */
+  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;
 };
 
 
@@ -284,20 +317,11 @@ 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;
 };
 
 
@@ -311,14 +335,12 @@ 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;
@@ -327,49 +349,278 @@ validation_entry_match (void *cls, const GNUNET_HashCode * key, void *value)
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Iterate over validation entries and free them.
+ *
+ * @param cls (unused)
+ * @param key peer identity (unused)
+ * @param value a 'struct ValidationEntry' to clean up
+ * @return GNUNET_YES (continue to iterate)
+ */
+static int
+cleanup_validation_entry (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_HashCode * key, void *value)
+{
+  struct ValidationEntry *ve = value;
+
+  if (NULL != ve->bc)
+  {
+    GST_blacklist_test_cancel (ve->bc);
+    ve->bc = NULL;
+  }
+  GNUNET_break (GNUNET_OK ==
+                GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_remove (validation_map,
+                                                      &ve->pid.hashPubKey, ve));
+  GNUNET_HELLO_address_free (ve->address);
+  if (GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK != ve->timeout_task)
+  {
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_cancel (ve->timeout_task);
+    ve->timeout_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK;
+  }
+  if (GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK != ve->revalidation_task)
+  {
+    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_cancel (ve->revalidation_task);
+    ve->revalidation_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK;
+  }
+  GNUNET_free (ve);
+  return GNUNET_OK;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Address validation cleanup task.  Assesses if the record is no
+ * longer valid and then possibly triggers its removal.
+ *
+ * @param cls the 'struct ValidationEntry'
+ * @param tc scheduler context (unused)
+ */
+static void
+timeout_hello_validation (void *cls,
+                          const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
+{
+  struct ValidationEntry *ve = cls;
+  struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute max;
+  struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative left;
+
+  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)
+  {
+    /* should wait a bit longer */
+    ve->timeout_task =
+        GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (left, &timeout_hello_validation, ve);
+    return;
+  }
+  GNUNET_STATISTICS_update (GST_stats,
+                            gettext_noop ("# address records discarded"), 1,
+                            GNUNET_NO);
+  cleanup_validation_entry (NULL, &ve->pid.hashPubKey, ve);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Function called with the result from blacklisting.
+ * Send a PING to the other peer if a communication is allowed.
+ *
+ * @param cls our 'struct ValidationEntry'
+ * @param pid identity of the other peer
+ * @param result GNUNET_OK if the connection is allowed, GNUNET_NO if not
+ */
+static void
+transmit_ping_if_allowed (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *pid,
+                          int result)
+{
+  struct ValidationEntry *ve = cls;
+  struct TransportPingMessage ping;
+  struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_PluginFunctions *papi;
+  const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *hello;
+  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 %s\n",
+              GNUNET_i2s (pid), GST_plugins_a2s (ve->address), ve->address->transport_name);
+
+  slen = strlen (ve->address->transport_name) + 1;
+  hello = GST_hello_get ();
+  hsize = ntohs (hello->size);
+  tsize =
+      sizeof (struct TransportPingMessage) + ve->address->address_length +
+      slen + hsize;
+
+  ping.header.size =
+      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;
+
+  if (tsize >= GNUNET_SERVER_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE)
+  {
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
+                _
+                ("Not transmitting `%s' with `%s', message too big (%u bytes!). This should not happen.\n"),
+                "HELLO", "PING", (unsigned int) tsize);
+    /* message too big (!?), get rid of HELLO */
+    hsize = 0;
+    tsize =
+        sizeof (struct TransportPingMessage) + ve->address->address_length +
+        slen + hsize;
+  }
+  {
+    char message_buf[tsize];
+
+    /* build message with structure:
+     *  [HELLO][TransportPingMessage][Transport name][Address] */
+    memcpy (message_buf, hello, hsize);
+    memcpy (&message_buf[hsize], &ping, sizeof (struct TransportPingMessage));
+    memcpy (&message_buf[sizeof (struct TransportPingMessage) + hsize],
+            ve->address->transport_name, slen);
+    memcpy (&message_buf[sizeof (struct TransportPingMessage) + slen + hsize],
+            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);
+      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);
+      }
+      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)
+  {
+    ve->send_time = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get ();
+    GNUNET_STATISTICS_update (GST_stats,
+                              gettext_noop
+                              ("# PING without HELLO messages sent"), 1,
+                              GNUNET_NO);
+    ve->expecting_pong = GNUNET_YES;
+  }
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Do address validation again to keep address valid.
+ *
+ * @param cls the 'struct ValidationEntry'
+ * @param tc scheduler context (unused)
+ */
+static void
+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 GST_BlacklistCheck *bc;
+  uint32_t rdelay;
+
+  ve->revalidation_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK;
+  delay = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining (ve->revalidation_block);
+  /* 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);
+  if (delay.rel_value > canonical_delay.rel_value * 2)
+  {
+    /* situation changed, recalculate delay */
+    delay = canonical_delay;
+    ve->revalidation_block = GNUNET_TIME_relative_to_absolute (delay);
+  }
+  if (delay.rel_value > 0)
+  {
+    /* should wait a bit longer */
+    ve->revalidation_task =
+        GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (delay, &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));
+  ve->revalidation_task =
+      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (delay, &revalidate_address, ve);
+
+  /* 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->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... */
+}
+
+
 /**
  * Find a ValidationEntry entry for the given neighbour that matches
  * the given address and transport.  If none exists, create one (but
  * 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)
+                       *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->latency = GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_FOREVER_REL;
   ve->challenge =
       GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u32 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_NONCE, UINT32_MAX);
-  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;
 }
 
@@ -379,16 +630,13 @@ 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;
@@ -403,10 +651,18 @@ 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);
-  GNUNET_ATS_address_update (GST_ats, &pid, tname, addr, addrlen, NULL, NULL,
-                             0);
+
+  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);
   return GNUNET_OK;
 }
 
@@ -445,38 +701,6 @@ GST_validation_start ()
 }
 
 
-/**
- * Iterate over validation entries and free them.
- *
- * @param cls (unused)
- * @param key peer identity (unused)
- * @param value a 'struct ValidationEntry' to clean up
- * @return GNUNET_YES (continue to iterate)
- */
-static int
-cleanup_validation_entry (void *cls, const GNUNET_HashCode * key, void *value)
-{
-  struct ValidationEntry *ve = value;
-
-  if (NULL != ve->bc)
-  {
-    GST_blacklist_test_cancel (ve->bc);
-    ve->bc = NULL;
-  }
-  GNUNET_break (GNUNET_OK ==
-                GNUNET_CONTAINER_multihashmap_remove (validation_map,
-                                                      &ve->pid.hashPubKey, ve));
-  GNUNET_free (ve->transport_name);
-  if (GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK != ve->timeout_task)
-  {
-    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_cancel (ve->timeout_task);
-    ve->timeout_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK;
-  }
-  GNUNET_free (ve);
-  return GNUNET_OK;
-}
-
-
 /**
  * Stop the validation subsystem.
  */
@@ -498,60 +722,46 @@ GST_validation_stop ()
 }
 
 
-/**
- * Address validation cleanup task (record no longer needed).
- *
- * @param cls the 'struct ValidationEntry'
- * @param tc scheduler context (unused)
- */
-static void
-timeout_hello_validation (void *cls,
-                          const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
-{
-  struct ValidationEntry *ve = cls;
-
-  ve->timeout_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK;
-  GNUNET_STATISTICS_update (GST_stats,
-                            gettext_noop ("# address records discarded"), 1,
-                            GNUNET_NO);
-  cleanup_validation_entry (NULL, &ve->pid.hashPubKey, ve);
-}
-
-
 /**
  * Send the given PONG to the given address.
  *
  * @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,
+                *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,
-                     HELLO_REVALIDATION_START_TIME, 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);
 }
 
 
@@ -560,18 +770,14 @@ 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;
@@ -583,6 +789,8 @@ GST_validation_handle_ping (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *sender,
   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))
   {
@@ -622,16 +830,48 @@ 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 (GNUNET_YES !=
-        GST_hello_test_address (addr, addrend, alen, &sig_cache,
-                                &sig_cache_exp))
+    if (GNUNET_YES != GST_hello_test_address (&address, &sig_cache, &sig_cache_exp))
     {
-      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));
-      return;
+#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,
+                    "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
@@ -657,38 +897,91 @@ GST_validation_handle_ping (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *sender,
   pong->challenge = 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)
+#if KEEP_093_COMPATIBILITY
+  if (GNUNET_YES == buggy)
   {
-    /* create / update cached sig */
-#if DEBUG_TRANSPORT
-    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_DEBUG,
-                "Creating PONG signature to indicate ownership.\n");
-#endif
-    *sig_cache_exp = GNUNET_TIME_relative_to_absolute (PONG_SIGNATURE_LIFETIME);
-    pong->expiration = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_hton (*sig_cache_exp);
+    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
+    {
+      /* If this would happen, we would have a inconsistent PING we cannot reproduce */
+      GNUNET_free (pong);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    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,
-                                           sig_cache));
+                                           &pong->signature));
   }
   else
   {
-    pong->expiration = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_hton (*sig_cache_exp);
+#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->signature = *sig_cache;
+#endif
+
+  GNUNET_assert (GNUNET_OK == GNUNET_CRYPTO_rsa_verify (GNUNET_SIGNATURE_PURPOSE_TRANSPORT_PONG_OWN,
+                            &pong->purpose, &pong->signature,
+                            &GST_my_public_key));
+
+  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);
+  papi = GST_plugins_find (sender_address->transport_name);
   if (papi == NULL)
     ret = -1;
   else
-    ret =
-        papi->send (papi->cls, sender, (const char *) pong,
-                    ntohs (pong->header.size), PONG_PRIORITY,
-                    HELLO_REVALIDATION_START_TIME, 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,
@@ -730,162 +1023,32 @@ struct ValidateAddressContext
 };
 
 
-/**
- * Function called with the result from blacklisting.
- * Send a PING to the other peer if a communication is allowed.
- *
- * @param cls ou r'struct ValidationEntry'
- * @param pid identity of the other peer
- * @param result GNUNET_OK if the connection is allowed, GNUNET_NO if not
- */
-static void
-transmit_ping_if_allowed (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *pid,
-                          int result)
-{
-  struct ValidationEntry *ve = cls;
-  struct TransportPingMessage ping;
-  struct GNUNET_TRANSPORT_PluginFunctions *papi;
-  const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *hello;
-  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;
-  hello = GST_hello_get ();
-  hsize = ntohs (hello->size);
-  tsize = sizeof (struct TransportPingMessage) + ve->addrlen + slen + hsize;
-
-  ping.header.size =
-      htons (sizeof (struct TransportPingMessage) + ve->addrlen + slen);
-  ping.header.type = htons (GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_TRANSPORT_PING);
-  ping.challenge = htonl (ve->challenge);
-  ping.target = *pid;
-
-  if (tsize >= GNUNET_SERVER_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE)
-  {
-    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR,
-                _
-                ("Not transmitting `%s' with `%s', message too big (%u bytes!). This should not happen.\n"),
-                "HELLO", "PING", (unsigned int) tsize);
-    /* message too big (!?), get rid of HELLO */
-    hsize = 0;
-    tsize = sizeof (struct TransportPingMessage) + ve->addrlen + slen + hsize;
-  }
-  {
-    char message_buf[tsize];
-
-    /* build message with structure:
-     *  [HELLO][TransportPingMessage][Transport name][Address] */
-    memcpy (message_buf, hello, hsize);
-    memcpy (&message_buf[hsize], &ping, sizeof (struct TransportPingMessage));
-    memcpy (&message_buf[sizeof (struct TransportPingMessage) + hsize],
-            ve->transport_name, slen);
-    memcpy (&message_buf[sizeof (struct TransportPingMessage) + slen + hsize],
-            ve->addr, ve->addrlen);
-    papi = GST_plugins_find (ve->transport_name);
-    if (papi == NULL)
-      ret = -1;
-    else
-    {
-      GNUNET_assert (papi->send != NULL);
-      ret =
-          papi->send (papi->cls, pid, message_buf, tsize, PING_PRIORITY,
-                      HELLO_REVALIDATION_START_TIME, NULL /* no session */ ,
-                      ve->addr, ve->addrlen, GNUNET_YES, NULL, NULL);
-    }
-  }
-  if (-1 != ret)
-  {
-    ve->send_time = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get ();
-    GNUNET_STATISTICS_update (GST_stats,
-                              gettext_noop
-                              ("# PING without HELLO messages sent"), 1,
-                              GNUNET_NO);
-  }
-}
-
-
 /**
  * Iterator callback to go over all addresses and try to validate them
  * (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 (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;
-  struct GST_BlacklistCheck *bc;
 
   if (GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining (expiration).rel_value == 0)
     return GNUNET_OK;           /* expired */
-  ve = find_validation_entry (&vac->public_key, pid, tname, addr, addrlen);
-  if (GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining (ve->validation_block).rel_value > 0)
-    return GNUNET_OK;           /* blocked */
-  if ((GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK != ve->timeout_task) &&
-      (GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining (ve->valid_until).rel_value > 0))
-    return GNUNET_OK;           /* revalidation task already scheduled & still  valid */
-  ve->validation_block =
-      GNUNET_TIME_relative_to_absolute (HELLO_REVALIDATION_START_TIME);
-  if (GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK != ve->timeout_task)
-    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_cancel (ve->timeout_task);
-  ve->timeout_task =
-      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (HELLO_REVALIDATION_START_TIME,
-                                    &timeout_hello_validation, ve);
-  bc = GST_blacklist_test_allowed (pid, tname, &transmit_ping_if_allowed, ve);
-  if (NULL != bc)
-    ve->bc = bc;
+  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);
   return GNUNET_OK;
 }
 
 
-/**
- * Do address validation again to keep address valid.
- *
- * @param cls the 'struct ValidationEntry'
- * @param tc scheduler context (unused)
- */
-static void
-revalidate_address (void *cls, const struct GNUNET_SCHEDULER_TaskContext *tc)
-{
-  struct ValidationEntry *ve = cls;
-  struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative delay;
-  struct ValidateAddressContext vac;
-
-  ve->timeout_task = GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK;
-  delay = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining (ve->validation_block);
-  if (delay.rel_value > 0)
-  {
-    /* should wait a bit longer */
-    ve->timeout_task =
-        GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (delay, &revalidate_address, ve);
-    return;
-  }
-  GNUNET_STATISTICS_update (GST_stats,
-                            gettext_noop ("# address revalidations started"), 1,
-                            GNUNET_NO);
-  vac.pid = ve->pid;
-  vac.public_key = ve->public_key;
-  validate_address (&vac, ve->transport_name, ve->valid_until, ve->addr,
-                    (uint16_t) ve->addrlen);
-}
-
-
 /**
  * Add the validated peer address to the HELLO.
  *
@@ -903,8 +1066,7 @@ 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);
 }
 
 
@@ -926,9 +1088,8 @@ GST_validation_handle_pong (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *sender,
   size_t addrlen;
   size_t slen;
   size_t size;
-  uint32_t rdelay;
-  struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative delay;
   struct GNUNET_HELLO_Message *hello;
+  struct GNUNET_HELLO_Address address;
 
   if (ntohs (hdr->size) < sizeof (struct TransportPongMessage))
   {
@@ -951,10 +1112,12 @@ 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) || (ve->expecting_pong == GNUNET_NO))
   {
     GNUNET_STATISTICS_update (GST_stats,
                               gettext_noop
@@ -969,6 +1132,15 @@ GST_validation_handle_pong (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *sender,
     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);
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_remaining
       (GNUNET_TIME_absolute_ntoh (pong->expiration)).rel_value == 0)
   {
@@ -978,51 +1150,24 @@ 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))
-  {
-    GNUNET_break_op (0);
-    return;
-  }
-#if DEBUG_TRANSPORT
   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->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)
-               GNUNET_TIME_absolute_get_duration (ve->send_time).rel_value);
-    GNUNET_ATS_address_update (GST_ats, &ve->pid, ve->transport_name, ve->addr,
-                               ve->addrlen, NULL, &ats, 1);
+    ats.value = htonl ((uint32_t) ve->latency.rel_value);
+    GNUNET_ATS_address_add (GST_ats, ve->address, NULL, &ats, 1);
   }
-
   /* 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);
+  GNUNET_PEERINFO_add_peer (GST_peerinfo, hello, NULL, NULL);
   GNUNET_free (hello);
-
-  if (GNUNET_SCHEDULER_NO_TASK != ve->timeout_task)
-    GNUNET_SCHEDULER_cancel (ve->timeout_task);
-
-  /* randomly delay by up to 1h to avoid   synchronous validations */
-  rdelay = GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u32 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK, 60 * 60);
-  delay =
-      GNUNET_TIME_relative_add (HELLO_REVALIDATION_START_TIME,
-                                GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply
-                                (GNUNET_TIME_UNIT_SECONDS, rdelay));
-  ve->timeout_task =
-      GNUNET_SCHEDULER_add_delayed (delay, &revalidate_address, ve);
 }
 
 
@@ -1052,17 +1197,17 @@ GST_validation_handle_hello (const struct GNUNET_MessageHeader *hello)
     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
+  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_free (h);
   GNUNET_assert (NULL ==
                  GNUNET_HELLO_iterate_addresses (hm, GNUNET_NO,
-                                                 &validate_address, &vac));
+                                                 &validate_address_iterator,
+                                                 &vac));
 }
 
 
@@ -1093,13 +1238,13 @@ 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->validation_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;
 }
 
@@ -1126,4 +1271,100 @@ GST_validation_get_addresses (const struct GNUNET_PeerIdentity *target,
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Update if we are using an address for a connection actively right now.
+ * Based on this, the validation module will measure latency for the
+ * address more or less often.
+ *
+ * @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_HELLO_Address *address,
+                                struct Session *session,
+                                int in_use,
+                                int line)
+{
+  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);
+  }
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Query validation about the latest observed latency on a given
+ * 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_HELLO_Address *address,
+                                    struct Session *session)
+{
+  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;
+}
+
+
 /* end of file gnunet-service-transport_validation.c */