Merge pull request #3932

8962f00 simplewallet: add optional trusted/untrusted argument to set_daemon (moneromooo-monero)
941a608 util: consider Tor/I2P addresses to be non local (moneromooo-monero)
2b3357e README: mention --untrusted-daemon (moneromooo-monero)

3 files changed, 37 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d1c97ff53..d7a3c1297 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -567,6 +567,8 @@ setting the following configuration parameters and environment variables:
    as well.
 * Do NOT pass `--detach` when running through torsocks with systemd, (see
   [utils/systemd/monerod.service](utils/systemd/monerod.service) for details).
+* If you use the wallet with a Tor daemon via the loopback IP (eg, 127.0.0.1:9050),
+  then use `--untrusted-daemon` unless it is your own hidden service.
 
 Example command line to start monerod through Tor:
 
diff --git a/src/common/util.cpp b/src/common/util.cpp
index 008610117..3f330fa13 100644
--- a/src/common/util.cpp
+++ b/src/common/util.cpp
@@ -727,6 +727,13 @@ std::string get_nix_version_display_string()
 
   bool is_local_address(const std::string &address)
   {
+    // always assume Tor/I2P addresses to be untrusted by default
+    if (boost::ends_with(address, ".onion") || boost::ends_with(address, ".i2p"))
+    {
+      MDEBUG("Address '" << address << "' is Tor/I2P, non local");
+      return false;
+    }
+
     // extract host
     epee::net_utils::http::url_content u_c;
     if (!epee::net_utils::parse_url(address, u_c))
diff --git a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
index 61eb43e45..5576a024f 100644
--- a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
+++ b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
@@ -2134,7 +2134,7 @@ simple_wallet::simple_wallet()
                            tr("Stop mining in the daemon."));
   m_cmd_binder.set_handler("set_daemon",
                            boost::bind(&simple_wallet::set_daemon, this, _1),
-                           tr("set_daemon <host>[:<port>]"),
+                           tr("set_daemon <host>[:<port>] [trusted|untrusted]"),
                            tr("Set another daemon to connect to."));
   m_cmd_binder.set_handler("save_bc",
                            boost::bind(&simple_wallet::save_bc, this, _1),
@@ -3900,6 +3900,33 @@ bool simple_wallet::set_daemon(const std::vector<std::string>& args)
     }
     LOCK_IDLE_SCOPE();
     m_wallet->init(daemon_url);
+
+    if (args.size() == 2)
+    {
+      if (args[1] == "trusted")
+        m_trusted_daemon = true;
+      else if (args[1] == "untrusted")
+        m_trusted_daemon = false;
+      else
+      {
+        fail_msg_writer() << tr("Expected trusted or untrusted, got ") << args[1] << ": assuming untrusted";
+        m_trusted_daemon = false;
+      }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      m_trusted_daemon = false;
+      try
+      {
+        if (tools::is_local_address(m_wallet->get_daemon_address()))
+        {
+          MINFO(tr("Daemon is local, assuming trusted"));
+          m_trusted_daemon = true;
+        }
+      }
+      catch (const std::exception &e) { }
+    }
+    success_msg_writer() << boost::format("Daemon set to %s, %s") % daemon_url % (*m_trusted_daemon ? tr("trusted") : tr("untrusted"));
   } else {
     fail_msg_writer() << tr("This does not seem to be a valid daemon URL.");
   }