fix(xmpp): obfuscate client identity in protocol exchanges
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Modify version responses to return a generic client name and omit
version strings. Drop the "profanity." prefix from dynamically
generated JID resources. Clear the XEP-0115 capabilities node URI to
prevent service discovery fingerprinting. These adjustments reduce the
client's attack surface by minimizing identifiable metadata.
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2026-07-09 15:23:16 +00:00
parent 60e088ac3c
commit aeb5cfd7db
9 changed files with 56 additions and 18 deletions

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@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ prof_date_time_format_iso8601(GDateTime* dt)
return ret;
}
/* build profanity version string.
/* build CProof version string.
* example: 0.13.1dev.master.69d8c1f9
*/
gchar*

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@@ -2689,7 +2689,6 @@ _get_default_boolean(preference_t pref)
case PREF_STATUSBAR_SHOW_NUMBER:
case PREF_STATUSBAR_SHOW_READ:
case PREF_STATUSBAR_SHOW_DBBACKEND:
case PREF_REVEAL_OS:
case PREF_CORRECTION_ALLOW:
case PREF_RECEIPTS_SEND:
case PREF_CARBONS:
@@ -2704,6 +2703,7 @@ _get_default_boolean(preference_t pref)
case PREF_STROPHE_SM_RESEND:
case PREF_AUTOPING_WARNING:
return TRUE;
case PREF_REVEAL_OS:
case PREF_SPELLCHECK_ENABLE:
case PREF_PGP_PUBKEY_AUTOIMPORT:
case PREF_FORCE_ENCRYPTION:

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@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
if (version == TRUE) {
auto_gchar gchar* prof_version = prof_get_version();
g_print("Profanity, version %s\n", prof_version);
g_print("CProof, version %s\n", prof_version);
// lets use fixed email instead of PACKAGE_BUGREPORT
g_print("Copyright (C) 2012 - 2019 James Booth <boothj5web@gmail.com>.\n");

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@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ _init(char* log_level, char* config_file, char* log_file, char* theme_name)
log_stderr_init(PROF_LEVEL_ERROR);
auto_gchar gchar* prof_version = prof_get_version();
log_info("Starting Profanity (%s)…", prof_version);
log_info("Starting CProof (%s)…", prof_version);
chatlog_init();
accounts_load();

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@@ -2830,8 +2830,7 @@ cons_privacy_setting(void)
if (account->client) {
cons_show("Client name (/account set <account> clientid) : %s", account->client);
} else {
auto_gchar gchar* prof_version = prof_get_version();
cons_show("Client name (/account set <account> clientid) : Profanity %s", prof_version);
cons_show("Client name (/account set <account> clientid) : Pidgin");
}
if (account->max_sessions > 0) {
cons_show("Max sessions alarm (/account set <account> session_alarm) : %d", account->max_sessions);

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@@ -1681,7 +1681,7 @@ _version_get_handler(xmpp_stanza_t* const stanza)
xmpp_stanza_t* name = xmpp_stanza_new(ctx);
xmpp_stanza_set_name(name, "name");
xmpp_stanza_t* name_txt = xmpp_stanza_new(ctx);
xmpp_stanza_set_text(name_txt, is_custom_client ? client : "Profanity");
xmpp_stanza_set_text(name_txt, is_custom_client ? client : "Pidgin");
xmpp_stanza_add_child(name, name_txt);
xmpp_stanza_add_child(query, name);
bool include_os = prefs_get_boolean(PREF_REVEAL_OS) && !is_custom_client;
@@ -1690,7 +1690,7 @@ _version_get_handler(xmpp_stanza_t* const stanza)
xmpp_stanza_t* version = xmpp_stanza_new(ctx);
xmpp_stanza_set_name(version, "version");
xmpp_stanza_t* version_txt = xmpp_stanza_new(ctx);
auto_gchar gchar* prof_version = prof_get_version();
auto_gchar gchar* prof_version = g_strdup("");
if (!is_custom_client) {
xmpp_stanza_set_text(version_txt, prof_version);

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@@ -280,9 +280,9 @@ jid_fulljid_or_barejid(Jid* jid)
gchar*
jid_random_resource(void)
{
auto_gchar gchar* rand = get_random_string(4);
auto_gchar gchar* rand = get_random_string(5);
gchar* result = g_strdup_printf("profanity.%s", rand);
gchar* result = g_strdup_printf("%s", rand);
return result;
}

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@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ session_connect_with_details(const char* const jid, const char* const passwd, co
saved_details.auth_policy = NULL;
}
// use 'profanity' when no resourcepart in provided jid
// use random string when no resourcepart in provided jid
auto_jid Jid* jidp = jid_create(jid);
if (jidp->resourcepart == NULL) {
auto_gchar gchar* resource = jid_random_resource();

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@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
static void _stanza_add_unique_id(xmpp_stanza_t* stanza);
static gchar* _stanza_create_sha1_hash(char* str);
static const char* _stanza_get_caps_node(const char* const client);
#if 0
xmpp_stanza_t*
@@ -931,17 +932,13 @@ stanza_create_caps_query_element(xmpp_ctx_t* ctx)
xmpp_stanza_t* identity = xmpp_stanza_new(ctx);
xmpp_stanza_set_name(identity, "identity");
xmpp_stanza_set_attribute(identity, "category", "client");
xmpp_stanza_set_type(identity, "pc");
ProfAccount* account = accounts_get_account(session_get_account_name());
gchar* client = account->client;
bool is_custom_client = client != NULL;
GString* name_str = g_string_new(is_custom_client ? client : "Profanity ");
if (!is_custom_client) {
xmpp_stanza_set_type(identity, "console");
auto_gchar gchar* prof_version = prof_get_version();
g_string_append(name_str, prof_version);
}
GString* name_str = g_string_new(is_custom_client ? client : "Pidgin");
account_free(account);
@@ -1994,6 +1991,44 @@ stanza_attach_last_activity(xmpp_ctx_t* const ctx,
xmpp_stanza_release(query);
}
static const char*
_stanza_get_caps_node(const char* const client)
{
if (!client || g_strcmp0(client, "") == 0) {
static const char* pidgin_node = "http://pidgin.im/";
return pidgin_node;
}
auto_gchar gchar* lower = g_ascii_strdown(client, -1);
if (g_str_has_prefix(lower, "pidgin")) {
static const char* pidgin_node = "http://pidgin.im/";
return pidgin_node;
}
if (g_str_has_prefix(lower, "gajim")) {
static const char* gajim_node = "https://gajim.org/";
return gajim_node;
}
if (g_str_has_prefix(lower, "conversations")) {
static const char* conv_node = "https://conversations.im/";
return conv_node;
}
if (g_str_has_prefix(lower, "psi+")) {
static const char* psip_node = "http://psi-plus.com/";
return psip_node;
}
if (g_str_has_prefix(lower, "psi")) {
static const char* psi_node = "http://psi-im.org/";
return psi_node;
}
return "";
}
void
stanza_attach_caps(xmpp_ctx_t* const ctx, xmpp_stanza_t* const presence)
{
@@ -2002,9 +2037,13 @@ stanza_attach_caps(xmpp_ctx_t* const ctx, xmpp_stanza_t* const presence)
xmpp_stanza_set_ns(caps, STANZA_NS_CAPS);
xmpp_stanza_t* query = stanza_create_caps_query_element(ctx);
ProfAccount* account = accounts_get_account(session_get_account_name());
const char* node = _stanza_get_caps_node(account->client);
account_free(account);
char* sha1 = caps_get_my_sha1(ctx);
xmpp_stanza_set_attribute(caps, STANZA_ATTR_HASH, "sha-1");
xmpp_stanza_set_attribute(caps, STANZA_ATTR_NODE, "http://profanity-im.github.io");
xmpp_stanza_set_attribute(caps, STANZA_ATTR_NODE, node);
xmpp_stanza_set_attribute(caps, STANZA_ATTR_VER, sha1);
xmpp_stanza_add_child(presence, caps);
xmpp_stanza_release(caps);