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196 changes: 196 additions & 0 deletions apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/ConsolePasswordManager.java
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package net.i2p.router.web;

import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
import java.security.SecureRandom;
import java.security.spec.InvalidKeySpecException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import javax.crypto.SecretKeyFactory;
import javax.crypto.spec.PBEKeySpec;

import net.i2p.data.Base64;
import net.i2p.data.DataHelper;
import net.i2p.router.Router;
import net.i2p.router.RouterContext;
import net.i2p.router.util.RouterPasswordManager;
import net.i2p.util.Log;

//import org.eclipse.jetty.util.security.UnixCrypt;

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public class ConsolePasswordManager extends RouterPasswordManager {

private static final String PROP_MIGRATED = "routerconsole.passwordManager.migrated";
private static final String PROP_BCRYPT_MIGRATED = "routerconsole.passwordManager.bcryptMigrated";
// migrate these to hash
private static final String PROP_CONSOLE_OLD = "consolePassword";
private static final String CONSOLE_USER = "admin";
private static final String PROP_BCRYPT = ".bcrypt";
private static final int PBKDF2_ITERATIONS = 100000; // Strong iteration count
private static final int SALT_LENGTH = 32; // 256-bit salt
private static final int HASH_LENGTH = 32; // 256-bit hash
private static final String PBKDF2_ALGORITHM = "PBKDF2WithHmacSHA256";
private static final SecureRandom SECURE_RANDOM = new SecureRandom();

private final Log _log;

public ConsolePasswordManager(RouterContext ctx) {
super(ctx);
_log = ctx.logManager().getLog(ConsolePasswordManager.class);
migrateConsole();
migrateMD5ToBcrypt();
}

/**
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return hex.equals(md5Hex(subrealm, user, pw));
}

/**
* Secure password verification using PBKDF2 instead of MD5.
* This replaces the weak MD5 implementation with industry-standard password hashing.
*
* @param realm e.g. i2cp, routerconsole, etc.
* @param user null or "" for no user, already trimmed
* @param pw plain text, already trimmed
* @return if pw verified
* @since 2.0.0
*/
public boolean checkSecure(String realm, String user, String pw) {
String pfx = realm;
if (user != null && user.length() > 0)
pfx += '.' + user;
String stored = _context.getProperty(pfx + PROP_BCRYPT);
if (stored == null)
return false;
return verifyPassword(pw, stored);
}

/**
* Get all MD5 usernames and passwords. Compatible with Jetty.
* Any "null" user is NOT included..
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return _context.router().saveConfig(toAdd, toDel);
}

/**
* Migrate existing MD5 hashes to secure PBKDF2 hashes.
* This is a critical security upgrade from weak MD5 to strong password hashing.
*
* @return success or nothing to migrate
* @since 2.0.0
*/
private boolean migrateMD5ToBcrypt() {
synchronized(ConsolePasswordManager.class) {
if (_context.getBooleanProperty(PROP_BCRYPT_MIGRATED))
return true;

// For MD5 migration, we cannot recover the original password from the hash
// So we mark it as migrated and require users to reset their passwords
// This is the secure approach for upgrading from weak to strong hashing

Map<String, String> toAdd = new HashMap<String, String>(2);
toAdd.put(PROP_BCRYPT_MIGRATED, "true");

// Check if any MD5 hashes exist and warn about password reset requirement
boolean foundMD5 = false;
for (Map.Entry<String, String> e : _context.router().getConfigMap().entrySet()) {
String prop = e.getKey();
if (prop.contains(PROP_MD5)) {
foundMD5 = true;
break;
}
}

if (foundMD5) {
_log.logAlways(Log.WARN, "SECURITY UPGRADE: MD5 password hashing detected. " +
"For security, password reset is required to upgrade to secure PBKDF2 hashing. " +
"Please update your router console password.");
}

return _context.router().saveConfig(toAdd, Collections.<String>emptyList());
}
}

/**
* Generate a secure password hash using PBKDF2.
* This replaces the insecure MD5 implementation with industry-standard password hashing.
*
* @param password the password to hash
* @return base64-encoded salt:hash string, or null on error
* @since 2.0.0
*/
private String hashPasswordSecure(String password) {
try {
// Generate cryptographically secure random salt
byte[] salt = new byte[SALT_LENGTH];
SECURE_RANDOM.nextBytes(salt);

// Use PBKDF2 with strong parameters
PBEKeySpec spec = new PBEKeySpec(password.toCharArray(), salt, PBKDF2_ITERATIONS, HASH_LENGTH * 8);
SecretKeyFactory factory = SecretKeyFactory.getInstance(PBKDF2_ALGORITHM);
byte[] hash = factory.generateSecret(spec).getEncoded();

// Clear password from memory
spec.clearPassword();

// Combine salt and hash for storage: salt:hash
byte[] combined = new byte[salt.length + hash.length];
System.arraycopy(salt, 0, combined, 0, salt.length);
System.arraycopy(hash, 0, combined, salt.length, hash.length);

return Base64.encode(combined);
} catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException e) {
_log.error("PBKDF2 algorithm not available", e);
return null;
} catch (InvalidKeySpecException e) {
_log.error("Invalid key specification for password hashing", e);
return null;
}
}

/**
* Verify a password against a secure PBKDF2 hash.
*
* @param password the password to verify
* @param stored the stored base64 salt:hash string
* @return true if password matches
* @since 2.0.0
*/
private boolean verifyPassword(String password, String stored) {
try {
byte[] combined = Base64.decode(stored);
if (combined == null || combined.length != (SALT_LENGTH + HASH_LENGTH))
return false;

// Extract salt and hash
byte[] salt = new byte[SALT_LENGTH];
byte[] storedHash = new byte[HASH_LENGTH];
System.arraycopy(combined, 0, salt, 0, SALT_LENGTH);
System.arraycopy(combined, SALT_LENGTH, storedHash, 0, HASH_LENGTH);

// Hash the provided password with the stored salt
PBEKeySpec spec = new PBEKeySpec(password.toCharArray(), salt, PBKDF2_ITERATIONS, HASH_LENGTH * 8);
SecretKeyFactory factory = SecretKeyFactory.getInstance(PBKDF2_ALGORITHM);
byte[] testHash = factory.generateSecret(spec).getEncoded();

// Clear password from memory
spec.clearPassword();

// Constant-time comparison to prevent timing attacks
return constantTimeEquals(storedHash, testHash);
} catch (Exception e) {
_log.error("Error verifying password", e);
return false;
}
}

/**
* Constant-time comparison to prevent timing attacks.
*
* @param a first byte array
* @param b second byte array
* @return true if arrays are equal
* @since 2.0.0
*/
private boolean constantTimeEquals(byte[] a, byte[] b) {
if (a.length != b.length)
return false;

int result = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
result |= a[i] ^ b[i];
}
return result == 0;
}

/**
* Save a password using secure PBKDF2 hashing.
* This replaces saveMD5() for new password storage.
*
* @param realm The full realm, e.g. routerconsole.auth.i2prouter, etc.
* @param user non-null, non-empty, already trimmed
* @param pw plain text password
* @return success
* @since 2.0.0
*/
public boolean saveSecure(String realm, String user, String pw) {
String pfx = realm;
if (user != null && user.length() > 0)
pfx += '.' + user;
String hash = hashPasswordSecure(pw);
if (hash == null)
return false;
Map<String, String> toAdd = Collections.singletonMap(pfx + PROP_BCRYPT, hash);
List<String> toDel = new ArrayList<String>(5);
toDel.add(pfx + PROP_PW);
toDel.add(pfx + PROP_B64);
toDel.add(pfx + PROP_MD5);
toDel.add(pfx + PROP_CRYPT);
toDel.add(pfx + PROP_SHASH);
return _context.router().saveConfig(toAdd, toDel);
}

/****
public static void main(String args[]) {
RouterContext ctx = (new Router()).getContext();
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