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Add further documentation to Authenticate().

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Yawning Angel 2015-03-20 11:48:55 +00:00
parent d109336930
commit b19f84d674
1 changed files with 7 additions and 5 deletions
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cmd_authenticate.go
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@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ import (
) )
// Authenticate authenticates with the Tor instance using the "best" possible // Authenticate authenticates with the Tor instance using the "best" possible
// authentication method. // authentication method. The password argument is entirely optional, and will
func (c *Conn) Authenticate(passwd string) error { // only be used if the "SAFECOOKE" and "NULL" authentication methods are not
// available and "HASHEDPASSWORD" is.
func (c *Conn) Authenticate(password string) error {
if c.isAuthenticated { if c.isAuthenticated {
return nil return nil
} }
@ -123,11 +125,11 @@ func (c *Conn) Authenticate(passwd string) error {
// Despite the name HASHEDPASSWORD, the raw password is actually sent. // Despite the name HASHEDPASSWORD, the raw password is actually sent.
// According to the code, this can either be a QuotedString, or base16 // According to the code, this can either be a QuotedString, or base16
// encoded, so go with the later since it's easier to handle. // encoded, so go with the later since it's easier to handle.
if passwd == "" { if password == "" {
return newProtocolError("password auth needs a password") return newProtocolError("password auth needs a password")
} }
passwdStr := hex.EncodeToString([]byte(passwd)) passwordStr := hex.EncodeToString([]byte(password))
_, err = c.Request("%s %s", cmdAuthenticate, passwdStr) _, err = c.Request("%s %s", cmdAuthenticate, passwordStr)
c.isAuthenticated = err == nil c.isAuthenticated = err == nil
return err return err
} else { } else {