Add --salt to server. If no room control salt specified, generate random 10-char string and let admin know

syncplay/client.py

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import hashlib
 import os.path
-import random
-import string
 import time
 import re
 from twisted.internet.protocol import ClientFactory
@@ -447,7 +445,8 @@ class SyncplayClient(object):
 
     @requireMinServerVersion("1.3.0")
     def createControlledRoom(self, roomName):
-        controlPassword = RoomPasswordGenerator.generate_password()
+        controlPassword = utils.RandomStringGenerator.generate_room_
+        password()
         self.ui.showMessage(u"Attempting to create controlled room '{}' with password '{}'...".format(roomName, controlPassword))
         self.lastControlPasswordAttempt = controlPassword
         self._protocol.requestControlledRoom(roomName, controlPassword)
@@ -772,20 +771,4 @@ class UiManager(object):
     def drop(self):
         self.__ui.drop()
 
-class RoomPasswordGenerator(object):
-    @staticmethod
-    def generate_password():
-        parts = (
-            RoomPasswordGenerator._get_random_letters(2),
-            RoomPasswordGenerator._get_random_numbers(3),
-            RoomPasswordGenerator._get_random_numbers(3)
-        )
-        return "{}-{}-{}".format(*parts)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_random_letters(quantity):
-        return ''.join(random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase) for _ in xrange(quantity))
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_random_numbers(quantity):
-        return ''.join(random.choice(string.digits) for _ in xrange(quantity))

syncplay/messages.py

@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ en = {
       "welcome-server-notification" : "Welcome to Syncplay server, ver. {0}",  # version
       "client-connected-room-server-notification" : "{0}({2}) connected to room '{1}'",  # username, host, room
       "client-left-server-notification" : "{0} left server",  # name
+      "no-salt-notification" : "PLEASE NOTE: To allow room control passwords generated by this server instance to still work when the server is restarted, please add the following command line argument when running the Syncplay server in the future: --salt {}", #Salt
 
 
       # Server arguments
@@ -262,11 +263,10 @@ en = {
       "server-port-argument" : 'server TCP port',
       "server-password-argument" : 'server password',
       "server-isolate-room-argument" : 'should rooms be isolated?',
+      "server-salt-argument" : "random string used to generate controlled room passwords",
       "server-motd-argument": "path to file from which motd will be fetched",
       "server-messed-up-motd-unescaped-placeholders": "Message of the Day has unescaped placeholders. All $ signs should be doubled ($$).",
       "server-messed-up-motd-too-long": "Message of the Day is too long - maximum of {} chars, {} given.",
-      "server-irc-verbose": "Should server actively report changes in rooms",
-      "server-irc-config": "Path to irc bot config files",
 
       # Server errors
       "unknown-command-server-error" : "Unknown command {}",  # message

syncplay/server.py

@@ -11,16 +11,18 @@ import codecs
 import os
 from string import Template
 import argparse
-from syncplay.utils import RoomPasswordProvider, NotControlledRoom
+from syncplay.utils import RoomPasswordProvider, NotControlledRoom, RandomStringGenerator
 
 class SyncFactory(Factory):
-    def __init__(self, password='', motdFilePath=None, isolateRooms=False):
+    def __init__(self, password='', motdFilePath=None, isolateRooms=False, salt=None):
         print getMessage("welcome-server-notification").format(syncplay.version)
         if password:
             password = hashlib.md5(password).hexdigest()
         self.password = password
-        # TODO: Make salt come from more reasonable place
+        if salt is None:
-        self._salt = str(random.random())
+            salt = RandomStringGenerator.generate_server_salt()
+            print getMessage("no-salt-notification").format(salt)
+        self._salt = salt
         self._motdFilePath = motdFilePath
         if not isolateRooms:
             self._roomManager = RoomManager()
@@ -420,4 +422,5 @@ class ConfigurationGetter(object):
         self._argparser.add_argument('--port', metavar='port', type=str, nargs='?', help=getMessage("server-port-argument"))
         self._argparser.add_argument('--password', metavar='password', type=str, nargs='?', help=getMessage("server-password-argument"))
         self._argparser.add_argument('--isolate-rooms', action='store_true', help=getMessage("server-isolate-room-argument"))
+        self._argparser.add_argument('--salt', metavar='salt', type=str, nargs='?', help=getMessage("server-salt-argument"))
         self._argparser.add_argument('--motd-file', metavar='file', type=str, nargs='?', help=getMessage("server-motd-argument"))

syncplay/utils.py

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import sys
 import os
 import itertools
 import hashlib
+import random
+import string
 
 def retry(ExceptionToCheck, tries=4, delay=3, backoff=2, logger=None):
     """Retry calling the decorated function using an exponential backoff.
@@ -241,5 +243,30 @@ class RoomPasswordProvider(object):
         provisionalHash = hashlib.sha256(roomName + salt).hexdigest()
         return hashlib.sha1(provisionalHash + salt + password).hexdigest()[:12].upper()
 
+class RandomStringGenerator(object):
+    @staticmethod
+    def generate_room_password():
+        parts = (
+            RandomStringGenerator._get_random_letters(2),
+            RandomStringGenerator._get_random_numbers(3),
+            RandomStringGenerator._get_random_numbers(3)
+        )
+        return "{}-{}-{}".format(*parts)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def generate_server_salt():
+        parts = (
+            RandomStringGenerator._get_random_letters(10),
+        )
+        return "{}".format(*parts)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_random_letters(quantity):
+        return ''.join(random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase) for _ in xrange(quantity))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_random_numbers(quantity):
+        return ''.join(random.choice(string.digits) for _ in xrange(quantity))
+
 class NotControlledRoom(Exception):
     pass

syncplayServer.py

@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     argsGetter = ConfigurationGetter()
     args = argsGetter.getConfiguration()
 
-    reactor.listenTCP(int(args.port), SyncFactory(args.password, args.motd_file, args.isolate_rooms))
+    reactor.listenTCP(int(args.port), SyncFactory(args.password, args.motd_file, args.isolate_rooms, args.salt))
     reactor.run()