proxy client: always resubscribe on connectivity change

Track subscribe/permanent-put expiration with std::chrono::system_clock
(wall clock) instead of steady_clock in both the proxy client and server,
so persisted expirations survive restarts and map directly to epoch time.

- DhtProxyServer::clock is now system_clock; expireTimer/expireNotifyTimer
  use asio::system_timer.
- DhtProxyClient::refreshSubscriberTimer uses asio::system_timer and
  system_clock::now() for subscriber refresh.

.github/workflows/ccpp.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ env:
   UBUNTU_FULL_DEPS: "libncurses5-dev libreadline-dev nettle-dev libasio-dev libgnutls28-dev libuv1-dev python3-pip python3-dev python3-setuptools libcppunit-dev libjsoncpp-dev libfmt-dev libmsgpack-dev libargon2-dev"
   UBUNTU_MESON_DEPS: "ninja-build libncurses5-dev libreadline-dev nettle-dev libasio-dev libgnutls28-dev libuv1-dev python3-dev python3-setuptools python3-pip libcppunit-dev libjsoncpp-dev libfmt-dev libmsgpack-dev libargon2-dev"
   UBUNTU_MINIMAL_DEPS: "libncurses5-dev libreadline-dev nettle-dev libfmt-dev libgnutls28-dev libcppunit-dev libmsgpack-dev libargon2-dev"
-  DEBIAN12_DEPS: "git libtool pkg-config wget cmake libncurses5-dev libreadline-dev nettle-dev libasio-dev libgnutls28-dev libuv1-dev python3-pip python3-dev python3-setuptools libcppunit-dev libjsoncpp-dev libfmt-dev libmsgpack-dev libargon2-dev"
+  DEBIAN13_DEPS: "git libtool pkg-config wget cmake libncurses5-dev libreadline-dev nettle-dev libasio-dev libgnutls28-dev libuv1-dev python3-pip python3-dev python3-setuptools libcppunit-dev libjsoncpp-dev libfmt-dev libmsgpack-dev libargon2-dev"
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Unit tests
         run: ctest --output-on-failure --test-dir build
 
-  build-debian12:
-    name: Debian 12/GCC build
+  build-debian13:
+    name: Debian 13/GCC build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     container:
-      image: debian:12
+      image: debian:13
       volumes:
         - .:/workspace
       options: --workdir /workspace
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: |
           apt-get update
-          apt-get install -y $DEBIAN12_DEPS
+          apt-get install -y $DEBIAN13_DEPS
 
       - name: Build llhttp dependency
         run: |

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if(POLICY CMP0167)
 endif()
 
 set (opendht_VERSION_MAJOR 4)
-set (opendht_VERSION_MINOR 2.0)
+set (opendht_VERSION_MINOR 3.0)
 set (opendht_VERSION ${opendht_VERSION_MAJOR}.${opendht_VERSION_MINOR})
 set (PACKAGE_VERSION ${opendht_VERSION})
 set (VERSION "${opendht_VERSION}")

include/opendht/crypto.h

@@ -204,7 +204,13 @@ struct OPENDHT_PUBLIC PrivateKey
      * @param algo : the public key algorithm to use, GNUTLS_PK_RSA or GNUTLS_PK_RSA_OAEP
      */
     static PrivateKey generate(unsigned key_length = 4096, gnutls_pk_algorithm_t algo = GNUTLS_PK_RSA);
-    static PrivateKey generateEC();
+
+    /**
+     * Generate a new EC key pair
+     * @param curve : the elliptic curve to use. If GNUTLS_ECC_CURVE_INVALID is provided, the default curve will be used
+     * (currently GNUTLS_ECC_CURVE_SECP384R1).
+     */
+    static PrivateKey generateEC(gnutls_ecc_curve_t curve = GNUTLS_ECC_CURVE_INVALID);
 
     gnutls_privkey_t key {};
     gnutls_x509_privkey_t x509_key {};
@@ -272,7 +278,8 @@ public:
      * and incremented on subsequent ones.
      */
     void sign(const PrivateKey&, const Certificate&, duration validity_period = {}, uint64_t number = 0);
-    void sign(const Identity& id, duration validity_period = {}, uint64_t number = 0) {
+    void sign(const Identity& id, duration validity_period = {}, uint64_t number = 0)
+    {
         sign(*id.first, *id.second, validity_period, number);
     }
 

include/opendht/dht_proxy_server.h

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public:
 
     asio::io_context& io_context() const;
 
-    using clock = std::chrono::steady_clock;
+    using clock = std::chrono::system_clock;
     using time_point = clock::time_point;
 
     struct PushStats
@@ -405,8 +405,8 @@ private:
         std::string pushToken;
         std::string clientId;
         std::shared_ptr<PushSessionContext> sessionCtx;
-        std::unique_ptr<asio::steady_timer> expireTimer;
-        std::unique_ptr<asio::steady_timer> expireNotifyTimer;
+        std::unique_ptr<asio::system_timer> expireTimer;
+        std::unique_ptr<asio::system_timer> expireNotifyTimer;
         Sp<Value> value;
         PushType type;
         std::string topic;
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ private:
             p.pack("value");
             p.pack(value);
             p.pack("exp");
-            p.pack(to_time_t(expiration));
+            p.pack(std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(expiration));
             if (not clientId.empty()) {
                 p.pack("cid");
                 p.pack(clientId);
@@ -464,8 +464,8 @@ private:
         std::string clientId;
         std::shared_ptr<PushSessionContext> sessionCtx;
         std::future<size_t> internalToken;
-        std::unique_ptr<asio::steady_timer> expireTimer;
-        std::unique_ptr<asio::steady_timer> expireNotifyTimer;
+        std::unique_ptr<asio::system_timer> expireTimer;
+        std::unique_ptr<asio::system_timer> expireNotifyTimer;
         PushType type;
         std::string topic;
 
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ private:
             p.pack("cid");
             p.pack(clientId);
             p.pack("exp");
-            p.pack(to_time_t(expiration));
+            p.pack(std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(expiration));
             if (sessionCtx) {
                 std::lock_guard l(sessionCtx->lock);
                 p.pack("sid");

include/opendht/proxy.h

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace dht {
 namespace proxy {
 
 constexpr const std::chrono::hours OP_TIMEOUT {24}; // one day
-constexpr const std::chrono::hours OP_MARGIN {2};   // two hours
+constexpr const std::chrono::hours OP_MARGIN {8};   // eight hours
 
 using ListenToken = uint64_t;
 

include/opendht/utils.h

@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ using system_clock = std::chrono::system_clock;
 using time_point = clock::time_point;
 using duration = clock::duration;
 
+OPENDHT_PUBLIC time_point from_system_time(system_clock::time_point t,
+                                           time_point steady_now,
+                                           system_clock::time_point system_now);
+OPENDHT_PUBLIC time_point from_system_time(system_clock::time_point t);
+OPENDHT_PUBLIC system_clock::time_point to_system_time(time_point t,
+                                                       time_point steady_now,
+                                                       system_clock::time_point system_now);
+OPENDHT_PUBLIC system_clock::time_point to_system_time(time_point t);
 OPENDHT_PUBLIC time_point from_time_t(std::time_t t);
 OPENDHT_PUBLIC std::time_t to_time_t(time_point t);
 

meson.build

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ project(
     'cython',
     license: 'MIT',
     license_files: 'LICENSE',
-    version: '4.2.0',
+    version: '4.3.0',
     meson_version: '>=1.1.0',
     default_options: ['cpp_std=c++20', 'warning_level=3'],
 )

src/crypto.cpp

@@ -1294,14 +1294,16 @@ PrivateKey::generate(unsigned key_length, gnutls_pk_algorithm_t algo)
 }
 
 PrivateKey
-PrivateKey::generateEC()
+PrivateKey::generateEC(gnutls_ecc_curve_t curve)
 {
     gnutls_x509_privkey_t key;
     if (gnutls_x509_privkey_init(&key) != GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS)
         throw CryptoException("Unable to initialize private key.");
     int err = gnutls_x509_privkey_generate(key,
                                            GNUTLS_PK_EC,
-                                           gnutls_sec_param_to_pk_bits(GNUTLS_PK_EC, GNUTLS_SEC_PARAM_ULTRA),
+                                           curve == GNUTLS_ECC_CURVE_INVALID
+                                               ? gnutls_sec_param_to_pk_bits(GNUTLS_PK_EC, GNUTLS_SEC_PARAM_ULTRA)
+                                               : GNUTLS_CURVE_TO_BITS(curve),
                                            0);
     if (err != GNUTLS_E_SUCCESS) {
         gnutls_x509_privkey_deinit(key);

src/dht.cpp

@@ -2363,6 +2363,9 @@ Dht::confirmNodes()
 std::vector<ValuesExport>
 Dht::exportValues() const
 {
+    const auto& now = scheduler.time();
+    const auto system_now = system_clock::now();
+
     std::vector<ValuesExport> e {};
     e.reserve(store.size());
     for (const auto& h : store) {
@@ -2375,7 +2378,7 @@ Dht::exportValues() const
         pk.pack_array(vals.size());
         for (const auto& v : vals) {
             pk.pack_array(4);
-            pk.pack(v.created.time_since_epoch().count());
+            pk.pack(to_system_time(v.created, now, system_now));
             v.data->msgpack_pack(pk);
             if (const auto& store_addr = v.store_bucket ? v.store_bucket->getAddr() : SockAddr {}) {
                 pk.pack_bin(store_addr.getLength());
@@ -2383,7 +2386,7 @@ Dht::exportValues() const
             } else {
                 pk.pack_bin(0);
             }
-            pk.pack(v.expiration.time_since_epoch().count());
+            pk.pack(to_system_time(v.expiration, now, system_now));
         }
         ve.second = {buffer.data(), buffer.data() + buffer.size()};
         e.push_back(std::move(ve));
@@ -2395,6 +2398,7 @@ void
 Dht::importValues(const std::vector<ValuesExport>& import)
 {
     const auto& now = scheduler.time();
+    const auto system_now = system_clock::now();
 
     unsigned imported = 0, ignored = 0;
     size_t imported_size = 0;
@@ -2419,8 +2423,15 @@ Dht::importValues(const std::vector<ValuesExport>& import)
                 Value tmp_val;
                 SockAddr store_addr;
                 try {
-                    val_time = time_point {
-                        time_point::duration {valel.via.array.ptr[0].as<time_point::duration::rep>()}};
+                    const bool uses_system_time = valel.via.array.ptr[0].type == msgpack::type::EXT;
+                    if (uses_system_time) {
+                        val_time = from_system_time(valel.via.array.ptr[0].as<system_clock::time_point>(),
+                                                    now,
+                                                    system_now);
+                    } else {
+                        val_time = time_point {
+                            time_point::duration {valel.via.array.ptr[0].as<time_point::duration::rep>()}};
+                    }
                     tmp_val.msgpack_unpack(valel.via.array.ptr[1]);
                     if (valel.via.array.size >= 3) {
                         auto addr_blob = valel.via.array.ptr[2].as<Blob>();
@@ -2430,8 +2441,14 @@ Dht::importValues(const std::vector<ValuesExport>& import)
                         }
                     }
                     if (valel.via.array.size >= 4) {
-                        expiration = time_point {
-                            time_point::duration {valel.via.array.ptr[3].as<time_point::duration::rep>()}};
+                        if (uses_system_time) {
+                            expiration = from_system_time(valel.via.array.ptr[3].as<system_clock::time_point>(),
+                                                          now,
+                                                          system_now);
+                        } else {
+                            expiration = time_point {
+                                time_point::duration {valel.via.array.ptr[3].as<time_point::duration::rep>()}};
+                        }
                     }
                 } catch (const std::exception&) {
                     if (logger_)

src/dht_proxy_client.cpp

@@ -34,20 +34,20 @@ struct DhtProxyClient::Listener
     Sp<OperationState> opstate;
     std::shared_ptr<http::Request> request;
 #ifdef OPENDHT_PUSH_NOTIFICATIONS
-    std::unique_ptr<asio::steady_timer> refreshSubscriberTimer;
+    std::unique_ptr<asio::system_timer> refreshSubscriberTimer;
 #endif
 };
 
 struct PermanentPut
 {
-    PermanentPut(const Sp<Value>& v, std::unique_ptr<asio::steady_timer>&& j, const Sp<std::atomic_bool>& o)
+    PermanentPut(const Sp<Value>& v, std::unique_ptr<asio::system_timer>&& j, const Sp<std::atomic_bool>& o)
         : value(v)
         , refreshPutTimer(std::move(j))
         , ok(o)
     {}
 
     Sp<Value> value;
-    std::unique_ptr<asio::steady_timer> refreshPutTimer;
+    std::unique_ptr<asio::system_timer> refreshPutTimer;
     Sp<std::atomic_bool> ok;
 };
 
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ DhtProxyClient::put(const InfoHash& key, Sp<Value> val, DoneCallback cb, time_po
         auto& search = searches_[key];
         if (val->id) {
             auto id = val->id;
-            auto refreshPutTimer = std::make_unique<asio::steady_timer>(httpContext_,
+            auto refreshPutTimer = std::make_unique<asio::system_timer>(httpContext_,
                                                                         proxy::OP_TIMEOUT - proxy::OP_MARGIN);
             refreshPutTimer->async_wait(
                 std::bind(&DhtProxyClient::handleRefreshPut, this, std::placeholders::_1, key, id));
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ DhtProxyClient::doPut(const InfoHash& key, Sp<Value> val, DoneCallbackSimple cb,
                             auto it = search.pendingPuts.find(val);
                             if (it != search.pendingPuts.end()) {
                                 auto sok = std::make_shared<std::atomic_bool>(ok);
-                                auto refreshPutTimer = std::make_unique<asio::steady_timer>(httpContext_,
+                                auto refreshPutTimer = std::make_unique<asio::system_timer>(httpContext_,
                                                                                             proxy::OP_TIMEOUT
                                                                                                 - proxy::OP_MARGIN);
                                 refreshPutTimer->async_wait(
@@ -891,8 +891,8 @@ DhtProxyClient::listen(const InfoHash& key, ValueCallback cb, Value::Filter filt
                  * (if the proxy crash for any reason)
                  */
                 if (!l->second.refreshSubscriberTimer)
-                    l->second.refreshSubscriberTimer = std::make_unique<asio::steady_timer>(httpContext_);
-                l->second.refreshSubscriberTimer->expires_at(std::chrono::steady_clock::now() + proxy::OP_TIMEOUT
+                    l->second.refreshSubscriberTimer = std::make_unique<asio::system_timer>(httpContext_);
+                l->second.refreshSubscriberTimer->expires_at(std::chrono::system_clock::now() + proxy::OP_TIMEOUT
                                                              - proxy::OP_MARGIN);
                 l->second.refreshSubscriberTimer->async_wait(
                     std::bind(&DhtProxyClient::handleResubscribe, this, std::placeholders::_1, key, token, opstate));
@@ -1192,9 +1192,9 @@ DhtProxyClient::restartListeners(const asio::error_code& ec)
         for (auto& put : search.second.puts) {
             doPut(key, put.second.value, [ok = put.second.ok](bool result) { *ok = result; }, time_point::max(), true);
             if (!put.second.refreshPutTimer) {
-                put.second.refreshPutTimer = std::make_unique<asio::steady_timer>(httpContext_);
+                put.second.refreshPutTimer = std::make_unique<asio::system_timer>(httpContext_);
             }
-            put.second.refreshPutTimer->expires_at(std::chrono::steady_clock::now() + proxy::OP_TIMEOUT
+            put.second.refreshPutTimer->expires_at(std::chrono::system_clock::now() + proxy::OP_TIMEOUT
                                                    - proxy::OP_MARGIN);
             put.second.refreshPutTimer->async_wait(
                 std::bind(&DhtProxyClient::handleRefreshPut, this, std::placeholders::_1, key, put.first));
@@ -1210,8 +1210,7 @@ DhtProxyClient::restartListeners(const asio::error_code& ec)
         // Connectivity changed, refresh all subscribe
         for (auto& search : searches_)
             for (auto& listener : search.second.listeners)
-                if (!listener.second.opstate->ok)
-                    resubscribe(search.first, listener.first, listener.second);
+                resubscribe(search.first, listener.first, listener.second);
         return;
     }
     if (logger_)
@@ -1275,10 +1274,10 @@ DhtProxyClient::pushNotificationReceived([[maybe_unused]] const std::map<std::st
                 auto vid = std::stoull(vidIt->second);
                 auto& put = search.puts.at(vid);
                 if (!put.refreshPutTimer)
-                    put.refreshPutTimer = std::make_unique<asio::steady_timer>(httpContext_,
-                                                                               std::chrono::steady_clock::now());
+                    put.refreshPutTimer = std::make_unique<asio::system_timer>(httpContext_,
+                                                                               std::chrono::system_clock::now());
                 else
-                    put.refreshPutTimer->expires_at(std::chrono::steady_clock::now());
+                    put.refreshPutTimer->expires_at(std::chrono::system_clock::now());
                 put.refreshPutTimer->async_wait(
                     std::bind(&DhtProxyClient::handleRefreshPut, this, std::placeholders::_1, key, vid));
                 ret = PushNotificationResult::PutRefresh;
@@ -1290,12 +1289,12 @@ DhtProxyClient::pushNotificationReceived([[maybe_unused]] const std::map<std::st
                                                : PushNotificationResult::ListenRefresh;
             }
         } else {
-            auto key = InfoHash(notification.at("key"));
             system_clock::time_point sendTime = system_clock::time_point::min();
             try {
                 sendTime = system_clock::time_point(std::chrono::milliseconds(std::stoull(notification.at("t"))));
             } catch (...) {
             }
+            auto key = InfoHash(notification.at("key"));
             auto& search = searches_.at(key);
             auto expired = notification.find("exp");
             for (auto& list : search.listeners) {
@@ -1378,9 +1377,9 @@ DhtProxyClient::resubscribe([[maybe_unused]] const InfoHash& key,
     header.method(restinio::http_method_subscribe());
     header.request_target("/key/" + key.toString());
     if (!listener.refreshSubscriberTimer) {
-        listener.refreshSubscriberTimer = std::make_unique<asio::steady_timer>(httpContext_);
+        listener.refreshSubscriberTimer = std::make_unique<asio::system_timer>(httpContext_);
     }
-    listener.refreshSubscriberTimer->expires_at(std::chrono::steady_clock::now() + proxy::OP_TIMEOUT - proxy::OP_MARGIN);
+    listener.refreshSubscriberTimer->expires_at(std::chrono::system_clock::now() + proxy::OP_TIMEOUT - proxy::OP_MARGIN);
     listener.refreshSubscriberTimer->async_wait(
         std::bind(&DhtProxyClient::handleResubscribe, this, std::placeholders::_1, key, token, opstate));
     auto vcb = listener.cb;

src/dht_proxy_server.cpp

@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ DhtProxyServer::ServerStats::toJson() const
     result["putCount"] = static_cast<Json::UInt64>(putCount);
     result["totalPermanentPuts"] = static_cast<Json::UInt64>(totalPermanentPuts);
     result["pushListenersCount"] = static_cast<Json::UInt64>(pushListenersCount);
-    result["serverStartTime"] = static_cast<Json::LargestInt>(to_time_t(serverStartTime));
-    result["lastUpdated"] = static_cast<Json::LargestInt>(to_time_t(lastUpdated));
+    result["serverStartTime"] = static_cast<Json::LargestInt>(std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(serverStartTime));
+    result["lastUpdated"] = static_cast<Json::LargestInt>(std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(lastUpdated));
     result["androidPush"] = androidPush.toJson();
     result["iosPush"] = iosPush.toJson();
     result["unifiedPush"] = unifiedPush.toJson();
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ DhtProxyServer::PermanentPut::msgpack_unpack(const msgpack::object& o)
         clientId = cid->as<std::string>();
     }
     if (auto exp = findMapValue(o, "exp"sv)) {
-        expiration = from_time_t(exp->as<time_t>());
+        expiration = std::chrono::system_clock::from_time_t(exp->as<time_t>());
     }
     if (auto token = findMapValue(o, "token"sv)) {
         pushToken = token->as<std::string>();
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ DhtProxyServer::Listener::msgpack_unpack(const msgpack::object& o)
         clientId = cid->as<std::string>();
     }
     if (auto exp = findMapValue(o, "exp"sv)) {
-        expiration = from_time_t(exp->as<time_t>());
+        expiration = std::chrono::system_clock::from_time_t(exp->as<time_t>());
     }
     if (auto sid = findMapValue(o, "sid"sv)) {
         if (not sessionCtx)
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ DhtProxyServer::loadState(Is& is, size_t size)
                     logger_->debug("[proxy:server] Loading {} persistent puts", puts_.size());
                 for (auto& put : puts_) {
                     for (auto& pput : put.second.puts) {
-                        pput.second.expireTimer = std::make_unique<asio::steady_timer>(io_context(),
+                        pput.second.expireTimer = std::make_unique<asio::system_timer>(io_context(),
                                                                                        pput.second.expiration);
                         pput.second.expireTimer->async_wait(std::bind(&DhtProxyServer::handleCancelPermamentPut,
                                                                       this,
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ DhtProxyServer::loadState(Is& is, size_t size)
                                 }
                                 return json;
                             };
-                            pput.second.expireNotifyTimer = std::make_unique<asio::steady_timer>(io_context(),
+                            pput.second.expireNotifyTimer = std::make_unique<asio::system_timer>(io_context(),
                                                                                                  pput.second.expiration
                                                                                                      - proxy::OP_MARGIN);
                             pput.second.expireNotifyTimer->async_wait(
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ DhtProxyServer::loadState(Is& is, size_t size)
                                           pput.second.topic));
                         }
 #endif
-                        dht_->put(put.first, pput.second.value, DoneCallbackSimple {}, time_point::max(), true);
+                        dht_->put(put.first, pput.second.value, DoneCallbackSimple {}, dht::time_point::max(), true);
                     }
                 }
             } else {
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ DhtProxyServer::loadState(Is& is, size_t size)
                                                                                  expired);
                                                });
                             // expire notify
-                            listener.expireNotifyTimer = std::make_unique<asio::steady_timer>(io_context(),
+                            listener.expireNotifyTimer = std::make_unique<asio::system_timer>(io_context(),
                                                                                               listener.expiration
                                                                                                   - proxy::OP_MARGIN);
                             auto jsonProvider = [infoHash = listeners.first.toString(),
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ DhtProxyServer::loadState(Is& is, size_t size)
                                           listener.type,
                                           listener.topic));
                             // cancel push listen
-                            listener.expireTimer = std::make_unique<asio::steady_timer>(io_context(),
+                            listener.expireTimer = std::make_unique<asio::system_timer>(io_context(),
                                                                                         listener.expiration);
                             listener.expireTimer->async_wait(std::bind(&DhtProxyServer::handleCancelPushListen,
                                                                        this,
@@ -907,6 +907,7 @@ DhtProxyServer::subscribe(restinio::request_handle_t request, restinio::router::
         Json::Value r;
         auto* char_data = reinterpret_cast<const char*>(request->body().data());
         auto reader = std::unique_ptr<Json::CharReader>(jsonReaderBuilder_.newCharReader());
+
         if (!reader->parse(char_data, char_data + request->body().size(), &r, &err)) {
             auto response = initHttpResponse(request->create_response(restinio::status_bad_request()));
             response.set_body(RESP_MSG_JSON_INCORRECT);
@@ -951,14 +952,14 @@ DhtProxyServer::subscribe(restinio::request_handle_t request, restinio::router::
         auto& listener = *listIt;
 
         // Expiration
-        auto timeout = std::chrono::steady_clock::now() + proxy::OP_TIMEOUT;
+        auto timeout = clock::now() + proxy::OP_TIMEOUT;
         listener.expiration = timeout;
         listener.type = type;
         listener.topic = topic;
         if (listener.expireNotifyTimer)
             listener.expireNotifyTimer->expires_at(timeout - proxy::OP_MARGIN);
         else
-            listener.expireNotifyTimer = std::make_unique<asio::steady_timer>(io_context(), timeout - proxy::OP_MARGIN);
+            listener.expireNotifyTimer = std::make_unique<asio::system_timer>(io_context(), timeout - proxy::OP_MARGIN);
         auto jsonProvider = [h = infoHash.toString(), clientId, sessionCtx = listener.sessionCtx]() {
             Json::Value json;
             json["timeout"] = h;
@@ -975,7 +976,7 @@ DhtProxyServer::subscribe(restinio::request_handle_t request, restinio::router::
                                                          listener.type,
                                                          listener.topic));
         if (!listener.expireTimer)
-            listener.expireTimer = std::make_unique<asio::steady_timer>(io_context(), timeout);
+            listener.expireTimer = std::make_unique<asio::system_timer>(io_context(), timeout);
         else
             listener.expireTimer->expires_at(timeout);
         listener.expireTimer->async_wait(std::bind(&DhtProxyServer::handleCancelPushListen,
@@ -1405,7 +1406,7 @@ DhtProxyServer::put(restinio::request_handle_t request, restinio::router::route_
                     topic = pVal["topic"].asString();
                 }
                 std::lock_guard lock(lockSearchPuts_);
-                auto timeout = std::chrono::steady_clock::now() + proxy::OP_TIMEOUT;
+                auto timeout = clock::now() + proxy::OP_TIMEOUT;
                 auto& sPuts = puts_[infoHash];
                 if (value->id == Value::INVALID_ID) {
                     for (auto& pp : sPuts.puts) {
@@ -1439,7 +1440,7 @@ DhtProxyServer::put(restinio::request_handle_t request, restinio::router::route_
                 pput.expiration = timeout;
                 if (not pput.expireTimer) {
                     // cancel permanent put
-                    pput.expireTimer = std::make_unique<asio::steady_timer>(io_context(), timeout);
+                    pput.expireTimer = std::make_unique<asio::system_timer>(io_context(), timeout);
 #ifdef OPENDHT_PUSH_NOTIFICATIONS
                     if (not pushToken.empty()) {
                         pput.pushToken = pushToken;
@@ -1478,7 +1479,7 @@ DhtProxyServer::put(restinio::request_handle_t request, restinio::router::route_
                         return json;
                     };
                     if (!pput.expireNotifyTimer)
-                        pput.expireNotifyTimer = std::make_unique<asio::steady_timer>(io_context(),
+                        pput.expireNotifyTimer = std::make_unique<asio::system_timer>(io_context(),
                                                                                       timeout - proxy::OP_MARGIN);
                     else
                         pput.expireNotifyTimer->expires_at(timeout - proxy::OP_MARGIN);
@@ -1507,7 +1508,7 @@ DhtProxyServer::put(restinio::request_handle_t request, restinio::router::route_
                         response.done();
                     }
                 },
-                time_point::max(),
+                dht::time_point::max(),
                 permanent);
             return restinio::request_handling_status_t::accepted;
         } else {

src/dhtrunner.cpp

@@ -554,8 +554,14 @@ DhtRunner::registerInsecureType(const ValueType& type)
 void
 DhtRunner::importValues(const std::vector<ValuesExport>& values)
 {
-    std::lock_guard lck(dht_mtx);
-    dht_->importValues(values);
+    {
+        std::lock_guard lck(dht_mtx);
+        dht_->importValues(values);
+    }
+    // Recompute the runner wakeup after import schedules value expirations.
+    std::lock_guard lck(storage_mtx);
+    pending_ops_prio.emplace([](SecureDht&) {});
+    cv.notify_all();
 }
 
 unsigned

src/http.cpp

@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ issuer_from_chain(STACK_OF(X509) * fullchain)
     if ((issuer_name = X509_get_issuer_name(cert)) == nullptr)
         return nullptr;
 
-    issuer = X509_find_by_subject(fullchain, issuer_name);
+    issuer = X509_find_by_subject(fullchain, const_cast<X509_NAME*>(issuer_name));
     return issuer;
 }
 

src/utils.cpp

@@ -238,28 +238,67 @@ operator==(const SockAddr& a, const SockAddr& b)
     return a.equals(b);
 }
 
+time_point
+from_system_time(system_clock::time_point t, time_point steady_now, system_clock::time_point system_now)
+{
+    if (t == system_clock::time_point::min())
+        return time_point::min();
+    if (t == system_clock::time_point::max())
+        return time_point::max();
+    // Saturate before the cast: the steady clock duration may hold a narrower range than the system one.
+    constexpr auto max_dt = std::chrono::duration_cast<system_clock::duration>(duration::max());
+    constexpr auto min_dt = std::chrono::duration_cast<system_clock::duration>(duration::min());
+    auto system_dt = t - system_now;
+    if (system_dt >= max_dt)
+        return time_point::max();
+    if (system_dt <= min_dt)
+        return time_point::min();
+    auto dt = std::chrono::duration_cast<duration>(system_dt);
+    if (dt > duration(0) and steady_now > time_point::max() - dt)
+        return time_point::max();
+    else if (dt < duration(0) and steady_now < time_point::min() - dt)
+        return time_point::min();
+    return steady_now + dt;
+}
+
+time_point
+from_system_time(system_clock::time_point t)
+{
+    return from_system_time(t, clock::now(), system_clock::now());
+}
+
+system_clock::time_point
+to_system_time(time_point t, time_point steady_now, system_clock::time_point system_now)
+{
+    if (t == time_point::min())
+        return system_clock::time_point::min();
+    if (t == time_point::max())
+        return system_clock::time_point::max();
+    // Cast first: mixing clock durations of different periods would overflow the bound computations below.
+    auto dt = std::chrono::duration_cast<system_clock::duration>(t - steady_now);
+    if (dt > system_clock::duration(0) and system_now >= system_clock::time_point::max() - dt)
+        return system_clock::time_point::max();
+    else if (dt < system_clock::duration(0) and system_now <= system_clock::time_point::min() - dt)
+        return system_clock::time_point::min();
+    return system_now + dt;
+}
+
+system_clock::time_point
+to_system_time(time_point t)
+{
+    return to_system_time(t, clock::now(), system_clock::now());
+}
+
 time_point
 from_time_t(std::time_t t)
 {
-    auto dt = system_clock::from_time_t(t) - system_clock::now();
-    auto now = clock::now();
-    if (dt > system_clock::duration(0) and now > time_point::max() - dt)
-        return time_point::max();
-    else if (dt < system_clock::duration(0) and now < time_point::min() - dt)
-        return time_point::min();
-    return now + dt;
+    return from_system_time(system_clock::from_time_t(t));
 }
 
 std::time_t
 to_time_t(time_point t)
 {
-    auto dt = t - clock::now();
-    auto now = system_clock::now();
-    if (dt > duration(0) and now >= system_clock::time_point::max() - dt)
-        return system_clock::to_time_t(system_clock::time_point::max());
-    else if (dt < duration(0) and now <= system_clock::time_point::min() - dt)
-        return system_clock::to_time_t(system_clock::time_point::min());
-    return system_clock::to_time_t(now + std::chrono::duration_cast<system_clock::duration>(dt));
+    return system_clock::to_time_t(to_system_time(t));
 }
 
 Blob

tests/test_crypto.cpp

@@ -327,6 +327,16 @@ CryptoTester::testCertificateSerialNumber()
     }
 }
 
+void
+CryptoTester::testEcKeyCurve()
+{
+    auto key = dht::crypto::PrivateKey::generateEC(GNUTLS_ECC_CURVE_SECP256R1);
+    unsigned int bits = 0;
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(static_cast<int>(GNUTLS_PK_EC),
+                         gnutls_x509_privkey_get_pk_algorithm2(key.x509_key, &bits));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(256u, bits);
+}
+
 void
 CryptoTester::testOcsp()
 {

tests/test_crypto.h

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class CryptoTester : public CppUnit::TestFixture
     CPPUNIT_TEST(testRevocationListPartitionedNumber);
     CPPUNIT_TEST(testCertificateRequest);
     CPPUNIT_TEST(testCertificateSerialNumber);
+    CPPUNIT_TEST(testEcKeyCurve);
     CPPUNIT_TEST(testOcsp);
     CPPUNIT_TEST(testAesEncryption);
     CPPUNIT_TEST(testAesEncryptionWithMultipleKeySizes);
@@ -68,6 +69,10 @@ public:
      * Test certificate serial number extraction
      */
     void testCertificateSerialNumber();
+    /**
+     * Test EC private key generation with an explicit curve
+     */
+    void testEcKeyCurve();
     /**
      * Test OCSP
      */

tests/test_dhtrunner.cpp

@@ -210,6 +210,42 @@ DhtRunnerTester::testImportValuesPreservesRemoteQuota()
     restored.join();
 }
 
+void
+DhtRunnerTester::testExportValuesUsesSystemTime()
+{
+    auto key = dht::InfoHash::get("export-system-time");
+    const auto created = dht::clock::now();
+    msgpack::sbuffer importBuffer;
+    msgpack::packer<msgpack::sbuffer> pk(&importBuffer);
+    pk.pack_array(1);
+    pk.pack_array(2);
+    pk.pack(created.time_since_epoch().count());
+    dht::Value {std::string("persisted")}.msgpack_pack(pk);
+    node1.importValues({
+        dht::ValuesExport {key, {importBuffer.data(), importBuffer.data() + importBuffer.size()}}
+    });
+
+    auto exported = node1.exportValues();
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(size_t(1), exported.size());
+
+    msgpack::unpacked msg;
+    msgpack::unpack(msg, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(exported.front().second.data()), exported.front().second.size());
+    const auto values = msg.get();
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(values.type == msgpack::type::ARRAY);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(uint32_t(1), values.via.array.size);
+    const auto& persistedValue = values.via.array.ptr[0];
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(uint32_t(4), persistedValue.via.array.size);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(persistedValue.via.array.ptr[0].type == msgpack::type::EXT);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(persistedValue.via.array.ptr[3].type == msgpack::type::EXT);
+
+    const auto persistedCreated = persistedValue.via.array.ptr[0].as<std::chrono::system_clock::time_point>();
+    const auto persistedExpiration = persistedValue.via.array.ptr[3].as<std::chrono::system_clock::time_point>();
+    const auto delta = std::chrono::system_clock::now() - persistedCreated;
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(delta >= std::chrono::system_clock::duration::zero());
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(delta < 5s);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(persistedExpiration > persistedCreated);
+}
+
 void
 DhtRunnerTester::testImportValuesPreservesStoredExpiration()
 {
@@ -267,14 +303,25 @@ DhtRunnerTester::testImportValuesPreservesStoredExpiration()
 void
 DhtRunnerTester::testImportPermanentValueExpires()
 {
-    // Simulate importing a value that was originally stored as permanent
-    // (expiration = time_point::max()). After import the permanent flag is lost,
-    // so the value must expire within the type's normal expiration window.
-    static const dht::ValueType SHORT_TYPE {201, "Short perm", 2s};
+    static const dht::ValueType SHORT_TYPE {201, "Short perm", 500ms};
+
+    dht::DhtRunner::Config config;
+    config.dht_config.node_config.max_peer_req_per_sec = -1;
+    config.dht_config.node_config.max_req_per_sec = -1;
+    config.dht_config.node_config.max_store_size = -1;
+    config.dht_config.node_config.max_store_keys = -1;
+    dht::DhtRunner restored;
+    restored.run(0, config);
+    restored.registerInsecureType(SHORT_TYPE);
+
+    // Ensure the runner is waiting on a previously computed scheduler deadline.
+    std::promise<void> loopCompleted;
+    auto loopCompletedFuture = loopCompleted.get_future();
+    restored.getNodeInfo([&loopCompleted](auto) { loopCompleted.set_value(); });
+    getFutureValue(std::move(loopCompletedFuture));
 
     auto key = dht::InfoHash::get("import-permanent-expiration");
     auto now = dht::clock::now();
-
     msgpack::sbuffer buffer;
     msgpack::packer<msgpack::sbuffer> pk(&buffer);
     pk.pack_array(1);
@@ -282,63 +329,33 @@ DhtRunnerTester::testImportPermanentValueExpires()
     pk.pack(now.time_since_epoch().count());
     dht::Value {SHORT_TYPE.id, std::string("was-permanent")}.msgpack_pack(pk);
     pk.pack_bin(0);
-    // Permanent values are exported with time_point::max() expiration
     pk.pack(dht::clock::time_point::max().time_since_epoch().count());
 
-    dht::DhtRunner restored;
-    dht::DhtRunner::Config config;
-    config.dht_config.node_config.max_peer_req_per_sec = -1;
-    config.dht_config.node_config.max_req_per_sec = -1;
-    config.dht_config.node_config.max_store_size = -1;
-    config.dht_config.node_config.max_store_keys = -1;
-    restored.run(0, config);
-
     restored.importValues({
         dht::ValuesExport {key, {buffer.data(), buffer.data() + buffer.size()}}
     });
 
-    // Value should be present right after import
-    auto exportedBefore = restored.exportValues();
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!exportedBefore.empty());
-
-    // Wait longer than the default USER_DATA expiration (10 min) is not
-    // practical, but the type is unregistered so the default 10 min expiration
-    // applies.  Instead, register the short type so the cap uses 2 s.
-    // Re-import into a fresh node that knows the short type.
-    dht::DhtRunner restored2;
-    restored2.run(0, config);
-    restored2.registerInsecureType(SHORT_TYPE);
-    restored2.importValues({
-        dht::ValuesExport {key, {buffer.data(), buffer.data() + buffer.size()}}
-    });
-
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!restored2.exportValues().empty());
-
-    // Wait for the short expiration to pass
-    std::this_thread::sleep_for(3s);
-
-    auto restoredValues = restored2.exportValues();
-    bool found = false;
-    for (const auto& ve : restoredValues) {
-        if (ve.first == key) {
+    auto containsValue = [&] {
+        for (const auto& [exportedKey, data] : restored.exportValues()) {
+            if (exportedKey != key)
+                continue;
             msgpack::unpacked msg;
-            msgpack::unpack(msg, (const char*) ve.second.data(), ve.second.size());
+            msgpack::unpack(msg, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(data.data()), data.size());
             auto valarr = msg.get();
             CPPUNIT_ASSERT(valarr.type == msgpack::type::ARRAY);
-            // The value should have expired
-            CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(uint32_t(0), valarr.via.array.size);
-            found = true;
+            return valarr.via.array.size != 0;
         }
-    }
-    // Either the key was cleaned up entirely or it was found with 0 values
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(found || restoredValues.empty()
-                   || std::none_of(restoredValues.begin(), restoredValues.end(),
-                                   [&](const auto& ve) { return ve.first == key; }));
+        return false;
+    };
+
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(containsValue());
+    auto timeout = dht::clock::now() + 2s;
+    while (containsValue() and dht::clock::now() < timeout)
+        std::this_thread::sleep_for(10ms);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!containsValue());
 
     restored.shutdown();
     restored.join();
-    restored2.shutdown();
-    restored2.join();
 }
 
 void

tests/test_dhtrunner.h

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class DhtRunnerTester : public CppUnit::TestFixture
     CPPUNIT_TEST(testListenLotOfBytes);
     CPPUNIT_TEST(testIdOps);
     CPPUNIT_TEST(testImportValuesPreservesRemoteQuota);
+    CPPUNIT_TEST(testExportValuesUsesSystemTime);
     CPPUNIT_TEST(testImportValuesPreservesStoredExpiration);
     CPPUNIT_TEST(testImportPermanentValueExpires);
     CPPUNIT_TEST(testBootstrapSetsConnectingState);
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ public:
      */
     void testIdOps();
     void testImportValuesPreservesRemoteQuota();
+    void testExportValuesUsesSystemTime();
     void testImportValuesPreservesStoredExpiration();
     void testImportPermanentValueExpires();
     void testBootstrapSetsConnectingState();

vcpkg.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "opendht",
-  "version-string": "4.2.0",
+  "version-string": "4.3.0",
   "port-version": 1,
   "description": "OpenDHT: A lightweight C++17 Distributed Hash Table library.",
   "homepage": "https://opendht.net",