Jammy Freeze Exception

[Loïc Gomez]

Bip 0.9.3 has been released upstream.

Differences with currently schedules for release 0.9.2-1build2 are:
- new feature: SASL authentication support
- fixes for /BIP commands
- bug/compilation warning fixes

The SASL authentication support feature should have a limited impact on bip runtime stability, as the code change is quite limited too, and its code is only called during server connect phases, which happen scarcely during the daemon's life.

We believe it is important it reaches Ubuntu LTS as Libera.Chat, one of the most used network for open-source, has made mandatory authentication through SASL when connecting from a list of IP pools, including from the network of one of the most popular hosting services in France (Scaleway). It's probable they included most popular hosting services around the world in that list.

See https://libera.chat/guides/sasl#sasl-access-only-ip-ranges for more information.

The other changes are fixes and should be included.

Thank you!
Loïc Gomez

[Loïc Gomez (kotodama)]

NEWS file changes since 0.9.2:

2022-03-10 (0.9.3) "sanitize our bip and add some layers"
- Add SASL authentication support (EXTERNAL, PLAIN)
- Handle some recommended GCC flags
- fix /bip user info command

[Loïc Gomez (kotodama)]

Debian package has been built and will be released in Debian sid soon (source accepted): https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/bip
See build logs, package/dbgsyms attached.

[Loïc Gomez (kotodama)]

I've tested using that version of the code for more than 2 months without issues.

SASL authentication feature has been tested in PLAIN mode and EXTERNAL with an SSL cert fingerprint. Also, it has been tested with multiple username/password lengths, including the ones triggering the specific cases (when the base64 SASL authentication challenge is exactly of 400 chars).

[Loïc Gomez (kotodama)]

Let me know if you need more details or files.
You can find me on IRC (or Canonical Mattermost).

Thank you,
Loïc

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

In part because bip is a leaf package and because the changes seem worth while I'm approving this on behalf of the Ubuntu Release team.

[Loïc Gomez (kotodama)]

That's wonderful news, thank you Brian !

[Unit 193 (unit193)]

This bug was fixed in the package bip - 0.9.3-1
Sponsored for Loïc Gomez (kotodama)

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