/// <summary>
/// This method sends authentification information to the distant peer and
/// start the authentification timer.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
private void StartAuthentification()
{
var nodeInfo = new NodeData {
Port = _port
};
ECSigner signer = new ECSigner();
ECSignature sig = signer.Sign(_nodeKey, nodeInfo.ToByteArray());
var nd = new Handshake
{
NodeInfo = nodeInfo,
PublicKey = ByteString.CopyFrom(_nodeKey.GetEncodedPublicKey()),
Height = CurrentHeight,
Version = GlobalConfig.ProtocolVersion,
R = ByteString.CopyFrom(sig.R),
S = ByteString.CopyFrom(sig.S)
};
byte[] packet = nd.ToByteArray();
_logger?.Trace($"Sending authentification : {{ port: {nd.NodeInfo.Port}, addr: {nd.PublicKey.ToByteArray().ToHex()} }}");
_messageWriter.EnqueueMessage(new Message {
Type = (int)MessageType.Auth, HasId = false, Length = packet.Length, Payload = packet
});
StartAuthTimer();
}