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diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 06374cc1b6..9870beecc7 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ bool fCheckpointsEnabled = DEFAULT_CHECKPOINTS_ENABLED;
size_t nCoinCacheUsage = 5000 * 300;
uint64_t nPruneTarget = 0;
bool fAlerts = DEFAULT_ALERTS;
+/* If the tip is older than this (in seconds), the node is considered to be in initial block download.
+ */
+int64_t nMaxTipAge = DEFAULT_MAX_TIP_AGE;
/** Fees smaller than this (in satoshi) are considered zero fee (for relaying, mining and transaction creation) */
CFeeRate minRelayTxFee = CFeeRate(DEFAULT_MIN_RELAY_TX_FEE);
@@ -1377,7 +1380,7 @@ bool IsInitialBlockDownload()
if (lockIBDState)
return false;
bool state = (chainActive.Height() < pindexBestHeader->nHeight - 24 * 6 ||
- pindexBestHeader->GetBlockTime() < GetTime() - chainParams.MaxTipAge());
+ pindexBestHeader->GetBlockTime() < GetTime() - nMaxTipAge);
if (!state)
lockIBDState = true;
return state;
@@ -1633,9 +1636,12 @@ bool CheckInputs(const CTransaction& tx, CValidationState &state, const CCoinsVi
// Only if ALL inputs pass do we perform expensive ECDSA signature checks.
// Helps prevent CPU exhaustion attacks.
- // Skip ECDSA signature verification when connecting blocks
- // before the last block chain checkpoint. This is safe because block merkle hashes are
- // still computed and checked, and any change will be caught at the next checkpoint.
+ // Skip ECDSA signature verification when connecting blocks before the
+ // last block chain checkpoint. Assuming the checkpoints are valid this
+ // is safe because block merkle hashes are still computed and checked,
+ // and any change will be caught at the next checkpoint. Of course, if
+ // the checkpoint is for a chain that's invalid due to false scriptSigs
+ // this optimisation would allow an invalid chain to be accepted.
if (fScriptChecks) {
for (unsigned int i = 0; i < tx.vin.size(); i++) {
const COutPoint &prevout = tx.vin[i].prevout;
@@ -4538,7 +4544,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv,
{
if (fBlocksOnly)
LogPrint("net", "transaction (%s) inv sent in violation of protocol peer=%d\n", inv.hash.ToString(), pfrom->id);
- else if (!fAlreadyHave && !fImporting && !fReindex)
+ else if (!fAlreadyHave && !fImporting && !fReindex && !IsInitialBlockDownload())
pfrom->AskFor(inv);
}