1 files changed, 54 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/random.cpp b/src/random.cpp
index 3b7f7910b0..20bab363e4 100644
--- a/src/random.cpp
+++ b/src/random.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,34 @@ static bool GetHardwareRand(unsigned char* ent32) noexcept {
     return false;
 }
 
+/** Use repeated SHA512 to strengthen the randomness in seed32, and feed into hasher. */
+static void Strengthen(const unsigned char (&seed)[32], int microseconds, CSHA512& hasher) noexcept
+{
+    CSHA512 inner_hasher;
+    inner_hasher.Write(seed, sizeof(seed));
+
+    // Hash loop
+    unsigned char buffer[64];
+    int64_t stop = GetTimeMicros() + microseconds;
+    do {
+        for (int i = 0; i < 1000; ++i) {
+            inner_hasher.Finalize(buffer);
+            inner_hasher.Reset();
+            inner_hasher.Write(buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+        }
+        // Benchmark operation and feed it into outer hasher.
+        int64_t perf = GetPerformanceCounter();
+        hasher.Write((const unsigned char*)&perf, sizeof(perf));
+    } while (GetTimeMicros() < stop);
+
+    // Produce output from inner state and feed it to outer hasher.
+    inner_hasher.Finalize(buffer);
+    hasher.Write(buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+    // Try to clean up.
+    inner_hasher.Reset();
+    memory_cleanse(buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+}
+
 static void RandAddSeedPerfmon(CSHA512& hasher)
 {
 #ifdef WIN32
@@ -436,7 +464,23 @@ static void SeedSlow(CSHA512& hasher) noexcept
     SeedTimestamp(hasher);
 }
 
-static void SeedSleep(CSHA512& hasher)
+/** Extract entropy from rng, strengthen it, and feed it into hasher. */
+static void SeedStrengthen(CSHA512& hasher, RNGState& rng) noexcept
+{
+    static std::atomic<int64_t> last_strengthen{0};
+    int64_t last_time = last_strengthen.load();
+    int64_t current_time = GetTimeMicros();
+    if (current_time > last_time + 60000000) { // Only run once a minute
+        // Generate 32 bytes of entropy from the RNG, and a copy of the entropy already in hasher.
+        unsigned char strengthen_seed[32];
+        rng.MixExtract(strengthen_seed, sizeof(strengthen_seed), CSHA512(hasher), false);
+        // Strengthen it for 10ms (100ms on first run), and feed it into hasher.
+        Strengthen(strengthen_seed, last_time == 0 ? 100000 : 10000, hasher);
+        last_strengthen = current_time;
+    }
+}
+
+static void SeedSleep(CSHA512& hasher, RNGState& rng)
 {
     // Everything that the 'fast' seeder includes
     SeedFast(hasher);
@@ -452,9 +496,12 @@ static void SeedSleep(CSHA512& hasher)
 
     // Windows performance monitor data (once every 10 minutes)
     RandAddSeedPerfmon(hasher);
+
+    // Strengthen every minute
+    SeedStrengthen(hasher, rng);
 }
 
-static void SeedStartup(CSHA512& hasher) noexcept
+static void SeedStartup(CSHA512& hasher, RNGState& rng) noexcept
 {
 #ifdef WIN32
     RAND_screen();
@@ -465,6 +512,9 @@ static void SeedStartup(CSHA512& hasher) noexcept
 
     // Windows performance monitor data.
     RandAddSeedPerfmon(hasher);
+
+    // Strengthen
+    SeedStrengthen(hasher, rng);
 }
 
 enum class RNGLevel {
@@ -489,7 +539,7 @@ static void ProcRand(unsigned char* out, int num, RNGLevel level)
         SeedSlow(hasher);
         break;
     case RNGLevel::SLEEP:
-        SeedSleep(hasher);
+        SeedSleep(hasher, rng);
         break;
     }
 
@@ -497,7 +547,7 @@ static void ProcRand(unsigned char* out, int num, RNGLevel level)
     if (!rng.MixExtract(out, num, std::move(hasher), false)) {
         // On the first invocation, also seed with SeedStartup().
         CSHA512 startup_hasher;
-        SeedStartup(startup_hasher);
+        SeedStartup(startup_hasher, rng);
         rng.MixExtract(out, num, std::move(startup_hasher), true);
     }