"Error encoding SILC public key identifier" in pidgin

[Axel Grossklaus]

Pekka Riikonen wrote:

moin,

> The "Invalid memory allocation" means that it tries to allocate by 0 or 
> probably by -1, which then causes the error of "encoding the public key 
> identifier".  It's difficult to say if it is pidgin or Toolkit problem. 
> I'd like to see the server public key of the server you were connecting 

the server is version 1.0.2

the public key looks like this (again with specific data changed):


Public key file    : key
Algorithm          : rsa
Key length (bits)  : 2048
Real name          : Some Company Intranet
Username           : silc
Hostname           : server.somecompany.com
Email              : user at somecompany.com
Organization       : Some Company
Country            : FOO
Fingerprint (SHA1) : A306 6ABB 6130 C716 4FFC  3382 61E9 F1F2 6E53 94AA
Babbleprint (SHA1) :
xomob-kepir-ramyf-bycuc-kufyz-susym-dumyv-nasez-derih-fohup-pyxyx


i can mail you the complete public key directly, if you like.

the only thing i noticed  is that "Hostname" does not contain the DNS name
that clients use to connect to that server.

> to.  At which point do you get the errors?  After you have connected and 
> refreshed buddy list or before that?

its a bit hard to say, since the refreshing of the buddy list and the dialog
boxes happend at pretty much exactly the same time. but after connecting a
few times, i'd say the error happens a few milliseconds before the
refreshing of the buddy list.

no errors in the logfiles of the server, either. but i noticed that the
server reports the connection as having PFS, although "perfect forwarding
secrecy" is not enabled in the pidgin options.


tty, axel