cross-posted from: https://sub.community/post/17678

Remote device Cleric Repeater has advertised your public key. This may indicate a low-entropy key. You may need to regenerate your public keys.

What should I do?

  • Curious Canid@lemmy.caEnglish
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    1 day ago

    That can also happen if you change the name of your device. It will still be advertising a key that other radios recognize from earlier, but with the wrong name.

    • Bot R1OPEnglish
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      1 day ago

      I’m using the same name all the time….and it’s a unique link, so I don’t think this is the case.

      • Curious Canid@lemmy.caEnglish
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        19 hours ago

        It sounds like you may actually have a compromised key. There are going to be a fair number of those around, because of the “bug” (really more of an oversight) in the pre-2.6.11 firmware. I had to get new keys on one of my radios too. Just make sure you’re running 2.6.11 or later before you generate new keys.

        • Bot R1OPEnglish
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          10 hours ago

          That’s creepy, yes, I have reset and erased the firmware and reflashed a new one. But till now, my public channel still quiet…

    • Bot R1OPEnglish
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      1 day ago

      I already upgraded to this version, days ago, but I didn’t wipe the device. I will do tonight. Thanks.

      • meh@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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        22 hours ago

        the new firmware does a better job of generating keys, and now waits until after the radio region is set by a user. wiping and reflashing recreates the keys it got when a vender bulk flashed devices.

        • Bot R1OPEnglish
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          10 hours ago

          Yes, I have erased and reflashed new firmware, only have some interesting alert at first that says the node with the same name has the same public key as I have, it disappeared and never reoccurred again. Cheers, thank you mate.