Read more about k-anonymity [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-anonymity). We implement this feature in the monero daemon for transactions
by providing a "Txid Template", which is simply a txid with all but `num_matching_bits` bits zeroed out, and the number `num_matching_bits`. We add an operation to `BlockchainLMDB` called
`get_txids_loose` which takes a txid template and returns all txids in the database (chain and mempool) that satisfy that template. Thus, a client can
ask about a specific transaction from a daemon without revealing the exact transaction they are inquiring about. The client can control the statistical
chance that other TXIDs (besides the one in question) match the txid template sent to the daemon up to a power of 2. For example, if a client sets their `num_matching_bits`
to 5, then statistically any txid has a 1/(2^5) chance to match. With `num_matching_bits`=10, there is a 1/(2^10) chance, so on and so forth.
Co-authored-by: ACK-J <60232273+ACK-J@users.noreply.github.com>
Unrelated, but similar code-wise to #8643. There is a check in `DNSResolver` which automatically fails to resolve hostnames which do not contain the `.` character. This PR removes that check.
Fixes#8633. The function `append_net_address` did not parse hostname + port addresses (e.g. `bar:29080`) correctly if the hostname did not contain a `'.'` character.
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clear up 2nd conditional statement
update_checkpoints() makes a few DNS requests and can take up to 20-30 seconds to complete (3-6 seconds on average). It is currently called from core::handle_incoming_block() which holds m_incoming_tx_lock, so it blocks all incoming transactions and blocks processing while update_checkpoints() is running. This PR moves it to until after a new block has been processed and relayed, to avoid full monerod locking.
- spend secret key is no longer the sum of multisig key shares;
no need to check that is the case upon restore.
- restoring a multisig wallet from multisig info means that the
wallet must have already completed all setup rounds. Upon restore,
set the number of rounds completed accordingly.
* Remove `match_string()`, `match_number()`, and `match_word()`
* Remove `match_word_with_extrasymb()` and `match_word_til_equal_mark()`
* Adapt unit test for `match_number()` to `match_number2()`
* Adapt unit test for `match_string()` to `match_string2()`
Note: the unit tests were testing for the old version of the functions, and
the interfaces for these functions changed slightly, so I had to also edit
the tests.
As of writing, this PR has no merge conflicts with #8211
Additional changes during review:
* Explicitly set up is_[float/signed]_val to be changed before each call
* Structify the tests and fix uninitialized variables
