security: Fix invalid threshold input validation (#48)#50
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…ring (bitaps-com#48) ## 🚨 Security Vulnerability Fix **Severity:** Significant Implementation Bug **Issue:** bitaps-com#48 **Bounty Tier:** 0.05 BTC+ ## Problem When invalid threshold/total values were entered (e.g., '$ of 5', '$ of 8'), the tool: - Silently fell back to trivial 'duplicate + cycle checksum' mode - Generated identical shares with only the 12th word changing - Leaked the checksum-index hiding mechanism - Exposed internal Shamir implementation details **Root Cause:** No type validation for threshold and total parameters. ## Solution Added comprehensive input validation in `__split_secret()`: 1. **Undefined/Null checks** - Rejects missing parameters 2. **Type conversion** - Handles string form inputs 3. **NaN validation** - Rejects non-numeric input ('$', '', etc.) 4. **Integer validation** - Ensures whole numbers only 5. **Range validation** - Enforces 1-255 bounds 6. **Logical validation** - threshold ≤ total ## Changes - Modified `src/functions/shamir_secret_sharing.js` - Added 25+ lines of validation logic - Clear error messages for each failure case ## Impact - ✅ Prevents fallback mode exploitation - ✅ Protects checksum-index hiding mechanism - ✅ Clear user feedback on invalid input - ✅ Maintains backward compatibility for valid inputs ## Testing Valid inputs still work: - threshold=3, total=5 ✅ - threshold=2, total=10 ✅ Invalid inputs now rejected: - threshold='$', total=5 ❌ - threshold='', total=5 ❌ - threshold=NaN, total=5 ❌ - threshold=0, total=5 ❌ - threshold=256, total=5 ❌ Closes bitaps-com#48 Payment: BTC bc1q9ezttyulgmm7lh8a086tsug990h4j3tflk3yc7
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Security Fix
Invalid threshold inputs caused fallback mode that leaks checksum-index hiding.
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Testing
Valid: threshold=3, total=5 ✅
Invalid: threshold='$', total=5 ❌
BTC: bc1q9ezttyulgmm7lh8a086tsug990h4j3tflk3yc7
Closes #48