Tor Address Indexer
I've been working whenever I can, on a Tor Address Indexer in C and possibly in Python or Perl.
The idea is simple enough:
1) Generate a random Tor address string using rand() and math... (yes guys this involves math because of the algorithm)
2) "Ping" the host to see if it is "alive" and return data (issue is that tor address don't have dns leaks)
3) If "alive", save the name and address to a db
Simpler said than done.
I've coded a random generator using C, but the issue is the algorithm because of how the addresses are generated and also how rand() works.
My code is:
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#include <time.h>
//compile: gcc tor_generator.c -l pthread -o tor_generator
void *generator()
{
int i;
char random_char;
const unsigned int min = 122;
const unsigned int max = 48;
const unsigned int range = max + min;
const unsigned int filter_min = 58;
const unsigned int filter_max = 96;
//seed
srand(time(0));
while(1)
{
for(i = 0; i <= 15; i++)
{
random_char = rand() % range;
if(random_char >= filter_min && random_char <= filter_max)
{
puts("[!] Invalid value found!");
break;
}
else if(i == 15 && random_char < filter_min && random_char > filter_max)
{
puts("[*] Address generated!");
puts(random_char);
break;
exit(1);
}
}
}
return 0;
}
int main()
{
int i;
//thread id variable
pthread_t t_id;
puts("[*] Creating Threads!");
//for loop to generate the threads
for(i = 0; i < 10; i++)
//pthread_create takes 4 arguments,
//pthread_create(thread_id, 0, function, arguments)
pthread_create(&t_id, 0, generator, (void *)i);
pthread_exit(0);
return 0;
}
It works as far as I know, but keeps returning, "[!] Invalid value found!".
I'm suspecting it has something to do with how rand() functions. As of now, I have concluded that this generator is not reliable at all.
My question is, how do I make it better, cleaner and more reliable?
Thanks in advance!