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Allow DHCPFORCERENEW messages with an xid of zero to proceed to authentication check, while preserving the existing xid validation for other DHCP messages. FORCERENEW without auth will still fail as expected.

MicroTik dhcp servers set xid to 0.

Fixes #615

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The DHCP handler now authenticates DHCP_FORCERENEW messages before xid handling. It accepts xid-zero FORCERENEW messages, redirects other xid mismatches, and defers BOOTP DHCP-reply rejection until these checks complete.

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DHCP FORCERENEW and BOOTP handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Message-type, authentication, and xid handling
src/dhcp.c
dhcp_handledhcp requires and validates authentication for FORCERENEW messages. It preserves xid-zero FORCERENEW handling, redirects other xid mismatches, and defers DHCP rejection on BOOTP-configured interfaces. Non-FORCERENEW messages retain the existing authentication handling.

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This change allows DHCPFORCERENEW messages with xid zero to reach authentication while unauthenticated messages remain rejected; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond normal checks and review.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the primary change: accepting DHCPFORCERENEW messages with an xid of zero.
Description check ✅ Passed The description accurately explains the xid-zero exception, authentication behavior, MikroTik compatibility, and linked issue.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes address issue #615 by allowing DHCPFORCERENEW messages from servers that use xid zero to reach authentication and reconfiguration handling.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The BOOTP rejection deferral and mandatory FORCERENEW authentication changes support the same DHCPFORCERENEW processing objective. No unrelated changes are identified.
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In `@src/dhcp.c`:
- Around line 3135-3138: In dhcp_handlebootp, move the DHCPCD_BOOTP rejection
block after the XID-mismatch detection and dhcp_redirect_dhcp handling, so
packets belonging to another interface are redirected before any BOOTP-only
return. Preserve the existing BOOTP log and return for packets that remain on
the current interface.
- Line 3144: Update the xid-zero DHCP_FORCERENEW handling in the surrounding
message-processing logic to reject messages lacking DHO_AUTHENTICATION
unconditionally, regardless of DHCPCD_AUTH_REQUIRE. Ensure rejection occurs
before any call to dhcp_renew() or dhcp_inform(), while preserving authenticated
FORCERENEW processing.
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Comment thread src/dhcp.c
Require DHO_AUTHENTICATION for FORCERENEW before the xid-zero exception
and defer the BOOTP-mode reject so authenticated reconfigure still runs.
Comment thread src/dhcp.c
logdebugx("%s: validated using 0x%08" PRIu32, ifp->name,
state->auth.token->secretid);
else
loginfox("%s: accepted reconfigure key", ifp->name);

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drop this to debug as renew is now debug

Comment thread src/dhcp.c
logdebugx("%s: validated using 0x%08" PRIu32,
ifp->name, state->auth.token->secretid);
else
loginfox("%s: accepted reconfigure key",

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same, renew msgs are debug level, so consider dropping the log level here too

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