updates.
[silc.git] / lib / silcclient / client.c
index 1b3cab0fa473f09d8b45fc1b9c75848483b84ce9..620e3de07318002e6e9c3306e56d27dedf613d00 100644 (file)
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 /*
 
-  client.c
+  client.c 
 
-  Author: Pekka Riikonen <priikone@poseidon.pspt.fi>
+  Author: Pekka Riikonen <priikone@silcnet.org>
 
-  Copyright (C) 1997 - 2001 Pekka Riikonen
+  Copyright (C) 1997 - 2002 Pekka Riikonen
 
   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
-  (at your option) any later version.
-  
+  the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+
   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 SILC_TASK_CALLBACK(silc_client_connect_to_server_start);
 SILC_TASK_CALLBACK(silc_client_connect_to_server_second);
 SILC_TASK_CALLBACK(silc_client_connect_to_server_final);
-SILC_TASK_CALLBACK(silc_client_packet_parse_real);
 SILC_TASK_CALLBACK(silc_client_rekey_callback);
 SILC_TASK_CALLBACK(silc_client_rekey_final);
 
-static void silc_client_packet_parse(SilcPacketParserContext *parser_context);
+static bool silc_client_packet_parse(SilcPacketParserContext *parser_context,
+                                    void *context);
 static void silc_client_packet_parse_type(SilcClient client, 
                                          SilcSocketConnection sock,
                                          SilcPacketContext *packet);
+void silc_client_resolve_auth_method(bool success,
+                                    SilcProtocolAuthMeth auth_meth,
+                                    const unsigned char *auth_data,
+                                    uint32 auth_data_len, void *context);
 
 /* Allocates new client object. This has to be done before client may
    work. After calling this one must call silc_client_init to initialize
    the client. The `application' is application specific user data pointer
    and caller must free it. */
 
-SilcClient silc_client_alloc(SilcClientOperations *ops, void *application)
+SilcClient silc_client_alloc(SilcClientOperations *ops, 
+                            SilcClientParams *params,
+                            void *application,
+                            const char *silc_version)
 {
   SilcClient new_client;
 
   new_client = silc_calloc(1, sizeof(*new_client));
   new_client->application = application;
-  new_client->ops = ops;
+
+  new_client->internal = silc_calloc(1, sizeof(*new_client->internal));
+  new_client->internal->ops = ops;
+  new_client->internal->params = 
+    silc_calloc(1, sizeof(*new_client->internal->params));
+  new_client->internal->silc_client_version = strdup(silc_version);
+
+  if (params)
+    memcpy(new_client->internal->params, params, sizeof(*params));
+
+  if (!new_client->internal->params->task_max)
+    new_client->internal->params->task_max = 200;
+
+  if (!new_client->internal->params->rekey_secs)
+    new_client->internal->params->rekey_secs = 3600;
+
+  if (!new_client->internal->params->connauth_request_secs)
+    new_client->internal->params->connauth_request_secs = 2;
+
+  new_client->internal->params->
+    nickname_format[sizeof(new_client->internal->
+                          params->nickname_format) - 1] = 0;
 
   return new_client;
 }
@@ -59,6 +86,9 @@ void silc_client_free(SilcClient client)
     if (client->rng)
       silc_rng_free(client->rng);
 
+    silc_free(client->internal->params);
+    silc_free(client->internal->silc_client_version);
+    silc_free(client->internal);
     silc_free(client);
   }
 }
@@ -72,11 +102,11 @@ int silc_client_init(SilcClient client)
   SILC_LOG_DEBUG(("Initializing client"));
 
   /* Initialize hash functions for client to use */
-  silc_hash_alloc("md5", &client->md5hash);
-  silc_hash_alloc("sha1", &client->sha1hash);
+  silc_hash_alloc("md5", &client->internal->md5hash);
+  silc_hash_alloc("sha1", &client->internal->sha1hash);
 
   /* Initialize none cipher */
-  silc_cipher_alloc("none", &client->none_cipher);
+  silc_cipher_alloc("none", &client->internal->none_cipher);
 
   /* Initialize random number generator */
   client->rng = silc_rng_alloc();
@@ -87,8 +117,14 @@ int silc_client_init(SilcClient client)
   silc_client_protocols_register();
 
   /* Initialize the scheduler */
-  silc_schedule_init(&client->io_queue, &client->timeout_queue, 
-                    &client->generic_queue, 5000);
+  client->schedule = 
+    silc_schedule_init(client->internal->params->task_max ?
+                      client->internal->params->task_max : 200);
+  if (!client->schedule)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  /* Register commands */
+  silc_client_commands_register(client);
 
   return TRUE;
 }
@@ -100,13 +136,11 @@ void silc_client_stop(SilcClient client)
 {
   SILC_LOG_DEBUG(("Stopping client"));
 
-  /* Stop the scheduler, although it might be already stopped. This
-     doesn't hurt anyone. This removes all the tasks and task queues,
-     as well. */
-  silc_schedule_stop();
-  silc_schedule_uninit();
+  silc_schedule_stop(client->schedule);
+  silc_schedule_uninit(client->schedule);
 
   silc_client_protocols_unregister();
+  silc_client_commands_unregister(client);
 
   SILC_LOG_DEBUG(("Client stopped"));
 }
@@ -120,7 +154,27 @@ void silc_client_run(SilcClient client)
 
   /* Start the scheduler, the heart of the SILC client. When this returns
      the program will be terminated. */
-  silc_schedule();
+  silc_schedule(client->schedule);
+}
+
+/* Runs the client and returns immeadiately. This function is used when
+   the SILC Client object indicated by the `client' is run under some
+   other scheduler, or event loop or main loop.  On GUI applications,
+   for example this may be desired to use to run the client under the
+   GUI application's main loop.  Typically the GUI application would
+   register an idle task that calls this function multiple times in
+   a second to quickly process the SILC specific data. */
+
+void silc_client_run_one(SilcClient client)
+{
+  /* Run the scheduler once. */
+  silc_schedule_one(client->schedule, 0);
+}
+
+static void silc_client_entry_destructor(SilcIDCache cache,
+                                        SilcIDCacheEntry entry)
+{
+  silc_free(entry->name);
 }
 
 /* Allocates and adds new connection to the client. This adds the allocated
@@ -142,26 +196,29 @@ SilcClientConnection silc_client_add_connection(SilcClient client,
   conn = silc_calloc(1, sizeof(*conn));
 
   /* Initialize ID caches */
-  conn->client_cache = silc_idcache_alloc(0, NULL);
-  conn->channel_cache = silc_idcache_alloc(0, NULL);
-  conn->server_cache = silc_idcache_alloc(0, NULL);
+  conn->client_cache = silc_idcache_alloc(0, SILC_ID_CLIENT, 
+                                         silc_client_entry_destructor);
+  conn->channel_cache = silc_idcache_alloc(0, SILC_ID_CHANNEL, NULL);
+  conn->server_cache = silc_idcache_alloc(0, SILC_ID_SERVER, NULL);
   conn->client = client;
   conn->remote_host = strdup(hostname);
   conn->remote_port = port;
   conn->context = context;
   conn->pending_commands = silc_dlist_init();
+  conn->ftp_sessions = silc_dlist_init();
 
   /* Add the connection to connections table */
-  for (i = 0; i < client->conns_count; i++)
-    if (client->conns && !client->conns[i]) {
-      client->conns[i] = conn;
+  for (i = 0; i < client->internal->conns_count; i++)
+    if (client->internal->conns && !client->internal->conns[i]) {
+      client->internal->conns[i] = conn;
       return conn;
     }
 
-  client->conns = silc_realloc(client->conns, sizeof(*client->conns)
-                              * (client->conns_count + 1));
-  client->conns[client->conns_count] = conn;
-  client->conns_count++;
+  client->internal->conns = 
+    silc_realloc(client->internal->conns, sizeof(*client->internal->conns)
+                * (client->internal->conns_count + 1));
+  client->internal->conns[client->internal->conns_count] = conn;
+  client->internal->conns_count++;
 
   return conn;
 }
@@ -172,12 +229,19 @@ void silc_client_del_connection(SilcClient client, SilcClientConnection conn)
 {
   int i;
 
-  for (i = 0; i < client->conns_count; i++)
-    if (client->conns[i] == conn) {
+  for (i = 0; i < client->internal->conns_count; i++)
+    if (client->internal->conns[i] == conn) {
+
+      silc_idcache_free(conn->client_cache);
+      silc_idcache_free(conn->channel_cache);
+      silc_idcache_free(conn->server_cache);
       if (conn->pending_commands)
        silc_dlist_uninit(conn->pending_commands);
+      silc_free(conn->remote_host);
+      silc_dlist_uninit(conn->ftp_sessions);
       silc_free(conn);
-      client->conns[i] = NULL;
+
+      client->internal->conns[i] = NULL;
     }
 }
 
@@ -189,24 +253,28 @@ void silc_client_add_socket(SilcClient client, SilcSocketConnection sock)
 {
   int i;
 
-  if (!client->sockets) {
-    client->sockets = silc_calloc(1, sizeof(*client->sockets));
-    client->sockets[0] = sock;
-    client->sockets_count = 1;
+  if (!client->internal->sockets) {
+    client->internal->sockets = 
+      silc_calloc(1, sizeof(*client->internal->sockets));
+    client->internal->sockets[0] = silc_socket_dup(sock);
+    client->internal->sockets_count = 1;
     return;
   }
 
-  for (i = 0; i < client->sockets_count; i++) {
-    if (client->sockets[i] == NULL) {
-      client->sockets[i] = sock;
+  for (i = 0; i < client->internal->sockets_count; i++) {
+    if (client->internal->sockets[i] == NULL) {
+      client->internal->sockets[i] = silc_socket_dup(sock);
       return;
     }
   }
 
-  client->sockets = silc_realloc(client->sockets, sizeof(*client->sockets) *
-                                (client->sockets_count + 1));
-  client->sockets[client->sockets_count] = sock;
-  client->sockets_count++;
+  client->internal->sockets = 
+    silc_realloc(client->internal->sockets, 
+                sizeof(*client->internal->sockets) *
+                (client->internal->sockets_count + 1));
+  client->internal->sockets[client->internal->sockets_count] = 
+    silc_socket_dup(sock);
+  client->internal->sockets_count++;
 }
 
 /* Deletes listener socket from the listener sockets table. */
@@ -215,12 +283,13 @@ void silc_client_del_socket(SilcClient client, SilcSocketConnection sock)
 {
   int i;
 
-  if (!client->sockets)
+  if (!client->internal->sockets)
     return;
 
-  for (i = 0; i < client->sockets_count; i++) {
-    if (client->sockets[i] == sock) {
-      client->sockets[i] = NULL;
+  for (i = 0; i < client->internal->sockets_count; i++) {
+    if (client->internal->sockets[i] == sock) {
+      silc_socket_free(sock);
+      client->internal->sockets[i] = NULL;
       return;
     }
   }
@@ -234,19 +303,18 @@ silc_client_connect_to_server_internal(SilcClientInternalConnectContext *ctx)
   /* XXX In the future we should give up this non-blocking connect all
      together and use threads instead. */
   /* Create connection to server asynchronously */
-  sock = silc_net_create_connection_async(ctx->port, ctx->host);
+  sock = silc_net_create_connection_async(NULL, ctx->port, ctx->host);
   if (sock < 0)
     return -1;
 
   /* Register task that will receive the async connect and will
      read the result. */
-  ctx->task = silc_task_register(ctx->client->io_queue, sock, 
-                                silc_client_connect_to_server_start,
-                                (void *)ctx, 0, 0, 
-                                SILC_TASK_FD,
-                                SILC_TASK_PRI_NORMAL);
-  silc_task_reset_iotype(ctx->task, SILC_TASK_WRITE);
-  silc_schedule_set_listen_fd(sock, ctx->task->iomask);
+  ctx->task = silc_schedule_task_add(ctx->client->schedule, sock, 
+                                    silc_client_connect_to_server_start,
+                                    (void *)ctx, 0, 0, 
+                                    SILC_TASK_FD,
+                                    SILC_TASK_PRI_NORMAL);
+  silc_schedule_set_listen_fd(ctx->client->schedule, sock, SILC_TASK_WRITE);
 
   ctx->sock = sock;
 
@@ -273,8 +341,8 @@ int silc_client_connect_to_server(SilcClient client, int port,
 
   conn = silc_client_add_connection(client, host, port, context);
 
-  client->ops->say(client, conn
-                  "Connecting to port %d of server %s", port, host);
+  client->internal->ops->say(client, conn, SILC_CLIENT_MESSAGE_AUDIT
+                            "Connecting to port %d of server %s", port, host);
 
   /* Allocate internal context for connection process. This is
      needed as we are doing async connecting. */
@@ -292,34 +360,33 @@ int silc_client_connect_to_server(SilcClient client, int port,
   return sock;
 }
 
-/* Start SILC Key Exchange (SKE) protocol to negotiate shared secret
-   key material between client and server.  This function can be called
-   directly if application is performing its own connecting and does not
-   use the connecting provided by this library. This function is normally
-   used only if the application performed the connecting outside the library.
-   The library however may use this internally. */
+/* Socket hostname and IP lookup callback that is called before actually
+   starting the key exchange.  The lookup is called from the function
+   silc_client_start_key_exchange. */
 
-int silc_client_start_key_exchange(SilcClient client,
-                                  SilcClientConnection conn,
-                                   int fd)
+static void silc_client_start_key_exchange_cb(SilcSocketConnection sock,
+                                             void *context)
 {
+  SilcClientConnection conn = (SilcClientConnection)context;
+  SilcClient client = conn->client;
   SilcProtocol protocol;
   SilcClientKEInternalContext *proto_ctx;
-  void *context;
 
-  /* Allocate new socket connection object */
-  silc_socket_alloc(fd, SILC_SOCKET_TYPE_SERVER, (void *)conn, &conn->sock);
+  SILC_LOG_DEBUG(("Start"));
 
-  conn->nickname = strdup(client->username);
-  conn->sock->hostname = conn->remote_host;
-  conn->sock->ip = strdup(conn->remote_host);
+  /* XXX We should most likely use the resolved host name instead of the
+     one user provided for us. */
+  silc_free(conn->sock->hostname);
+  conn->sock->hostname = strdup(conn->remote_host);
+  if (!conn->sock->ip)
+    conn->sock->ip = strdup(conn->remote_host);
   conn->sock->port = conn->remote_port;
 
   /* Allocate internal Key Exchange context. This is sent to the
      protocol as context. */
   proto_ctx = silc_calloc(1, sizeof(*proto_ctx));
   proto_ctx->client = (void *)client;
-  proto_ctx->sock = conn->sock;
+  proto_ctx->sock = silc_socket_dup(conn->sock);
   proto_ctx->rng = client->rng;
   proto_ctx->responder = FALSE;
   proto_ctx->send_packet = silc_client_protocol_ke_send_packet;
@@ -331,9 +398,11 @@ int silc_client_start_key_exchange(SilcClient client,
                      &protocol, (void *)proto_ctx,
                      silc_client_connect_to_server_second);
   if (!protocol) {
-    client->ops->say(client, conn, 
-                    "Error: Could not start authentication protocol");
-    return FALSE;
+    client->internal->ops->say(client, conn, SILC_CLIENT_MESSAGE_ERROR,
+                              "Error: Could not start key exchange protocol");
+    silc_net_close_connection(conn->sock->sock);
+    client->internal->ops->connect(client, conn, FALSE);
+    return;
   }
   conn->sock->protocol = protocol;
 
@@ -344,11 +413,53 @@ int silc_client_start_key_exchange(SilcClient client,
      be set separately by calling SILC_CLIENT_SET_CONNECTION_FOR_OUTPUT,
      later when outgoing data is available. */
   context = (void *)client;
-  SILC_CLIENT_REGISTER_CONNECTION_FOR_IO(fd);
+  SILC_CLIENT_REGISTER_CONNECTION_FOR_IO(conn->sock->sock);
 
   /* Execute the protocol */
-  protocol->execute(client->timeout_queue, 0, protocol, fd, 0, 0);
-  return TRUE;
+  silc_protocol_execute(protocol, client->schedule, 0, 0);
+}
+
+/* Start SILC Key Exchange (SKE) protocol to negotiate shared secret
+   key material between client and server.  This function can be called
+   directly if application is performing its own connecting and does not
+   use the connecting provided by this library. This function is normally
+   used only if the application performed the connecting outside the library.
+   The library however may use this internally. */
+
+void silc_client_start_key_exchange(SilcClient client,
+                                   SilcClientConnection conn,
+                                   int fd)
+{
+  /* Allocate new socket connection object */
+  silc_socket_alloc(fd, SILC_SOCKET_TYPE_SERVER, (void *)conn, &conn->sock);
+
+  /* Sometimes when doing quick reconnects the new socket may be same as
+     the old one and there might be pending stuff for the old socket. 
+     If new one is same then those pending sutff might cause problems.
+     Make sure they do not do that. */
+  silc_schedule_task_del_by_fd(client->schedule, fd);
+
+  conn->nickname = (client->nickname ? strdup(client->nickname) :
+                   strdup(client->username));
+
+  /* Resolve the remote hostname and IP address for our socket connection */
+  silc_socket_host_lookup(conn->sock, FALSE, silc_client_start_key_exchange_cb,
+                         conn, client->schedule);
+}
+
+/* Callback called when error has occurred during connecting to the server.
+   The `connect' client operation will be called. */
+
+SILC_TASK_CALLBACK(silc_client_connect_failure)
+{
+  SilcClientKEInternalContext *ctx = 
+    (SilcClientKEInternalContext *)context;
+  SilcClient client = (SilcClient)ctx->client;
+
+  client->internal->ops->connect(client, ctx->sock->user_data, FALSE);
+  if (ctx->packet)
+    silc_packet_context_free(ctx->packet);
+  silc_free(ctx);
 }
 
 /* Start of the connection to the remote server. This is called after
@@ -365,48 +476,47 @@ SILC_TASK_CALLBACK(silc_client_connect_to_server_start)
   SILC_LOG_DEBUG(("Start"));
 
   /* Check the socket status as it might be in error */
-  getsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, &opt, &opt_len);
+  silc_net_get_socket_opt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, &opt, &opt_len);
   if (opt != 0) {
     if (ctx->tries < 2) {
       /* Connection failed but lets try again */
-      client->ops->say(client, conn, "Could not connect to server %s: %s",
-                      ctx->host, strerror(opt));
-      client->ops->say(client, conn, 
-                      "Connecting to port %d of server %s resumed", 
-                      ctx->port, ctx->host);
+      client->internal->ops->say(client, conn, SILC_CLIENT_MESSAGE_ERROR,
+                                "Could not connect to server %s: %s",
+                                ctx->host, strerror(opt));
+      client->internal->ops->say(client, conn, SILC_CLIENT_MESSAGE_AUDIT, 
+                                "Connecting to port %d of server %s resumed", 
+                                ctx->port, ctx->host);
 
       /* Unregister old connection try */
-      silc_schedule_unset_listen_fd(fd);
+      silc_schedule_unset_listen_fd(client->schedule, fd);
       silc_net_close_connection(fd);
-      silc_task_unregister(client->io_queue, ctx->task);
+      silc_schedule_task_del(client->schedule, ctx->task);
 
       /* Try again */
       silc_client_connect_to_server_internal(ctx);
       ctx->tries++;
     } else {
       /* Connection failed and we won't try anymore */
-      client->ops->say(client, conn, "Could not connect to server %s: %s",
-                      ctx->host, strerror(opt));
-      silc_schedule_unset_listen_fd(fd);
+      client->internal->ops->say(client, conn, SILC_CLIENT_MESSAGE_ERROR,
+                                "Could not connect to server %s: %s",
+                                ctx->host, strerror(opt));
+      silc_schedule_unset_listen_fd(client->schedule, fd);
       silc_net_close_connection(fd);
-      silc_task_unregister(client->io_queue, ctx->task);
+      silc_schedule_task_del(client->schedule, ctx->task);
       silc_free(ctx);
 
       /* Notify application of failure */
-      client->ops->connect(client, conn, FALSE);
+      client->internal->ops->connect(client, conn, FALSE);
       silc_client_del_connection(client, conn);
     }
     return;
   }
 
-  silc_schedule_unset_listen_fd(fd);
-  silc_task_unregister(client->io_queue, ctx->task);
+  silc_schedule_unset_listen_fd(client->schedule, fd);
+  silc_schedule_task_del(client->schedule, ctx->task);
   silc_free(ctx);
 
-  if (!silc_client_start_key_exchange(client, conn, fd)) {
-    silc_net_close_connection(fd);
-    client->ops->connect(client, conn, FALSE);
-  }
+  silc_client_start_key_exchange(client, conn, fd);
 }
 
 /* Second part of the connecting to the server. This executed 
@@ -434,12 +544,12 @@ SILC_TASK_CALLBACK(silc_client_connect_to_server_second)
     if (ctx->dest_id)
       silc_free(ctx->dest_id);
     ctx->sock->protocol = NULL;
-    silc_task_unregister_by_callback(client->timeout_queue,
-                                    silc_client_failure_callback);
+    silc_socket_free(ctx->sock);
 
     /* Notify application of failure */
-    client->ops->connect(client, ctx->sock->user_data, FALSE);
-    silc_free(ctx);
+    silc_schedule_task_add(client->schedule, ctx->sock->sock,
+                          silc_client_connect_failure, ctx,
+                          0, 1, SILC_TASK_TIMEOUT, SILC_TASK_PRI_NORMAL);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -451,7 +561,8 @@ SILC_TASK_CALLBACK(silc_client_connect_to_server_second)
                                   ctx->ske->prop->pkcs,
                                   ctx->ske->prop->hash,
                                   ctx->ske->prop->hmac,
-                                  ctx->ske->prop->group);
+                                  ctx->ske->prop->group,
+                                  ctx->responder);
   silc_ske_free_key_material(ctx->keymat);
 
   /* Allocate internal context for the authentication protocol. This
@@ -463,17 +574,6 @@ SILC_TASK_CALLBACK(silc_client_connect_to_server_second)
   proto_ctx->dest_id_type = ctx->dest_id_type;
   proto_ctx->dest_id = ctx->dest_id;
 
-  /* Resolve the authentication method to be used in this connection */
-  if (!client->ops->get_auth_method(client, sock->user_data, sock->hostname,
-                                   sock->port, &proto_ctx->auth_meth,
-                                   &proto_ctx->auth_data, 
-                                   &proto_ctx->auth_data_len)) {
-    client->ops->say(client, ctx->sock->user_data, 
-                    "Could not resolve authentication method to use, "
-                    "assume no authentication");
-    proto_ctx->auth_meth = SILC_AUTH_NONE;
-  }
-
   /* Free old protocol as it is finished now */
   silc_protocol_free(protocol);
   if (ctx->packet)
@@ -481,16 +581,47 @@ SILC_TASK_CALLBACK(silc_client_connect_to_server_second)
   silc_free(ctx);
   sock->protocol = NULL;
 
-  /* Allocate the authentication protocol. This is allocated here
-     but we won't start it yet. We will be receiving party of this
-     protocol thus we will wait that connecting party will make
-     their first move. */
+  /* Resolve the authentication method to be used in this connection. The
+     completion callback is called after the application has resolved
+     the authentication method. */
+  client->internal->ops->get_auth_method(client, sock->user_data, 
+                                        sock->hostname,
+                                        sock->port, 
+                                        silc_client_resolve_auth_method,
+                                        proto_ctx);
+}
+
+/* Authentication method resolving callback. Application calls this function
+   after we've called the client->internal->ops->get_auth_method 
+   client operation to resolve the authentication method. We will continue
+   the executiong of the protocol in this function. */
+
+void silc_client_resolve_auth_method(bool success,
+                                    SilcProtocolAuthMeth auth_meth,
+                                    const unsigned char *auth_data,
+                                    uint32 auth_data_len, void *context)
+{
+  SilcClientConnAuthInternalContext *proto_ctx =
+    (SilcClientConnAuthInternalContext *)context;
+  SilcClient client = (SilcClient)proto_ctx->client;
+
+  if (!success)
+    auth_meth = SILC_AUTH_NONE;
+
+  proto_ctx->auth_meth = auth_meth;
+
+  if (auth_data && auth_data_len) {
+    proto_ctx->auth_data = silc_memdup(auth_data, auth_data_len);
+    proto_ctx->auth_data_len = auth_data_len;
+  }
+
+  /* Allocate the authenteication protocol and execute it. */
   silc_protocol_alloc(SILC_PROTOCOL_CLIENT_CONNECTION_AUTH, 
-                     &sock->protocol, (void *)proto_ctx, 
+                     &proto_ctx->sock->protocol, (void *)proto_ctx, 
                      silc_client_connect_to_server_final);
 
   /* Execute the protocol */
-  sock->protocol->execute(client->timeout_queue, 0, sock->protocol, fd, 0, 0);
+  silc_protocol_execute(proto_ctx->sock->protocol, client->schedule, 0, 0);
 }
 
 /* Finalizes the connection to the remote SILC server. This is called
@@ -521,12 +652,12 @@ SILC_TASK_CALLBACK(silc_client_connect_to_server_final)
     if (ctx->dest_id)
       silc_free(ctx->dest_id);
     conn->sock->protocol = NULL;
-    silc_task_unregister_by_callback(client->timeout_queue,
-                                    silc_client_failure_callback);
+    silc_socket_free(ctx->sock);
 
     /* Notify application of failure */
-    client->ops->connect(client, ctx->sock->user_data, FALSE);
-    silc_free(ctx);
+    silc_schedule_task_add(client->schedule, ctx->sock->sock,
+                          silc_client_connect_failure, ctx,
+                          0, 1, SILC_TASK_TIMEOUT, SILC_TASK_PRI_NORMAL);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -554,23 +685,22 @@ SILC_TASK_CALLBACK(silc_client_connect_to_server_final)
   /* Save remote ID. */
   conn->remote_id = ctx->dest_id;
   conn->remote_id_data = silc_id_id2str(ctx->dest_id, SILC_ID_SERVER);
-  conn->remote_id_data_len = SILC_ID_SERVER_LEN;
+  conn->remote_id_data_len = silc_id_get_len(ctx->dest_id, SILC_ID_SERVER);
 
   /* Register re-key timeout */
-  conn->rekey->timeout = 3600; /* XXX hardcoded */
+  conn->rekey->timeout = client->internal->params->rekey_secs;
   conn->rekey->context = (void *)client;
-  silc_task_register(client->timeout_queue, conn->sock->sock, 
-                    silc_client_rekey_callback,
-                    (void *)conn->sock, conn->rekey->timeout, 0,
-                    SILC_TASK_TIMEOUT, SILC_TASK_PRI_NORMAL);
+  silc_schedule_task_add(client->schedule, conn->sock->sock, 
+                        silc_client_rekey_callback,
+                        (void *)conn->sock, conn->rekey->timeout, 0,
+                        SILC_TASK_TIMEOUT, SILC_TASK_PRI_NORMAL);
 
-  silc_task_unregister_by_callback(client->timeout_queue,
-                                  silc_client_failure_callback);
   silc_protocol_free(protocol);
   if (ctx->auth_data)
     silc_free(ctx->auth_data);
   if (ctx->ske)
     silc_ske_free(ctx->ske);
+  silc_socket_free(ctx->sock);
   silc_free(ctx);
   conn->sock->protocol = NULL;
 }
@@ -581,14 +711,17 @@ SILC_TASK_CALLBACK(silc_client_connect_to_server_final)
 
 int silc_client_packet_send_real(SilcClient client,
                                 SilcSocketConnection sock,
-                                bool force_send,
-                                bool flush)
+                                bool force_send)
 {
   int ret;
 
   /* If rekey protocol is active we must assure that all packets are
      sent through packet queue. */
-  if (flush == FALSE && SILC_CLIENT_IS_REKEY(sock))
+  if (SILC_CLIENT_IS_REKEY(sock))
+    force_send = FALSE;
+
+  /* If outbound data is already pending do not force send */
+  if (SILC_IS_OUTBUF_PENDING(sock))
     force_send = FALSE;
 
   /* Send the packet */
@@ -600,7 +733,7 @@ int silc_client_packet_send_real(SilcClient client,
      This call sets the connection both for input and output (the input
      is set always and this call keeps the input setting, actually). 
      Actual data sending is performed by silc_client_packet_process. */
-  SILC_CLIENT_SET_CONNECTION_FOR_OUTPUT(sock->sock);
+  SILC_CLIENT_SET_CONNECTION_FOR_OUTPUT(client->schedule, sock->sock);
 
   /* Mark to socket that data is pending in outgoing buffer. This flag
      is needed if new data is added to the buffer before the earlier
@@ -630,24 +763,29 @@ SILC_TASK_CALLBACK_GLOBAL(silc_client_packet_process)
 
   /* Packet sending */
   if (type == SILC_TASK_WRITE) {
-    SILC_LOG_DEBUG(("Writing data to connection"));
+    /* Do not send data to disconnected connection */
+    if (SILC_IS_DISCONNECTED(sock))
+      return;
 
     if (sock->outbuf->data - sock->outbuf->head)
-      silc_buffer_push(sock->outbuf, 
-                      sock->outbuf->data - sock->outbuf->head);
+      silc_buffer_push(sock->outbuf, sock->outbuf->data - sock->outbuf->head);
 
-    ret = silc_client_packet_send_real(client, sock, TRUE, TRUE);
+    ret = silc_packet_send(sock, TRUE);
 
     /* If returned -2 could not write to connection now, will do
        it later. */
     if (ret == -2)
       return;
+
+    /* Error */
+    if (ret == -1)
+      return;
     
     /* The packet has been sent and now it is time to set the connection
        back to only for input. When there is again some outgoing data 
        available for this connection it will be set for output as well. 
        This call clears the output setting and sets it only for input. */
-    SILC_CLIENT_SET_CONNECTION_FOR_INPUT(fd);
+    SILC_CLIENT_SET_CONNECTION_FOR_INPUT(client->schedule, fd);
     SILC_UNSET_OUTBUF_PENDING(sock);
 
     silc_buffer_clear(sock->outbuf);
@@ -656,8 +794,6 @@ SILC_TASK_CALLBACK_GLOBAL(silc_client_packet_process)
 
   /* Packet receiving */
   if (type == SILC_TASK_READ) {
-    SILC_LOG_DEBUG(("Reading data from connection"));
-
     /* Read data from network */
     ret = silc_packet_receive(sock);
     if (ret < 0)
@@ -670,15 +806,15 @@ SILC_TASK_CALLBACK_GLOBAL(silc_client_packet_process)
       /* If connection is disconnecting already we will finally
         close the connection */
       if (SILC_IS_DISCONNECTING(sock)) {
-       if (sock == conn->sock)
-         client->ops->disconnect(client, conn);
+       if (sock == conn->sock && sock->type != SILC_SOCKET_TYPE_CLIENT)
+         client->internal->ops->disconnect(client, conn);
        silc_client_close_connection(client, sock, conn);
        return;
       }
       
       SILC_LOG_DEBUG(("EOF from connection %d", sock->sock));
-      if (sock == conn->sock)
-       client->ops->disconnect(client, conn);
+      if (sock == conn->sock && sock->type != SILC_SOCKET_TYPE_CLIENT)
+       client->internal->ops->disconnect(client, conn);
       silc_client_close_connection(client, sock, conn);
       return;
     }
@@ -686,103 +822,77 @@ SILC_TASK_CALLBACK_GLOBAL(silc_client_packet_process)
     /* Process the packet. This will call the parser that will then
        decrypt and parse the packet. */
     if (sock->type != SILC_SOCKET_TYPE_UNKNOWN)
-      silc_packet_receive_process(sock, conn->receive_key, conn->hmac,
+      silc_packet_receive_process(sock, FALSE, conn->receive_key, 
+                                 conn->hmac_receive, conn->psn_receive,
                                  silc_client_packet_parse, client);
     else
-      silc_packet_receive_process(sock, NULL, NULL,
+      silc_packet_receive_process(sock, FALSE, NULL, NULL, 0, 
                                  silc_client_packet_parse, client);
   }
 }
 
-/* Callback function that the silc_packet_decrypt will call to make the
-   decision whether the packet is normal or special packet. We will 
-   return TRUE if it is normal and FALSE if it is special */
-
-static int silc_client_packet_decrypt_check(SilcPacketType packet_type,
-                                           SilcBuffer buffer,
-                                           SilcPacketContext *packet,
-                                           void *context)
-{
-
-  /* Packet is normal packet, if: 
-
-     1) packet is private message packet and does not have private key set
-     2) is other packet than channel message packet
-
-     all other packets are special packets 
-  */
-
-  if (packet_type == SILC_PACKET_PRIVATE_MESSAGE &&
-      (buffer->data[2] & SILC_PACKET_FLAG_PRIVMSG_KEY))
-    return FALSE;
-
-  if (packet_type != SILC_PACKET_CHANNEL_MESSAGE)
-    return TRUE;
-
-  return FALSE;
-}
-
-/* Parses whole packet, received earlier. */
+/* Parser callback called by silc_packet_receive_process. Thie merely
+   registers timeout that will handle the actual parsing when appropriate. */
 
-SILC_TASK_CALLBACK(silc_client_packet_parse_real)
+static bool silc_client_packet_parse(SilcPacketParserContext *parser_context,
+                                    void *context)
 {
-  SilcPacketParserContext *parse_ctx = (SilcPacketParserContext *)context;
-  SilcClient client = (SilcClient)parse_ctx->context;
-  SilcPacketContext *packet = parse_ctx->packet;
-  SilcBuffer buffer = packet->buffer;
-  SilcSocketConnection sock = parse_ctx->sock;
+  SilcClient client = (SilcClient)context;
+  SilcSocketConnection sock = parser_context->sock;
   SilcClientConnection conn = (SilcClientConnection)sock->user_data;
-  int ret;
+  SilcPacketContext *packet = parser_context->packet;
+  SilcPacketType ret;
 
-  SILC_LOG_DEBUG(("Start"));
+  if (conn && conn->hmac_receive && conn->sock == sock)
+    conn->psn_receive = parser_context->packet->sequence + 1;
 
-  /* Decrypt the received packet */
-  if (sock->type != SILC_SOCKET_TYPE_UNKNOWN)
-    ret = silc_packet_decrypt(conn->receive_key, conn->hmac, buffer, packet,
-                             silc_client_packet_decrypt_check, parse_ctx);
+  /* Parse the packet immediately */
+  if (parser_context->normal)
+    ret = silc_packet_parse(packet, conn->receive_key);
   else
-    ret = silc_packet_decrypt(NULL, NULL, buffer, packet,
-                             silc_client_packet_decrypt_check, parse_ctx);
-
-  if (ret < 0)
-    goto out;
+    ret = silc_packet_parse_special(packet, conn->receive_key);
 
-  if (ret == 0) {
-    /* Parse the packet. Packet type is returned. */
-    ret = silc_packet_parse(packet);
-  } else {
-    /* Parse the packet header in special way as this is "special"
-       packet type. */
-    ret = silc_packet_parse_special(packet);
+  if (ret == SILC_PACKET_NONE) {
+    silc_packet_context_free(packet);
+    silc_free(parser_context);
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+  
+  /* If protocol for this connection is key exchange or rekey then we'll
+     process all packets synchronously, since there might be packets in
+     queue that we are not able to decrypt without first processing the
+     packets before them. */
+  if ((ret == SILC_PACKET_REKEY || ret == SILC_PACKET_REKEY_DONE) ||
+      (sock->protocol && sock->protocol->protocol && 
+       (sock->protocol->protocol->type == SILC_PROTOCOL_CLIENT_KEY_EXCHANGE ||
+       sock->protocol->protocol->type == SILC_PROTOCOL_CLIENT_REKEY))) {
+
+    /* Parse the incoming packet type */
+    silc_client_packet_parse_type(client, sock, packet);
+    silc_packet_context_free(packet);
+    silc_free(parser_context);
+
+    /* Reprocess the buffer since we'll return FALSE. This is because
+       the `conn->receive_key' might have become valid by processing
+       the previous packet */
+    if (sock->type != SILC_SOCKET_TYPE_UNKNOWN)
+      silc_packet_receive_process(sock, FALSE, conn->receive_key, 
+                                 conn->hmac_receive, conn->psn_receive,
+                                 silc_client_packet_parse, client);
+    else
+      silc_packet_receive_process(sock, FALSE, NULL, NULL, 0, 
+                                 silc_client_packet_parse, client);
+    
+    return FALSE;
   }
-
-  if (ret == SILC_PACKET_NONE)
-    goto out;
 
   /* Parse the incoming packet type */
   silc_client_packet_parse_type(client, sock, packet);
-
- out:
-  /*  silc_buffer_clear(sock->inbuf); */
   silc_packet_context_free(packet);
-  silc_free(parse_ctx);
+  silc_free(parser_context);
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
-/* Parser callback called by silc_packet_receive_process. Thie merely
-   registers timeout that will handle the actual parsing when appropriate. */
-
-void silc_client_packet_parse(SilcPacketParserContext *parser_context)
-{
-  SilcClient client = (SilcClient)parser_context->context;
-
-  /* Parse the packet */
-  silc_task_register(client->timeout_queue, parser_context->sock->sock, 
-                    silc_client_packet_parse_real,
-                    (void *)parser_context, 0, 1, 
-                    SILC_TASK_TIMEOUT,
-                    SILC_TASK_PRI_NORMAL);
-}
-  
 /* Parses the packet type and calls what ever routines the packet type
    requires. This is done for all incoming packets. */
 
@@ -806,10 +916,8 @@ void silc_client_packet_parse_type(SilcClient client,
      * one protocol for connection executing at once hence this
      * success message is for whatever protocol is executing currently.
      */
-    if (sock->protocol) {
-      sock->protocol->execute(client->timeout_queue, 0,
-                             sock->protocol, sock->sock, 0, 0);
-    }
+    if (sock->protocol)
+      silc_protocol_execute(sock->protocol, client->schedule, 0, 0);
     break;
   case SILC_PACKET_FAILURE:
     /*
@@ -884,13 +992,10 @@ void silc_client_packet_parse_type(SilcClient client,
        break;
 
       /* Let the protocol handle the packet */
-      sock->protocol->execute(client->timeout_queue, 0,
-                             sock->protocol, sock->sock, 0, 0);
+      silc_protocol_execute(sock->protocol, client->schedule, 0, 0);
     } else {
       SILC_LOG_ERROR(("Received Key Exchange packet but no key exchange "
                      "protocol active, packet dropped."));
-
-      /* XXX Trigger KE protocol?? Rekey actually! */
     }
     break;
 
@@ -909,8 +1014,7 @@ void silc_client_packet_parse_type(SilcClient client,
        proto_ctx->packet = silc_packet_context_dup(packet);
 
        /* Let the protocol handle the packet */
-       sock->protocol->execute(client->timeout_queue, 0, 
-                               sock->protocol, sock->sock, 0, 0);
+       silc_protocol_execute(sock->protocol, client->schedule, 0, 0);
       } else {
        SilcClientKEInternalContext *proto_ctx = 
          (SilcClientKEInternalContext *)sock->protocol->context;
@@ -926,8 +1030,7 @@ void silc_client_packet_parse_type(SilcClient client,
          break;
        
        /* Let the protocol handle the packet */
-       sock->protocol->execute(client->timeout_queue, 0,
-                               sock->protocol, sock->sock, 0, 0);
+       silc_protocol_execute(sock->protocol, client->schedule, 0, 0);
       }
     } else {
       SILC_LOG_ERROR(("Received Key Exchange 1 packet but no key exchange "
@@ -949,15 +1052,15 @@ void silc_client_packet_parse_type(SilcClient client,
        proto_ctx->packet = silc_packet_context_dup(packet);
 
        /* Let the protocol handle the packet */
-       sock->protocol->execute(client->timeout_queue, 0, 
-                               sock->protocol, sock->sock, 0, 0);
+       silc_protocol_execute(sock->protocol, client->schedule, 0, 0);
       } else {
        SilcClientKEInternalContext *proto_ctx = 
          (SilcClientKEInternalContext *)sock->protocol->context;
        
        if (proto_ctx->packet)
          silc_packet_context_free(proto_ctx->packet);
-       
+        if (proto_ctx->dest_id)
+          silc_free(proto_ctx->dest_id);
        proto_ctx->packet = silc_packet_context_dup(packet);
        proto_ctx->dest_id_type = packet->src_id_type;
        proto_ctx->dest_id = silc_id_str2id(packet->src_id, packet->src_id_len,
@@ -966,8 +1069,7 @@ void silc_client_packet_parse_type(SilcClient client,
          break;
        
        /* Let the protocol handle the packet */
-       sock->protocol->execute(client->timeout_queue, 0,
-                               sock->protocol, sock->sock, 0, 0);
+       silc_protocol_execute(sock->protocol, client->schedule, 0, 0);
       }
     } else {
       SILC_LOG_ERROR(("Received Key Exchange 2 packet but no key exchange "
@@ -985,7 +1087,7 @@ void silc_client_packet_parse_type(SilcClient client,
        */
       SilcIDPayload idp;
 
-      idp = silc_id_payload_parse(buffer);
+      idp = silc_id_payload_parse(buffer->data, buffer->len);
       if (!idp)
        break;
       if (silc_id_payload_get_type(idp) != SILC_ID_CLIENT)
@@ -1029,16 +1131,34 @@ void silc_client_packet_parse_type(SilcClient client,
        silc_packet_context_free(proto_ctx->packet);
       
       proto_ctx->packet = silc_packet_context_dup(packet);
-      
+
       /* Let the protocol handle the packet */
-      sock->protocol->execute(client->timeout_queue, 0, 
-                             sock->protocol, sock->sock, 0, 100000);
+      if (proto_ctx->responder == FALSE)
+       silc_protocol_execute(sock->protocol, client->schedule, 0, 0);
+      else
+       /* Let the protocol handle the packet */
+       silc_protocol_execute(sock->protocol, client->schedule, 
+                             0, 100000);
     } else {
       SILC_LOG_ERROR(("Received Re-key done packet but no re-key "
                      "protocol active, packet dropped."));
     }
     break;
 
+  case SILC_PACKET_CONNECTION_AUTH_REQUEST:
+    /*
+     * Reveived reply to our connection authentication method request
+     * packet. This is used to resolve the authentication method for the
+     * current session from the server if the client does not know it.
+     */
+    silc_client_connection_auth_request(client, sock, packet);
+    break;
+
+  case SILC_PACKET_FTP:
+    /* Received file transfer packet. */
+    silc_client_ftp(client, sock, packet);
+    break;
+
   default:
     SILC_LOG_DEBUG(("Incorrect packet type %d, packet dropped", type));
     break;
@@ -1063,6 +1183,11 @@ void silc_client_packet_send(SilcClient client,
                             int force_send)
 {
   SilcPacketContext packetdata;
+  int block_len;
+  uint32 sequence = 0;
+
+  if (!sock)
+    return;
 
   SILC_LOG_DEBUG(("Sending packet, type %d", type));
 
@@ -1071,28 +1196,37 @@ void silc_client_packet_send(SilcClient client,
     if (!cipher && ((SilcClientConnection)sock->user_data)->send_key)
       cipher = ((SilcClientConnection)sock->user_data)->send_key;
 
-    if (!hmac && ((SilcClientConnection)sock->user_data)->hmac)
-      hmac = ((SilcClientConnection)sock->user_data)->hmac;
+    if (!hmac && ((SilcClientConnection)sock->user_data)->hmac_send)
+      hmac = ((SilcClientConnection)sock->user_data)->hmac_send;
 
     if (!dst_id && ((SilcClientConnection)sock->user_data)->remote_id) {
       dst_id = ((SilcClientConnection)sock->user_data)->remote_id;
       dst_id_type = SILC_ID_SERVER;
     }
+
+    if (hmac)
+      sequence = ((SilcClientConnection)sock->user_data)->psn_send++;
   }
 
+  block_len = cipher ? silc_cipher_get_block_len(cipher) : 0;
+
   /* Set the packet context pointers */
   packetdata.flags = 0;
   packetdata.type = type;
   if (sock->user_data && 
-      ((SilcClientConnection)sock->user_data)->local_id_data)
+      ((SilcClientConnection)sock->user_data)->local_id_data) {
     packetdata.src_id = ((SilcClientConnection)sock->user_data)->local_id_data;
-  else 
+    packetdata.src_id_len = 
+      silc_id_get_len(((SilcClientConnection)sock->user_data)->local_id,
+                     SILC_ID_CLIENT);
+  } else { 
     packetdata.src_id = silc_calloc(SILC_ID_CLIENT_LEN, sizeof(unsigned char));
-  packetdata.src_id_len = SILC_ID_CLIENT_LEN;
+    packetdata.src_id_len = SILC_ID_CLIENT_LEN;
+  }
   packetdata.src_id_type = SILC_ID_CLIENT;
   if (dst_id) {
     packetdata.dst_id = silc_id_id2str(dst_id, dst_id_type);
-    packetdata.dst_id_len = silc_id_get_len(dst_id_type);
+    packetdata.dst_id_len = silc_id_get_len(dst_id, dst_id_type);
     packetdata.dst_id_type = dst_id_type;
   } else {
     packetdata.dst_id = NULL;
@@ -1101,7 +1235,7 @@ void silc_client_packet_send(SilcClient client,
   }
   packetdata.truelen = data_len + SILC_PACKET_HEADER_LEN + 
     packetdata.src_id_len + packetdata.dst_id_len;
-  packetdata.padlen = SILC_PACKET_PADLEN(packetdata.truelen);
+  packetdata.padlen = SILC_PACKET_PADLEN(packetdata.truelen, block_len);
 
   /* Prepare outgoing data buffer for packet sending */
   silc_packet_send_prepare(sock, 
@@ -1120,17 +1254,34 @@ void silc_client_packet_send(SilcClient client,
     silc_buffer_put(sock->outbuf, data, data_len);
 
   /* Create the outgoing packet */
-  silc_packet_assemble(&packetdata);
+  silc_packet_assemble(&packetdata, cipher);
 
   /* Encrypt the packet */
   if (cipher)
-    silc_packet_encrypt(cipher, hmac, sock->outbuf, sock->outbuf->len);
+    silc_packet_encrypt(cipher, hmac, sequence, sock->outbuf, 
+                       sock->outbuf->len);
 
-  SILC_LOG_HEXDUMP(("Packet, len %d", sock->outbuf->len),
+  SILC_LOG_HEXDUMP(("Packet (%d), len %d", sequence, sock->outbuf->len),
                   sock->outbuf->data, sock->outbuf->len);
 
   /* Now actually send the packet */
-  silc_client_packet_send_real(client, sock, force_send, FALSE);
+  silc_client_packet_send_real(client, sock, force_send);
+}
+
+void silc_client_packet_queue_purge(SilcClient client,
+                                   SilcSocketConnection sock)
+{
+  if (sock && SILC_IS_OUTBUF_PENDING(sock) && 
+      (SILC_IS_DISCONNECTED(sock) == FALSE)) {
+    if (sock->outbuf->data - sock->outbuf->head)
+      silc_buffer_push(sock->outbuf, sock->outbuf->data - sock->outbuf->head);
+
+    silc_packet_send(sock, TRUE);
+
+    SILC_CLIENT_SET_CONNECTION_FOR_INPUT(client->schedule, sock->sock);
+    SILC_UNSET_OUTBUF_PENDING(sock);
+    silc_buffer_clear(sock->outbuf);
+  }
 }
 
 /* Closes connection to remote end. Free's all allocated data except
@@ -1147,73 +1298,133 @@ void silc_client_close_connection(SilcClient client,
 {
   int del = FALSE;
 
+  SILC_LOG_DEBUG(("Start"));
+
   if (!sock || (sock && conn->sock == sock))
     del = TRUE;
   if (!sock)
     sock = conn->sock;
 
   /* We won't listen for this connection anymore */
-  silc_schedule_unset_listen_fd(sock->sock);
+  silc_schedule_unset_listen_fd(client->schedule, sock->sock);
 
   /* Unregister all tasks */
-  silc_task_unregister_by_fd(client->io_queue, sock->sock);
-  silc_task_unregister_by_fd(client->timeout_queue, sock->sock);
+  silc_schedule_task_del_by_fd(client->schedule, sock->sock);
+  silc_schedule_task_del_by_fd(client->schedule, sock->sock);
 
   /* Close the actual connection */
   silc_net_close_connection(sock->sock);
 
+  /* Cancel any active protocol */
+  if (sock->protocol) {
+    if (sock->protocol->protocol->type == 
+       SILC_PROTOCOL_CLIENT_KEY_EXCHANGE ||
+       sock->protocol->protocol->type == 
+       SILC_PROTOCOL_CLIENT_CONNECTION_AUTH) {
+      sock->protocol->state = SILC_PROTOCOL_STATE_ERROR;
+      silc_protocol_execute_final(sock->protocol, client->schedule);
+      /* The application will recall this function with these protocols
+        (the ops->connect client operation). */
+      return;
+    } else {
+      sock->protocol->state = SILC_PROTOCOL_STATE_ERROR;
+      silc_protocol_execute_final(sock->protocol, client->schedule);
+      sock->protocol = NULL;
+    }
+  }
+
   /* Free everything */
   if (del && sock->user_data) {
-    /* XXX Free all client entries and channel entries. */
+    /* Free all cache entries */
+    SilcIDCacheList list;
+    SilcIDCacheEntry entry;
+    bool ret;
+
+    if (silc_idcache_get_all(conn->client_cache, &list)) {
+      ret = silc_idcache_list_first(list, &entry);
+      while (ret) {
+       silc_client_del_client(client, conn, entry->context);
+       ret = silc_idcache_list_next(list, &entry);
+      }
+      silc_idcache_list_free(list);
+    }
 
-    client->ops->say(client, sock->user_data,
-                    "Closed connection to host %s", sock->hostname);
+    if (silc_idcache_get_all(conn->channel_cache, &list)) {
+      ret = silc_idcache_list_first(list, &entry);
+      while (ret) {
+       silc_client_del_channel(client, conn, entry->context);
+       ret = silc_idcache_list_next(list, &entry);
+      }
+      silc_idcache_list_free(list);
+    }
 
-    /* Clear ID caches */
-    silc_idcache_del_all(conn->client_cache);
-    silc_idcache_del_all(conn->channel_cache);
+    if (silc_idcache_get_all(conn->server_cache, &list)) {
+      ret = silc_idcache_list_first(list, &entry);
+      while (ret) {
+       silc_client_del_server(client, conn, entry->context);
+       ret = silc_idcache_list_next(list, &entry);
+      }
+      silc_idcache_list_free(list);
+    }
 
-    /* Free data */
+    /* Clear ID caches */
+    if (conn->client_cache)
+      silc_idcache_free(conn->client_cache);
+    if (conn->channel_cache)
+      silc_idcache_free(conn->channel_cache);
+    if (conn->server_cache)
+      silc_idcache_free(conn->server_cache);
+
+    /* Free data (my ID is freed in above silc_client_del_client).
+       conn->nickname is freed when freeing the local_entry->nickname. */
     if (conn->remote_host)
       silc_free(conn->remote_host);
-    if (conn->local_id)
-      silc_free(conn->local_id);
     if (conn->local_id_data)
       silc_free(conn->local_id_data);
     if (conn->send_key)
       silc_cipher_free(conn->send_key);
     if (conn->receive_key)
       silc_cipher_free(conn->receive_key);
-    if (conn->hmac)
-      silc_hmac_free(conn->hmac);
+    if (conn->hmac_send)
+      silc_hmac_free(conn->hmac_send);
+    if (conn->hmac_receive)
+      silc_hmac_free(conn->hmac_receive);
     if (conn->pending_commands)
       silc_dlist_uninit(conn->pending_commands);
     if (conn->rekey)
       silc_free(conn->rekey);
 
-    conn->sock = NULL;
-    conn->remote_port = 0;
-    conn->remote_type = 0;
-    conn->send_key = NULL;
-    conn->receive_key = NULL;
-    conn->hmac = NULL;
-    conn->local_id = NULL;
-    conn->local_id_data = NULL;
-    conn->remote_host = NULL;
-    conn->current_channel = NULL;
-    conn->pending_commands = NULL;
-    conn->rekey = NULL;
+    if (conn->active_session) {
+      sock->user_data = NULL;
+      silc_client_ftp_session_free(conn->active_session);
+      conn->active_session = NULL;
+    }
+
+    silc_client_ftp_free_sessions(client, conn);
 
+    memset(conn, 0, sizeof(*conn));
     silc_client_del_connection(client, conn);
   }
 
-  if (sock->protocol) {
-    silc_protocol_free(sock->protocol);
-    sock->protocol = NULL;
-  }
   silc_socket_free(sock);
 }
 
+/* Called when we receive disconnection packet from server. This 
+   closes our end properly and displays the reason of the disconnection
+   on the screen. */
+
+SILC_TASK_CALLBACK(silc_client_disconnected_by_server_later)
+{
+  SilcClient client = (SilcClient)context;
+  SilcSocketConnection sock;
+
+  SILC_CLIENT_GET_SOCK(client, fd, sock);
+  if (sock == NULL)
+    return;
+
+  silc_client_close_connection(client, sock, sock->user_data);
+}
+
 /* Called when we receive disconnection packet from server. This 
    closes our end properly and displays the reason of the disconnection
    on the screen. */
@@ -1226,13 +1437,18 @@ void silc_client_disconnected_by_server(SilcClient client,
 
   SILC_LOG_DEBUG(("Server disconnected us, sock %d", sock->sock));
 
-  msg = silc_calloc(message->len + 1, sizeof(char));
-  memcpy(msg, message->data, message->len);
-  client->ops->say(client, sock->user_data, msg);
+  msg = silc_memdup(message->data, message->len);
+  client->internal->ops->say(client, sock->user_data, 
+                            SILC_CLIENT_MESSAGE_AUDIT, msg);
   silc_free(msg);
 
   SILC_SET_DISCONNECTED(sock);
-  silc_client_close_connection(client, sock, sock->user_data);
+
+  /* Close connection through scheduler. */
+  silc_schedule_task_add(client->schedule, sock->sock, 
+                        silc_client_disconnected_by_server_later,
+                        client, 0, 1, SILC_TASK_TIMEOUT, 
+                        SILC_TASK_PRI_NORMAL);
 }
 
 /* Received error message from server. Display it on the screen. 
@@ -1244,12 +1460,24 @@ void silc_client_error_by_server(SilcClient client,
 {
   char *msg;
 
-  msg = silc_calloc(message->len + 1, sizeof(char));
-  memcpy(msg, message->data, message->len);
-  client->ops->say(client, sock->user_data, msg);
+  msg = silc_memdup(message->data, message->len);
+  client->internal->ops->say(client, sock->user_data, 
+                            SILC_CLIENT_MESSAGE_AUDIT, msg);
   silc_free(msg);
 }
 
+/* Auto-nicking callback to send NICK command to server. */
+
+SILC_TASK_CALLBACK(silc_client_send_auto_nick)
+{
+  SilcClientConnection conn = (SilcClientConnection)context;
+  SilcClient client = conn->client;
+
+  silc_client_command_send(client, conn, SILC_COMMAND_NICK, 
+                          ++conn->cmd_ident, 1, 1, 
+                          client->nickname, strlen(client->nickname));
+}
+
 /* Processes the received new Client ID from server. Old Client ID is
    deleted from cache and new one is added. */
 
@@ -1259,20 +1487,30 @@ void silc_client_receive_new_id(SilcClient client,
 {
   SilcClientConnection conn = (SilcClientConnection)sock->user_data;
   int connecting = FALSE;
+  SilcClientID *client_id = silc_id_payload_get_id(idp);
+  SilcBuffer sidp;
 
   if (!conn->local_entry)
     connecting = TRUE;
 
   /* Delete old ID from ID cache */
-  silc_idcache_del_by_id(conn->client_cache, SILC_ID_CLIENT, conn->local_id);
+  if (conn->local_id) {
+    /* Check whether they are different */
+    if (SILC_ID_CLIENT_COMPARE(conn->local_id, client_id)) {
+      silc_free(client_id);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    silc_idcache_del_by_context(conn->client_cache, conn->local_entry);
+    silc_free(conn->local_id);
+  }
   
   /* Save the new ID */
-  if (conn->local_id)
-    silc_free(conn->local_id);
+
   if (conn->local_id_data)
     silc_free(conn->local_id_data);
 
-  conn->local_id = silc_id_payload_get_id(idp);
+  conn->local_id = client_id;
   conn->local_id_data = silc_id_payload_get_data(idp);
   conn->local_id_data_len = silc_id_payload_get_len(idp);;
 
@@ -1280,97 +1518,65 @@ void silc_client_receive_new_id(SilcClient client,
     conn->local_entry = silc_calloc(1, sizeof(*conn->local_entry));
 
   conn->local_entry->nickname = conn->nickname;
-  if (!conn->local_entry->username) {
-    conn->local_entry->username = 
-      silc_calloc(strlen(client->username) + strlen(client->hostname) + 1,
-                 sizeof(conn->local_entry->username));
-    sprintf(conn->local_entry->username, "%s@%s", client->username,
-           client->hostname);
-  }
-  conn->local_entry->server = strdup(conn->remote_host);
+  if (!conn->local_entry->username)
+    conn->local_entry->username = strdup(client->username);
+  if (!conn->local_entry->hostname)
+    conn->local_entry->hostname = strdup(client->hostname);
+  if (!conn->local_entry->server)
+    conn->local_entry->server = strdup(conn->remote_host);
   conn->local_entry->id = conn->local_id;
-  
-  /* Put it to the ID cache */
-  silc_idcache_add(conn->client_cache, conn->nickname, strlen(conn->nickname),
-                  SILC_ID_CLIENT, conn->local_id, (void *)conn->local_entry,
-                  TRUE, FALSE);
-
-  /* Notify application of successful connection. We do it here now that
-     we've received the Client ID and are allowed to send traffic. */
-  if (connecting)
-    client->ops->connect(client, conn, TRUE);
-}
-
-/* Processed received Channel ID for a channel. This is called when client
-   joins to channel and server replies with channel ID. The ID is cached. 
-   Returns the created channel entry. */
-
-SilcChannelEntry silc_client_new_channel_id(SilcClient client,
-                                           SilcSocketConnection sock,
-                                           char *channel_name,
-                                           uint32 mode, 
-                                           SilcIDPayload idp)
-{
-  SilcClientConnection conn = (SilcClientConnection)sock->user_data;
-  SilcChannelEntry channel;
-
-  SILC_LOG_DEBUG(("New channel ID"));
-
-  channel = silc_calloc(1, sizeof(*channel));
-  channel->channel_name = channel_name;
-  channel->id = silc_id_payload_get_id(idp);
-  channel->mode = mode;
-  silc_list_init(channel->clients, struct SilcChannelUserStruct, next);
-
-  conn->current_channel = channel;
+  conn->local_entry->valid = TRUE;
+  if (!conn->local_entry->channels)
+    conn->local_entry->channels = silc_hash_table_alloc(1, silc_hash_ptr, 
+                                                       NULL, NULL,
+                                                       NULL, NULL, NULL, 
+                                                       TRUE);
 
   /* Put it to the ID cache */
-  silc_idcache_add(conn->channel_cache, channel_name, strlen(channel_name),
-                  SILC_ID_CHANNEL, (void *)channel->id, (void *)channel, 
-                  TRUE, FALSE);
-
-  return channel;
+  silc_idcache_add(conn->client_cache, strdup(conn->nickname), conn->local_id, 
+                  (void *)conn->local_entry, 0, NULL);
+
+  if (connecting) {
+    /* Send NICK command if the nickname was set by the application (and is
+       not same as the username). Send this with little timeout. */
+    if (client->nickname && strcmp(client->nickname, client->username))
+      silc_schedule_task_add(client->schedule, 0,
+                            silc_client_send_auto_nick, conn,
+                            1, 0, SILC_TASK_TIMEOUT, SILC_TASK_PRI_NORMAL);
+
+    /* Issue INFO command to fetch the real server name and server information
+       and other stuff. */
+    silc_client_command_register(client, SILC_COMMAND_INFO, NULL, NULL,
+                                silc_client_command_reply_info_i, 0, 
+                                ++conn->cmd_ident);
+    sidp = silc_id_payload_encode(conn->remote_id, SILC_ID_SERVER);
+    silc_client_command_send(client, conn, SILC_COMMAND_INFO,
+                            conn->cmd_ident, 1, 2, sidp->data, sidp->len);
+    silc_buffer_free(sidp);
+
+    /* Notify application of successful connection. We do it here now that
+       we've received the Client ID and are allowed to send traffic. */
+    client->internal->ops->connect(client, conn, TRUE);
+  }
 }
 
-/* Removes a client entry from all channel it has joined. This really is
-   a performance killer (client_entry should have pointers to channel 
-   entry list). */
+/* Removes a client entry from all channels it has joined. */
 
 void silc_client_remove_from_channels(SilcClient client,
                                      SilcClientConnection conn,
                                      SilcClientEntry client_entry)
 {
-  SilcIDCacheEntry id_cache;
-  SilcIDCacheList list;
-  SilcChannelEntry channel;
+  SilcHashTableList htl;
   SilcChannelUser chu;
 
-  if (!silc_idcache_find_by_id(conn->channel_cache, SILC_ID_CACHE_ANY,
-                              SILC_ID_CHANNEL, &list))
-    return;
-
-  silc_idcache_list_first(list, &id_cache);
-  channel = (SilcChannelEntry)id_cache->context;
-  
-  while (channel) {
-    
-    /* Remove client from channel */
-    silc_list_start(channel->clients);
-    while ((chu = silc_list_get(channel->clients)) != SILC_LIST_END) {
-      if (chu->client == client_entry) {
-       silc_list_del(channel->clients, chu);
-       silc_free(chu);
-       break;
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (!silc_idcache_list_next(list, &id_cache))
-      break;
-    
-    channel = (SilcChannelEntry)id_cache->context;
+  silc_hash_table_list(client_entry->channels, &htl);
+  while (silc_hash_table_get(&htl, NULL, (void *)&chu)) {
+    silc_hash_table_del(chu->client->channels, chu->channel);
+    silc_hash_table_del(chu->channel->user_list, chu->client);
+    silc_free(chu);
   }
 
-  silc_idcache_list_free(list);
+  silc_hash_table_list_reset(&htl);
 }
 
 /* Replaces `old' client entries from all channels to `new' client entry.
@@ -1383,156 +1589,20 @@ void silc_client_replace_from_channels(SilcClient client,
                                       SilcClientEntry old,
                                       SilcClientEntry new)
 {
-  SilcIDCacheEntry id_cache;
-  SilcIDCacheList list;
-  SilcChannelEntry channel;
+  SilcHashTableList htl;
   SilcChannelUser chu;
 
-  if (!silc_idcache_find_by_id(conn->channel_cache, SILC_ID_CACHE_ANY,
-                              SILC_ID_CHANNEL, &list))
-    return;
-
-  silc_idcache_list_first(list, &id_cache);
-  channel = (SilcChannelEntry)id_cache->context;
-  
-  while (channel) {
-    
+  silc_hash_table_list(old->channels, &htl);
+  while (silc_hash_table_get(&htl, NULL, (void *)&chu)) {
     /* Replace client entry */
-    silc_list_start(channel->clients);
-    while ((chu = silc_list_get(channel->clients)) != SILC_LIST_END) {
-      if (chu->client == old) {
-       chu->client = new;
-       break;
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (!silc_idcache_list_next(list, &id_cache))
-      break;
+    silc_hash_table_del(chu->client->channels, chu->channel);
+    silc_hash_table_del(chu->channel->user_list, chu->client);
     
-    channel = (SilcChannelEntry)id_cache->context;
+    chu->client = new;
+    silc_hash_table_add(chu->channel->user_list, chu->client, chu);
+    silc_hash_table_add(chu->client->channels, chu->channel, chu);
   }
-
-  silc_idcache_list_free(list);
-}
-
-/* Parses mode mask and returns the mode as string. */
-
-char *silc_client_chmode(uint32 mode, SilcChannelEntry channel)
-{
-  char string[100];
-
-  if (!mode)
-    return NULL;
-
-  memset(string, 0, sizeof(string));
-
-  if (mode & SILC_CHANNEL_MODE_PRIVATE)
-    strncat(string, "p", 1);
-
-  if (mode & SILC_CHANNEL_MODE_SECRET)
-    strncat(string, "s", 1);
-
-  if (mode & SILC_CHANNEL_MODE_PRIVKEY)
-    strncat(string, "k", 1);
-
-  if (mode & SILC_CHANNEL_MODE_INVITE)
-    strncat(string, "i", 1);
-
-  if (mode & SILC_CHANNEL_MODE_TOPIC)
-    strncat(string, "t", 1);
-
-  if (mode & SILC_CHANNEL_MODE_ULIMIT)
-    strncat(string, "l", 1);
-
-  if (mode & SILC_CHANNEL_MODE_PASSPHRASE)
-    strncat(string, "a", 1);
-
-  if (mode & SILC_CHANNEL_MODE_FOUNDER_AUTH)
-    strncat(string, "f", 1);
-
-  if (mode & SILC_CHANNEL_MODE_CIPHER) {
-    char cipher[30];
-    memset(cipher, 0, sizeof(cipher));
-    snprintf(cipher, sizeof(cipher), " c (%s)", 
-            channel->channel_key->cipher->name);
-    strncat(string, cipher, strlen(cipher));
-  }
-
-  if (mode & SILC_CHANNEL_MODE_HMAC) {
-    char hmac[30];
-    memset(hmac, 0, sizeof(hmac));
-    snprintf(hmac, sizeof(hmac), " h (%s)", 
-            channel->hmac->hmac->name);
-    strncat(string, hmac, strlen(hmac));
-  }
-
-  /* Rest of mode is ignored */
-
-  return strdup(string);
-}
-
-/* Parses channel user mode mask and returns te mode as string */
-
-char *silc_client_chumode(uint32 mode)
-{
-  char string[4];
-
-  if (!mode)
-    return NULL;
-
-  memset(string, 0, sizeof(string));
-
-  if (mode & SILC_CHANNEL_UMODE_CHANFO)
-    strncat(string, "f", 1);
-
-  if (mode & SILC_CHANNEL_UMODE_CHANOP)
-    strncat(string, "o", 1);
-
-  return strdup(string);
-}
-
-/* Parses channel user mode and returns it as special mode character. */
-
-char *silc_client_chumode_char(uint32 mode)
-{
-  char string[4];
-
-  if (!mode)
-    return NULL;
-
-  memset(string, 0, sizeof(string));
-
-  if (mode & SILC_CHANNEL_UMODE_CHANFO)
-    strncat(string, "*", 1);
-
-  if (mode & SILC_CHANNEL_UMODE_CHANOP)
-    strncat(string, "@", 1);
-
-  return strdup(string);
-}
-
-/* Failure timeout callback. If this is called then we will immediately
-   process the received failure. We always process the failure with timeout
-   since we do not want to blindly trust to received failure packets. 
-   This won't be called (the timeout is cancelled) if the failure was
-   bogus (it is bogus if remote does not close the connection after sending
-   the failure). */
-
-SILC_TASK_CALLBACK_GLOBAL(silc_client_failure_callback)
-{
-  SilcClientFailureContext *f = (SilcClientFailureContext *)context;
-
-  if (f->sock->protocol) {
-    f->sock->protocol->state = SILC_PROTOCOL_STATE_FAILURE;
-    f->sock->protocol->execute(f->client->timeout_queue, 0,
-                              f->sock->protocol, f->sock->sock, 0, 0);
-    
-    /* Notify application */
-    f->client->ops->failure(f->client, f->sock->user_data, f->sock->protocol,
-                           (void *)f->failure);
-  }
-
-  silc_free(f);
+  silc_hash_table_list_reset(&htl);
 }
 
 /* Registers failure timeout to process the received failure packet
@@ -1542,22 +1612,15 @@ void silc_client_process_failure(SilcClient client,
                                 SilcSocketConnection sock,
                                 SilcPacketContext *packet)
 {
-  SilcClientFailureContext *f;
   uint32 failure = 0;
 
   if (sock->protocol) {
     if (packet->buffer->len >= 4)
       SILC_GET32_MSB(failure, packet->buffer->data);
 
-    f = silc_calloc(1, sizeof(*f));
-    f->client = client;
-    f->sock = sock;
-    f->failure = failure;
-
-    /* We will wait 5 seconds to process this failure packet */
-    silc_task_register(client->timeout_queue, sock->sock,
-                      silc_client_failure_callback, (void *)f, 5, 0,
-                      SILC_TASK_TIMEOUT, SILC_TASK_PRI_NORMAL);
+    /* Notify application */
+    client->internal->ops->failure(client, sock->user_data, sock->protocol,
+                                  (void *)failure);
   }
 }
 
@@ -1578,7 +1641,7 @@ SILC_TASK_CALLBACK(silc_client_rekey_callback)
      to the protocol. */
   proto_ctx = silc_calloc(1, sizeof(*proto_ctx));
   proto_ctx->client = (void *)client;
-  proto_ctx->sock = sock;
+  proto_ctx->sock = silc_socket_dup(sock);
   proto_ctx->responder = FALSE;
   proto_ctx->pfs = conn->rekey->pfs;
       
@@ -1589,14 +1652,13 @@ SILC_TASK_CALLBACK(silc_client_rekey_callback)
   sock->protocol = protocol;
       
   /* Run the protocol */
-  protocol->execute(client->timeout_queue, 0, protocol, 
-                   sock->sock, 0, 0);
+  silc_protocol_execute(protocol, client->schedule, 0, 0);
 
   /* Re-register re-key timeout */
-  silc_task_register(client->timeout_queue, sock->sock, 
-                    silc_client_rekey_callback,
-                    context, conn->rekey->timeout, 0,
-                    SILC_TASK_TIMEOUT, SILC_TASK_PRI_NORMAL);
+  silc_schedule_task_add(client->schedule, sock->sock, 
+                        silc_client_rekey_callback,
+                        context, conn->rekey->timeout, 0,
+                        SILC_TASK_TIMEOUT, SILC_TASK_PRI_NORMAL);
 }
 
 /* The final callback for the REKEY protocol. This will actually take the
@@ -1615,22 +1677,21 @@ SILC_TASK_CALLBACK(silc_client_rekey_final)
   if (protocol->state == SILC_PROTOCOL_STATE_ERROR ||
       protocol->state == SILC_PROTOCOL_STATE_FAILURE) {
     /* Error occured during protocol */
-    silc_protocol_cancel(client->timeout_queue, protocol);
+    silc_protocol_cancel(protocol, client->schedule);
     silc_protocol_free(protocol);
     sock->protocol = NULL;
     if (ctx->packet)
       silc_packet_context_free(ctx->packet);
     if (ctx->ske)
       silc_ske_free(ctx->ske);
+    silc_socket_free(ctx->sock);
     silc_free(ctx);
     return;
   }
 
-  /* Take the keys into use */
-  if (ctx->pfs == TRUE)
-    silc_client_protocol_rekey_generate_pfs(client, ctx);
-  else
-    silc_client_protocol_rekey_generate(client, ctx);
+  /* Purge the outgoing data queue to assure that all rekey packets really
+     go to the network before we quit the protocol. */
+  silc_client_packet_queue_purge(client, sock);
 
   /* Cleanup */
   silc_protocol_free(protocol);
@@ -1639,5 +1700,111 @@ SILC_TASK_CALLBACK(silc_client_rekey_final)
     silc_packet_context_free(ctx->packet);
   if (ctx->ske)
     silc_ske_free(ctx->ske);
+  silc_socket_free(ctx->sock);
   silc_free(ctx);
 }
+
+/* Processes incoming connection authentication method request packet.
+   It is a reply to our previously sent request. The packet can be used
+   to resolve the authentication method for the current session if the
+   client does not know it beforehand. */
+
+void silc_client_connection_auth_request(SilcClient client,
+                                        SilcSocketConnection sock,
+                                        SilcPacketContext *packet)
+{
+  SilcClientConnection conn = (SilcClientConnection)sock->user_data;
+  uint16 conn_type, auth_meth;
+  int ret;
+
+  /* If we haven't send our request then ignore this one. */
+  if (!conn->connauth)
+    return;
+
+  /* Parse the payload */
+  ret = silc_buffer_unformat(packet->buffer,
+                            SILC_STR_UI_SHORT(&conn_type),
+                            SILC_STR_UI_SHORT(&auth_meth),
+                            SILC_STR_END);
+  if (ret == -1)
+    auth_meth = SILC_AUTH_NONE;
+
+  /* Call the request callback to notify application for received 
+     authentication method information. */
+  if (conn->connauth->callback)
+    (*conn->connauth->callback)(client, conn, auth_meth,
+                               conn->connauth->context);
+
+  silc_schedule_task_del(client->schedule, conn->connauth->timeout);
+
+  silc_free(conn->connauth);
+  conn->connauth = NULL;
+}
+
+/* Timeout task callback called if the server does not reply to our 
+   connection authentication method request in the specified time interval. */
+
+SILC_TASK_CALLBACK(silc_client_request_authentication_method_timeout)
+{
+  SilcClientConnection conn = (SilcClientConnection)context;
+  SilcClient client = conn->client;
+
+  if (!conn->connauth)
+    return;
+
+  /* Call the request callback to notify application */
+  if (conn->connauth->callback)
+    (*conn->connauth->callback)(client, conn, SILC_AUTH_NONE,
+                               conn->connauth->context);
+
+  silc_free(conn->connauth);
+  conn->connauth = NULL;
+}
+
+/* This function can be used to request the current authentication method
+   from the server. This may be called when connecting to the server
+   and the client library requests the authentication data from the
+   application. If the application does not know the current authentication
+   method it can request it from the server using this function.
+   The `callback' with `context' will be called after the server has
+   replied back with the current authentication method. */
+
+void 
+silc_client_request_authentication_method(SilcClient client,
+                                         SilcClientConnection conn,
+                                         SilcConnectionAuthRequest callback,
+                                         void *context)
+{
+  SilcClientConnAuthRequest connauth;
+  SilcBuffer packet;
+
+  connauth = silc_calloc(1, sizeof(*connauth));
+  connauth->callback = callback;
+  connauth->context = context;
+
+  if (conn->connauth)
+    silc_free(conn->connauth);
+
+  conn->connauth = connauth;
+
+  /* Assemble the request packet and send it to the server */
+  packet = silc_buffer_alloc(4);
+  silc_buffer_pull_tail(packet, SILC_BUFFER_END(packet));
+  silc_buffer_format(packet,
+                    SILC_STR_UI_SHORT(SILC_SOCKET_TYPE_CLIENT),
+                    SILC_STR_UI_SHORT(SILC_AUTH_NONE),
+                    SILC_STR_END);
+  silc_client_packet_send(client, conn->sock, 
+                         SILC_PACKET_CONNECTION_AUTH_REQUEST,
+                         NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 
+                         packet->data, packet->len, FALSE);
+  silc_buffer_free(packet);
+
+  /* Register a timeout in case server does not reply anything back. */
+  connauth->timeout =
+    silc_schedule_task_add(client->schedule, conn->sock->sock, 
+                          silc_client_request_authentication_method_timeout,
+                          conn, 
+                          client->internal->params->connauth_request_secs, 0,
+                          SILC_TASK_TIMEOUT, SILC_TASK_PRI_NORMAL);
+}