Extra Certificate Checks for Chinese Users – What’s the Reason? #5007
Description
Describe what you noticed and did
Hey there,
I noticed that there are extra license checks specifically for Chinese users in the code since version 1.15.10. Can someone explain why these were added? I’m curious about the reasoning behind it and how it affects users.
To illustrate, here are the relevant code snippets:
// code from SandboxiePlus/SandMan/OnlineUpdater.cpp
bool COnlineUpdater::IsLockRequired()
{
if (theConf->GetBool("Debug/LockedRegion", false))
return true;
if (g_CertInfo.lock_req)
return true;
LANGID LangID = 0;
if ((NtQueryInstallUILanguage(&LangID) == 0) && (LangID == 0x0804))
return true;
if (theGUI->m_LanguageId == 0x0804)
return true;
return false;
}// Placeholder for code from Sandboxie/core/drv/verify.c
LANGID LangID = 0;
if(NT_SUCCESS(ZwQueryInstallUILanguage(&LangID)) && (LangID == 0x0804))
Verify_CertInfo.lock_req = 1;
if (Verify_CertInfo.lock_req && Verify_CertInfo.type != eCertEternal && Verify_CertInfo.type != eCertContributor) {
if (!Verify_CertInfo.locked)
Verify_CertInfo.active = 0;
if (!bNoCR) { // Check if a refresh of the cert is required
if (check_date.QuadPart + KphGetDateInterval(0, 4, 0) < LocalTime.QuadPart)
Verify_CertInfo.active = 0;
else if (check_date.QuadPart + KphGetDateInterval(0, 3, 0) < LocalTime.QuadPart)
Verify_CertInfo.grace_period = 1;
}
}Thanks!
How often did you encounter it so far?
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Expected behavior
no
Affected program
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Download link
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Where is the program located?
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Did the program or any related process close unexpectedly?
No, not at all.
Crash dump
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What version of Sandboxie are you running now?
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Is it a new installation of Sandboxie?
I recently did a new clean installation.
Is it a regression from previous versions?
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In which sandbox type you have this problem?
In a standard isolation sandbox (yellow sandbox icon).
Can you reproduce this problem on a new empty sandbox?
I can confirm it also on a new empty sandbox.
What is your Windows edition and version?
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In which Windows account you have this problem?
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Please mention any installed security software
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Did you previously enable some security policy settings outside Sandboxie?
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