try whisper key copy

src/gethdep_test.go

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/whisper"
 )
 
 // TestAccountBindings makes sure we can create an account and subsequently
@@ -19,12 +23,33 @@ func TestAccountBindings(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// create an account
-	address, _, err := createAccount("badpassword")
+	address, pubkey, err := createAccount("badpassword")
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err.Error())
 		t.Error("Test failed: could not create account")
 	}
 
+	// test to see if the account was injected in whisper
+	whisperInstance := (*accountSync)[0].(*whisper.Whisper)
+	identitySucess := whisperInstance.HasIdentity(crypto.ToECDSAPub(common.FromHex(pubkey)))
+	if !identitySucess || err != nil {
+		t.Error("Test failed: identity not injected into whisper")
+	}
+
+	// test to see if we can post with the injected whisper identity
+	postArgs := whisper.PostArgs{
+		From:    pubkey,
+		To:      pubkey,
+		TTL:     100,
+		Topics:  [][]byte{[]byte("test topic")},
+		Payload: "test message",
+	}
+	whisperAPI := whisper.NewPublicWhisperAPI(whisperInstance)
+	postSucess, err := whisperAPI.Post(postArgs)
+	if !postSucess || err != nil {
+		t.Error("Test failed: Could not post to whisper")
+	}
+
 	// unlock the created account
 	err = unlockAccount(address, "badpassword", 10)
 	if err != nil {

src/vendor/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/whisper/whisper.go

@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ func (self *Whisper) GetIdentity(key *ecdsa.PublicKey) *ecdsa.PrivateKey {
 func (self *Whisper) InjectIdentity(key *ecdsa.PrivateKey) error {
 
 	identity := string(crypto.FromECDSAPub(&key.PublicKey))
-	self.keys[identity] = key
+	keyCopy := *key
+	self.keys[identity] = &keyCopy
 	if _, ok := self.keys[identity]; !ok {
 		return fmt.Errorf("key insert into keys map failed")
 	}