Check for invalid ciphertext later

daemon.py

@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ from like import updateLikesCollection
 from reaction import updateReactionCollection
 from utils import undoReactionCollectionEntry
 from utils import getNewPostEndpoints
-from utils import malformedCiphertext
 from utils import hasActor
 from utils import setReplyIntervalHours
 from utils import canReplyTo
@@ -1503,11 +1502,6 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         # save the json for later queue processing
         messageBytesDecoded = messageBytes.decode('utf-8')
 
-        if malformedCiphertext(messageBytesDecoded):
-            print('WARN: post contains malformed ciphertext ' +
-                  str(originalMessageJson))
-            return 4
-
         if containsInvalidLocalLinks(messageBytesDecoded):
             print('WARN: post contains invalid local links ' +
                   str(originalMessageJson))

inbox.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from languages import understoodPostLanguage
 from like import updateLikesCollection
 from reaction import updateReactionCollection
 from reaction import validEmojiContent
+from utils import malformedCiphertext
 from utils import removeHtml
 from utils import fileLastModified
 from utils import hasObjectString
@@ -2258,6 +2259,9 @@ def _validPostContent(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
                     print('REJECT: reply to post which does not ' +
                           'allow comments: ' + originalPostId)
                     return False
+    if malformedCiphertext(messageJson['object']['content']):
+        print('REJECT: malformed ciphertext in content')
+        return False
     if debug:
         print('ACCEPT: post content is valid')
     return True