wallet2: abort in-flight daemon request on shutdown

diff --git a/contrib/epee/include/net/abstract_http_client.h b/contrib/epee/include/net/abstract_http_client.h
index 29a7ce1..0981b8a 100644
--- a/contrib/epee/include/net/abstract_http_client.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/net/abstract_http_client.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ namespace http
     virtual void set_auto_connect(bool auto_connect) = 0;
     virtual bool connect(std::chrono::milliseconds timeout) = 0;
     virtual bool disconnect() = 0;
+    virtual bool shutdown() { return disconnect(); } // tear down: the client need not be usable afterwards; overrides should interrupt blocked calls and be callable from another thread (the default plain disconnect() gives neither guarantee)
     virtual bool is_connected(bool *ssl = NULL) = 0;
     virtual bool invoke(const boost::string_ref uri, const boost::string_ref method, const boost::string_ref body, std::chrono::milliseconds timeout, const http_response_info** ppresponse_info = NULL, const fields_list& additional_params = fields_list()) = 0;
     virtual bool invoke_get(const boost::string_ref uri, std::chrono::milliseconds timeout, const std::string& body = std::string(), const http_response_info** ppresponse_info = NULL, const fields_list& additional_params = fields_list()) = 0;
diff --git a/contrib/epee/include/net/http_client.h b/contrib/epee/include/net/http_client.h
index 90ac588..6396bbe 100644
--- a/contrib/epee/include/net/http_client.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/net/http_client.h
@@ -154,6 +154,11 @@ namespace net_utils
 				return m_net_client.disconnect();
 			}
 			//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+			bool shutdown() override
+			{
+				return m_net_client.shutdown(); // no m_lock; interrupts an invoke blocked while holding it
+			}
+			//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 			bool is_connected(bool *ssl = NULL) override
 			{
 				CRITICAL_REGION_LOCAL(m_lock);
diff --git a/contrib/epee/include/net/net_helper.h b/contrib/epee/include/net/net_helper.h
index 4e69cba..e52217d 100644
--- a/contrib/epee/include/net/net_helper.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/net/net_helper.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <boost/version.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/io_context.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/ip/tcp.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/post.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/read.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/ssl.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/steady_timer.hpp>
@@ -43,6 +44,13 @@
 #include <boost/system/error_code.hpp>
 #include <boost/utility/string_ref.hpp>
 #include <functional>
+#ifdef BOOST_ASIO_HAS_POSIX_STREAM_DESCRIPTOR
+#include <boost/asio/posix/stream_descriptor.hpp>
+#include <cerrno>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
 #include "net/net_ssl.h"
 
 #include "misc_log_ex.h"
@@ -101,11 +109,39 @@ namespace net_utils
 				m_ssl_options(epee::net_utils::ssl_support_t::e_ssl_support_autodetect),
 				m_connected(false),
 				m_deadline(m_io_service, std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point::max()),
-				m_shutdowned(false),
+#ifdef BOOST_ASIO_HAS_POSIX_STREAM_DESCRIPTOR
+				m_wake_reader(m_io_service),
+				m_wake_writer(-1),
+#endif
+				m_aborted(false),
 				m_bytes_sent(0),
 				m_bytes_received(0)
 		{
 			check_deadline();
+#ifdef BOOST_ASIO_HAS_POSIX_STREAM_DESCRIPTOR
+			// self-pipe so shutdown() can wake a blocked run_one() with an async-signal-safe
+			// write(); without it aborts would wait out the op deadline, so refuse to construct
+			int fds[2];
+			if (0 != ::pipe(fds))
+				throw std::runtime_error("failed to create shutdown wake pipe");
+			bool flags_set = true;
+			for (const int fd : fds)
+			{
+				if (-1 == ::fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK) || -1 == ::fcntl(fd, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC))
+					flags_set = false;
+			}
+			boost::system::error_code ec;
+			if (flags_set)
+				m_wake_reader.assign(fds[0], ec);
+			if (!flags_set || ec)
+			{
+				::close(fds[0]);
+				::close(fds[1]);
+				throw std::runtime_error("failed to set up shutdown wake pipe");
+			}
+			m_wake_writer = fds[1];
+			wait_wake();
+#endif
 		}
 
 		/*! The first/second parameters are host/port respectively. The third
@@ -128,8 +164,12 @@ namespace net_utils
 			~blocked_mode_client()
 		{
 			//profile_tools::local_coast lc("~blocked_mode_client()", 3);
-			try { shutdown(); }
+			try { disconnect(); }
 			catch(...) { /* ignore */ }
+#ifdef BOOST_ASIO_HAS_POSIX_STREAM_DESCRIPTOR
+			if (m_wake_writer != -1)
+				::close(m_wake_writer); // read end is owned and closed by m_wake_reader
+#endif
 		}
 
 		inline void set_ssl(ssl_options_t ssl_options)
@@ -144,10 +184,16 @@ namespace net_utils
     inline
 			try_connect_result_t try_connect(const std::string& addr, const std::string& port, std::chrono::milliseconds timeout)
 		{
+				const auto deadline = std::chrono::steady_clock::now() + timeout;
 				m_deadline.expires_after(timeout);
 				boost::unique_future<boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket> connection = m_connector(addr, port, m_deadline);
 				for (;;)
 				{
+					// aborted or timed out: abandon the attempt; its handlers own their state
+					// and their socket dies with them, at completion or client destruction
+					if (shutdown_requested() || std::chrono::steady_clock::now() >= deadline)
+						return CONNECT_FAILURE;
+
 					m_io_service.restart();
 					m_io_service.run_one();
 
@@ -157,6 +203,12 @@ namespace net_utils
 
 				m_ssl_socket->next_layer() = connection.get();
 				m_deadline.cancel();
+				if (shutdown_requested())
+				{
+					boost::system::error_code ignored_ec;
+					m_ssl_socket->next_layer().close(ignored_ec);
+					return CONNECT_FAILURE; // aborted by shutdown() from another thread
+				}
 				if (m_ssl_socket->next_layer().is_open())
 				{
 					m_connected = true;
@@ -164,8 +216,13 @@ namespace net_utils
 					// SSL Options
 					if (m_ssl_options.support == epee::net_utils::ssl_support_t::e_ssl_support_enabled || m_ssl_options.support == epee::net_utils::ssl_support_t::e_ssl_support_autodetect)
 					{
-						if (!m_ssl_options.handshake(m_io_service, *m_ssl_socket, boost::asio::ssl::stream_base::client, {}, addr, timeout))
+						if (!m_ssl_options.handshake(m_io_service, *m_ssl_socket, boost::asio::ssl::stream_base::client, {}, addr, timeout, [this] { return shutdown_requested(); }))
 						{
+							if (shutdown_requested())
+							{
+								m_connected = false;
+								return CONNECT_FAILURE; // aborted: says nothing about the server's TLS support
+							}
 							if (m_ssl_options.support == epee::net_utils::ssl_support_t::e_ssl_support_autodetect)
 							{
 								boost::system::error_code ignored_ec;
@@ -182,6 +239,15 @@ namespace net_utils
 							}
 						}
 					}
+					// recheck after publishing m_connected: shutdown() between the check above
+					// and the publish must not leave a live connection behind
+					if (shutdown_requested())
+					{
+						m_connected = false;
+						boost::system::error_code ignored_ec;
+						m_ssl_socket->next_layer().close(ignored_ec);
+						return CONNECT_FAILURE;
+					}
 					return CONNECT_SUCCESS;
 				}else
 				{
@@ -194,6 +260,8 @@ namespace net_utils
     inline
 			bool connect(const std::string& addr, const std::string& port, std::chrono::milliseconds timeout)
 		{
+			if (shutdown_requested())
+				return false; // torn down: the client never reconnects after shutdown()
 			m_connected = false;
 			try
 			{
@@ -268,7 +336,6 @@ namespace net_utils
 		inline 
 		bool send(const boost::string_ref buff, std::chrono::milliseconds timeout)
 		{
-
 			try
 			{
 				m_deadline.expires_after(timeout);
@@ -287,12 +354,25 @@ namespace net_utils
 				async_write(buff.data(), buff.size(), ec);
 
 				// Block until the asynchronous operation has completed.
-				while (ec == boost::asio::error::would_block)
+				while (ec == boost::asio::error::would_block && !shutdown_requested())
 				{
 					m_io_service.restart();
 					m_io_service.run_one(); 
 				}
 
+				// aborted by shutdown(): the pending handler references this frame, so
+				// close the socket and pump until it completes before returning
+				if (ec == boost::asio::error::would_block)
+				{
+					boost::system::error_code ignored_ec;
+					m_ssl_socket->next_layer().close(ignored_ec);
+					while (ec == boost::asio::error::would_block)
+					{
+						m_io_service.restart();
+						m_io_service.run_one();
+					}
+				}
+
 				if (ec)
 				{
 					LOG_PRINT_L3("Problems at write: " << ec.message());
@@ -331,7 +411,6 @@ namespace net_utils
 		inline 
 		bool recv(std::string& buff, std::chrono::milliseconds timeout)
 		{
-
 			try
 			{
 				// Set a deadline for the asynchronous operation. Since this function uses
@@ -362,12 +441,24 @@ namespace net_utils
 				async_read(&buff[0], max_size, boost::asio::transfer_at_least(1), hndlr);
 
 				// Block until the asynchronous operation has completed.
-				while (ec == boost::asio::error::would_block && !m_shutdowned)
+				while (ec == boost::asio::error::would_block && !shutdown_requested())
 				{
 					m_io_service.restart();
 					m_io_service.run_one(); 
 				}
 
+				// aborted by shutdown(): the pending handler references this frame, so
+				// close the socket and pump until it completes before returning
+				if (ec == boost::asio::error::would_block)
+				{
+					boost::system::error_code ignored_ec;
+					m_ssl_socket->next_layer().close(ignored_ec);
+					while (ec == boost::asio::error::would_block)
+					{
+						m_io_service.restart();
+						m_io_service.run_one();
+					}
+				}
 
 				if (ec)
 				{
@@ -417,21 +508,20 @@ namespace net_utils
 
 		bool shutdown()
 		{
-			m_deadline.cancel();
-			boost::system::error_code ec;
-			if(m_ssl_options)
-				shutdown_ssl();
-			m_ssl_socket->next_layer().cancel(ec);
-			if(ec)
-				MDEBUG("Problems at cancel: " << ec.message());
-			m_ssl_socket->next_layer().shutdown(boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket::shutdown_both, ec);
-			if(ec)
-				MDEBUG("Problems at shutdown: " << ec.message());
-			m_ssl_socket->next_layer().close(ec);
-			if(ec)
-				MDEBUG("Problems at close: " << ec.message());
-			m_shutdowned = true;
-      m_connected = false;
+			// callable from any thread, on POSIX even a signal handler: only atomics and a self-pipe
+			// write(); a blocked call closes the socket on abort, an idle client's closes at destruction
+			m_aborted = true;
+			m_connected = false;
+#ifdef BOOST_ASIO_HAS_POSIX_STREAM_DESCRIPTOR
+			// construction guarantees the pipe exists
+			const int saved_errno = errno;
+			const char wake = 0;
+			while (::write(m_wake_writer, &wake, 1) == -1 && errno == EINTR) {}
+			errno = saved_errno; // a full pipe already holds a pending wake
+#else
+			// Windows console handlers run on their own thread: post() a wake
+			boost::asio::post(m_io_service, []{});
+#endif
 			return true;
 		}
 
@@ -447,6 +537,20 @@ namespace net_utils
 
 	private:
 
+		bool shutdown_requested() const
+		{
+			return m_aborted.load();
+		}
+
+#ifdef BOOST_ASIO_HAS_POSIX_STREAM_DESCRIPTOR
+		// perpetual pipe read so a wake byte written by shutdown() unblocks run_one()
+		void wait_wake()
+		{
+			m_wake_reader.async_read_some(boost::asio::buffer(m_wake_buf),
+				[this] (const boost::system::error_code& ec, std::size_t) { if (!ec) wait_wake(); });
+		}
+#endif
+
 		void check_deadline()
 		{
 			// Check whether the deadline has passed. We compare the deadline against
@@ -516,9 +620,16 @@ namespace net_utils
 		std::shared_ptr<boost::asio::ssl::stream<boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket>> m_ssl_socket;
 		std::function<connect_func> m_connector;
 		ssl_options_t m_ssl_options;
-		bool m_connected;
+		std::atomic<bool> m_connected;
 		boost::asio::steady_timer m_deadline;
-		std::atomic<bool> m_shutdowned;
+#ifdef BOOST_ASIO_HAS_POSIX_STREAM_DESCRIPTOR
+		// self-pipe: shutdown() write()s the pipe to wake run_one() signal-safely
+		boost::asio::posix::stream_descriptor m_wake_reader;
+		int m_wake_writer;
+		char m_wake_buf[8];
+#endif
+		// sticky: set once by shutdown(), never cleared; the client is being torn down
+		std::atomic<bool> m_aborted;
 		std::atomic<uint64_t> m_bytes_sent;
 		std::atomic<uint64_t> m_bytes_received;
 	};
diff --git a/contrib/epee/include/net/net_ssl.h b/contrib/epee/include/net/net_ssl.h
index 2cd2ee0..dce52fa 100644
--- a/contrib/epee/include/net/net_ssl.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/net/net_ssl.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #define _NET_SSL_H
 
 #include <chrono>
+#include <functional>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
@@ -135,6 +136,8 @@ namespace net_utils
           situations where multiple hostnames are being handled by a server. If
           `verification == system_ca` the client also does a rfc2818 check to
           ensure that the server certificate is to the provided hostname.
+        \param abort_requested Polled while waiting; when it returns true the
+          handshake is cancelled and fails instead of running to `timeout`.
 
         \return True if the SSL handshake completes with peer verification
           settings. */
@@ -144,7 +147,8 @@ namespace net_utils
       boost::asio::ssl::stream_base::handshake_type type,
       boost::asio::const_buffer buffer = {},
       const std::string& host = {},
-      std::chrono::milliseconds timeout = std::chrono::seconds(15)) const;
+      std::chrono::milliseconds timeout = std::chrono::seconds(15),
+      const std::function<bool()>& abort_requested = nullptr) const;
   };
 
         // https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/34780/checking-client-hello-for-https-classification
diff --git a/contrib/epee/src/net_ssl.cpp b/contrib/epee/src/net_ssl.cpp
index 776df5d..5da8356 100644
--- a/contrib/epee/src/net_ssl.cpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/net_ssl.cpp
@@ -441,7 +441,8 @@ bool ssl_options_t::handshake(
   boost::asio::ssl::stream_base::handshake_type type,
   boost::asio::const_buffer buffer,
   const std::string& host,
-  std::chrono::milliseconds timeout) const
+  std::chrono::milliseconds timeout,
+  const std::function<bool()>& abort_requested) const
 {
   configure(socket, type, host);
 
@@ -495,6 +496,15 @@ bool ssl_options_t::handshake(
     boost::asio::post(
       strand,
       [&]{
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(state.lock);
+        if (state.cancel_handshake) {
+          // cancelled before the socket operation could start: finish here so
+          // the cancelling side cannot leave a handshake running unattended
+          state.wait_handshake = false;
+          state.result = boost::asio::error::operation_aborted;
+          state.condition.notify_all();
+          return;
+        }
         socket.async_handshake(
           type,
           boost::asio::buffer(buffer),
@@ -503,10 +513,28 @@ bool ssl_options_t::handshake(
       }
     );
 
+    bool aborted = false;
     while (!io_context.stopped())
     {
       io_context.poll_one();
       std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(state.lock);
+      if (!aborted && abort_requested && abort_requested())
+      {
+        // abort from another thread: close the socket so the handshake cannot
+        // stall again, then keep pumping until both handlers have finished
+        aborted = true;
+        if (state.wait_handshake && !state.cancel_handshake)
+        {
+          state.cancel_handshake = true;
+          ec_t ec;
+          socket.next_layer().close(ec);
+        }
+        if (state.wait_timer && !state.cancel_timer)
+        {
+          state.cancel_timer = true;
+          deadline.cancel();
+        }
+      }
       state.condition.wait_for(
         state.lock,
         std::chrono::milliseconds(30),
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.h b/src/wallet/wallet2.h
index 5c4b414..863a4b6 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.h
@@ -797,7 +797,8 @@ private:
     bool set_proxy(const std::string &address);
 
     void stop() { m_run.store(false, std::memory_order_relaxed); m_message_store.stop(); }
-    void shutdown() { m_stopped.store(true, std::memory_order_relaxed); stop(); }
+    // teardown-only: a permanent stop that also aborts an in-flight daemon request
+    void shutdown() { m_stopped.store(true, std::memory_order_relaxed); stop(); m_http_client->shutdown(); }
 
     i_wallet2_callback* callback() const { return m_callback; }
     void callback(i_wallet2_callback* callback) { m_callback = callback; }
diff --git a/tests/fuzz/http-client.cpp b/tests/fuzz/http-client.cpp
index 2b4a032..01ae415 100644
--- a/tests/fuzz/http-client.cpp
+++ b/tests/fuzz/http-client.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public:
   bool connect(const std::string& addr, int port, std::chrono::milliseconds timeout, bool ssl = false, const std::string& bind_ip = "0.0.0.0") { return true; }
   bool connect(const std::string& addr, const std::string& port, std::chrono::milliseconds timeout, bool ssl = false, const std::string& bind_ip = "0.0.0.0") { return true; }
   bool disconnect() { return true; }
+  bool shutdown() { return true; }
   bool send(const boost::string_ref buff, std::chrono::milliseconds timeout) { return true; }
   bool send(const void* data, size_t sz) { return true; }
   bool is_connected() { return true; }
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/http.cpp b/tests/unit_tests/http.cpp
index 298e2aa..3a4360d 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/http.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/http.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ public:
   bool connect(const std::string&, int, std::chrono::milliseconds, bool = false, const std::string& = "0.0.0.0") { return true; }
   bool connect(const std::string&, const std::string&, std::chrono::milliseconds, bool = false, const std::string& = "0.0.0.0") { return true; }
   bool disconnect() { return true; }
+  bool shutdown() { return true; }
   bool send(const boost::string_ref, std::chrono::milliseconds) { return true; }
   bool send(const void*, size_t) { return true; }
   bool recv(std::string& buff, std::chrono::milliseconds)
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/net.cpp b/tests/unit_tests/net.cpp
index 9c1b593..0c5cfac 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/net.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/net.cpp
@@ -51,13 +51,20 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <map>
 #include <memory>
+#include <thread>
 #include <type_traits>
+#ifndef _WIN32
+#include <atomic>
+#include <csignal>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#endif
 
 #include "crypto/crypto.h"
 #include "net/dandelionpp.h"
 #include "net/error.h"
 #include "net/host.h"
 #include "net/i2p_address.h"
+#include "net/net_helper.h"
 #include "net/net_utils_base.h"
 #include "net/socks.h"
 #include "net/socks_connect.h"
@@ -94,6 +101,180 @@ namespace
         "zpv4fa3szgel7vf6jdjeugizdclq2vzkelscs2bhbgnlldzzggcen3ac.onion";
 }
 
+TEST(blocked_mode_client, shutdown_aborts_blocked_recv)
+{
+    boost::asio::io_context server_io;
+    boost::asio::ip::tcp::acceptor acceptor{
+        server_io,
+        {boost::asio::ip::address_v4::loopback(), 0}
+    };
+
+    epee::net_utils::blocked_mode_client client;
+    client.set_ssl(epee::net_utils::ssl_options_t{
+        epee::net_utils::ssl_support_t::e_ssl_support_disabled
+    });
+    const std::string port = std::to_string(acceptor.local_endpoint().port());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(client.connect("127.0.0.1", port, std::chrono::seconds{5}));
+
+    boost::system::error_code error;
+    boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket peer{server_io};
+    acceptor.accept(peer, error);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(error);
+
+    // recv blocks on the silent peer until a single shutdown from another thread
+    // aborts it; the abort is sticky, so the shot is valid on every timing
+    std::thread stopper{[&client] {
+        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds{100});
+        EXPECT_TRUE(client.shutdown());
+    }};
+    std::string response;
+    const auto start = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+    EXPECT_FALSE(client.recv(response, std::chrono::seconds{30}));
+    EXPECT_LT(std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - start, std::chrono::seconds{10});
+    stopper.join();
+    EXPECT_FALSE(client.is_connected());
+}
+
+#ifndef _WIN32
+namespace
+{
+    std::atomic<epee::net_utils::blocked_mode_client*> g_signal_client{nullptr};
+
+    void shutdown_from_signal(int)
+    {
+        epee::net_utils::blocked_mode_client* const client = g_signal_client.load();
+        if (client)
+            client->shutdown();
+    }
+}
+
+TEST(blocked_mode_client, shutdown_aborts_blocked_recv_from_signal_handler)
+{
+    boost::asio::io_context server_io;
+    boost::asio::ip::tcp::acceptor acceptor{
+        server_io,
+        {boost::asio::ip::address_v4::loopback(), 0}
+    };
+
+    epee::net_utils::blocked_mode_client client;
+    client.set_ssl(epee::net_utils::ssl_options_t{
+        epee::net_utils::ssl_support_t::e_ssl_support_disabled
+    });
+    const std::string port = std::to_string(acceptor.local_endpoint().port());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(client.connect("127.0.0.1", port, std::chrono::seconds{5}));
+
+    boost::system::error_code error;
+    boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket peer{server_io};
+    acceptor.accept(peer, error);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(error);
+
+    struct sigaction handler {}, previous {};
+    handler.sa_handler = shutdown_from_signal;
+    sigemptyset(&handler.sa_mask);
+    ASSERT_EQ(0, sigaction(SIGUSR1, &handler, &previous));
+    g_signal_client = &client;
+
+    // the signal lands on the thread blocked in recv, so the handler's shutdown()
+    // runs in signal context and may only use async-signal-safe calls
+    const pthread_t blocked = pthread_self();
+    std::thread stopper{[blocked] {
+        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds{100});
+        pthread_kill(blocked, SIGUSR1);
+    }};
+    std::string response;
+    const auto start = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+    EXPECT_FALSE(client.recv(response, std::chrono::seconds{30}));
+    EXPECT_LT(std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - start, std::chrono::seconds{10});
+    stopper.join();
+    EXPECT_FALSE(client.is_connected());
+
+    g_signal_client = nullptr;
+    sigaction(SIGUSR1, &previous, nullptr);
+}
+#endif
+
+TEST(blocked_mode_client, shutdown_aborts_blocked_connect)
+{
+    // a connector whose future never becomes ready simulates an unresponsive peer
+    const auto never_ready = std::make_shared<boost::promise<boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket>>();
+    epee::net_utils::blocked_mode_client client;
+    client.set_ssl(epee::net_utils::ssl_options_t{
+        epee::net_utils::ssl_support_t::e_ssl_support_disabled
+    });
+    client.set_connector([never_ready] (const std::string&, const std::string&, boost::asio::steady_timer&) {
+        return never_ready->get_future();
+    });
+
+    // a single shutdown aborts the blocked connect; sticky, so valid on every timing
+    std::thread stopper{[&client] {
+        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds{100});
+        EXPECT_TRUE(client.shutdown());
+    }};
+    const auto start = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+    EXPECT_FALSE(client.connect("127.0.0.1", "80", std::chrono::seconds{30}));
+    EXPECT_LT(std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - start, std::chrono::seconds{10});
+    stopper.join();
+}
+
+TEST(blocked_mode_client, shutdown_aborts_stalled_ssl_handshake)
+{
+    // the acceptor completes TCP connects in the kernel backlog but never
+    // answers the TLS handshake, so the handshake stalls until aborted
+    boost::asio::io_context server_io;
+    boost::asio::ip::tcp::acceptor acceptor{
+        server_io,
+        {boost::asio::ip::address_v4::loopback(), 0}
+    };
+
+    epee::net_utils::blocked_mode_client client;
+    client.set_ssl(epee::net_utils::ssl_options_t{
+        epee::net_utils::ssl_support_t::e_ssl_support_enabled
+    });
+    const std::string port = std::to_string(acceptor.local_endpoint().port());
+
+    std::thread stopper{[&client] {
+        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds{100});
+        EXPECT_TRUE(client.shutdown());
+    }};
+    const auto start = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+    EXPECT_FALSE(client.connect("127.0.0.1", port, std::chrono::seconds{30}));
+    EXPECT_LT(std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - start, std::chrono::seconds{10});
+    stopper.join();
+}
+
+TEST(blocked_mode_client, shutdown_is_permanent)
+{
+    boost::asio::io_context server_io;
+    boost::asio::ip::tcp::acceptor acceptor{
+        server_io,
+        {boost::asio::ip::address_v4::loopback(), 0}
+    };
+
+    epee::net_utils::blocked_mode_client client;
+    client.set_ssl(epee::net_utils::ssl_options_t{
+        epee::net_utils::ssl_support_t::e_ssl_support_disabled
+    });
+    const std::string port = std::to_string(acceptor.local_endpoint().port());
+    ASSERT_TRUE(client.connect("127.0.0.1", port, std::chrono::seconds{5}));
+
+    boost::system::error_code error;
+    boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket peer{server_io};
+    acceptor.accept(peer, error);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(error);
+
+    // the abort is sticky: a shutdown with nothing in flight still fails the next
+    // op promptly, so a request scheduled before it can never start a doomed call
+    EXPECT_TRUE(client.shutdown());
+    EXPECT_FALSE(client.is_connected());
+    std::string response;
+    const auto start = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+    EXPECT_FALSE(client.recv(response, std::chrono::seconds{30}));
+    EXPECT_LT(std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - start, std::chrono::seconds{10});
+
+    // the torn-down client never reconnects
+    EXPECT_FALSE(client.connect("127.0.0.1", port, std::chrono::seconds{5}));
+}
+
 TEST(tor_address, constants)
 {
     static_assert(!net::tor_address::is_local(), "bad is_local() response");