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Make XEdDSASigning work with firmware generated signatures - #131
Related to #130 - suggestion for changes to XEdDSASigning to make it work with actual signatures as generated by latest firmware. Verified manually via packet dumps from MQTT. This could use some actual test cases.
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Breaking Changes
Packet and message signing now use a single signing format; the selectable short-hash option is no longer available.
Signing and verification interfaces have changed, so integrations using the previous options may need updates.
Bug Fixes
NodeInfo packet signatures now use a consistent process for creation and verification.
X25519-to-Ed25519 key conversion now handles both public-key sign-bit cases.
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XEdDSA now derives Ed25519 keys from X25519 inputs and signs and verifies original message bytes. Packet signature helpers were added. NodeInfo signing APIs and tests were updated to use the revised methods.
The code derives an Ed25519 scalar from the clamped X25519 private key and maps X25519 public keys to Edwards keys. The conversion method adds an optional forcePositive parameter.
Message and packet signing APIs Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs
Sign, Verify, and VerifyWithX25519Key no longer accept useShortHash. Signing and verification use the original message bytes. Packet helpers build signing buffers and add or verify packet signatures.
NodeInfo integration and signing tests Meshtastic/Data/MessageFactories/NodeInfoMessageFactory.cs, Meshtastic.Test/Crypto/XEdDSASigningTests.cs
NodeInfo creation, verification, and payload analysis use the updated signing APIs. Tests cover key conversion sign-bit cases and signing and verification without useShortHash.
The reworked signing API produces invalid signatures when used with keys from the existing Ed25519 key-pair generator. Separate the seed-based and scalar-based signing paths, or document and enforce the restriction, before merging.
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Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs:39-47 — Derive the signing key with the same XEdDSA/Ed25519 scalar as the mapped public key
GenerateEdDSAKeysFromX25519 returns the raw X25519 bytes as edPrivateKey, but Sign passes them to Ed25519PrivateKeyParameters, which treats them as an Ed25519 seed and derives a different signing keypair. That keypair won’t match the birationally mapped edPublicKey, so signatures from this path won’t verify with the key returned here. Sign also ignores its edPublicKey parameter.
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In `@Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs` around lines 39 - 47, Generate the EdDSA
signing key from the X25519 secret using the same XEdDSA/Ed25519 scalar as the
mapped public key, instead of returning the raw X25519 bytes from
GenerateEdDSAKeysFromX25519. Update Sign and any related key-conversion logic in
XEdDSASigning so the private key passed into Ed25519PrivateKeyParameters
corresponds to the returned edPublicKey, and either use the edPublicKey
parameter for validation or remove it if it is not needed.
Meshtastic.Test/Crypto/XEdDSASigningTests.cs (1)
70-82: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
Use a consistent key pair here GenerateEdDSAKeysFromX25519 returns the raw X25519 private key as the signing seed, but Sign treats it as an Ed25519 seed while Verify uses the Montgomery→Edwards-mapped public key. Those keys don’t form the same Ed25519 pair, so this assertion won’t hold. Fix the derivation in Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs or switch this path to a real Ed25519 keypair.
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In `@Meshtastic.Test/Crypto/XEdDSASigningTests.cs` around lines 70 - 82, The
Verify_Should_ReturnTrue_ForValidSignature test is using mismatched key
material: GenerateEdDSAKeysFromX25519 is returning a raw X25519 private key as
the signing seed while Verify expects the corresponding Ed25519 pair. Update
XEdDSASigning.GenerateEdDSAKeysFromX25519 and/or XEdDSASigning.Sign so the
generated private/public values form a true Ed25519 keypair, or change this test
path to use a real Ed25519 keypair consistently with XEdDSASigning.Verify.
signedSha256Packet / signedSha512Packet are now identical and unused.
After dropping useShortHash, both calls are the same (signPacket: true) and neither variable is read afterward — the reported sizes are derived from unsignedSize + signatureSizeOverhead (Lines 208-214). These two CreateNodeInfoMessage calls are now redundant dead work, and the SHA-256 vs SHA-512 naming is misleading.
♻️ Proposed cleanup
- // Create signed packets - these will use mock signatures for testing- var signedSha256Packet = CreateNodeInfoMessage(- deviceStateContainer: testDeviceState,- user: user,- signPacket: true);-- var signedSha512Packet = CreateNodeInfoMessage(- deviceStateContainer: testDeviceState,- user: user,- signPacket: true);-
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In `@Meshtastic/Data/MessageFactories/NodeInfoMessageFactory.cs` around lines 196
- 204, The two CreateNodeInfoMessage calls assigned to signedSha256Packet and
signedSha512Packet are redundant and misleading because they now produce the
same signed packet and are never read. Remove both unused variables and any
related dead work in NodeInfoMessageFactory, and keep the size assertions based
only on the unsigned message plus signature overhead where the actual
verification is needed.
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Inline comments:
In `@Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs`:
- Around line 104-114: Guard edPrivateKey in XEdDSASigning.Sign before accessing
Length so a null input throws ArgumentNullException like Verify, and either
remove the unused edPublicKey parameter or document its intentional presence if
it must remain. Update the XML docs on Sign, Verify, and VerifyWithX25519Key to
remove the stale useShortHash reference and make the parameter lists match the
actual method signatures, especially the unused edPublicKey on Sign.
---
Outside diff comments:
In `@Meshtastic.Test/Crypto/XEdDSASigningTests.cs`:
- Around line 70-82: The Verify_Should_ReturnTrue_ForValidSignature test is
using mismatched key material: GenerateEdDSAKeysFromX25519 is returning a raw
X25519 private key as the signing seed while Verify expects the corresponding
Ed25519 pair. Update XEdDSASigning.GenerateEdDSAKeysFromX25519 and/or
XEdDSASigning.Sign so the generated private/public values form a true Ed25519
keypair, or change this test path to use a real Ed25519 keypair consistently
with XEdDSASigning.Verify.
In `@Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs`:
- Around line 39-47: Generate the EdDSA signing key from the X25519 secret using
the same XEdDSA/Ed25519 scalar as the mapped public key, instead of returning
the raw X25519 bytes from GenerateEdDSAKeysFromX25519. Update Sign and any
related key-conversion logic in XEdDSASigning so the private key passed into
Ed25519PrivateKeyParameters corresponds to the returned edPublicKey, and either
use the edPublicKey parameter for validation or remove it if it is not needed.
---
Nitpick comments:
In `@Meshtastic/Data/MessageFactories/NodeInfoMessageFactory.cs`:
- Around line 196-204: The two CreateNodeInfoMessage calls assigned to
signedSha256Packet and signedSha512Packet are redundant and misleading because
they now produce the same signed packet and are never read. Remove both unused
variables and any related dead work in NodeInfoMessageFactory, and keep the size
assertions based only on the unsigned message plus signature overhead where the
actual verification is needed.
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Guard edPrivateKey against null and drop/document the unused edPublicKey parameter.
edPrivateKey.Length on line 107 dereferences before any null check, so a null argument throws NullReferenceException instead of ArgumentNullException — inconsistent with Verify. Also, edPublicKey is never used in Sign (standard Ed25519 derives the public key from the private key), and the XML doc still documents a removed useShortHash param (line 102) while omitting edPublicKey, which yields a CS1572 warning. The same stale useShortHash doc exists on Verify (line 125) and VerifyWithX25519Key (line 156).
🛡️ Proposed guard + doc fix
- /// <param name="edPrivateKey">Ed25519 private key</param>- /// <param name="useShortHash">Use SHA-256 instead of SHA-512 for hashing before signing</param>+ /// <param name="edPrivateKey">Ed25519 private key</param>
/// <returns>64-byte signature</returns>
public static byte[] Sign(byte[] message, byte[] edPrivateKey, byte[] edPublicKey)
{
if (message == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(message));
+ if (edPrivateKey == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(edPrivateKey));
if (edPrivateKey.Length != 32) throw new ArgumentException("Ed25519 private key must be 32 bytes", nameof(edPrivateKey));
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In `@Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs` around lines 104 - 114, Guard
edPrivateKey in XEdDSASigning.Sign before accessing Length so a null input
throws ArgumentNullException like Verify, and either remove the unused
edPublicKey parameter or document its intentional presence if it must remain.
Update the XML docs on Sign, Verify, and VerifyWithX25519Key to remove the stale
useShortHash reference and make the parameter lists match the actual method
signatures, especially the unused edPublicKey on Sign.
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Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs (1)
166-179: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
Sign uses the wrong Ed25519 key form Ed25519PrivateKeyParameters treats the 32 bytes as a seed, but this path feeds it an X25519-derived scalar. That makes Sign derive different key material than the edPublicKey used by VerifyPacketSignature, so signatures from this method won’t match the public key path. edPublicKey is also unused; either pass real Ed25519 seed/public-key material or replace this with an XEdDSA implementation that signs from the intended scalar.
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In `@Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs` around lines 166 - 179, The Sign method
is using the wrong key material by treating the 32-byte input as an Ed25519
seed, while the method is actually being fed an X25519-derived scalar and never
uses edPublicKey. Update XEdDSASigning.Sign to either accept real Ed25519
seed/public-key material that matches VerifyPacketSignature, or replace the
signing flow with a true XEdDSA implementation that derives signatures from the
intended scalar. Keep the fix localized around Sign,
Ed25519PrivateKeyParameters, and the unused edPublicKey parameter so the signing
and verification paths use the same key form.
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Inline comments:
In `@Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs`:
- Line 141: The packet-signature access in XEdDSASigning is using a field that
does not exist on the generated Data type, so the code fails to compile. Update
XEdDSASigning to use the actual generated protobuf member from
meshPacket.Decoded, or regenerate the protobuf types in Mesh.cs so the expected
signature field and its presence check exist. Verify the fix against the symbols
XEdDSASigning and meshPacket.Decoded before keeping the ToByteArray() call.
- Around line 55-71: The negation fallback in GenerateEdDSAKeysFromX25519 is
unreachable and incorrect, so remove it or replace it with the proper recovery
path. Keep the fast path based on the sign bit check from
ConvertX25519PublicKeyToEd25519, and if a fallback is still required, recompute
the X25519 public key from the negated scalar and then convert that result back
to Ed25519 instead of passing negatedPrivateKey directly into
ConvertX25519PublicKeyToEd25519. Ensure any byte conversion preserves unsigned
little-endian padding for the scalar and returned key material.
---
Outside diff comments:
In `@Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs`:
- Around line 166-179: The Sign method is using the wrong key material by
treating the 32-byte input as an Ed25519 seed, while the method is actually
being fed an X25519-derived scalar and never uses edPublicKey. Update
XEdDSASigning.Sign to either accept real Ed25519 seed/public-key material that
matches VerifyPacketSignature, or replace the signing flow with a true XEdDSA
implementation that derives signatures from the intended scalar. Keep the fix
localized around Sign, Ed25519PrivateKeyParameters, and the unused edPublicKey
parameter so the signing and verification paths use the same key form.
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#!/bin/bash# Locate the MeshPacket/Data protobuf definitions and any signature field.
fd -e cs -e proto | xargs rg -n -i 'xeddsa|xeddsaSignature|message Data'2>/dev/null
Repository: meshtastic/c-sharp
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# Inspect the crypto implementation and the packet/data definitions around the referenced lines.
sed -n '120,170p' Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs
printf'\n---\n'
fd -a -e cs -e proto -t f | grep -E 'MeshPacket|Data|protobuf|proto'printf'\n---\n'
rg -n -i 'message\s+Data|XeddsaSignature|HasXeddsaSignature|xeddsaSignature' Meshtastic -g '!**/bin/**' -g '!**/obj/**'
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#!/bin/bashset -euo pipefail
# Find the generated MeshPacket/Data definitions and inspect their members.
fd -a -e cs Meshtastic | grep -E 'MeshPacket|Data|Generated|Proto|protobuf'||trueprintf'\n---\n'
rg -n --glob '*.cs''partial class (MeshPacket|Data)|class (MeshPacket|Data)|XeddsaSignature|HasXeddsaSignature|xeddsaSignature' Meshtastic
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Length of output: 861
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#!/bin/bashset -euo pipefail
# Inspect the generated Data type for signature-related members.
sed -n '3889,4105p' Meshtastic/Generated/Mesh.cs
printf'\n---\n'
rg -n 'Xeddsa|Signature|Has.*Signature' Meshtastic/Generated/Mesh.cs
Repository: meshtastic/c-sharp
Length of output: 8040
Fix the missing XeddsaSignature fieldmeshPacket.Decoded is the generated Data type, and Meshtastic/Generated/Mesh.cs doesn’t define XeddsaSignature or HasXeddsaSignature, so both packet-signature accesses fail to compile. Update the generated protobufs or switch to the actual field name.
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[error] 141-141: dotnet test failed. Compilation error CS1061: 'Data' does not contain a definition for 'XeddsaSignature' and no accessible extension method 'XeddsaSignature' accepting a first argument of type 'Data' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?).
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[error] 141-141: dotnet build failed with CS1061: 'Data' does not contain a definition for 'XeddsaSignature' and no accessible extension method 'XeddsaSignature' accepting a first argument of type 'Data' could be found (missing using directive or assembly reference?).
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[error] 141-141: dotnet build failed with CS1061: 'Data' does not contain a definition for 'XeddsaSignature' and no accessible extension method 'XeddsaSignature' accepting a first argument of type 'Data' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?).
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[failure] 141-141:
'Data' does not contain a definition for 'XeddsaSignature' and no accessible extension method 'XeddsaSignature' accepting a first argument of type 'Data' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
[failure] 141-141:
'Data' does not contain a definition for 'XeddsaSignature' and no accessible extension method 'XeddsaSignature' accepting a first argument of type 'Data' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
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[failure] 141-141:
'Data' does not contain a definition for 'XeddsaSignature' and no accessible extension method 'XeddsaSignature' accepting a first argument of type 'Data' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
[failure] 141-141:
'Data' does not contain a definition for 'XeddsaSignature' and no accessible extension method 'XeddsaSignature' accepting a first argument of type 'Data' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
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In `@Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs` at line 141, The packet-signature access
in XEdDSASigning is using a field that does not exist on the generated Data
type, so the code fails to compile. Update XEdDSASigning to use the actual
generated protobuf member from meshPacket.Decoded, or regenerate the protobuf
types in Mesh.cs so the expected signature field and its presence check exist.
Verify the fix against the symbols XEdDSASigning and meshPacket.Decoded before
keeping the ToByteArray() call.
Both public helpers dereference Length before validating null, so null inputs throw NullReferenceException instead of argument exceptions.
🛡️ Proposed fix
public static (byte[] edPrivateKey, byte[] edPublicKey) GenerateEdDSAKeysFromX25519(byte[] x25519PrivateKey)
{
+ if (x25519PrivateKey == null)+ throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(x25519PrivateKey));
if (x25519PrivateKey.Length != 32)
throw new ArgumentException("X25519 private key must be 32 bytes", nameof(x25519PrivateKey));
public static byte[] ConvertX25519PublicKeyToEd25519(byte[] x25519PublicKey, bool forcePositive = false)
{
+ if (x25519PublicKey == null)+ throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(x25519PublicKey));
if (x25519PublicKey.Length != 32)
throw new ArgumentException("X25519 public key must be 32 bytes", nameof(x25519PublicKey));
Also applies to: 105-108
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In `@Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs` around lines 62 - 65, Add null checks
before accessing Length in the public key-conversion helpers so null inputs
raise argument exceptions instead of NullReferenceException. Update
GenerateEdDSAKeysFromX25519 and the other helper referenced in this class to
validate the byte[] parameter for null first, then perform the 32-byte length
check and keep the existing ArgumentException/nameof parameter reporting.
Return false for unsigned or malformed packets instead of throwing.
VerifyPacketSignature currently dereferences meshPacket.Decoded and then passes any signature length into Verify; unsigned packets or missing decoded payloads can crash verification instead of producing false.
🛡️ Proposed guard
public static bool VerifyPacketSignature(byte[] senderPublicKey, MeshPacket meshPacket)
{
+ if (senderPublicKey == null || senderPublicKey.Length != 32 ||+ meshPacket?.Decoded?.Payload == null ||+ meshPacket.Decoded.XeddsaSignature == null ||+ meshPacket.Decoded.XeddsaSignature.Length != 64)+ return false;+
var message = BuildSigningBuffer(meshPacket);
var signature = meshPacket.Decoded.XeddsaSignature.ToByteArray();
Also applies to: 164-169
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In `@Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs` around lines 148 - 155,
VerifyPacketSignature should fail closed for unsigned or malformed packets
instead of throwing. Add early guards before dereferencing meshPacket.Decoded or
using the signature: if the packet, decoded payload, or signature is
missing/invalid, return false. Update the flow around BuildSigningBuffer and the
Verify call so they are only reached when the packet has a valid decoded payload
and a signature of acceptable length, and make the same safety check in the
related signing/verification path referenced by the same methods.
Use an XEdDSA-compatible signer hereGenerateEdDSAKeysFromX25519 returns a clamped X25519 scalar, but Ed25519PrivateKeyParameters treats those 32 bytes as an Ed25519 seed and derives a different keypair internally. Signatures from this path won’t match the public key returned by GenerateEdDSAKeysFromX25519/VerifyPacketSignature; sign with a raw-scalar/XEdDSA implementation or convert to a real Ed25519 keypair first.
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In `@Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs` around lines 192 - 204, The Sign method
in XEdDSASigning is using Ed25519Signer with Ed25519PrivateKeyParameters, which
interprets the 32-byte input as an Ed25519 seed instead of the X25519-derived
scalar expected by GenerateEdDSAKeysFromX25519. Replace this path with an
XEdDSA-compatible signing implementation or first convert the X25519 scalar into
a real Ed25519 keypair before signing, and ensure the result is consistent with
VerifyPacketSignature and the public key produced by the same key-generation
flow.
BitConverter.GetBytes uses host endianness; signatures should be deterministic across runtimes and match the firmware contract. Use BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt32LittleEndian or the firmware-specified order.
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In `@Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs` around lines 150 - 153, The packet
signing payload currently relies on BitConverter.GetBytes in the XEdDSASigning
byte-building path, which makes the signed byte order depend on host endianness.
Update the byte construction in the packet-signing method that assembles
meshPacket fields to use an explicit firmware-defined order, preferably
little-endian via BinaryPrimitives, so the signature input is deterministic
across runtimes and matches the contract.
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Inline comments:
In `@Meshtastic.Test/Crypto/XEdDSASigningTests.cs`:
- Around line 59-65: The tests in XEdDSASigningTests should not rely on an
unbounded loop to find a “positive” Ed25519 key, since
ConvertX25519PublicKeyToEd25519(..., forcePositive: false) will not make that
sign-bit check terminate. Replace the while(true) fixture search in the
negative-test setup with deterministic X25519 private/public key fixtures that
directly exercise GenerateEdDSAKeysFromX25519, and if any random generation is
still kept, guard it with a small attempt limit and fail explicitly. Apply the
same fix pattern in both affected test sections.
In `@Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs`:
- Around line 51-53: The Ed25519 key generation path in XEdDSASigning relies on
the internal BouncyCastle lookup for ScalarMultBaseEncoded, which can become
null after package updates or trimming. Update the lookup code to cache the
MethodInfo from Ed25519, verify it is found before invoking it, and fail with a
clear exception if the non-public method is unavailable. If possible, replace
this reflection-based call with a supported public API to avoid the dependency
on internal BouncyCastle behavior.
- Around line 81-87: The negation logic in XEdDSASigning should normalize the
clamped X25519 scalar into the Ed25519 group before negating it. In the signing
path that builds privateKeyScalar, reduce the scalar modulo L first, then
compute the additive inverse modulo L instead of calling
L.Subtract(privateKeyScalar) directly. Update the handling around
privateKeyScalar and negatedPrivateKeyScalar so the resulting bytes represent
(-a mod L), not the magnitude of a negative BigInteger.
---
Outside diff comments:
In `@Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs`:
- Around line 62-65: Add null checks before accessing Length in the public
key-conversion helpers so null inputs raise argument exceptions instead of
NullReferenceException. Update GenerateEdDSAKeysFromX25519 and the other helper
referenced in this class to validate the byte[] parameter for null first, then
perform the 32-byte length check and keep the existing ArgumentException/nameof
parameter reporting.
- Around line 148-155: VerifyPacketSignature should fail closed for unsigned or
malformed packets instead of throwing. Add early guards before dereferencing
meshPacket.Decoded or using the signature: if the packet, decoded payload, or
signature is missing/invalid, return false. Update the flow around
BuildSigningBuffer and the Verify call so they are only reached when the packet
has a valid decoded payload and a signature of acceptable length, and make the
same safety check in the related signing/verification path referenced by the
same methods.
- Around line 192-204: The Sign method in XEdDSASigning is using Ed25519Signer
with Ed25519PrivateKeyParameters, which interprets the 32-byte input as an
Ed25519 seed instead of the X25519-derived scalar expected by
GenerateEdDSAKeysFromX25519. Replace this path with an XEdDSA-compatible signing
implementation or first convert the X25519 scalar into a real Ed25519 keypair
before signing, and ensure the result is consistent with VerifyPacketSignature
and the public key produced by the same key-generation flow.
---
Nitpick comments:
In `@Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs`:
- Around line 150-153: The packet signing payload currently relies on
BitConverter.GetBytes in the XEdDSASigning byte-building path, which makes the
signed byte order depend on host endianness. Update the byte construction in the
packet-signing method that assembles meshPacket fields to use an explicit
firmware-defined order, preferably little-endian via BinaryPrimitives, so the
signature input is deterministic across runtimes and matches the contract.
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A packet with a missing/short XeddsaSignature currently throws from Verify instead of being treated as an invalid signature.
🛡️ Proposed fix
public static bool VerifyPacketSignature(byte[] senderPublicKey, MeshPacket meshPacket)
{
+ if (senderPublicKey == null || senderPublicKey.Length != 32) return false;+ if (meshPacket?.Decoded == null) return false;+
var message = BuildSigningBuffer(meshPacket);
var signature = meshPacket.Decoded.XeddsaSignature.ToByteArray();
- var edPublicKey = ConvertX25519PublicKeyToEd25519(senderPublicKey);- return Verify(message, signature, edPublicKey);+ if (signature.Length != 64) return false;++ try+ {+ var edPublicKey = ConvertX25519PublicKeyToEd25519(senderPublicKey);+ return Verify(message, signature, edPublicKey);+ }+ catch (ArgumentException)+ {+ return false;+ }+ catch (ArithmeticException)+ {+ return false;+ }
}
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In `@Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs` around lines 211 - 216, The
VerifyPacketSignature method currently lets malformed or missing XeddsaSignature
data throw from Verify instead of treating it as an invalid packet. Update
VerifyPacketSignature (and any helper path it uses, such as
BuildSigningBuffer/Verify) to detect null, missing, or too-short signature bytes
on meshPacket.Decoded.XeddsaSignature before verification and return false
immediately. Keep the existing verification flow for valid signatures, but guard
the conversion and Verify call so malformed packets are safely rejected.
197-202: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Make the packet signature preimage endian-stable.
BitConverter.GetBytes returns bytes in host architecture order, so this signature buffer can differ across runtimes; protocol/signature bytes should use an explicit byte order. (learn.microsoft.com)
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.
In `@Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs` around lines 197 - 202, The packet
signature preimage in XEdDSASigning should not rely on BitConverter.GetBytes
because it uses host endianness and can change the signed bytes across runtimes.
Update the preimage construction in the signing path to use an explicit, fixed
byte order for meshPacket.From, meshPacket.Id, and the casted
meshPacket.Decoded.Portnum before appending
meshPacket.Decoded.Payload.ToByteArray(), so the signature buffer is
endian-stable.
Assert that the fixtures exercise both scalar branches.
These tests now rely on fixed “positive”/“negative” keys, but they only assert public-key equality. Add an assertion on the returned private scalar so fixture drift cannot silently stop covering the negation branch.
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.
In `@Meshtastic.Test/Crypto/XEdDSASigningTests.cs` around lines 56 - 70, The
XEdDSASigning tests only compare the derived public keys, so they don’t verify
that both scalar branches are actually exercised. In XEdDSASigningTests,
strengthen both
ConvertX25519PublicKeyToEd25519_Should_EqualToGenerateEdDSAKeysFromX25519 cases
by also asserting the private scalar returned from GenerateEdDSAKeysFromX25519
matches the expected branch behavior, using the existing x25519PrivateKey
fixtures to ensure fixture drift can’t hide a missed negation path.
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Inline comments:
In `@Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs`:
- Around line 239-262: Validate all Ed25519 inputs at the start of
XEdDSASigning.Sign: it currently checks message and edPrivateKey length but
still dereferences edPrivateKey before a null check and never validates
edPublicKey. Add explicit argument validation for edPrivateKey, edPublicKey, and
their expected 32-byte length before any use, so invalid caller input is
rejected with clear API exceptions instead of internal failures.
---
Outside diff comments:
In `@Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs`:
- Around line 211-216: The VerifyPacketSignature method currently lets malformed
or missing XeddsaSignature data throw from Verify instead of treating it as an
invalid packet. Update VerifyPacketSignature (and any helper path it uses, such
as BuildSigningBuffer/Verify) to detect null, missing, or too-short signature
bytes on meshPacket.Decoded.XeddsaSignature before verification and return false
immediately. Keep the existing verification flow for valid signatures, but guard
the conversion and Verify call so malformed packets are safely rejected.
- Around line 197-202: The packet signature preimage in XEdDSASigning should not
rely on BitConverter.GetBytes because it uses host endianness and can change the
signed bytes across runtimes. Update the preimage construction in the signing
path to use an explicit, fixed byte order for meshPacket.From, meshPacket.Id,
and the casted meshPacket.Decoded.Portnum before appending
meshPacket.Decoded.Payload.ToByteArray(), so the signature buffer is
endian-stable.
---
Nitpick comments:
In `@Meshtastic.Test/Crypto/XEdDSASigningTests.cs`:
- Around line 56-70: The XEdDSASigning tests only compare the derived public
keys, so they don’t verify that both scalar branches are actually exercised. In
XEdDSASigningTests, strengthen both
ConvertX25519PublicKeyToEd25519_Should_EqualToGenerateEdDSAKeysFromX25519 cases
by also asserting the private scalar returned from GenerateEdDSAKeysFromX25519
matches the expected branch behavior, using the existing x25519PrivateKey
fixtures to ensure fixture drift can’t hide a missed negation path.
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public static byte[] Sign(byte[] message, byte[] edPrivateKey, byte[] edPublicKey)
{
if (message == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(message));
if (edPrivateKey.Length != 32) throw new ArgumentException("Ed25519 private key must be 32 bytes", nameof(edPrivateKey));
var signature = new byte[64];
/*
* Ed25519Signer computes public key from private key differently than firmware (see comment for GeneratePublicKeyFromPrivateKey)
* and causes signature verification by actual radios to fail, so instead use Ed25519 primitive directly, explicitly passing
* public key computed derived as in XEdDSA::priv_curve_to_ed_keys.
*
* Also, Ed25519.Sign passes sk (private key) through SHA-512 before feeding it to actual ImplSign, which for some reason
* later fails to verify both by firmware and by Ed25519.Verify.
*
* The following code is inlined from BouncyCastle's Ed25519 class, method:
* private static void ImplSign(byte[] sk, int skOff, byte[] pk, int pkOff, byte[] ctx, byte phflag, byte[] m, int mOff, int mLen, byte[] sig, int sigOff)
*/
// Hash the message using the selected algorithm
var messageHash = useShortHash ? SHA256.HashData(message) : SHA512.HashData(message);
var digest = new Sha512Digest();
var h = new byte[64];
// Create Ed25519 signer
var signer = new Ed25519Signer();
var privateKeyParams = new Ed25519PrivateKeyParameters(edPrivateKey, 0);
#!/bin/bashset -euo pipefail
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FILE="Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs"
wc -l "$FILE"
sed -n '200,290p'"$FILE"| cat -n
# Find the Sign method and any nearby validation helpers/usages
rg -n "Sign\(byte\[\] message, byte\[\] edPrivateKey, byte\[\] edPublicKey\)|edPublicKey|edPrivateKey" Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs Meshtastic -S
Repository: meshtastic/c-sharp
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Validate both Ed25519 inputs before signing.Sign still accepts a null or non-32-byte edPublicKey, and edPrivateKey also needs a null check before Length is read. Add explicit argument validation here so bad caller input fails with a clear API error instead of an internal exception.
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In `@Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs` around lines 239 - 262, Validate all
Ed25519 inputs at the start of XEdDSASigning.Sign: it currently checks message
and edPrivateKey length but still dereferences edPrivateKey before a null check
and never validates edPublicKey. Add explicit argument validation for
edPrivateKey, edPublicKey, and their expected 32-byte length before any use, so
invalid caller input is rejected with clear API exceptions instead of internal
failures.
With those changes, firmware's signatures are properly validated, and this library's signatures are recognized by the firmware. Implementation details are ugly, however, because the way firmware implemented XEdDSA is slightly different than BouncyCastle's version. Not sure which one of them diverges from the standard. Perhaps someone from firmware team (one one meshtastic/firmware#10478 implementers?) can shed some light on the issue?
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Major · Separate seed-based signing from scalar-based signing. · XEdDSASigning.cs:274
Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs:274 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
Separate seed-based signing from scalar-based signing.
GenerateSigningKeyPair returns a BouncyCastle Ed25519 seed and its matching public key. Sign hashes the seed but also passes it unchanged as the scalar s to Ed25519_ImplSign. That scalar does not match the generated public key, so the signature can fail verification. Neither public API documents this X25519-scalar-only restriction. Add a seed-based signing path or distinguish the seed and scalar APIs.
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Review comment at @Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs at line 274:
Update Sign and Ed25519_ImplSign so a seed returned by GenerateSigningKeyPair is
not passed unchanged as the signing scalar; add a seed-based signing path that
derives the scalar consistently with the matching public key, or clearly
separate seed-based and scalar-based APIs. Ensure signatures produced with the
generated key pair verify against its public key.
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Review comments at @Meshtastic/Crypto/XEdDSASigning.cs:
- Line 274: Update Sign and Ed25519_ImplSign so a seed returned by
GenerateSigningKeyPair is not passed unchanged as the signing scalar; add a
seed-based signing path that derives the scalar consistently with the matching
public key, or clearly separate seed-based and scalar-based APIs. Ensure
signatures produced with the generated key pair verify against its public key.
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XEdDSASigningto make it work with actual signatures as generated by latest firmware. Verified manually via packet dumps from MQTT. This could use some actual test cases.Summary by CodeRabbit
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