Add ADR-36 Signature Support and Dual-Mode Index Verification for JS SDK Compatibility #231
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PR Summary
This PR introduces full ADR-36 signature compatibility and JS SDK alignment for Cascade uploads, while preserving backward compatibility with all existing Go-based clients and legacy signatures.
Why
The JS SDK signs Cascade metadata (layout + index) using ADR-36 envelopes, while the existing Supernode verification logic expected raw secp256k1 signatures over base64-encoded payloads.
This mismatch caused Supernode to reject uploads initiated from the JS SDK with:
The issue affected:
What’s Changed
✅ 1. Add ADR-36 verification support in index signature validation
VerifyIndex()now attempts two verification modes:Legacy mode
indexB64JS-SDK mode
base64(indexJSON))This makes the verification layer fully backward compatible while enabling JS SDK signatures.
✅ 2. Introduce unified ADR-36 verification path
All verification paths now go through
VerifyStringRawOrADR36, allowing:This standardizes verification across:
✅ 3. No breaking changes
🔧 Highlights
Result
With these changes:
Testing