Fix confusion between public/private keys and signing/verification #1638
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kpfleming
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Jan 27, 2026
The hardcoded Ed25519 key is a public key used to verify signatures on client keys returned by the API, not to sign anything. Rename the variable from `signingKey` to `verificationKey` to remove ambiguity, and update the comments to accurately reflect its purpose.
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Change summary
The hardcoded Ed25519 key is a public key used to verify signatures on client keys returned by the API, not to sign anything.
Rename the variable from
signingKeytoverificationKeyto remove ambiguity, and update the comments to accurately reflect its purpose.All Submissions:
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