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# @suaveplan/crypto-keys - Hierarchical keychain chain-signing for the crypto ecosystem: pluggable ChainHasher + ChainCodec interfaces with three shipped implementations each (RawHasher / DomainHasher / MerkleHasher and TlvChainCodec / RecursiveEd25519Codec / CborChainCodec); ChainedKeySigner class with per-slot algorithm dispatch across Ed25519/secp256k1/p256/p384/p521; hierarchical key factory (createRootKeysWithChain / createServerKeysWithChain / rollServerKeysWithChain). Universal.
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Hierarchical keychain chain-signing for the crypto ecosystem.
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Universal, store-agnostic, free of `node:` / `bun:` imports.
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## Documentation tree
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- [cbor](./src/codecs/cbor/cbor.md) — `CborChainCodec` is the CBOR-based wire-format `ChainCodec` for `@suaveplan/crypto-keys`. It serialises an ordered list…
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- [cbor](./src/codecs/cbor/cbor.md) — `CborChainCodec` is the CBOR-based wire-format `ChainCodec` for `@suaveplan/crypto-keys`. It serialises an ordered list…
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- [recursive-ed25519](./src/codecs/recursive-ed25519/recursive-ed25519.md) — `RecursiveEd25519Codec` is a fixed-Ed25519 alternate wire format for signed key chains in `@suaveplan/crypto-keys`. It…
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- [recursive-ed25519](./src/codecs/recursive-ed25519/recursive-ed25519.md) — `RecursiveEd25519Codec` is a fixed-Ed25519 alternate wire format for signed key chains in `@suaveplan/crypto-keys`. It…
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- [tlv](./src/codecs/tlv/tlv.md) — `TlvChainCodec` is the default wire-format codec for `@suaveplan/crypto-keys`. It encodes and decodes the `ChainLevel[]…
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- [tlv](./src/codecs/tlv/tlv.md) — `TlvChainCodec` is the default wire-format codec for `@suaveplan/crypto-keys`. It encodes and decodes the `ChainLevel[]…
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- [error-codes](./src/error-codes/error-codes.md) — The `@suaveplan/crypto-keys` package centralises every failure mode it can produce behind a single registry built with…
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- [error-codes](./src/error-codes/error-codes.md) — The `@suaveplan/crypto-keys` package centralises every failure mode it can produce behind a single registry built with…
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- [factory](./src/factory/factory.md) — Hierarchical-keychain factory helpers that compose `generateKeychain` from `@suaveplan/crypto` with `ChainedKeySigner.s…
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- [factory](./src/factory/factory.md) — Hierarchical-keychain factory helpers that compose `generateKeychain` from `@suaveplan/crypto` with `ChainedKeySigner.s…
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- [domain](./src/hashers/domain/domain.md) — `DomainHasher` is the `ChainHasher` strategy that domain-separates the signed pre-image with a caller-supplied tag and…
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- [domain](./src/hashers/domain/domain.md) — `DomainHasher` is the `ChainHasher` strategy that domain-separates the signed pre-image with a caller-supplied tag and…
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- [merkle](./src/hashers/merkle/merkle.md) — `MerkleHasher` is the `ChainHasher` strategy that binds each non-root level to its parent's content via a Merkle-style…
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- [merkle](./src/hashers/merkle/merkle.md) — `MerkleHasher` is the `ChainHasher` strategy that binds each non-root level to its parent's content via a Merkle-style…
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- [raw](./src/hashers/raw/raw.md) — `RawHasher` is the trivial `ChainHasher` strategy: it returns the payload bytes verbatim, performing no transformation.…
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- [raw](./src/hashers/raw/raw.md) — `RawHasher` is the trivial `ChainHasher` strategy: it returns the payload bytes verbatim, performing no transformation.…
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- [signer](./src/signer/signer.md) — `ChainedKeySigner` composes a `ChainHasher` (bytes-to-sign strategy) and a `ChainCodec` (wire-format strategy) to produ…
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- [signer](./src/signer/signer.md) — `ChainedKeySigner` composes a `ChainHasher` (bytes-to-sign strategy) and a `ChainCodec` (wire-format strategy) to produ…
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- [chain-level](./src/types/chain-level.md) — Shared type module declaring the value-shapes that every other module in `@suaveplan/crypto-keys` references. Defining…
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- [codec](./src/types/codec.md) — `ChainCodec` is the wire-format strategy that turns an array of `ChainLevel` values into bytes and back. Decoupling the…
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- [hasher](./src/types/hasher.md) — `ChainHasher` is the strategy interface that decides what bytes a `ChainedKeySigner` actually signs for one chain level…
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## Purpose
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Ships strong primitives in `@suaveplan/crypto`,
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`@suaveplan/crypto-curve`, and `@suaveplan/crypto-hash`, plus a
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keychain layer in `@suaveplan/crypto` itself (`encodePublicKeychain`,
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`generateKeychain`, per-slot `AlgorithmId`). What it does not ship is
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the *pattern* of binding a chain of public keychains together with
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signatures — root signs server, server signs user, and so on — with
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end-to-end verification back to a trusted root. This package fills
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that gap.
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The design is pluggable. Two interfaces (`ChainHasher` for the
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bytes-to-sign and `ChainCodec` for the wire format) decouple the three
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shipped hash modes (raw / domain-tagged / merkle) from the three
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shipped codecs (TLV / recursive-Ed25519 / CBOR). The `ChainedKeySigner`
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class composes a hasher + codec and dispatches signing per-algorithm
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to the matching `@suaveplan/crypto-curve` primitive — so a single
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chain can mix Ed25519, secp256k1, and the P-curves across its levels.
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## Features
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- Three shipped hashers — `RawHasher`, `DomainHasher({ domainTag })`, `MerkleHasher`
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- Three shipped codecs — `TlvChainCodec` (default), `RecursiveEd25519Codec`, `CborChainCodec`
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- `ChainedKeySigner` class — `sign` / `verify` / `parse` / `stripToDepth`
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- Per-slot algorithm dispatch across Ed25519 / secp256k1 / P-256 / P-384 / P-521
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- Hierarchical factory — `createRootKeysWithChain`, `createServerKeysWithChain`, `rollServerKeysWithChain`
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- `ChainKeysError` extending `SuaveplanError` with `depth?` / `algorithm?` discriminants and 7 stable `CHAIN_KEYS.*` codes
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- Constant-time root-key compare via `@suaveplan/crypto-utils`
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- 13 tree-shakeable subpath exports — import the codec you want without dragging in the rest
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- 100% statement / branch / function / line coverage via Istanbul
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## Usage: Basic
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```ts
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import {
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ChainedKeySigner,
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createRootKeysWithChain,
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createServerKeysWithChain,
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} from "@suaveplan/crypto-keys";
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// Build a 2-level chain: root → server
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const { keys: rootKeys, chain: rootChain } = await createRootKeysWithChain();
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const { keys: serverKeys, chain: serverChain } = await createServerKeysWithChain({
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rootKeys,
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rootChain,
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});
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// Verify end-to-end against the trusted root sign-slot
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const signer = new ChainedKeySigner();
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const result = await signer.verify(serverChain, rootKeys.sign.public);
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if (!result.valid) throw new Error(result.errors.join("; "));
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console.log("Chain depth:", result.depth); // 2
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```
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## Usage: Advanced
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```ts
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import {
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ChainedKeySigner,
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DomainHasher,
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CborChainCodec,
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createRootKeysWithChain,
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createServerKeysWithChain,
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rollServerKeysWithChain,
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} from "@suaveplan/crypto-keys";
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// Domain-tagged signing inside CBOR-encoded chains
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const signer = new ChainedKeySigner({
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hasher: new DomainHasher({ domainTag: "acme/key-chain-v1" }),
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codec: new CborChainCodec(),
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});
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const { keys: rootKeys, chain: rootChain } = await createRootKeysWithChain({ signer });
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const { keys: serverV1, chain: chainV1 } = await createServerKeysWithChain({
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rootKeys,
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rootChain,
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signer,
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});
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// Six months later, roll the server keychain forward
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const { keys: serverV2, chain: chainV2 } = await rollServerKeysWithChain({
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rootKeys,
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rootChain,
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currentVersion: serverV1.master.private.layout.fields.version,
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signer,
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});
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// Hand a verifier a partial chain (just the leaf + its signature)
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const leafOnly = await signer.stripToDepth(chainV2, 1);
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// Verifiers reproduce the same hasher + codec to verify
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const verifier = new ChainedKeySigner({
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hasher: new DomainHasher({ domainTag: "acme/key-chain-v1" }),
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codec: new CborChainCodec(),
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});
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const result = await verifier.verify(chainV2, rootKeys.sign.public);
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```
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## API Reference
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### Class `ChainedKeySigner`
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| Method | Signature |
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| ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| `constructor` | `(options?: { hasher?: ChainHasher; codec?: ChainCodec })` |
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| `sign` | `(publicKeys: PublicKeychain, signSlot: KeySlotPrivate, parent?: Uint8Array) => Promise<Uint8Array>` |
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| `verify` | `(chainBytes: Uint8Array, trustedRoot: KeySlotPublic) => Promise<VerificationResult>` |
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| `parse` | `(chainBytes: Uint8Array) => Promise<{ depth: number; levels: readonly ChainLevel[] }>` |
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| `stripToDepth` | `(chainBytes: Uint8Array, depth: number) => Promise<Uint8Array>` |
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### Hashers
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- `class RawHasher implements ChainHasher`
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- `class DomainHasher implements ChainHasher` — constructor `({ domainTag: string })`, tag must be 1–64 ASCII bytes
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- `class MerkleHasher implements ChainHasher`
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### Codecs
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- `class TlvChainCodec implements ChainCodec` (default)
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- `class RecursiveEd25519Codec implements ChainCodec` — Ed25519 only
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- `class CborChainCodec implements ChainCodec`
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### Factory functions
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- `async function createRootKeysWithChain(options?: { signer?: ChainedKeySigner; generate?: GenerateKeychainOptions }): Promise<{ keys: Keychain; chain: Uint8Array }>`
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- `async function createServerKeysWithChain(options: { rootKeys: Keychain; rootChain: Uint8Array; signer?: ChainedKeySigner; generate?: GenerateKeychainOptions }): Promise<{ keys: Keychain; chain: Uint8Array }>`
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- `async function rollServerKeysWithChain(options: { rootKeys: Keychain; rootChain: Uint8Array; currentVersion: number; signer?: ChainedKeySigner }): Promise<{ keys: Keychain; chain: Uint8Array }>`
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### Errors
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- `class ChainKeysError extends SuaveplanError<ChainKeysErrorCode>` with optional `depth?: number` and `algorithm?: AlgorithmId` discriminants
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- `CHAIN_KEYS_CODES` — frozen registry of 7 codes: `UNSUPPORTED_ALGORITHM`, `INVALID_FORMAT`, `INVALID_SIGNATURE`, `TRUST_MISMATCH`, `INVALID_DEPTH`, `INVALID_KEYCHAIN`, `INVALID_DOMAIN_TAG`
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## Implementation Notes
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The package is universal — no `node:` / `bun:` imports anywhere
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in `src/`. All cryptographic primitives come from
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`@suaveplan/crypto-curve` (per-algorithm `sign(digest, privateKey)` /
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`verify(...)`) and `@suaveplan/crypto-hash` (`sha256` for the
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`DomainHasher` / `MerkleHasher`). Constant-time byte compare comes
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from `@suaveplan/crypto-utils`.
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The wire format is **self-describing**. Every codec prepends
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`[version: u8][hasher: u8]` so a verifier reproduces the exact hash
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that was signed. The TLV codec also tags each level with its
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algorithm byte, letting a chain mix algorithms across levels — useful
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when the root uses Ed25519 for speed and intermediate authorities
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use P-256 for compliance.
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Signing dispatches at the slot level: the signer reads
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`signSlot.algorithm` and calls the matching `crypto-curve` primitive.
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This means upstream pre-suaveplan chain bytes are **not** byte-compatible
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with this package — they were emitted by an older bitpacker-based
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scheme. Migration is one-way: re-sign chains in the new format.
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Errors are never raw `Error` — every failure goes through `ChainKeysError`
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with a stable `CHAIN_KEYS.*` code. Verification failures don't throw;
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they return `{ valid: false, errors: [...] }` so callers can chain
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multiple verification attempts without try/catch. Only construction-time
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errors (e.g. an invalid `domainTag`) throw synchronously.
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