deps(server): version bump

AGENTS.md

@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 # AGENTS.md
 
-Guidance for coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, …) working in this repository.
+This file provides guidance to Codex (Codex.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.
 
 ## Project Overview
 
-Arbiter is a **permissioned signing service** for cryptocurrency wallets:
-
+Arbiter is a **permissioned signing service** for cryptocurrency wallets. It consists of:
 - **`server/`** — Rust gRPC daemon that holds encrypted keys and enforces policies
-- **`useragent/`** — Flutter app (desktop + mobile + web targets) with a Rust core via `flutter_rust_bridge`
-- **`protobufs/`** — Protocol Buffer definitions shared between server and clients
-- **`docs/`** — `ARCHITECTURE.md` (peer types, flows, threat model) and `IMPLEMENTATION.md`; treat them as the design source of truth and update them when behaviour changes
-- **`scripts/`** — helper scripts, e.g. `gen_erc20_registry.py`
+- **`operator/`** — Flutter desktop app (macOS/Windows) with a Rust backend via Rinf
+- **`protobufs/`** — Protocol Buffer definitions shared between server and client
 
 The vault never exposes key material; it only produces signatures when requests satisfy configured policies.
 
@@ -21,7 +18,7 @@ Tools are managed via [mise](https://mise.jdx.dev/). Install all required tools:
 mise install
 ```
 
-Key versions live in `mise.toml` (currently Rust 1.95.0 with clippy, Flutter 3.41.7-stable, protoc 29.6, diesel_cli 2.3.7 with `sqlite-bundled`, Python 3.14). Also provided there: `cargo-nextest`, `cargo-audit`, `cargo-vet`, `cargo-shear`, `cargo-mutants`, `cargo-features-manager`, `cargo-edit`, `ast-grep`, `flutter_rust_bridge_codegen`.
+Key versions: Rust 1.93.0 (with clippy), Flutter 3.38.9-stable, protoc 29.6, diesel_cli 2.3.6 (sqlite).
 
 ## Server (Rust workspace at `server/`)
 
@@ -29,14 +26,10 @@ Key versions live in `mise.toml` (currently Rust 1.95.0 with clippy, Flutter 3.4
 
 | Crate | Purpose |
 |---|---|
-| `arbiter-proto` | Generated gRPC stubs + protobuf types (`tonic-prost-build`); also `ArbiterUrl`, `home_path()`, `BOOTSTRAP_PATH` |
-| `arbiter-crypto` | Shared crypto primitives: `authn` (ML-DSA), `safecell` (hardened memory), `hashing::Hashable`, re-exported `x-wing` |
-| `arbiter-macros` | `#[derive(Hashable)]` — canonical hashing of structs for the DB integrity layer |
-| `arbiter-server` | Main daemon — actors, peers, DB, EVM policy engine, gRPC service implementation |
-| `arbiter-client` | Rust client library for SDK clients (`ArbiterClient`, EVM wallet, key storage) |
-| `arbiter-tokens-registry` | Generated ERC-20 token registry used by token-transfer policies |
-
-Workspace lints (`server/Cargo.toml`) are strict: most of clippy `pedantic`/`nursery` plus a large restriction set. `as` casts, indexing/slicing, `dbg!`, float arithmetic and undocumented `unsafe` are denied or warned — expect to add an `#[expect(..., reason = "...")]` rather than to silence a lint globally.
+| `arbiter-proto` | Generated gRPC stubs + protobuf types; compiled from `protobufs/*.proto` via `tonic-prost-build` |
+| `arbiter-server` | Main daemon — actors, DB, EVM policy engine, gRPC service implementation |
+| `arbiter-operator` | Rust client library for the operator side of the gRPC protocol |
+| `arbiter-client` | Rust client library for SDK clients |
 
 ### Common Commands
 
@@ -49,78 +42,54 @@ cargo build
 # Run the server daemon
 cargo run -p arbiter-server
 
-# Run all tests (preferred over cargo test; CI uses --all-features)
+# Run all tests (preferred over cargo test)
 cargo nextest run
 
 # Run a single test
 cargo nextest run <test_name>
 
-# Lint (CI runs it with -D warnings)
-cargo clippy --all -- -D warnings
+# Lint
+cargo clippy
 
 # Security audit
 cargo audit
 
-# Supply-chain review (config in server/supply-chain/)
-cargo vet
-
 # Check unused dependencies
 cargo shear
 
-# Mutation testing
-cargo mutants
+# Run snapshot tests and update snapshots
+cargo insta review
 ```
 
-### CI
-
-Woodpecker pipelines in `.woodpecker/` run on `server/**` changes: `server-lint` (clippy), `server-test` (nextest, `--all-features`), `server-audit`, `server-vet`, plus `useragent-analyze` for the Flutter app.
-
 ### Architecture
 
-The server is actor-based using the **kameo** crate. Long-lived state lives in `GlobalActors` (`src/actors/mod.rs`):
+The server is actor-based using the **kameo** crate. All long-lived state lives in `GlobalActors`:
 
-- **`Bootstrapper`** — one-time bootstrap token, written to `~/.arbiter/bootstrap_token` on first run
-- **`Vault`** — encrypted root key and the Sealed/Unsealed state machine; on unseal decrypts the root key into a `memsafe`-backed `SafeCell`
-- **`FlowCoordinator`** — cross-connection flow between operators and SDK clients
-- **`OperatorRegistry`** — tracks currently connected operators
-- **`EvmActor`** — EVM transaction policy enforcement and signing
-- **`events`** — a `kameo_actors::MessageBus` (`DeliveryStrategy::Guaranteed`) for cross-actor notifications
+- **`Bootstrapper`** — Manages the one-time bootstrap token written to `~/.arbiter/bootstrap_token` on first run.
+- **`Vault`** — Holds the encrypted root key and manages the Sealed/Unsealed vault state machine. On unseal, decrypts the root key into a `memsafe` hardened memory cell.
+- **`FlowCoordinator`** — Coordinates cross-connection flow between operators and SDK clients.
+- **`EvmActor`** — Handles EVM transaction policy enforcement and signing.
 
-Per-connection state lives under **`src/peers/`**, not `actors/`: `peers/client/` and `peers/operator/`, each with `auth` (challenge-response) and `session` (post-auth) sub-modules; the operator side additionally has `vault_gate/` for the unseal handshake.
+Per-connection actors live under `actors/operator/` and `actors/client/`, each with `auth` (challenge-response authentication) and `session` (post-auth operations) sub-modules.
 
-The gRPC surface lives in **`src/grpc/`**, split per peer (`client/`, `operator/`, `common/`) and per direction (`inbound.rs` — requests to the daemon, `outbound.rs` — server-initiated streams), with `request_tracker.rs` correlating the two.
-
-EVM logic is in `src/evm/`: `policies/ether_transfer/`, `policies/token_transfers/`, `abi.rs`, `safe_signer.rs`.
-
-**Database:** SQLite via `diesel-async` + `bb8`. Schema in `src/db/schema.rs`, models in `src/db/models.rs`, embedded migrations in `crates/arbiter-server/migrations/`. DB file lives at `~/.arbiter/arbiter.sqlite`; tests use a temp-file DB via `db::create_test_pool()`.
-
-Entity ids are newtypes generated by the `declare_id!` macro in `db::models` (`OperatorId`, `ChainId`, …), each a `#[repr(transparent)]` wrapper over `i32` with `to_raw`/`from_raw`. Pass these around instead of bare `i32`.
-
-**Row integrity:** sensitive rows are covered by an HMAC-SHA256 envelope (`src/crypto/integrity/`, table `integrity_envelope`), keyed from the vault root key. A struct becomes coverable by deriving `arbiter_macros::Hashable` and implementing `Integrable` (`KIND` + `VERSION`). When adding or changing a covered entity, keep the derive and the payload version in sync — a mismatch surfaces as `PayloadVersionMismatch` or `MacMismatch` at runtime.
+**Database:** SQLite via `diesel-async` + `bb8` connection pool. Schema managed by embedded Diesel migrations in `crates/arbiter-server/migrations/`. DB file lives at `~/.arbiter/arbiter.sqlite`. Tests use a temp-file DB via `db::create_test_pool()`.
 
 **Cryptography:**
-- Authentication: **ML-DSA-87** (post-quantum, `arbiter-crypto::authn::v1`), challenge-response with per-peer nonce tracking
-- Encryption at rest: XChaCha20-Poly1305, versioned modules (`crypto/encryption/v1.rs`) with a `schema_version` column for transparent migration on unseal
+- Authentication: ed25519 (challenge-response, nonce-tracked per peer)
+- Encryption at rest: XChaCha20-Poly1305 (versioned via `scheme` field for transparent migration on unseal)
 - Password KDF: Argon2
-- Unseal transport: X25519 ephemeral key exchange (`peers/operator/vault_gate/`); `x-wing` (hybrid PQ KEM) is available via `arbiter-crypto`
-- TLS: self-signed certificate (rustls + aws-lc-rs, `prefer-post-quantum`), fingerprint distributed via `ArbiterUrl`
+- Unseal transport: X25519 ephemeral key exchange
+- TLS: self-signed certificate (aws-lc-rs backend), fingerprint distributed via `ArbiterUrl`
 
-Crypto modules are versioned by convention: `mod.rs` re-exports the current `vN`. Add a `v(N+1)` rather than editing an existing version in place.
-
-**Protocol:** gRPC with Protocol Buffers. `ArbiterUrl` encodes host, port, CA cert and bootstrap token into a single shareable string (printed to console on first run).
+**Protocol:** gRPC with Protocol Buffers. The `ArbiterUrl` type encodes host, port, CA cert, and bootstrap token into a single shareable string (printed to console on first run).
 
 ### Proto Regeneration
 
-`arbiter-proto/build.rs` compiles `arbiter.proto`, `operator.proto`, `client.proto` and `evm.proto` (with their `shared/`, `operator/`, `client/` includes) on build:
+When `.proto` files in `protobufs/` change, rebuild to regenerate:
 ```sh
 cd server && cargo build -p arbiter-proto
 ```
 
-Dart protobuf stubs are generated separately, from the repo root:
-```sh
-mise run codegen   # protoc --dart_out=grpc:useragent/lib/proto
-```
-
 ### Database Migrations
 
 ```sh
@@ -131,8 +100,6 @@ diesel migration generate <name> --migration-dir crates/arbiter-server/migration
 diesel migration run --migration-dir crates/arbiter-server/migrations
 ```
 
-Pre-release policy: there is a single `init` migration and no deployed databases yet, so schema changes are made by editing that migration directly instead of stacking new ones. Regenerate `src/db/schema.rs` after changing it.
-
 ### Code Conventions
 
 **`#[must_use]` Attribute:**
@@ -154,23 +121,29 @@ pub fn verify(&self, nonce: i32, context: &[u8], signature: &Signature) -> bool
 
 This forces callers to either use the return value or explicitly ignore it with `let _ = ...;`, preventing silent failures.
 
-## User Agent (Flutter + flutter_rust_bridge at `useragent/`)
+## Operator (Flutter + Rinf at `operator/`)
 
-The Flutter app calls Rust through [flutter_rust_bridge](https://cjycode.com/flutter_rust_bridge/) 2.12.0. The Rust side is the `rust_lib_arbiter` crate at `useragent/rust/`; everything exposed to Dart is declared in `useragent/rust/src/api/` and lands in `useragent/lib/src/rust/` (see `useragent/flutter_rust_bridge.yaml`). Dart UI code is organised as `lib/features/`, `lib/screens/`, `lib/widgets/`, `lib/providers/`, `lib/theme/`, with routing in `lib/router.dart` (`router.gr.dart` is generated).
+The Flutter app uses [Rinf](https://rinf.cunarist.org) to call Rust code. The Rust logic lives in `operator/native/hub/` as a separate crate that uses `arbiter-operator` for the gRPC client.
+
+Communication between Dart and Rust uses typed **signals** defined in `operator/native/hub/src/signals/`. After modifying signal structs, regenerate Dart bindings:
+
+```sh
+cd operator && rinf gen
+```
 
 ### Common Commands
 
 ```sh
-cd useragent
+cd operator
 
-# Run the app
+# Run the app (macOS or Windows)
 flutter run
 
-# Regenerate Rust↔Dart bindings after editing rust/src/api/
-mise run codegen        # flutter_rust_bridge_codegen generate
+# Regenerate Rust↔Dart signal bindings
+rinf gen
 
-# Analyze Dart code (also run in CI)
+# Analyze Dart code
 flutter analyze
 ```
 
-Note: `app/` contains only stale generated Flutter artifacts and is not the application source.
+The Rinf Rust entry point is `operator/native/hub/src/lib.rs`. It spawns actors defined in `operator/native/hub/src/actors/` which handle Dart↔server communication via signals.

app/.dart_tool/extension_discovery/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+Extension Discovery Cache
+=========================
+
+This folder is used by `package:extension_discovery` to cache lists of
+packages that contains extensions for other packages.
+
+DO NOT USE THIS FOLDER
+----------------------
+
+ * Do not read (or rely) the contents of this folder.
+ * Do write to this folder.
+
+If you're interested in the lists of extensions stored in this folder use the
+API offered by package `extension_discovery` to get this information.
+
+If this package doesn't work for your use-case, then don't try to read the
+contents of this folder. It may change, and will not remain stable.
+
+Use package `extension_discovery`
+---------------------------------
+
+If you want to access information from this folder.
+
+Feel free to delete this folder
+-------------------------------
+
+Files in this folder act as a cache, and the cache is discarded if the files
+are older than the modification time of `.dart_tool/package_config.json`.
+
+Hence, it should never be necessary to clear this cache manually, if you find a
+need to do please file a bug.

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+        "leak_tracker",
+        "matcher",
+        "meta"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "leak_tracker",
+      "version": "11.0.2",
+      "dependencies": [
+        "clock",
+        "collection",
+        "meta",
+        "path",
+        "vm_service"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "term_glyph",
+      "version": "1.2.2",
+      "dependencies": []
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "string_scanner",
+      "version": "1.4.1",
+      "dependencies": [
+        "source_span"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "source_span",
+      "version": "1.10.2",
+      "dependencies": [
+        "collection",
+        "path",
+        "term_glyph"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "boolean_selector",
+      "version": "2.1.2",
+      "dependencies": [
+        "source_span",
+        "string_scanner"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "vm_service",
+      "version": "15.0.2",
+      "dependencies": []
+    }
+  ],
+  "configVersion": 1
+}

app/.dart_tool/version

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.38.9

mise.lock

@@ -152,8 +152,5 @@ url = "https://github.com/astral-sh/python-build-standalone/releases/download/20
 provenance = "github-attestations"
 
 [[tools.rust]]
-version = "1.98.1"
+version = "1.95.0"
 backend = "core:rust"
-
-[tools.rust.options]
-components = "clippy,rust-analyzer"

mise.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 "cargo:cargo-vet" = "0.10.2"
 flutter = "3.41.7-stable"
 protoc = "29.6"
-rust = { version = "latest", components = "clippy,rust-analyzer" }
+rust = { version = "1.95.0", components = "clippy,rust-analyzer" }
 "cargo:cargo-features-manager" = "0.12.0"
 "cargo:cargo-nextest" = "0.9.133"
 "cargo:cargo-shear" = "latest"
@@ -22,5 +22,3 @@ run = '''
 dart pub global activate protoc_plugin && \
 protoc --dart_out=grpc:useragent/lib/proto --proto_path=protobufs/ $(find protobufs -name '*.proto' | sort)
 '''
-
-[tasks.generate_schema]

protobufs/operator.proto

@@ -4,28 +4,25 @@ package arbiter.operator;
 
 import "operator/auth.proto";
 import "operator/evm.proto";
-import "operator/governance.proto";
 import "operator/sdk_client.proto";
 import "operator/vault/vault.proto";
 
 message OperatorRequest {
   int32 id = 16;
   oneof payload {
-    auth.Request            auth        = 1;
-    vault.Request           vault       = 2;
-    evm.Request             evm         = 3;
-    sdk_client.Request      sdk_client  = 4;
-    governance.Request      governance  = 5;
+    auth.Request auth = 1;
+    vault.Request vault = 2;
+    evm.Request evm = 3;
+    sdk_client.Request sdk_client = 4;
   }
 }
 
 message OperatorResponse {
   optional int32 id = 16;
   oneof payload {
-    auth.Response           auth        = 1;
-    vault.Response          vault       = 2;
-    evm.Response            evm         = 3;
-    sdk_client.Response     sdk_client  = 4;
-    governance.Response     governance  = 5;
+    auth.Response auth = 1;
+    vault.Response vault = 2;
+    evm.Response evm = 3;
+    sdk_client.Response sdk_client = 4;
   }
 }

protobufs/operator/governance.proto

@@ -1,136 +0,0 @@
-syntax = "proto3";
-
-package arbiter.operator.governance;
-
-message Request {
-  oneof payload {
-    CreateProposalRequest create = 1;
-    CastVoteRequest       vote   = 2;
-    QueryPendingRequest   query  = 3;
-  }
-}
-
-message CreateProposalRequest {
-  oneof kind {
-    ApproveSdkClientPayload         approve_sdk_client          = 1;
-    GrantWalletAccessPayload        grant_wallet_access         = 3;
-    ApproveServerUpdatePayload      approve_server_update       = 4;
-    ReplaceOperatorPayload          replace_operator            = 5;
-    UpdateShamirParametersPayload   update_shamir_parameters    = 6;
-    ApprovePersistentGrantPayload   approve_persistent_grant    = 7;
-    ApproveOneOffTransactionPayload approve_one_off_transaction = 8;
-  }
-  optional uint32 ttl_secs = 2;
-}
-
-message ReplaceOperatorPayload {
-  int32 old_operator_id = 1;
-  bytes new_pubkey      = 2;
-}
-
-message UpdateShamirParametersPayload {
-  uint32 new_n = 1;
-}
-
-message ApproveServerUpdatePayload {}
-
-message ApproveSdkClientPayload {
-  int32 client_id = 1;
-}
-
-message GrantWalletAccessPayload {
-  int32 wallet_id = 1;
-  int32 client_id = 2;
-}
-
-message CastVoteRequest {
-  int32 proposal_id = 1;
-  bool  approve     = 2;
-  bytes signature   = 3;
-}
-
-message QueryPendingRequest {}
-
-message Response {
-  oneof payload {
-    CreateProposalResponse created = 1;
-    VoteResponse           voted   = 2;
-    QueryPendingResponse   pending = 3;
-  }
-}
-
-message CreateProposalResponse {
-  int32 proposal_id = 1;
-}
-
-message VoteResponse {
-  VoteOutcome outcome = 1;
-}
-
-enum VoteOutcome {
-  VOTE_OUTCOME_UNSPECIFIED = 0;
-  VOTE_OUTCOME_PENDING     = 1;
-  VOTE_OUTCOME_APPROVED    = 2;
-  VOTE_OUTCOME_REJECTED    = 3;
-}
-
-message ProposalSummary {
-  int32  id            = 1;
-  string kind          = 2;
-  int32  initiator_id  = 3;
-  int64  expires_at    = 4;
-  int64  approve_count = 5;
-  int64  reject_count  = 6;
-}
-
-message QueryPendingResponse {
-  repeated ProposalSummary proposals = 1;
-}
-
-message TransactionRateLimitProto {
-  uint32 count       = 1;
-  int64  window_secs = 2;
-}
-
-message VolumeLimitProto {
-  bytes max_volume  = 1;
-  int64 window_secs = 2;
-}
-
-message EtherTransferSpecProto {
-  repeated bytes   targets = 1;
-  VolumeLimitProto limit   = 2;
-}
-
-message TokenTransferSpecProto {
-  bytes                     token_contract = 1;
-  optional bytes            target         = 2;
-  repeated VolumeLimitProto volume_limits  = 3;
-}
-
-message ApproveOneOffTransactionPayload {
-  int32  client_id                = 1;
-  bytes  wallet_address           = 2;
-  uint64 chain_id                 = 3;
-  uint64 nonce                    = 4;
-  uint64 gas_limit                = 5;
-  bytes  max_fee_per_gas          = 6;
-  bytes  max_priority_fee_per_gas = 7;
-  bytes  to                       = 8;
-  bytes  value                    = 9;
-  bytes  input                    = 10;
-}
-
-message ApprovePersistentGrantPayload {
-  int32                              wallet_access_id         = 1;
-  uint64                             chain_id                 = 2;
-  optional int64                     valid_from_secs          = 3;
-  optional int64                     valid_until_secs         = 4;
-  optional bytes                     max_gas_fee_per_gas      = 5;
-  optional bytes                     max_priority_fee_per_gas = 6;
-  optional TransactionRateLimitProto rate_limit               = 7;
-  oneof specific {
-    EtherTransferSpecProto ether_transfer = 8;
-    TokenTransferSpecProto token_transfer = 9;
-  }
-}

protobufs/operator/vault/bootstrap.proto

@@ -8,35 +8,15 @@ message BootstrapEncryptedKey {
   bytes associated_data = 3;
 }
 
-message DeclareCommittee {
-  uint32 count          = 1;
-  uint32 recovery_count = 2;
-}
-
-message ContributePassphrase {
-  bytes passphrase = 1;
-}
-
-message ContributeRecoveryPassphrase {
-  int32 recovery_operator_id = 1;
-  bytes passphrase            = 2;
-}
-
 enum BootstrapResult {
   BOOTSTRAP_RESULT_UNSPECIFIED = 0;
   BOOTSTRAP_RESULT_SUCCESS = 1;
   BOOTSTRAP_RESULT_ALREADY_BOOTSTRAPPED = 2;
   BOOTSTRAP_RESULT_INVALID_KEY = 3;
-  BOOTSTRAP_RESULT_AWAITING_CONTRIBUTIONS = 4;
 }
 
 message Request {
-  oneof payload {
-    BootstrapEncryptedKey        encrypted_key                    = 2;
-    DeclareCommittee             declare_committee                = 3;
-    ContributePassphrase         contribute_passphrase            = 4;
-    ContributeRecoveryPassphrase contribute_recovery_passphrase   = 5;
-  }
+  BootstrapEncryptedKey encrypted_key = 2;
 }
 
 message Response {

protobufs/operator/vault/rekey.proto

@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-syntax = "proto3";
-
-package arbiter.operator.vault.rekey;
-
-message ContributePassphrase {
-  bytes passphrase = 1;
-}
-
-message ContributeRecoveryPassphrase {
-  int32 recovery_operator_id = 1;
-  bytes passphrase           = 2;
-}
-
-enum RekeyResult {
-  REKEY_RESULT_UNSPECIFIED            = 0;
-  REKEY_RESULT_SUCCESS                = 1;
-  REKEY_RESULT_AWAITING_CONTRIBUTIONS = 2;
-  REKEY_RESULT_NOT_IN_PROGRESS        = 3;
-}
-
-message Request {
-  oneof payload {
-    ContributePassphrase         contribute_passphrase          = 1;
-    ContributeRecoveryPassphrase contribute_recovery_passphrase = 2;
-  }
-}
-
-message Response {
-  RekeyResult result = 1;
-}

protobufs/operator/vault/unseal.proto

@@ -15,29 +15,17 @@ message UnsealEncryptedKey {
   bytes associated_data = 3;
 }
 
-message ContributePassphrase {
-  bytes passphrase = 1;
-}
-
-message ContributeRecoveryPassphrase {
-  int32 recovery_operator_id = 1;
-  bytes passphrase            = 2;
-}
-
 enum UnsealResult {
   UNSEAL_RESULT_UNSPECIFIED = 0;
   UNSEAL_RESULT_SUCCESS = 1;
   UNSEAL_RESULT_INVALID_KEY = 2;
   UNSEAL_RESULT_UNBOOTSTRAPPED = 3;
-  UNSEAL_RESULT_AWAITING_CONTRIBUTIONS = 4;
 }
 
 message Request {
   oneof payload {
-    UnsealStart                  start                          = 1;
-    UnsealEncryptedKey           encrypted_key                  = 2;
-    ContributePassphrase         contribute_passphrase          = 3;
-    ContributeRecoveryPassphrase contribute_recovery_passphrase = 4;
+    UnsealStart start = 1;
+    UnsealEncryptedKey encrypted_key = 2;
   }
 }
 

protobufs/operator/vault/vault.proto

@@ -5,23 +5,20 @@ package arbiter.operator.vault;
 import "google/protobuf/empty.proto";
 import "shared/vault.proto";
 import "operator/vault/bootstrap.proto";
-import "operator/vault/rekey.proto";
 import "operator/vault/unseal.proto";
 
 message Request {
   oneof payload {
     google.protobuf.Empty query_state = 1;
-    unseal.Request        unseal      = 2;
-    bootstrap.Request     bootstrap   = 3;
-    rekey.Request         rekey       = 4;
+    unseal.Request unseal = 2;
+    bootstrap.Request bootstrap = 3;
   }
 }
 
 message Response {
   oneof payload {
-    arbiter.shared.VaultState state     = 1;
-    unseal.Response           unseal    = 2;
-    bootstrap.Response        bootstrap = 3;
-    rekey.Response            rekey     = 4;
+    arbiter.shared.VaultState state = 1;
+    unseal.Response unseal = 2;
+    bootstrap.Response bootstrap = 3;
   }
 }

protobufs/shared/vault.proto

@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ package arbiter.shared;
 enum VaultState {
   VAULT_STATE_UNSPECIFIED = 0;
   VAULT_STATE_UNBOOTSTRAPPED = 1;
-  VAULT_STATE_BOOSTRAPPING = 2;
-  VAULT_STATE_SEALED = 3;
-  VAULT_STATE_UNSEALED = 4;
-  VAULT_STATE_ERROR = 5;
+  VAULT_STATE_SEALED = 2;
+  VAULT_STATE_UNSEALED = 3;
+  VAULT_STATE_ERROR = 4;
 }

server/Cargo.toml

@@ -6,34 +6,33 @@ resolver = "3"
 
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
-alloy = "2.0.4"
-async-trait = "0.1.89"
-base64 = "0.22.1"
-chrono = { version = "0.4.44", features = ["serde"] }
-futures = "0.3.32"
+alloy = "2.4.1"
+async-trait = "0.1.92"
+base64 = "0.23.1"
+chrono = { version = "0.4.45", features = ["serde"] }
+futures = "0.3.34"
 k256 = { version = "0.13.4", features = ["ecdsa", "pkcs8"] }
-kameo = {git = "https://github.com/hdbg/kameo.git", rev = "3bbebac"}
-kameo_actors = {git = "https://github.com/hdbg/kameo.git", rev = "3bbebac"}
+kameo = {git = "https://github.com/hdbg/kameo.git", rev = "805b417"}
+kameo_actors = {git = "https://github.com/hdbg/kameo.git", rev = "805b417"}
 hmac = "0.13.0"
 miette = { version = "7.6.0", features = ["fancy", "serde"] }
-ml-dsa = { version = "0.1.0-rc.9", features = ["zeroize"] }
+ml-dsa = { version = "0.1.1", features = ["zeroize"] }
 mutants = "0.0.4"
-prost = "0.14.3"
-prost-types = { version = "0.14.3", features = ["chrono"] }
-rand = "0.10.1"
-rand_core = "0.10.1"
-rcgen = { version = "0.14.7", features = [ "aws_lc_rs",  "pem", "x509-parser", "zeroize" ], default-features = false }
+prost = "0.14.4"
+prost-types = { version = "0.14.4", features = ["chrono"] }
+rand = "0.10.2"
+rcgen = { version = "0.14.9", features = [ "aws_lc_rs",  "pem", "x509-parser", "zeroize" ], default-features = false }
 rstest = "0.26.1"
-rustls = { version = "0.23.40", features = ["aws-lc-rs", "logging", "prefer-post-quantum", "std"], default-features = false }
-rustls-pki-types = "1.14.1"
+rustls = { version = "0.23.43", features = ["aws-lc-rs", "logging", "prefer-post-quantum", "std"], default-features = false }
+rustls-pki-types = "1.15.1"
 sha2 = "0.11"
 smlang = "0.8.0"
-thiserror = "2.0.18"
-tokio = { version = "1.52.1", features = ["full"] }
-tokio-stream = { version = "0.1.18", features = ["full"] }
-tonic = { version = "0.14.5", features = [ "deflate", "gzip", "tls-connect-info", "zstd" ] }
+thiserror = "2.0.20"
+tokio = { version = "1.53.1", features = ["full"] }
+tokio-stream = { version = "0.1.19", features = ["full"] }
+tonic = { version = "0.14.6", features = [ "deflate", "gzip", "tls-connect-info", "zstd" ] }
 tracing = "0.1.44"
-x25519-dalek = { version = "2.0.1", features = ["getrandom"] }
+x25519-dalek = { version = "3.0.0", features = ["getrandom"] }
 
 [workspace.lints.rust]
 missing_unsafe_on_extern = "deny"
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ pub_underscore_fields = "allow"
 redundant_pub_crate = "allow" 
 uninhabited_references = "allow" # safe with unsafe_code = "forbid" and standard uninhabited pattern (match *self {})
 too-many-lines = "allow" # this is a very common pattern in server code, and it's not always possible to break it down into smaller modules without hurting readability
-unused_async_trait_impl = "allow" # too pedantic
 
 # restriction lints
 alloc_instead_of_core = "warn"

server/crates/arbiter-client/Cargo.toml

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ tonic.features = ["tls-aws-lc"]
 tokio.workspace = true
 tokio-stream.workspace = true
 thiserror.workspace = true
-http = "1.4.0"
-rustls-webpki = { version = "0.103.13", features = ["aws-lc-rs"] }
+http = "1.5.0"
+rustls-webpki = { version = "0.103.15", features = ["aws-lc-rs"] }
 async-trait.workspace = true
 chrono.workspace = true
 

server/crates/arbiter-client/src/client.rs

@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ impl ArbiterClient {
     }
 
     #[cfg(feature = "evm")]
+    #[expect(clippy::unused_async, reason = "false positive")]
     pub async fn evm_wallets(&self) -> Result<Vec<ArbiterEvmWallet>, ArbiterClientError> {
         todo!("fetch EVM wallet list from server")
     }

server/crates/arbiter-crypto/Cargo.toml

@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ edition = "2024"
 [dependencies]
 ml-dsa = {workspace = true, optional = true }
 rand = {workspace = true, optional = true}
-memsafe = {version = "0.4.0", optional = true}
+memsafe = {version = "1.0.2", optional = true}
 hmac.workspace = true
 alloy.workspace = true
-x-wing = { version = "0.1.0-rc.0", features = ["zeroize"] }
+x-wing = { version = "0.1.0", features = ["zeroize"] }
 chrono.workspace = true
 thiserror.workspace = true
 

server/crates/arbiter-crypto/src/authn/v1.rs

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use hmac::digest::Digest;
 use ml_dsa::{
-    EncodedVerifyingKey, Error, KeyGen, MlDsa87, Seed, Signature as MlDsaSignature,
-    SigningKey as MlDsaSigningKey, VerifyingKey as MlDsaVerifyingKey, signature::Keypair as _,
+    EncodedVerifyingKey, Error, ExpandedSigningKey, Generate, MlDsa87, Seed,
+    Signature as MlDsaSignature, SigningKey as MlDsaSigningKey, VerifyingKey as MlDsaVerifyingKey,
 };
 use rand::RngExt;
 
@@ -77,7 +77,10 @@ impl crate::hashing::Hashable for PublicKey {
 pub struct Signature(Box<MlDsaSignature<KeyParams>>);
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct SigningKey(Box<MlDsaSigningKey<KeyParams>>);
+pub struct SigningKey {
+    key: Box<ExpandedSigningKey<KeyParams>>,
+    seed: Seed,
+}
 
 impl PublicKey {
     pub fn to_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
@@ -100,24 +103,31 @@ impl Signature {
 
 impl SigningKey {
     pub fn generate() -> Self {
-        Self(Box::new(KeyParams::key_gen(&mut rand::rng())))
+        let seed = MlDsaSigningKey::<KeyParams>::generate_from_rng(&mut rand::rng()).to_seed();
+        Self {
+            key: Box::new(ExpandedSigningKey::from_seed(&seed)),
+            seed,
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn from_seed(seed: [u8; 32]) -> Self {
-        Self(Box::new(KeyParams::from_seed(&Seed::from(seed))))
+        let seed = Seed::from(seed);
+        Self {
+            key: Box::new(ExpandedSigningKey::from_seed(&seed)),
+            seed,
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn to_seed(&self) -> [u8; 32] {
-        self.0.to_seed().into()
+        self.seed.into()
     }
 
     pub fn public_key(&self) -> PublicKey {
-        self.0.verifying_key().into()
+        self.key.verifying_key().into()
     }
 
     pub fn sign_message(&self, message: &[u8], context: &[u8]) -> Result<Signature, Error> {
-        self.0
-            .signing_key()
+        self.key
             .sign_deterministic(message, context)
             .map(Into::into)
     }
@@ -145,12 +155,6 @@ impl From<MlDsaSignature<KeyParams>> for Signature {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<MlDsaSigningKey<KeyParams>> for SigningKey {
-    fn from(value: MlDsaSigningKey<KeyParams>) -> Self {
-        Self(Box::new(value))
-    }
-}
-
 impl TryFrom<Vec<u8>> for PublicKey {
     type Error = ();
 
@@ -188,15 +192,15 @@ impl TryFrom<&'_ [u8]> for Signature {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use ml_dsa::{KeyGen, MlDsa87, signature::Keypair as _};
+    use ml_dsa::{Generate as _, MlDsa87, SigningKey as RealSigningKey, signature::Keypair as _};
 
     use crate::authn::AuthChallenge;
 
-    use super::{CLIENT_CONTEXT, PublicKey, Signature, SigningKey, OPERATOR_CONTEXT};
+    use super::{CLIENT_CONTEXT, OPERATOR_CONTEXT, PublicKey, Signature, SigningKey};
 
     #[test]
     fn public_key_round_trip_decodes() {
-        let key = MlDsa87::key_gen(&mut rand::rng());
+        let key = RealSigningKey::<MlDsa87>::generate();
         let encoded = PublicKey::from(key.verifying_key()).to_bytes();
 
         let decoded = PublicKey::try_from(encoded.as_slice()).expect("public key should decode");

server/crates/arbiter-macros/Cargo.toml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ doctest = false
 [dependencies]
 proc-macro2 = "1.0"
 quote = "1.0"
-syn = { version = "2.0", features = ["derive", "fold", "full", "visit-mut"] }
+syn = { version = "3.0", features = ["derive", "fold", "full", "visit-mut"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 arbiter-crypto = { path = "../arbiter-crypto" }

server/crates/arbiter-proto/Cargo.toml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 tonic.workspace = true
 tokio.workspace = true
 futures.workspace = true
-tonic-prost = "0.14.5"
+tonic-prost = "0.14.6"
 prost.workspace = true
 kameo.workspace = true
 url = "2.5.8"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ async-trait.workspace = true
 tokio-stream.workspace = true
 
 [build-dependencies]
-tonic-prost-build = "0.14.5"
+tonic-prost-build = "0.14.6"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 rstest.workspace = true

server/crates/arbiter-proto/src/lib.rs

@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ pub mod proto {
             tonic::include_proto!("arbiter.operator.evm");
         }
 
-        pub mod governance {
-            tonic::include_proto!("arbiter.operator.governance");
-        }
-
         pub mod sdk_client {
             tonic::include_proto!("arbiter.operator.sdk_client");
         }
@@ -38,10 +34,6 @@ pub mod proto {
                 tonic::include_proto!("arbiter.operator.vault.bootstrap");
             }
 
-            pub mod rekey {
-                tonic::include_proto!("arbiter.operator.vault.rekey");
-            }
-
             pub mod unseal {
                 tonic::include_proto!("arbiter.operator.vault.unseal");
             }

server/crates/arbiter-server/Cargo.toml

@@ -9,8 +9,14 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
-diesel = { version = "2.3.9", features = ["chrono", "returning_clauses_for_sqlite_3_35", "serde_json", "time", "uuid"] }
-diesel-async = { version = "0.9.0", features = [
+diesel = { version = "2.3.12", features = [
+    "chrono",
+    "returning_clauses_for_sqlite_3_35",
+    "serde_json",
+    "time",
+    "uuid",
+] }
+diesel-async = { version = "0.9.2", features = [
     "bb8",
     "migrations",
     "sqlite",
@@ -31,27 +37,25 @@ diesel_migrations = { version = "2.3.2", features = ["sqlite"] }
 async-trait.workspace = true
 tokio-stream.workspace = true
 rand.workspace = true
-rand_core.workspace = true
 rcgen.workspace = true
 chrono.workspace = true
 kameo.workspace = true
-chacha20poly1305 = { version = "0.10.1", features = ["std"] }
-argon2 = { version = "0.5.3", features = ["zeroize"] }
+chacha20poly1305 = { version = "0.11.0" }
+argon2 = { version = "0.6.0", features = ["zeroize"] }
 restructed = "0.2.2"
 strum = { version = "0.28.0", features = ["derive"] }
-pem = "3.0.6"
+pem = "4.0.0"
 sha2.workspace = true
 hmac.workspace = true
 alloy.workspace = true
 prost-types.workspace = true
 arbiter-tokens-registry.path = "../arbiter-tokens-registry"
-anyhow = "1.0.102"
+anyhow = "1.0.104"
 mutants.workspace = true
 subtle = "2.6.1"
 x25519-dalek.workspace = true
 k256.workspace = true
 kameo_actors.workspace = true
-vsss-rs = "6.0.1"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 proptest = "1.11.0"

server/crates/arbiter-server/migrations/2026-02-14-171124-0000_init/up.sql

@@ -37,32 +37,19 @@ create table if not exists tls_history (
 create table if not exists arbiter_settings (
     id INTEGER not null PRIMARY KEY CHECK (id = 1), -- singleton row, id must be 1
     root_key_id integer references root_key_history (id) on delete RESTRICT, -- if null, means wasn't bootstrapped yet
-    tls_id integer references tls_history (id) on delete RESTRICT,
-    shamir_threshold integer
+    tls_id integer references tls_history (id) on delete RESTRICT
 ) STRICT;
 
 insert into arbiter_settings (id) values (1) on conflict do nothing;
 -- ensure singleton row exists
 
-create table if not exists operator_identity (
+create table if not exists operator_client (
     id integer not null primary key,
     public_key blob not null,
     created_at integer not null default(unixepoch ('now')),
     updated_at integer not null default(unixepoch ('now'))
 ) STRICT;
-create unique index if not exists uniq_operator_identity_public_key on operator_identity (public_key);
-
-create table if not exists operator (
-    id integer primary key references operator_identity(id) on delete restrict, -- same id as operator_identity
-
-    share blob not null,
-    share_nonce blob not null,
-    share_salt blob not null,
-
-    created_at integer not null default(unixepoch ('now')),
-    updated_at integer not null default(unixepoch ('now'))
-
-) STRICT;
+create unique index if not exists uniq_operator_client_public_key on operator_client (public_key);
 
 create table if not exists client_metadata (
     id integer not null primary key,

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/actors/bootstrap.rs

@@ -1,164 +1,98 @@
-use crate::{
-    actors::vault::events,
-    db::{self, schema},
-};
-use arbiter_crypto::safecell::{SafeCell, SafeCellHandle as _};
+use crate::db::{self, DatabasePool, schema};
 use arbiter_proto::{BOOTSTRAP_PATH, home_path};
 
 use diesel::QueryDsl;
 use diesel_async::RunQueryDsl;
-use kameo::{
-    Actor,
-    actor::ActorRef,
-    messages,
-    prelude::{Context, Message},
-};
-use kameo_actors::message_bus::{MessageBus, Register};
-use rand::{RngExt, distr::Alphanumeric, rngs::SysRng};
-use rand_core::UnwrapErr;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use kameo::{Actor, messages};
+use rand::{RngExt, distr::Alphanumeric, make_rng, rngs::StdRng};
 use subtle::ConstantTimeEq as _;
-use tracing::warn;
+use thiserror::Error;
 
 const TOKEN_LENGTH: usize = 64;
 
-async fn write_token_file(path: &Path, content: &str) -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
-    if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
-        tokio::fs::create_dir_all(parent).await?;
-    }
-    tokio::fs::write(path, content.as_bytes()).await?;
-    #[cfg(unix)]
-    {
-        use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt as _;
-        tokio::fs::set_permissions(path, std::fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o600)).await?;
-    }
-    Ok(())
+pub async fn generate_token() -> Result<String, std::io::Error> {
+    let rng: StdRng = make_rng();
+
+    let token = rng.sample_iter(Alphanumeric).take(TOKEN_LENGTH).fold(
+        String::default(),
+        |mut accum, char| {
+            accum += char.to_string().as_str();
+            accum
+        },
+    );
+
+    tokio::fs::write(home_path()?.join(BOOTSTRAP_PATH), token.as_str()).await?;
+
+    Ok(token)
 }
 
-async fn remove_token_file(path: &Path) {
-    match tokio::fs::remove_file(path).await {
-        Ok(()) => {}
-        Err(error) if error.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {}
-        Err(error) => warn!(?error, ?path, "Failed to remove bootstrap token file"),
-    }
-}
-
-async fn generate_token(path: &Path) -> Result<SafeCell<[u8; TOKEN_LENGTH]>, std::io::Error> {
-    let mut cell = SafeCell::new([0u8; TOKEN_LENGTH]);
-    {
-        let mut buf = cell.write();
-        for (slot, byte) in buf
-            .iter_mut()
-            .zip(UnwrapErr(SysRng).sample_iter(Alphanumeric))
-        {
-            *slot = byte;
-        }
-    }
-    let token = cell.read_inline(|buf| String::from_utf8_lossy(buf.as_ref()).into_owned());
-    write_token_file(path, &token).await?;
-    Ok(cell)
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum Error {
     #[error("Database error: {0}")]
     Database(#[from] db::PoolError),
+
     #[error("I/O error: {0}")]
     Io(#[from] std::io::Error),
+
     #[error("Database query error: {0}")]
     Query(#[from] diesel::result::Error),
 }
 
-/// Custodian of the one-time bootstrap token.
-///
-/// The token authorises registering operator identities before the vault
-/// exists. A Shamir committee needs every member registered before it can be
-/// declared, so the token stays valid across several registrations and is
-/// retired by the `Bootstrapped` event rather than by first use, whichever
-/// bootstrap path fired it.
-///
-/// Every daemon start mints a fresh token and overwrites the file: a token
-/// handed out by an earlier run is dead.
+#[derive(Actor)]
 pub struct Bootstrapper {
-    token: Option<SafeCell<[u8; TOKEN_LENGTH]>>,
-    token_path: Option<PathBuf>,
-    events: ActorRef<MessageBus>,
-}
-
-impl Actor for Bootstrapper {
-    type Args = Self;
-    type Error = std::convert::Infallible;
-
-    async fn on_start(args: Self::Args, actor_ref: ActorRef<Self>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        let _ = args
-            .events
-            .tell(Register(actor_ref.recipient::<events::Bootstrapped>()))
-            .await;
-        Ok(args)
-    }
+    token: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl Bootstrapper {
-    pub async fn new(db: &db::DatabasePool, events: ActorRef<MessageBus>) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-        let path = home_path()?.join(BOOTSTRAP_PATH);
-        let mut conn = db.get().await?;
+    pub async fn new(db: &DatabasePool) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        let row_count: i64 = {
+            let mut conn = db.get().await?;
 
-        let bootstrapped = schema::arbiter_settings::table
-            .select(schema::arbiter_settings::root_key_id)
-            .first::<Option<i32>>(&mut conn)
-            .await?
-            .is_some();
-        if bootstrapped {
-            // A token file can outlive the bootstrap that made it obsolete:
-            // the daemon may have been killed before the event was handled.
-            remove_token_file(&path).await;
-            return Ok(Self {
-                token: None,
-                token_path: None,
-                events,
-            });
-        }
+            schema::operator_client::table
+                .count()
+                .get_result(&mut conn)
+                .await?
+        };
 
-        Ok(Self {
-            token: Some(generate_token(&path).await?),
-            token_path: Some(path),
-            events,
-        })
-    }
+        let token = if row_count == 0 {
+            let token = generate_token().await?;
+            Some(token)
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
 
-    async fn forget(&mut self) {
-        self.token = None;
-        if let Some(path) = self.token_path.take() {
-            remove_token_file(&path).await;
-        }
+        Ok(Self { token })
     }
 }
 
-impl Message<events::Bootstrapped> for Bootstrapper {
-    type Reply = ();
-
-    async fn handle(
-        &mut self,
-        _: events::Bootstrapped,
-        _ctx: &mut Context<Self, Self::Reply>,
-    ) -> Self::Reply {
-        self.forget().await;
-    }
-}
-    
 #[messages]
 impl Bootstrapper {
     #[message]
-    pub fn verify_token(&mut self, token: Vec<u8>) -> bool {
-        self.token.as_mut().is_some_and(|expected| {
-            expected.read_inline(|bytes| bool::from(bytes.as_ref().ct_eq(token.as_slice())))
+    pub fn is_correct_token(&self, token: String) -> bool {
+        self.token.as_ref().is_some_and(|expected| {
+            let expected_bytes = expected.as_bytes();
+            let token_bytes = token.as_bytes();
+
+            let choice = expected_bytes.ct_eq(token_bytes);
+            bool::from(choice)
         })
     }
 
     #[message]
-    pub fn get_token(&mut self) -> Option<String> {
-        self.token
-            .as_mut()
-            .map(|cell| cell.read_inline(|buf| String::from_utf8_lossy(buf.as_ref()).into_owned()))
+    pub fn consume_token(&mut self, token: String) -> bool {
+        if self.is_correct_token(token) {
+            self.token = None;
+            true
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[messages]
+impl Bootstrapper {
+    #[message]
+    pub fn get_token(&self) -> Option<String> {
+        self.token.clone()
     }
 }

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/actors/evm/mod.rs

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use crate::{
     actors::vault::{CreateNew, Decrypt, Vault},
-    crypto::integrity::{self, Integrable},
+    crypto::integrity,
     db::{
         DatabaseError, DatabasePool,
-        models::{self, EvmWalletId},
+        models::{self},
         schema,
     },
     evm::{
@@ -25,35 +25,14 @@ use diesel::{
 use diesel_async::RunQueryDsl;
 use kameo::{Actor, actor::ActorRef, messages};
 use rand::{SeedableRng, rng, rngs::StdRng};
-use tracing::error;
 
 pub use crate::evm::safe_signer;
 
-/// Integrity guard that binds a wallet's encrypted key ID to its Ethereum address.
-/// Both fields are included in the HMAC — swapping `aead_encrypted_id` in the DB
-/// invalidates the envelope MAC, and the AEAD ciphertext is also bound to `address`
-/// as AAD, so decryption fails too.
-#[derive(arbiter_macros::Hashable)]
-struct EvmWalletIntegrity {
-    aead_encrypted_id: i32,
-    address: Address,
-}
-
-impl Integrable for EvmWalletIntegrity {
-    const KIND: &'static str = "evm_wallet";
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
 pub enum SignTransactionError {
     #[error("Wallet not found")]
     WalletNotFound,
 
-    #[error("Decrypted key does not match requested wallet address")]
-    KeyAddressMismatch,
-
-    #[error("Internal signing error")]
-    Internal,
-
     #[error("Database error: {0}")]
     Database(#[from] DatabaseError),
 
@@ -85,12 +64,6 @@ pub enum Error {
     Integrity(#[from] integrity::Error),
 }
 
-impl From<diesel::result::Error> for Error {
-    fn from(e: diesel::result::Error) -> Self {
-        Self::Database(DatabaseError::from(e))
-    }
-}
-
 #[derive(Actor)]
 pub struct EvmActor {
     pub vault: ActorRef<Vault>,
@@ -124,45 +97,26 @@ impl EvmActor {
 
         let aead_id: i32 = self
             .vault
-            .ask(CreateNew {
-                plaintext,
-                aad: address.as_slice().to_vec(),
-            })
+            .ask(CreateNew { plaintext })
             .await
             .map_err(|_| Error::VaultSend)?;
 
         let mut conn = self.db.get().await.map_err(DatabaseError::from)?;
-        let wallet_id = conn
-            .exclusive_transaction(async |conn| {
-                let wallet_id: i32 = insert_into(schema::evm_wallet::table)
-                    .values(&models::NewEvmWallet {
-                        address: address.as_slice().to_vec(),
-                        aead_encrypted_id: aead_id,
-                    })
-                    .returning(schema::evm_wallet::id)
-                    .get_result(conn)
-                    .await
-                    .map_err(DatabaseError::from)
-                    .map_err(Error::Database)?;
-
-                integrity::sign_entity(
-                    conn,
-                    &self.vault,
-                    &EvmWalletIntegrity { address, aead_encrypted_id: aead_id },
-                    wallet_id,
-                )
-                .await
-                .map_err(Error::Integrity)?;
-
-                Ok::<i32, Error>(wallet_id)
+        let wallet_id = insert_into(schema::evm_wallet::table)
+            .values(&models::NewEvmWallet {
+                address: address.as_slice().to_vec(),
+                aead_encrypted_id: aead_id,
             })
-            .await?;
+            .returning(schema::evm_wallet::id)
+            .get_result(&mut conn)
+            .await
+            .map_err(DatabaseError::from)?;
 
         Ok((wallet_id, address))
     }
 
     #[message]
-    pub async fn list_wallets(&self) -> Result<Vec<(EvmWalletId, Address)>, Error> {
+    pub async fn list_wallets(&self) -> Result<Vec<(i32, Address)>, Error> {
         let mut conn = self.db.get().await.map_err(DatabaseError::from)?;
         let rows: Vec<models::EvmWallet> = schema::evm_wallet::table
             .select(models::EvmWallet::as_select())
@@ -287,51 +241,16 @@ impl EvmActor {
             .ok_or(SignTransactionError::WalletNotFound)?;
         drop(conn);
 
-        let mut conn = self.db.get().await.map_err(DatabaseError::from)?;
-        let attestation = integrity::verify_entity(
-            &mut conn,
-            &self.vault,
-            &EvmWalletIntegrity {
-                address: wallet_address,
-                aead_encrypted_id: wallet.aead_encrypted_id,
-            },
-            wallet.id.to_raw(),
-        )
-        .await
-        .map_err(|e| {
-            error!(?e, ?wallet.id, "EVM wallet integrity check failed");
-            SignTransactionError::Internal
-        })?;
-        drop(conn);
-
-        if attestation != integrity::AttestationStatus::Attested {
-            error!(
-                ?wallet.id,
-                "EVM wallet integrity unavailable; refusing to sign"
-            );
-            return Err(SignTransactionError::Internal);
-        }
-
         let raw_key: SafeCell<Vec<u8>> = self
             .vault
             .ask(Decrypt {
                 aead_id: wallet.aead_encrypted_id,
-                aad: wallet.address.clone(),
             })
             .await
             .map_err(|_| SignTransactionError::VaultSend)?;
 
         let signer = safe_signer::SafeSigner::from_cell(raw_key)?;
 
-        if signer.address() != wallet_address {
-            error!(
-                expected = %wallet_address,
-                actual = %signer.address(),
-                "Decrypted private key address does not match requested wallet"
-            );
-            return Err(SignTransactionError::KeyAddressMismatch);
-        }
-
         self.engine
             .evaluate_transaction(wallet_access, transaction.clone(), RunKind::Execution)
             .await?;

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/actors/flow_coordinator/mod.rs

@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ pub mod client_connect_approval;
 
 pub struct FlowCoordinator {
     pub clients: HashMap<ActorId, ActorRef<ClientSession>>,
-    /// Maps DB `client_id` → `ActorId` for fast connected-client lookup.
-    client_ids: HashMap<i32, ActorId>,
     operator_registry: ActorRef<OperatorRegistry>,
 }
 
@@ -29,7 +27,6 @@ impl FlowCoordinator {
     pub fn new(operator_registry: ActorRef<OperatorRegistry>) -> Self {
         Self {
             clients: HashMap::default(),
-            client_ids: HashMap::default(),
             operator_registry,
         }
     }
@@ -51,7 +48,6 @@ impl Actor for FlowCoordinator {
         _: ActorStopReason,
     ) -> Result<ControlFlow<ActorStopReason>, Self::Error> {
         if self.clients.remove(&id).is_some() {
-            self.client_ids.retain(|_, actor_id| *actor_id != id);
             info!(
                 ?id,
                 actor = "FlowCoordinator",
@@ -79,28 +75,14 @@ impl FlowCoordinator {
     #[message(ctx)]
     pub async fn register_client(
         &mut self,
-        client_id: i32,
         actor: ActorRef<ClientSession>,
         ctx: &mut Context<Self, ()>,
     ) {
-        info!(id = %actor.id(), client_id, actor = "FlowCoordinator", event = "client.connected");
+        info!(id = %actor.id(), actor = "FlowCoordinator", event = "client.connected");
         ctx.actor_ref().link(&actor).await;
-        self.client_ids.insert(client_id, actor.id());
         self.clients.insert(actor.id(), actor);
     }
 
-    #[message]
-    pub fn is_client_connected(&self, client_id: i32) -> bool {
-        self.client_ids.contains_key(&client_id)
-    }
-
-    /// Returns the DB `client_ids` of all currently connected SDK clients.
-    /// Used by operator sessions on startup to seed their approved-client set.
-    #[message]
-    pub fn get_connected_client_ids(&self) -> Vec<i32> {
-        self.client_ids.keys().copied().collect()
-    }
-
     #[message(ctx)]
     pub async fn request_client_approval(
         &mut self,

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/actors/mod.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::{
     actors::{
         bootstrap::Bootstrapper, evm::EvmActor, flow_coordinator::FlowCoordinator,
-        operator_registry::OperatorRegistry, vault::Vault, vault_coordinator::VaultCoordinator,
+        operator_registry::OperatorRegistry, vault::Vault,
     },
     db,
 };
@@ -15,22 +15,20 @@ pub mod evm;
 pub mod flow_coordinator;
 pub mod operator_registry;
 pub mod vault;
-pub mod vault_coordinator;
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum SpawnError {
     #[error("Failed to spawn Bootstrapper actor")]
     Bootstrapper(#[from] bootstrap::Error),
+
     #[error("Failed to spawn Vault actor")]
     Vault(#[from] vault::Error),
-    #[error("Failed to spawn VaultCoordinator actor")]
-    VaultCoordinator(#[from] vault_coordinator::Error),
 }
 
+/// Long-lived actors that are shared across all connections and handle global state and operations
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct GlobalActors {
     pub vault: ActorRef<Vault>,
-    pub vault_coordinator: ActorRef<VaultCoordinator>,
     pub bootstrapper: ActorRef<Bootstrapper>,
     pub flow_coordinator: ActorRef<FlowCoordinator>,
     pub operator_registry: ActorRef<OperatorRegistry>,
@@ -44,22 +42,18 @@ impl GlobalActors {
     }
 
     pub async fn spawn(db: db::DatabasePool) -> Result<Self, SpawnError> {
-        let events = Self::spawn_message_bus();
-        let vault = Vault::spawn(Vault::new(db.clone(), events.clone()).await?);
-        let bootstrapper = Bootstrapper::spawn(Bootstrapper::new(&db, events.clone()).await?);
-        let vault_coordinator =
-            VaultCoordinator::spawn(VaultCoordinator::new(db.clone(), vault.clone()));
+        let message_bus = Self::spawn_message_bus();
+        let key_holder = Vault::spawn(Vault::new(db.clone(), message_bus.clone()).await?);
         let operator_registry = OperatorRegistry::spawn(OperatorRegistry::default());
         Ok(Self {
-            bootstrapper,
-            evm: EvmActor::spawn(EvmActor::new(vault.clone(), db.clone())),
-            vault,
-            vault_coordinator,
+            bootstrapper: Bootstrapper::spawn(Bootstrapper::new(&db).await?),
+            evm: EvmActor::spawn(EvmActor::new(key_holder.clone(), db)),
+            vault: key_holder,
             flow_coordinator: FlowCoordinator::spawn(FlowCoordinator::new(
                 operator_registry.clone(),
             )),
             operator_registry,
-            events,
+            events: message_bus,
         })
     }
 }

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/actors/operator_registry.rs

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ impl Actor for OperatorRegistry {
 
     type Error = Infallible;
 
-    fn on_start(args: Self::Args, _: ActorRef<Self>) -> impl Future<Output = Result<Self, Self::Error>> {
-        std::future::ready(Ok(args))
+    async fn on_start(args: Self::Args, _: ActorRef<Self>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(args)
     }
 
     async fn on_link_died(

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/actors/vault/mod.rs

@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 use crate::{
     crypto::{
-        KeyCell,
+        KeyCell, derive_key,
         encryption::v1::{self, Nonce},
         integrity::v1::HmacSha256,
     },
     db::{
         self,
-        custody::{self, CustodyRecord},
-        models::{self, RootKeyHistory, RootKeyHistoryId},
+        models::{self, RootKeyHistory},
         schema::{self},
     },
 };
-
 use arbiter_crypto::safecell::{SafeCell, SafeCellHandle as _};
 
 use chrono::Utc;
@@ -24,9 +22,10 @@ use hmac::{KeyInit as _, Mac as _};
 use kameo::{Actor, Reply, actor::ActorRef, messages};
 use kameo_actors::message_bus::{MessageBus, Publish};
 use strum::{EnumDiscriminants, IntoDiscriminant};
-use tracing::{error, info, warn};
+use tracing::{error, info};
 
 pub mod events {
+
     #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
     pub struct Bootstrapped;
 
@@ -47,8 +46,6 @@ pub enum Error {
     Sealed,
     #[error("Invalid key provided")]
     InvalidKey,
-    #[error("Vault locked: too many failed unseal attempts")]
-    LockedOut,
 
     #[error("Requested aead entry not found")]
     NotFound,
@@ -62,18 +59,12 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[error("Database transaction error: {0}")]
     DatabaseTransaction(#[from] diesel::result::Error),
 
-    #[error("Custody storage error: {0}")]
-    Custody(#[from] custody::Error),
-
     #[error("Broken database")]
     BrokenDatabase,
-
-    #[error("Integrity key version mismatch: envelope uses key {envelope:?}, current key is {current:?}")]
-    KeyVersionMismatch { envelope: RootKeyHistoryId, current: RootKeyHistoryId },
 }
 
 struct Unsealed {
-    root_key_history_id: RootKeyHistoryId,
+    root_key_history_id: i32,
     root_key: KeyCell,
 }
 
@@ -82,15 +73,12 @@ struct Unsealed {
 enum State {
     #[default]
     Unbootstrapped,
-
     Sealed {
-        root_key_history_id: RootKeyHistoryId,
+        root_key_history_id: i32,
     },
     Unsealed(Unsealed),
 }
 
-const MAX_UNSEAL_ATTEMPTS: u32 = 5;
-
 /// Manages vault root key and tracks current state of the vault (bootstrapped/unbootstrapped, sealed/unsealed).
 ///
 /// Provides API for encrypting and decrypting data using the vault root key.
@@ -100,7 +88,6 @@ pub struct Vault {
     db: db::DatabasePool,
     state: State,
     events: ActorRef<MessageBus>,
-    unseal_failures: u32,
 }
 
 #[messages]
@@ -123,20 +110,12 @@ impl Vault {
             }
         };
 
-        Ok(Self {
-            db,
-            state,
-            events,
-            unseal_failures: 0,
-        })
+        Ok(Self { db, state, events })
     }
 
     // Exclusive transaction to avoid race condtions if multiple vaults write
     // additional layer of protection against nonce-reuse
-    async fn get_new_nonce(
-        pool: &db::DatabasePool,
-        root_key_id: RootKeyHistoryId,
-    ) -> Result<Nonce, Error> {
+    async fn get_new_nonce(pool: &db::DatabasePool, root_key_id: i32) -> Result<Nonce, Error> {
         let mut conn = pool.get().await?;
 
         let nonce = conn
@@ -149,7 +128,7 @@ impl Vault {
 
                 let mut nonce = Nonce::try_from(current_nonce.as_slice()).map_err(|()| {
                     error!(
-                        "Broken database: invalid nonce for root key history id={:#?}",
+                        "Broken database: invalid nonce for root key history id={}",
                         root_key_id
                     );
                     Error::BrokenDatabase
@@ -177,16 +156,13 @@ impl Vault {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Create the root key and take the vault into the unsealed state.
     #[message]
-    pub async fn bootstrap(
-        &mut self,
-        mut seal_key: KeyCell,
-        custody: Option<CustodyRecord>,
-    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    pub async fn bootstrap(&mut self, seal_key_raw: SafeCell<Vec<u8>>) -> Result<(), Error> {
         if !matches!(self.state, State::Unbootstrapped) {
             return Err(Error::AlreadyBootstrapped);
         }
+        let salt = v1::generate_salt();
+        let mut seal_key = derive_key(seal_key_raw, &salt);
         let mut root_key = KeyCell::new_secure_random();
 
         // Zero nonces are fine because they are one-time
@@ -208,14 +184,14 @@ impl Vault {
         let data_encryption_nonce_bytes = data_encryption_nonce.to_vec();
         let root_key_history_id = conn
             .transaction(async |conn| {
-                let root_key_history_id = insert_into(schema::root_key_history::table)
+                let root_key_history_id: i32 = insert_into(schema::root_key_history::table)
                     .values(&models::NewRootKeyHistory {
                         ciphertext: root_key_ciphertext.clone(),
                         tag: v1::ROOT_KEY_TAG.to_vec(),
                         root_key_encryption_nonce: root_key_nonce.to_vec(),
                         data_encryption_nonce: data_encryption_nonce_bytes.clone(),
                         schema_version: 1,
-                        salt: v1::generate_salt().to_vec(),
+                        salt: salt.to_vec(),
                     })
                     .returning(schema::root_key_history::id)
                     .get_result(&mut *conn)
@@ -226,11 +202,7 @@ impl Vault {
                     .execute(&mut *conn)
                     .await?;
 
-                if let Some(record) = custody.as_ref() {
-                    custody::write_record(&mut *conn, record).await?;
-                }
-
-                Result::<_, Error>::Ok(RootKeyHistoryId::from_raw(root_key_history_id))
+                Result::<_, diesel::result::Error>::Ok(root_key_history_id)
             })
             .await?;
 
@@ -246,11 +218,7 @@ impl Vault {
     }
 
     #[message]
-    pub async fn try_unseal(&mut self, mut seal_key: KeyCell) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        if self.unseal_failures >= MAX_UNSEAL_ATTEMPTS {
-            return Err(Error::LockedOut);
-        }
-
+    pub async fn try_unseal(&mut self, seal_key_raw: SafeCell<Vec<u8>>) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let State::Sealed {
             root_key_history_id,
         } = &self.state
@@ -268,6 +236,13 @@ impl Vault {
                 .await?
         };
 
+        let salt = &current_key.salt;
+        let salt = v1::Salt::try_from(salt.as_slice()).map_err(|_| {
+            error!("Broken database: invalid salt for root key");
+            Error::BrokenDatabase
+        })?;
+        let mut seal_key = derive_key(seal_key_raw, &salt);
+
         let mut root_key = SafeCell::new(current_key.ciphertext.clone());
 
         let nonce =
@@ -276,27 +251,13 @@ impl Vault {
                 Error::BrokenDatabase
             })?;
 
-        if seal_key
+        seal_key
             .decrypt_in_place(&nonce, v1::ROOT_KEY_TAG, &mut root_key)
-            .is_err()
-        {
-            self.unseal_failures += 1;
-            if self.unseal_failures >= MAX_UNSEAL_ATTEMPTS {
-                error!(
-                    attempts = self.unseal_failures,
-                    "Vault locked: maximum failed unseal attempts reached"
-                );
-            } else {
-                warn!(
-                    attempts = self.unseal_failures,
-                    remaining = MAX_UNSEAL_ATTEMPTS - self.unseal_failures,
-                    "Failed unseal attempt"
-                );
-            }
-            return Err(Error::InvalidKey);
-        }
+            .map_err(|err| {
+                error!(?err, "Failed to unseal root key: invalid seal key");
+                Error::InvalidKey
+            })?;
 
-        self.unseal_failures = 0;
         self.state = State::Unsealed(Unsealed {
             root_key_history_id: current_key.id,
             root_key: KeyCell::try_from(root_key).map_err(|err| {
@@ -311,10 +272,8 @@ impl Vault {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    /// Decrypts an AEAD entry. The `aad` must match the value used at encryption time;
-    /// a mismatch causes authentication failure, preventing cross-wallet key swaps.
     #[message]
-    pub async fn decrypt(&mut self, aead_id: i32, aad: Vec<u8>) -> Result<SafeCell<Vec<u8>>, Error> {
+    pub async fn decrypt(&mut self, aead_id: i32) -> Result<SafeCell<Vec<u8>>, Error> {
         let Unsealed { root_key, .. } = Self::expect_unsealed(&mut self.state)?;
 
         let row: models::AeadEncrypted = {
@@ -336,15 +295,13 @@ impl Vault {
             Error::BrokenDatabase
         })?;
         let mut output = SafeCell::new(row.ciphertext);
-        root_key.decrypt_in_place(&nonce, &aad, &mut output)?;
+        root_key.decrypt_in_place(&nonce, v1::TAG, &mut output)?;
         Ok(output)
     }
 
-    /// Creates a new `aead_encrypted` entry and returns its ID.
-    /// The `aad` is bound into the ciphertext and must be reproduced exactly at decryption time.
     // Creates new `aead_encrypted` entry in the database and returns it's ID
     #[message]
-    pub async fn create_new(&mut self, mut plaintext: SafeCell<Vec<u8>>, aad: Vec<u8>) -> Result<i32, Error> {
+    pub async fn create_new(&mut self, mut plaintext: SafeCell<Vec<u8>>) -> Result<i32, Error> {
         let Unsealed {
             root_key,
             root_key_history_id,
@@ -356,7 +313,7 @@ impl Vault {
 
         let mut ciphertext_buffer = plaintext.write();
         let ciphertext_buffer: &mut Vec<u8> = ciphertext_buffer.as_mut();
-        root_key.encrypt_in_place(&nonce, &aad, &mut *ciphertext_buffer)?;
+        root_key.encrypt_in_place(&nonce, v1::TAG, &mut *ciphertext_buffer)?;
 
         let ciphertext = std::mem::take(ciphertext_buffer);
 
@@ -383,10 +340,7 @@ impl Vault {
     }
 
     #[message]
-    pub fn sign_integrity(
-        &mut self,
-        mac_input: Vec<u8>,
-    ) -> Result<(RootKeyHistoryId, Vec<u8>), Error> {
+    pub fn sign_integrity(&mut self, mac_input: Vec<u8>) -> Result<(i32, Vec<u8>), Error> {
         let Unsealed {
             root_key,
             root_key_history_id,
@@ -396,7 +350,7 @@ impl Vault {
             HmacSha256::new_from_slice(k)
                 .unwrap_or_else(|_| unreachable!("HMAC accepts keys of any size"))
         });
-        hmac.update(&root_key_history_id.to_raw().to_be_bytes());
+        hmac.update(&root_key_history_id.to_be_bytes());
         hmac.update(&mac_input);
 
         let mac = hmac.finalize().into_bytes().to_vec();
@@ -408,7 +362,7 @@ impl Vault {
         &mut self,
         mac_input: Vec<u8>,
         expected_mac: Vec<u8>,
-        key_version: RootKeyHistoryId,
+        key_version: i32,
     ) -> Result<bool, Error> {
         let Unsealed {
             root_key,
@@ -416,17 +370,14 @@ impl Vault {
         } = Self::expect_unsealed(&mut self.state)?;
 
         if *root_key_history_id != key_version {
-            return Err(Error::KeyVersionMismatch {
-                envelope: key_version,
-                current: *root_key_history_id,
-            });
+            return Ok(false);
         }
 
         let mut hmac = root_key.0.read_inline(|k| {
             HmacSha256::new_from_slice(k)
                 .unwrap_or_else(|_| unreachable!("HMAC accepts keys of any size"))
         });
-        hmac.update(&key_version.to_raw().to_be_bytes());
+        hmac.update(&key_version.to_be_bytes());
         hmac.update(&mac_input);
 
         Ok(hmac.verify_slice(&expected_mac).is_ok())
@@ -450,6 +401,7 @@ impl Vault {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use crate::actors::GlobalActors;
+    use arbiter_crypto::safecell::SafeCellHandle as _;
 
     use super::*;
 
@@ -457,8 +409,8 @@ mod tests {
         let mut actor = Vault::new(db.clone(), GlobalActors::spawn_message_bus())
             .await
             .unwrap();
-        let seal_key = KeyCell::from([0u8; 32]);
-        actor.bootstrap(seal_key, None).await.unwrap();
+        let seal_key = SafeCell::new(b"test-seal-key".to_vec());
+        actor.bootstrap(seal_key).await.unwrap();
         actor
     }
 
@@ -493,7 +445,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(root_row.data_encryption_nonce, n2.to_vec());
 
         let id = actor
-            .create_new(SafeCell::new(b"post-interleave".to_vec()), b"test-aad".to_vec())
+            .create_new(SafeCell::new(b"post-interleave".to_vec()))
             .await
             .unwrap();
         let row: models::AeadEncrypted = schema::aead_encrypted::table

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/actors/vault_coordinator/mod.rs

@@ -1,378 +0,0 @@
-//! Coordinates the multi-operator ceremonies that create and open the vault.
-//!
-//! The coordinator collects one passphrase per committee member, then hands the
-//! assembled material to [`Vault`] in a single message. It owns no Diesel code:
-//! everything it reads or writes goes through [`db::custody`].
-
-use arbiter_crypto::safecell::{SafeCell, SafeCellHandle as _};
-use argon2::RECOMMENDED_SALT_LEN;
-use kameo::{Actor, actor::ActorRef, error::SendError, messages};
-use rand::rngs::SysRng;
-use rand_core::{Rng as _, UnwrapErr};
-
-use crate::{
-    actors::vault::{self, Bootstrap, TryUnseal, Vault},
-    crypto::{KeyCell, derive_key, encryption::v1::Nonce, shamir},
-    db::{
-        self,
-        custody::{self, CustodyRecord, EncryptedShare},
-        models::OperatorId,
-    },
-};
-
-const SHARE_AAD: &[u8] = b"arbiter/shamir-share/v1";
-
-#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
-pub enum Error {
-    #[error("An ordinary committee is already being coordinated")]
-    AlreadyBootstrapping,
-    #[error("An unseal is already being coordinated")]
-    AlreadyUnsealing,
-    #[error("Bootstrap is not in progress")]
-    NotBootstrapping,
-    #[error("The operator already contributed")]
-    DuplicateContribution,
-    #[error("The ordinary committee cannot be empty")]
-    EmptyCommittee,
-    #[error("Two-operator committees are unsupported")]
-    UnsupportedCommittee,
-    #[error(
-        "The ordinary committee cannot exceed {} members",
-        shamir::MAX_COMMITTEE_SIZE
-    )]
-    CommitteeTooLarge,
-    #[error("Invalid passphrase")]
-    InvalidPassphrase,
-    #[error("Broken database")]
-    BrokenDatabase,
-    #[error("Shamir error: {0}")]
-    Shamir(String),
-    #[error("Database connection error: {0}")]
-    DatabaseConnection(#[from] db::PoolError),
-    #[error("Custody storage error: {0}")]
-    Custody(#[from] custody::Error),
-    #[error("Encryption error")]
-    Encryption,
-    #[error("The vault is already bootstrapped")]
-    AlreadyBootstrapped,
-    #[error("Vault error")]
-    Vault,
-}
-
-/// Passphrases gathered so far, in contribution order.
-///
-/// A `Vec` rather than a map because [`SafeCell`] values are neither cloneable
-/// nor hashable, and a committee holds at most
-/// [`shamir::MAX_COMMITTEE_SIZE`] of them.
-#[derive(Default)]
-struct Contributions(Vec<(OperatorId, SafeCell<Vec<u8>>)>);
-
-impl Contributions {
-    fn contains(&self, operator_id: OperatorId) -> bool {
-        self.0.iter().any(|(id, _)| *id == operator_id)
-    }
-
-    fn put(&mut self, operator_id: OperatorId, passphrase: SafeCell<Vec<u8>>) {
-        match self.0.iter_mut().find(|(id, _)| *id == operator_id) {
-            Some(slot) => slot.1 = passphrase,
-            None => self.0.push((operator_id, passphrase)),
-        }
-    }
-
-    const fn len(&self) -> usize {
-        self.0.len()
-    }
-
-    fn operators(&self) -> Vec<OperatorId> {
-        self.0.iter().map(|(id, _)| *id).collect()
-    }
-}
-
-enum CoordinatorState {
-    Idle,
-    Bootstrapping {
-        /// The operator that declared the committee. Only they may re-declare
-        /// it, which is the way out of a ceremony the others never finish.
-        declarer: OperatorId,
-        declared_count: usize,
-        contributions: Contributions,
-        retryable: bool,
-    },
-    Unsealing {
-        threshold: usize,
-        contributions: Contributions,
-        retryable: bool,
-    },
-}
-
-#[derive(Actor)]
-pub struct VaultCoordinator {
-    db: db::DatabasePool,
-    vault: ActorRef<Vault>,
-    state: CoordinatorState,
-}
-
-impl VaultCoordinator {
-    pub const fn new(db: db::DatabasePool, vault: ActorRef<Vault>) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            db,
-            vault,
-            state: CoordinatorState::Idle,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/// Explain why a committee size was rejected.
-const fn committee_error(declared_count: usize) -> Error {
-    match declared_count {
-        0 => Error::EmptyCommittee,
-        2 => Error::UnsupportedCommittee,
-        _ => Error::CommitteeTooLarge,
-    }
-}
-
-fn encrypt_share(
-    passphrase: &mut SafeCell<Vec<u8>>,
-    share: &[u8],
-) -> Result<EncryptedShare, Error> {
-    let mut salt = [0u8; RECOMMENDED_SALT_LEN];
-    UnwrapErr(SysRng).fill_bytes(&mut salt);
-
-    let nonce = Nonce::default();
-    let ciphertext = derive_key(passphrase, &salt)
-        .encrypt(&nonce, SHARE_AAD, share)
-        .map_err(|_| Error::Encryption)?;
-
-    Ok(EncryptedShare {
-        ciphertext,
-        nonce: nonce.to_vec(),
-        salt: salt.to_vec(),
-    })
-}
-
-fn decrypt_share(
-    passphrase: &mut SafeCell<Vec<u8>>,
-    share: EncryptedShare,
-) -> Result<SafeCell<Vec<u8>>, Error> {
-    let nonce = Nonce::try_from(share.nonce.as_slice()).map_err(|()| Error::BrokenDatabase)?;
-
-    let mut buffer = SafeCell::new(share.ciphertext);
-    derive_key(passphrase, &share.salt)
-        .decrypt_in_place(&nonce, SHARE_AAD, &mut buffer)
-        .map_err(|_| Error::InvalidPassphrase)?;
-
-    Ok(buffer)
-}
-
-const fn bootstrap_error(error: &SendError<Bootstrap, vault::Error>) -> Error {
-    match error {
-        SendError::HandlerError(vault::Error::AlreadyBootstrapped) => Error::AlreadyBootstrapped,
-        _ => Error::Vault,
-    }
-}
-
-/// Build the custody record and hand it to the vault, which stores it in the
-/// same transaction as the root key.
-async fn finalize_bootstrap(
-    vault: &ActorRef<Vault>,
-    contributions: &mut Contributions,
-) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    let total = contributions.len();
-    let threshold = shamir::shamir_threshold(total).ok_or_else(|| committee_error(total))?;
-
-    let mut seal_key = KeyCell::new_secure_random();
-    let mut shares = shamir::split_key(threshold, total, &mut seal_key, UnwrapErr(SysRng))
-        .map_err(|error| Error::Shamir(error.to_string()))?;
-
-    if shares.len() < total {
-        return Err(Error::Shamir("missing share for operator".to_owned()));
-    }
-
-    let mut encrypted = Vec::with_capacity(total);
-    for ((operator_id, passphrase), share) in contributions.0.iter_mut().zip(shares.iter_mut()) {
-        let share = share.read_inline(|share| encrypt_share(passphrase, share))?;
-        encrypted.push((*operator_id, share));
-    }
-
-    vault
-        .ask(Bootstrap {
-            seal_key,
-            custody: Some(CustodyRecord {
-                threshold,
-                shares: encrypted,
-            }),
-        })
-        .await
-        .map_err(|error| bootstrap_error(&error))
-}
-
-/// Reconstruct the seal key from the contributed passphrases and unseal.
-async fn finalize_unseal(
-    db: &db::DatabasePool,
-    vault: &ActorRef<Vault>,
-    threshold: usize,
-    contributions: &mut Contributions,
-) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    let stored = {
-        let mut conn = db.get().await?;
-        custody::shares(&mut conn, &contributions.operators()).await?
-    };
-
-    let mut plaintext = Vec::with_capacity(stored.len());
-    for ((_, passphrase), share) in contributions.0.iter_mut().zip(stored) {
-        plaintext.push(decrypt_share(passphrase, share)?);
-    }
-
-    let seal_key = shamir::combine_shares(threshold, &mut plaintext)
-        .map_err(|error| Error::Shamir(error.to_string()))?;
-
-    vault
-        .ask(TryUnseal { seal_key })
-        .await
-        .map_err(|_| Error::Vault)
-}
-
-#[messages]
-impl VaultCoordinator {
-    /// Announce how many operators will contribute to the bootstrap.
-    ///
-    /// The declaring operator may re-declare to restart the ceremony; that is
-    /// the only way to release a committee whose members never all show up.
-    #[message]
-    pub fn start_bootstrap(
-        &mut self,
-        operator_id: OperatorId,
-        declared_count: usize,
-    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        if shamir::shamir_threshold(declared_count).is_none() {
-            return Err(committee_error(declared_count));
-        }
-
-        match &self.state {
-            CoordinatorState::Unsealing { .. } => return Err(Error::AlreadyUnsealing),
-            CoordinatorState::Bootstrapping { declarer, .. } if *declarer != operator_id => {
-                return Err(Error::AlreadyBootstrapping);
-            }
-            CoordinatorState::Bootstrapping { .. } | CoordinatorState::Idle => {}
-        }
-
-        self.state = CoordinatorState::Bootstrapping {
-            declarer: operator_id,
-            declared_count,
-            contributions: Contributions::default(),
-            retryable: false,
-        };
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    #[message]
-    pub async fn contribute_bootstrap(
-        &mut self,
-        operator_id: OperatorId,
-        passphrase: SafeCell<Vec<u8>>,
-    ) -> Result<bool, Error> {
-        let CoordinatorState::Bootstrapping {
-            declared_count,
-            contributions,
-            retryable,
-            ..
-        } = &mut self.state
-        else {
-            return Err(Error::NotBootstrapping);
-        };
-
-        if contributions.contains(operator_id) && !*retryable {
-            return Err(Error::DuplicateContribution);
-        }
-        contributions.put(operator_id, passphrase);
-        *retryable = false;
-
-        if contributions.len() < *declared_count {
-            return Ok(false);
-        }
-
-        let state = std::mem::replace(&mut self.state, CoordinatorState::Idle);
-        let CoordinatorState::Bootstrapping {
-            declarer,
-            declared_count,
-            mut contributions,
-            ..
-        } = state
-        else {
-            unreachable!("state was matched as Bootstrapping above")
-        };
-
-        match finalize_bootstrap(&self.vault, &mut contributions).await {
-            Ok(()) => Ok(true),
-            Err(error) => {
-                self.state = CoordinatorState::Bootstrapping {
-                    declarer,
-                    declared_count,
-                    contributions,
-                    retryable: true,
-                };
-                Err(error)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[message]
-    pub async fn contribute_unseal(
-        &mut self,
-        operator_id: OperatorId,
-        passphrase: SafeCell<Vec<u8>>,
-    ) -> Result<bool, Error> {
-        if matches!(self.state, CoordinatorState::Idle) {
-            let threshold = {
-                let mut conn = self.db.get().await?;
-                custody::threshold(&mut conn).await?
-            };
-            self.state = CoordinatorState::Unsealing {
-                threshold,
-                contributions: Contributions::default(),
-                retryable: false,
-            };
-        }
-
-        let CoordinatorState::Unsealing {
-            threshold,
-            contributions,
-            retryable,
-        } = &mut self.state
-        else {
-            return Err(Error::AlreadyBootstrapping);
-        };
-
-        if contributions.contains(operator_id) && !*retryable {
-            return Err(Error::DuplicateContribution);
-        }
-        contributions.put(operator_id, passphrase);
-        *retryable = false;
-
-        if contributions.len() < *threshold {
-            return Ok(false);
-        }
-
-        let state = std::mem::replace(&mut self.state, CoordinatorState::Idle);
-        let CoordinatorState::Unsealing {
-            threshold,
-            mut contributions,
-            ..
-        } = state
-        else {
-            unreachable!("state was matched as Unsealing above")
-        };
-
-        match finalize_unseal(&self.db, &self.vault, threshold, &mut contributions).await {
-            Ok(()) => Ok(true),
-            Err(error) => {
-                self.state = CoordinatorState::Unsealing {
-                    threshold,
-                    contributions,
-                    retryable: true,
-                };
-                Err(error)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/crypto/encryption/v1.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use argon2::password_hash::Salt as ArgonSalt;
 use rand::{
     Rng as _, SeedableRng,
     rngs::{StdRng, SysRng},
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ impl<'a> TryFrom<&'a [u8]> for Nonce {
     }
 }
 
-pub type Salt = [u8; ArgonSalt::RECOMMENDED_LENGTH];
+pub type Salt = [u8; argon2::RECOMMENDED_SALT_LEN];
 
 pub fn generate_salt() -> Salt {
     let mut salt = Salt::default();
@@ -61,11 +60,12 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn derive_seal_key_deterministic() {
         static PASSWORD: &[u8] = b"password";
-        let mut password = SafeCell::new(PASSWORD.to_vec());
+        let password = SafeCell::new(PASSWORD.to_vec());
+        let password2 = SafeCell::new(PASSWORD.to_vec());
         let salt = generate_salt();
 
-        let mut key1 = derive_key(&mut password, &salt);
-        let mut key2 = derive_key(&mut password, &salt);
+        let mut key1 = derive_key(password, &salt);
+        let mut key2 = derive_key(password2, &salt);
 
         let key1_reader = key1.0.read();
         let key2_reader = key2.0.read();
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn successful_derive() {
         static PASSWORD: &[u8] = b"password";
-        let mut password = SafeCell::new(PASSWORD.to_vec());
+        let password = SafeCell::new(PASSWORD.to_vec());
         let salt = generate_salt();
 
-        let mut key = derive_key(&mut password, &salt);
+        let mut key = derive_key(password, &salt);
         let key_reader = key.0.read();
 
         assert_ne!(key_reader.as_slice(), &[0u8; 32][..]);

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/crypto/integrity/v1.rs

@@ -192,9 +192,7 @@ pub async fn verify_entity<E: Integrable>(
         Ok(false) => Err(Error::MacMismatch {
             entity_kind: E::KIND,
         }),
-        Err(SendError::HandlerError(
-            vault::Error::Sealed | vault::Error::KeyVersionMismatch { .. },
-        )) => Ok(AttestationStatus::Unavailable),
+        Err(SendError::HandlerError(vault::Error::Sealed)) => Ok(AttestationStatus::Unavailable),
         Err(_) => Err(Error::VaultSend),
     }
 }
@@ -215,9 +213,9 @@ mod tests {
             GlobalActors,
             vault::{Bootstrap, Vault},
         },
-        crypto::KeyCell,
         db::{self, schema},
     };
+    use arbiter_crypto::safecell::{SafeCell, SafeCellHandle as _};
 
     use super::{Error, Integrable, sign_entity, verify_entity};
     #[derive(Clone, arbiter_macros::Hashable)]
@@ -237,8 +235,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
         actor
             .ask(Bootstrap {
-                seal_key: KeyCell::from([0u8; 32]),
-                custody: None,
+                seal_key_raw: SafeCell::new(b"integrity-test-seal-key".to_vec()),
             })
             .await
             .unwrap();
@@ -334,47 +331,4 @@ mod tests {
             .unwrap_err();
         assert!(matches!(err, Error::MacMismatch { .. }));
     }
-
-    #[tokio::test]
-    async fn key_version_mismatch_returns_unavailable_not_mac_mismatch() {
-        use crate::db::schema::integrity_envelope;
-        use super::AttestationStatus;
-
-        const ENTITY_ID: &[u8] = b"entity-id-rotation-test";
-
-        let db = db::create_test_pool().await;
-        let vault = bootstrapped_vault(&db).await;
-        let mut conn = db.get().await.unwrap();
-
-        let entity = DummyEntity {
-            payload_version: 1,
-            payload: b"payload-v1".to_vec(),
-        };
-
-        sign_entity(&mut conn, &vault, &entity, ENTITY_ID)
-            .await
-            .unwrap();
-
-        // Simulate key rotation: update the stored key_version to a stale value.
-        // After real rotation the vault's root_key_history_id would advance, but
-        // here we achieve the same mismatch by back-dating the envelope's key_version.
-        diesel::update(integrity_envelope::table)
-            .filter(integrity_envelope::entity_kind.eq("dummy_entity"))
-            .filter(integrity_envelope::entity_id.eq(ENTITY_ID))
-            .set(integrity_envelope::key_version.eq(0))
-            .execute(&mut conn)
-            .await
-            .unwrap();
-
-        // Must NOT error — version mismatch is Unavailable, not tampered.
-        let status = verify_entity(&mut conn, &vault, &entity, ENTITY_ID)
-            .await
-            .expect("key version mismatch must not be treated as an error");
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            status,
-            AttestationStatus::Unavailable,
-            "stale key_version must yield Unavailable, not MacMismatch"
-        );
-    }
 }

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/crypto/mod.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 use arbiter_crypto::safecell::{SafeCell, SafeCellHandle as _};
-use encryption::v1::Nonce;
+use encryption::v1::{Nonce, Salt};
 
 use argon2::{Algorithm, Argon2};
 use chacha20poly1305::{
-    AeadInPlace, Key, KeyInit as _, XChaCha20Poly1305, XNonce,
-    aead::{AeadMut, Error, Payload},
+    AeadInOut, Key, KeyInit as _, XChaCha20Poly1305, XNonce,
+    aead::{Aead, Error, Payload},
 };
 use rand::{
     Rng as _, SeedableRng as _,
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use rand::{
 
 pub mod encryption;
 pub mod integrity;
-pub mod shamir;
 
 pub struct KeyCell(pub SafeCell<Key>);
 impl From<SafeCell<Key>> for KeyCell {
@@ -21,16 +20,6 @@ impl From<SafeCell<Key>> for KeyCell {
         Self(value)
     }
 }
-
-impl From<[u8; 32]> for KeyCell {
-    fn from(bytes: [u8; 32]) -> Self {
-        let cell = SafeCell::new_inline(|key: &mut Key| {
-            key.copy_from_slice(&bytes);
-        });
-        Self(cell)
-    }
-}
-
 impl TryFrom<SafeCell<Vec<u8>>> for KeyCell {
     type Error = ();
 
@@ -65,11 +54,10 @@ impl KeyCell {
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let key_reader = self.0.read();
         let cipher = XChaCha20Poly1305::new(&key_reader);
-        let nonce = XNonce::from_slice(nonce.0.as_ref());
+        let nonce = XNonce::from(nonce.0);
         let buffer = buffer.as_mut();
-        cipher.encrypt_in_place(nonce, associated_data, buffer)
+        cipher.encrypt_in_place(&nonce, associated_data, buffer)
     }
-
     pub fn decrypt_in_place(
         &mut self,
         nonce: &Nonce,
@@ -78,10 +66,10 @@ impl KeyCell {
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let key_reader = self.0.read();
         let cipher = XChaCha20Poly1305::new(&key_reader);
-        let nonce = XNonce::from_slice(nonce.0.as_ref());
+        let nonce = XNonce::from(nonce.0);
         let mut buffer = buffer.write();
         let buffer: &mut Vec<u8> = buffer.as_mut();
-        cipher.decrypt_in_place(nonce, associated_data, buffer)
+        cipher.decrypt_in_place(&nonce, associated_data, buffer)
     }
 
     pub fn encrypt(
@@ -91,11 +79,11 @@ impl KeyCell {
         plaintext: impl AsRef<[u8]>,
     ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
         let key_reader = self.0.read();
-        let mut cipher = XChaCha20Poly1305::new(&key_reader);
-        let nonce = XNonce::from_slice(nonce.0.as_ref());
+        let cipher = XChaCha20Poly1305::new(&key_reader);
+        let nonce = XNonce::from(nonce.0);
 
         let ciphertext = cipher.encrypt(
-            nonce,
+            &nonce,
             Payload {
                 msg: plaintext.as_ref(),
                 aad: associated_data,
@@ -105,11 +93,8 @@ impl KeyCell {
     }
 }
 
-/// Derive a fixed-length key from a passphrase using Argon2id.
-///
-/// The passphrase is borrowed so that callers can keep it in protected memory
-/// and reuse it across retries instead of handing over a copy.
-pub fn derive_key(password: &mut SafeCell<Vec<u8>>, salt: &[u8]) -> KeyCell {
+/// Derive a fixed-length key from the password using Argon2id, which is designed for password hashing and key derivation.
+pub fn derive_key(mut password: SafeCell<Vec<u8>>, salt: &Salt) -> KeyCell {
     let params = {
         #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
         {
@@ -147,11 +132,11 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn encrypt_decrypt() {
         static PASSWORD: &[u8] = b"password";
-        let mut password = SafeCell::new(PASSWORD.to_vec());
+        let password = SafeCell::new(PASSWORD.to_vec());
         let salt = generate_salt();
 
-        let mut key = derive_key(&mut password, &salt);
-        let nonce = Nonce(*b"unique nonce 123 1231233");
+        let mut key = derive_key(password, &salt);
+        let nonce = Nonce(*b"unique nonce 123 1231233"); // 24 bytes for XChaCha20Poly1305
         let associated_data = b"associated data";
         let mut buffer = b"secret data".to_vec();
 

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/crypto/shamir.rs

@@ -1,221 +0,0 @@
-use arbiter_crypto::safecell::{SafeCell, SafeCellHandle as _};
-use rand_core::CryptoRng;
-use vsss_rs::Gf256;
-
-use crate::crypto::KeyCell;
-
-/// GF(256) addresses shares by a non-zero byte, so no committee can exceed 255.
-pub const MAX_COMMITTEE_SIZE: usize = 255;
-
-/// Errors returned by Shamir split/combine operations.
-#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
-pub enum ShamirError {
-    #[error("failed to split key: {0}")]
-    Split(String),
-    #[error("failed to combine shares: {0}")]
-    Combine(String),
-}
-
-/// Return the required threshold for a Shamir share pool of `committee_size`.
-///
-/// A pool of two is rejected: a majority of two is two, which gives each holder
-/// a veto over every unseal without giving either one recovery. That rejects no
-/// supported committee, because a two-operator vault must carry at least one
-/// recovery share and so never splits into a pool of two -- see
-/// `docs/ARCHITECTURE.md` 3.9.
-#[expect(
-    clippy::integer_division,
-    reason = "majority thresholds use integer arithmetic"
-)]
-#[must_use]
-pub const fn shamir_threshold(committee_size: usize) -> Option<usize> {
-    match committee_size {
-        0 | 2 => None,
-        size if size > MAX_COMMITTEE_SIZE => None,
-        1 => Some(1),
-        size => Some(size / 2 + 1),
-    }
-}
-
-/// Split a seal key into `total` shares, `threshold` of which reconstruct it.
-pub fn split_key(
-    threshold: usize,
-    total: usize,
-    key: &mut KeyCell,
-    rng: impl CryptoRng,
-) -> Result<Vec<SafeCell<Vec<u8>>>, ShamirError> {
-    if total == 0 || threshold == 0 || threshold > total || total == 2 || total > MAX_COMMITTEE_SIZE
-    {
-        return Err(ShamirError::Split(
-            "unsupported committee parameters".to_owned(),
-        ));
-    }
-
-    // Nothing to interpolate when one share suffices.
-    if threshold == 1 {
-        return Ok(key.0.read_inline(|key| {
-            std::iter::repeat_with(|| SafeCell::new(key.as_slice().to_vec()))
-                .take(total)
-                .collect()
-        }));
-    }
-
-    key.0.read_inline(|key| {
-        let key: &[u8; 32] = key
-            .as_slice()
-            .try_into()
-            .map_err(|_| ShamirError::Split("unexpected seal key length".to_owned()))?;
-
-        Gf256::split_array(threshold, total, key, rng)
-            .map(|shares| shares.into_iter().map(SafeCell::new).collect())
-            .map_err(|error| ShamirError::Split(format!("{error:?}")))
-    })
-}
-
-/// Combine shares back into the seal key.
-///
-/// `threshold` comes from storage rather than from the shapes of the shares:
-/// a one-of-one committee stores the key verbatim, and telling that apart by
-/// share length alone would misread any Shamir share that happened to be key
-/// sized.
-pub fn combine_shares(
-    threshold: usize,
-    shares: &mut [SafeCell<Vec<u8>>],
-) -> Result<KeyCell, ShamirError> {
-    if threshold == 0 {
-        return Err(ShamirError::Combine("threshold is zero".to_owned()));
-    }
-    if shares.len() < threshold {
-        return Err(ShamirError::Combine(
-            "not enough shares supplied".to_owned(),
-        ));
-    }
-
-    // Mirror of the one-of-one case in [`split_key`]: the share is the key.
-    if threshold == 1 {
-        let share = shares
-            .first_mut()
-            .ok_or_else(|| ShamirError::Combine("no shares supplied".to_owned()))?;
-        return reconstructed_key(share.read_inline(|share| SafeCell::new(share.clone())));
-    }
-
-    let mut gathered = SafeCell::new(Vec::with_capacity(shares.len()));
-    for share in shares.iter_mut() {
-        share.read_inline(|share| {
-            gathered.write_inline(|gathered| gathered.push(share.clone()));
-        });
-    }
-
-    let combined = gathered.read_inline(|gathered| {
-        Gf256::combine_array(gathered.as_slice())
-            .map(SafeCell::new)
-            .map_err(|error| ShamirError::Combine(format!("{error:?}")))
-    })?;
-
-    reconstructed_key(combined)
-}
-
-fn reconstructed_key(bytes: SafeCell<Vec<u8>>) -> Result<KeyCell, ShamirError> {
-    KeyCell::try_from(bytes)
-        .map_err(|()| ShamirError::Combine("unexpected reconstructed key length".to_owned()))
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::{MAX_COMMITTEE_SIZE, combine_shares, shamir_threshold, split_key};
-    use crate::crypto::KeyCell;
-    use arbiter_crypto::safecell::{SafeCell, SafeCellHandle as _};
-    use rand::rngs::SysRng;
-    use rand_core::UnwrapErr;
-    use rstest::rstest;
-
-    fn key_bytes(mut key: KeyCell) -> [u8; 32] {
-        key.0.read_inline(|key| {
-            let mut bytes = [0u8; 32];
-            bytes.copy_from_slice(key.as_slice());
-            bytes
-        })
-    }
-
-    fn select(shares: &mut [SafeCell<Vec<u8>>], indexes: &[usize]) -> Vec<SafeCell<Vec<u8>>> {
-        indexes
-            .iter()
-            .filter_map(|index| {
-                shares
-                    .get_mut(*index)
-                    .map(|share| share.read_inline(|share| SafeCell::new(share.clone())))
-            })
-            .collect()
-    }
-
-    #[rstest]
-    #[case(&[0, 1])]
-    #[case(&[0, 2])]
-    #[case(&[1, 2])]
-    fn threshold_shares_reconstruct_fixed_key(#[case] indexes: &[usize]) {
-        let expected = [9_u8; 32];
-        let mut key = KeyCell::from(expected);
-        let rng = UnwrapErr(SysRng);
-        let mut shares = split_key(2, 3, &mut key, rng).expect("split should succeed");
-        let mut selected = select(&mut shares, indexes);
-        let combined = combine_shares(2, &mut selected).expect("combine should succeed");
-        assert_eq!(key_bytes(combined), expected);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn one_of_one_round_trips_a_fixed_size_key() {
-        let expected = [7_u8; 32];
-        let mut key = KeyCell::from(expected);
-        let rng = UnwrapErr(SysRng);
-        let mut shares = split_key(1, 1, &mut key, rng).expect("split should succeed");
-        let combined = combine_shares(1, &mut shares).expect("combine should succeed");
-        assert_eq!(key_bytes(combined), expected);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn fewer_shares_than_threshold_is_rejected() {
-        let mut key = KeyCell::from([3_u8; 32]);
-        let rng = UnwrapErr(SysRng);
-        let mut shares = split_key(3, 5, &mut key, rng).expect("split should succeed");
-        let mut selected = select(&mut shares, &[0, 1]);
-        assert!(
-            combine_shares(3, &mut selected).is_err(),
-            "two of three shares must not reconstruct the key"
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[rstest]
-    #[case(0, None)]
-    #[case(1, Some(1))]
-    #[case(2, None)]
-    #[case(3, Some(2))]
-    #[case(4, Some(3))]
-    #[case(MAX_COMMITTEE_SIZE, Some(128))]
-    #[case(MAX_COMMITTEE_SIZE + 1, None)]
-    fn committee_threshold_is_a_majority(
-        #[case] committee_size: usize,
-        #[case] expected: Option<usize>,
-    ) {
-        assert_eq!(shamir_threshold(committee_size), expected);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn oversized_committee_is_rejected_by_split() {
-        let mut key = KeyCell::from([1_u8; 32]);
-        let rng = UnwrapErr(SysRng);
-        assert!(
-            split_key(129, MAX_COMMITTEE_SIZE + 1, &mut key, rng).is_err(),
-            "committees above the GF(256) share limit must be rejected"
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn two_operator_committee_is_explicitly_unsupported() {
-        let mut key = KeyCell::from([7_u8; 32]);
-        let rng = UnwrapErr(SysRng);
-        assert!(
-            split_key(2, 2, &mut key, rng).is_err(),
-            "two-operator committees must be rejected"
-        );
-    }
-}

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/db/custody.rs

@@ -1,137 +0,0 @@
-//! Storage for Shamir custody material: the reconstruction threshold and the
-//! per-operator encrypted shares of the vault seal key.
-//!
-//! The queries live here so that the actors above hold no Diesel code of their
-//! own. Every one of them borrows the caller's connection instead of taking one
-//! from the pool, which is what lets the vault write custody material inside
-//! the same transaction that stores the root key.
-
-use std::collections::HashMap;
-
-use diesel::{ExpressionMethods as _, QueryDsl};
-use diesel_async::RunQueryDsl;
-
-use crate::db::{
-    self,
-    models::{OperatorId, SqliteTimestamp},
-    schema,
-};
-
-/// One Shamir share, encrypted under a key derived from its operator's passphrase.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub struct EncryptedShare {
-    pub ciphertext: Vec<u8>,
-    pub nonce: Vec<u8>,
-    pub salt: Vec<u8>,
-}
-
-/// Everything a bootstrap persists about custody, written as a single unit.
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct CustodyRecord {
-    pub threshold: usize,
-    pub shares: Vec<(OperatorId, EncryptedShare)>,
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
-pub enum Error {
-    #[error("Database query error: {0}")]
-    Query(#[from] diesel::result::Error),
-    #[error("Stored committee threshold is missing or out of range")]
-    BrokenThreshold,
-    #[error("Custody settings row is missing")]
-    MissingSettings,
-    #[error("No share stored for operator {0:?}")]
-    MissingShare(OperatorId),
-}
-
-/// Persist threshold and shares on the caller's connection, joining any
-/// transaction the caller has already opened.
-pub async fn write_record(
-    conn: &mut db::DatabaseConnection,
-    record: &CustodyRecord,
-) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    let threshold = i32::try_from(record.threshold).map_err(|_| Error::BrokenThreshold)?;
-
-    // SQLite has no batch form for REPLACE INTO in diesel, so the rows go
-    // in one at a time. The caller's transaction still makes them atomic.
-    let now = SqliteTimestamp::now();
-    for (operator_id, share) in &record.shares {
-        diesel::replace_into(schema::operator::table)
-            .values((
-                schema::operator::id.eq(Some(*operator_id)),
-                schema::operator::share.eq(&share.ciphertext),
-                schema::operator::share_nonce.eq(&share.nonce),
-                schema::operator::share_salt.eq(&share.salt),
-                schema::operator::created_at.eq(now.clone()),
-                schema::operator::updated_at.eq(now.clone()),
-            ))
-            .execute(&mut *conn)
-            .await?;
-    }
-
-    let updated = diesel::update(schema::arbiter_settings::table)
-        .set(schema::arbiter_settings::shamir_threshold.eq(Some(threshold)))
-        .execute(&mut *conn)
-        .await?;
-    if updated != 1 {
-        return Err(Error::MissingSettings);
-    }
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-/// Number of shares required to reconstruct the seal key.
-pub async fn threshold(conn: &mut db::DatabaseConnection) -> Result<usize, Error> {
-    let stored: Option<i32> = schema::arbiter_settings::table
-        .select(schema::arbiter_settings::shamir_threshold)
-        .first(conn)
-        .await?;
-
-    stored
-        .and_then(|value| usize::try_from(value).ok())
-        .filter(|threshold| *threshold > 0)
-        .ok_or(Error::BrokenThreshold)
-}
-
-/// Load the shares of `operators` in one query, in the order requested.
-pub async fn shares(
-    conn: &mut db::DatabaseConnection,
-    operators: &[OperatorId],
-) -> Result<Vec<EncryptedShare>, Error> {
-    /// (id, then the three columns that make up [`EncryptedShare`])
-    type ShareRow = (Option<OperatorId>, Vec<u8>, Vec<u8>, Vec<u8>);
-
-    let wanted: Vec<Option<OperatorId>> = operators.iter().copied().map(Some).collect();
-
-    let rows: Vec<ShareRow> = schema::operator::table
-        .filter(schema::operator::id.eq_any(wanted))
-        .select((
-            schema::operator::id,
-            schema::operator::share,
-            schema::operator::share_nonce,
-            schema::operator::share_salt,
-        ))
-        .load(conn)
-        .await?;
-
-    let mut found: HashMap<OperatorId, EncryptedShare> = rows
-        .into_iter()
-        .filter_map(|(id, ciphertext, nonce, salt)| {
-            id.map(|id| {
-                (
-                    id,
-                    EncryptedShare {
-                        ciphertext,
-                        nonce,
-                        salt,
-                    },
-                )
-            })
-        })
-        .collect();
-
-    operators
-        .iter()
-        .map(|id| found.remove(id).ok_or(Error::MissingShare(*id)))
-        .collect()
-}

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/db/mod.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use diesel_migrations::{EmbeddedMigrations, MigrationHarness, embed_migrations};
 use thiserror::Error;
 use tracing::info;
 
-pub mod custody;
 pub mod models;
 pub mod schema;
 
@@ -155,39 +154,3 @@ pub async fn create_test_pool() -> DatabasePool {
         .await
         .expect("Failed to create test database pool")
 }
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use diesel::{ExpressionMethods as _, result::DatabaseErrorKind};
-    use diesel_async::RunQueryDsl as _;
-
-    use super::*;
-
-    #[tokio::test]
-    async fn operator_share_salt_must_be_supplied_by_application() {
-        let pool = create_test_pool().await;
-        let mut conn = pool.get().await.expect("pool connection");
-
-        let operator_id = diesel::insert_into(schema::operator_identity::table)
-            .values(schema::operator_identity::public_key.eq(vec![1]))
-            .returning(schema::operator_identity::id)
-            .get_result::<i32>(&mut conn)
-            .await
-            .expect("insert operator identity");
-
-        let error = diesel::insert_into(schema::operator::table)
-            .values((
-                schema::operator::id.eq(operator_id),
-                schema::operator::share.eq(vec![2]),
-                schema::operator::share_nonce.eq(vec![3]),
-            ))
-            .execute(&mut conn)
-            .await
-            .expect_err("operator insert without an application-generated salt must fail");
-
-        assert!(matches!(
-            error,
-            diesel::result::Error::DatabaseError(DatabaseErrorKind::NotNullViolation, _)
-        ));
-    }
-}

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/db/models.rs

@@ -79,53 +79,10 @@ pub mod types {
         }
     }
 
-    macro_rules! declare_id {
-        ($name:ident) => {
-            #[derive(Debug, FromSqlRow, AsExpression, Clone, Hash, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
-            #[diesel(sql_type = Integer)]
-            #[repr(transparent)] // hint compiler to optimize the wrapper struct away
-            pub struct $name(i32);
-
-            impl $name {
-                pub const fn to_raw(self) -> i32 {
-                    self.0
-                }
-                pub const fn from_raw(raw: i32) -> Self {
-                    Self(raw)
-                }
-            }
-
-            impl FromSql<Integer, Sqlite> for $name {
-                fn from_sql(
-                    bytes: <Sqlite as diesel::backend::Backend>::RawValue<'_>,
-                ) -> diesel::deserialize::Result<Self> {
-                    FromSql::<Integer, Sqlite>::from_sql(bytes).map(Self)
-                }
-            }
-            impl ToSql<Integer, Sqlite> for $name {
-                fn to_sql<'b>(
-                    &'b self,
-                    out: &mut diesel::serialize::Output<'b, '_, Sqlite>,
-                ) -> diesel::serialize::Result {
-                    ToSql::<Integer, Sqlite>::to_sql(&self.0, out)
-                }
-            }
-
-            impl arbiter_crypto::hashing::Hashable for $name {
-                fn hash<H: arbiter_crypto::hashing::Digest>(&self, hasher: &mut H) {
-                    arbiter_crypto::hashing::Hashable::hash(&self.0, hasher);
-                }
-            }
-
-            impl crate::crypto::integrity::v1::IntoId for $name {
-                fn into_id(self) -> Vec<u8> {
-                    crate::crypto::integrity::v1::IntoId::into_id(self.0)
-                }
-            }
-        };
-    }
-
-    declare_id!(ChainId);
+    #[derive(Debug, FromSqlRow, AsExpression, Clone)]
+    #[diesel(sql_type = Integer)]
+    #[repr(transparent)] // hint compiler to optimize the wrapper struct away
+    pub struct ChainId(pub i32);
 
     #[expect(
         clippy::cast_sign_loss,
@@ -146,13 +103,21 @@ pub mod types {
         }
     };
 
-    declare_id!(OperatorId);
-    declare_id!(OperatorIdentityId);
-    declare_id!(AeadEncryptedId);
-    declare_id!(RootKeyHistoryId);
-    declare_id!(TlsHistoryId);
-    declare_id!(EvmWalletId);
-    declare_id!(ClientId);
+    impl FromSql<Integer, Sqlite> for ChainId {
+        fn from_sql(
+            bytes: <Sqlite as diesel::backend::Backend>::RawValue<'_>,
+        ) -> diesel::deserialize::Result<Self> {
+            FromSql::<Integer, Sqlite>::from_sql(bytes).map(Self)
+        }
+    }
+    impl ToSql<Integer, Sqlite> for ChainId {
+        fn to_sql<'b>(
+            &'b self,
+            out: &mut diesel::serialize::Output<'b, '_, Sqlite>,
+        ) -> diesel::serialize::Result {
+            ToSql::<Integer, Sqlite>::to_sql(&self.0, out)
+        }
+    }
 }
 pub use types::*;
 
@@ -165,12 +130,12 @@ pub use types::*;
 )]
 #[diesel(table_name = aead_encrypted, check_for_backend(Sqlite))]
 pub struct AeadEncrypted {
-    pub id: AeadEncryptedId,
+    pub id: i32,
     pub ciphertext: Vec<u8>,
     pub tag: Vec<u8>,
     pub current_nonce: Vec<u8>,
     pub schema_version: i32,
-    pub associated_root_key_id: RootKeyHistoryId,
+    pub associated_root_key_id: i32, // references root_key_history.id
     pub created_at: SqliteTimestamp,
 }
 
@@ -183,7 +148,7 @@ pub struct AeadEncrypted {
     attributes_with = "deriveless"
 )]
 pub struct RootKeyHistory {
-    pub id: RootKeyHistoryId,
+    pub id: i32,
     pub ciphertext: Vec<u8>,
     pub tag: Vec<u8>,
     pub root_key_encryption_nonce: Vec<u8>,
@@ -201,7 +166,7 @@ pub struct RootKeyHistory {
     attributes_with = "deriveless"
 )]
 pub struct TlsHistory {
-    pub id: TlsHistoryId,
+    pub id: i32,
     pub cert: String,
     pub cert_key: String, // PEM Encoded private key
     pub ca_cert: String,  // PEM Encoded certificate for cert signing
@@ -215,7 +180,6 @@ pub struct ArbiterSettings {
     pub id: i32,
     pub root_key_id: Option<i32>, // references root_key_history.id
     pub tls_id: Option<i32>,      // references tls_history.id
-    pub shamir_threshold: Option<i32>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Models, Queryable, Debug, Insertable, Selectable)]
@@ -227,7 +191,7 @@ pub struct ArbiterSettings {
     attributes_with = "deriveless"
 )]
 pub struct EvmWallet {
-    pub id: EvmWalletId,
+    pub id: i32,
     pub address: Vec<u8>,
     pub aead_encrypted_id: i32,
     pub created_at: SqliteTimestamp,
@@ -249,7 +213,7 @@ pub struct EvmWallet {
 )]
 pub struct EvmWalletAccess {
     pub id: i32,
-    pub wallet_id: EvmWalletId,
+    pub wallet_id: i32,
     pub client_id: i32,
     pub created_at: SqliteTimestamp,
 }
@@ -276,7 +240,7 @@ pub struct ProgramClientMetadataHistory {
 #[derive(Models, Queryable, Debug, Insertable, Selectable)]
 #[diesel(table_name = schema::program_client, check_for_backend(Sqlite))]
 pub struct ProgramClient {
-    pub id: ClientId,
+    pub id: i32,
     pub public_key: Vec<u8>,
     pub metadata_id: i32,
     pub created_at: SqliteTimestamp,
@@ -286,23 +250,12 @@ pub struct ProgramClient {
 #[derive(Queryable, Debug)]
 #[diesel(table_name = schema::operator_client, check_for_backend(Sqlite))]
 pub struct OperatorClient {
-    pub id: OperatorIdentityId,
+    pub id: i32,
     pub public_key: Vec<u8>,
     pub created_at: SqliteTimestamp,
     pub updated_at: SqliteTimestamp,
 }
 
-#[derive(Queryable, Debug)]
-#[diesel(table_name = schema::operator, check_for_backend(Sqlite))]
-pub struct Operator {
-    pub id: OperatorId,
-    pub share: Vec<u8>,
-    pub share_nonce: Vec<u8>,
-    pub share_salt: Vec<u8>,
-    pub created_at: SqliteTimestamp,
-    pub updated_at: SqliteTimestamp,
-}
-
 #[derive(Models, Queryable, Debug, Insertable, Selectable)]
 #[diesel(table_name = evm_ether_transfer_limit, check_for_backend(Sqlite))]
 #[view(
@@ -446,7 +399,7 @@ pub struct IntegrityEnvelope {
     pub entity_kind: String,
     pub entity_id: Vec<u8>,
     pub payload_version: i32,
-    pub key_version: RootKeyHistoryId,
+    pub key_version: i32,
     pub mac: Vec<u8>,
     pub signed_at: SqliteTimestamp,
     pub created_at: SqliteTimestamp,

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/db/schema.rs

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ diesel::table! {
         id -> Integer,
         root_key_id -> Nullable<Integer>,
         tls_id -> Nullable<Integer>,
-        shamir_threshold -> Nullable<Integer>,
     }
 }
 
@@ -153,26 +152,6 @@ diesel::table! {
     }
 }
 
-diesel::table! {
-    operator (id) {
-        id -> Nullable<Integer>,
-        share -> Binary,
-        share_nonce -> Binary,
-        share_salt -> Binary,
-        created_at -> Integer,
-        updated_at -> Integer,
-    }
-}
-
-diesel::table! {
-    operator_identity (id) {
-        id -> Integer,
-        public_key -> Binary,
-        created_at -> Integer,
-        updated_at -> Integer,
-    }
-}
-
 diesel::table! {
     program_client (id) {
         id -> Integer,
@@ -206,6 +185,15 @@ diesel::table! {
     }
 }
 
+diesel::table! {
+    operator_client (id) {
+        id -> Integer,
+        public_key -> Binary,
+        created_at -> Integer,
+        updated_at -> Integer,
+    }
+}
+
 diesel::joinable!(aead_encrypted -> root_key_history (associated_root_key_id));
 diesel::joinable!(arbiter_settings -> root_key_history (root_key_id));
 diesel::joinable!(arbiter_settings -> tls_history (tls_id));
@@ -224,7 +212,6 @@ diesel::joinable!(evm_transaction_log -> evm_wallet_access (wallet_access_id));
 diesel::joinable!(evm_wallet -> aead_encrypted (aead_encrypted_id));
 diesel::joinable!(evm_wallet_access -> evm_wallet (wallet_id));
 diesel::joinable!(evm_wallet_access -> program_client (client_id));
-diesel::joinable!(operator -> operator_identity (id));
 diesel::joinable!(program_client -> client_metadata (metadata_id));
 
 diesel::allow_tables_to_appear_in_same_query!(
@@ -243,9 +230,8 @@ diesel::allow_tables_to_appear_in_same_query!(
     evm_wallet,
     evm_wallet_access,
     integrity_envelope,
-    operator,
-    operator_identity,
     program_client,
     root_key_history,
     tls_history,
+    operator_client,
 );

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/evm/mod.rs

@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ impl Engine {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use alloy::primitives::{Address, Bytes, U256, address};
+    use arbiter_crypto::safecell::{SafeCell, SafeCellHandle as _};
     use chrono::{Duration, Utc};
     use diesel::{SelectableHelper, insert_into};
     use diesel_async::RunQueryDsl;
@@ -509,13 +510,11 @@ mod tests {
     use rstest::rstest;
 
     use crate::actors::{GlobalActors, vault::{Bootstrap, Vault}};
-    use crate::crypto::KeyCell;
     use crate::crypto::integrity;
     use crate::db::{
         self, DatabaseConnection,
         models::{
-            EvmBasicGrant, EvmWalletAccess, EvmWalletId, NewEvmBasicGrant, NewEvmTransactionLog,
-            SqliteTimestamp,
+            EvmBasicGrant, EvmWalletAccess, NewEvmBasicGrant, NewEvmTransactionLog, SqliteTimestamp,
         },
         schema::{evm_basic_grant, evm_transaction_log},
     };
@@ -535,7 +534,7 @@ mod tests {
         EvalContext {
             target: EvmWalletAccess {
                 id: WALLET_ACCESS_ID,
-                wallet_id: EvmWalletId::from_raw(5),
+                wallet_id: 10,
                 client_id: 20,
                 created_at: SqliteTimestamp(Utc::now()),
             },
@@ -772,8 +771,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
         actor
             .ask(Bootstrap {
-                seal_key: KeyCell::from([0u8; 32]),
-                custody: None,
+                seal_key_raw: SafeCell::new(b"integrity-test-seal-key".to_vec()),
             })
             .await
             .unwrap();
@@ -826,7 +824,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let wallet_access = EvmWalletAccess {
             id: WALLET_ACCESS_ID,
-            wallet_id: EvmWalletId::from_raw(10),
+            wallet_id: 10,
             client_id: 20,
             created_at: SqliteTimestamp(Utc::now()),
         };

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/evm/policies/ether_transfer/tests.rs

@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ use crate::{
     db::{
         self, DatabaseConnection,
         models::{
-            EvmBasicGrant, EvmWalletAccess, EvmWalletId, NewEvmBasicGrant, NewEvmTransactionLog,
-            SqliteTimestamp,
+            EvmBasicGrant, EvmWalletAccess, NewEvmBasicGrant, NewEvmTransactionLog, SqliteTimestamp,
         },
         schema::{evm_basic_grant, evm_transaction_log},
     },
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ fn ctx(to: Address, value: U256) -> EvalContext {
     EvalContext {
         target: EvmWalletAccess {
             id: WALLET_ACCESS_ID,
-            wallet_id: EvmWalletId::from_raw(10),
+            wallet_id: 10,
             client_id: 20,
             created_at: SqliteTimestamp(Utc::now()),
         },

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/evm/policies/token_transfers/tests.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use super::{Settings, TokenTransfer};
 use crate::{
     db::{
         self, DatabaseConnection,
-        models::{EvmBasicGrant, EvmWalletAccess, EvmWalletId, NewEvmBasicGrant, SqliteTimestamp},
+        models::{EvmBasicGrant, EvmWalletAccess, NewEvmBasicGrant, SqliteTimestamp},
         schema::evm_basic_grant,
     },
     evm::{
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ fn ctx(to: Address, calldata: Bytes) -> EvalContext {
     EvalContext {
         target: EvmWalletAccess {
             id: WALLET_ACCESS_ID,
-            wallet_id: EvmWalletId::from_raw(10),
+            wallet_id: 10,
             client_id: 20,
             created_at: SqliteTimestamp(Utc::now()),
         },

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/grpc/operator.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 use crate::{
     grpc::request_tracker::RequestTracker,
-    peers::operator::{OperatorConnection, OperatorSession, OutOfBand},
+    peers::operator::{OutOfBand, OperatorConnection, OperatorSession},
 };
 use arbiter_proto::{
     proto::operator::{
-        OperatorRequest, OperatorResponse, operator_request::Payload as OperatorRequestPayload,
+        OperatorRequest, OperatorResponse,
+        operator_request::Payload as OperatorRequestPayload,
         operator_response::Payload as OperatorResponsePayload,
     },
     transport::{Error as TransportError, Receiver, Sender, grpc::GrpcBi},
@@ -110,9 +111,6 @@ async fn dispatch_inner(
         OperatorRequestPayload::Vault(req) => vault::dispatch(actor, req).await,
         OperatorRequestPayload::Evm(req) => evm::dispatch(actor, req).await,
         OperatorRequestPayload::SdkClient(req) => sdk_client::dispatch(actor, req).await,
-        OperatorRequestPayload::Governance(_) => {
-            Err(Status::permission_denied(stringify!(Governance)))
-        }
         OperatorRequestPayload::Auth(..) => {
             warn!("Unsupported post-auth operator auth request");
             Err(Status::invalid_argument("Unsupported operator request"))

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/grpc/operator/auth.rs

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ impl Receiver<auth::Inbound> for AuthTransportAdapter<'_> {
 
                 Some(auth::Inbound::AuthChallengeRequest {
                     pubkey,
-                    bootstrap_token: bootstrap_token.map(String::into_bytes),
+                    bootstrap_token,
                 })
             }
             AuthRequestPayload::ChallengeSolution(ProtoAuthChallengeSolution { signature }) => {

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/grpc/operator/evm.rs

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ async fn handle_wallet_list(
                 .into_iter()
                 .map(|(id, address)| WalletEntry {
                     address: address.to_vec(),
-                    id: id.to_raw(),
+                    id,
                 })
                 .collect(),
         }),
@@ -217,11 +217,6 @@ async fn handle_sign_transaction(
                 result: Some(vet_error.convert()),
             }
         }
-        Err(kameo::error::SendError::HandlerError(
-            SessionSignTransactionError::ClientNotConnected,
-        )) => {
-            return Err(Status::permission_denied("client not connected"));
-        }
         Err(kameo::error::SendError::HandlerError(SessionSignTransactionError::Internal)) => {
             EvmSignTransactionResponse {
                 result: Some(EvmSignTransactionResult::Error(

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/grpc/operator/inbound.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 use crate::{
-    db::models::{CoreEvmWalletAccess, EvmWalletId, NewEvmWalletAccess},
+    db::models::{CoreEvmWalletAccess, NewEvmWalletAccess},
     evm::policies::{
         SharedGrantSettings, SpecificGrant, TransactionRateLimit, VolumeRateLimit, ether_transfer,
         token_transfers,
     },
-    grpc::{Convert, TryConvert},
+    grpc::Convert,
+    grpc::TryConvert,
 };
 use arbiter_proto::{
     proto::evm::{
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ impl Convert for WalletAccess {
 
     fn convert(self) -> Self::Output {
         NewEvmWalletAccess {
-            wallet_id: EvmWalletId::from_raw(self.wallet_id),
+            wallet_id: self.wallet_id,
             client_id: self.sdk_client_id,
         }
     }
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ impl TryConvert for SdkClientWalletAccess {
             return Err(Status::invalid_argument("Missing wallet access entry"));
         };
         Ok(CoreEvmWalletAccess {
-            wallet_id: EvmWalletId::from_raw(access.wallet_id),
+            wallet_id: access.wallet_id,
             client_id: access.sdk_client_id,
             id: self.id,
         })

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/grpc/operator/outbound.rs

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ impl Convert for EvmWalletAccess {
         Self::Output {
             id: self.id,
             access: Some(WalletAccess {
-                wallet_id: self.wallet_id.to_raw(),
+                wallet_id: self.wallet_id,
                 sdk_client_id: self.client_id,
             }),
         }

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/grpc/operator/sdk_client.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::{
     db::models::NewEvmWalletAccess,
     grpc::Convert,
     peers::operator::{
-        OperatorSession, OutOfBand,
+        OutOfBand, OperatorSession,
         session::handlers::{
             HandleGrantEvmWalletAccess, HandleListWalletAccess, HandleNewClientApprove,
             HandleRevokeEvmWalletAccess, HandleSdkClientList,
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use arbiter_crypto::authn;
 use arbiter_proto::proto::{
+    shared::ClientInfo as ProtoClientMetadata,
     operator::{
-        operator_response::Payload as OperatorResponsePayload,
         sdk_client::{
             self as proto_sdk_client, ConnectionCancel as ProtoSdkClientConnectionCancel,
             ConnectionRequest as ProtoSdkClientConnectionRequest,
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ use arbiter_proto::proto::{
             request::Payload as SdkClientRequestPayload,
             response::Payload as SdkClientResponsePayload,
         },
+        operator_response::Payload as OperatorResponsePayload,
     },
-    shared::ClientInfo as ProtoClientMetadata,
 };
 
 use kameo::actor::ActorRef;
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ async fn handle_list(
             clients: clients
                 .into_iter()
                 .map(|(client, metadata)| ProtoSdkClientEntry {
-                    id: client.id.to_raw(),
+                    id: client.id,
                     pubkey: client.public_key.clone(),
                     info: Some(ProtoClientMetadata {
                         name: metadata.name,

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/grpc/operator/vault.rs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use crate::{
     peers::operator::{OperatorSession, session::handlers::HandleQueryVaultState},
 };
 use arbiter_proto::{
+    proto::shared::VaultState as ProtoVaultState,
     proto::operator::{
         operator_response::Payload as OperatorResponsePayload,
         vault::{
@@ -10,7 +11,6 @@ use arbiter_proto::{
             response::Payload as VaultResponsePayload,
         },
     },
-    proto::shared::VaultState as ProtoVaultState,
 };
 
 use kameo::actor::ActorRef;
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ pub(super) async fn dispatch(
 
     match payload {
         VaultRequestPayload::QueryState(()) => handle_query_vault_state(actor).await,
-        VaultRequestPayload::Unseal(_)
-        | VaultRequestPayload::Bootstrap(_)
-        | VaultRequestPayload::Rekey(_) => Err(Status::permission_denied(
-            "Vault is already unsealed; unseal/bootstrap not permitted in session",
-        )),
+        VaultRequestPayload::Unseal(_) | VaultRequestPayload::Bootstrap(_) => {
+            Err(Status::permission_denied(
+                "Vault is already unsealed; unseal/bootstrap not permitted in session",
+            ))
+        }
     }
 }
 

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/grpc/operator/vault_gate/inbound.rs

@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
 use crate::{
-    crypto::shamir,
     grpc::{Convert, TryConvert},
     peers::operator::vault_gate::{
-        self as vault_gate, HandleBootstrapEncryptedKey, HandleContributeBootstrapPassphrase,
-        HandleContributeUnsealPassphrase, HandleDeclareCommittee, HandleHandshake,
-        HandleUnsealEncryptedKey,
+        self as vault_gate, HandleBootstrapEncryptedKey, HandleHandshake, HandleUnsealEncryptedKey,
     },
 };
 use arbiter_proto::proto::operator::{
     operator_request::Payload as OperatorRequestPayload,
     vault::{
         self as proto_vault,
-        bootstrap::{self as proto_bootstrap, request::Payload as BootstrapRequestPayload},
+        bootstrap::{self as proto_bootstrap},
         request::Payload as VaultRequestPayload,
         unseal::{self as proto_unseal, request::Payload as UnsealRequestPayload},
     },
@@ -53,7 +50,6 @@ impl TryConvert for VaultRequestPayload {
             Self::QueryState(()) => Ok(vault_gate::Inbound::HandleVaultState),
             Self::Unseal(req) => req.try_convert(),
             Self::Bootstrap(req) => req.try_convert(),
-            Self::Rekey(_) => Err(Status::unimplemented("Vault re-key is not available")),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -77,16 +73,6 @@ impl TryConvert for UnsealRequestPayload {
         match self {
             Self::Start(start) => start.try_convert(),
             Self::EncryptedKey(key) => Ok(key.convert()),
-            Self::ContributePassphrase(passphrase) => {
-                Ok(vault_gate::Inbound::HandleContributeUnsealPassphrase(
-                    HandleContributeUnsealPassphrase {
-                        passphrase: passphrase.passphrase,
-                    },
-                ))
-            }
-            Self::ContributeRecoveryPassphrase(_) => Err(Status::unimplemented(
-                "Recovery operator contributions are not available",
-            )),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -121,52 +107,12 @@ impl TryConvert for proto_bootstrap::Request {
     type Error = Status;
 
     fn try_convert(self) -> Result<vault_gate::Inbound, Status> {
-        self.payload
-            .ok_or_else(|| Status::invalid_argument("Missing bootstrap payload"))?
+        self.encrypted_key
+            .ok_or_else(|| Status::invalid_argument("Missing bootstrap encrypted key"))?
             .try_convert()
     }
 }
 
-impl TryConvert for BootstrapRequestPayload {
-    type Output = vault_gate::Inbound;
-    type Error = Status;
-
-    fn try_convert(self) -> Result<vault_gate::Inbound, Status> {
-        match self {
-            Self::EncryptedKey(key) => key.try_convert(),
-            Self::DeclareCommittee(dc) => {
-                if dc.recovery_count != 0 {
-                    return Err(Status::unimplemented(
-                        "Recovery operator contributions are not available",
-                    ));
-                }
-                let count = usize::try_from(dc.count)
-                    .ok()
-                    .filter(|count| *count <= shamir::MAX_COMMITTEE_SIZE)
-                    .ok_or_else(|| {
-                        Status::invalid_argument(format!(
-                            "Committee count must not exceed {}",
-                            shamir::MAX_COMMITTEE_SIZE
-                        ))
-                    })?;
-                Ok(vault_gate::Inbound::HandleDeclareCommittee(
-                    HandleDeclareCommittee { count },
-                ))
-            }
-            Self::ContributePassphrase(cp) => {
-                Ok(vault_gate::Inbound::HandleContributeBootstrapPassphrase(
-                    HandleContributeBootstrapPassphrase {
-                        passphrase: cp.passphrase,
-                    },
-                ))
-            }
-            Self::ContributeRecoveryPassphrase(_) => Err(Status::unimplemented(
-                "Recovery operator contributions are not available",
-            )),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 impl TryConvert for proto_bootstrap::BootstrapEncryptedKey {
     type Output = vault_gate::Inbound;
     type Error = Status;

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/grpc/operator/vault_gate/outbound.rs

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 use crate::{
-    actors::{vault::VaultState, vault_coordinator},
+    actors::vault::VaultState,
     grpc::{Convert, TryConvert},
     peers::operator::vault_gate::{self as vault_gate},
 };
 use arbiter_proto::proto::{
+    shared::VaultState as ProtoVaultState,
     operator::{
         operator_response::Payload as OperatorResponsePayload,
         vault::{
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@ use arbiter_proto::proto::{
             },
         },
     },
-    shared::VaultState as ProtoVaultState,
 };
 
 use tonic::Status;
@@ -34,26 +34,6 @@ const fn wrap_unseal_response(payload: UnsealResponsePayload) -> OperatorRespons
     }))
 }
 
-/// Ceremony errors are the operator's own doing far more often than ours, so
-/// they travel back as a specific status instead of a blanket internal error.
-fn ceremony_status(error: &vault_coordinator::Error) -> Status {
-    match error {
-        vault_coordinator::Error::AlreadyBootstrapping
-        | vault_coordinator::Error::AlreadyUnsealing
-        | vault_coordinator::Error::NotBootstrapping
-        | vault_coordinator::Error::DuplicateContribution => {
-            Status::failed_precondition(error.to_string())
-        }
-        vault_coordinator::Error::EmptyCommittee
-        | vault_coordinator::Error::UnsupportedCommittee
-        | vault_coordinator::Error::CommitteeTooLarge => {
-            Status::invalid_argument(error.to_string())
-        }
-        vault_coordinator::Error::InvalidPassphrase => Status::unauthenticated(error.to_string()),
-        _ => Status::internal("Vault ceremony failed"),
-    }
-}
-
 fn wrap_bootstrap_response(result: ProtoBootstrapResult) -> OperatorResponsePayload {
     wrap_vault_response(VaultResponsePayload::Bootstrap(proto_bootstrap::Response {
         result: result.into(),
@@ -130,56 +110,6 @@ impl TryConvert for vault_gate::Outbound {
                 };
                 Ok(wrap_bootstrap_response(proto_result))
             }
-            Self::HandleDeclareCommittee(result) => {
-                let proto_result = match result {
-                    Ok(()) => ProtoBootstrapResult::AwaitingContributions,
-                    Err(vault_gate::Error::Ceremony(
-                        vault_coordinator::Error::AlreadyBootstrapped,
-                    )) => ProtoBootstrapResult::AlreadyBootstrapped,
-                    Err(vault_gate::Error::Ceremony(err)) => {
-                        warn!(?err, "declare committee failed");
-                        return Err(ceremony_status(&err));
-                    }
-                    Err(err) => {
-                        warn!(?err, "declare committee failed");
-                        return Err(Status::internal("Failed to declare committee"));
-                    }
-                };
-                Ok(wrap_bootstrap_response(proto_result))
-            }
-            Self::HandleContributeBootstrapPassphrase(result) => {
-                let proto_result = match result {
-                    Ok(true) => ProtoBootstrapResult::Success,
-                    Ok(false) => ProtoBootstrapResult::AwaitingContributions,
-                    Err(vault_gate::Error::Ceremony(
-                        vault_coordinator::Error::AlreadyBootstrapped,
-                    )) => ProtoBootstrapResult::AlreadyBootstrapped,
-                    Err(vault_gate::Error::Ceremony(err)) => {
-                        warn!(?err, "contribute bootstrap passphrase failed");
-                        return Err(ceremony_status(&err));
-                    }
-                    Err(err) => {
-                        warn!(?err, "contribute bootstrap passphrase failed");
-                        return Err(Status::internal(
-                            "Failed to contribute bootstrap passphrase",
-                        ));
-                    }
-                };
-                Ok(wrap_bootstrap_response(proto_result))
-            }
-            Self::HandleContributeUnsealPassphrase(result) => {
-                let proto_result = match result {
-                    Ok(true) => ProtoUnsealResult::Success,
-                    Ok(false) => ProtoUnsealResult::AwaitingContributions,
-                    Err(err) => {
-                        warn!(?err, "contribute unseal passphrase failed");
-                        return Err(Status::internal("Failed to contribute unseal passphrase"));
-                    }
-                };
-                Ok(wrap_unseal_response(UnsealResponsePayload::Result(
-                    proto_result.into(),
-                )))
-            }
         }
     }
 }

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/peers/client/auth.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::{
     crypto::integrity::{self, AttestationStatus},
     db::{
         self,
-        models::ProgramClientMetadata,
+        models::{ProgramClientMetadata, SqliteTimestamp},
         schema::program_client,
     },
 };
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@ use arbiter_proto::{
     transport::{Bi, expect_message},
 };
 
+use chrono::Utc;
 use diesel::{
     ExpressionMethods as _, OptionalExtension as _, QueryDsl as _, SelectableHelper as _,
-    dsl::insert_into,
+    dsl::insert_into, update,
 };
 use diesel_async::RunQueryDsl as _;
 use kameo::{actor::ActorRef, error::SendError};
-use tracing::{error, warn};
+use tracing::error;
 
 #[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum Error {
@@ -210,47 +211,71 @@ async fn insert_client(
     .await
 }
 
-/// Compares stored metadata against what a reconnecting client presents.
-/// Metadata is frozen after initial operator approval and must not be silently
-/// overwritten. Doing so would let an approved client forge its displayed
-/// identity in later approval prompts. Drift is logged and ignored.
-async fn check_metadata_drift(
+async fn sync_client_metadata(
     db: &db::DatabasePool,
     client_id: i32,
-    presented: &ClientMetadata,
+    metadata: &ClientMetadata,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    use crate::db::schema::client_metadata;
+    use crate::db::schema::{client_metadata, client_metadata_history};
+
+    let now = SqliteTimestamp(Utc::now());
 
     let mut conn = db.get().await.map_err(|e| {
         error!(error = ?e, "Database pool error");
         Error::DatabasePoolUnavailable
     })?;
 
-    let current: ProgramClientMetadata = program_client::table
-        .find(client_id)
-        .inner_join(client_metadata::table)
-        .select(ProgramClientMetadata::as_select())
-        .first(&mut conn)
-        .await
-        .map_err(|e| {
-            error!(error = ?e, "Database error");
-            Error::DatabaseOperationFailed
-        })?;
+    conn.exclusive_transaction(async |conn| {
+        let (current_metadata_id, current): (i32, ProgramClientMetadata) = program_client::table
+            .find(client_id)
+            .inner_join(client_metadata::table)
+            .select((
+                program_client::metadata_id,
+                ProgramClientMetadata::as_select(),
+            ))
+            .first(&mut *conn)
+            .await?;
 
-    let changed = current.name != presented.name
-        || current.description != presented.description
-        || current.version != presented.version;
+        let unchanged = current.name == metadata.name
+            && current.description == metadata.description
+            && current.version == metadata.version;
+        if unchanged {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
 
-    if changed {
-        warn!(
-            client_id,
-            stored_name = %current.name,
-            presented_name = %presented.name,
-            "reconnecting client presented different metadata; ignoring - metadata is frozen after operator approval"
-        );
-    }
+        insert_into(client_metadata_history::table)
+            .values((
+                client_metadata_history::metadata_id.eq(current_metadata_id),
+                client_metadata_history::client_id.eq(client_id),
+            ))
+            .execute(&mut *conn)
+            .await?;
 
-    Ok(())
+        let metadata_id = insert_into(client_metadata::table)
+            .values((
+                client_metadata::name.eq(&metadata.name),
+                client_metadata::description.eq(&metadata.description),
+                client_metadata::version.eq(&metadata.version),
+            ))
+            .returning(client_metadata::id)
+            .get_result::<i32>(&mut *conn)
+            .await?;
+
+        update(program_client::table.find(client_id))
+            .set((
+                program_client::metadata_id.eq(metadata_id),
+                program_client::updated_at.eq(now),
+            ))
+            .execute(&mut *conn)
+            .await?;
+
+        Ok::<(), diesel::result::Error>(())
+    })
+    .await
+    .map_err(|e| {
+        error!(error = ?e, "Database error");
+        Error::DatabaseOperationFailed
+    })
 }
 
 async fn challenge_client<T>(
@@ -299,7 +324,6 @@ where
 
     let client_id = if let Some(id) = get_client_id(&props.db, &pubkey).await? {
         verify_integrity(&props.db, &props.actors.vault, &pubkey).await?;
-        check_metadata_drift(&props.db, id, &metadata).await?;
         id
     } else {
         approve_new_client(
@@ -313,6 +337,8 @@ where
         insert_client(&props.db, &props.actors.vault, &pubkey, &metadata).await?
     };
 
+    sync_client_metadata(&props.db, client_id, &metadata).await?;
+
     let challenge = AuthChallenge::generate(&mut rand::rng());
     challenge_client(transport, pubkey, challenge).await?;
 

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/peers/client/session.rs

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ impl Actor for ClientSession {
         args.props
             .actors
             .flow_coordinator
-            .ask(RegisterClient { client_id: args.client_id, actor: this })
+            .ask(RegisterClient { actor: this })
             .await
             .map_err(|_| Error::ConnectionRegistrationFailed)?;
         Ok(args)

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/peers/operator/auth/mod.rs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ mod state;
 pub enum Inbound {
     AuthChallengeRequest {
         pubkey: authn::PublicKey,
-        bootstrap_token: Option<Vec<u8>>,
+        bootstrap_token: Option<String>,
     },
     AuthChallengeSolution {
         signature: Vec<u8>,

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/peers/operator/auth/state.rs

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ use super::{
     Error,
 };
 use crate::{
-    actors::bootstrap::VerifyToken,
-    db::{DatabasePool, models::OperatorId, schema::operator_identity},
+    actors::bootstrap::ConsumeToken,
+    db::{DatabasePool, schema::operator_client},
     peers::operator::auth::Outbound,
 };
 use arbiter_crypto::authn::{self, AuthChallenge, OPERATOR_CONTEXT};
@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@ use tracing::error;
 
 pub(super) struct ChallengeRequest {
     pub(super) pubkey: authn::PublicKey,
-    pub(super) bootstrap_token: Option<Vec<u8>>,
+    pub(super) bootstrap_token: Option<String>,
 }
 
 pub struct ChallengeContext {
     pub(super) challenge: AuthChallenge,
     pub(super) pubkey: authn::PublicKey,
+    pub(super) bootstrap_token: Option<String>,
 }
 
 pub(super) struct ChallengeSolution {
@@ -37,19 +38,16 @@ smlang::statemachine!(
     }
 );
 
-async fn get_client_id(
-    db: &DatabasePool,
-    pubkey: &authn::PublicKey,
-) -> Result<Option<OperatorId>, Error> {
+async fn get_client_id(db: &DatabasePool, pubkey: &authn::PublicKey) -> Result<Option<i32>, Error> {
     let mut conn = db.get().await.map_err(|e| {
         error!(error = ?e, "Database pool error");
         Error::internal("Database unavailable")
     })?;
 
-    operator_identity::table
-        .filter(operator_identity::public_key.eq(pubkey.to_bytes()))
-        .select(operator_identity::id)
-        .first::<OperatorId>(&mut conn)
+    operator_client::table
+        .filter(operator_client::public_key.eq(pubkey.to_bytes()))
+        .select(operator_client::id)
+        .first::<i32>(&mut conn)
         .await
         .optional()
         .map_err(|e| {
@@ -58,16 +56,16 @@ async fn get_client_id(
         })
 }
 
-async fn register_key(db: &DatabasePool, pubkey: &authn::PublicKey) -> Result<OperatorId, Error> {
+async fn register_key(db: &DatabasePool, pubkey: &authn::PublicKey) -> Result<i32, Error> {
     let pubkey_bytes = pubkey.to_bytes();
     let mut conn = db.get().await.map_err(|e| {
         error!(error = ?e, "Database pool error");
         Error::internal("Database unavailable")
     })?;
 
-    let id: OperatorId = diesel::insert_into(operator_identity::table)
-        .values((operator_identity::public_key.eq(pubkey_bytes),))
-        .returning(operator_identity::id)
+    let id: i32 = diesel::insert_into(operator_client::table)
+        .values((operator_client::public_key.eq(pubkey_bytes),))
+        .returning(operator_client::id)
         .get_result(&mut conn)
         .await
         .map_err(|e| {
@@ -81,16 +79,11 @@ async fn register_key(db: &DatabasePool, pubkey: &authn::PublicKey) -> Result<Op
 pub(super) struct AuthContext<'a, T: ?Sized> {
     pub(super) conn: &'a mut OperatorConnection,
     pub(super) transport: &'a mut T,
-    bootstrap_token: Option<Vec<u8>>,
 }
 
 impl<'a, T: ?Sized> AuthContext<'a, T> {
     pub(super) const fn new(conn: &'a mut OperatorConnection, transport: &'a mut T) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            conn,
-            transport,
-            bootstrap_token: None,
-        }
+        Self { conn, transport }
     }
 }
 
@@ -115,8 +108,6 @@ where
             }
         }
 
-        self.bootstrap_token = bootstrap_token;
-
         let challenge = AuthChallenge::generate(&mut rand::rng());
 
         self.transport
@@ -129,12 +120,20 @@ where
                 Error::Transport
             })?;
 
-        Ok(ChallengeContext { challenge, pubkey })
+        Ok(ChallengeContext {
+            challenge,
+            pubkey,
+            bootstrap_token,
+        })
     }
 
     async fn verify_solution(
         &mut self,
-        ChallengeContext { challenge, pubkey }: &ChallengeContext,
+        ChallengeContext {
+            challenge,
+            pubkey,
+            bootstrap_token,
+        }: &ChallengeContext,
         ChallengeSolution { solution }: ChallengeSolution,
     ) -> Result<Credentials, Self::Error> {
         let signature = authn::Signature::try_from(solution.as_slice()).map_err(|()| {
@@ -153,13 +152,15 @@ where
         }
 
         // Resolve client id: bootstrap (consume token + register) or lookup
-        let id = match self.bootstrap_token.take() {
+        let id = match bootstrap_token {
             Some(token) => {
                 let token_ok: bool = self
                     .conn
                     .actors
                     .bootstrapper
-                    .ask(VerifyToken { token })
+                    .ask(ConsumeToken {
+                        token: token.clone(),
+                    })
                     .await
                     .map_err(|e| {
                         error!(?e, "Failed to consume bootstrap token");

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/peers/operator/mod.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::{
         vault::{GetState, Vault},
     },
     crypto::integrity::{self, AttestationStatus, Integrable},
-    db::{DatabaseError, DatabasePool, models::OperatorId},
+    db::{DatabaseError, DatabasePool},
     peers::client::ClientProfile,
 };
 use arbiter_crypto::authn;
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub mod vault_gate;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Hashable)]
 pub struct Credentials {
-    pub id: OperatorId,
+    pub id: i32,
     pub pubkey: authn::PublicKey,
 }
 

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/peers/operator/session/handlers.rs

@@ -1,19 +1,12 @@
 use super::{Error, OperatorSession};
 use crate::{
-    actors::{
-        evm::{
-            ClientSignTransaction, Generate, ListWallets, OperatorCreateGrant, OperatorListGrants,
-            SignTransactionError as EvmSignError,
-        },
-        flow_coordinator::{IsClientConnected, client_connect_approval::ClientApprovalAnswer},
-        vault::VaultState,
-    },
-    db::{
-        models::{
-            EvmWalletAccess, EvmWalletId, NewEvmWalletAccess, ProgramClient, ProgramClientMetadata,
-        },
-        schema::program_client,
+    actors::evm::{
+        ClientSignTransaction, Generate, ListWallets, OperatorCreateGrant, OperatorListGrants,
+        SignTransactionError as EvmSignError,
     },
+    actors::flow_coordinator::client_connect_approval::ClientApprovalAnswer,
+    actors::vault::VaultState,
+    db::models::{EvmWalletAccess, NewEvmWalletAccess, ProgramClient, ProgramClientMetadata},
     evm::policies::{Grant, SpecificGrant},
 };
 use arbiter_crypto::authn;
@@ -22,16 +15,13 @@ use alloy::{consensus::TxEip1559, primitives::Address, signers::Signature};
 use diesel::{ExpressionMethods as _, QueryDsl as _, SelectableHelper};
 use diesel_async::{AsyncConnection, RunQueryDsl};
 use kameo::{error::SendError, messages, prelude::Context};
-use tracing::{error, info, warn};
+use tracing::error;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
 pub enum SignTransactionError {
     #[error("Policy evaluation failed")]
     Vet(#[from] crate::evm::VetError),
 
-    #[error("Client not connected")]
-    ClientNotConnected,
-
     #[error("Internal signing error")]
     Internal,
 }
@@ -80,9 +70,7 @@ impl OperatorSession {
     }
 
     #[message]
-    pub(crate) async fn handle_evm_wallet_list(
-        &mut self,
-    ) -> Result<Vec<(EvmWalletId, Address)>, Error> {
+    pub(crate) async fn handle_evm_wallet_list(&mut self) -> Result<Vec<(i32, Address)>, Error> {
         match self.props.actors.evm.ask(ListWallets {}).await {
             Ok(wallets) => Ok(wallets),
             Err(err) => {
@@ -153,30 +141,6 @@ impl OperatorSession {
         wallet_address: Address,
         transaction: TxEip1559,
     ) -> Result<Signature, SignTransactionError> {
-        if !self.approved_client_ids.contains(&client_id) {
-            warn!(
-                client_id,
-                "operator attempted to sign for client not in its approved set"
-            );
-            return Err(SignTransactionError::ClientNotConnected);
-        }
-
-        let connected = self
-            .props
-            .actors
-            .flow_coordinator
-            .ask(IsClientConnected { client_id })
-            .await
-            .unwrap_or(false);
-
-        if !connected {
-            self.approved_client_ids.remove(&client_id);
-            warn!(client_id, "operator attempted to sign for disconnected client");
-            return Err(SignTransactionError::ClientNotConnected);
-        }
-
-        info!(client_id, event = "sign_transaction", "operator.sign_transaction");
-
         match self
             .props
             .actors
@@ -232,7 +196,7 @@ impl OperatorSession {
             use crate::db::schema::evm_wallet_access;
             for entry in entries {
                 diesel::delete(evm_wallet_access::table)
-                    .filter(evm_wallet_access::id.eq(entry))
+                    .filter(evm_wallet_access::wallet_id.eq(entry))
                     .execute(&mut *conn)
                     .await?;
             }
@@ -285,30 +249,6 @@ impl OperatorSession {
 
         ctx.actor_ref().unlink(&pending_approval.controller).await;
 
-        if approved {
-            let pubkey_bytes = pending_approval.pubkey.to_bytes();
-            match self.props.db.get().await {
-                Ok(mut conn) => {
-                    match program_client::table
-                        .filter(program_client::public_key.eq(pubkey_bytes.as_slice()))
-                        .select(program_client::id)
-                        .first::<i32>(&mut conn)
-                        .await
-                    {
-                        Ok(client_id) => {
-                            self.approved_client_ids.insert(client_id);
-                        }
-                        Err(err) => {
-                            error!(?err, "Failed to look up client_id for approved pubkey");
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                Err(err) => {
-                    error!(?err, "DB pool error after client approval");
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -331,142 +271,3 @@ impl OperatorSession {
         Ok(clients)
     }
 }
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use crate::db::{self, models::{EvmWalletId, NewEvmWalletAccess}, schema::evm_wallet_access};
-    use diesel::{ExpressionMethods as _, QueryDsl as _, SelectableHelper};
-    use diesel_async::{AsyncConnection, RunQueryDsl};
-
-    /// Regression test: revocation must delete by access-entry `id`, not by `wallet_id`.
-    ///
-    /// Before the fix, revoking `entry_id=1` would delete all rows where `wallet_id=1`,
-    /// wiping out every client's access to wallet #1.
-    #[tokio::test]
-    async fn revoke_deletes_by_entry_id_not_wallet_id() {
-        use crate::db::models::EvmWalletAccess;
-
-        let pool = db::create_test_pool().await;
-        let mut conn = pool.get().await.expect("pool connection");
-
-        // Insert two access entries for the same wallet but different clients.
-        // entry A: id will be 1, wallet_id=1, client_id=10
-        // entry B: id will be 2, wallet_id=1, client_id=20
-        let entry_a = diesel::insert_into(evm_wallet_access::table)
-            .values(NewEvmWalletAccess {
-                wallet_id: EvmWalletId::from_raw(1),
-                client_id: 10,
-            })
-            .returning(EvmWalletAccess::as_select())
-            .get_result(&mut *conn)
-            .await
-            .expect("insert entry A");
-
-        let entry_b = diesel::insert_into(evm_wallet_access::table)
-            .values(NewEvmWalletAccess {
-                wallet_id: EvmWalletId::from_raw(1),
-                client_id: 20,
-            })
-            .returning(EvmWalletAccess::as_select())
-            .get_result(&mut *conn)
-            .await
-            .expect("insert entry B");
-
-        // Revoke only entry A by its primary key id.
-        conn.transaction(async |conn| {
-            diesel::delete(evm_wallet_access::table)
-                .filter(evm_wallet_access::id.eq(entry_a.id))
-                .execute(&mut *conn)
-                .await
-        })
-        .await
-        .expect("revoke entry A");
-
-        // Entry A must be gone.
-        let gone = evm_wallet_access::table
-            .filter(evm_wallet_access::id.eq(entry_a.id))
-            .count()
-            .get_result::<i64>(&mut *conn)
-            .await
-            .expect("count entry A");
-        assert_eq!(gone, 0, "revoked entry must be deleted");
-
-        // Entry B (same wallet, different client) must still exist.
-        let still_there = evm_wallet_access::table
-            .filter(evm_wallet_access::id.eq(entry_b.id))
-            .count()
-            .get_result::<i64>(&mut *conn)
-            .await
-            .expect("count entry B");
-        assert_eq!(still_there, 1, "unrelated entry must not be deleted");
-    }
-
-    /// Regression test: when `entry_id` and `wallet_id` differ, only the correct row is removed.
-    ///
-    /// This specifically catches the case where `entry.id=5` and `wallet_id=1` are different values;
-    /// the old bug would delete by `wallet_id`, potentially matching a completely different entry.
-    #[tokio::test]
-    async fn revoke_with_mismatched_wallet_and_entry_ids() {
-        use crate::db::models::EvmWalletAccess;
-
-        let pool = db::create_test_pool().await;
-        let mut conn = pool.get().await.expect("pool connection");
-
-        // Insert entries to force auto-increment IDs to diverge from wallet_ids.
-        // We'll insert 5 placeholder entries first so that the real entry gets id=6.
-        for i in 1_i32..=5 {
-            diesel::insert_into(evm_wallet_access::table)
-                .values(NewEvmWalletAccess {
-                    wallet_id: EvmWalletId::from_raw(99),
-                    client_id: i,
-                })
-                .execute(&mut *conn)
-                .await
-                .expect("insert placeholder");
-        }
-
-        // Real target: wallet_id=1, will get id=6.
-        let target = diesel::insert_into(evm_wallet_access::table)
-            .values(NewEvmWalletAccess {
-                wallet_id: EvmWalletId::from_raw(1),
-                client_id: 1,
-            })
-            .returning(EvmWalletAccess::as_select())
-            .get_result(&mut *conn)
-            .await
-            .expect("insert target");
-
-        // Sanity: target.id != target.wallet_id
-        assert_ne!(
-            target.id, target.wallet_id.to_raw(),
-            "test prerequisite: id and wallet_id must differ"
-        );
-
-        // Revoke by entry id.
-        conn.transaction(async |conn| {
-            diesel::delete(evm_wallet_access::table)
-                .filter(evm_wallet_access::id.eq(target.id))
-                .execute(&mut *conn)
-                .await
-        })
-        .await
-        .expect("revoke target");
-
-        let remaining = evm_wallet_access::table
-            .filter(evm_wallet_access::id.eq(target.id))
-            .count()
-            .get_result::<i64>(&mut *conn)
-            .await
-            .expect("count target");
-        assert_eq!(remaining, 0, "target must be deleted by its entry id");
-
-        // Placeholders for wallet_id=99 must be untouched.
-        let placeholders = evm_wallet_access::table
-            .filter(evm_wallet_access::wallet_id.eq(99))
-            .count()
-            .get_result::<i64>(&mut *conn)
-            .await
-            .expect("count placeholders");
-        assert_eq!(placeholders, 5, "unrelated entries must survive");
-    }
-}

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/peers/operator/session/mod.rs

@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 use super::{OutOfBand, OperatorConnection};
 use crate::{
     actors::{
-        flow_coordinator::{GetConnectedClientIds, client_connect_approval::{ClientApprovalAnswer, ClientApprovalController}}, operator_registry::ConnectOperator,
-    }, peers::client::ClientProfile,
+        flow_coordinator::client_connect_approval::{ClientApprovalAnswer, ClientApprovalController},
+        operator_registry::ConnectOperator,
+    },
+    peers::client::ClientProfile,
 };
 use arbiter_crypto::authn;
 use arbiter_proto::transport::Sender;
 
 use kameo::{Actor, actor::ActorRef, messages};
-use std::{borrow::Cow, collections::{HashMap, HashSet}};
+use std::{borrow::Cow, collections::HashMap};
 use thiserror::Error;
 use tracing::error;
 
@@ -52,10 +54,6 @@ pub struct OperatorSession {
     sender: Box<dyn Sender<OutOfBand>>,
 
     pending_client_approvals: HashMap<Vec<u8>, PendingClientApproval>,
-    /// DB `client_ids` this operator session is allowed to sign for.
-    /// Seeded from currently-connected clients on start, then updated as
-    /// approvals are granted or denied during the session lifetime.
-    approved_client_ids: HashSet<i32>,
 }
 
 pub mod handlers;
@@ -66,7 +64,6 @@ impl OperatorSession {
             props,
             sender,
             pending_client_approvals: HashMap::default(),
-            approved_client_ids: HashSet::default(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -110,7 +107,7 @@ impl Actor for OperatorSession {
 
     type Error = Error;
 
-    async fn on_start(mut args: Self::Args, this: ActorRef<Self>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+    async fn on_start(args: Self::Args, this: ActorRef<Self>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         args.props
             .actors
             .operator_registry
@@ -125,16 +122,6 @@ impl Actor for OperatorSession {
                 );
                 Error::internal("Failed to register operator connection with operator registry")
             })?;
-
-        // Seed approved set with clients already connected when this session starts.
-        // New clients will be added via handle_new_client_approve as they are approved.
-        match args.props.actors.flow_coordinator.ask(GetConnectedClientIds {}).await {
-            Ok(ids) => args.approved_client_ids.extend(ids),
-            Err(err) => {
-                error!(?err, "Failed to fetch connected client IDs on operator session start");
-            }
-        }
-
         Ok(args)
     }
 

server/crates/arbiter-server/src/peers/operator/vault_gate/mod.rs

@@ -3,15 +3,14 @@ use crate::{
     actors::{
         GlobalActors,
         vault::{self, Bootstrap, GetState, TryUnseal, VaultState, events},
-        vault_coordinator::{self, ContributeBootstrap, ContributeUnseal, StartBootstrap},
     },
-    crypto::{KeyCell, integrity},
+    crypto::integrity::{self},
     db::DatabasePool,
 };
 use arbiter_crypto::safecell::{SafeCell, SafeCellHandle as _};
 use state::State;
 
-use chacha20poly1305::{AeadInPlace, KeyInit as _, XChaCha20Poly1305, XNonce};
+use chacha20poly1305::{AeadInOut, KeyInit as _, XChaCha20Poly1305, XNonce};
 use kameo::{Actor, error::SendError, messages, prelude::Message};
 use kameo_actors::message_bus::Register;
 use tokio::sync::oneshot;
@@ -26,29 +25,17 @@ pub enum Error {
     AlreadyBootstrapped,
     #[error("Invalid key provided")]
     InvalidKey,
-    #[error("Vault locked: too many failed unseal attempts")]
-    LockedOut,
+
     #[error("State transition failed")]
     State,
-    #[error("Vault ceremony failed: {0}")]
-    Ceremony(#[from] vault_coordinator::Error),
+
     #[error("Internal error: {0}")]
     Internal(String),
 }
-
 impl Error {
     fn internal(message: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
         Self::Internal(message.into())
     }
-
-    /// Preserve the coordinator's own error so the operator learns why a
-    /// ceremony was refused instead of reading "internal error".
-    fn ceremony<M>(error: SendError<M, vault_coordinator::Error>) -> Self {
-        match error {
-            SendError::HandlerError(inner) => Self::Ceremony(inner),
-            _ => Self::internal("VaultCoordinator unavailable"),
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 pub struct HandshakeResponse {
@@ -82,6 +69,7 @@ impl VaultGate {
 
 impl Actor for VaultGate {
     type Args = Self;
+
     type Error = ();
 
     async fn on_start(
@@ -111,11 +99,17 @@ impl VaultGate {
         ciphertext: &[u8],
         associated_data: &[u8],
     ) -> Result<SafeCell<Vec<u8>>, ()> {
-        let nonce = XNonce::from_slice(nonce);
+        let Ok(nonce) = XNonce::try_from(nonce) else {
+            error!("Encrypted key material carries a nonce of the wrong length");
+            return Err(());
+        };
+
         let cipher = XChaCha20Poly1305::new(secret.as_bytes().into());
+
         let mut key_buffer = SafeCell::new(ciphertext.to_vec());
+
         let decryption_result = key_buffer.write_inline(|write_handle| {
-            cipher.decrypt_in_place(nonce, associated_data, write_handle)
+            cipher.decrypt_in_place(&nonce, associated_data, write_handle)
         });
 
         match decryption_result {
@@ -126,13 +120,9 @@ impl VaultGate {
             }
         }
     }
-
-    fn key_cell(buffer: SafeCell<Vec<u8>>) -> Result<KeyCell, Error> {
-        KeyCell::try_from(buffer).map_err(|()| Error::InvalidKey)
-    }
 }
 
-#[messages]
+#[messages(messages = Inbound, replies = Outbound)]
 impl VaultGate {
     #[message]
     pub fn handle_handshake(
@@ -141,11 +131,14 @@ impl VaultGate {
     ) -> Result<HandshakeResponse, Error> {
         let ephemeral_secret = EphemeralSecret::random();
         let public_key = PublicKey::from(&ephemeral_secret);
+
         let secret = ephemeral_secret.diffie_hellman(&client_pubkey);
+
         self.state = State::ReadyForExchange {
             server_key: public_key,
             secret,
         };
+
         Ok(HandshakeResponse {
             server_pubkey: public_key,
         })
@@ -161,17 +154,25 @@ impl VaultGate {
         let State::ReadyForExchange { secret, .. } = &self.state else {
             return Err(Error::State);
         };
-        let seal_key = Self::decrypt_key(secret, &nonce, &ciphertext, &associated_data)
-            .map_err(|()| Error::InvalidKey)
-            .and_then(Self::key_cell)?;
 
-        match self.actors.vault.ask(TryUnseal { seal_key }).await {
+        let Ok(seal_key_buffer) = Self::decrypt_key(secret, &nonce, &ciphertext, &associated_data)
+        else {
+            return Err(Error::InvalidKey);
+        };
+
+        match self
+            .actors
+            .vault
+            .ask(TryUnseal {
+                seal_key_raw: seal_key_buffer,
+            })
+            .await
+        {
             Ok(()) => {
                 info!("Successfully unsealed key with client-provided key");
                 Ok(())
             }
             Err(SendError::HandlerError(vault::Error::InvalidKey)) => Err(Error::InvalidKey),
-            Err(SendError::HandlerError(vault::Error::LockedOut)) => Err(Error::LockedOut),
             Err(SendError::HandlerError(err)) => {
                 error!(?err, "Vault failed to unseal key");
                 Err(Error::InvalidKey)
@@ -193,16 +194,17 @@ impl VaultGate {
         let State::ReadyForExchange { secret, .. } = &self.state else {
             return Err(Error::State);
         };
-        let seal_key = Self::decrypt_key(secret, &nonce, &ciphertext, &associated_data)
-            .map_err(|()| Error::InvalidKey)
-            .and_then(Self::key_cell)?;
+
+        let Ok(seal_key_buffer) = Self::decrypt_key(secret, &nonce, &ciphertext, &associated_data)
+        else {
+            return Err(Error::InvalidKey);
+        };
 
         match self
             .actors
             .vault
             .ask(Bootstrap {
-                seal_key,
-                custody: None,
+                seal_key_raw: seal_key_buffer,
             })
             .await
         {
@@ -226,53 +228,14 @@ impl VaultGate {
 
     #[message]
     pub async fn handle_vault_state(&mut self) -> Result<VaultState, Error> {
-        self.actors
+        let answer = self
+            .actors
             .vault
             .ask(GetState {})
             .await
-            .map_err(|_| Error::internal("failed to query vault"))
-    }
+            .map_err(|_| Error::internal("failed to query vault"))?;
 
-    #[message]
-    pub async fn handle_declare_committee(&mut self, count: usize) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.actors
-            .vault_coordinator
-            .ask(StartBootstrap {
-                operator_id: self.auth_creds.id,
-                declared_count: count,
-            })
-            .await
-            .map_err(Error::ceremony)
-    }
-
-    #[message]
-    pub async fn handle_contribute_bootstrap_passphrase(
-        &mut self,
-        passphrase: Vec<u8>,
-    ) -> Result<bool, Error> {
-        self.actors
-            .vault_coordinator
-            .ask(ContributeBootstrap {
-                operator_id: self.auth_creds.id,
-                passphrase: SafeCell::new(passphrase),
-            })
-            .await
-            .map_err(Error::ceremony)
-    }
-
-    #[message]
-    pub async fn handle_contribute_unseal_passphrase(
-        &mut self,
-        passphrase: Vec<u8>,
-    ) -> Result<bool, Error> {
-        self.actors
-            .vault_coordinator
-            .ask(ContributeUnseal {
-                operator_id: self.auth_creds.id,
-                passphrase: SafeCell::new(passphrase),
-            })
-            .await
-            .map_err(Error::ceremony)
+        Ok(answer)
     }
 }
 
@@ -326,75 +289,3 @@ impl Message<events::Unsealed> for VaultGate {
         ctx.stop();
     }
 }
-
-pub enum Inbound {
-    HandleHandshake(HandleHandshake),
-    HandleUnsealEncryptedKey(HandleUnsealEncryptedKey),
-    HandleBootstrapEncryptedKey(HandleBootstrapEncryptedKey),
-    HandleVaultState,
-    HandleDeclareCommittee(HandleDeclareCommittee),
-    HandleContributeBootstrapPassphrase(HandleContributeBootstrapPassphrase),
-    HandleContributeUnsealPassphrase(HandleContributeUnsealPassphrase),
-}
-
-pub enum Outbound {
-    HandleHandshake(Result<HandshakeResponse, Error>),
-    HandleUnsealEncryptedKey(Result<(), Error>),
-    HandleBootstrapEncryptedKey(Result<(), Error>),
-    HandleVaultState(Result<VaultState, Error>),
-    HandleDeclareCommittee(Result<(), Error>),
-    HandleContributeBootstrapPassphrase(Result<bool, Error>),
-    HandleContributeUnsealPassphrase(Result<bool, Error>),
-}
-
-impl Message<Inbound> for VaultGate {
-    type Reply = Result<Outbound, Error>;
-
-    async fn handle(
-        &mut self,
-        msg: Inbound,
-        _ctx: &mut kameo::prelude::Context<Self, Self::Reply>,
-    ) -> Self::Reply {
-        match msg {
-            Inbound::HandleHandshake(message) => Ok(Outbound::HandleHandshake(
-                self.handle_handshake(message.client_pubkey),
-            )),
-            Inbound::HandleUnsealEncryptedKey(message) => Ok(Outbound::HandleUnsealEncryptedKey(
-                self.handle_unseal_encrypted_key(
-                    message.nonce,
-                    message.ciphertext,
-                    message.associated_data,
-                )
-                .await,
-            )),
-            Inbound::HandleBootstrapEncryptedKey(message) => {
-                Ok(Outbound::HandleBootstrapEncryptedKey(
-                    self.handle_bootstrap_encrypted_key(
-                        message.nonce,
-                        message.ciphertext,
-                        message.associated_data,
-                    )
-                    .await,
-                ))
-            }
-            Inbound::HandleVaultState => {
-                Ok(Outbound::HandleVaultState(self.handle_vault_state().await))
-            }
-            Inbound::HandleDeclareCommittee(message) => Ok(Outbound::HandleDeclareCommittee(
-                self.handle_declare_committee(message.count).await,
-            )),
-            Inbound::HandleContributeBootstrapPassphrase(message) => {
-                Ok(Outbound::HandleContributeBootstrapPassphrase(
-                    self.handle_contribute_bootstrap_passphrase(message.passphrase)
-                        .await,
-                ))
-            }
-            Inbound::HandleContributeUnsealPassphrase(message) => {
-                Ok(Outbound::HandleContributeUnsealPassphrase(
-                    self.handle_contribute_unseal_passphrase(message.passphrase)
-                        .await,
-                ))
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}

server/crates/arbiter-server/tests/client/auth.rs

@@ -1,19 +1,22 @@
 use super::common::ChannelTransport;
-use arbiter_crypto::authn::{self, AuthChallenge, CLIENT_CONTEXT};
+use arbiter_crypto::{
+    authn::{self, AuthChallenge, CLIENT_CONTEXT},
+    safecell::{SafeCell, SafeCellHandle as _},
+};
 use arbiter_proto::{
     ClientMetadata,
     transport::{Receiver, Sender},
 };
 use arbiter_server::{
     actors::{GlobalActors, vault::Bootstrap},
-    crypto::{KeyCell, integrity},
+    crypto::integrity,
     db::{self, schema},
     peers::client::{ClientConnection, ClientCredentials, auth, connect_client},
 };
 
 use diesel::{ExpressionMethods as _, NullableExpressionMethods as _, QueryDsl as _, insert_into};
 use diesel_async::RunQueryDsl;
-use ml_dsa::{KeyGen, MlDsa87, SigningKey, VerifyingKey, signature::Keypair};
+use ml_dsa::{Generate as _, MlDsa87, SigningKey, VerifyingKey, signature::Keypair};
 
 fn metadata(name: &str, description: Option<&str>, version: Option<&str>) -> ClientMetadata {
     ClientMetadata {
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ async fn insert_registered_client(
 
 fn sign_client_challenge(key: &SigningKey<MlDsa87>, challenge: &AuthChallenge) -> authn::Signature {
     let challenge = challenge.format();
-    key.signing_key()
+    key.expanded_key()
         .sign_deterministic(&challenge, CLIENT_CONTEXT)
         .unwrap()
         .into()
@@ -78,13 +81,13 @@ fn sign_client_challenge(key: &SigningKey<MlDsa87>, challenge: &AuthChallenge) -
 
 async fn insert_bootstrap_sentinel_operator(db: &db::DatabasePool) {
     let mut conn = db.get().await.unwrap();
-    let sentinel_key = verifying_key(&MlDsa87::key_gen(&mut rand::rng()))
+    let sentinel_key = verifying_key(&SigningKey::<MlDsa87>::generate())
         .encode()
         .0
         .to_vec();
 
-    insert_into(schema::operator_identity::table)
-        .values((schema::operator_identity::public_key.eq(sentinel_key),))
+    insert_into(schema::operator_client::table)
+        .values((schema::operator_client::public_key.eq(sentinel_key),))
         .execute(&mut conn)
         .await
         .unwrap();
@@ -97,8 +100,7 @@ async fn spawn_test_actors(db: &db::DatabasePool) -> GlobalActors {
     actors
         .vault
         .ask(Bootstrap {
-            seal_key: KeyCell::from([0u8; 32]),
-            custody: None,
+            seal_key_raw: SafeCell::new(b"test-seal-key".to_vec()),
         })
         .await
         .unwrap();
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ pub async fn unregistered_pubkey_rejected() {
         connect_client(props, &mut server_transport).await;
     });
 
-    let new_key = MlDsa87::key_gen(&mut rand::rng());
+    let new_key = SigningKey::<MlDsa87>::generate();
 
     test_transport
         .send(auth::Inbound::AuthChallengeRequest {
@@ -138,7 +140,7 @@ pub async fn challenge_auth() {
     let db = db::create_test_pool().await;
     let actors = spawn_test_actors(&db).await;
 
-    let new_key = MlDsa87::key_gen(&mut rand::rng());
+    let new_key = SigningKey::<MlDsa87>::generate();
 
     Box::pin(insert_registered_client(
         &db,
@@ -204,7 +206,7 @@ pub async fn challenge_auth() {
 pub async fn metadata_unchanged_does_not_append_history() {
     let db = db::create_test_pool().await;
     let actors = spawn_test_actors(&db).await;
-    let new_key = MlDsa87::key_gen(&mut rand::rng());
+    let new_key = SigningKey::<MlDsa87>::generate();
     let requested = metadata("client", Some("desc"), Some("1.0.0"));
 
     Box::pin(insert_registered_client(
@@ -264,10 +266,10 @@ pub async fn metadata_unchanged_does_not_append_history() {
 
 #[tokio::test]
 #[test_log::test]
-pub async fn metadata_frozen_after_approval_ignores_reconnect_changes() {
+pub async fn metadata_change_appends_history_and_repoints_binding() {
     let db = db::create_test_pool().await;
     let actors = spawn_test_actors(&db).await;
-    let new_key = MlDsa87::key_gen(&mut rand::rng());
+    let new_key = SigningKey::<MlDsa87>::generate();
 
     Box::pin(insert_registered_client(
         &db,
@@ -285,7 +287,6 @@ pub async fn metadata_frozen_after_approval_ignores_reconnect_changes() {
         connect_client(props, &mut server_transport).await;
     });
 
-    // Reconnect presenting different metadata — must be silently ignored.
     test_transport
         .send(auth::Inbound::AuthChallengeRequest {
             pubkey: verifying_key(&new_key).into(),
@@ -312,7 +313,6 @@ pub async fn metadata_frozen_after_approval_ignores_reconnect_changes() {
             client_metadata, client_metadata_history, program_client,
         };
         let mut conn = db.get().await.unwrap();
-        // Metadata is frozen: no new row, no history entry.
         let metadata_count: i64 = client_metadata::table
             .count()
             .get_result(&mut conn)
@@ -338,19 +338,15 @@ pub async fn metadata_frozen_after_approval_ignores_reconnect_changes() {
             .first::<(String, Option<String>, Option<String>)>(&mut conn)
             .await
             .unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(
-            metadata_count, 1,
-            "frozen: no new metadata row on reconnect"
-        );
-        assert_eq!(history_count, 0, "frozen: no history entry on reconnect");
+        assert_eq!(metadata_count, 2);
+        assert_eq!(history_count, 1);
         assert_eq!(
             current,
             (
                 "client".to_owned(),
-                Some("old".to_owned()),
-                Some("1.0.0".to_owned())
-            ),
-            "frozen: original metadata must be preserved"
+                Some("new".to_owned()),
+                Some("2.0.0".to_owned())
+            )
         );
     }
 }
@@ -361,7 +357,7 @@ pub async fn challenge_auth_rejects_integrity_tag_mismatch() {
     let db = db::create_test_pool().await;
     let actors = spawn_test_actors(&db).await;
 
-    let new_key = MlDsa87::key_gen(&mut rand::rng());
+    let new_key = SigningKey::<MlDsa87>::generate();
     let requested = metadata("client", Some("desc"), Some("1.0.0"));
 
     {

server/crates/arbiter-server/tests/common/mod.rs

@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
     dead_code,
     reason = "Common test utilities that may not be used in every test"
 )]
-
+use arbiter_crypto::safecell::{SafeCell, SafeCellHandle as _};
 use arbiter_proto::transport::{Bi, Error, Receiver, Sender};
 use arbiter_server::{
     actors::{GlobalActors, vault::Vault},
-    crypto::KeyCell,
     db::{self, schema},
 };
 
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn bootstrapped_vault(db: &db::DatabasePool) -> Vault {
         .await
         .unwrap();
     actor
-        .bootstrap(KeyCell::from([0u8; 32]), None)
+        .bootstrap(SafeCell::new(b"test-seal-key".to_vec()))
         .await
         .unwrap();
     actor

server/crates/arbiter-server/tests/operator/auth.rs

@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 use super::common::ChannelTransport;
-use arbiter_crypto::authn::{self, AuthChallenge, OPERATOR_CONTEXT};
+use arbiter_crypto::{
+    authn::{self, AuthChallenge, OPERATOR_CONTEXT},
+    safecell::{SafeCell, SafeCellHandle as _},
+};
 use arbiter_proto::transport::{Error as TransportError, Receiver, Sender};
 use arbiter_server::{
     actors::{GlobalActors, bootstrap::GetToken, vault::Bootstrap},
-    crypto::{KeyCell, integrity},
-    db::{self, models::OperatorId, schema},
+    crypto::integrity,
+    db::{self, schema},
     peers::operator::{self, Credentials, OperatorConnection, auth, vault_gate},
 };
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use diesel::{ExpressionMethods as _, QueryDsl, insert_into};
 use diesel_async::RunQueryDsl;
-use ml_dsa::{KeyGen, MlDsa87, SigningKey, VerifyingKey, signature::Keypair};
+use ml_dsa::{Generate as _, MlDsa87, SigningKey, VerifyingKey, signature::Keypair};
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 
 fn verifying_key(key: &SigningKey<MlDsa87>) -> VerifyingKey<MlDsa87> {
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ fn sign_operator_challenge(
     challenge: &AuthChallenge,
 ) -> authn::Signature {
     let challenge = challenge.format();
-    key.signing_key()
+    key.expanded_key()
         .sign_deterministic(&challenge, OPERATOR_CONTEXT)
         .unwrap()
         .into()
@@ -151,6 +154,13 @@ impl Sender<auth::Inbound> for StartTestTransport {
 pub async fn bootstrap_token_auth() {
     let db = db::create_test_pool().await;
     let actors = GlobalActors::spawn(db.clone()).await.unwrap();
+    actors
+        .vault
+        .ask(Bootstrap {
+            seal_key_raw: SafeCell::new(b"test-seal-key".to_vec()),
+        })
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
     let token = actors.bootstrapper.ask(GetToken).await.unwrap().unwrap();
 
     let (mut server_transport, mut test_transport) = ChannelTransport::new();
@@ -160,11 +170,11 @@ pub async fn bootstrap_token_auth() {
         auth::authenticate(&mut props, &mut server_transport).await
     });
 
-    let new_key = MlDsa87::key_gen(&mut rand::rng());
+    let new_key = SigningKey::<MlDsa87>::generate();
     test_transport
         .send(auth::Inbound::AuthChallengeRequest {
             pubkey: verifying_key(&new_key).into(),
-            bootstrap_token: Some(token.into_bytes()),
+            bootstrap_token: Some(token),
         })
         .await
         .unwrap();
@@ -196,8 +206,8 @@ pub async fn bootstrap_token_auth() {
     task.await.unwrap().unwrap();
 
     let mut conn = db.get().await.unwrap();
-    let stored_pubkey: Vec<u8> = schema::operator_identity::table
-        .select(schema::operator_identity::public_key)
+    let stored_pubkey: Vec<u8> = schema::operator_client::table
+        .select(schema::operator_client::public_key)
         .first::<Vec<u8>>(&mut conn)
         .await
         .unwrap();
@@ -217,11 +227,11 @@ pub async fn bootstrap_invalid_token_auth() {
         auth::authenticate(&mut props, &mut server_transport).await
     });
 
-    let new_key = MlDsa87::key_gen(&mut rand::rng());
+    let new_key = SigningKey::<MlDsa87>::generate();
     test_transport
         .send(auth::Inbound::AuthChallengeRequest {
             pubkey: verifying_key(&new_key).into(),
-            bootstrap_token: Some(b"invalid_token".to_vec()),
+            bootstrap_token: Some("invalid_token".to_owned()),
         })
         .await
         .unwrap();
@@ -249,7 +259,7 @@ pub async fn bootstrap_invalid_token_auth() {
     ));
 
     let mut conn = db.get().await.unwrap();
-    let count: i64 = schema::operator_identity::table
+    let count: i64 = schema::operator_client::table
         .count()
         .get_result::<i64>(&mut conn)
         .await
@@ -265,21 +275,20 @@ pub async fn challenge_auth() {
     actors
         .vault
         .ask(Bootstrap {
-            seal_key: KeyCell::from([0u8; 32]),
-            custody: None,
+            seal_key_raw: SafeCell::new(b"test-seal-key".to_vec()),
         })
         .await
         .unwrap();
 
-    let new_key = MlDsa87::key_gen(&mut rand::rng());
+    let new_key = SigningKey::<MlDsa87>::generate();
     let pubkey_bytes = authn::PublicKey::from(verifying_key(&new_key)).to_bytes();
 
     {
         let mut conn = db.get().await.unwrap();
-        let id: OperatorId = insert_into(schema::operator_identity::table)
-            .values((schema::operator_identity::public_key.eq(pubkey_bytes.clone()),))
-            .returning(schema::operator_identity::id)
-            .get_result::<OperatorId>(&mut conn)
+        let id: i32 = insert_into(schema::operator_client::table)
+            .values((schema::operator_client::public_key.eq(pubkey_bytes.clone()),))
+            .returning(schema::operator_client::id)
+            .get_result(&mut conn)
             .await
             .unwrap();
         integrity::sign_entity(
@@ -352,19 +361,18 @@ pub async fn challenge_auth_rejects_integrity_tag_mismatch_when_unsealed() {
     actors
         .vault
         .ask(Bootstrap {
-            seal_key: KeyCell::from([0u8; 32]),
-            custody: None,
+            seal_key_raw: SafeCell::new(b"test-seal-key".to_vec()),
         })
         .await
         .unwrap();
 
-    let new_key = MlDsa87::key_gen(&mut rand::rng());
+    let new_key = SigningKey::<MlDsa87>::generate();
     let pubkey_bytes = authn::PublicKey::from(verifying_key(&new_key)).to_bytes();
 
     {
         let mut conn = db.get().await.unwrap();
-        insert_into(schema::operator_identity::table)
-            .values((schema::operator_identity::public_key.eq(pubkey_bytes.clone()),))
+        insert_into(schema::operator_client::table)
+            .values((schema::operator_client::public_key.eq(pubkey_bytes.clone()),))
             .execute(&mut conn)
             .await
             .unwrap();
@@ -426,21 +434,20 @@ pub async fn challenge_auth_rejects_invalid_signature() {
     actors
         .vault
         .ask(Bootstrap {
-            seal_key: KeyCell::from([0u8; 32]),
-            custody: None,
+            seal_key_raw: SafeCell::new(b"test-seal-key".to_vec()),
         })
         .await
         .unwrap();
 
-    let new_key = MlDsa87::key_gen(&mut rand::rng());
+    let new_key = SigningKey::<MlDsa87>::generate();
     let pubkey_bytes = authn::PublicKey::from(verifying_key(&new_key)).to_bytes();
 
     {
         let mut conn = db.get().await.unwrap();
-        let id: OperatorId = insert_into(schema::operator_identity::table)
-            .values((schema::operator_identity::public_key.eq(pubkey_bytes.clone()),))
-            .returning(schema::operator_identity::id)
-            .get_result::<OperatorId>(&mut conn)
+        let id: i32 = insert_into(schema::operator_client::table)
+            .values((schema::operator_client::public_key.eq(pubkey_bytes.clone()),))
+            .returning(schema::operator_client::id)
+            .get_result(&mut conn)
             .await
             .unwrap();
         integrity::sign_entity(
@@ -499,92 +506,3 @@ pub async fn challenge_auth_rejects_invalid_signature() {
         Err(auth::Error::InvalidChallengeSolution)
     ));
 }
-
-/// The bootstrap token authorises registering committee members *before* the
-/// vault exists. Once any bootstrap path succeeds it must stop working, or its
-/// holder could keep minting operator identities until the next restart.
-#[tokio::test]
-#[test_log::test]
-pub async fn bootstrap_token_rejected_after_bootstrap() {
-    let db = db::create_test_pool().await;
-    let actors = GlobalActors::spawn(db.clone()).await.unwrap();
-    let token = actors.bootstrapper.ask(GetToken).await.unwrap().unwrap();
-
-    actors
-        .vault
-        .ask(Bootstrap {
-            seal_key: KeyCell::from([0u8; 32]),
-            custody: None,
-        })
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-
-    // `Bootstrapped` travels through the message bus, so the token disappears
-    // a couple of actor turns after the bootstrap call returns.
-    let mut retired = false;
-    for _ in 0..100 {
-        if actors.bootstrapper.ask(GetToken).await.unwrap().is_none() {
-            retired = true;
-            break;
-        }
-        tokio::task::yield_now().await;
-    }
-    assert!(
-        retired,
-        "the bootstrap token must be retired once the vault is bootstrapped"
-    );
-
-    let (mut server_transport, mut test_transport) = ChannelTransport::new();
-    let db_for_task = db.clone();
-    let task = tokio::spawn(async move {
-        let mut props = OperatorConnection::new(db_for_task, actors);
-        auth::authenticate(&mut props, &mut server_transport).await
-    });
-
-    let new_key = MlDsa87::key_gen(&mut rand::rng());
-    test_transport
-        .send(auth::Inbound::AuthChallengeRequest {
-            pubkey: verifying_key(&new_key).into(),
-            bootstrap_token: Some(token.into_bytes()),
-        })
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-
-    let response = test_transport
-        .recv()
-        .await
-        .expect("should receive challenge");
-    let challenge = match response {
-        Ok(auth::Outbound::AuthChallenge { challenge }) => challenge,
-        other => panic!("Expected AuthChallenge, got {other:?}"),
-    };
-
-    let signature = sign_operator_challenge(&new_key, &challenge);
-    test_transport
-        .send(auth::Inbound::AuthChallengeSolution {
-            signature: signature.to_bytes(),
-        })
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-
-    let response = test_transport
-        .recv()
-        .await
-        .expect("should receive auth result");
-    assert!(
-        matches!(response, Err(auth::Error::InvalidBootstrapToken)),
-        "a spent bootstrap token must not authorise a new identity, got {response:?}"
-    );
-    assert!(task.await.unwrap().is_err(), "authentication must fail");
-
-    let mut conn = db.get().await.unwrap();
-    let registered: i64 = schema::operator_identity::table
-        .count()
-        .get_result(&mut conn)
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(
-        registered, 0,
-        "no identity may be registered after the bootstrap"
-    );
-}

server/crates/arbiter-server/tests/operator/unseal.rs

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-use arbiter_crypto::authn;
+use arbiter_crypto::{
+    authn,
+    safecell::{SafeCell, SafeCellHandle as _},
+};
 use arbiter_server::{
     actors::{
         GlobalActors,
         vault::{Bootstrap, Seal},
     },
-    crypto::KeyCell,
-    db::{self, models::OperatorId},
+    db,
     peers::operator::{
         Credentials,
         vault_gate::{
@@ -14,13 +16,13 @@ use arbiter_server::{
     },
 };
 
-use chacha20poly1305::{AeadInPlace, XChaCha20Poly1305, XNonce, aead::KeyInit};
+use chacha20poly1305::{AeadInOut, XChaCha20Poly1305, XNonce, aead::KeyInit};
 use kameo::actor::Spawn as _;
 use tokio::sync::oneshot;
 use x25519_dalek::{EphemeralSecret, PublicKey};
 
 async fn setup_sealed_gate(
-    seal_key: [u8; 32],
+    seal_key: &[u8],
 ) -> (
     db::DatabasePool,
     kameo::actor::ActorRef<VaultGate>,
@@ -32,8 +34,7 @@ async fn setup_sealed_gate(
     actors
         .vault
         .ask(Bootstrap {
-            seal_key: KeyCell::from(seal_key),
-            custody: None,
+            seal_key_raw: SafeCell::new(seal_key.to_vec()),
         })
         .await
         .unwrap();
@@ -41,10 +42,7 @@ async fn setup_sealed_gate(
 
     let (promotion_tx, promotion_rx) = oneshot::channel();
     let pubkey = authn::SigningKey::generate().public_key();
-    let auth_creds = Credentials {
-        id: OperatorId::from_raw(1),
-        pubkey,
-    };
+    let auth_creds = Credentials { id: 1, pubkey };
     let gate = VaultGate::spawn(VaultGate::new(auth_creds, actors, db.clone(), promotion_tx));
 
     (db, gate, promotion_rx)
@@ -85,10 +83,10 @@ async fn client_dh_encrypt(
 #[tokio::test]
 #[test_log::test]
 pub async fn unseal_success() {
-    let seal_key = [7u8; 32];
+    let seal_key = b"test-seal-key";
     let (_db, gate, _promotion_rx) = setup_sealed_gate(seal_key).await;
 
-    let encrypted_key = client_dh_encrypt(&gate, &seal_key).await;
+    let encrypted_key = client_dh_encrypt(&gate, seal_key).await;
 
     let response = gate.ask(encrypted_key).await;
     assert!(matches!(response, Ok(())));
@@ -97,10 +95,10 @@ pub async fn unseal_success() {
 #[tokio::test]
 #[test_log::test]
 pub async fn unseal_wrong_seal_key() {
-    let seal_key = [7u8; 32];
+    let seal_key = b"test-seal-key";
     let (_db, gate, _promotion_rx) = setup_sealed_gate(seal_key).await;
 
-    let encrypted_key = client_dh_encrypt(&gate, &[8u8; 32]).await;
+    let encrypted_key = client_dh_encrypt(&gate, b"wrong-key").await;
 
     let response = gate.ask(encrypted_key).await;
     assert!(matches!(
@@ -114,7 +112,7 @@ pub async fn unseal_wrong_seal_key() {
 #[tokio::test]
 #[test_log::test]
 pub async fn unseal_corrupted_ciphertext() {
-    let seal_key = [7u8; 32];
+    let seal_key = b"test-seal-key";
     let (_db, gate, _promotion_rx) = setup_sealed_gate(seal_key).await;
 
     let client_secret = EphemeralSecret::random();
@@ -145,11 +143,11 @@ pub async fn unseal_corrupted_ciphertext() {
 #[tokio::test]
 #[test_log::test]
 pub async fn unseal_retry_after_invalid_key() {
-    let seal_key = [9u8; 32];
+    let seal_key = b"real-seal-key";
     let (_db, gate, _promotion_rx) = setup_sealed_gate(seal_key).await;
 
     {
-        let encrypted_key = client_dh_encrypt(&gate, &[8u8; 32]).await;
+        let encrypted_key = client_dh_encrypt(&gate, b"wrong-key").await;
 
         let response = gate.ask(encrypted_key).await;
         assert!(matches!(
@@ -161,7 +159,7 @@ pub async fn unseal_retry_after_invalid_key() {
     }
 
     {
-        let encrypted_key = client_dh_encrypt(&gate, &seal_key).await;
+        let encrypted_key = client_dh_encrypt(&gate, seal_key).await;
 
         let response = gate.ask(encrypted_key).await;
         assert!(matches!(response, Ok(())));

server/crates/arbiter-server/tests/vault.rs

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ mod common;
 
 #[path = "vault/concurrency.rs"]
 mod concurrency;
-#[path = "vault/custody.rs"]
-mod custody;
 #[path = "vault/lifecycle.rs"]
 mod lifecycle;
 #[path = "vault/storage.rs"]

server/crates/arbiter-server/tests/vault/concurrency.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use arbiter_server::{
         GlobalActors,
         vault::{CreateNew, Error, Vault},
     },
-    crypto::KeyCell,
     db::{self, models, schema},
 };
 
@@ -15,8 +14,6 @@ use kameo::actor::{ActorRef, Spawn as _};
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use tokio::task::JoinSet;
 
-const TEST_AAD: &[u8] = b"test-aad";
-
 async fn write_concurrently(
     actor: ActorRef<Vault>,
     prefix: &'static str,
@@ -30,7 +27,6 @@ async fn write_concurrently(
             let id = actor
                 .ask(CreateNew {
                     plaintext: SafeCell::new(plaintext.clone()),
-                    aad: TEST_AAD.to_vec(),
                 })
                 .await
                 .unwrap();
@@ -124,7 +120,7 @@ async fn insert_failure_does_not_create_partial_row() {
     drop(conn);
 
     let err = actor
-        .create_new(SafeCell::new(b"should fail".to_vec()), TEST_AAD.to_vec())
+        .create_new(SafeCell::new(b"should fail".to_vec()))
         .await
         .unwrap_err();
     assert!(matches!(err, Error::DatabaseTransaction(_)));
@@ -170,12 +166,12 @@ async fn decrypt_roundtrip_after_high_concurrency() {
         .await
         .unwrap();
     decryptor
-        .try_unseal(KeyCell::from([0u8; 32]))
+        .try_unseal(SafeCell::new(b"test-seal-key".to_vec()))
         .await
         .unwrap();
 
     for (id, plaintext) in expected {
-        let mut decrypted = decryptor.decrypt(id, TEST_AAD.to_vec()).await.unwrap();
+        let mut decrypted = decryptor.decrypt(id).await.unwrap();
         assert_eq!(*decrypted.read(), plaintext);
     }
 }

server/crates/arbiter-server/tests/vault/custody.rs

@@ -1,317 +0,0 @@
-//! End-to-end coverage for the Shamir custody ceremonies.
-
-use arbiter_crypto::safecell::{SafeCell, SafeCellHandle as _};
-use arbiter_server::{
-    actors::{
-        GlobalActors,
-        vault::{Bootstrap, GetState, Seal, VaultState},
-        vault_coordinator::{ContributeBootstrap, ContributeUnseal, StartBootstrap},
-    },
-    crypto::{KeyCell, shamir},
-    db::{self, models::OperatorId, schema},
-};
-
-use diesel::{ExpressionMethods as _, QueryDsl};
-use diesel_async::RunQueryDsl;
-
-/// Register `count` operator identities so committee members satisfy the
-/// foreign key from `operator` to `operator_identity`.
-async fn register_operators(db: &db::DatabasePool, count: usize) -> Vec<OperatorId> {
-    let mut conn = db.get().await.unwrap();
-    let mut ids = Vec::with_capacity(count);
-    for index in 0..count {
-        let pubkey = vec![u8::try_from(index).unwrap(); 32];
-        let id: OperatorId = diesel::insert_into(schema::operator_identity::table)
-            .values((schema::operator_identity::public_key.eq(pubkey),))
-            .returning(schema::operator_identity::id)
-            .get_result(&mut conn)
-            .await
-            .unwrap();
-        ids.push(id);
-    }
-    ids
-}
-
-async fn stored_share_count(db: &db::DatabasePool) -> i64 {
-    let mut conn = db.get().await.unwrap();
-    schema::operator::table
-        .count()
-        .get_result(&mut conn)
-        .await
-        .unwrap()
-}
-
-async fn stored_threshold(db: &db::DatabasePool) -> Option<i32> {
-    let mut conn = db.get().await.unwrap();
-    schema::arbiter_settings::table
-        .select(schema::arbiter_settings::shamir_threshold)
-        .first(&mut conn)
-        .await
-        .unwrap()
-}
-
-fn passphrase(seed: u8) -> SafeCell<Vec<u8>> {
-    SafeCell::new(vec![seed; 16])
-}
-
-/// The happy path: three operators bootstrap, and any two of them reopen the
-/// vault after it is sealed.
-#[tokio::test]
-#[test_log::test]
-async fn committee_of_three_unseals_with_two_passphrases() {
-    let db = db::create_test_pool().await;
-    let actors = GlobalActors::spawn(db.clone()).await.unwrap();
-    let operators = register_operators(&db, 3).await;
-
-    actors
-        .vault_coordinator
-        .ask(StartBootstrap {
-            operator_id: operators[0],
-            declared_count: 3,
-        })
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-
-    for (index, operator_id) in operators.iter().enumerate() {
-        let finished = actors
-            .vault_coordinator
-            .ask(ContributeBootstrap {
-                operator_id: *operator_id,
-                passphrase: passphrase(u8::try_from(index).unwrap()),
-            })
-            .await
-            .unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(
-            finished,
-            index == 2,
-            "the ceremony finishes only on the last contribution"
-        );
-    }
-
-    assert_eq!(
-        actors.vault.ask(GetState {}).await.unwrap(),
-        VaultState::Unsealed
-    );
-    assert_eq!(stored_share_count(&db).await, 3);
-    assert_eq!(stored_threshold(&db).await, Some(2));
-
-    actors.vault.ask(Seal {}).await.unwrap();
-
-    let first = actors
-        .vault_coordinator
-        .ask(ContributeUnseal {
-            operator_id: operators[0],
-            passphrase: passphrase(0),
-        })
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-    assert!(!first, "one of two shares must not unseal");
-
-    let second = actors
-        .vault_coordinator
-        .ask(ContributeUnseal {
-            operator_id: operators[2],
-            passphrase: passphrase(2),
-        })
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-    assert!(second, "the threshold contribution should unseal the vault");
-    assert_eq!(
-        actors.vault.ask(GetState {}).await.unwrap(),
-        VaultState::Unsealed
-    );
-}
-
-/// Shares that describe a seal key the vault never adopted would make the vault
-/// permanently un-unsealable, so a refused bootstrap must leave the table empty.
-#[tokio::test]
-#[test_log::test]
-async fn refused_bootstrap_stores_no_shares() {
-    let db = db::create_test_pool().await;
-    let actors = GlobalActors::spawn(db.clone()).await.unwrap();
-    let operators = register_operators(&db, 1).await;
-
-    // Another path bootstraps the vault first; the ceremony now has nowhere to go.
-    actors
-        .vault
-        .ask(Bootstrap {
-            seal_key: KeyCell::from([4u8; 32]),
-            custody: None,
-        })
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-
-    actors
-        .vault_coordinator
-        .ask(StartBootstrap {
-            operator_id: operators[0],
-            declared_count: 1,
-        })
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-
-    let error = actors
-        .vault_coordinator
-        .ask(ContributeBootstrap {
-            operator_id: operators[0],
-            passphrase: passphrase(1),
-        })
-        .await
-        .expect_err("bootstrapping an already bootstrapped vault must fail");
-    assert!(
-        format!("{error:?}").contains("AlreadyBootstrapped"),
-        "expected AlreadyBootstrapped, got {error:?}"
-    );
-
-    assert_eq!(
-        stored_share_count(&db).await,
-        0,
-        "a refused bootstrap must not leave shares behind"
-    );
-    assert_eq!(
-        stored_threshold(&db).await,
-        None,
-        "a refused bootstrap must not leave a threshold behind"
-    );
-}
-
-#[tokio::test]
-#[test_log::test]
-async fn oversized_and_degenerate_committees_are_rejected() {
-    let db = db::create_test_pool().await;
-    let actors = GlobalActors::spawn(db.clone()).await.unwrap();
-    let operators = register_operators(&db, 1).await;
-
-    for (count, expected) in [
-        (0_usize, "EmptyCommittee"),
-        (2, "UnsupportedCommittee"),
-        (shamir::MAX_COMMITTEE_SIZE + 1, "CommitteeTooLarge"),
-        (usize::MAX, "CommitteeTooLarge"),
-    ] {
-        let error = actors
-            .vault_coordinator
-            .ask(StartBootstrap {
-                operator_id: operators[0],
-                declared_count: count,
-            })
-            .await
-            .expect_err("committee size must be rejected");
-        assert!(
-            format!("{error:?}").contains(expected),
-            "expected {expected} for count {count}, got {error:?}"
-        );
-    }
-}
-
-/// A committee whose members never all show up would otherwise wedge the
-/// coordinator until restart. Only the operator that declared it may reset it.
-#[tokio::test]
-#[test_log::test]
-async fn only_the_declarer_may_restart_a_stalled_committee() {
-    let db = db::create_test_pool().await;
-    let actors = GlobalActors::spawn(db.clone()).await.unwrap();
-    let operators = register_operators(&db, 3).await;
-
-    actors
-        .vault_coordinator
-        .ask(StartBootstrap {
-            operator_id: operators[0],
-            declared_count: 3,
-        })
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-    actors
-        .vault_coordinator
-        .ask(ContributeBootstrap {
-            operator_id: operators[0],
-            passphrase: passphrase(0),
-        })
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-
-    let error = actors
-        .vault_coordinator
-        .ask(StartBootstrap {
-            operator_id: operators[1],
-            declared_count: 3,
-        })
-        .await
-        .expect_err("a bystander must not reset someone else's ceremony");
-    assert!(
-        format!("{error:?}").contains("AlreadyBootstrapping"),
-        "expected AlreadyBootstrapping, got {error:?}"
-    );
-
-    actors
-        .vault_coordinator
-        .ask(StartBootstrap {
-            operator_id: operators[0],
-            declared_count: 1,
-        })
-        .await
-        .expect("the declarer may restart the ceremony");
-
-    let finished = actors
-        .vault_coordinator
-        .ask(ContributeBootstrap {
-            operator_id: operators[0],
-            passphrase: passphrase(0),
-        })
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-    assert!(
-        finished,
-        "the restarted one-operator ceremony should complete"
-    );
-    assert_eq!(stored_share_count(&db).await, 1);
-}
-
-/// A wrong passphrase must not unseal, and the operator must be able to retry.
-#[tokio::test]
-#[test_log::test]
-async fn wrong_passphrase_is_rejected_and_retryable() {
-    let db = db::create_test_pool().await;
-    let actors = GlobalActors::spawn(db.clone()).await.unwrap();
-    let operators = register_operators(&db, 1).await;
-
-    actors
-        .vault_coordinator
-        .ask(StartBootstrap {
-            operator_id: operators[0],
-            declared_count: 1,
-        })
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-    actors
-        .vault_coordinator
-        .ask(ContributeBootstrap {
-            operator_id: operators[0],
-            passphrase: passphrase(7),
-        })
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-    actors.vault.ask(Seal {}).await.unwrap();
-
-    let error = actors
-        .vault_coordinator
-        .ask(ContributeUnseal {
-            operator_id: operators[0],
-            passphrase: passphrase(8),
-        })
-        .await
-        .expect_err("a wrong passphrase must not unseal");
-    assert!(
-        format!("{error:?}").contains("InvalidPassphrase"),
-        "expected InvalidPassphrase, got {error:?}"
-    );
-
-    let unsealed = actors
-        .vault_coordinator
-        .ask(ContributeUnseal {
-            operator_id: operators[0],
-            passphrase: passphrase(7),
-        })
-        .await
-        .expect("the operator may retry with the correct passphrase");
-    assert!(unsealed, "the retry should unseal the vault");
-}

server/crates/arbiter-server/tests/vault/lifecycle.rs

@@ -5,18 +5,13 @@ use arbiter_server::{
         GlobalActors,
         vault::{Error, Vault},
     },
-    crypto::{
-        KeyCell,
-        encryption::v1::{Nonce, ROOT_KEY_TAG},
-    },
+    crypto::encryption::v1::{Nonce, ROOT_KEY_TAG},
     db::{self, models, schema},
 };
 
 use diesel::{QueryDsl, SelectableHelper};
 use diesel_async::RunQueryDsl;
 
-const TEST_AAD: &[u8] = b"test-aad";
-
 #[tokio::test]
 #[test_log::test]
 async fn bootstrap() {
@@ -25,8 +20,8 @@ async fn bootstrap() {
         .await
         .unwrap();
 
-    let seal_key = KeyCell::from([0u8; 32]);
-    actor.bootstrap(seal_key, None).await.unwrap();
+    let seal_key = SafeCell::new(b"test-seal-key".to_vec());
+    actor.bootstrap(seal_key).await.unwrap();
 
     let mut conn = db.get().await.unwrap();
     let row: models::RootKeyHistory = schema::root_key_history::table
@@ -48,8 +43,8 @@ async fn bootstrap_rejects_double() {
     let db = db::create_test_pool().await;
     let mut actor = common::bootstrapped_vault(&db).await;
 
-    let seal_key2 = KeyCell::from([0u8; 32]);
-    let err = actor.bootstrap(seal_key2, None).await.unwrap_err();
+    let seal_key2 = SafeCell::new(b"test-seal-key".to_vec());
+    let err = actor.bootstrap(seal_key2).await.unwrap_err();
     assert!(matches!(err, Error::AlreadyBootstrapped));
 }
 
@@ -62,7 +57,7 @@ async fn create_new_before_bootstrap_fails() {
         .unwrap();
 
     let err = actor
-        .create_new(SafeCell::new(b"data".to_vec()), TEST_AAD.to_vec())
+        .create_new(SafeCell::new(b"data".to_vec()))
         .await
         .unwrap_err();
     assert!(matches!(err, Error::NotBootstrapped));
@@ -76,7 +71,7 @@ async fn decrypt_before_bootstrap_fails() {
         .await
         .unwrap();
 
-    let err = actor.decrypt(1, TEST_AAD.to_vec()).await.unwrap_err();
+    let err = actor.decrypt(1).await.unwrap_err();
     assert!(matches!(err, Error::NotBootstrapped));
 }
 
@@ -90,7 +85,7 @@ async fn new_restores_sealed_state() {
     let mut actor2 = Vault::new(db, GlobalActors::spawn_message_bus())
         .await
         .unwrap();
-    let err = actor2.decrypt(1, TEST_AAD.to_vec()).await.unwrap_err();
+    let err = actor2.decrypt(1).await.unwrap_err();
     assert!(matches!(err, Error::Sealed));
 }
 
@@ -102,7 +97,7 @@ async fn unseal_correct_password() {
 
     let plaintext = b"survive a restart";
     let aead_id = actor
-        .create_new(SafeCell::new(plaintext.to_vec()), TEST_AAD.to_vec())
+        .create_new(SafeCell::new(plaintext.to_vec()))
         .await
         .unwrap();
     drop(actor);
@@ -110,10 +105,10 @@ async fn unseal_correct_password() {
     let mut actor = Vault::new(db.clone(), GlobalActors::spawn_message_bus())
         .await
         .unwrap();
-    let seal_key = KeyCell::from([0u8; 32]);
+    let seal_key = SafeCell::new(b"test-seal-key".to_vec());
     actor.try_unseal(seal_key).await.unwrap();
 
-    let mut decrypted = actor.decrypt(aead_id, TEST_AAD.to_vec()).await.unwrap();
+    let mut decrypted = actor.decrypt(aead_id).await.unwrap();
     assert_eq!(*decrypted.read(), plaintext);
 }
 
@@ -125,7 +120,7 @@ async fn unseal_wrong_then_correct_password() {
 
     let plaintext = b"important data";
     let aead_id = actor
-        .create_new(SafeCell::new(plaintext.to_vec()), TEST_AAD.to_vec())
+        .create_new(SafeCell::new(plaintext.to_vec()))
         .await
         .unwrap();
     drop(actor);
@@ -134,13 +129,13 @@ async fn unseal_wrong_then_correct_password() {
         .await
         .unwrap();
 
-    let bad_key = KeyCell::from([1u8; 32]);
+    let bad_key = SafeCell::new(b"wrong-password".to_vec());
     let err = actor.try_unseal(bad_key).await.unwrap_err();
     assert!(matches!(err, Error::InvalidKey));
 
-    let good_key = KeyCell::from([0u8; 32]);
+    let good_key = SafeCell::new(b"test-seal-key".to_vec());
     actor.try_unseal(good_key).await.unwrap();
 
-    let mut decrypted = actor.decrypt(aead_id, TEST_AAD.to_vec()).await.unwrap();
+    let mut decrypted = actor.decrypt(aead_id).await.unwrap();
     assert_eq!(*decrypted.read(), plaintext);
 }

server/crates/arbiter-server/tests/vault/storage.rs

@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ use diesel::{ExpressionMethods as _, QueryDsl, SelectableHelper, dsl::update};
 use diesel_async::RunQueryDsl;
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 
-const TEST_AAD: &[u8] = b"test-aad";
-
 #[tokio::test]
 #[test_log::test]
 async fn create_decrypt_roundtrip() {
@@ -20,11 +18,11 @@ async fn create_decrypt_roundtrip() {
 
     let plaintext = b"hello arbiter";
     let aead_id = actor
-        .create_new(SafeCell::new(plaintext.to_vec()), TEST_AAD.to_vec())
+        .create_new(SafeCell::new(plaintext.to_vec()))
         .await
         .unwrap();
 
-    let mut decrypted = actor.decrypt(aead_id, TEST_AAD.to_vec()).await.unwrap();
+    let mut decrypted = actor.decrypt(aead_id).await.unwrap();
     assert_eq!(*decrypted.read(), plaintext);
 }
 
@@ -34,7 +32,7 @@ async fn decrypt_nonexistent_returns_not_found() {
     let db = db::create_test_pool().await;
     let mut actor = common::bootstrapped_vault(&db).await;
 
-    let err = actor.decrypt(9999, TEST_AAD.to_vec()).await.unwrap_err();
+    let err = actor.decrypt(9999).await.unwrap_err();
     assert!(matches!(err, Error::NotFound));
 }
 
@@ -46,11 +44,11 @@ async fn ciphertext_differs_across_entries() {
 
     let plaintext = b"same content";
     let id1 = actor
-        .create_new(SafeCell::new(plaintext.to_vec()), TEST_AAD.to_vec())
+        .create_new(SafeCell::new(plaintext.to_vec()))
         .await
         .unwrap();
     let id2 = actor
-        .create_new(SafeCell::new(plaintext.to_vec()), TEST_AAD.to_vec())
+        .create_new(SafeCell::new(plaintext.to_vec()))
         .await
         .unwrap();
 
@@ -70,8 +68,8 @@ async fn ciphertext_differs_across_entries() {
 
     assert_ne!(row1.ciphertext, row2.ciphertext);
 
-    let mut d1 = actor.decrypt(id1, TEST_AAD.to_vec()).await.unwrap();
-    let mut d2 = actor.decrypt(id2, TEST_AAD.to_vec()).await.unwrap();
+    let mut d1 = actor.decrypt(id1).await.unwrap();
+    let mut d2 = actor.decrypt(id2).await.unwrap();
     assert_eq!(*d1.read(), plaintext);
     assert_eq!(*d2.read(), plaintext);
 }
@@ -85,7 +83,7 @@ async fn nonce_never_reused() {
     let n = 5;
     for i in 0..n {
         actor
-            .create_new(SafeCell::new(format!("secret {i}").into_bytes()), TEST_AAD.to_vec())
+            .create_new(SafeCell::new(format!("secret {i}").into_bytes()))
             .await
             .unwrap();
     }
@@ -139,7 +137,7 @@ async fn broken_db_nonce_format_fails_closed() {
     drop(conn);
 
     let err = actor
-        .create_new(SafeCell::new(b"must fail".to_vec()), TEST_AAD.to_vec())
+        .create_new(SafeCell::new(b"must fail".to_vec()))
         .await
         .unwrap_err();
     assert!(matches!(err, Error::BrokenDatabase));
@@ -147,7 +145,7 @@ async fn broken_db_nonce_format_fails_closed() {
     let db = db::create_test_pool().await;
     let mut actor = common::bootstrapped_vault(&db).await;
     let id = actor
-        .create_new(SafeCell::new(b"decrypt target".to_vec()), TEST_AAD.to_vec())
+        .create_new(SafeCell::new(b"decrypt target".to_vec()))
         .await
         .unwrap();
     let mut conn = db.get().await.unwrap();
@@ -158,6 +156,6 @@ async fn broken_db_nonce_format_fails_closed() {
         .unwrap();
     drop(conn);
 
-    let err = actor.decrypt(id, TEST_AAD.to_vec()).await.unwrap_err();
+    let err = actor.decrypt(id).await.unwrap_err();
     assert!(matches!(err, Error::BrokenDatabase));
 }