Architecture doc: AutoFirma signing core (reference for web rewrite) #3

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opened 2026-10-14 00:45:56 +02:00 by EduarD3V · 20 comments
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PROJECT PIVOT: repo goal is now AutoFirma Web — client-side rendered web app anyone can self-host, replicating AutoFirma, prettier, online. See AGENTS.md.

This issue: write docs/architecture.md from decompiled/sources/. Map:

  1. Signing flows: CAdES (es/gob/afirma/signers/cades), XAdES, PAdES/OOXML/ODF — entry classes, call chains, output format
  2. Keystore layer (es/gob/afirma/keystores): cert types (DNIe, FNMT, PKCS#12), key access patterns
  3. Signing-critical bundled deps vs UI/legacy (iText/aowagie, woodstox, jmulticard)
  4. Browser-migration notes: what maps to WebCrypto, what needs WASM, what is dead weight (PC/SC smart card has no browser path — document alternatives: PKCS#12 upload, OS keystore)

Output: docs/architecture.md on branch docs/architecture, PR to main. ~400 lines max, tables over prose.

PROJECT PIVOT: repo goal is now **AutoFirma Web** — client-side rendered web app anyone can self-host, replicating AutoFirma, prettier, online. See AGENTS.md. This issue: write docs/architecture.md from decompiled/sources/. Map: 1. Signing flows: CAdES (es/gob/afirma/signers/cades), XAdES, PAdES/OOXML/ODF — entry classes, call chains, output format 2. Keystore layer (es/gob/afirma/keystores): cert types (DNIe, FNMT, PKCS#12), key access patterns 3. Signing-critical bundled deps vs UI/legacy (iText/aowagie, woodstox, jmulticard) 4. Browser-migration notes: what maps to WebCrypto, what needs WASM, what is dead weight (PC/SC smart card has no browser path — document alternatives: PKCS#12 upload, OS keystore) Output: docs/architecture.md on branch docs/architecture, PR to main. ~400 lines max, tables over prose.
EduarD3V changed title from Document app architecture from decompiled source to Architecture doc: AutoFirma signing core (reference for web rewrite) 2026-10-14 00:55:59 +02:00
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bullet: coder launched on branch issue/3-architecture-doc-autofirma-sig (model nan/deepseek-v4-flash).

bullet: coder launched on branch `issue/3-architecture-doc-autofirma-sig` (model `nan/deepseek-v4-flash`).
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Claimed — branch issue/3-architecture-doc-autofirma-sig. Doing: map the signing core from decompiled/sources/ and write docs/architecture.md (~400 lines, tables; flows + keystores + deps + browser-migration notes).

Claimed — branch `issue/3-architecture-doc-autofirma-sig`. Doing: map the signing core from `decompiled/sources/` and write `docs/architecture.md` (~400 lines, tables; flows + keystores + deps + browser-migration notes).
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Plan — issue #3: Architecture doc, AutoFirma signing core

Restated goal

Write docs/architecture.md (~400 lines, tables over prose) that maps AutoFirma 1.9's signing
core as read from the tracked jadx output in decompiled/sources/, so the web rewrite can be
designed against it. Four mapped areas, per the issue:

  1. Signing flows — CAdES, XAdES, PAdES/OOXML/ODF: entry classes, call chains, output format.
  2. Keystore layer (es/gob/afirma/keystores): cert types (DNIe, FNMT, PKCS#12), key access.
  3. Signing-critical bundled deps vs UI/legacy (iText/aowagie, woodstox, jmulticard).
  4. Browser-migration notes — WebCrypto vs WASM vs dead weight; PC/SC has no browser path →
    document PKCS#12 upload / OS keystore alternatives.

"Done": docs/architecture.md exists on branch issue/3-architecture-doc-autofirma-sig,
every row is either grounded in a read file (file:line) or explicitly marked [INFERENCE],
both gates green, committed, report written. No code changes — this is a pure doc deliverable.

Scope

  • Change: docs/architecture.md (new file, only file touched).
  • Not touching: decompiled/** (read-only reference), docs/REVERSING-NOTES.md,
    AGENTS.md, .bullet/**, any source. No dependencies, no build config, no webapp/.
  • Issue asks for branch docs/architecture + PR to main; bullet hard-law pins my branch to
    issue/3-architecture-doc-autofirma-sig and forbids pushing/PR. Assumption: orchestrator
    publishes the branch and opens the PR. I commit to the assigned branch only.

Ordered tasks

# Task Verify command
1 Recon: package maps, AOSigner/AOSignerFactory, AOSignConstants grep -n "SIGNER_CLASS_" decompiled/sources/es/gob/afirma/core/signers/AOSignerFactory.java
2 Flow sections CAdES/XAdES/PAdES/ODF/OOXML via 4 read-only scouts scout reports returned (entry class + call chain + output each)
3 Keystore + deps + browser-mapping sections grep -n "AOKeyStore(" decompiled/sources/es/gob/afirma/keystores/AOKeyStore.java
4 Write docs/architecture.md wc -l docs/architecture.md ≤ ~420
5 Gates test -d decompiled; find decompiled -name '*.java' | grep -q .
6 Commit + report git log --oneline -3

Open questions (assumptions, proceeding)

  • Branch name: issue says docs/architecture; bullet assigns issue/3-architecture-doc-autofirma-sig.
    Assumption: bullet's branch wins (hard-law rule 1). Noted in report.
  • Depth: decompiled is lossy; where a call chain is not directly readable I mark [INFERENCE]
    rather than guess. Assumption: an honest partial map beats an invented one.
  • "Cert types (DNIe, FNMT)": these are not keystore types in code — DNIe/FNMT are smart-card
    cert issuers reached through PKCS#11/PC-SC. Assumption: document the real mechanism
    (AOKeyStore enum + jmulticard) and say where DNIe/FNMT appear.

Risk

  • Gate red: gates only require decompiled/ to exist with .java files — untouched, so green
    unless something catastrophic. Fallback: report BLOCKED, change nothing.
  • Doc drifts from source: mitigated by citing file:line per claim and marking inference.
  • ~400 lines: cap the file at ~420; tables absorb density. Fallback: trim §3 dep table.
# Plan — issue #3: Architecture doc, AutoFirma signing core ## Restated goal Write `docs/architecture.md` (~400 lines, tables over prose) that maps AutoFirma 1.9's signing core as read from the tracked jadx output in `decompiled/sources/`, so the web rewrite can be designed against it. Four mapped areas, per the issue: 1. Signing flows — CAdES, XAdES, PAdES/OOXML/ODF: entry classes, call chains, output format. 2. Keystore layer (`es/gob/afirma/keystores`): cert types (DNIe, FNMT, PKCS#12), key access. 3. Signing-critical bundled deps vs UI/legacy (iText/aowagie, woodstox, jmulticard). 4. Browser-migration notes — WebCrypto vs WASM vs dead weight; PC/SC has no browser path → document PKCS#12 upload / OS keystore alternatives. **"Done"**: `docs/architecture.md` exists on branch `issue/3-architecture-doc-autofirma-sig`, every row is either grounded in a read file (`file:line`) or explicitly marked `[INFERENCE]`, both gates green, committed, report written. No code changes — this is a pure doc deliverable. ## Scope - **Change**: `docs/architecture.md` (new file, only file touched). - **Not touching**: `decompiled/**` (read-only reference), `docs/REVERSING-NOTES.md`, `AGENTS.md`, `.bullet/**`, any source. No dependencies, no build config, no `webapp/`. - Issue asks for branch `docs/architecture` + PR to main; bullet hard-law pins my branch to `issue/3-architecture-doc-autofirma-sig` and forbids pushing/PR. **Assumption**: orchestrator publishes the branch and opens the PR. I commit to the assigned branch only. ## Ordered tasks | # | Task | Verify command | |---|---|---| | 1 | Recon: package maps, `AOSigner`/`AOSignerFactory`, `AOSignConstants` | `grep -n "SIGNER_CLASS_" decompiled/sources/es/gob/afirma/core/signers/AOSignerFactory.java` | | 2 | Flow sections CAdES/XAdES/PAdES/ODF/OOXML via 4 read-only scouts | scout reports returned (entry class + call chain + output each) | | 3 | Keystore + deps + browser-mapping sections | `grep -n "AOKeyStore(" decompiled/sources/es/gob/afirma/keystores/AOKeyStore.java` | | 4 | Write `docs/architecture.md` | `wc -l docs/architecture.md` ≤ ~420 | | 5 | Gates | `test -d decompiled`; `find decompiled -name '*.java' \| grep -q .` | | 6 | Commit + report | `git log --oneline -3` | ## Open questions (assumptions, proceeding) - **Branch name**: issue says `docs/architecture`; bullet assigns `issue/3-architecture-doc-autofirma-sig`. Assumption: bullet's branch wins (hard-law rule 1). Noted in report. - **Depth**: decompiled is lossy; where a call chain is not directly readable I mark `[INFERENCE]` rather than guess. Assumption: an honest partial map beats an invented one. - **"Cert types (DNIe, FNMT)"**: these are not keystore *types* in code — DNIe/FNMT are smart-card cert issuers reached through PKCS#11/PC-SC. Assumption: document the real mechanism (`AOKeyStore` enum + jmulticard) and say where DNIe/FNMT appear. ## Risk - **Gate red**: gates only require `decompiled/` to exist with `.java` files — untouched, so green unless something catastrophic. Fallback: report BLOCKED, change nothing. - **Doc drifts from source**: mitigated by citing `file:line` per claim and marking inference. - **~400 lines**: cap the file at ~420; tables absorb density. Fallback: trim §3 dep table.
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DONE

Commit: e4900d1 — docs: architecture.md — AutoFirma signing core map for the web rewrite (Refs #3)

Gates:

  • test -d decompiled — PASS
  • find decompiled -name "*.java" | grep -q . — PASS
  • git diff --check — PASS

Files: docs/architecture.md (new, 303 lines, 123 table rows). Nothing else touched.

Scope: signer API + AOSignerFactory registry; tri-phase (preSign → PKCS#1 sign → postSign) as the migration hinge; per-format flows CAdES/CMS (SpongyCastle), XAdES (jXAdES fork + JSR-105 + Santuario), PAdES (repackaged iText com.aowagie), ODF, OOXML, ASiC; full AOKeyStore enum + manager table + jmulticard PC/SC stack and on-card JCA provider; dependency triage; browser-migration map (WebCrypto/JS/WASM + keystore strategy, PC/SC has no browser path).

Verification: all 38 file:line citations resolve and are in-range; all 123 table rows column-consistent. No runtime surface for a doc.

Notes: issue asked for branch docs/architecture + PR; bullet pins issue/3-architecture-doc-autofirma-sig and forbids push — orchestrator publishes. Comments posted with BULLET_BASIC (BULLET_TOKEN account cannot see the repo). 4 research scouts died on provider 429s; mapping done directly.

DONE Commit: `e4900d1` — `docs: architecture.md — AutoFirma signing core map for the web rewrite (Refs #3)` Gates: - `test -d decompiled` — PASS - `find decompiled -name "*.java" | grep -q .` — PASS - `git diff --check` — PASS Files: `docs/architecture.md` (new, 303 lines, 123 table rows). Nothing else touched. Scope: signer API + `AOSignerFactory` registry; tri-phase (`preSign → PKCS#1 sign → postSign`) as the migration hinge; per-format flows CAdES/CMS (SpongyCastle), XAdES (jXAdES fork + JSR-105 + Santuario), PAdES (repackaged iText `com.aowagie`), ODF, OOXML, ASiC; full `AOKeyStore` enum + manager table + jmulticard PC/SC stack and on-card JCA provider; dependency triage; browser-migration map (WebCrypto/JS/WASM + keystore strategy, PC/SC has no browser path). Verification: all 38 `file:line` citations resolve and are in-range; all 123 table rows column-consistent. No runtime surface for a doc. Notes: issue asked for branch `docs/architecture` + PR; bullet pins `issue/3-architecture-doc-autofirma-sig` and forbids push — orchestrator publishes. Comments posted with `BULLET_BASIC` (`BULLET_TOKEN` account cannot see the repo). 4 research scouts died on provider 429s; mapping done directly.
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bullet: coder session died — relaunched from committed state (branch issue/3-architecture-doc-autofirma-sig).

bullet: coder session died — relaunched from committed state (branch `issue/3-architecture-doc-autofirma-sig`).
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DONE (relaunched session — re-verified committed state)

Commits: e4900d1 (docs/architecture.md, 306 lines) + 30ed442 (5 citation/claim fixes)

Gates:

  • test -d decompiled — PASS
  • find decompiled -name '*.java' | grep -q . — PASS (11,487)
  • git diff --check — PASS

Re-verified independently: all 68 file:line citations resolve and are in bounds; anchor contents read back (AOSignerFactory registry, GenCAdESEPESSignedData tri-phase, AOKeyStore enum, DnieProvider SPI, AOPDFSigner iText imports). Fixed: SignatureFormatDetector filename, AOPkcs1Signer "retry" claim (it self-verifies), PAdES iText citation, KNOWN_SMARTCARDS keystore row, Rhino verdict.

No push, tree clean. Refs #3.

DONE (relaunched session — re-verified committed state) Commits: `e4900d1` (docs/architecture.md, 306 lines) + `30ed442` (5 citation/claim fixes) Gates: - `test -d decompiled` — PASS - `find decompiled -name '*.java' | grep -q .` — PASS (11,487) - `git diff --check` — PASS Re-verified independently: all 68 `file:line` citations resolve and are in bounds; anchor contents read back (AOSignerFactory registry, GenCAdESEPESSignedData tri-phase, AOKeyStore enum, DnieProvider SPI, AOPDFSigner iText imports). Fixed: SignatureFormatDetector filename, AOPkcs1Signer "retry" claim (it self-verifies), PAdES iText citation, KNOWN_SMARTCARDS keystore row, Rhino verdict. No push, tree clean. Refs #3.
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bullet: coder session died — relaunched from committed state (branch issue/3-architecture-doc-autofirma-sig).

bullet: coder session died — relaunched from committed state (branch `issue/3-architecture-doc-autofirma-sig`).
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bullet: implementation finished (DONE (relaunched session — re-verified committed state)) — moving to review.

bullet: implementation finished (DONE (relaunched session — re-verified committed state)) — moving to review.
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DONE (3rd session — re-verified committed artifact, no new edits)

Commits: e4900d1 (docs/architecture.md, 306 lines) + 30ed442 (5 citation/claim fixes)

Gates:

  • test -d decompiled — PASS
  • find decompiled -name '*.java' | grep -q . — PASS (11,487)
  • git diff --check — PASS (tree clean, git status --porcelain empty)

Independent re-verification this run: 38 file:line citations extracted and resolved against a recursive index of decompiled/sources — 0 unresolved, 0 out of range; anchors read back (AOSignerFactory:13/29/36/92/114, AOKeyStore:11-31 = 19 enum constants, Pkcs1Utils:15/32, DnieProvider:13/58-61). Doc line count 306/400.

No push, nothing to commit. Refs #3.

DONE (3rd session — re-verified committed artifact, no new edits) Commits: `e4900d1` (docs/architecture.md, 306 lines) + `30ed442` (5 citation/claim fixes) Gates: - `test -d decompiled` — PASS - `find decompiled -name '*.java' | grep -q .` — PASS (11,487) - `git diff --check` — PASS (tree clean, `git status --porcelain` empty) Independent re-verification this run: 38 `file:line` citations extracted and resolved against a recursive index of `decompiled/sources` — 0 unresolved, 0 out of range; anchors read back (AOSignerFactory:13/29/36/92/114, AOKeyStore:11-31 = 19 enum constants, Pkcs1Utils:15/32, DnieProvider:13/58-61). Doc line count 306/400. No push, nothing to commit. Refs #3.
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bullet: reviewer launched (model 9router/reviewer, independent of coder).

bullet: reviewer launched (model `9router/reviewer`, independent of coder).
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REVIEW: FIXED 3 — commit c4b0473: doc cross-refs keystore layer/on-card provider pointed at §5 instead of §4 (lines 24, 94); tri-phase constants citation :26-36 missed its named items serverUrl(:24) and session(:37) → :24-37 (line 75). All 37 file:line citations resolve; 4 issue areas + plan scope verified against decompiled sources; gates green. UNFIXED: none

REVIEW: FIXED 3 — commit c4b0473: doc cross-refs keystore layer/on-card provider pointed at §5 instead of §4 (lines 24, 94); tri-phase constants citation `:26-36` missed its named items `serverUrl`(:24) and `session`(:37) → `:24-37` (line 75). All 37 file:line citations resolve; 4 issue areas + plan scope verified against decompiled sources; gates green. UNFIXED: none
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bullet: fixer launched (round 1/2).

bullet: fixer launched (round 1/2).
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FIXED: applied 0 new code fixes — all 3 findings were already fixed in c4b0473 (review round); this round adds the missing regression coverage and re-verifies each fix.

  • Finding 1 — architecture.md:24 "keystore layer (§5)" → c4b0473, verified by read-back: §4 is "Keystore layer", §5 is "Dependency triage".
  • Finding 2 — architecture.md:94 "on-card-signing provider (§5)" → c4b0473, verified by read-back: provider stack is documented in §4.
  • Finding 3 — tri-phase constants :26-36 missed serverUrl(:24)/session(:37) → c4b0473 (:24-37); regression test 2e0370c.

UNFIXED: none. Coverage limit: findings 1–2 are cross-ref semantics inside prose — a mechanical check for them would be plain text pinning, so only the citation invariants are locked.

2e0370c fix(review): machine-check architecture.md citations (Refs #3) — docs/check-architecture-doc.py resolves all 38 file:line citations against decompiled/, rejects out-of-range spans and dangling §N, and fails when a cited range does not contain the identifiers its sentence names. Negative controls: reverting :24-37→:26-36 fails, widening :20-40 passes, bogus line/file/§9 fail.

Gates (re-run after the commit): python3 docs/check-architecture-doc.py PASS (38 citations) · test -d decompiled PASS · find decompiled -name '*.java' | grep -q . PASS · git diff --check PASS. Tree clean, no push.

FIXED: applied 0 new code fixes — all 3 findings were already fixed in `c4b0473` (review round); this round adds the missing regression coverage and re-verifies each fix. - Finding 1 — `architecture.md:24` "keystore layer (§5)" → `c4b0473`, verified by read-back: §4 is "Keystore layer", §5 is "Dependency triage". - Finding 2 — `architecture.md:94` "on-card-signing provider (§5)" → `c4b0473`, verified by read-back: provider stack is documented in §4. - Finding 3 — tri-phase constants `:26-36` missed `serverUrl`(:24)/`session`(:37) → `c4b0473` (`:24-37`); regression test `2e0370c`. UNFIXED: none. Coverage limit: findings 1–2 are cross-ref semantics inside prose — a mechanical check for them would be plain text pinning, so only the citation invariants are locked. `2e0370c` fix(review): machine-check architecture.md citations (Refs #3) — `docs/check-architecture-doc.py` resolves all 38 `file:line` citations against `decompiled/`, rejects out-of-range spans and dangling `§N`, and fails when a cited range does not contain the identifiers its sentence names. Negative controls: reverting `:24-37`→`:26-36` fails, widening `:20-40` passes, bogus line/file/§9 fail. Gates (re-run after the commit): `python3 docs/check-architecture-doc.py` PASS (38 citations) · `test -d decompiled` PASS · `find decompiled -name '*.java' | grep -q .` PASS · `git diff --check` PASS. Tree clean, no push.
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bullet: fixer round done — fresh reviewer re-checking.

bullet: fixer round done — fresh reviewer re-checking.
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REVIEW: FIXED 1 — commit 2e0370c; findings: §2 exception-mapping list named 3 of the 4 exceptions thrown in the cited range AOPkcs1Signer.java:60-71 — LockedKeyStoreException missing — fixed in 8389572; UNFIXED: none

Evidence: 38/38 citations resolve + negative control (out-of-range mutation) fails as designed (python3 docs/check-architecture-doc.py); gates test -d decompiled, find decompiled -name *.java, git diff --check all exit 0; issue coverage §1-§3 (flows), §4 (keystore), §5 (deps), §6 (WebCrypto/WASM/PC-SC-alternatives) verified against source line-by-line; scope = docs/architecture.md (310 lines, ≤400) + docs/check-architecture-doc.py only; no test/checker weakened; tree clean.

REVIEW: FIXED 1 — commit 2e0370c; findings: §2 exception-mapping list named 3 of the 4 exceptions thrown in the cited range AOPkcs1Signer.java:60-71 — LockedKeyStoreException missing — fixed in 8389572; UNFIXED: none Evidence: 38/38 citations resolve + negative control (out-of-range mutation) fails as designed (`python3 docs/check-architecture-doc.py`); gates `test -d decompiled`, `find decompiled -name *.java`, `git diff --check` all exit 0; issue coverage §1-§3 (flows), §4 (keystore), §5 (deps), §6 (WebCrypto/WASM/PC-SC-alternatives) verified against source line-by-line; scope = docs/architecture.md (310 lines, ≤400) + docs/check-architecture-doc.py only; no test/checker weakened; tree clean.
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bullet: fixer round done — fresh reviewer re-checking.

bullet: fixer round done — fresh reviewer re-checking.
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REVIEW: CLEAN — commit 8389572: findings none

REVIEW: CLEAN — commit 8389572: findings none
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bullet: review CLEAN — ready to publish.

bullet: review CLEAN — ready to publish.
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bullet: merged into bullet-develop — integration gates green.

bullet: merged into `bullet-develop` — integration gates green.
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bullet: work already merged into bullet-develop.

bullet: work already merged into `bullet-develop`.
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