JuliaCI / JuliaCI/cryptic-buildkite-plugin

Feature request: in sign_treehashes, only resign if the treehash does not match

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Shell
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Description

We want to avoid re-signing treehashes that haven't changed, since the encrypted form is non-deterministic.

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Research direction

Locate the sign_treehashes entry point and trace how treehashes are compared and signed. Review the existing test path for this behavior; done means unchanged treehashes are not re-signed while changed treehashes still are, despite the encrypted form being non-deterministic.

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Assessment

Tech stack
shell
Domain
security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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