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Implement secure open source URL signing.

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Description

Currently, the URL signer implementation in #786 lacks the ability to generate cryptographic signatures for the URL and is not for production use with security requirements.

There are some examples of URL signing on the internet: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/static-maps/get-api-key#sample-code-for-url-signing

We could adapt these to make this implementation secure.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the URL signer implementation referenced in issue #786 and the linked Google URL-signing example. Identify the cryptographic signing behavior and production security requirements that are missing, then verify that URLs receive secure signatures meeting those requirements.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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