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# PR: Implement Ed25519 SEP-10 Authentication Middleware & Secure Escrow Endpoints

Closes #7

## Summary

This PR expands our API authentication architecture by introducing Stellar SEP-10 compliance features. It implements a robust, dual-variant middleware strategy to split standard shared-secret mechanisms from highly secure asymmetric Ed25519 signature validations. 

### Key Objectives
* **Enhanced Security for Escrow:** Gated financial mutation operations (`release` and `dispute`) behind public-key cryptographic checks.
* **Dynamic Configurations:** Bypasses third-party library limitations (`jsonwebtoken` v9 lacks EdDSA support) by safely shifting verification to the native Node.js `crypto` module.
* **Performance Control:** Implements dynamic `stellar.toml` resolution with a 1-hour cache layer to minimize outbound HTTP request overhead.

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## Type of Change

- [x] `feat` — New feature or behaviour
- [x] `test` — Tests only
- [x] `docs` — Documentation only
- [x] `security` — Security hardening

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## Changes Made

| File | Change |
|------|--------|
| `api/middleware/sep10.ts` | Implemented dual-variant middleware: `requireSep10` (existing HS256 shared-secret for SEP-12/31 gates) and `requireSep10Ed25519` (Ed25519 signature validation via Node.js native `crypto.verify`). Added dynamic `stellar.toml` key fetching at `ANCHOR_DOMAIN` with a 1-hour cache, alongside exporting `setTomlKeyCache()` and `tomlKeyCache` for test injection. |
| `api/routes/escrow.ts` | Created escrow router. Placed `POST /:id/release` and `POST /:id/dispute` behind `requireSep10Ed25519` protection. Kept read-only `GET /:id` and `POST /` open/unprotected. |
| `api/app.ts` | Mounted the newly created escrow router at the base endpoint path `/api/v1/escrow`. |
| `jest.setup.ts` | Configured environment variables to load early before any application module imports to fix foundational `config.ts` initialization order issues. |
| `api/__tests__/sep10.test.ts` | Created an integration test suite composed of 11 passing tests checking missing headers, valid tokens, expired states, signature tampering, and verified cache hits. |
| `api/middleware/README.md` | Authored comprehensive documentation clarifying the structural layout and proper consumption of the new authentication variants. |

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## Testing Done

The newly written integration suite features 11 test paths covering all core architectural components. All tests pass successfully locally.

```bash
# Run the integration test suite for the newly introduced SEP-10 middleware
npm run test api/__tests__/sep10.test.ts

Verified Scenarios:

  • Missing authorization headers yield a proper 401 Unauthorized block.
  • Fully valid tokens evaluate successfully to a 200 OK.
  • Expired or cryptographically tampered payloads accurately fallback to a 401 Unauthorized.
  • Caching verification guarantees the stellar.toml endpoint is called exactly once during sequential calls.

Checklist

  • Tests pass locally (see above)
  • New logic is covered by tests (unit, integration, and/or property-based as appropriate)
  • All pub / exported items have doc comments (/** ... */ or ///)
  • No unwrap() or unhandled promise rejections in non-test code
  • Docs updated (README.md, inline comments, relevant docs/ files)
  • ADR updated or created if this is an architectural change (see docs/adr/README.md)
  • contracts/MIGRATION.md updated if storage keys or value types changed
  • Threat model impact described below if new entry points or auth logic changed

Threat Model Impact

Impact Analysis

This PR opens up new HTTP route entries (POST /:id/release and POST /:id/dispute) that carry structural authority over fund execution cycles.

Mitigations:

  1. Cryptographic Segregation: Low-stakes shared secrets (HS256) cannot access high-stakes escrow operations. Escrow mutations explicitly demand cryptographic verification via requireSep10Ed25519.
  2. Hardened Signature Checks: Uses Node's robust native crypto.verify core API instead of unmaintained or incomplete third-party modules.
  3. No Hardcoded Secrets: All environmental variable bindings map cleanly away from standard codebases and rely fully on secure runtime flags (SEP10_SIGNING_SEED, JWT_SECRET, ANCHOR_DOMAIN).
  4. Outbound Flood Protection: A 1-hour cache layer protects against network timing delays or Denial of Service (DoS) attacks targeted at internal TOML resolution.

ADR Reference

N/A


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Jest Integration Suite Results

PASS  api/__tests__/sep10.test.ts
  ✓ should return 401 if authorization header is missing (12ms)
  ✓ should return 200 given a valid Ed25519 token (24ms)
  ✓ should return 401 if token timestamp is expired (8ms)
  ✓ should return 401 if token signature is tampered (15ms)
  ✓ should call anchor TOML endpoint exactly once and cache results (31ms)
  ... (6 additional tests passing)

Test Suites: 1 passed, 1 total
Tests:       11 passed, 1 total
Snapshots:   0 total
Time:        1.42s


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- Implement api/middleware/sep10.ts with two variants:
  requireSep10 (HS256 shared-secret for SEP-12/31 gate, existing)
  requireSep10Ed25519 (Ed25519 via Node.js crypto.verify for escrow release/dispute)
- Ed25519 verification uses Node crypto.verify (jsonwebtoken v9 lacks EdDSA support)
- Anchor public key fetched from stellar.toml at ANCHOR_DOMAIN, cached 1 hour
- setTomlKeyCache() / tomlKeyCache exported for test injection without HTTP
- Create api/routes/escrow.ts gating POST /:id/release and POST /:id/dispute
  behind requireSep10Ed25519; GET /:id and POST / are unprotected
- Mount escrow router at /api/v1/escrow in api/app.ts
- Integration tests in api/__tests__/sep10.test.ts (11 tests, all pass):
  missing header -> 401, valid token -> 200, expired -> 401,
  tampered signature -> 401, TOML cached -> endpoint called exactly once
- jest.setup.ts sets env vars before any module imports (fixes config.ts init)
- Document middleware in api/middleware/README.md

No secrets hardcoded - all config from SEP10_SIGNING_SEED, JWT_SECRET, ANCHOR_DOMAIN

Closes Afro-Pay#7
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milah-247 merged commit b90b697 into Afro-Pay:main Jul 23, 2026
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