Add release verification tooling

.gitignore

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Bitflash-*-windows.zip
 Bitflash-*.AppImage
 bitflash-node-*-x86_64
 SHA256SUMS
+SHA256SUMS.asc
 
 # Runtime data / logs
 debug.log

Makefile

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #   make linux    build Bitflash-*-x86_64.AppImage
 #   make windows  build Bitflash-*-windows.zip (from MSYS2 UCRT64)
 #   make tests    build and run standalone unit tests
+#   make checksums create SHA256SUMS for release assets
+#   make verify-release TAG=v1.2.13
 #   make clean    remove build artifacts
 
 ROOT    := $(shell pwd)
@@ -160,5 +162,15 @@ clean:
 tests:
 	$(MAKE) -C src -f Makefile tests
 
+checksums:
+	./scripts/make-release-checksums.sh
+
+sign-checksums:
+	./scripts/make-release-checksums.sh --sign $(if $(KEY),--local-user $(KEY),)
+
+verify-release:
+	./scripts/verify-release.sh $(if $(TAG),$(TAG),latest)
+
 .PHONY: linux windows clean appimage \
-        tests deps-linux deps-windows deps-apt deps-secp256k1 deps-randomx
+        tests checksums sign-checksums verify-release \
+        deps-linux deps-windows deps-apt deps-secp256k1 deps-randomx

README.md

@@ -49,13 +49,30 @@ configuration — it connects automatically and starts syncing.
 
 **Windows:** extract the `-windows.zip` and run `Bitflash.exe`.
 
-Every release ships a `SHA256SUMS` covering both assets. Verifying takes a second
+Every release ships a `SHA256SUMS` covering the assets. Verifying takes a second
 and is worth doing:
 
 ```bash
 sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS
 ```
 
+For newer signed releases, verify the checksum file itself first:
+
+```bash
+gpg --verify SHA256SUMS.asc SHA256SUMS
+sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS
+```
+
+The helper below downloads the release assets, verifies `SHA256SUMS.asc` when it
+is present, then checks the hashes:
+
+```bash
+scripts/verify-release.sh latest
+```
+
+See [release verification](docs/release-verification.md) for the full release
+audit flow and the maintainer signing step.
+
 **Keep your node current.** Consensus rules have changed since the first
 releases — 1.2.1 fixed a bug that let anyone spend anyone's coins, and 1.2.2
 added a per-block signature-operation cap. A node on an older build will accept

docs/release-verification.md

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# Release Verification
+
+Bitflash releases publish binaries and a `SHA256SUMS` file. The checksum file
+proves that the file you downloaded matches the file the release page names.
+A detached signature, `SHA256SUMS.asc`, proves that the checksum file itself was
+signed by a trusted release key.
+
+That gives users two separate checks:
+
+1. `gpg --verify SHA256SUMS.asc SHA256SUMS` checks who signed the checksums.
+2. `sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS` checks the binaries against those checksums.
+
+## User Check
+
+From a shell with `curl` or `wget` and `sha256sum`:
+
+```bash
+scripts/verify-release.sh latest
+```
+
+For a specific release:
+
+```bash
+scripts/verify-release.sh v1.2.13
+```
+
+For release audits, require the signature:
+
+```bash
+scripts/verify-release.sh v1.2.13 --require-signature
+```
+
+Older releases may not have `SHA256SUMS.asc`. In that case the script warns and
+still checks file integrity. New release audits should use `--require-signature`.
+
+## Maintainer Flow
+
+After building release assets in the repository root:
+
+```bash
+scripts/make-release-checksums.sh --sign --local-user RELEASE_KEY_ID
+```
+
+Upload all built assets plus:
+
+```text
+SHA256SUMS
+SHA256SUMS.asc
+```
+
+Keep the private signing key offline or on a dedicated release machine. Publish
+the public key fingerprint in the release notes and keep using the same key for
+future releases unless there is a clearly announced rotation.
+
+## Why This Matters
+
+`SHA256SUMS` alone protects against a broken download, but not against someone
+replacing both a binary and the checksum file. Signing `SHA256SUMS` means an
+attacker must also have the release signing key to make the replacement verify.
+
+This is not reproducible builds yet. It is the smaller, immediate step that
+makes every release asset auditable by users before they run it.

scripts/make-release-checksums.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+sign=0
+key=""
+
+usage() {
+  cat <<'EOF'
+Usage: scripts/make-release-checksums.sh [--sign] [--local-user KEYID]
+
+Creates SHA256SUMS for release assets in the current directory:
+  Bitflash-*-windows.zip
+  Bitflash-*-x86_64.AppImage
+  bitflash-node-*-x86_64
+
+With --sign, also creates SHA256SUMS.asc as a detached ASCII-armored GPG
+signature. Upload both files with the release assets.
+EOF
+}
+
+while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    --sign) sign=1 ;;
+    --local-user)
+      [ "$#" -ge 2 ] || { echo "--local-user needs a key id" >&2; exit 2; }
+      key="$2"
+      shift
+      ;;
+    -h|--help) usage; exit 0 ;;
+    *) echo "unknown option: $1" >&2; usage >&2; exit 2 ;;
+  esac
+  shift
+done
+
+if command -v sha256sum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  sha_cmd=(sha256sum)
+elif command -v shasum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  sha_cmd=(shasum -a 256)
+else
+  echo "missing required command: sha256sum or shasum" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+assets=()
+for pattern in \
+  "Bitflash-*-windows.zip" \
+  "Bitflash-*-x86_64.AppImage" \
+  "bitflash-node-*-x86_64"
+do
+  for file in $pattern; do
+    [ -e "$file" ] || continue
+    assets+=("$file")
+  done
+done
+
+if [ "${#assets[@]}" -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "no release assets found in $(pwd)" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+printf '%s\n' "${assets[@]}" | LC_ALL=C sort | while IFS= read -r file; do
+  "${sha_cmd[@]}" "$file"
+done > SHA256SUMS
+
+echo "Wrote SHA256SUMS"
+
+if [ "$sign" -eq 1 ]; then
+  if ! command -v gpg >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "missing required command: gpg" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  gpg_args=(--armor --detach-sign --output SHA256SUMS.asc)
+  if [ -n "$key" ]; then
+    gpg_args+=(--local-user "$key")
+  fi
+  gpg "${gpg_args[@]}" SHA256SUMS
+  echo "Wrote SHA256SUMS.asc"
+fi

scripts/verify-release.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+repo="Bitflash-sh/bitflash"
+tag="${1:-latest}"
+require_signature=0
+
+usage() {
+  cat <<'EOF'
+Usage: scripts/verify-release.sh [tag|latest] [--require-signature]
+
+Downloads the release checksum file and every asset named in it, then verifies:
+  1. SHA256SUMS.asc, if present, against SHA256SUMS with gpg.
+  2. SHA256SUMS against the downloaded assets.
+
+Use --require-signature for release audits. Without it, older releases that
+ship only SHA256SUMS are checked for integrity and reported as unsigned.
+EOF
+}
+
+for arg in "${@:2}"; do
+  case "$arg" in
+    --require-signature) require_signature=1 ;;
+    -h|--help) usage; exit 0 ;;
+    *) echo "unknown option: $arg" >&2; usage >&2; exit 2 ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+if [ "$tag" = "-h" ] || [ "$tag" = "--help" ]; then
+  usage
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+need() {
+  if ! command -v "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "missing required command: $1" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+need sed
+need awk
+
+if command -v sha256sum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  sha_check=(sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS)
+elif command -v shasum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  sha_check=(shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS)
+else
+  echo "missing required command: sha256sum or shasum" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+download() {
+  local url="$1"
+  local out="$2"
+  if command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    curl -fsSL "$url" -o "$out"
+  elif command -v wget >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    wget -q "$url" -O "$out"
+  else
+    echo "missing required command: curl or wget" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+if [ "$tag" = "latest" ]; then
+  tag="$(download "https://api.github.com/repos/$repo/releases/latest" - |
+    sed -n 's/.*"tag_name"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*"\([^"]*\)".*/\1/p' |
+    head -1)"
+  if [ -z "$tag" ]; then
+    echo "could not resolve latest release tag" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+workdir="$(mktemp -d "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/bitflash-release-verify.XXXXXX")"
+cleanup() { rm -rf "$workdir"; }
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+base_url="https://github.com/$repo/releases/download/$tag"
+
+echo "Verifying Bitflash $tag"
+echo "Working directory: $workdir"
+cd "$workdir"
+
+download "$base_url/SHA256SUMS" SHA256SUMS
+
+if download "$base_url/SHA256SUMS.asc" SHA256SUMS.asc 2>/dev/null; then
+  if ! command -v gpg >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "SHA256SUMS.asc exists, but gpg is not installed" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  gpg --verify SHA256SUMS.asc SHA256SUMS
+  echo "Signature OK"
+else
+  if [ "$require_signature" -eq 1 ]; then
+    echo "release does not publish SHA256SUMS.asc" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  echo "WARNING: no SHA256SUMS.asc found; checking hashes only"
+fi
+
+awk '{print $2}' SHA256SUMS | while IFS= read -r file; do
+  file="${file#\*}"
+  file="${file#./}"
+  [ -z "$file" ] && continue
+  case "$file" in
+    */*|..*) echo "refusing unexpected checksum path: $file" >&2; exit 1 ;;
+  esac
+  echo "Downloading $file"
+  download "$base_url/$file" "$file"
+done
+
+"${sha_check[@]}"
+echo "Release assets OK"