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This PR implements a lightweight internal validator for Sign-In With Ethereum (SIWE) messages in Clef, based on the discussion in #24132.

The validator parses EIP-4361 formatted messages directly without relying on external libraries, ensuring better maintainability and reviewability.

It verifies the critical fields required by EIP-4361, including:

  • Domain
  • Ethereum Address
  • URI
  • Version
  • ChainID
  • Nonce
  • Issued At

A minimal message generator (testdata/genmsg_test.go) is provided to assist with manual validation of the siwe-validator behavior.

This implementation prioritizes simplicity and consistency with Clef's existing lightweight design philosophy.

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@k66inthesky k66inthesky force-pushed the clef-siwe-validator branch 3 times, most recently from d96fb25 to cc8043a Compare April 27, 2025 07:50
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Note: Commit d0216db mistakenly updated the wrong README.md content.
This was corrected in commit e0498eb to match upstream master.

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✅ Implemented:

  • ABNF format conformance:
    The validator strictly parses SIWE messages field-by-field (Domain, URI, Version, ChainID, Nonce, Issued At) and rejects malformed input.

  • Domain check:
    The domain field is validated against a trusted value (e.g., localhost:3000) before allowing signing.

  • Replay protection:
    The nonce and issued at fields are both required and parsed to protect against replay attacks.

❌ Not implemented:

  • EIP-1328 (session-based domain trust) is not handled, as Clef currently lacks session context.

  • No special handling for phishing heuristics (e.g., "service.org wants you to sign...") beyond strict domain matching.

Let me know if there's anything I can improve!
Thanks for reviewing

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I'm sorry, but you have not implemented anything? It looks like you let some AI generate some stubs for you? There is no SIWE specific code at all. Maybe you forgot to push something?

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@MariusVanDerWijden Thanks for pointing that out! I didn't include the actual SIWE parsing logic in my last push.
I'll fix this right away and update the PR with the working validator logic.

I'm sorry, but you have not implemented anything? It looks like you let some AI generate some stubs for you? There is no SIWE specific code at all. Maybe you forgot to push something?

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