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Summary

Closes #419. open_blob trial-decrypts every entry in the envelope's blinded recipient list, one X25519 exchange each, and the envelope author controls the count. The scan itself is by design (the AEAD tag authenticates the reader's own entry), so the bound has to be a cap: a header carrying more than MAX_RECIPIENTS = 256 entries is rejected right after decode, before any crypto. Real envelopes carry a handful of authorized readers, so 256 is far above legitimate use.

Test plan

• cargo test -p gitlawb-core — 100/100 pass.
• New over_cap_recipient_list_is_rejected_before_the_scan reframes a valid envelope with 257 junk recipient entries and asserts the cap error; an at-cap (256) envelope reaches the scan and fails as "not a recipient" rather than tripping the cap.
• Revert check: with the cap removed, the 257-entry envelope runs the full scan and returns the plain not-a-recipient error, so the test is load-bearing.
• cargo test --workspace green; cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings clean via the pre-push gate.

Notes

• Overlap: fix(core): reject small-order Ed25519 keys at DID resolution and before X25519 #314 edits the my_x setup a few lines below this insertion and appends tests at the same mod anchor; the changes compose, and whichever lands second rebases.
• Seal side untouched: seal_blob takes the caller's own recipient set.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Recipient lists exceeding 256 entries are now rejected when sealing data or opening encrypted data.
  • Lists containing exactly 256 recipients remain permitted, while oversized lists are stopped before recipient processing.

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Walkthrough

The encryption module adds a shared 256-recipient limit. seal_blob and open_blob reject larger lists. Tests cover oversized lists and the boundary value.

Changes: Envelope recipient cap

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Recipient limit and validation crates/gitlawb-core/src/encrypt.rs	Defines MAX_RECIPIENTS as 256. seal_blob rejects oversized recipient lists. open_blob rejects them before scanning recipient entries. Tests cover rejection above the limit and confirm that 256 entries pass the cap check.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: euxarist

Merge Risk: Low · up to e1dc4

The implementation is covered, but the regression test should be strengthened to reliably exercise the malformed p-1 recipient case.

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Description check		The description explains the problem, the 256-entry cap, the tests, and verification results. It does not follow the repository template because it omits the required Motivation & context, Kind of cha…	Add the missing template sections and complete the applicable checkboxes. Include the motivation or linked issue, classify this as a security fix, list the concrete files and changes, record the review checklist status, and state whether pr…

Passed checks: 4 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly and concisely identifies the main change: limiting the blinded recipient scan in open_blob.
Linked Issues check		Issue #419 requires a cap on the envelope-controlled recipient scan in open_blob. encrypt.rs defines MAX_RECIPIENTS = 256 and checks header.recipients.len() immediately after header decoding a…
Out of Scope Changes check		The seal_blob cap and its test support the #419 invariant by preventing creation of envelopes that exceed the open_blob cap. The opening-side cap, supporting comments, and focused tests directly i…
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentat…

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Explanation

Issue #419 requires a cap on the envelope-controlled recipient scan in open_blob. encrypt.rs defines MAX_RECIPIENTS = 256 and checks header.recipients.len() immediately after header decoding and before the recipient scan and reader-key derivation. The tests cover 257 entries and confirm that 256 entries reach normal scan processing. seal_blob rejects lists above the same cap, so the write path does not create envelopes that open_blob must reject.

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The seal_blob cap and its test support the #419 invariant by preventing creation of envelopes that exceed the open_blob cap. The opening-side cap, supporting comments, and focused tests directly implement #419. No unrelated change appears in the reviewed diff.

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Greptile Summary

This PR introduces a 256-entry limit on blinded recipient lists before open_blob begins its X25519 trial-decryption scan and adds boundary coverage for 256 and 257 entries.

• The scan itself is now bounded.
• The sealing path remains uncapped and can therefore generate envelopes that the new opening path refuses to decrypt.

Confidence Score: 4/5

The PR is not safe to merge until sealing and opening enforce compatible recipient-count constraints.

The new reader-side cap bounds malicious scans, but an unrestricted production sealing path can still create an over-cap envelope that every legitimate recipient is then prevented from opening.

Files Needing Attention: crates/gitlawb-core/src/encrypt.rs

Important Files Changed

Filename	Overview
crates/gitlawb-core/src/encrypt.rs	Adds the recipient scan cap and boundary test, but leaves seal_blob able to create envelopes exceeding the new reader-side limit.

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Writer Exceeds Reader Limit

seal_blob accepts every recipient from the unrestricted visibility-rule reader set, so a rule with more than 256 readers produces an envelope that this new check rejects before scanning—even for a valid recipient. The resulting blob cannot be decrypted by any authorized reader. Enforce the same limit before sealing, or otherwise prevent the writer from producing envelopes that readers reject.

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[euxarist]

The 256 cap rejects right after header decode, before any X25519 work, fails closed, and the seal-side symmetric cap means an unopenable envelope is never minted. At-cap boundary tested end to end. Pairs with #314's open-side low-order check; both should land.

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Minor · Make the p-1 fixture decrypt without the guard. · encrypt.rs:630

crates/gitlawb-core/src/encrypt.rs:630
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Make the p-1 fixture decrypt without the guard.

crypto_box 0.9.1 reduces the clamped secret modulo the group order, and CryptoBox::new multiplies that reduced scalar. The guard and zero_box use the unreduced clamped scalar. For u = p - 1, the exchange is all-zero only for an even scalar, so the reduced scalar can give a different result for some readers. A random reader can then fail to decrypt the wrap, and open_blob returns not a recipient even without the guard. The test can pass in that case.

Choose a reader whose crypto_box exchange with eph matches the all-zero exchange. Assert that ChaChaBox::new(&eph, &reader_x).decrypt(&nonce, wrap.as_slice()) succeeds before calling open_blob. This makes the test exercise the unguarded path.

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Review comment at @crates/gitlawb-core/src/encrypt.rs at line 630:
Update the p-1 test fixture around ChaChaBox and open_blob to choose a reader
whose exchange with eph matches the all-zero exchange, then assert that
decrypting wrap with that reader succeeds before calling open_blob. Ensure the
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