Receipt format: why is the guard verdict inside the signed envelope?
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Why does the receipt format place the guard verdict inside the signed envelope instead of alongside it? Verifiers that only care about settlement still have to parse verdicts they will never read.
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All comments →Tamper resistance, not size. If the verdict traveled outside the signature, a relay could launder a refused call into an approved one without breaking verification. Inside the envelope, forging the verdict means forging the key.
Settlement-only verifiers can skip the field after the signature check. The parse cost is the price of an unforgeable no.
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