feat: Remove detached signature validation

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
       - name: Cache rust cargo artifacts
         uses: swatinem/rust-cache@c19371144df3bb44fab255c43d04cbc2ab54d1c4
-        with:
-          save-if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
       - name: Run rustfmt
         run: cargo fmt --all -- --check
       - name: Run clippy
@@ -94,8 +92,6 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Cache rust cargo artifacts
         uses: swatinem/rust-cache@c19371144df3bb44fab255c43d04cbc2ab54d1c4
-        with:
-          save-if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
       - name: Rustdoc
         run: cargo doc --document-private-items --no-deps
 
@@ -139,8 +135,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Cache rust cargo artifacts
         uses: swatinem/rust-cache@c19371144df3bb44fab255c43d04cbc2ab54d1c4
-        with:
-          save-if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
 
       - name: Install nextest
         uses: taiki-e/install-action@5f57d6cb7cd20b14a8a27f522884c4bc8a187458
@@ -175,8 +169,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Cache rust cargo artifacts
         uses: swatinem/rust-cache@c19371144df3bb44fab255c43d04cbc2ab54d1c4
-        with:
-          save-if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
 
       - name: Build C library
         run: cargo build -p deltachat_ffi
@@ -203,8 +195,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Cache rust cargo artifacts
         uses: swatinem/rust-cache@c19371144df3bb44fab255c43d04cbc2ab54d1c4
-        with:
-          save-if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
 
       - name: Build deltachat-rpc-server
         run: cargo build -p deltachat-rpc-server

Cargo.lock

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ checksum = "b169f7a6d4742236a0a00c541b845991d0ac43e546831af1249753ab4c3aa3a0"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "cipher",
- "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
+ "cpufeatures",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ checksum = "3c3610892ee6e0cbce8ae2700349fcf8f98adb0dbfbee85aec3c9179d29cc072"
 dependencies = [
  "base64ct",
  "blake2",
- "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
+ "cpufeatures",
  "password-hash",
  "zeroize",
 ]
@@ -497,16 +497,16 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "blake3"
-version = "1.8.5"
+version = "1.8.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0aa83c34e62843d924f905e0f5c866eb1dd6545fc4d719e803d9ba6030371fce"
+checksum = "2468ef7d57b3fb7e16b576e8377cdbde2320c60e1491e961d11da40fc4f02a2d"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayref",
  "arrayvec",
  "cc",
  "cfg-if",
  "constant_time_eq 0.4.2",
- "cpufeatures 0.3.0",
+ "cpufeatures",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ checksum = "c3613f74bd2eac03dad61bd53dbe620703d4371614fe0bc3b9f04dd36fe4e818"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "cipher",
- "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
+ "cpufeatures",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1011,15 +1011,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "cpufeatures"
-version = "0.3.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8b2a41393f66f16b0823bb79094d54ac5fbd34ab292ddafb9a0456ac9f87d201"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "crc"
 version = "3.2.1"
@@ -1225,7 +1216,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "97fb8b7c4503de7d6ae7b42ab72a5a59857b4c937ec27a3d4539dba95b5ab2be"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
- "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
+ "cpufeatures",
  "curve25519-dalek-derive",
  "digest",
  "fiat-crypto",
@@ -3255,7 +3246,7 @@ version = "0.1.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "cb26cec98cce3a3d96cbb7bced3c4b16e3d13f27ec56dbd62cbc8f39cfb9d653"
 dependencies = [
- "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
+ "cpufeatures",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4421,7 +4412,7 @@ version = "0.8.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8159bd90725d2df49889a078b54f4f79e87f1f8a8444194cdca81d38f5393abf"
 dependencies = [
- "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
+ "cpufeatures",
  "opaque-debug",
  "universal-hash",
 ]
@@ -4433,7 +4424,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9d1fe60d06143b2430aa532c94cfe9e29783047f06c0d7fd359a9a51b729fa25"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
- "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
+ "cpufeatures",
  "opaque-debug",
  "universal-hash",
 ]
@@ -5517,7 +5508,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f5058ada175748e33390e40e872bd0fe59a19f265d0158daa551c5a88a76009c"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
- "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
+ "cpufeatures",
  "digest",
 ]
 
@@ -5528,7 +5519,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e3bf829a2d51ab4a5ddf1352d8470c140cadc8301b2ae1789db023f01cedd6ba"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
- "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
+ "cpufeatures",
  "digest",
 ]
 
@@ -5556,7 +5547,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a7507d819769d01a365ab707794a4084392c824f54a7a6a7862f8c3d0892b283"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
- "cpufeatures 0.2.17",
+ "cpufeatures",
  "digest",
 ]
 

deny.toml

@@ -33,17 +33,7 @@ ignore = [
     # We do not check CRL and cannot update rustls-webpki 0.102.8 
     # which is a dependency of iroh 0.35.0.
     # <https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0104>
-    "RUSTSEC-2026-0104",
-
-    # hickory-proto 0.25.2 unbounded loop in DNSSEC code.
-    # Dependency of iroh 0.35.0, cannot be updated as of 2026-05-02.
-    # <https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0118>
-    "RUSTSEC-2026-0118",
-
-    # hickory-proto 0.25.2 quadratic complexity issue.
-    # Dependency of iroh 0.35.0, cannot be updated as of 2026-05-02.
-    # <https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0119>
-    "RUSTSEC-2026-0119"
+    "RUSTSEC-2026-0104"
 ]
 
 [bans]

src/decrypt.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 //! Helper functions for decryption.
 //! The actual decryption is done in the [`crate::pgp`] module.
 
-use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::io::Cursor;
 
 use anyhow::{Context as _, Result, bail};
@@ -19,8 +18,8 @@ use crate::chat::ChatId;
 use crate::constants::Chattype;
 use crate::contact::ContactId;
 use crate::context::Context;
+use crate::key::load_self_secret_keyring;
 use crate::key::self_fingerprint;
-use crate::key::{Fingerprint, SignedPublicKey, load_self_secret_keyring};
 use crate::token::Namespace;
 
 /// Tries to decrypt the message,
@@ -335,36 +334,6 @@ fn get_autocrypt_mime<'a, 'b>(mail: &'a ParsedMail<'b>) -> Option<&'a ParsedMail
     }
 }
 
-/// Validates signatures of Multipart/Signed message part, as defined in RFC 1847.
-///
-/// Returns the signed part and the set of key
-/// fingerprints for which there is a valid signature.
-///
-/// Returns None if the message is not Multipart/Signed or doesn't contain necessary parts.
-pub(crate) fn validate_detached_signature<'a, 'b>(
-    mail: &'a ParsedMail<'b>,
-    public_keyring_for_validate: &[SignedPublicKey],
-) -> Option<(&'a ParsedMail<'b>, HashSet<Fingerprint>)> {
-    if mail.ctype.mimetype != "multipart/signed" {
-        return None;
-    }
-
-    if let [first_part, second_part] = &mail.subparts[..] {
-        // First part is the content, second part is the signature.
-        let content = first_part.raw_bytes;
-        let ret_valid_signatures = match second_part.get_body_raw() {
-            Ok(signature) => {
-                crate::pgp::pk_validate(content, &signature, public_keyring_for_validate)
-                    .unwrap_or_default()
-            }
-            Err(_) => Default::default(),
-        };
-        Some((first_part, ret_valid_signatures))
-    } else {
-        None
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;

src/location.rs

@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::config::Config;
     use crate::message::MessageState;
     use crate::receive_imf::receive_imf;
-    use crate::test_utils::{ExpectedEvents, TestContext, TestContextManager};
+    use crate::test_utils::{TestContext, TestContextManager};
     use crate::tools::SystemTime;
 
     #[test]
@@ -1103,9 +1103,6 @@ Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="location.kml"
             .await?;
 
         let alice_chat = alice.create_chat(bob).await;
-        // Bob needs the chat accepted so that "normal" messages from Alice trigger `IncomingMsg`.
-        // Location-only messages still must trigger `MsgsChanged`.
-        bob.create_chat(alice).await;
 
         // Alice enables location streaming.
         // Bob receives a message saying that Alice enabled location streaming.
@@ -1120,18 +1117,7 @@ Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="location.kml"
         SystemTime::shift(Duration::from_secs(10));
         delete_expired(alice, time()).await?;
         maybe_send(alice).await?;
-        bob.evtracker.clear_events();
         bob.recv_msg_opt(&alice.pop_sent_msg().await).await;
-        bob.evtracker
-            .get_matching_ex(
-                bob,
-                ExpectedEvents {
-                    expected: |e| matches!(e, EventType::MsgsChanged { .. }),
-                    unexpected: |e| matches!(e, EventType::IncomingMsg { .. }),
-                },
-            )
-            .await
-            .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(get_range(alice, None, None, 0, 0).await?.len(), 1);
         assert_eq!(get_range(bob, None, None, 0, 0).await?.len(), 1);
 

src/mimeparser.rs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::constants;
 use crate::contact::{ContactId, import_public_key};
 use crate::context::Context;
-use crate::decrypt::{self, validate_detached_signature};
+use crate::decrypt::{self};
 use crate::dehtml::dehtml;
 use crate::download::PostMsgMetadata;
 use crate::events::EventType;
@@ -487,17 +487,6 @@ impl MimeMessage {
             HashMap::new()
         };
 
-        let mail = mail.as_ref().map(|mail| {
-            let (content, signatures_detached) = validate_detached_signature(mail, &public_keyring)
-                .unwrap_or((mail, Default::default()));
-            let signatures_detached = signatures_detached
-                .into_iter()
-                .map(|fp| (fp, Vec::new()))
-                .collect::<HashMap<_, _>>();
-            signatures.extend(signatures_detached);
-            content
-        });
-
         if let Some(expected_sender_fingerprint) = expected_sender_fingerprint {
             ensure!(
                 !signatures.is_empty(),
@@ -513,7 +502,7 @@ impl MimeMessage {
             );
         }
 
-        if let (Ok(mail), true) = (mail, is_encrypted) {
+        if let (Ok(mail), true) = (&mail, is_encrypted) {
             if !signatures.is_empty() {
                 // Unsigned "Subject" mustn't be prepended to messages shown as encrypted
                 // (<https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/issues/1790>).
@@ -538,7 +527,7 @@ impl MimeMessage {
                 &mut inner_from,
                 &mut list_post,
                 &mut chat_disposition_notification_to,
-                mail,
+                &mail,
             );
 
             if !signatures.is_empty() {
@@ -582,7 +571,7 @@ impl MimeMessage {
             signatures.clear();
         }
 
-        if let (Ok(mail), true) = (mail, is_encrypted)
+        if let (Ok(mail), true) = (&mail, is_encrypted)
             && let Some(post_msg_rfc724_mid) =
                 mail.headers.get_header_value(HeaderDef::ChatPostMessageId)
         {
@@ -640,7 +629,7 @@ impl MimeMessage {
             from,
             incoming,
             chat_disposition_notification_to,
-            decryption_error: mail.err().map(|err| format!("{err:#}")),
+            decryption_error: mail.as_ref().err().map(|err| format!("{err:#}")),
 
             // only non-empty if it was a valid autocrypt message
             signature,
@@ -666,9 +655,9 @@ impl MimeMessage {
             pre_message,
         };
 
-        match mail {
+        match &mail {
             Ok(mail) => {
-                parser.parse_mime_recursive(context, mail, false).await?;
+                parser.parse_mime_recursive(context, &mail, false).await?;
             }
             Err(err) => {
                 let txt = "[This message cannot be decrypted.\n\n• It might already help to simply reply to this message and ask the sender to send the message again.\n\n• If you just re-installed Delta Chat then it is best if you re-setup Delta Chat now and choose \"Add as second device\" or import a backup.]";

src/receive_imf.rs

@@ -1019,15 +1019,8 @@ UPDATE msgs SET state=? WHERE
         let is_bot = context.get_config_bool(Config::Bot).await?;
         let is_pre_message = matches!(mime_parser.pre_message, PreMessageMode::Pre { .. });
         let skip_bot_notify = is_bot && is_pre_message;
-        let is_empty = !is_pre_message
-            && mime_parser.parts.first().is_none_or(|p| {
-                p.typ == Viewtype::Text && p.msg.is_empty() && p.param.get(Param::Quote).is_none()
-            });
-        let important = mime_parser.incoming
-            && !is_empty
-            && fresh
-            && !is_old_contact_request
-            && !skip_bot_notify;
+        let important =
+            mime_parser.incoming && fresh && !is_old_contact_request && !skip_bot_notify;
 
         for msg_id in &received_msg.msg_ids {
             chat_id.emit_msg_event(context, *msg_id, important);

src/test_utils.rs

@@ -1431,12 +1431,6 @@ pub fn fiona_keypair() -> SignedSecretKey {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct EventTracker(EventEmitter);
 
-/// See [`super::EventTracker::get_matching_ex`].
-pub struct ExpectedEvents<E: Fn(&EventType) -> bool, U: Fn(&EventType) -> bool> {
-    pub expected: E,
-    pub unexpected: U,
-}
-
 impl Deref for EventTracker {
     type Target = EventEmitter;
 
@@ -1473,39 +1467,21 @@ impl EventTracker {
         .expect("timeout waiting for event match")
     }
 
-    /// Consumes all emitted events returning the first matching one if any.
+    /// Consumes emitted events returning the first matching one if any.
     pub async fn get_matching_opt<F: Fn(&EventType) -> bool>(
         &self,
         ctx: &Context,
         event_matcher: F,
-    ) -> Option<EventType> {
-        self.get_matching_ex(
-            ctx,
-            ExpectedEvents {
-                expected: event_matcher,
-                unexpected: |_| false,
-            },
-        )
-        .await
-    }
-
-    /// Consumes all emitted events returning the first matching one if any. Panics on unexpected
-    /// events.
-    pub async fn get_matching_ex<E: Fn(&EventType) -> bool, U: Fn(&EventType) -> bool>(
-        &self,
-        ctx: &Context,
-        args: ExpectedEvents<E, U>,
     ) -> Option<EventType> {
         ctx.emit_event(EventType::Test);
         let mut found_event = None;
         loop {
             let event = self.recv().await.unwrap();
-            assert!(!(args.unexpected)(&event.typ));
             if let EventType::Test = event.typ {
                 return found_event;
             }
-            if (args.expected)(&event.typ) {
-                found_event.get_or_insert(event.typ);
+            if event_matcher(&event.typ) {
+                found_event = Some(event.typ);
             }
         }
     }