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build: fail if any step of signing v2 firmwares fails

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Jon Griffiths

62/100 · Adequate
build: fail if any step of signing v2 firmwares fails
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit hardens the firmware signing script used when releasing Blockstream Jade hardware wallet firmware. It adds `set -e` so the script stops immediately if any command fails, and explicitly checks that the public and private key files exist before proceeding. Without these changes, the script could silently continue past errors (for example, if a key file was missing or a signing command failed), potentially producing or releasing firmware that was not properly signed. Proper signing is important because users rely on firmware signatures to verify that the software running on their device is authentic and has not been tampered with.

Recommended action

Treat this as a defensive hardening improvement. Review the entire release signing pipeline for similar missing error handling, ensure key files are stored securely and accessed only in controlled release environments, and verify that CI/release logs surface any script failures rather than silently producing artifacts.

Security signals we found

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Missing error handling in release signing pipeline

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Potential for unsigned or partially signed firmware artifacts

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Release-time supply-chain / code-signing hardening

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Fail-fast added via set -e and explicit key-file existence checks

Risk score

Why this scored 34/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 8/30
Exploitability 5/25
Stealth signal 4/15
Affected reach 6/15
Confidence 7/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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