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Allow activation of calculated Codex32 secrets

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What the developer wrote

Authored by scgbckbone

45/100 · Thin
Allow activation of calculated Codex32 secrets
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit adds a new feature to COLDCARD firmware that lets users activate a Bitcoin wallet directly from a Codex32 checksum calculation screen, instead of having to export and re-import the secret. It is a user-experience improvement for legitimate seed setup, not a fix for an attack. The change only affects how a user chooses to turn a valid secret into their wallet, and it still requires the user to confirm the action. There is no direct evidence in the commit that this resolves a security vulnerability.

Recommended action

Review as a normal feature change. Verify that the confirmation prompt and ephemeral flag handling prevent unintended master-seed replacement, and that the new tests cover both temporary-seed and master-seed activation paths. No security patch deployment urgency is indicated by the commit itself.

Security signals we found

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Feature addition enabling direct activation of calculated secrets

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User confirmation still required before setting master seed

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Activation restricted to secret shares (index 'S') only

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No cryptographic changes; only UI/workflow changes

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No mention of vulnerability, CVE, or security bug in commit message or diff

Risk score

Why this scored 33/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 8/30
Exploitability 5/25
Stealth signal 3/15
Affected reach 6/15
Confidence 7/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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