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support additional electrum server rpc methods and configurable batch paging

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Authored by Craig Raw

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support additional electrum server rpc methods and configurable batch paging
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit adds stronger verification when Sparrow Wallet talks to public Electrum servers on mainnet. It fetches and checks Merkle proofs for transactions and block headers from the server, and refuses to continue if the server cannot provide that proof. It also adds a new test task that checks built-in header checkpoints against live public servers. The change is defensive: it reduces the chance a malicious or buggy server can lie about transaction confirmations or chain history, but it is not a fix for a known active attack.

Recommended action

No immediate user action required. This is a hardening change. Users connecting to public Electrum servers on mainnet will benefit from stronger verification automatically. Developers should run the new verifyCheckpoint task before releases and review the drongo submodule bump for any additional changes.

Security signals we found

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Adds mandatory transaction verification (Merkle proofs) for public Electrum servers on mainnet

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Adds block header validation and checkpoint burial checks

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Introduces server capability flag for Merkle proof support

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Adds tolerant batch execution to avoid misclassifying per-transaction server errors

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Adds live checkpoint verification test task

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Replaces hardcoded bitcoind RPC_METHOD_NOT_FOUND with shared ElectrumServerRpc.isMethodNotFound()

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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