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fix(python): improve handling for CA blacklists/whitelists

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Authored by matejcik

77/100 · Adequate
fix(python): improve handling for CA blacklists/whitelists

* handle inability to download the allowlist
* prepare for blacklist that will be used for T3W1
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Uses a recognizable type or scope✓ Provides an explanatory body
The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit improves how Trezor's Python library handles the list of trusted certificate authorities used to verify a device is genuine. Previously, if the online allowlist could not be downloaded, the tool might fail in an uncontrolled way. The change adds proper error handling and renames 'whitelist' to the more general 'allowlist' to support both approved and revoked (blacklisted) public keys. It also renames the user-facing option from --skip-whitelist to --offline. There is no direct evidence in the commit that this fixes an active security vulnerability, but it hardens the device-authentication process.

Recommended action

Treat as a defensive hardening improvement. Review the new AllowList parsing to ensure malformed JSON or unexpected fields cannot bypass checks, and confirm the online allowlist endpoint serves both ca_pubkeys and revoked_pubkeys correctly before deploying the T3W1 blacklist.

Security signals we found

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Hardening of device authenticity verification

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Addition of network-download error handling for trust anchor list

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Preparation for certificate revocation list (blacklist) support

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Renaming of CLI option and internal terminology from whitelist to allowlist

Risk score

Why this scored 36/100

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