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Johnathan Corgan d71e48b0f2 Module reorganization, identity test coverage, design doc corrections
Module reorganization:

- Split identity.rs (930 lines) into identity/ directory module:
  mod.rs, node_addr.rs, address.rs, peer.rs, local.rs, auth.rs,
  encoding.rs, tests.rs — following established bloom/, tree/, noise/
  pattern

- Group TUN, DNS, and ICMPv6 into upper/ module as the IPv6 adaptation
  layer: move tun.rs, icmp.rs, node/dns.rs into upper/

Identity test coverage (28 new tests, 52 total):

- Encoding error paths: invalid npub/nsec length, bad hex input
- NodeAddr: Debug, Display, as_slice, AsRef, Hash
- FipsAddress: from_slice, From trait, Debug, Display, Eq+Hash
- PeerIdentity: from_pubkey_full, pubkey_full parity paths, Debug
- Identity: keypair, pubkey_full, Debug
- AuthChallenge: from_bytes

Design doc corrections (fips-software-architecture.md):

- Identity struct: npub+nsec fields → keypair: Keypair with accessors
- Node struct: TunInterface → TunState, Transport → TransportHandle,
  Peer → PeerSlot
- Peer section: monolithic Peer → two-phase PeerSlot (PeerConnection +
  ActivePeer) with HandshakeState/ConnectivityState
- ActivePeer: npub → identity: PeerIdentity, ancestry Vec → Option,
  declaration/inbound_filter wrapped in Option
- BloomState: add 4 missing fields, fix update_debounce type
- DiscoveredPeer: field name and type corrections
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FIPS Design Documents

Protocol design specifications and analysis for the Federated Interoperable Peering System.

Suggested Reading Order

Start with the high-level architecture, then work through session flow, routing concepts, and finally the wire-level protocol details.

1. Introduction and Overview

Document Description
fips-intro.md Protocol introduction: goals, concepts, architecture

2. Protocol Flow (How Traffic Works)

Document Description
fips-session-protocol.md End-to-end session flow, Noise IK encryption, terminology

3. Routing (How Packets Find Their Way)

Document Description
fips-routing.md Routing concepts: bloom filters, discovery, greedy routing
spanning-tree-dynamics.md Tree protocol behavior: convergence, partitions, recovery
fips-gossip-protocol.md Wire formats: TreeAnnounce, FilterAnnounce, Lookup messages
Document Description
fips-wire-protocol.md Transport layer: Noise IK, session indices, roaming, security
fips-transports.md Transport-specific: UDP, Ethernet, Tor, radio characteristics

Implementation

Document Description
fips-software-architecture.md Software architecture: entities, state machines, configuration
fips-tun-driver.md TUN interface driver: reader/writer threads, ICMPv6, packet flow
fips-state-machines.md Phase-based state machine pattern: peer lifecycle, transitions

Document Cross-References

                      fips-intro.md
                           │
              ┌────────────┴────────────┐
              ▼                         ▼
    fips-session-protocol.md    fips-software-architecture.md
              │                         │
    ┌─────────┴─────────┐               ▼
    ▼                   ▼         fips-transports.md
fips-routing.md   fips-wire-protocol.md
    │       │
    ▼       ▼
spanning-tree-dynamics.md ←→ fips-gossip-protocol.md