diff --git a/Client/tauri-client/src-tauri/src/commands.rs b/Client/tauri-client/src-tauri/src/commands.rs
index bbfd0fd1..e734a34b 100644
--- a/Client/tauri-client/src-tauri/src/commands.rs
+++ b/Client/tauri-client/src-tauri/src/commands.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use serde_json::Value;
 use tauri_plugin_store::StoreExt;
 
-use crate::constants::{CERTS_STORE, SETTINGS_STORE};
+use crate::constants::{CERTS_STORE, IDENTITY_PINS_STORE, SETTINGS_STORE};
 
 /// Maximum length for a settings key to prevent denial-of-service.
 const MAX_SETTINGS_KEY_LEN: usize = 128;
@@ -146,6 +146,102 @@ pub fn get_cert_fingerprint(
     Ok(value)
 }
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Voice E2EE identity-key pin commands (TOFU)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// Near-verbatim mirror of the cert-fingerprint commands above, but the store is
+// keyed on `{host}:{userId}` and the value is a peer's base64 identity public
+// key (opaque here — the JS side parses it) instead of a SHA-256 fingerprint.
+
+/// Max length for a base64 identity public key (DoS guard). A raw P-256 key is
+/// 65 bytes (~88 base64 chars); an SPKI-wrapped one ~124. 512 is generous.
+const MAX_IDENTITY_PIN_LEN: usize = 512;
+
+/// Store key for a peer's identity pin. A mismatch here (wrong separator, etc.)
+/// would make pins silently fail to match and accept a MITM'd key, so it is a
+/// pure, testable helper shared by both commands.
+fn identity_pin_key(host: &str, user_id: &str) -> String {
+    format!("{host}:{user_id}")
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn store_identity_pin(
+    app: tauri::AppHandle,
+    host: String,
+    user_id: String,
+    pin: String,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    if host.is_empty() || host.len() > 253 {
+        return Err("host must be 1-253 characters".into());
+    }
+    // Validate host format: alphanumeric, dots, hyphens, colons (port), brackets (IPv6)
+    if !host.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || matches!(c, '.' | '-' | ':' | '[' | ']')) {
+        return Err("host contains invalid characters".into());
+    }
+    if user_id.is_empty() || user_id.len() > 64 {
+        return Err("user_id must be 1-64 characters".into());
+    }
+    if !user_id.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || matches!(c, '-' | '_')) {
+        return Err("user_id contains invalid characters".into());
+    }
+    if pin.is_empty() || pin.len() > MAX_IDENTITY_PIN_LEN {
+        return Err("pin must be 1-512 characters".into());
+    }
+    // Base64 charset (standard + url-safe + padding). Guards against garbage/DoS;
+    // the actual key parsing/verification happens on the JS side.
+    if !pin.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || matches!(c, '+' | '/' | '=' | '-' | '_')) {
+        return Err("pin contains invalid characters".into());
+    }
+
+    let store = app
+        .store(IDENTITY_PINS_STORE)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("failed to open identity pins store: {e}"))?;
+
+    let store_key = identity_pin_key(&host, &user_id);
+    // Capture old value before mutating so we can restore it if save fails.
+    let old_value = store.get(&store_key);
+    store.set(&store_key, Value::String(pin));
+    if let Err(e) = store.save() {
+        // Restore previous in-memory state so a failed save during a re-pin
+        // doesn't silently drop the previously trusted identity key.
+        match old_value {
+            Some(v) => { store.set(&store_key, v); }
+            None    => { let _ = store.delete(&store_key); }
+        }
+        return Err(format!("failed to persist identity pin: {e}"));
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn get_identity_pin(
+    app: tauri::AppHandle,
+    host: String,
+    user_id: String,
+) -> Result<Option<String>, String> {
+    if host.is_empty() {
+        return Err("host must not be empty".into());
+    }
+    if user_id.is_empty() {
+        return Err("user_id must not be empty".into());
+    }
+
+    let store = app
+        .store(IDENTITY_PINS_STORE)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("failed to open identity pins store: {e}"))?;
+
+    let value = store.get(&identity_pin_key(&host, &user_id)).and_then(|v| {
+        if let Value::String(s) = v {
+            Some(s)
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    });
+
+    Ok(value)
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // DevTools command
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -224,4 +320,10 @@ mod tests {
         let short = "aa:bb:cc";
         assert_ne!(short.len(), 95);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn identity_pin_key_combines_host_and_user() {
+        assert_eq!(identity_pin_key("chat.example.com", "42"), "chat.example.com:42");
+        assert_eq!(identity_pin_key("192.168.1.10:8443", "u_7"), "192.168.1.10:8443:u_7");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Client/tauri-client/src-tauri/src/constants.rs b/Client/tauri-client/src-tauri/src/constants.rs
index 95a32016..434daa8f 100644
--- a/Client/tauri-client/src-tauri/src/constants.rs
+++ b/Client/tauri-client/src-tauri/src/constants.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 /// Tauri store file for persisted certificate fingerprints (TOFU pinning).
 pub const CERTS_STORE: &str = "certs.json";
 
+/// Tauri store file for pinned peer voice-E2EE identity public keys (TOFU).
+pub const IDENTITY_PINS_STORE: &str = "identity_pins.json";
+
 /// Tauri store file for user settings and preferences.
 pub const SETTINGS_STORE: &str = "settings.json";
diff --git a/Client/tauri-client/src-tauri/src/credentials.rs b/Client/tauri-client/src-tauri/src/credentials.rs
index b19261f8..06d7f855 100644
--- a/Client/tauri-client/src-tauri/src/credentials.rs
+++ b/Client/tauri-client/src-tauri/src/credentials.rs
@@ -129,6 +129,76 @@ pub fn delete_credential(host: String) -> Result<(), String> {
     }
 }
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Identity-key commands (F3: voice E2EE TOFU long-term identity keypair)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// Mirrors save/load/delete_credential, but the secret is a single opaque
+// key blob (base64 PKCS8 private key) rather than a JSON credential struct,
+// and it is stored under account `identity:{host}` to keep it distinct from
+// the login credential entry (account `{host}`) in the same keyring service.
+
+/// Save the long-term identity private key for `host` to the system credential
+/// store, under account `identity:{host}`.
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn save_identity_key(host: String, key: String) -> Result<(), String> {
+    if host.is_empty() {
+        return Err("host must not be empty".into());
+    }
+    if key.is_empty() {
+        return Err("key must not be empty".into());
+    }
+
+    let account = format!("identity:{host}");
+    let entry =
+        Entry::new(SERVICE, &account).map_err(|e| format!("keyring entry error: {e}"))?;
+    entry
+        .set_password(&key)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("save_identity_key failed: {e}"))?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Load the identity private key for `host`.
+///
+/// Returns `None` when no identity key exists for the given host.
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn load_identity_key(host: String) -> Result<Option<String>, String> {
+    if host.is_empty() {
+        return Err("host must not be empty".into());
+    }
+
+    let account = format!("identity:{host}");
+    let entry =
+        Entry::new(SERVICE, &account).map_err(|e| format!("keyring entry error: {e}"))?;
+
+    match entry.get_password() {
+        Ok(s) => Ok(Some(s)),
+        Err(keyring::Error::NoEntry) => Ok(None),
+        Err(e) => Err(format!("load_identity_key failed: {e}")),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Delete the identity private key for `host`.
+///
+/// Deleting a non-existent key is not treated as an error.
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn delete_identity_key(host: String) -> Result<(), String> {
+    if host.is_empty() {
+        return Err("host must not be empty".into());
+    }
+
+    let account = format!("identity:{host}");
+    let entry =
+        Entry::new(SERVICE, &account).map_err(|e| format!("keyring entry error: {e}"))?;
+
+    match entry.delete_credential() {
+        Ok(()) => Ok(()),
+        Err(keyring::Error::NoEntry) => Ok(()),
+        Err(e) => Err(format!("delete_identity_key failed: {e}")),
+    }
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Tests
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -172,6 +242,34 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(result.unwrap_err().contains("host must not be empty"));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn save_identity_key_rejects_empty_host() {
+        let result = save_identity_key("".into(), "key".into());
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert!(result.unwrap_err().contains("host must not be empty"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn save_identity_key_rejects_empty_key() {
+        let result = save_identity_key("host".into(), "".into());
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert!(result.unwrap_err().contains("key must not be empty"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn load_identity_key_rejects_empty_host() {
+        let result = load_identity_key("".into());
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert!(result.unwrap_err().contains("host must not be empty"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn delete_identity_key_rejects_empty_host() {
+        let result = delete_identity_key("".into());
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert!(result.unwrap_err().contains("host must not be empty"));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn credential_data_debug_redacts_sensitive_fields() {
         let data = CredentialData {
diff --git a/Client/tauri-client/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/Client/tauri-client/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index f6bb7435..4821bd80 100644
--- a/Client/tauri-client/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/Client/tauri-client/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ pub fn run() {
             commands::save_settings,
             commands::store_cert_fingerprint,
             commands::get_cert_fingerprint,
+            commands::store_identity_pin,
+            commands::get_identity_pin,
             ws_proxy::ws_connect,
             ws_proxy::ws_send,
             ws_proxy::ws_disconnect,
@@ -35,6 +37,9 @@ pub fn run() {
             credentials::save_credential,
             credentials::load_credential,
             credentials::delete_credential,
+            credentials::save_identity_key,
+            credentials::load_identity_key,
+            credentials::delete_identity_key,
             update_commands::check_client_update,
             update_commands::download_and_install_update,
             ptt::ptt_start,
diff --git a/Client/tauri-client/src/components/CertMismatchModal.ts b/Client/tauri-client/src/components/CertMismatchModal.ts
index d2b62617..9cbb278c 100644
--- a/Client/tauri-client/src/components/CertMismatchModal.ts
+++ b/Client/tauri-client/src/components/CertMismatchModal.ts
@@ -201,6 +201,106 @@ export function createCertFirstUseModal(options: CertFirstUseModalOptions): Moun
   return { mount, destroy };
 }
 
+export interface IdentityMismatchModalOptions {
+  readonly username: string;
+  /** The peer's newly-delivered identity-key fingerprint (safety number) for
+   *  out-of-band verification before re-pinning; null when it can't be computed. */
+  readonly fingerprint: string | null;
+  readonly onAccept: () => void;
+  readonly onReject: () => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * createIdentityMismatchModal — the E2EE-identity analogue of the cert-mismatch
+ * modal (F3 TOFU). A peer's voice identity key no longer matches the pinned one:
+ * either a legitimate key rotation (reinstall / new device / wiped keyring) or a
+ * server MITM swapping the key. Accepting re-pins the new key (recovery), the
+ * identity-key analogue of "Accept New Certificate". Reuses the .cert-* CSS and
+ * buildRow helper so the two TOFU trust-prompts stay visually identical.
+ */
+export function createIdentityMismatchModal(
+  options: IdentityMismatchModalOptions,
+): MountableComponent {
+  const { username, fingerprint, onAccept, onReject } = options;
+  let overlay: HTMLDivElement | null = null;
+  const ac = new AbortController();
+
+  function mount(container: Element): void {
+    overlay = createElement("div", { class: "modal-overlay visible" });
+    const modal = createElement("div", { class: "modal" });
+
+    const header = createElement("div", { class: "modal-header" });
+    const title = createElement("h3", {}, "Identity Warning");
+    const closeBtn = createElement("button", { class: "modal-close", type: "button" });
+    closeBtn.textContent = "";
+    closeBtn.appendChild(createIcon("x", 14));
+    closeBtn.addEventListener("click", onReject, { signal: ac.signal });
+    appendChildren(header, title, closeBtn);
+
+    const body = createElement("div", { class: "modal-body" });
+
+    const warning = createElement("div", { class: "cert-warning" });
+    warning.appendChild(createIcon("shield-alert", 24));
+
+    const certTitle = createElement("div", { class: "cert-title" });
+    setText(certTitle, "Identity Key Changed");
+
+    const desc = createElement("div", { class: "cert-desc" });
+    setText(
+      desc,
+      "This participant's end-to-end encryption identity key no longer matches " +
+        "the one pinned on first contact. This usually means they reinstalled or " +
+        "switched device, but it could also indicate that the server swapped their " +
+        "key. Verify the new key out-of-band before trusting it.",
+    );
+
+    const details = createElement("div", { class: "cert-details" });
+    details.appendChild(buildRow("Participant", username, false));
+    // Only when the new key's fingerprint is available — a null one would render
+    // a misleading blank "Unknown" row and defeats the out-of-band check.
+    if (fingerprint !== null) {
+      details.appendChild(buildRow("New key", fingerprint, true));
+    }
+
+    appendChildren(body, warning, certTitle, desc, details);
+
+    const footer = createElement("div", { class: "modal-footer" });
+
+    const rejectBtn = createElement("button", { class: "btn-ghost", type: "button" });
+    setText(rejectBtn, "Cancel");
+    rejectBtn.addEventListener("click", onReject, { signal: ac.signal });
+
+    const acceptBtn = createElement("button", { class: "btn-danger", type: "button" });
+    setText(acceptBtn, "Trust New Key");
+    acceptBtn.addEventListener("click", onAccept, { signal: ac.signal });
+
+    appendChildren(footer, rejectBtn, acceptBtn);
+
+    appendChildren(modal, header, body, footer);
+    overlay.appendChild(modal);
+
+    overlay.addEventListener(
+      "click",
+      (e) => {
+        if (e.target === overlay) onReject();
+      },
+      { signal: ac.signal },
+    );
+
+    container.appendChild(overlay);
+  }
+
+  function destroy(): void {
+    ac.abort();
+    if (overlay !== null) {
+      overlay.remove();
+      overlay = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { mount, destroy };
+}
+
 function buildRow(label: string, value: string, isFingerprint: boolean): HTMLDivElement {
   const row = createElement("div", { class: "cert-row" });
   const labelEl = createElement("span", { class: "cert-label" });
diff --git a/Client/tauri-client/src/components/ChannelSidebar.ts b/Client/tauri-client/src/components/ChannelSidebar.ts
index 734b73ac..9da27914 100644
--- a/Client/tauri-client/src/components/ChannelSidebar.ts
+++ b/Client/tauri-client/src/components/ChannelSidebar.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import { createElement, setText, clearChildren, appendChildren } from "@lib/dom";
-import { createIcon } from "@lib/icons";
+import { createIcon, type IconName } from "@lib/icons";
 import type { MountableComponent } from "@lib/safe-render";
 import {
   channelsStore,
@@ -16,12 +16,113 @@ import {
 import type { Channel } from "@stores/channels.store";
 import { authStore, getCurrentUser } from "@stores/auth.store";
 import { uiStore, toggleCategory, isCategoryCollapsed } from "@stores/ui.store";
-import { voiceStore, getChannelVoiceUsers } from "@stores/voice.store";
+import { voiceStore, getChannelVoiceUsers, getPeerVerification } from "@stores/voice.store";
+import type { PeerVerification } from "@stores/voice.store";
 import { SCREENSHARE_TILE_ID_OFFSET } from "@lib/constants";
 import { attachStreamPreview, attachScrollCollapse } from "@lib/streamPreview";
 import { showUserVolumeMenu } from "./channel-sidebar/volume-menu";
 import { attachChannelContextMenu } from "./channel-sidebar/context-menu";
 import { attachDragHandlers, releaseGlobalDragListeners } from "./channel-sidebar/drag-reorder";
+import { rePinPeerIdentity } from "@lib/livekitSession";
+import { createIdentityMismatchModal } from "./CertMismatchModal";
+import { createLogger } from "@lib/logger";
+import { membersStore } from "@stores/members.store";
+import { importIdentityPublicKey, computeKeyFingerprint } from "@lib/e2eeCrypto";
+
+const log = createLogger("ChannelSidebar");
+
+/** Icon, color, and tooltip for a peer's E2EE identity verification badge
+ *  (F3 TOFU). The three states mirror the voice store's PeerVerification:
+ *  a green shield-check when the announce signature verified against the pinned
+ *  key, a muted shield when the peer published no key (legacy), and a red
+ *  shield-alert when the delivered key differs from the pinned one. */
+function verifyPresentation(v: PeerVerification): {
+  icon: IconName;
+  color: string;
+  title: string;
+} {
+  if (v.status === "verified") {
+    return {
+      icon: "shield-check",
+      color: "var(--green, #23a559)",
+      title:
+        v.safetyNumber !== null
+          ? `Identity verified · Safety number: ${v.safetyNumber}`
+          : "Identity verified",
+    };
+  }
+  if (v.status === "mismatch") {
+    return {
+      icon: "shield-alert",
+      color: "var(--red, #f23f43)",
+      title: "Identity key changed — click to review and re-pin",
+    };
+  }
+  // "unverified" — the remaining status: peer published no identity key (legacy).
+  return {
+    icon: "shield",
+    color: "var(--text-muted, #949ba4)",
+    title: "Identity not verified — this participant published no key",
+  };
+}
+
+// Identity-mismatch re-pin modal (F3 TOFU). One instance at a time, mounted on
+// document.body; torn down on re-open and when the owning sidebar aborts.
+// ponytail: module-level singleton mirrors ./channel-sidebar/volume-menu — there
+// is only ever one sidebar. Extract to its own submodule if that ever changes.
+let activeIdentityModal: MountableComponent | null = null;
+
+function closeIdentityModal(): void {
+  if (activeIdentityModal !== null) {
+    activeIdentityModal.destroy?.();
+    activeIdentityModal = null;
+  }
+}
+
+async function openIdentityMismatchModal(
+  userId: number,
+  username: string,
+  signal: AbortSignal,
+): Promise<void> {
+  closeIdentityModal();
+  // Compute the newly-delivered key's fingerprint so the user can verify it
+  // out-of-band before trusting — the whole purpose of the mismatch prompt (the
+  // same importIdentityPublicKey→computeKeyFingerprint round-trip verifyPeerAnnounce
+  // runs on the verified path). Without it the modal's "verify out-of-band"
+  // instruction is unfollowable and "Trust New Key" is a blind accept.
+  let fingerprint: string | null = null;
+  const publishedKey = membersStore.getState().members.get(userId)?.identityPublicKey ?? null;
+  if (publishedKey !== null) {
+    try {
+      fingerprint = await computeKeyFingerprint(await importIdentityPublicKey(publishedKey));
+    } catch (err) {
+      log.warn("E2EE: could not compute changed-key fingerprint for re-pin modal", err);
+    }
+  }
+  // The sidebar (or a newer open) may have superseded us during the async compute.
+  if (signal.aborted) return;
+  closeIdentityModal();
+  const modal = createIdentityMismatchModal({
+    username,
+    fingerprint,
+    onAccept: () => {
+      closeIdentityModal();
+      // Surface keyring/IO failures instead of dropping them — this re-pins a
+      // trust anchor, so a silent failure would leave the user believing they
+      // recovered when they did not.
+      void rePinPeerIdentity(userId).catch((err: unknown) => {
+        log.error("E2EE: failed to re-pin peer identity", err);
+      });
+    },
+    onReject: () => {
+      closeIdentityModal();
+    },
+  });
+  modal.mount(document.body);
+  activeIdentityModal = modal;
+  // Close if the owning sidebar is destroyed while the modal is still open.
+  signal.addEventListener("abort", closeIdentityModal, { once: true });
+}
 
 export interface ChannelReorderData {
   readonly channelId: number;
@@ -197,6 +298,33 @@ function renderVoiceChannelItem(
         row.appendChild(muteIcon);
       }
 
+      // E2EE identity verification badge (F3 TOFU). Absent until the peer's
+      // announce resolves; the local user is never in peerVerifications.
+      const verification = getPeerVerification(user.userId);
+      if (verification !== null) {
+        const {
+          icon: badgeIcon,
+          color: badgeColor,
+          title: badgeTitle,
+        } = verifyPresentation(verification);
+        const badge = createElement("span", { class: `vu-verify ${verification.status}` });
+        badge.style.color = badgeColor;
+        badge.title = badgeTitle;
+        badge.appendChild(createIcon(badgeIcon, 14));
+        if (verification.status === "mismatch") {
+          badge.style.cursor = "pointer";
+          badge.addEventListener(
+            "click",
+            (e) => {
+              e.stopPropagation();
+              void openIdentityMismatchModal(user.userId, user.username || "Unknown", signal);
+            },
+            { signal },
+          );
+        }
+        row.appendChild(badge);
+      }
+
       // Right-click for per-user volume (skip for own user)
       const currentUser = getCurrentUser();
       if (currentUser === null || currentUser.id !== user.userId) {
@@ -532,7 +660,10 @@ export function createChannelSidebar(options: ChannelSidebarOptions): MountableC
       for (const [chId, users] of state.voiceUsers) {
         structSig += `|${chId}`;
         for (const [uid, u] of users) {
-          structSig += `:${uid}${u.muted ? "m" : ""}${u.deafened ? "d" : ""}${u.camera ? "c" : ""}${u.screenshare ? "s" : ""}`;
+          // Include the E2EE verification status so a verified↔unverified↔mismatch
+          // flip re-renders the badge (it lives outside voiceUsers, in peerVerifications).
+          const verif = state.peerVerifications?.get(uid);
+          structSig += `:${uid}${u.muted ? "m" : ""}${u.deafened ? "d" : ""}${u.camera ? "c" : ""}${u.screenshare ? "s" : ""}${verif ? `@${verif.status}` : ""}`;
         }
       }
       if (structSig !== prevVoiceStructureSig) {
diff --git a/Client/tauri-client/src/lib/api.ts b/Client/tauri-client/src/lib/api.ts
index fade98e7..1e74f416 100644
--- a/Client/tauri-client/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/Client/tauri-client/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ export function createApiClient(initialConfig: ApiClientConfig, onUnauthorized?:
     },
 
     updateProfile(
-      data: { username?: string; avatar?: string },
+      data: { username?: string; avatar?: string; identity_public_key?: string },
       signal?: AbortSignal,
     ): Promise<MemberResponse> {
       return request<MemberResponse>("PATCH", "/users/me", data, signal);
diff --git a/Client/tauri-client/src/lib/dispatcher.ts b/Client/tauri-client/src/lib/dispatcher.ts
index 389bbc7e..9754f446 100644
--- a/Client/tauri-client/src/lib/dispatcher.ts
+++ b/Client/tauri-client/src/lib/dispatcher.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import {
   isVoiceConnected,
 } from "@lib/livekitSession";
 import { notifyIncomingMessage } from "./notifications";
+import { ensureIdentityKeyPublished } from "@lib/identity";
 import { createLogger } from "./logger";
 import { ServerMessageType as S } from "./protocolTypes";
 
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ export function wireConnectionStatus(ws: Pick<WsClient, "onStateChange">): () =>
  */
 export function wireDispatcher(
   ws: WsClient,
-  api?: Pick<ApiClient, "listBlocks">,
+  api?: Pick<ApiClient, "listBlocks"> & Partial<Pick<ApiClient, "updateProfile" | "getConfig">>,
 ): DispatcherCleanup {
   const unsubs: Array<() => void> = [];
 
@@ -149,6 +150,22 @@ export function wireDispatcher(
         leaveVoiceChannel();
       }
 
+      // F3: publish our long-term identity public key so peers can pin+verify
+      // us in voice. Idempotent (no PATCH when the server copy already matches)
+      // and fire-and-forget — never block the ready flow. Username is required
+      // by the server's profile update, so it rides along with the key.
+      const self = payload.members.find((m) => m.id === currentUserId);
+      const host = api?.getConfig?.().host;
+      if (self !== undefined && currentUserId !== 0 && host && api?.updateProfile) {
+        const updateProfile = api.updateProfile;
+        void ensureIdentityKeyPublished(
+          host,
+          self.username,
+          self.identity_public_key ?? null,
+          (data) => updateProfile(data),
+        );
+      }
+
       // Auto-select the first text channel if none is active
       const currentActive = channelsStore.select((s) => s.activeChannelId);
       if (currentActive === null && payload.channels.length > 0) {
@@ -359,7 +376,12 @@ export function wireDispatcher(
   unsubs.push(
     ws.on(S.USER_UPDATE, (payload) => {
       log.info("User profile updated", { userId: payload.user_id, username: payload.username });
-      updateMemberProfile(payload.user_id, payload.username, payload.avatar);
+      updateMemberProfile(
+        payload.user_id,
+        payload.username,
+        payload.avatar,
+        payload.identity_public_key,
+      );
 
       // Update auth store if the current user changed their own profile.
       const currentUser = authStore.getState().user;
@@ -428,7 +450,7 @@ export function wireDispatcher(
 
   unsubs.push(
     ws.on(S.VOICE_E2EE_ANNOUNCE, (payload) => {
-      void handleE2EEAnnounce(payload.user_id, payload.public_key);
+      void handleE2EEAnnounce(payload.user_id, payload.public_key, payload.signature);
     }),
   );
 
diff --git a/Client/tauri-client/src/lib/e2eeCrypto.ts b/Client/tauri-client/src/lib/e2eeCrypto.ts
index cb593edc..15a32dd0 100644
--- a/Client/tauri-client/src/lib/e2eeCrypto.ts
+++ b/Client/tauri-client/src/lib/e2eeCrypto.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@ const HKDF_SALT = new Uint8Array([
 const HKDF_INFO = new Uint8Array([114, 111, 111, 109, 45, 107, 101, 121, 45, 119, 114, 97, 112]);
 const ROOM_KEY_BYTES = 32; // 256-bit AES key for LiveKit SFrame
 
+// ── Long-term identity keys (F3: voice E2EE TOFU) ──────────────────────────
+// ECDSA P-256 (same curve family as the ECDH exchange; works in all three
+// webviews — Ed25519 is unreliable on WKWebView/WebKitGTK; zero new deps).
+const ECDSA_CURVE = "P-256";
+// Domain-separation prefix signed with the identity key when announcing an
+// ephemeral key: UTF-8 bytes of "owncord-voice-e2ee-announce-v1". Binding the
+// prefix + userId stops the server re-attributing a valid announce to a
+// different user or reusing the signature in another context.
+const ANNOUNCE_DOMAIN = new TextEncoder().encode("owncord-voice-e2ee-announce-v1");
+
 // ── Key pair generation ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 /** Generate an ephemeral ECDH P-256 keypair. */
@@ -59,6 +69,11 @@ export async function importPublicKey(base64: string): Promise<CryptoKey> {
  * Compute a human-readable fingerprint of a public key for out-of-band
  * verification (safety numbers). Returns a hex string of the SHA-256 hash
  * of the raw key bytes, formatted as "AB12 CD34 …" groups.
+ *
+ * For the F3 safety number, feed the *stable* identity public key (the ECDSA
+ * key that persists across calls), NOT the per-call ephemeral ECDH key — the
+ * fingerprint only makes sense out-of-band if it stays constant for a peer.
+ * The raw-byte hash is algorithm-agnostic, so it works on either key type.
  */
 export async function computeKeyFingerprint(publicKey: CryptoKey): Promise<string> {
   const raw = await crypto.subtle.exportKey("raw", publicKey);
@@ -71,6 +86,110 @@ export async function computeKeyFingerprint(publicKey: CryptoKey): Promise<strin
   return groups.slice(0, 8).join(" ");
 }
 
+// ── Identity keypair (sign/verify ephemeral announces) ─────────────────────
+
+/** Generate a long-term ECDSA P-256 identity keypair. */
+export async function generateIdentityKeyPair(): Promise<CryptoKeyPair> {
+  return crypto.subtle.generateKey({ name: "ECDSA", namedCurve: ECDSA_CURVE }, true, [
+    "sign",
+    "verify",
+  ]);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sign an ephemeral-key announce with the long-term identity private key.
+ * The signed message is ANNOUNCE_DOMAIN ‖ myUserId ‖ ephemeralPubRaw, so a
+ * receiver knows this exact ephemeral key was announced by this exact user.
+ * Returns the base64 signature to carry in the `voice_e2ee_announce` payload.
+ */
+export async function signEphemeralKey(
+  identityPrivateKey: CryptoKey,
+  myUserId: string | number,
+  ephemeralPubRaw: Uint8Array,
+): Promise<string> {
+  const message = buildAnnounceMessage(myUserId, ephemeralPubRaw);
+  const sig = await crypto.subtle.sign(
+    { name: "ECDSA", hash: "SHA-256" },
+    identityPrivateKey,
+    message,
+  );
+  return uint8ToBase64(new Uint8Array(sig));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Verify an ephemeral-key announce against a peer's pinned identity public key.
+ * Returns false (never throws) on any tamper — bad base64, wrong userId, wrong
+ * ephemeral key, or wrong/forged signature — so callers can reject a MITM.
+ */
+export async function verifyEphemeralKeySignature(
+  identityPublicKey: CryptoKey,
+  userId: string | number,
+  ephemeralPubRaw: Uint8Array,
+  signatureBase64: string,
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  let signature: Uint8Array<ArrayBuffer>;
+  try {
+    signature = base64ToUint8(signatureBase64);
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const message = buildAnnounceMessage(userId, ephemeralPubRaw);
+  try {
+    return await crypto.subtle.verify(
+      { name: "ECDSA", hash: "SHA-256" },
+      identityPublicKey,
+      signature,
+      message,
+    );
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+/** Import a base64 raw P-256 identity public key for signature verification. */
+export async function importIdentityPublicKey(base64: string): Promise<CryptoKey> {
+  const raw = base64ToUint8(base64);
+  return crypto.subtle.importKey("raw", raw, { name: "ECDSA", namedCurve: ECDSA_CURVE }, true, [
+    "verify",
+  ]);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Serialize an identity keypair for OS-keyring storage. Exports the private
+ * key as JWK (base64-encoded JSON) — the JWK carries both the private scalar
+ * `d` and the public point `x`/`y`, so both keys are recoverable on load.
+ */
+export async function exportIdentityKeyPair(privateKey: CryptoKey): Promise<string> {
+  const jwk = await crypto.subtle.exportKey("jwk", privateKey);
+  return btoa(JSON.stringify(jwk));
+}
+
+/** Inverse of exportIdentityKeyPair: recover both keys from the keyring blob. */
+export async function importIdentityKeyPair(blobBase64: string): Promise<CryptoKeyPair> {
+  const jwk = JSON.parse(atob(blobBase64)) as JsonWebKey;
+  const alg = { name: "ECDSA", namedCurve: ECDSA_CURVE };
+  const privateKey = await crypto.subtle.importKey("jwk", jwk, alg, true, ["sign"]);
+  // Strip the private scalar to import the matching public key.
+  const pubJwk: JsonWebKey = { kty: jwk.kty, crv: jwk.crv, x: jwk.x, y: jwk.y };
+  const publicKey = await crypto.subtle.importKey("jwk", pubJwk, alg, true, ["verify"]);
+  return { privateKey, publicKey };
+}
+
+/** Build the byte string signed/verified for an ephemeral-key announce. */
+function buildAnnounceMessage(
+  userId: string | number,
+  ephemeralPubRaw: Uint8Array,
+): Uint8Array<ArrayBuffer> {
+  const userIdBytes = new TextEncoder().encode(String(userId));
+  const message = new Uint8Array(
+    ANNOUNCE_DOMAIN.length + userIdBytes.length + ephemeralPubRaw.length,
+  );
+  message.set(ANNOUNCE_DOMAIN, 0);
+  message.set(userIdBytes, ANNOUNCE_DOMAIN.length);
+  message.set(ephemeralPubRaw, ANNOUNCE_DOMAIN.length + userIdBytes.length);
+  return message;
+}
+
 // ── Room key generation ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 /** Generate a random 256-bit room key. */
diff --git a/Client/tauri-client/src/lib/icons.ts b/Client/tauri-client/src/lib/icons.ts
index 0db8c5ca..4a3430c0 100644
--- a/Client/tauri-client/src/lib/icons.ts
+++ b/Client/tauri-client/src/lib/icons.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ export type IconName =
   | "image"
   | "signal"
   | "log-out"
+  | "shield"
+  | "shield-check"
+  | "shield-alert"
   | "zap";
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -204,6 +207,11 @@ const ICON_PATHS: Record<IconName, string> = {
 
   // Lightning bolt (auto-login indicator)
   zap: `<polygon points="13 2 3 14 12 14 11 22 21 10 12 10 13 2"/>`,
+
+  // Security shields — E2EE identity verification badges (F3 TOFU voice panel).
+  shield: `<path d="M20 13c0 5-3.5 7.5-7.66 8.95a1 1 0 0 1-.67-.01C7.5 20.5 4 18 4 13V6a1 1 0 0 1 1-1c2 0 4.5-1.2 6.24-2.72a1.17 1.17 0 0 1 1.52 0C14.51 3.81 17 5 19 5a1 1 0 0 1 1 1z"/>`,
+  "shield-check": `<path d="M20 13c0 5-3.5 7.5-7.66 8.95a1 1 0 0 1-.67-.01C7.5 20.5 4 18 4 13V6a1 1 0 0 1 1-1c2 0 4.5-1.2 6.24-2.72a1.17 1.17 0 0 1 1.52 0C14.51 3.81 17 5 19 5a1 1 0 0 1 1 1z"/><path d="m9 12 2 2 4-4"/>`,
+  "shield-alert": `<path d="M20 13c0 5-3.5 7.5-7.66 8.95a1 1 0 0 1-.67-.01C7.5 20.5 4 18 4 13V6a1 1 0 0 1 1-1c2 0 4.5-1.2 6.24-2.72a1.17 1.17 0 0 1 1.52 0C14.51 3.81 17 5 19 5a1 1 0 0 1 1 1z"/><path d="M12 8v4"/><path d="M12 16h.01"/>`,
 };
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Client/tauri-client/src/lib/identity.ts b/Client/tauri-client/src/lib/identity.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a89fc510
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Client/tauri-client/src/lib/identity.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+/**
+ * Identity-key storage — Tauri IPC wrappers for the voice-E2EE TOFU identity
+ * layer (F3). Mirrors credentials.ts: dynamically imports Tauri `invoke` and
+ * no-ops in non-Tauri environments (tests, browser).
+ *
+ * Two backing stores, both keyed by connection host:
+ *   - OS keyring  (save/load/delete_identity_key, account `identity:{host}`):
+ *     the client's own long-term identity PRIVATE key (base64 JWK blob).
+ *   - identity_pins.json (store/get_identity_pin, key `{host}:{userId}`):
+ *     peers' pinned identity PUBLIC keys (base64), for TOFU verification.
+ */
+
+import { createLogger } from "./logger";
+import {
+  exportIdentityKeyPair,
+  exportPublicKey,
+  generateIdentityKeyPair,
+  importIdentityKeyPair,
+} from "./e2eeCrypto";
+
+const log = createLogger("identity");
+
+/** Dynamically import Tauri invoke to avoid errors in test/browser. */
+async function getInvoke(): Promise<
+  ((cmd: string, args?: Record<string, unknown>) => Promise<unknown>) | null
+> {
+  try {
+    const { invoke } = await import("@tauri-apps/api/core");
+    return invoke;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+// ── Identity private key (OS keyring) ──────────────────────────────────────
+
+/** Save the identity private-key blob for a host to the OS keyring. */
+export async function saveIdentityKey(host: string, key: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  const invoke = await getInvoke();
+  if (!invoke) {
+    log.warn("Tauri not available — identity key not saved");
+    return false;
+  }
+  try {
+    await invoke("save_identity_key", { host, key });
+    return true;
+  } catch (err) {
+    log.error("Failed to save identity key", { host, error: String(err) });
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+/** Load the identity private-key blob for a host, or null if absent/unavailable. */
+export async function loadIdentityKey(host: string): Promise<string | null> {
+  const invoke = await getInvoke();
+  if (!invoke) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  try {
+    const result = await invoke("load_identity_key", { host });
+    return typeof result === "string" ? result : null;
+  } catch (err) {
+    log.error("Failed to load identity key", { host, error: String(err) });
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+/** Delete the identity private key for a host from the OS keyring. */
+export async function deleteIdentityKey(host: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  const invoke = await getInvoke();
+  if (!invoke) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  try {
+    await invoke("delete_identity_key", { host });
+    return true;
+  } catch (err) {
+    log.error("Failed to delete identity key", { host, error: String(err) });
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+// ── Peer identity pins (identity_pins.json, TOFU) ──────────────────────────
+
+/** Pin a peer's identity public key (base64) under `{host}:{userId}`. */
+export async function storeIdentityPin(
+  host: string,
+  userId: string,
+  pin: string,
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  const invoke = await getInvoke();
+  if (!invoke) {
+    log.warn("Tauri not available — identity pin not stored");
+    return false;
+  }
+  try {
+    await invoke("store_identity_pin", { host, userId, pin });
+    return true;
+  } catch (err) {
+    log.error("Failed to store identity pin", { host, userId, error: String(err) });
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+/** Load a peer's pinned identity public key, or null if never pinned. */
+export async function getIdentityPin(host: string, userId: string): Promise<string | null> {
+  const invoke = await getInvoke();
+  if (!invoke) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  try {
+    const result = await invoke("get_identity_pin", { host, userId });
+    return typeof result === "string" ? result : null;
+  } catch (err) {
+    log.error("Failed to load identity pin", { host, userId, error: String(err) });
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+// ── High-level lifecycle ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Load this host's identity keypair from the keyring, generating and saving a
+ * fresh one on first login (or when the stored blob is corrupt). In non-Tauri
+ * environments the keypair is in-memory only (not persisted).
+ */
+export async function getOrCreateIdentityKeyPair(host: string): Promise<CryptoKeyPair> {
+  const stored = await loadIdentityKey(host);
+  if (stored) {
+    try {
+      return await importIdentityKeyPair(stored);
+    } catch (err) {
+      log.error("Stored identity key is corrupt — regenerating", { host, error: String(err) });
+    }
+  }
+  const keyPair = await generateIdentityKeyPair();
+  await saveIdentityKey(host, await exportIdentityKeyPair(keyPair.privateKey));
+  return keyPair;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Publish the local identity public key via the REST profile update, but only
+ * when the server's stored copy is absent or different — idempotent so it runs
+ * at most once per key (no PATCH on every login). Returns true if it published.
+ *
+ * `serverCopy` is the server's current `identity_public_key` for this user
+ * (from the ready/member payload); `updateProfile` is `api.updateProfile`.
+ */
+export async function publishIdentityKey(
+  updateProfile: (data: { identity_public_key: string }) => Promise<unknown>,
+  serverCopy: string | null | undefined,
+  publicKey: CryptoKey,
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  const localBase64 = await exportPublicKey(publicKey);
+  if (serverCopy === localBase64) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  await updateProfile({ identity_public_key: localBase64 });
+  return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Login/ready hook: ensure the server holds this client's identity public key.
+ * Loads (or generates) the host keypair and publishes it via the REST profile
+ * update when the server's stored copy is absent or stale — idempotent, so it
+ * runs at most once per key. The server's PATCH /users/me requires a username,
+ * so `username` is sent alongside the key. Fire-and-forget: errors are logged
+ * and swallowed (returns false) so the connect/voice flow is never blocked.
+ */
+export async function ensureIdentityKeyPublished(
+  host: string,
+  username: string,
+  serverCopy: string | null | undefined,
+  updateProfile: (data: { username: string; identity_public_key: string }) => Promise<unknown>,
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  try {
+    const keyPair = await getOrCreateIdentityKeyPair(host);
+    return await publishIdentityKey(
+      (data) => updateProfile({ username, ...data }),
+      serverCopy,
+      keyPair.publicKey,
+    );
+  } catch (err) {
+    log.error("Failed to publish identity key", { host, error: String(err) });
+    return false;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Client/tauri-client/src/lib/livekitSession.ts b/Client/tauri-client/src/lib/livekitSession.ts
index 533f4dcb..187f6442 100644
--- a/Client/tauri-client/src/lib/livekitSession.ts
+++ b/Client/tauri-client/src/lib/livekitSession.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,18 @@ import {
   roomKeyToBase64,
   wrapRoomKey,
   unwrapRoomKey,
+  signEphemeralKey,
+  verifyEphemeralKeySignature,
+  importIdentityPublicKey,
+  computeKeyFingerprint,
 } from "@lib/e2eeCrypto";
+import { getOrCreateIdentityKeyPair, getIdentityPin, storeIdentityPin } from "@lib/identity";
+import { membersStore } from "@stores/members.store";
+import {
+  setPeerVerification,
+  clearPeerVerification,
+  clearPeerVerifications,
+} from "@stores/voice.store";
 import { DeviceManager } from "@lib/deviceManager";
 import {
   type VideoTrackDeps,
@@ -148,6 +159,9 @@ export class LiveKitSession {
   private _roomKey: Uint8Array | null = null;
   /** Peer ECDH public keys indexed by userId. */
   private _peerPublicKeys: Map<number, CryptoKey> = new Map();
+  /** This client's long-term ECDSA identity keypair (F3 TOFU), used to sign our
+   *  ephemeral announces. Loaded lazily from the OS keyring, cached per session. */
+  private _identityKeyPair: CryptoKeyPair | null = null;
   /** True if this client is the key holder (longest-present participant). */
   private _isKeyHolder = false;
   /** Resolver/rejector for non-key-holders waiting to receive the room key via offer. */
@@ -159,7 +173,11 @@ export class LiveKitSession {
    *  epoch before async work and discards the result if epoch changed (stale offer). */
   private _e2eeEpoch = 0;
   /** Announces that arrived before our ECDH keypair was ready. Drained after keypair init. */
-  private _pendingAnnounces: Array<{ userId: number; publicKeyBase64: string }> = [];
+  private _pendingAnnounces: Array<{
+    userId: number;
+    publicKeyBase64: string;
+    signatureBase64?: string;
+  }> = [];
   /** Periodic key rotation timer — fires every KEY_ROTATION_INTERVAL_MS when key holder. */
   private _keyRotationTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
   /** Interval between periodic key rotations (5 minutes). */
@@ -458,16 +476,16 @@ export class LiveKitSession {
         // oxlint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop -- must set up E2EE before connect
         this._ecdhKeyPair = await generateECDHKeyPair();
         this._peerPublicKeys.clear();
+        clearPeerVerifications();
         if (this._roomKey) {
           // oxlint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop -- must set key before connect
           await this._e2eeKeyProvider.setKey(roomKeyToBase64(this._roomKey));
         }
         // oxlint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop -- must export before connect
         const reconnectPubKey = await exportPublicKey(this._ecdhKeyPair.publicKey);
-        this.ws?.send({
-          type: "voice_e2ee_announce",
-          payload: { public_key: reconnectPubKey },
-        });
+        // oxlint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop -- must sign the announce before connect
+        const reconnectAnnounce = await this.buildAnnouncePayload(reconnectPubKey);
+        this.ws?.send({ type: "voice_e2ee_announce", payload: reconnectAnnounce });
 
         // oxlint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop -- sequential reconnect: must connect before restoring state
         await newRoom.connect(resolvedUrl, token);
@@ -764,6 +782,11 @@ export class LiveKitSession {
     this.ws = client;
   }
   setServerHost(host: string): void {
+    // Identity keys are host-scoped — drop the cached keypair when the host
+    // changes so we never sign an announce with another host's identity key.
+    if (host !== this.serverHost) {
+      this._identityKeyPair = null;
+    }
     this.serverHost = host;
   }
   setOnError(cb: (message: string) => void): void {
@@ -844,21 +867,27 @@ export class LiveKitSession {
       // Generate a fresh ECDH keypair for this session.
       this._ecdhKeyPair = await generateECDHKeyPair();
       this._peerPublicKeys.clear();
+      clearPeerVerifications();
       const myPubKeyBase64 = await exportPublicKey(this._ecdhKeyPair.publicKey);
-
-      // Drain any announces that arrived before our keypair was ready.
-      // These are from existing participants whose public keys the server
-      // relayed during voice_join sync.
-      const queued = this._pendingAnnounces.splice(0);
-      for (const { userId: qId, publicKeyBase64: qKey } of queued) {
-        const peerKey = await importPublicKey(qKey);
-        this._peerPublicKeys.set(qId, peerKey);
-        log.info("E2EE: drained queued announce", { userId: qId });
-      }
+      // Build the signed announce up front — this loads the identity key from
+      // the keyring once, so the added identity round-trip does NOT stack on
+      // the non-key-holder's 10s key-exchange stall below (F3).
+      const announcePayload = await this.buildAnnouncePayload(myPubKeyBase64);
 
       // Use server-authoritative is_key_holder from voice_token payload.
       this._isKeyHolder = isKeyHolder ?? false;
 
+      // Drain any announces that arrived before our keypair was ready. These
+      // are existing participants whose keys the server relayed during
+      // voice_join sync — run them through the normal verifying receive path
+      // so a server-substituted peer key is caught here too.
+      const queued = this._pendingAnnounces.splice(0);
+      for (const { userId: qId, publicKeyBase64: qKey, signatureBase64: qSig } of queued) {
+        // oxlint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop -- sequential drain: verify each queued announce
+        await this.handleE2EEAnnounce(qId, qKey, qSig);
+        log.info("E2EE: drained queued announce", { userId: qId });
+      }
+
       if (this._isKeyHolder) {
         // We're the first participant — generate the room key.
         this._e2eeEpoch++;
@@ -866,6 +895,8 @@ export class LiveKitSession {
         await this._e2eeKeyProvider.setKey(roomKeyToBase64(this._roomKey));
         log.info("E2EE: key holder — generated room key", { channelId });
         this.startKeyRotationTimer();
+        // Announce our (signed) key so existing participants can see us.
+        this.ws?.send({ type: "voice_e2ee_announce", payload: announcePayload });
       } else {
         // Wait for the key holder to send us the room key via voice_e2ee_offer.
         // This promise resolves when handleE2EEOffer() sets _roomKey.
@@ -874,6 +905,10 @@ export class LiveKitSession {
           this._roomKeyResolver = resolve;
           this._roomKeyRejector = reject;
         });
+        // Announce BEFORE waiting (moved earlier per F3) so the key holder can
+        // offer immediately. The resolver is set above, so an immediate offer
+        // won't be missed.
+        this.ws?.send({ type: "voice_e2ee_announce", payload: announcePayload });
         // Wait up to 10s for the key holder to send an offer. If the first
         // attempt times out, re-announce our public key (the offer may have been
         // lost if the key holder disconnected mid-send) and wait 5s more.
@@ -888,10 +923,7 @@ export class LiveKitSession {
           // First attempt timed out — re-announce and retry once.
           if (timeoutId !== null) clearTimeout(timeoutId);
           log.warn("E2EE: first key exchange attempt timed out, re-announcing", { channelId });
-          this.ws?.send({
-            type: "voice_e2ee_announce",
-            payload: { public_key: myPubKeyBase64 },
-          });
+          this.ws?.send({ type: "voice_e2ee_announce", payload: announcePayload });
           try {
             await Promise.race([roomKeyPromise, makeTimeout(5_000)]);
           } catch {
@@ -910,14 +942,6 @@ export class LiveKitSession {
         this._roomKeyRejector = null;
       }
 
-      // Announce our public key so existing participants (and the key holder)
-      // can see us. This must happen AFTER we set up the roomKeyResolver so
-      // we don't miss an immediate offer response.
-      this.ws?.send({
-        type: "voice_e2ee_announce",
-        payload: { public_key: myPubKeyBase64 },
-      });
-
       for (let attempt = 1; attempt <= MAX_RETRIES; attempt++) {
         try {
           // oxlint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop -- sequential retry: must attempt connect before checking result
@@ -1160,21 +1184,170 @@ export class LiveKitSession {
     }
   }
 
+  // ── Identity signing (F3 TOFU) ──────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  /** Decode a base64 raw-key string to bytes for sign/verify. Throws on bad
+   *  input (callers verifying a peer key already run inside try/catch). */
+  private rawFromBase64(base64: string): Uint8Array {
+    return Uint8Array.from(atob(base64), (c) => c.charCodeAt(0));
+  }
+
+  /** Load (once per session) this client's long-term identity keypair from the
+   *  OS keyring so we can sign ephemeral announces. Returns null when there is
+   *  no server host (identity is host-scoped) — the announce then goes out
+   *  unsigned and peers treat us as a legacy/unverified client. */
+  private async ensureIdentityKeyPair(): Promise<CryptoKeyPair | null> {
+    if (this._identityKeyPair) return this._identityKeyPair;
+    if (this.serverHost === null) return null;
+    this._identityKeyPair = await getOrCreateIdentityKeyPair(this.serverHost);
+    return this._identityKeyPair;
+  }
+
+  /** Build the voice_e2ee_announce payload, signing the ephemeral public key
+   *  with our identity key (F3). Signing failures degrade to an unsigned
+   *  announce rather than blocking the join. */
+  private async buildAnnouncePayload(
+    ephemeralPubBase64: string,
+  ): Promise<{ public_key: string; signature?: string }> {
+    try {
+      const idKeyPair = await this.ensureIdentityKeyPair();
+      if (idKeyPair) {
+        const myUserId = authStore.getState().user?.id ?? 0;
+        const ephemeralRaw = this.rawFromBase64(ephemeralPubBase64);
+        const signature = await signEphemeralKey(idKeyPair.privateKey, myUserId, ephemeralRaw);
+        return { public_key: ephemeralPubBase64, signature };
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      log.error("E2EE: failed to sign announce — sending unsigned", err);
+    }
+    return { public_key: ephemeralPubBase64 };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * F3 TOFU: resolve a peer's identity key and verify their ephemeral-announce
+   * signature. Pins the identity key on first sight; on a later change it emits
+   * an identity-tofu "mismatch" (via the voice store) and blocks the peer until
+   * the user re-pins. Returns true when the announce may be accepted (verified,
+   * or a legacy peer with no identity key), false to reject/block. The store
+   * write is the surfaced verification state the voice panel reads.
+   *
+   * Compatibility posture (transition):
+   *   - peer HAS a published identity key, signature missing/invalid → reject
+   *     (fail closed);
+   *   - peer has NO identity key (legacy client) → accept, mark unverified
+   *     (pin-pending).
+   */
+  private async verifyPeerAnnounce(
+    userId: number,
+    publicKeyBase64: string,
+    signatureBase64?: string,
+  ): Promise<boolean> {
+    const publishedIdentity =
+      membersStore.getState().members.get(userId)?.identityPublicKey ?? null;
+    const host = this.serverHost;
+
+    // Resolve the persisted pin FIRST — before any legacy shortcut. A server
+    // must not be able to strip a pinned peer's published key (or swap it) to
+    // force it back onto the legacy accept path (finding #2: TOFU pin bypass).
+    const pin = host ? await getIdentityPin(host, String(userId)) : null;
+
+    // Pinned peer whose delivered key is absent or differs from the pin —
+    // possible server MITM. Block until the user re-pins.
+    if (pin !== null && publishedIdentity !== pin) {
+      setPeerVerification({ userId, status: "mismatch", safetyNumber: null });
+      log.error("E2EE: pinned peer identity key missing/changed — blocking (identity-tofu)", {
+        userId,
+      });
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    // Genuine legacy peer: never pinned AND no published identity key — accept
+    // but mark unverified (pin-pending). This is the only case the compatibility
+    // posture keeps open.
+    if (!publishedIdentity) {
+      setPeerVerification({ userId, status: "unverified", safetyNumber: null });
+      log.warn("E2EE: peer has no identity key — accepting as unverified (legacy)", { userId });
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    // Verify the ephemeral-key signature against the trusted identity key
+    // (the pin when we have one, else the first-sight published key).
+    const anchorBase64 = pin ?? publishedIdentity;
+    const identityKey = await importIdentityPublicKey(anchorBase64);
+    const ephemeralRaw = this.rawFromBase64(publicKeyBase64);
+    const ok = signatureBase64
+      ? await verifyEphemeralKeySignature(identityKey, userId, ephemeralRaw, signatureBase64)
+      : false;
+    if (!ok) {
+      // Fail closed: peer has an identity key but no valid signature (MITM).
+      setPeerVerification({ userId, status: "mismatch", safetyNumber: null });
+      log.error("E2EE: peer announce signature invalid — rejecting (MITM?)", { userId });
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    // First sight with a valid signature — pin the identity key now.
+    if (pin === null && host) {
+      await storeIdentityPin(host, String(userId), publishedIdentity);
+      log.info("E2EE: pinned peer identity key on first sight", { userId });
+    }
+    const safetyNumber = await computeKeyFingerprint(identityKey);
+    setPeerVerification({ userId, status: "verified", safetyNumber });
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * F3 TOFU re-pin recovery (finding #4). Accept the peer's CURRENT published
+   * identity key, overwriting the stored pin for {host,userId} and clearing the
+   * mismatch block — the identity-key analogue of accepting a changed TLS cert.
+   * A legitimate key rotation (reinstall / new device / wiped keyring) is thus
+   * recoverable instead of a permanent lockout; the next announce re-verifies
+   * against the new pin. Returns false when there is no host or no published key
+   * to pin. The voice-panel mismatch confirm should call this.
+   */
+  async rePinPeerIdentity(userId: number): Promise<boolean> {
+    const host = this.serverHost;
+    const publishedIdentity =
+      membersStore.getState().members.get(userId)?.identityPublicKey ?? null;
+    if (!host || !publishedIdentity) {
+      log.warn("E2EE: cannot re-pin peer without a host and published identity key", { userId });
+      return false;
+    }
+    await storeIdentityPin(host, String(userId), publishedIdentity);
+    clearPeerVerification(userId);
+    log.info("E2EE: re-pinned peer identity key (TOFU recovery)", { userId });
+    return true;
+  }
+
   // ── Client-side E2EE handlers (ECDH key exchange) ───────────────────────
 
   /**
    * Handle a voice_e2ee_announce from the server — another participant has
-   * announced their ECDH public key. If we are the key holder, wrap and send
-   * the room key to them.
+   * announced their ECDH public key. Before trusting it we verify the peer's
+   * identity-key signature (F3 TOFU): resolve the peer's identity key (pinning
+   * it on first sight), reject on mismatch/invalid signature, and only then
+   * store the ECDH key + (if key holder) wrap the room key for them. Peers with
+   * no published identity key (legacy) are accepted but marked unverified.
    */
-  async handleE2EEAnnounce(userId: number, publicKeyBase64: string): Promise<void> {
+  async handleE2EEAnnounce(
+    userId: number,
+    publicKeyBase64: string,
+    signatureBase64?: string,
+  ): Promise<void> {
     // Queue if our keypair isn't ready yet (announce arrived during connectAndSetup).
     if (!this._ecdhKeyPair) {
-      this._pendingAnnounces.push({ userId, publicKeyBase64 });
+      this._pendingAnnounces.push({ userId, publicKeyBase64, signatureBase64 });
       log.info("E2EE: queued announce (keypair not ready)", { userId });
       return;
     }
     try {
+      // ── F3 TOFU verification gate ──────────────────────────────────────
+      // Resolve the peer's identity key and verify the announce signature
+      // BEFORE storing the ECDH key or wrapping the room key. A malicious
+      // server that swaps user_id↔ephemeral-key or forges keys fails here.
+      if (!(await this.verifyPeerAnnounce(userId, publicKeyBase64, signatureBase64))) {
+        return; // rejected/blocked — do not store or wrap
+      }
+
       // Deduplicate: if the key is identical, skip the import but still
       // re-send the room key offer (the peer may be re-requesting after a
       // missed offer or reconnect).
@@ -1289,6 +1462,7 @@ export class LiveKitSession {
    */
   async handleParticipantLeft(userId: number): Promise<void> {
     this._peerPublicKeys.delete(userId);
+    clearPeerVerification(userId);
 
     const channelId = this._currentChannelId;
     if (!channelId) return;
@@ -1434,11 +1608,14 @@ export class LiveKitSession {
     this.startKeyRotationTimer();
   }
 
-  /** Clear all E2EE state (called on voice leave). */
+  /** Clear all E2EE state (called on voice leave). The long-term identity
+   *  keypair is intentionally NOT cleared here — it persists across calls to
+   *  the same host (cleared only on host change / cleanupAll). */
   private clearE2EEState(): void {
     this._ecdhKeyPair = null;
     this._roomKey = null;
     this._peerPublicKeys.clear();
+    clearPeerVerifications();
     this._isKeyHolder = false;
     this._rotatingKey = false;
     this._e2eeEpoch = 0;
@@ -1528,6 +1705,7 @@ export class LiveKitSession {
     this.ws = null;
     this.serverHost = null;
     this.liveKitProxyPort = null;
+    this._identityKeyPair = null;
     // Stop the Rust-side TLS proxy (fire-and-forget).
     invoke("stop_livekit_proxy").catch((err) => log.warn("Failed to stop LiveKit proxy", err));
   }
@@ -1693,6 +1871,7 @@ export const clearOnRemoteVideo = session.clearOnRemoteVideo.bind(session);
 export const handleVoiceToken = session.handleVoiceToken.bind(session);
 export const handleE2EEAnnounce = session.handleE2EEAnnounce.bind(session);
 export const handleE2EEOffer = session.handleE2EEOffer.bind(session);
+export const rePinPeerIdentity = session.rePinPeerIdentity.bind(session);
 export const handleParticipantLeft = session.handleParticipantLeft.bind(session);
 export const leaveVoice = session.leaveVoice.bind(session);
 export const retryMicPermission = session.retryMicPermission.bind(session);
diff --git a/Client/tauri-client/src/lib/types.ts b/Client/tauri-client/src/lib/types.ts
index 7383e30d..f57729d8 100644
--- a/Client/tauri-client/src/lib/types.ts
+++ b/Client/tauri-client/src/lib/types.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ export interface MessageUser {
 export interface UserWithRole extends MessageUser {
   readonly role: string;
   readonly totp_enabled?: boolean;
+  /** Long-term E2EE identity public key (base64), pinned by peers on first
+   *  sight (F3 TOFU). Omitted/null when the user has not published one. */
+  readonly identity_public_key?: string | null;
 }
 
 /** Attachment on a chat message. */
@@ -110,6 +113,8 @@ export interface ReadyMember {
   readonly avatar: string | null;
   readonly role: string;
   readonly status: UserStatus;
+  /** Long-term E2EE identity public key (base64) for voice TOFU (F3). */
+  readonly identity_public_key?: string | null;
 }
 
 /** Voice state object in the ready payload. */
@@ -298,6 +303,9 @@ export interface VoiceTokenPayload {
 export interface VoiceE2EEAnnouncePayload {
   readonly user_id: number;
   readonly public_key: string;
+  /** Sender's identity-key signature over the ephemeral key (F3 TOFU).
+   *  Omitted for legacy clients that have not published an identity key. */
+  readonly signature?: string;
 }
 
 /** Server→Client relay of an encrypted room key from the key holder. */
@@ -324,6 +332,9 @@ export interface UserUpdatePayload {
   readonly user_id: number;
   readonly username: string;
   readonly avatar: string | null;
+  /** Updated E2EE identity public key (base64) — lets peers detect an
+   *  identity-key change (TOFU mismatch) as it happens (F3). */
+  readonly identity_public_key?: string | null;
 }
 
 export interface MemberBanPayload {
@@ -501,7 +512,9 @@ export type ClientMessage =
   | (WsEnvelope<VoiceCameraPayload> & { readonly type: "voice_camera" })
   | (WsEnvelope<VoiceScreensharePayload> & { readonly type: "voice_screenshare" })
   | (WsEnvelope<Record<string, never>> & { readonly type: "voice_token_refresh" })
-  | (WsEnvelope<{ public_key: string }> & { readonly type: "voice_e2ee_announce" })
+  | (WsEnvelope<{ public_key: string; signature?: string }> & {
+      readonly type: "voice_e2ee_announce";
+    })
   | (WsEnvelope<{ target_user_id: number; encrypted_key: string; iv: string }> & {
       readonly type: "voice_e2ee_offer";
     });
diff --git a/Client/tauri-client/src/stores/members.store.ts b/Client/tauri-client/src/stores/members.store.ts
index a22f7686..9eaf5606 100644
--- a/Client/tauri-client/src/stores/members.store.ts
+++ b/Client/tauri-client/src/stores/members.store.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ export interface Member {
   readonly avatar: string | null;
   readonly role: string;
   readonly status: UserStatus;
+  /** Long-term E2EE identity public key (base64) for voice TOFU (F3). The store
+   *  always sets it (null when the user has not published one); optional only so
+   *  the many inline Member test fixtures need not restate it. */
+  readonly identityPublicKey?: string | null;
 }
 
 export interface MembersState {
@@ -45,6 +49,7 @@ export function setMembers(members: readonly ReadyMember[]): void {
       avatar: m.avatar,
       role: m.role,
       status: m.status,
+      identityPublicKey: m.identity_public_key ?? null,
     });
   }
   // Clear all outstanding typing timers
@@ -68,6 +73,7 @@ export function addMember(payload: MemberJoinPayload): void {
       avatar: payload.user.avatar,
       role: payload.user.role,
       status: "online" as UserStatus,
+      identityPublicKey: payload.user.identity_public_key ?? null,
     });
     return { ...prev, members: next };
   });
@@ -93,13 +99,26 @@ export function updateMemberRole(userId: number, role: string): void {
   });
 }
 
-/** Update a member's profile (username, avatar) from a user_update event. */
-export function updateMemberProfile(userId: number, username: string, avatar: string | null): void {
+/** Update a member's profile (username, avatar, identity key) from a
+ *  user_update event. `identityPublicKey` is only applied when provided, so a
+ *  profile update that omits it doesn't clobber a pinned key. */
+export function updateMemberProfile(
+  userId: number,
+  username: string,
+  avatar: string | null,
+  identityPublicKey?: string | null,
+): void {
   membersStore.setState((prev) => {
     const existing = prev.members.get(userId);
     if (!existing) return prev;
     const next = new Map(prev.members);
-    next.set(userId, { ...existing, username, avatar });
+    next.set(userId, {
+      ...existing,
+      username,
+      avatar,
+      identityPublicKey:
+        identityPublicKey === undefined ? existing.identityPublicKey : identityPublicKey,
+    });
     return { ...prev, members: next };
   });
 }
diff --git a/Client/tauri-client/src/stores/voice.store.ts b/Client/tauri-client/src/stores/voice.store.ts
index 2dbb28f4..416c94ce 100644
--- a/Client/tauri-client/src/stores/voice.store.ts
+++ b/Client/tauri-client/src/stores/voice.store.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,21 @@ export interface VoiceConfig {
   readonly max_users: number;
 }
 
+/** Per-peer E2EE identity verification result (F3 TOFU), surfaced so the voice
+ *  panel can show a verified/unverified badge and the out-of-band safety number.
+ *  Written from livekitSession.ts as each peer's announce is verified.
+ *   - "verified":   announce signature checked against the peer's pinned key.
+ *   - "unverified": peer published no identity key (legacy) — pin-pending.
+ *   - "mismatch":   the delivered identity key differs from the pinned one
+ *                   (possible server MITM); the peer is blocked until re-pin. */
+export interface PeerVerification {
+  readonly userId: number;
+  readonly status: "verified" | "unverified" | "mismatch";
+  /** Safety number (identity-key fingerprint) for out-of-band verification;
+   *  null for legacy/unverified/mismatch peers. */
+  readonly safetyNumber: string | null;
+}
+
 export interface VoiceState {
   readonly currentChannelId: number | null;
   readonly voiceUsers: ReadonlyMap<number, ReadonlyMap<number, VoiceUser>>; // channelId -> userId -> VoiceUser
@@ -54,6 +69,10 @@ export interface VoiceState {
   /** Voice-session lifecycle status (drives the widget's connecting/securing/
    *  secured indicators). Written from livekitSession.ts. */
   readonly voiceStatus: VoiceStatus;
+  /** Per-peer E2EE identity verification (F3 TOFU), keyed by userId. The store
+   *  always sets it; optional only so the many inline VoiceState test fixtures
+   *  need not restate it. */
+  readonly peerVerifications?: ReadonlyMap<number, PeerVerification>;
 }
 
 const INITIAL_STATE: VoiceState = {
@@ -67,6 +86,7 @@ const INITIAL_STATE: VoiceState = {
   joinedAt: null,
   listenOnly: false,
   voiceStatus: "idle",
+  peerVerifications: new Map(),
 };
 
 export const voiceStore = createStore<VoiceState>(INITIAL_STATE);
@@ -84,6 +104,7 @@ export function resetVoiceStore(): void {
     joinedAt: null,
     listenOnly: false,
     voiceStatus: "idle",
+    peerVerifications: new Map(),
   }));
 }
 
@@ -330,6 +351,38 @@ export function setSpeakers(payload: VoiceSpeakersPayload): void {
   });
 }
 
+/** Record a peer's E2EE identity verification result (F3 TOFU). Written from
+ *  livekitSession.ts as each peer's ephemeral-key announce is verified. */
+export function setPeerVerification(v: PeerVerification): void {
+  voiceStore.setState((prev) => {
+    const next = new Map(prev.peerVerifications);
+    next.set(v.userId, v);
+    return { ...prev, peerVerifications: next };
+  });
+}
+
+/** Drop a single peer's verification (e.g. when they leave the channel). */
+export function clearPeerVerification(userId: number): void {
+  voiceStore.setState((prev) => {
+    if (!prev.peerVerifications?.has(userId)) return prev;
+    const next = new Map(prev.peerVerifications);
+    next.delete(userId);
+    return { ...prev, peerVerifications: next };
+  });
+}
+
+/** Drop all peer verifications (on voice leave). */
+export function clearPeerVerifications(): void {
+  voiceStore.setState((prev) =>
+    (prev.peerVerifications?.size ?? 0) === 0 ? prev : { ...prev, peerVerifications: new Map() },
+  );
+}
+
+/** Selector: a peer's verification result, or null if not yet resolved. */
+export function getPeerVerification(userId: number): PeerVerification | null {
+  return voiceStore.select((s) => s.peerVerifications?.get(userId) ?? null);
+}
+
 /** Selector: get all voice users in a specific channel. */
 export function getChannelVoiceUsers(channelId: number): readonly VoiceUser[] {
   return voiceStore.select((s) => {
diff --git a/Client/tauri-client/src/styles/app.css b/Client/tauri-client/src/styles/app.css
index 894d98ef..28f47028 100644
--- a/Client/tauri-client/src/styles/app.css
+++ b/Client/tauri-client/src/styles/app.css
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@
 .voice-user-item .vu-muted { color: var(--red); }
 .voice-user-item .vu-name + .vu-status,
 .voice-user-item .vu-name + .vu-muted { margin-left: auto; }
+/* E2EE identity verification badge (F3 TOFU); color + cursor set inline per state. */
+.voice-user-item .vu-verify { margin-left: 2px; display: flex; align-items: center; flex-shrink: 0; }
+.voice-user-item .vu-name + .vu-verify { margin-left: auto; }
 
 /* ── LIVE badge (voice channel sidebar) ── */
 .vu-live-badge {
diff --git a/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/channel-sidebar.test.ts b/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/channel-sidebar.test.ts
index e1197e5c..9109e5a6 100644
--- a/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/channel-sidebar.test.ts
+++ b/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/channel-sidebar.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, vi } from "vitest";
 
-// Mock livekitSession (required by streamPreview)
+// Mock livekitSession (required by streamPreview). rePinPeerIdentity is hoisted
+// so the mock factory can reference it and tests can assert re-pin was invoked.
+const { mockRePinPeerIdentity } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  mockRePinPeerIdentity: vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve(true)),
+}));
 vi.mock("@lib/livekitSession", () => ({
   setUserVolume: vi.fn(),
   getUserVolume: vi.fn(() => 1),
   getRemoteVideoStream: vi.fn(() => null),
+  rePinPeerIdentity: mockRePinPeerIdentity,
 }));
 
 // Mock streamPreview to isolate sidebar tests from preview DOM logic
@@ -15,11 +20,23 @@ vi.mock("@lib/streamPreview", () => ({
   attachScrollCollapse: (...args: unknown[]) => mockAttachScrollCollapse(...args),
 }));
 
+// Stub the identity-key crypto so the mismatch modal's fingerprint compute is
+// deterministic in jsdom (real WebCrypto key import needs a valid SPKI blob).
+vi.mock("@lib/e2eeCrypto", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("../../src/lib/e2eeCrypto")>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    importIdentityPublicKey: vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve({} as CryptoKey)),
+    computeKeyFingerprint: vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve("FEED FACE 1234 5678")),
+  };
+});
+
 import { createChannelSidebar } from "../../src/components/ChannelSidebar";
 import { channelsStore, setChannels, setActiveChannel } from "../../src/stores/channels.store";
 import { authStore } from "../../src/stores/auth.store";
 import { uiStore, toggleCategory } from "../../src/stores/ui.store";
 import { voiceStore, updateVoiceState } from "../../src/stores/voice.store";
+import type { PeerVerification } from "../../src/stores/voice.store";
 import { membersStore } from "../../src/stores/members.store";
 import type { ReadyChannel } from "../../src/lib/types";
 
@@ -62,6 +79,7 @@ function resetStores(): void {
     joinedAt: null,
     listenOnly: false,
     voiceStatus: "idle",
+    peerVerifications: new Map(),
   }));
   membersStore.setState(() => ({
     members: new Map(),
@@ -69,6 +87,33 @@ function resetStores(): void {
   }));
 }
 
+/** Add a connected voice user to a channel (via the same store path the WS uses). */
+function addVoiceUser(channelId: number, userId: number, username: string): void {
+  updateVoiceState({
+    channel_id: channelId,
+    user_id: userId,
+    username,
+    muted: false,
+    deafened: false,
+    speaking: false,
+    camera: false,
+    screenshare: false,
+  });
+}
+
+/** Record a peer's E2EE identity verification result in the voice store. */
+function setPeerVerif(
+  userId: number,
+  status: PeerVerification["status"],
+  safetyNumber: string | null = null,
+): void {
+  voiceStore.setState((prev) => {
+    const peerVerifications = new Map(prev.peerVerifications ?? []);
+    peerVerifications.set(userId, { userId, status, safetyNumber });
+    return { ...prev, peerVerifications };
+  });
+}
+
 const testChannels: ReadyChannel[] = [
   {
     id: 1,
@@ -1326,3 +1371,151 @@ describe("ChannelSidebar", () => {
     expect(mockAttachScrollCollapse).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 });
+
+// ── E2EE identity verification badge on voice user rows (F3 TOFU) ──
+
+describe("ChannelSidebar voice identity badge", () => {
+  let container: HTMLDivElement;
+  let sidebar: ReturnType<typeof createChannelSidebar>;
+
+  const VOICE_CH = 3; // "voice-lobby" in testChannels
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    resetStores();
+    setChannels(testChannels);
+    container = document.createElement("div");
+    document.body.appendChild(container);
+    sidebar = createChannelSidebar({ onVoiceJoin: vi.fn(), onVoiceLeave: vi.fn() });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    sidebar.destroy?.();
+    container.remove();
+    document.querySelectorAll(".modal-overlay").forEach((el) => el.remove());
+    mockRePinPeerIdentity.mockClear();
+  });
+
+  function badgeFor(userId: number): HTMLElement | null {
+    return container.querySelector(`.voice-user-item[data-voice-uid="${userId}"] .vu-verify`);
+  }
+
+  it("shows a verified badge carrying the safety number in its title", () => {
+    addVoiceUser(VOICE_CH, 10, "Alice");
+    setPeerVerif(10, "verified", "AB12 CD34 EF56 7890");
+    sidebar.mount(container);
+
+    const badge = badgeFor(10);
+    expect(badge).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(badge!.classList.contains("verified")).toBe(true);
+    expect(badge!.getAttribute("title")).toContain("AB12 CD34 EF56 7890");
+  });
+
+  it("shows an unverified badge for a legacy peer", () => {
+    addVoiceUser(VOICE_CH, 10, "Alice");
+    setPeerVerif(10, "unverified", null);
+    sidebar.mount(container);
+
+    const badge = badgeFor(10);
+    expect(badge).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(badge!.classList.contains("unverified")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("shows a mismatch badge for a peer whose identity key changed", () => {
+    addVoiceUser(VOICE_CH, 10, "Alice");
+    setPeerVerif(10, "mismatch", null);
+    sidebar.mount(container);
+
+    const badge = badgeFor(10);
+    expect(badge).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(badge!.classList.contains("mismatch")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("shows no badge when the peer's verification is unresolved", () => {
+    addVoiceUser(VOICE_CH, 10, "Alice");
+    sidebar.mount(container);
+
+    expect(badgeFor(10)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("re-renders the badge when a peer's verification changes after mount", () => {
+    addVoiceUser(VOICE_CH, 10, "Alice");
+    setPeerVerif(10, "unverified", null);
+    sidebar.mount(container);
+    expect(badgeFor(10)!.classList.contains("unverified")).toBe(true);
+
+    setPeerVerif(10, "verified", "AB12 CD34");
+    voiceStore.flush();
+
+    const badge = badgeFor(10);
+    expect(badge).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(badge!.classList.contains("verified")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("opens the identity-mismatch modal when the mismatch badge is clicked", async () => {
+    addVoiceUser(VOICE_CH, 10, "Alice");
+    setPeerVerif(10, "mismatch", null);
+    sidebar.mount(container);
+
+    // Opening is async (computes the changed key's fingerprint before mounting).
+    (badgeFor(10) as HTMLElement).click();
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(document.body.querySelector(".modal-overlay")).not.toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("shows the changed key's fingerprint in the mismatch modal for out-of-band verification", async () => {
+    addVoiceUser(VOICE_CH, 10, "Alice");
+    // The peer must have a published identity key for its fingerprint to be shown.
+    membersStore.setState((prev) => {
+      const members = new Map(prev.members);
+      members.set(10, {
+        id: 10,
+        username: "Alice",
+        avatar: null,
+        role: "member",
+        status: "online",
+        identityPublicKey: "alice-published-key-b64",
+      });
+      return { ...prev, members };
+    });
+    setPeerVerif(10, "mismatch", null);
+    sidebar.mount(container);
+
+    (badgeFor(10) as HTMLElement).click();
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      const fp = document.body.querySelector(".modal-overlay .cert-fingerprint");
+      expect(fp?.textContent).toBe("FEED FACE 1234 5678");
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("re-pins the peer when the mismatch modal's Trust button is clicked", async () => {
+    addVoiceUser(VOICE_CH, 10, "Alice");
+    setPeerVerif(10, "mismatch", null);
+    sidebar.mount(container);
+
+    (badgeFor(10) as HTMLElement).click();
+    const trustBtn = await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      const btn = document.body.querySelector(".modal-overlay .btn-danger") as HTMLButtonElement;
+      expect(btn).not.toBeNull();
+      return btn;
+    });
+    trustBtn.click();
+
+    expect(mockRePinPeerIdentity).toHaveBeenCalledWith(10);
+    expect(document.body.querySelector(".modal-overlay")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("closes an open mismatch modal on sidebar destroy", async () => {
+    addVoiceUser(VOICE_CH, 10, "Alice");
+    setPeerVerif(10, "mismatch", null);
+    sidebar.mount(container);
+
+    (badgeFor(10) as HTMLElement).click();
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(document.body.querySelector(".modal-overlay")).not.toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    sidebar.destroy?.();
+    expect(document.body.querySelector(".modal-overlay")).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/dispatcher.test.ts b/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/dispatcher.test.ts
index 02b7f789..2d0ceef7 100644
--- a/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/dispatcher.test.ts
+++ b/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/dispatcher.test.ts
@@ -30,9 +30,16 @@ vi.mock("@lib/livekitSession", () => ({
   cleanupAll: vi.fn(),
   isVoiceConnected: vi.fn(() => false),
 }));
+// F3: the ready handler publishes our identity key. Mock the orchestrator so
+// the wiring is asserted without real keygen/keyring.
+vi.mock("@lib/identity", () => ({
+  ensureIdentityKeyPublished: vi.fn(async () => true),
+}));
 
 import { isVoiceConnected as _isVoiceConnected } from "../../src/lib/livekitSession";
+import { ensureIdentityKeyPublished as _ensureIdentityKeyPublished } from "../../src/lib/identity";
 const mockIsVoiceConnected = vi.mocked(_isVoiceConnected);
+const mockEnsurePublished = vi.mocked(_ensureIdentityKeyPublished);
 
 // Suppress console output
 vi.spyOn(console, "info").mockImplementation(() => {});
@@ -883,6 +890,55 @@ describe("WS Dispatcher", () => {
     expect(blocksStore.getState().blockedByThem.size).toBe(0);
   });
 
+  it("on ready publishes the client's identity key when the server copy is stale", async () => {
+    cleanup(); // tear down the no-api dispatcher wired in beforeEach
+    mockEnsurePublished.mockClear();
+    const updateProfile = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({});
+    const getConfig = vi.fn(() => ({
+      host: "chat.example",
+      token: "[redacted]" as string | undefined,
+    }));
+    const listBlocks = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ blocked_user_ids: [] });
+    cleanup = wireDispatcher(mock.ws, { listBlocks, updateProfile, getConfig });
+
+    // We are user 7, "alex"; the server holds no identity key for us yet.
+    authStore.setState((prev) => ({
+      ...prev,
+      user: { id: 7, username: "alex", avatar: null, role: "member" },
+    }));
+
+    mock.dispatch("ready", {
+      channels: [],
+      members: [
+        {
+          id: 7,
+          username: "alex",
+          avatar: null,
+          role: "member",
+          status: "online",
+          identity_public_key: null,
+        },
+      ],
+      voice_states: [],
+      roles: [],
+    });
+
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    expect(mockEnsurePublished).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "chat.example",
+      "alex",
+      null,
+      expect.any(Function),
+    );
+    // The publish closure must route through api.updateProfile (server requires
+    // the username, injected by the orchestrator's caller).
+    const closure = mockEnsurePublished.mock.calls[0]![3] as (d: {
+      identity_public_key: string;
+    }) => Promise<unknown>;
+    await closure({ identity_public_key: "k" });
+    expect(updateProfile).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ identity_public_key: "k" });
+  });
+
   it("on ready clears being-blocked state and refreshes blocked-by-me via api", async () => {
     cleanup(); // tear down the no-api dispatcher wired in beforeEach
     const listBlocks = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ blocked_user_ids: [11, 22] });
diff --git a/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/e2eeCrypto.test.ts b/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/e2eeCrypto.test.ts
index 3e62275c..68e75804 100644
--- a/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/e2eeCrypto.test.ts
+++ b/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/e2eeCrypto.test.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ import {
   unwrapRoomKey,
   computeKeyFingerprint,
   roomKeyToBase64,
+  generateIdentityKeyPair,
+  signEphemeralKey,
+  verifyEphemeralKeySignature,
+  importIdentityPublicKey,
+  exportIdentityKeyPair,
+  importIdentityKeyPair,
 } from "@lib/e2eeCrypto";
 
 vi.mock("@lib/logger", () => ({
@@ -145,4 +151,134 @@ describe("e2eeCrypto", () => {
       expect(() => atob(encoded)).not.toThrow();
     });
   });
+
+  // ── Identity sign / verify (F3 TOFU) ───────────────────────────────────────
+
+  describe("signEphemeralKey / verifyEphemeralKeySignature", () => {
+    const userId = 42;
+
+    async function fixture() {
+      const identity = await generateIdentityKeyPair();
+      const ephemeral = await generateECDHKeyPair();
+      const ephemeralRaw = new Uint8Array(
+        await crypto.subtle.exportKey("raw", ephemeral.publicKey),
+      );
+      const signature = await signEphemeralKey(identity.privateKey, userId, ephemeralRaw);
+      return { identity, ephemeralRaw, signature };
+    }
+
+    it("round-trips: a valid signature verifies against the identity public key", async () => {
+      const { identity, ephemeralRaw, signature } = await fixture();
+      const ok = await verifyEphemeralKeySignature(
+        identity.publicKey,
+        userId,
+        ephemeralRaw,
+        signature,
+      );
+      expect(ok).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("verifies against a public key re-imported from its base64 raw form", async () => {
+      const { identity, ephemeralRaw, signature } = await fixture();
+      const pubBase64 = await exportPublicKey(identity.publicKey);
+      const reimported = await importIdentityPublicKey(pubBase64);
+      const ok = await verifyEphemeralKeySignature(reimported, userId, ephemeralRaw, signature);
+      expect(ok).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("fails when the userId is tampered (server re-attribution)", async () => {
+      const { identity, ephemeralRaw, signature } = await fixture();
+      const ok = await verifyEphemeralKeySignature(
+        identity.publicKey,
+        userId + 1,
+        ephemeralRaw,
+        signature,
+      );
+      expect(ok).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("fails when the ephemeral key is substituted (server MITM)", async () => {
+      const { identity, signature } = await fixture();
+      const other = await generateECDHKeyPair();
+      const otherRaw = new Uint8Array(await crypto.subtle.exportKey("raw", other.publicKey));
+      const ok = await verifyEphemeralKeySignature(identity.publicKey, userId, otherRaw, signature);
+      expect(ok).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("fails when the signature bytes are tampered", async () => {
+      const { identity, ephemeralRaw, signature } = await fixture();
+      const bytes = Uint8Array.from(atob(signature), (c) => c.charCodeAt(0));
+      bytes[0] = bytes[0]! ^ 0xff;
+      const tampered = btoa(String.fromCharCode(...bytes));
+      const ok = await verifyEphemeralKeySignature(
+        identity.publicKey,
+        userId,
+        ephemeralRaw,
+        tampered,
+      );
+      expect(ok).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("returns false (not throw) on malformed base64 signature", async () => {
+      const { identity, ephemeralRaw } = await fixture();
+      const ok = await verifyEphemeralKeySignature(
+        identity.publicKey,
+        userId,
+        ephemeralRaw,
+        "not valid base64 !!!",
+      );
+      expect(ok).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("fails against a different identity key (wrong signer)", async () => {
+      const { ephemeralRaw, signature } = await fixture();
+      const attacker = await generateIdentityKeyPair();
+      const ok = await verifyEphemeralKeySignature(
+        attacker.publicKey,
+        userId,
+        ephemeralRaw,
+        signature,
+      );
+      expect(ok).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  // ── Identity keypair persistence (keyring blob round-trip) ──────────────────
+
+  describe("exportIdentityKeyPair / importIdentityKeyPair", () => {
+    it("round-trips a keypair through the JWK blob and can still sign+verify", async () => {
+      const original = await generateIdentityKeyPair();
+      const blob = await exportIdentityKeyPair(original.privateKey);
+      const restored = await importIdentityKeyPair(blob);
+
+      const ephemeral = await generateECDHKeyPair();
+      const ephemeralRaw = new Uint8Array(
+        await crypto.subtle.exportKey("raw", ephemeral.publicKey),
+      );
+
+      // Sign with the restored private key, verify with the restored public key.
+      const sig = await signEphemeralKey(restored.privateKey, 7, ephemeralRaw);
+      expect(await verifyEphemeralKeySignature(restored.publicKey, 7, ephemeralRaw, sig)).toBe(
+        true,
+      );
+
+      // Public key survives the round-trip identically (safety-number stability).
+      const fpOriginal = await computeKeyFingerprint(original.publicKey);
+      const fpRestored = await computeKeyFingerprint(restored.publicKey);
+      expect(fpRestored).toBe(fpOriginal);
+    });
+  });
+
+  // ── Identity fingerprint stability (safety number repoint) ──────────────────
+
+  describe("computeKeyFingerprint on identity keys", () => {
+    it("is stable across export/import of the identity public key", async () => {
+      const identity = await generateIdentityKeyPair();
+      const base64 = await exportPublicKey(identity.publicKey);
+      const reimported = await importIdentityPublicKey(base64);
+      expect(await computeKeyFingerprint(reimported)).toBe(
+        await computeKeyFingerprint(identity.publicKey),
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/icons.test.ts b/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/icons.test.ts
index 92793672..ce45909b 100644
--- a/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/icons.test.ts
+++ b/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/icons.test.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ const ALL_ICON_NAMES: IconName[] = [
   "arrow-right",
   "hash",
   "triangle-alert",
+  "shield",
+  "shield-check",
+  "shield-alert",
 ];
 
 describe("createIcon", () => {
diff --git a/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/identity-mismatch-modal.test.ts b/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/identity-mismatch-modal.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d043dea1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/identity-mismatch-modal.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
+import { createIdentityMismatchModal } from "../../src/components/CertMismatchModal";
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// IdentityMismatchModal — the E2EE-identity analogue of the cert-mismatch
+// modal (F3 TOFU). Surfaces a peer whose voice identity key no longer matches
+// the pinned one, and offers re-pin recovery for legitimate key rotation.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe("IdentityMismatchModal", () => {
+  let container: HTMLDivElement;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    container = document.createElement("div");
+    document.body.appendChild(container);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    container.remove();
+  });
+
+  function mountModal(overrides?: Partial<Parameters<typeof createIdentityMismatchModal>[0]>) {
+    const onAccept = vi.fn();
+    const onReject = vi.fn();
+    const modal = createIdentityMismatchModal({
+      username: "Alice",
+      fingerprint: "AB12 CD34 EF56 7890",
+      onAccept,
+      onReject,
+      ...overrides,
+    });
+    modal.mount(container);
+    return { modal, onAccept, onReject };
+  }
+
+  it("renders a visible modal overlay", () => {
+    mountModal();
+    const overlay = container.querySelector(".modal-overlay");
+    expect(overlay).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(overlay!.classList.contains("visible")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("displays the peer username in the details", () => {
+    mountModal();
+    const values = container.querySelectorAll(".cert-value");
+    const texts = Array.from(values).map((el) => el.textContent);
+    expect(texts).toContain("Alice");
+  });
+
+  it("displays the new identity-key fingerprint when provided", () => {
+    mountModal();
+    const fps = container.querySelectorAll(".cert-fingerprint");
+    const texts = Array.from(fps).map((el) => el.textContent);
+    expect(texts).toContain("AB12 CD34 EF56 7890");
+  });
+
+  it("omits the fingerprint row when fingerprint is null", () => {
+    mountModal({ fingerprint: null });
+    expect(container.querySelectorAll(".cert-fingerprint").length).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("calls onAccept when the trust button is clicked", () => {
+    const { onAccept } = mountModal();
+    const btn = container.querySelector(".btn-danger") as HTMLButtonElement;
+    expect(btn).not.toBeNull();
+    btn.click();
+    expect(onAccept).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+
+  it("calls onReject when the cancel button is clicked", () => {
+    const { onReject } = mountModal();
+    const btn = container.querySelector(".btn-ghost") as HTMLButtonElement;
+    expect(btn).not.toBeNull();
+    btn.click();
+    expect(onReject).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+
+  it("calls onReject when the close X button is clicked", () => {
+    const { onReject } = mountModal();
+    const btn = container.querySelector(".modal-close") as HTMLButtonElement;
+    expect(btn).not.toBeNull();
+    btn.click();
+    expect(onReject).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+
+  it("calls onReject when the backdrop is clicked", () => {
+    const { onReject } = mountModal();
+    const overlay = container.querySelector(".modal-overlay") as HTMLDivElement;
+    overlay.click();
+    expect(onReject).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+
+  it("does not call onReject when the modal body is clicked", () => {
+    const { onReject } = mountModal();
+    const modal = container.querySelector(".modal") as HTMLDivElement;
+    modal.click();
+    expect(onReject).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("destroy removes the modal from the DOM", () => {
+    const { modal } = mountModal();
+    expect(container.querySelector(".modal-overlay")).not.toBeNull();
+    modal.destroy?.();
+    expect(container.querySelector(".modal-overlay")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("displays the title 'Identity Warning'", () => {
+    mountModal();
+    const title = container.querySelector(".modal-header h3");
+    expect(title?.textContent).toBe("Identity Warning");
+  });
+
+  it("displays the cert title 'Identity Key Changed'", () => {
+    mountModal();
+    const title = container.querySelector(".cert-title");
+    expect(title?.textContent).toBe("Identity Key Changed");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/identity.test.ts b/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/identity.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d1409c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/identity.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+
+const { invokeMock } = vi.hoisted(() => ({ invokeMock: vi.fn() }));
+
+vi.mock("@tauri-apps/api/core", () => ({ invoke: invokeMock }));
+vi.mock("@lib/logger", () => ({
+  createLogger: () => ({ debug: vi.fn(), info: vi.fn(), warn: vi.fn(), error: vi.fn() }),
+}));
+
+import {
+  saveIdentityKey,
+  loadIdentityKey,
+  deleteIdentityKey,
+  storeIdentityPin,
+  getIdentityPin,
+  getOrCreateIdentityKeyPair,
+  publishIdentityKey,
+  ensureIdentityKeyPublished,
+} from "@lib/identity";
+import { generateIdentityKeyPair, exportPublicKey } from "@lib/e2eeCrypto";
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  invokeMock.mockReset();
+});
+
+describe("identity keyring wrappers", () => {
+  it("saveIdentityKey invokes save_identity_key with { host, key }", async () => {
+    invokeMock.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    const ok = await saveIdentityKey("chat.example", "blob");
+    expect(ok).toBe(true);
+    expect(invokeMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("save_identity_key", {
+      host: "chat.example",
+      key: "blob",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("loadIdentityKey returns the stored string, or null when absent", async () => {
+    invokeMock.mockResolvedValueOnce("blob");
+    expect(await loadIdentityKey("chat.example")).toBe("blob");
+    invokeMock.mockResolvedValueOnce(null);
+    expect(await loadIdentityKey("chat.example")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("deleteIdentityKey invokes delete_identity_key with { host }", async () => {
+    invokeMock.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    expect(await deleteIdentityKey("chat.example")).toBe(true);
+    expect(invokeMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("delete_identity_key", { host: "chat.example" });
+  });
+
+  it("returns false/null and swallows errors when a command rejects", async () => {
+    invokeMock.mockRejectedValue(new Error("keyring boom"));
+    expect(await saveIdentityKey("h", "k")).toBe(false);
+    expect(await loadIdentityKey("h")).toBeNull();
+    expect(await deleteIdentityKey("h")).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("identity pin wrappers", () => {
+  it("storeIdentityPin invokes store_identity_pin with { host, userId, pin }", async () => {
+    invokeMock.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    const ok = await storeIdentityPin("chat.example", "42", "pubkey");
+    expect(ok).toBe(true);
+    expect(invokeMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("store_identity_pin", {
+      host: "chat.example",
+      userId: "42",
+      pin: "pubkey",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("getIdentityPin returns the pinned key, or null when never pinned", async () => {
+    invokeMock.mockResolvedValueOnce("pubkey");
+    expect(await getIdentityPin("chat.example", "42")).toBe("pubkey");
+    invokeMock.mockResolvedValueOnce(null);
+    expect(await getIdentityPin("chat.example", "42")).toBeNull();
+    expect(invokeMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("get_identity_pin", {
+      host: "chat.example",
+      userId: "42",
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("getOrCreateIdentityKeyPair", () => {
+  it("generates + saves a fresh keypair on first login (nothing stored)", async () => {
+    invokeMock.mockImplementation((cmd: string) => {
+      if (cmd === "load_identity_key") return Promise.resolve(null);
+      return Promise.resolve(undefined);
+    });
+
+    const kp = await getOrCreateIdentityKeyPair("chat.example");
+    expect(kp.privateKey).toBeDefined();
+    expect(kp.publicKey).toBeDefined();
+
+    const saveCall = invokeMock.mock.calls.find((c) => c[0] === "save_identity_key");
+    expect(saveCall).toBeDefined();
+    expect((saveCall![1] as { host: string }).host).toBe("chat.example");
+  });
+
+  it("reloads the persisted keypair on subsequent logins (no regenerate)", async () => {
+    // First login: capture the blob that gets saved.
+    let savedBlob: string | undefined;
+    invokeMock.mockImplementation((cmd: string, args?: Record<string, unknown>) => {
+      if (cmd === "load_identity_key") return Promise.resolve(null);
+      if (cmd === "save_identity_key") {
+        savedBlob = args!.key as string;
+        return Promise.resolve(undefined);
+      }
+      return Promise.resolve(undefined);
+    });
+    const first = await getOrCreateIdentityKeyPair("chat.example");
+    const firstPub = await exportPublicKey(first.publicKey);
+
+    // Second login: keyring returns the saved blob → same public key, no save.
+    invokeMock.mockReset();
+    invokeMock.mockImplementation((cmd: string) => {
+      if (cmd === "load_identity_key") return Promise.resolve(savedBlob);
+      return Promise.resolve(undefined);
+    });
+    const second = await getOrCreateIdentityKeyPair("chat.example");
+    expect(await exportPublicKey(second.publicKey)).toBe(firstPub);
+    expect(invokeMock.mock.calls.some((c) => c[0] === "save_identity_key")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("regenerates when the stored blob is corrupt", async () => {
+    invokeMock.mockImplementation((cmd: string) => {
+      if (cmd === "load_identity_key") return Promise.resolve("!!not-valid-jwk!!");
+      return Promise.resolve(undefined);
+    });
+    const kp = await getOrCreateIdentityKeyPair("chat.example");
+    expect(kp.publicKey).toBeDefined();
+    expect(invokeMock.mock.calls.some((c) => c[0] === "save_identity_key")).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("publishIdentityKey", () => {
+  it("publishes when the server copy is absent", async () => {
+    const { publicKey } = await generateIdentityKeyPair();
+    const updateProfile = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({});
+    const published = await publishIdentityKey(updateProfile, null, publicKey);
+    expect(published).toBe(true);
+    const expected = await exportPublicKey(publicKey);
+    expect(updateProfile).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ identity_public_key: expected });
+  });
+
+  it("publishes when the server copy differs", async () => {
+    const { publicKey } = await generateIdentityKeyPair();
+    const updateProfile = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({});
+    expect(await publishIdentityKey(updateProfile, "some-other-key", publicKey)).toBe(true);
+    expect(updateProfile).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+
+  it("no-ops when the server copy already matches (idempotent)", async () => {
+    const { publicKey } = await generateIdentityKeyPair();
+    const current = await exportPublicKey(publicKey);
+    const updateProfile = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({});
+    expect(await publishIdentityKey(updateProfile, current, publicKey)).toBe(false);
+    expect(updateProfile).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("ensureIdentityKeyPublished (login/ready publish flow)", () => {
+  it("publishes username + identity key when the server copy is absent", async () => {
+    // First-login keyring: nothing stored → a fresh keypair is generated.
+    invokeMock.mockImplementation((cmd: string) => {
+      if (cmd === "load_identity_key") return Promise.resolve(null);
+      return Promise.resolve(undefined);
+    });
+    const updateProfile = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({});
+
+    const published = await ensureIdentityKeyPublished("chat.example", "alex", null, updateProfile);
+
+    expect(published).toBe(true);
+    expect(updateProfile).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const arg = updateProfile.mock.calls[0]![0] as {
+      username: string;
+      identity_public_key: string;
+    };
+    // Server requires a username alongside identity_public_key — both present.
+    expect(arg.username).toBe("alex");
+    expect(typeof arg.identity_public_key).toBe("string");
+    expect(arg.identity_public_key.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  });
+
+  it("no-ops when the server copy already matches the local key (idempotent)", async () => {
+    // Keyring persists the generated blob across calls → same public key.
+    let savedBlob: string | undefined;
+    invokeMock.mockImplementation((cmd: string, args?: Record<string, unknown>) => {
+      if (cmd === "load_identity_key") return Promise.resolve(savedBlob ?? null);
+      if (cmd === "save_identity_key") {
+        savedBlob = args!.key as string;
+        return Promise.resolve(undefined);
+      }
+      return Promise.resolve(undefined);
+    });
+
+    const first = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({});
+    await ensureIdentityKeyPublished("chat.example", "alex", null, first);
+    const serverCopy = (first.mock.calls[0]![0] as { identity_public_key: string })
+      .identity_public_key;
+
+    const second = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({});
+    const published = await ensureIdentityKeyPublished("chat.example", "alex", serverCopy, second);
+
+    expect(published).toBe(false);
+    expect(second).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("swallows a failing profile update (fire-and-forget, never throws)", async () => {
+    invokeMock.mockImplementation((cmd: string) => {
+      if (cmd === "load_identity_key") return Promise.resolve(null);
+      return Promise.resolve(undefined);
+    });
+    const updateProfile = vi.fn().mockRejectedValue(new Error("network down"));
+    await expect(
+      ensureIdentityKeyPublished("chat.example", "alex", null, updateProfile),
+    ).resolves.toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/livekit-session.test.ts b/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/livekit-session.test.ts
index e370ba15..1d39cb50 100644
--- a/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/livekit-session.test.ts
+++ b/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/livekit-session.test.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ vi.mock("@stores/voice.store", () => ({
   leaveVoiceChannel: vi.fn(),
   setListenOnly: vi.fn(),
   setVoiceStatus: vi.fn(),
+  setPeerVerification: vi.fn(),
+  clearPeerVerification: vi.fn(),
+  clearPeerVerifications: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
 const mockInvoke = vi.hoisted(() =>
@@ -128,14 +131,33 @@ const mockKeyPair = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   privateKey: { type: "private" } as unknown as CryptoKey,
 }));
 
+const mockIdentityKeyPair = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  publicKey: { type: "id-public" } as unknown as CryptoKey,
+  privateKey: { type: "id-private" } as unknown as CryptoKey,
+}));
+
 vi.mock("@lib/e2eeCrypto", () => ({
   generateECDHKeyPair: vi.fn(async () => mockKeyPair),
-  exportPublicKey: vi.fn(async () => "mock-pub-key-base64"),
+  exportPublicKey: vi.fn(async () => "bW9ja2VwaGVtZXJhbA=="),
   importPublicKey: vi.fn(async () => ({ type: "public" }) as unknown as CryptoKey),
   generateRoomKey: vi.fn(() => new Uint8Array(32)),
   roomKeyToBase64: vi.fn(() => "mock-room-key-base64"),
   wrapRoomKey: vi.fn(async () => ({ encryptedKey: "enc", iv: "iv" })),
   unwrapRoomKey: vi.fn(async () => new Uint8Array(32)),
+  // F3 TOFU identity signing/verification
+  signEphemeralKey: vi.fn(async () => "mock-signature"),
+  verifyEphemeralKeySignature: vi.fn(async () => true),
+  importIdentityPublicKey: vi.fn(
+    async () => ({ type: "id-public-imported" }) as unknown as CryptoKey,
+  ),
+  computeKeyFingerprint: vi.fn(async () => "AB12 CD34 EF56 7890"),
+}));
+
+// F3 TOFU: identity keyring + peer pin store (Tauri-backed; mocked here).
+vi.mock("@lib/identity", () => ({
+  getOrCreateIdentityKeyPair: vi.fn(async () => mockIdentityKeyPair),
+  getIdentityPin: vi.fn(async () => null),
+  storeIdentityPin: vi.fn(async () => true),
 }));
 
 // Stub Worker for E2EE web worker (not available in Node/vitest)
@@ -151,7 +173,13 @@ import {
   setListenOnly,
   leaveVoiceChannel,
   setVoiceStatus,
+  setPeerVerification,
+  clearPeerVerifications,
 } from "@stores/voice.store";
+import { getIdentityPin, storeIdentityPin } from "@lib/identity";
+import { verifyEphemeralKeySignature } from "@lib/e2eeCrypto";
+import { setMembers } from "@stores/members.store";
+import type { ReadyMember } from "../../src/lib/types";
 import {
   isVoiceConnected,
   leaveVoice as boundLeaveVoice,
@@ -2068,4 +2096,204 @@ describe("LiveKitSession", () => {
       );
     });
   });
+
+  // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+  // F3: Voice E2EE identity-key signing + TOFU verification (receive path)
+  // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  describe("E2EE announce verification (F3 TOFU)", () => {
+    const HOST = "localhost:7880";
+    const PEER_ID = 42;
+
+    function seedPeer(identityPublicKey: string | null): void {
+      const peer: ReadyMember = {
+        id: PEER_ID,
+        username: "peer",
+        avatar: null,
+        role: "member",
+        status: "online",
+        identity_public_key: identityPublicKey,
+      };
+      setMembers([peer]);
+    }
+
+    async function joinAsKeyHolder(ws: { send: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn> }): Promise<void> {
+      session.setServerHost(HOST);
+      session.setWsClient(ws as any);
+      await session.handleVoiceToken("tok", "/lk", 1, "ws://localhost:7880", true);
+    }
+
+    function offerSends(ws: { send: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn> }): unknown[] {
+      return ws.send.mock.calls.map((c) => c[0]).filter((m: any) => m?.type === "voice_e2ee_offer");
+    }
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      // Restore TOFU mock defaults — persistent overrides survive clearAllMocks.
+      (getIdentityPin as any).mockResolvedValue(null);
+      (storeIdentityPin as any).mockResolvedValue(true);
+      (verifyEphemeralKeySignature as any).mockResolvedValue(true);
+    });
+
+    it("signs the ephemeral announce sent on join", async () => {
+      seedPeer("peer-identity-b64");
+      const ws = { send: vi.fn() };
+      await joinAsKeyHolder(ws);
+
+      const announce = ws.send.mock.calls
+        .map((c) => c[0])
+        .find((m: any) => m?.type === "voice_e2ee_announce");
+      expect(announce).toBeDefined();
+      expect((announce as any).payload.signature).toBe("mock-signature");
+    });
+
+    it("rejects a server-substituted peer ephemeral key (signature verify fails)", async () => {
+      seedPeer("peer-identity-b64");
+      (verifyEphemeralKeySignature as any).mockResolvedValue(false);
+      const ws = { send: vi.fn() };
+      await joinAsKeyHolder(ws);
+      ws.send.mockClear();
+
+      await session.handleE2EEAnnounce(PEER_ID, "cGVlcg==", "sig");
+
+      // No room-key offer wrapped for an unverifiable peer, key not stored.
+      expect(offerSends(ws)).toHaveLength(0);
+      expect((session as any)._peerPublicKeys.has(PEER_ID)).toBe(false);
+      expect(setPeerVerification).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({ userId: PEER_ID, status: "mismatch" }),
+      );
+      expect(storeIdentityPin).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it("pins the peer identity key on first sight and marks it verified", async () => {
+      seedPeer("peer-identity-b64");
+      (getIdentityPin as any).mockResolvedValue(null);
+      const ws = { send: vi.fn() };
+      await joinAsKeyHolder(ws);
+      ws.send.mockClear();
+
+      await session.handleE2EEAnnounce(PEER_ID, "cGVlcg==", "sig");
+
+      expect(storeIdentityPin).toHaveBeenCalledWith(HOST, String(PEER_ID), "peer-identity-b64");
+      expect(setPeerVerification).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          userId: PEER_ID,
+          status: "verified",
+          safetyNumber: "AB12 CD34 EF56 7890",
+        }),
+      );
+      // Verified peer is stored and (we are key holder) receives a room-key offer.
+      expect((session as any)._peerPublicKeys.has(PEER_ID)).toBe(true);
+      expect(offerSends(ws)).toHaveLength(1);
+    });
+
+    it("blocks and emits identity-tofu when the pinned identity key changed", async () => {
+      seedPeer("new-identity-b64");
+      (getIdentityPin as any).mockResolvedValue("old-identity-b64");
+      const ws = { send: vi.fn() };
+      await joinAsKeyHolder(ws);
+      ws.send.mockClear();
+
+      await session.handleE2EEAnnounce(PEER_ID, "cGVlcg==", "sig");
+
+      expect(setPeerVerification).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({ userId: PEER_ID, status: "mismatch" }),
+      );
+      // Blocked before verify — no pin overwrite, no signature check, no offer.
+      expect(storeIdentityPin).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(verifyEphemeralKeySignature).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(offerSends(ws)).toHaveLength(0);
+      expect((session as any)._peerPublicKeys.has(PEER_ID)).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("blocks a pinned peer when the server strips its published identity key", async () => {
+      // Peer was pinned before; the server now omits identity_public_key to
+      // shove the peer onto the legacy accept path (finding #2). A pinned peer
+      // must never fall back to legacy — this is an identity mismatch.
+      seedPeer(null);
+      (getIdentityPin as any).mockResolvedValue("old-identity-b64");
+      const ws = { send: vi.fn() };
+      await joinAsKeyHolder(ws);
+      ws.send.mockClear();
+
+      await session.handleE2EEAnnounce(PEER_ID, "cGVlcg==", "sig");
+
+      expect(setPeerVerification).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({ userId: PEER_ID, status: "mismatch" }),
+      );
+      // Blocked: not accepted as legacy/unverified, key not stored, no offer.
+      expect(setPeerVerification).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({ userId: PEER_ID, status: "unverified" }),
+      );
+      expect((session as any)._peerPublicKeys.has(PEER_ID)).toBe(false);
+      expect(offerSends(ws)).toHaveLength(0);
+      expect(storeIdentityPin).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(verifyEphemeralKeySignature).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it("accepts a legacy peer with no identity key but marks it unverified", async () => {
+      seedPeer(null);
+      const ws = { send: vi.fn() };
+      await joinAsKeyHolder(ws);
+      ws.send.mockClear();
+
+      await session.handleE2EEAnnounce(PEER_ID, "cGVlcg==", undefined);
+
+      expect(setPeerVerification).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({ userId: PEER_ID, status: "unverified", safetyNumber: null }),
+      );
+      // Legacy peer still works: stored + wrapped, without verify or pin.
+      expect((session as any)._peerPublicKeys.has(PEER_ID)).toBe(true);
+      expect(offerSends(ws)).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(verifyEphemeralKeySignature).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(storeIdentityPin).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it("re-pin recovers a mismatched peer so a later valid announce verifies", async () => {
+      // Peer legitimately rotated its identity key (reinstall / new device).
+      // Its pinned key mismatches the new published one → blocked.
+      seedPeer("new-identity-b64");
+      (getIdentityPin as any).mockResolvedValue("old-identity-b64");
+      const ws = { send: vi.fn() };
+      await joinAsKeyHolder(ws);
+      ws.send.mockClear();
+
+      await session.handleE2EEAnnounce(PEER_ID, "cGVlcg==", "sig");
+      expect(setPeerVerification).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({ userId: PEER_ID, status: "mismatch" }),
+      );
+
+      // User accepts the new key (analogous to accepting a changed TLS cert):
+      // re-pin overwrites the stored pin and clears the mismatch block.
+      const recovered = await session.rePinPeerIdentity(PEER_ID);
+      expect(recovered).toBe(true);
+      expect(storeIdentityPin).toHaveBeenCalledWith(HOST, String(PEER_ID), "new-identity-b64");
+
+      // Store now holds the new pin; a fresh valid announce verifies.
+      (getIdentityPin as any).mockResolvedValue("new-identity-b64");
+      (storeIdentityPin as any).mockClear();
+      ws.send.mockClear();
+      await session.handleE2EEAnnounce(PEER_ID, "cGVlcg==", "sig");
+
+      expect(setPeerVerification).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({ userId: PEER_ID, status: "verified" }),
+      );
+      expect((session as any)._peerPublicKeys.has(PEER_ID)).toBe(true);
+      expect(offerSends(ws)).toHaveLength(1);
+    });
+
+    it("verifies a server-substituted key when drained from the pending queue", async () => {
+      seedPeer("peer-identity-b64");
+      (verifyEphemeralKeySignature as any).mockResolvedValue(false);
+      const ws = { send: vi.fn() };
+      // Announce arrives BEFORE the keypair is ready → queued, drained on join.
+      await session.handleE2EEAnnounce(PEER_ID, "cGVlcg==", "sig");
+      expect((session as any)._pendingAnnounces).toHaveLength(1);
+
+      await joinAsKeyHolder(ws);
+
+      // Drain ran through the verifying path → substituted key rejected.
+      expect((session as any)._peerPublicKeys.has(PEER_ID)).toBe(false);
+      expect(offerSends(ws)).toHaveLength(0);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/members.store.test.ts b/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/members.store.test.ts
index 453cfac5..222cd3a3 100644
--- a/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/members.store.test.ts
+++ b/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/members.store.test.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ describe("members store", () => {
         avatar: "alice.png",
         role: "admin",
         status: "online",
+        identityPublicKey: null,
       });
     });
 
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ describe("members store", () => {
         avatar: null,
         role: "member",
         status: "online",
+        identityPublicKey: null,
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/voice.store.test.ts b/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/voice.store.test.ts
index 0f22daf0..9bfc0adc 100644
--- a/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/voice.store.test.ts
+++ b/Client/tauri-client/tests/unit/voice.store.test.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ function resetStore(): void {
     joinedAt: null,
     listenOnly: false,
     voiceStatus: "idle",
+    peerVerifications: new Map(),
   }));
 }
 
diff --git a/Server/admin/api_test.go b/Server/admin/api_test.go
index db67ef68..5e167d7c 100644
--- a/Server/admin/api_test.go
+++ b/Server/admin/api_test.go
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
     last_seen   TEXT,
     banned      INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
     ban_reason  TEXT,
-    ban_expires TEXT
+    ban_expires TEXT,
+    identity_public_key TEXT
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sessions (
diff --git a/Server/admin/middleware_and_spawn_test.go b/Server/admin/middleware_and_spawn_test.go
index 7ee7869a..feae08b4 100644
--- a/Server/admin/middleware_and_spawn_test.go
+++ b/Server/admin/middleware_and_spawn_test.go
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
     last_seen   TEXT,
     banned      INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
     ban_reason  TEXT,
-    ban_expires TEXT
+    ban_expires TEXT,
+    identity_public_key TEXT
 );
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sessions (
     id         INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
diff --git a/Server/admin/update_handlers.go b/Server/admin/update_handlers.go
index 65368a8b..2fc11a30 100644
--- a/Server/admin/update_handlers.go
+++ b/Server/admin/update_handlers.go
@@ -78,23 +78,17 @@ func handleApplyUpdate(u *updater.Updater, hub HubBroadcaster, _ string) http.Ha
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(r.Context(), 5*time.Minute)
 		defer cancel()
 
-		if err := u.DownloadAndVerify(ctx, info.Latest, info.DownloadURL, info.ChecksumURL, info.SignatureURL, info.ManifestURL, info.ManifestSignatureURL, newPath); err != nil {
+		// DownloadAndVerify stages the binary and returns its trusted hash
+		// (bound to the signed release manifest). The apply goroutine below
+		// re-verifies the staged file against this hash through an open
+		// handle — never by path — before the rename+spawn.
+		stagedHash, err := u.DownloadAndVerify(ctx, info.Latest, info.DownloadURL, info.ChecksumURL, info.SignatureURL, info.ManifestURL, info.ManifestSignatureURL, newPath)
+		if err != nil {
 			slog.Error("update download/verify failed", "err", err)
 			writeErr(w, http.StatusBadGateway, "DOWNLOAD_FAILED", "download or verification failed — see server logs")
 			return
 		}
 
-		// Snapshot the hash of the just-verified staged binary. It is re-checked
-		// immediately before rename+spawn to close the TOCTOU window between
-		// verification here and the swap in the background goroutine below.
-		stagedHash, err := updater.FileSHA256(newPath)
-		if err != nil {
-			slog.Error("update: failed to hash staged binary", "err", err)
-			_ = os.Remove(newPath)
-			writeErr(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "INTERNAL_ERROR", "failed to stage update")
-			return
-		}
-
 		// Respond to the client before shutting down.
 		writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]string{
 			"status":  "applying",
@@ -108,23 +102,27 @@ func handleApplyUpdate(u *updater.Updater, hub HubBroadcaster, _ string) http.Ha
 			}
 			time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
 
-			// TOCTOU guard: re-verify the staged binary is byte-for-byte the one
-			// we verified before responding. If it was swapped between then and
-			// now, abort without renaming or spawning it.
-			if err := u.VerifyChecksum(newPath, stagedHash); err != nil {
+			// TOCTOU guard: open the staged binary once, verify its hash
+			// through that handle, and commit (rename) that exact file.
+			// Commit fails if the path was swapped after verification, so
+			// the bytes verified are the bytes spawned.
+			staged, err := updater.OpenVerifiedBinary(newPath, stagedHash)
+			if err != nil {
 				slog.Error("update: staged binary re-verification failed, aborting update", "error", err)
 				return
 			}
+			defer staged.Close() //nolint:errcheck
 
-			// Rename: current -> .old, .new -> current
+			// Rename: current -> .old, verified staged binary -> current
 			_ = os.Remove(oldPath) // remove any stale .old
 			if err := os.Rename(exePath, oldPath); err != nil {
 				slog.Error("update: rename current to old failed", "error", err)
 				return
 			}
-			if err := os.Rename(newPath, exePath); err != nil {
-				slog.Error("update: rename new to current failed", "error", err)
-				// Try to restore the original binary.
+			if err := staged.Commit(exePath); err != nil {
+				slog.Error("update: committing staged binary failed, restoring original binary", "error", err)
+				// Whatever is at exePath now (if anything) is not the verified
+				// binary; restoring .old replaces it.
 				if restoreErr := os.Rename(oldPath, exePath); restoreErr != nil {
 					slog.Error("update: CRITICAL — recovery rename also failed, server binary may be missing",
 						"restore_error", restoreErr, "original_error", err,
diff --git a/Server/api/auth_handler.go b/Server/api/auth_handler.go
index d69ca10d..1392e01d 100644
--- a/Server/api/auth_handler.go
+++ b/Server/api/auth_handler.go
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ func handleRegister(database *db.DB) http.HandlerFunc {
 
 // handleLogin processes POST /api/v1/auth/login.
 func handleLogin(database *db.DB, limiter *auth.RateLimiter, partialStore *auth.PartialAuthStore, trustedProxies []string) http.HandlerFunc {
+	proxyNets := parseCIDRList(trustedProxies) // W3-3a: parse once at construction
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		var req loginRequest
 		if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req); err != nil {
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ func handleLogin(database *db.DB, limiter *auth.RateLimiter, partialStore *auth.
 			return
 		}
 
-		ip := clientIPWithProxies(r, trustedProxies)
+		ip := clientIPWithProxies(r, proxyNets)
 
 		// Check per-IP lockout first.
 		lockKey := "login_lock:" + ip
diff --git a/Server/api/channel_handler.go b/Server/api/channel_handler.go
index 7ab96263..33063b93 100644
--- a/Server/api/channel_handler.go
+++ b/Server/api/channel_handler.go
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ func isInvalidSearchQueryError(err error) bool {
 }
 
 func searchRateLimitMiddleware(limiter *auth.RateLimiter, limit int, window time.Duration, trustedProxies []string) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	proxyNets := parseCIDRList(trustedProxies) // W3-3a: parse once at construction
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-			ip := clientIPWithProxies(r, trustedProxies)
+			ip := clientIPWithProxies(r, proxyNets)
 			if !limiter.Allow("search:"+ip, limit, window) {
 				w.Header().Set("Retry-After", strconv.Itoa(int(window.Seconds())))
 				writeJSON(w, http.StatusTooManyRequests, errorResponse{
diff --git a/Server/api/channel_handler_test.go b/Server/api/channel_handler_test.go
index 388b921e..e9334f5d 100644
--- a/Server/api/channel_handler_test.go
+++ b/Server/api/channel_handler_test.go
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
     last_seen   TEXT,
     banned      INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
     ban_reason  TEXT,
-    ban_expires TEXT
+    ban_expires TEXT,
+    identity_public_key TEXT
 );
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sessions (
     id         INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
diff --git a/Server/api/clientip_test.go b/Server/api/clientip_test.go
index 9126684f..9c4d8702 100644
--- a/Server/api/clientip_test.go
+++ b/Server/api/clientip_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package api
 
-// White-box tests for clientIP and isTrustedProxy.
+// White-box tests for clientIP and the trusted-proxy CIDR matching
+// (parseCIDRList + ipInNets — the W3-3a replacement for isTrustedProxy).
 // These live in package api (not api_test) so they can reach unexported symbols.
 
 import (
@@ -9,88 +10,81 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
-// ─── isTrustedProxy ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// ─── parseCIDRList + ipInNets ────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-func TestIsTrustedProxy_EmptyList_ReturnsFalse(t *testing.T) {
-	trusted, err := isTrustedProxy("10.0.0.1", nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-	if trusted {
-		t.Error("isTrustedProxy(empty list) = true, want false")
+// inCIDRs is the test shorthand for the old isTrustedProxy semantics: does ip
+// fall inside any of the (string) CIDRs?
+func inCIDRs(ip string, cidrs []string) bool {
+	return ipInNets(ip, parseCIDRList(cidrs))
+}
+
+func TestIPInNets_EmptyList_ReturnsFalse(t *testing.T) {
+	if inCIDRs("10.0.0.1", nil) {
+		t.Error("ipInNets(empty list) = true, want false")
 	}
 }
 
-func TestIsTrustedProxy_ExactIPMatch(t *testing.T) {
-	trusted, err := isTrustedProxy("10.0.0.1", []string{"10.0.0.1/32"})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-	if !trusted {
-		t.Error("isTrustedProxy exact match = false, want true")
+func TestIPInNets_ExactIPMatch(t *testing.T) {
+	if !inCIDRs("10.0.0.1", []string{"10.0.0.1/32"}) {
+		t.Error("ipInNets exact match = false, want true")
 	}
 }
 
-func TestIsTrustedProxy_CIDRMatch(t *testing.T) {
-	trusted, err := isTrustedProxy("192.168.1.50", []string{"192.168.1.0/24"})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-	if !trusted {
-		t.Error("isTrustedProxy CIDR match = false, want true")
+func TestIPInNets_CIDRMatch(t *testing.T) {
+	if !inCIDRs("192.168.1.50", []string{"192.168.1.0/24"}) {
+		t.Error("ipInNets CIDR match = false, want true")
 	}
 }
 
-func TestIsTrustedProxy_CIDRNoMatch(t *testing.T) {
-	trusted, err := isTrustedProxy("10.9.9.9", []string{"192.168.1.0/24"})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-	if trusted {
-		t.Error("isTrustedProxy CIDR non-match = true, want false")
+func TestIPInNets_CIDRNoMatch(t *testing.T) {
+	if inCIDRs("10.9.9.9", []string{"192.168.1.0/24"}) {
+		t.Error("ipInNets CIDR non-match = true, want false")
 	}
 }
 
-func TestIsTrustedProxy_MultipleCIDRs_FirstMatches(t *testing.T) {
-	trusted, err := isTrustedProxy("10.0.0.5", []string{"172.16.0.0/12", "10.0.0.0/8"})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-	if !trusted {
-		t.Error("isTrustedProxy multi-CIDR first match = false, want true")
+func TestIPInNets_MultipleCIDRs_FirstMatches(t *testing.T) {
+	if !inCIDRs("10.0.0.5", []string{"172.16.0.0/12", "10.0.0.0/8"}) {
+		t.Error("ipInNets multi-CIDR first match = false, want true")
 	}
 }
 
-func TestIsTrustedProxy_MultipleCIDRs_NoneMatch(t *testing.T) {
-	trusted, err := isTrustedProxy("8.8.8.8", []string{"10.0.0.0/8", "192.168.0.0/16"})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-	if trusted {
-		t.Error("isTrustedProxy multi-CIDR no match = true, want false")
+func TestIPInNets_MultipleCIDRs_NoneMatch(t *testing.T) {
+	if inCIDRs("8.8.8.8", []string{"10.0.0.0/8", "192.168.0.0/16"}) {
+		t.Error("ipInNets multi-CIDR no match = true, want false")
 	}
 }
 
-func TestIsTrustedProxy_InvalidCIDR_ReturnsError(t *testing.T) {
-	_, err := isTrustedProxy("10.0.0.1", []string{"not-a-cidr"})
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Error("isTrustedProxy invalid CIDR should return error, got nil")
+func TestParseCIDRList_InvalidCIDR_Skipped(t *testing.T) {
+	// Invalid entries are skipped (with a startup warning) — they never match,
+	// so a fully invalid list grants nothing (fail closed at the call sites).
+	if nets := parseCIDRList([]string{"not-a-cidr"}); len(nets) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("parseCIDRList(invalid) = %d nets, want 0", len(nets))
+	}
+	if inCIDRs("10.0.0.1", []string{"not-a-cidr"}) {
+		t.Error("invalid CIDR matched an IP, want no match")
 	}
 }
 
-func TestIsTrustedProxy_BarePlainIP_TreatedAsCIDR32(t *testing.T) {
-	// Bare IP without mask — should not panic; behaviour is to return error or
-	// treat as /32 depending on implementation. We just verify it doesn't panic.
-	_, _ = isTrustedProxy("10.0.0.1", []string{"10.0.0.1"})
+func TestParseCIDRList_BarePlainIP_SkippedNotPanic(t *testing.T) {
+	// Bare IP without mask is not valid CIDR notation — skipped, no panic.
+	if nets := parseCIDRList([]string{"10.0.0.1"}); len(nets) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("parseCIDRList(bare IP) = %d nets, want 0", len(nets))
+	}
 }
 
-func TestIsTrustedProxy_IPv6Match(t *testing.T) {
-	trusted, err := isTrustedProxy("::1", []string{"::1/128"})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+func TestParseCIDRList_MixedValidInvalid_KeepsValid(t *testing.T) {
+	nets := parseCIDRList([]string{"not-a-cidr", "10.0.0.0/8"})
+	if len(nets) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("parseCIDRList(mixed) = %d nets, want 1", len(nets))
 	}
-	if !trusted {
-		t.Error("isTrustedProxy IPv6 exact match = false, want true")
+	if !ipInNets("10.1.2.3", nets) {
+		t.Error("valid entry from mixed list did not match")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIPInNets_IPv6Match(t *testing.T) {
+	if !inCIDRs("::1", []string{"::1/128"}) {
+		t.Error("ipInNets IPv6 exact match = false, want true")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -113,7 +107,7 @@ func TestClientIP_TrustedProxy_UsesXRealIP(t *testing.T) {
 	req.RemoteAddr = "10.0.0.1:9999"
 	req.Header.Set("X-Real-IP", "203.0.113.42")
 
-	ip := clientIPWithProxies(req, []string{"10.0.0.0/8"})
+	ip := clientIPWithProxies(req, parseCIDRList([]string{"10.0.0.0/8"}))
 	if ip != "203.0.113.42" {
 		t.Errorf("clientIP trusted proxy = %q, want %q", ip, "203.0.113.42")
 	}
@@ -124,7 +118,7 @@ func TestClientIP_TrustedProxy_NoXRealIP_FallsBackToRemoteAddr(t *testing.T) {
 	req.RemoteAddr = "10.0.0.1:9999"
 	// No X-Real-IP header set.
 
-	ip := clientIPWithProxies(req, []string{"10.0.0.0/8"})
+	ip := clientIPWithProxies(req, parseCIDRList([]string{"10.0.0.0/8"}))
 	if ip != "10.0.0.1" {
 		t.Errorf("clientIP trusted proxy no header = %q, want %q", ip, "10.0.0.1")
 	}
@@ -135,7 +129,7 @@ func TestClientIP_UntrustedSource_IgnoresXRealIP(t *testing.T) {
 	req.RemoteAddr = "8.8.8.8:12345"
 	req.Header.Set("X-Real-IP", "192.168.1.1") // attacker-supplied
 
-	ip := clientIPWithProxies(req, []string{"10.0.0.0/8"})
+	ip := clientIPWithProxies(req, parseCIDRList([]string{"10.0.0.0/8"}))
 	// Must use RemoteAddr, not the forged X-Real-IP.
 	if ip != "8.8.8.8" {
 		t.Errorf("clientIP untrusted source = %q, want %q", ip, "8.8.8.8")
@@ -148,7 +142,7 @@ func TestClientIP_XForwardedFor_UsedWhenNoXRealIP(t *testing.T) {
 	req.Header.Set("X-Forwarded-For", "203.0.113.10, 10.0.0.1")
 	// No X-Real-IP; X-Forwarded-For first entry should be used.
 
-	ip := clientIPWithProxies(req, []string{"10.0.0.0/8"})
+	ip := clientIPWithProxies(req, parseCIDRList([]string{"10.0.0.0/8"}))
 	if ip != "203.0.113.10" {
 		t.Errorf("clientIP X-Forwarded-For = %q, want %q", ip, "203.0.113.10")
 	}
@@ -160,7 +154,7 @@ func TestClientIP_XForwardedFor_UsedWhenNoXRealIP(t *testing.T) {
 // every client into the proxy's own bucket (one user's failed logins would
 // lock out everyone). The leftmost valid XFF entry keeps clients distinct.
 func TestClientIP_BroadTrustedCIDRKeepsClientsDistinct(t *testing.T) {
-	trusted := []string{"10.0.0.0/8"} // covers proxy AND LAN clients
+	trusted := parseCIDRList([]string{"10.0.0.0/8"}) // covers proxy AND LAN clients
 
 	newReq := func(xff string) *http.Request {
 		req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/", nil)
@@ -190,7 +184,7 @@ func TestClientIP_SpoofedXFFFromUntrustedRemoteIgnored(t *testing.T) {
 	req.RemoteAddr = "203.0.113.9:1234"
 	req.Header.Set("X-Forwarded-For", "10.5.1.7")
 
-	ip := clientIPWithProxies(req, []string{"10.0.0.0/8"})
+	ip := clientIPWithProxies(req, parseCIDRList([]string{"10.0.0.0/8"}))
 	if ip != "203.0.113.9" {
 		t.Fatalf("spoofed XFF from untrusted remote honoured: got %q", ip)
 	}
diff --git a/Server/api/dm_handler_test.go b/Server/api/dm_handler_test.go
index a1a8c443..88ab61d7 100644
--- a/Server/api/dm_handler_test.go
+++ b/Server/api/dm_handler_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
     last_seen   TEXT,
     banned      INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
     ban_reason  TEXT,
-    ban_expires TEXT
+    ban_expires TEXT,
+    identity_public_key TEXT
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sessions (
diff --git a/Server/api/middleware.go b/Server/api/middleware.go
index 7b92f023..3ac03b73 100644
--- a/Server/api/middleware.go
+++ b/Server/api/middleware.go
@@ -164,9 +164,10 @@ func rateLimitMiddlewareWithPrefix(limiter *auth.RateLimiter, prefix string, lim
 	if len(trustedProxies) > 0 {
 		proxies = trustedProxies[0]
 	}
+	proxyNets := parseCIDRList(proxies) // W3-3a: parse once at construction
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-			ip := clientIPWithProxies(r, proxies)
+			ip := clientIPWithProxies(r, proxyNets)
 			key := prefix + ip
 
 			if !limiter.Allow(key, limit, window) {
@@ -198,30 +199,25 @@ func clientIP(r *http.Request) string {
 // Security model:
 //   - Always parse the actual connecting address from r.RemoteAddr.
 //   - Only honour X-Real-IP or X-Forwarded-For if the connecting address matches
-//     one of the trustedCIDRs. This prevents clients from forging their IP to
+//     one of the trustedNets. This prevents clients from forging their IP to
 //     bypass rate limits.
-//   - If trustedCIDRs is empty (the default), RemoteAddr is always used.
+//   - If trustedNets is empty (the default), RemoteAddr is always used.
 //
-// Invalid CIDR entries in trustedCIDRs are silently skipped so that a
-// misconfigured entry cannot crash the server; the connecting IP is used as the
-// fallback.
-func clientIPWithProxies(r *http.Request, trustedCIDRs []string) string {
+// trustedNets is the pre-parsed trusted-proxy list — parse the configured CIDR
+// strings ONCE at middleware/handler construction with parseCIDRList (W3-3a);
+// never parse on the request path.
+func clientIPWithProxies(r *http.Request, trustedNets []*net.IPNet) string {
 	remoteHost, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(r.RemoteAddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		// RemoteAddr without port (e.g. Unix socket or test stub) — use as-is.
 		remoteHost = r.RemoteAddr
 	}
 
-	if len(trustedCIDRs) == 0 {
+	if len(trustedNets) == 0 {
 		return remoteHost
 	}
 
-	// Parse the CIDR list once per request instead of once per XFF candidate.
-	// ponytail: parse at middleware construction if this ever shows in a
-	// profile — it would mean threading a parsed type through every caller.
-	nets := parseCIDRList(trustedCIDRs)
-
-	if !ipInNets(remoteHost, nets) {
+	if !ipInNets(remoteHost, trustedNets) {
 		return remoteHost
 	}
 
@@ -248,7 +244,7 @@ func clientIPWithProxies(r *http.Request, trustedCIDRs []string) string {
 				continue
 			}
 			leftmostValid = candidate
-			if ipInNets(candidate, nets) {
+			if ipInNets(candidate, trustedNets) {
 				continue // our own proxy hop, keep walking left
 			}
 			return candidate
@@ -269,15 +265,20 @@ func clientIPWithProxies(r *http.Request, trustedCIDRs []string) string {
 	return remoteHost
 }
 
-// parseCIDRList parses CIDR strings, silently skipping invalid entries — a
-// misconfigured entry must not crash request handling (config load warns
-// about them at startup).
+// parseCIDRList parses CIDR strings into networks, skipping invalid entries
+// with a warning — a misconfigured entry must not take the server down. It is
+// called once per middleware/handler at construction (startup), never on the
+// request path (W3-3a).
 func parseCIDRList(cidrs []string) []*net.IPNet {
 	nets := make([]*net.IPNet, 0, len(cidrs))
 	for _, c := range cidrs {
-		if _, n, err := net.ParseCIDR(c); err == nil {
-			nets = append(nets, n)
+		_, n, err := net.ParseCIDR(c)
+		if err != nil {
+			slog.Warn("ignoring invalid CIDR entry (use address/prefix notation, e.g. 10.0.0.1/32)",
+				"cidr", c, "error", err)
+			continue
 		}
+		nets = append(nets, n)
 	}
 	return nets
 }
@@ -297,26 +298,6 @@ func ipInNets(ipStr string, nets []*net.IPNet) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// isTrustedProxy reports whether remoteIP (a plain IP string, no port) falls
-// within any of the provided CIDR ranges. It returns an error if any CIDR is
-// malformed.
-func isTrustedProxy(remoteIP string, cidrList []string) (bool, error) {
-	ip := net.ParseIP(remoteIP)
-	if ip == nil {
-		return false, nil
-	}
-	for _, cidr := range cidrList {
-		_, network, err := net.ParseCIDR(cidr)
-		if err != nil {
-			return false, fmt.Errorf("isTrustedProxy: invalid CIDR %q: %w", cidr, err)
-		}
-		if network.Contains(ip) {
-			return true, nil
-		}
-	}
-	return false, nil
-}
-
 // AdminIPRestrict returns middleware that blocks requests from IPs not in the
 // allowed CIDR list. Returns 403 Forbidden for disallowed IPs. If the CIDR
 // list is empty, all requests are allowed (no restriction).
@@ -324,17 +305,24 @@ func isTrustedProxy(remoteIP string, cidrList []string) (bool, error) {
 // trustedProxyCIDRs specifies which connecting IPs are trusted reverse proxies.
 // When the connecting IP matches a trusted proxy, the real client IP is read
 // from X-Real-IP or X-Forwarded-For headers (BUG-116).
+//
+// Both lists are parsed once at construction (W3-3a); invalid entries are
+// skipped with a warning. A non-empty allowedCIDRs list whose entries are all
+// invalid yields zero networks — nothing matches, so access is denied (fail
+// closed), same as before the hoist.
 func AdminIPRestrict(allowedCIDRs, trustedProxyCIDRs []string) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	allowedNets := parseCIDRList(allowedCIDRs)
+	proxyNets := parseCIDRList(trustedProxyCIDRs)
+	restrict := len(allowedCIDRs) > 0
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-			if len(allowedCIDRs) == 0 {
+			if !restrict {
 				next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 				return
 			}
 
-			ip := clientIPWithProxies(r, trustedProxyCIDRs)
-			allowed, _ := isTrustedProxy(ip, allowedCIDRs)
-			if !allowed {
+			ip := clientIPWithProxies(r, proxyNets)
+			if !ipInNets(ip, allowedNets) {
 				writeJSON(w, http.StatusForbidden, errorResponse{
 					Error:   "FORBIDDEN",
 					Message: "access denied",
diff --git a/Server/api/middleware_test.go b/Server/api/middleware_test.go
index 7f2dfc3c..8287c6a2 100644
--- a/Server/api/middleware_test.go
+++ b/Server/api/middleware_test.go
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 package api_test
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"testing/fstest"
 	"time"
@@ -376,6 +379,62 @@ func TestRateLimitMiddleware_XRealIPIgnoredWithoutTrustedProxy(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// lockedBuffer is a goroutine-safe writer for capturing log output.
+type lockedBuffer struct {
+	mu  sync.Mutex
+	buf bytes.Buffer
+}
+
+func (b *lockedBuffer) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	b.mu.Lock()
+	defer b.mu.Unlock()
+	return b.buf.Write(p)
+}
+
+func (b *lockedBuffer) String() string {
+	b.mu.Lock()
+	defer b.mu.Unlock()
+	return b.buf.String()
+}
+
+// TestRateLimitMiddleware_InvalidCIDRWarnsAtConstructionNotPerRequest locks
+// the W3-3a hoist: the trusted-proxy CIDR list is parsed once when the
+// middleware is constructed — warning about invalid entries there — never on
+// the per-request path.
+func TestRateLimitMiddleware_InvalidCIDRWarnsAtConstructionNotPerRequest(t *testing.T) {
+	logBuf := &lockedBuffer{}
+	prev := slog.Default()
+	slog.SetDefault(slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(logBuf, nil)))
+	defer slog.SetDefault(prev)
+
+	limiter := auth.NewRateLimiter()
+	h := api.RateLimitMiddleware(limiter, 100, time.Minute,
+		[]string{"not-a-cidr", "10.0.0.0/8"})(http.HandlerFunc(ok))
+
+	const warnMsg = "ignoring invalid CIDR entry"
+	if got := strings.Count(logBuf.String(), warnMsg); got != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("invalid-CIDR warnings at construction = %d, want 1 (log: %q)",
+			got, logBuf.String())
+	}
+
+	// The valid entry still works: X-Real-IP honoured from the trusted proxy.
+	for range 3 {
+		req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/", nil)
+		req.RemoteAddr = "10.0.0.1:9999"
+		req.Header.Set("X-Real-IP", "203.0.113.77")
+		rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		h.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+		if rr.Code != http.StatusOK {
+			t.Fatalf("request status = %d, want 200", rr.Code)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if got := strings.Count(logBuf.String(), warnMsg); got != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("invalid-CIDR warnings after 3 requests = %d, want 1 — CIDRs re-parsed on the request path (log: %q)",
+			got, logBuf.String())
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRateLimitMiddleware_XRealIPHonouredFromTrustedProxy(t *testing.T) {
 	// With a trusted proxy configured, X-Real-IP from that proxy is used.
 	limiter := auth.NewRateLimiter()
@@ -690,8 +749,9 @@ func TestAdminIPRestrict_EmptyAllowsAll(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAdminIPRestrict_InvalidCIDR(t *testing.T) {
-	// Invalid CIDR should fail closed (deny access since isTrustedProxy
-	// returns false on parse error).
+	// Invalid CIDR should fail closed: the entry is skipped at construction,
+	// leaving a non-empty allowed list with zero parsed networks — nothing
+	// matches, so access is denied.
 	h := api.AdminIPRestrict([]string{"not-a-cidr"}, nil)(http.HandlerFunc(ok))
 
 	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/", nil)
@@ -954,7 +1014,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
     last_seen   TEXT,
     banned      INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
     ban_reason  TEXT,
-    ban_expires TEXT
+    ban_expires TEXT,
+    identity_public_key TEXT
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sessions (
diff --git a/Server/api/profile_handler.go b/Server/api/profile_handler.go
index 1d4ef805..04d42f1e 100644
--- a/Server/api/profile_handler.go
+++ b/Server/api/profile_handler.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
@@ -17,9 +18,12 @@ import (
 // ─── Request / Response types ────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 // updateProfileRequest is the JSON body for PATCH /api/v1/users/me.
+// identity_public_key, when present, publishes the client's long-term E2EE
+// identity public key (F3 voice E2EE TOFU); omitted = leave unchanged.
 type updateProfileRequest struct {
-	Username string  `json:"username"`
-	Avatar   *string `json:"avatar"`
+	Username          string  `json:"username"`
+	Avatar            *string `json:"avatar"`
+	IdentityPublicKey *string `json:"identity_public_key"`
 }
 
 // changePasswordRequest is the JSON body for PUT /api/v1/users/me/password.
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@ type sessionsListResponse struct {
 // ProfileBroadcaster is the interface the profile handler uses to notify
 // connected WebSocket clients about profile changes.
 type ProfileBroadcaster interface {
-	BroadcastUserUpdate(userID int64, username string, avatar *string)
+	BroadcastUserUpdate(userID int64, username string, avatar *string, identityPublicKey *string)
 }
 
 // MountProfileRoutes registers user profile management endpoints.
@@ -70,6 +74,25 @@ func MountProfileRoutes(r chi.Router, database *db.DB, svc *service.Services, li
 
 // ─── Helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+// validateIdentityKey checks that key is non-empty, at most 128 characters and
+// valid standard-alphabet base64 (padded or unpadded) — the same posture as
+// the WS voice_e2ee_announce public_key validation.
+func validateIdentityKey(key string) error {
+	if key == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("identity_public_key must not be empty")
+	}
+	if len(key) > 128 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("identity_public_key too large (max 128 characters)")
+	}
+	if _, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(key); err == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if _, err := base64.RawStdEncoding.DecodeString(key); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("identity_public_key is not valid base64")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // validateAvatarURL checks that avatar is either empty or a valid https:// URL
 // no longer than maxAvatarURLLen characters.
 func validateAvatarURL(avatar string) error {
@@ -133,15 +156,36 @@ func handleUpdateProfile(svc *service.Services, broadcaster ProfileBroadcaster)
 			req.Avatar = &trimmed
 		}
 
+		// Validate the identity key before any write so the request is
+		// all-or-nothing.
+		if req.IdentityPublicKey != nil {
+			trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(*req.IdentityPublicKey)
+			if err := validateIdentityKey(trimmed); err != nil {
+				writeJSON(w, http.StatusBadRequest, errorResponse{
+					Error: "INVALID_INPUT", Message: err.Error(),
+				})
+				return
+			}
+			req.IdentityPublicKey = &trimmed
+		}
+
 		updated, err := svc.Users.UpdateProfile(r.Context(), user.ID, req.Username, req.Avatar)
 		if err != nil {
 			writeServiceError(w, err)
 			return
 		}
 
+		if req.IdentityPublicKey != nil {
+			updated, err = svc.Users.UpdateIdentityKey(r.Context(), user.ID, *req.IdentityPublicKey)
+			if err != nil {
+				writeServiceError(w, err)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+
 		// Broadcast profile change to all connected WebSocket clients.
 		if broadcaster != nil {
-			broadcaster.BroadcastUserUpdate(updated.ID, updated.Username, updated.Avatar)
+			broadcaster.BroadcastUserUpdate(updated.ID, updated.Username, updated.Avatar, updated.IdentityPublicKey)
 		}
 
 		writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, toUserResponse(updated))
diff --git a/Server/api/profile_handler_test.go b/Server/api/profile_handler_test.go
index f41642c4..af6ec30f 100644
--- a/Server/api/profile_handler_test.go
+++ b/Server/api/profile_handler_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -372,3 +373,85 @@ func TestRevokeSession_CurrentSession(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("status = %d, want 204; body = %s", rr.Code, rr.Body.String())
 	}
 }
+
+// ─── PATCH /api/v1/users/me — identity_public_key (F3 voice E2EE TOFU) ───────
+
+func TestUpdateProfile_PublishIdentityKey(t *testing.T) {
+	database := newAuthTestDB(t)
+	router := buildProfileRouter(database)
+	token := profileCreateToken(t, database, "idkeyuser", 4)
+
+	key := "BPZ8bfkPz8B64iDeNtItYkEy0123456789abcdef+/=="
+	rr := patchJSON(t, router, "/api/v1/users/me", token, map[string]string{
+		"username":            "idkeyuser",
+		"identity_public_key": key,
+	})
+	if rr.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 200; body = %s", rr.Code, rr.Body.String())
+	}
+
+	u, err := database.GetUserByUsername(context.Background(), "idkeyuser")
+	if err != nil || u == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetUserByUsername: %v", err)
+	}
+	if u.IdentityPublicKey == nil || *u.IdentityPublicKey != key {
+		t.Errorf("IdentityPublicKey = %v, want %q", u.IdentityPublicKey, key)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUpdateProfile_IdentityKeyOmitted_Unchanged(t *testing.T) {
+	database := newAuthTestDB(t)
+	router := buildProfileRouter(database)
+	token := profileCreateToken(t, database, "idkeykeep", 4)
+
+	key := "a2VlcHRoaXNrZXk="
+	u, err := database.GetUserByUsername(context.Background(), "idkeykeep")
+	if err != nil || u == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetUserByUsername: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := database.UpdateUserIdentityKey(context.Background(), u.ID, &key); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpdateUserIdentityKey: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// PATCH without identity_public_key must not clear the stored key.
+	rr := patchJSON(t, router, "/api/v1/users/me", token, map[string]string{
+		"username": "idkeykeep",
+	})
+	if rr.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 200; body = %s", rr.Code, rr.Body.String())
+	}
+	after, err := database.GetUserByID(context.Background(), u.ID)
+	if err != nil || after == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetUserByID: %v", err)
+	}
+	if after.IdentityPublicKey == nil || *after.IdentityPublicKey != key {
+		t.Errorf("IdentityPublicKey = %v, want %q (unchanged)", after.IdentityPublicKey, key)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUpdateProfile_IdentityKeyInvalid(t *testing.T) {
+	database := newAuthTestDB(t)
+	router := buildProfileRouter(database)
+
+	cases := []struct {
+		name string
+		key  string
+	}{
+		{"not base64", "!!!not-base64!!!"},
+		{"url-safe alphabet", "abc-_def"},
+		{"too large", strings.Repeat("A", 132)},
+		{"empty", ""},
+	}
+	for i, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			token := profileCreateToken(t, database, fmt.Sprintf("idkeybad%d", i), 4)
+			rr := patchJSON(t, router, "/api/v1/users/me", token, map[string]string{
+				"username":            fmt.Sprintf("idkeybad%d", i),
+				"identity_public_key": tc.key,
+			})
+			if rr.Code != http.StatusBadRequest {
+				t.Errorf("status = %d, want 400; body = %s", rr.Code, rr.Body.String())
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Server/api/upload_handler_test.go b/Server/api/upload_handler_test.go
index 39bc6131..74587cd7 100644
--- a/Server/api/upload_handler_test.go
+++ b/Server/api/upload_handler_test.go
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
     last_seen   TEXT,
     banned      INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
     ban_reason  TEXT,
-    ban_expires TEXT
+    ban_expires TEXT,
+    identity_public_key TEXT
 );
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sessions (
     id         INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
diff --git a/Server/db/auth_queries.go b/Server/db/auth_queries.go
index 9062faf4..a44c0117 100644
--- a/Server/db/auth_queries.go
+++ b/Server/db/auth_queries.go
@@ -166,6 +166,19 @@ func (d *DB) UpdateUserTOTPSecret(ctx context.Context, id int64, secret *string)
 	return nil
 }
 
+// UpdateUserIdentityKey sets or clears the E2EE identity public key for a user
+// (F3 voice E2EE TOFU). Last write wins; key changes are audited at the
+// service layer so peers can detect a rotation.
+func (d *DB) UpdateUserIdentityKey(ctx context.Context, id int64, key *string) error {
+	if err := d.q.UpdateUserIdentityKey(ctx, dbgen.UpdateUserIdentityKeyParams{
+		IdentityPublicKey: key,
+		ID:                id,
+	}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("UpdateUserIdentityKey: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // ResetAllUserStatuses sets all users to "offline". Called on server startup
 // to clear stale statuses from a previous run or crash.
 func (d *DB) ResetAllUserStatuses(ctx context.Context) error {
@@ -421,6 +434,10 @@ type MemberSummary struct {
 	Avatar   *string `json:"avatar"`
 	Status   string  `json:"status"`
 	Role     string  `json:"role"`
+	// IdentityPublicKey is the user's long-term E2EE identity public key
+	// (base64), pinned by peers on first sight (F3 TOFU). Omitted when the
+	// user has not published one.
+	IdentityPublicKey *string `json:"identity_public_key,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // ListMembers returns non-banned users as lightweight summaries.
@@ -433,11 +450,12 @@ func (d *DB) ListMembers(ctx context.Context) ([]MemberSummary, error) {
 	members := make([]MemberSummary, 0, len(rows))
 	for _, r := range rows {
 		members = append(members, MemberSummary{
-			ID:       r.ID,
-			Username: r.Username,
-			Avatar:   r.Avatar,
-			Status:   r.Status,
-			Role:     r.Lower,
+			ID:                r.ID,
+			Username:          r.Username,
+			Avatar:            r.Avatar,
+			Status:            r.Status,
+			Role:              r.Lower,
+			IdentityPublicKey: r.IdentityPublicKey,
 		})
 	}
 	return members, nil
diff --git a/Server/db/auth_queries_test.go b/Server/db/auth_queries_test.go
index 44f20ce7..423f555c 100644
--- a/Server/db/auth_queries_test.go
+++ b/Server/db/auth_queries_test.go
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
     last_seen   TEXT,
     banned      INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
     ban_reason  TEXT,
-    ban_expires TEXT
+    ban_expires TEXT,
+    identity_public_key TEXT
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sessions (
@@ -729,3 +730,86 @@ func TestListMembers_SortedByUsername(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("last member = %q, want 'zeta_user' (sorted)", members[2].Username)
 	}
 }
+
+// ─── Identity key (F3 voice E2EE TOFU) ───────────────────────────────────────
+
+func TestUpdateUserIdentityKey_RoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	database := newTestDB(t)
+	id, err := database.CreateUser(context.Background(), "idkey_user", "hash", 4)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("CreateUser: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	key := "BAsE64iDeNtItYkEy+/=="
+	if err := database.UpdateUserIdentityKey(context.Background(), id, &key); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpdateUserIdentityKey: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	u, err := database.GetUserByID(context.Background(), id)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetUserByID: %v", err)
+	}
+	if u.IdentityPublicKey == nil || *u.IdentityPublicKey != key {
+		t.Errorf("IdentityPublicKey = %v, want %q", u.IdentityPublicKey, key)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUpdateUserIdentityKey_LastWriteWins(t *testing.T) {
+	database := newTestDB(t)
+	id, err := database.CreateUser(context.Background(), "idkey_rotate", "hash", 4)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("CreateUser: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	first := "Zmlyc3RrZXk="
+	second := "c2Vjb25ka2V5"
+	if err := database.UpdateUserIdentityKey(context.Background(), id, &first); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpdateUserIdentityKey(first): %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := database.UpdateUserIdentityKey(context.Background(), id, &second); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpdateUserIdentityKey(second): %v", err)
+	}
+
+	u, err := database.GetUserByID(context.Background(), id)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetUserByID: %v", err)
+	}
+	if u.IdentityPublicKey == nil || *u.IdentityPublicKey != second {
+		t.Errorf("IdentityPublicKey = %v, want %q (last write wins)", u.IdentityPublicKey, second)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestListMembers_IncludesIdentityKey(t *testing.T) {
+	database := newTestDB(t)
+	id, err := database.CreateUser(context.Background(), "idkey_member", "hash", 4)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("CreateUser: %v", err)
+	}
+	key := "bWVtYmVya2V5"
+	if err := database.UpdateUserIdentityKey(context.Background(), id, &key); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("UpdateUserIdentityKey: %v", err)
+	}
+	// A user who never published a key must come back with a nil key.
+	if _, err := database.CreateUser(context.Background(), "idkey_none", "hash", 4); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("CreateUser(none): %v", err)
+	}
+
+	members, err := database.ListMembers(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ListMembers: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(members) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("ListMembers() = %d, want 2", len(members))
+	}
+	byName := map[string]db.MemberSummary{}
+	for _, m := range members {
+		byName[m.Username] = m
+	}
+	got := byName["idkey_member"].IdentityPublicKey
+	if got == nil || *got != key {
+		t.Errorf("idkey_member IdentityPublicKey = %v, want %q", got, key)
+	}
+	if byName["idkey_none"].IdentityPublicKey != nil {
+		t.Errorf("idkey_none IdentityPublicKey = %v, want nil", *byName["idkey_none"].IdentityPublicKey)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Server/db/dbgen/models.go b/Server/db/dbgen/models.go
index 0d3135ab..667ff0f2 100644
--- a/Server/db/dbgen/models.go
+++ b/Server/db/dbgen/models.go
@@ -187,18 +187,19 @@ type Sound struct {
 }
 
 type User struct {
-	ID         int64   `json:"id"`
-	Username   string  `json:"username"`
-	Password   string  `json:"password"`
-	Avatar     *string `json:"avatar"`
-	RoleID     int64   `json:"roleId"`
-	TotpSecret *string `json:"totpSecret"`
-	Status     string  `json:"status"`
-	CreatedAt  string  `json:"createdAt"`
-	LastSeen   *string `json:"lastSeen"`
-	Banned     int64   `json:"banned"`
-	BanReason  *string `json:"banReason"`
-	BanExpires *string `json:"banExpires"`
+	ID                int64   `json:"id"`
+	Username          string  `json:"username"`
+	Password          string  `json:"password"`
+	Avatar            *string `json:"avatar"`
+	RoleID            int64   `json:"roleId"`
+	TotpSecret        *string `json:"totpSecret"`
+	Status            string  `json:"status"`
+	CreatedAt         string  `json:"createdAt"`
+	LastSeen          *string `json:"lastSeen"`
+	Banned            int64   `json:"banned"`
+	BanReason         *string `json:"banReason"`
+	BanExpires        *string `json:"banExpires"`
+	IdentityPublicKey *string `json:"identityPublicKey"`
 }
 
 type UserBlock struct {
diff --git a/Server/db/dbgen/querier.go b/Server/db/dbgen/querier.go
index 07be9890..b5440b72 100644
--- a/Server/db/dbgen/querier.go
+++ b/Server/db/dbgen/querier.go
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ type Querier interface {
 	UninstallPlugin(ctx context.Context, id int64) error
 	UpdateChannel(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateChannelParams) error
 	UpdateReadState(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateReadStateParams) error
+	UpdateUserIdentityKey(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateUserIdentityKeyParams) error
 	UpdateUserPassword(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateUserPasswordParams) error
 	UpdateUserProfile(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateUserProfileParams) (sql.Result, error)
 	UpdateUserRole(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateUserRoleParams) error
diff --git a/Server/db/dbgen/users.sql.go b/Server/db/dbgen/users.sql.go
index e3eea621..a54c95ce 100644
--- a/Server/db/dbgen/users.sql.go
+++ b/Server/db/dbgen/users.sql.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (q *Queries) CreateUser(ctx context.Context, arg CreateUserParams) (sql.Res
 
 const getUserByID = `-- name: GetUserByID :one
 SELECT id, username, password, avatar, role_id, totp_secret, status,
-       created_at, last_seen, banned, ban_reason, ban_expires
+       created_at, last_seen, banned, ban_reason, ban_expires, identity_public_key
 FROM users WHERE id = ?
 `
 
@@ -83,13 +83,14 @@ func (q *Queries) GetUserByID(ctx context.Context, id int64) (User, error) {
 		&i.Banned,
 		&i.BanReason,
 		&i.BanExpires,
+		&i.IdentityPublicKey,
 	)
 	return i, err
 }
 
 const getUserByUsername = `-- name: GetUserByUsername :one
 SELECT id, username, password, avatar, role_id, totp_secret, status,
-       created_at, last_seen, banned, ban_reason, ban_expires
+       created_at, last_seen, banned, ban_reason, ban_expires, identity_public_key
 FROM users WHERE username = ? COLLATE NOCASE
 `
 
@@ -109,12 +110,13 @@ func (q *Queries) GetUserByUsername(ctx context.Context, username string) (User,
 		&i.Banned,
 		&i.BanReason,
 		&i.BanExpires,
+		&i.IdentityPublicKey,
 	)
 	return i, err
 }
 
 const listMembers = `-- name: ListMembers :many
-SELECT u.id, u.username, u.avatar, u.status, LOWER(r.name)
+SELECT u.id, u.username, u.avatar, u.status, LOWER(r.name), u.identity_public_key
 FROM users u
 JOIN roles r ON u.role_id = r.id
 WHERE u.banned = 0
@@ -123,11 +125,12 @@ LIMIT 1000
 `
 
 type ListMembersRow struct {
-	ID       int64   `json:"id"`
-	Username string  `json:"username"`
-	Avatar   *string `json:"avatar"`
-	Status   string  `json:"status"`
-	Lower    string  `json:"lower"`
+	ID                int64   `json:"id"`
+	Username          string  `json:"username"`
+	Avatar            *string `json:"avatar"`
+	Status            string  `json:"status"`
+	Lower             string  `json:"lower"`
+	IdentityPublicKey *string `json:"identityPublicKey"`
 }
 
 func (q *Queries) ListMembers(ctx context.Context) ([]ListMembersRow, error) {
@@ -145,6 +148,7 @@ func (q *Queries) ListMembers(ctx context.Context) ([]ListMembersRow, error) {
 			&i.Avatar,
 			&i.Status,
 			&i.Lower,
+			&i.IdentityPublicKey,
 		); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -177,6 +181,20 @@ func (q *Queries) UnbanUser(ctx context.Context, id int64) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+const updateUserIdentityKey = `-- name: UpdateUserIdentityKey :exec
+UPDATE users SET identity_public_key = ? WHERE id = ?
+`
+
+type UpdateUserIdentityKeyParams struct {
+	IdentityPublicKey *string `json:"identityPublicKey"`
+	ID                int64   `json:"id"`
+}
+
+func (q *Queries) UpdateUserIdentityKey(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateUserIdentityKeyParams) error {
+	_, err := q.db.ExecContext(ctx, updateUserIdentityKey, arg.IdentityPublicKey, arg.ID)
+	return err
+}
+
 const updateUserStatus = `-- name: UpdateUserStatus :exec
 UPDATE users SET status = ?, last_seen = datetime('now') WHERE id = ?
 `
diff --git a/Server/db/mappers.go b/Server/db/mappers.go
index cff9329a..84e7d002 100644
--- a/Server/db/mappers.go
+++ b/Server/db/mappers.go
@@ -59,18 +59,19 @@ func strToNullPtr(s string) *string {
 // userFromGen maps a generated user row to the domain User model.
 func userFromGen(u dbgen.User) *User {
 	return &User{
-		ID:           u.ID,
-		Username:     u.Username,
-		PasswordHash: u.Password,
-		Avatar:       u.Avatar,
-		RoleID:       u.RoleID,
-		TOTPSecret:   u.TotpSecret,
-		Status:       u.Status,
-		CreatedAt:    u.CreatedAt,
-		LastSeen:     u.LastSeen,
-		Banned:       u.Banned != 0,
-		BanReason:    u.BanReason,
-		BanExpires:   u.BanExpires,
+		ID:                u.ID,
+		Username:          u.Username,
+		PasswordHash:      u.Password,
+		Avatar:            u.Avatar,
+		RoleID:            u.RoleID,
+		TOTPSecret:        u.TotpSecret,
+		Status:            u.Status,
+		CreatedAt:         u.CreatedAt,
+		LastSeen:          u.LastSeen,
+		Banned:            u.Banned != 0,
+		BanReason:         u.BanReason,
+		BanExpires:        u.BanExpires,
+		IdentityPublicKey: u.IdentityPublicKey,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/Server/db/models.go b/Server/db/models.go
index 6e7c9807..ebf767bf 100644
--- a/Server/db/models.go
+++ b/Server/db/models.go
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ type User struct {
 	Banned       bool
 	BanReason    *string
 	BanExpires   *string
+	// IdentityPublicKey is the long-term E2EE identity public key (base64,
+	// ECDSA P-256) used for TOFU pinning of voice E2EE announces. Nil = not
+	// published (legacy client).
+	IdentityPublicKey *string
 }
 
 // Session represents a row in the sessions table.
diff --git a/Server/db/queries/sqlite/users.sql b/Server/db/queries/sqlite/users.sql
index d70c19e0..4dd800fe 100644
--- a/Server/db/queries/sqlite/users.sql
+++ b/Server/db/queries/sqlite/users.sql
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 -- name: GetUserByUsername :one
 SELECT id, username, password, avatar, role_id, totp_secret, status,
-       created_at, last_seen, banned, ban_reason, ban_expires
+       created_at, last_seen, banned, ban_reason, ban_expires, identity_public_key
 FROM users WHERE username = ? COLLATE NOCASE;
 
 -- name: GetUserByID :one
 SELECT id, username, password, avatar, role_id, totp_secret, status,
-       created_at, last_seen, banned, ban_reason, ban_expires
+       created_at, last_seen, banned, ban_reason, ban_expires, identity_public_key
 FROM users WHERE id = ?;
 
 -- name: CreateUser :execresult
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ UPDATE users SET status = ?, last_seen = datetime('now') WHERE id = ?;
 -- name: UpdateUserTOTPSecret :exec
 UPDATE users SET totp_secret = ? WHERE id = ?;
 
+-- name: UpdateUserIdentityKey :exec
+UPDATE users SET identity_public_key = ? WHERE id = ?;
+
 -- name: ResetAllUserStatuses :exec
 UPDATE users SET status = 'offline' WHERE status != 'offline';
 
@@ -27,7 +30,7 @@ UPDATE users SET banned = 1, ban_reason = ?, ban_expires = ? WHERE id = ?;
 UPDATE users SET banned = 0, ban_reason = NULL, ban_expires = NULL WHERE id = ?;
 
 -- name: ListMembers :many
-SELECT u.id, u.username, u.avatar, u.status, LOWER(r.name)
+SELECT u.id, u.username, u.avatar, u.status, LOWER(r.name), u.identity_public_key
 FROM users u
 JOIN roles r ON u.role_id = r.id
 WHERE u.banned = 0
diff --git a/Server/migrations/017_user_identity_key.sql b/Server/migrations/017_user_identity_key.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1db32c58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Server/migrations/017_user_identity_key.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+-- Add the long-term E2EE identity public key to users (F3 voice E2EE TOFU).
+--
+-- Clients generate an ECDSA P-256 identity keypair on first login, publish the
+-- public key here via the profile endpoint, and peers pin it on first sight
+-- (trust-on-first-use). The key signs ephemeral voice_e2ee_announce keys so a
+-- malicious server cannot swap user_id <-> ephemeral pubkey. Nullable TEXT
+-- (base64), mirroring totp_secret: NULL = no key published (legacy client).
+
+ALTER TABLE users ADD COLUMN identity_public_key TEXT;
diff --git a/Server/service/datastore.go b/Server/service/datastore.go
index f9458663..f6eb5ca5 100644
--- a/Server/service/datastore.go
+++ b/Server/service/datastore.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ type Store interface {
 	UpdateUserPassword(ctx context.Context, userID int64, newPasswordHash string) error
 	UpdateUserStatus(ctx context.Context, id int64, status string) error
 	UpdateUserTOTPSecret(ctx context.Context, id int64, secret *string) error
+	UpdateUserIdentityKey(ctx context.Context, id int64, key *string) error
 	UpdateUserRole(ctx context.Context, userID, roleID int64) error
 	ResetAllUserStatuses(ctx context.Context) error
 	DeleteAccount(ctx context.Context, userID int64) error
diff --git a/Server/service/user.go b/Server/service/user.go
index 0c51c646..1f41e616 100644
--- a/Server/service/user.go
+++ b/Server/service/user.go
@@ -51,6 +51,23 @@ func (s *UserService) UpdateProfile(ctx context.Context, userID int64, username
 	return user, nil
 }
 
+// UpdateIdentityKey publishes the user's long-term E2EE identity public key
+// (F3 voice E2EE TOFU). Last write wins; every write is audited so a key
+// rotation — which peers surface as a TOFU mismatch — leaves a trail.
+// Returns the updated user for response building.
+func (s *UserService) UpdateIdentityKey(ctx context.Context, userID int64, key string) (*db.User, error) {
+	if err := s.st.UpdateUserIdentityKey(ctx, userID, &key); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: failed to update identity key", ErrInternal)
+	}
+	user, err := s.st.GetUserByID(ctx, userID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: failed to fetch updated user", ErrInternal)
+	}
+	db.WriteAudit(context.WithoutCancel(ctx), s.st, userID, "identity_key_update", "user", userID, "")
+	slog.Info("identity key published", "user_id", userID)
+	return user, nil
+}
+
 // ChangePasswordResult reports a completed password change. RevokeFailed is
 // set when the password committed but other sessions could not be revoked —
 // a partial success the caller must surface as a warning, never as a 5xx:
diff --git a/Server/updater/updater.go b/Server/updater/updater.go
index b958940d..afeb2b58 100644
--- a/Server/updater/updater.go
+++ b/Server/updater/updater.go
@@ -314,47 +314,53 @@ func (u *Updater) ValidateDownloadURL(url string) error {
 // executable; on Linux it is a tar.gz archive containing a "chatserver"
 // binary, which is extracted to destPath. On verification failure the
 // downloaded file is removed.
-func (u *Updater) DownloadAndVerify(ctx context.Context, latestVersion, downloadURL, checksumURL, signatureURL, manifestURL, manifestSignatureURL, destPath string) error {
+//
+// It returns the hex SHA256 of the staged binary at destPath, derived from
+// the signed release manifest (on Linux, computed over the extracted bytes of
+// the manifest-verified archive). Callers that later execute the staged file
+// must re-verify it against this hash through an open handle
+// (OpenVerifiedBinary), never by path.
+func (u *Updater) DownloadAndVerify(ctx context.Context, latestVersion, downloadURL, checksumURL, signatureURL, manifestURL, manifestSignatureURL, destPath string) (string, error) {
 	if err := u.ValidateDownloadURL(downloadURL); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return "", err
 	}
 	if err := u.ValidateDownloadURL(checksumURL); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("validating checksum URL: %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("validating checksum URL: %w", err)
 	}
 	if err := u.ValidateDownloadURL(signatureURL); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("validating signature URL: %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("validating signature URL: %w", err)
 	}
 	if err := u.ValidateDownloadURL(manifestURL); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("validating manifest URL: %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("validating manifest URL: %w", err)
 	}
 	if err := u.ValidateDownloadURL(manifestSignatureURL); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("validating manifest signature URL: %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("validating manifest signature URL: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	checksumData, err := u.fetchBody(ctx, checksumURL)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("fetching checksums: %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("fetching checksums: %w", err)
 	}
 	signatureData, err := u.fetchBody(ctx, signatureURL)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("fetching signature: %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("fetching signature: %w", err)
 	}
 	manifestData, err := u.fetchBody(ctx, manifestURL)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("fetching release manifest: %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("fetching release manifest: %w", err)
 	}
 	manifestSignatureData, err := u.fetchBody(ctx, manifestSignatureURL)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("fetching release manifest signature: %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("fetching release manifest signature: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	assetFilename, err := assetFilenameFromURL(downloadURL)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("determining asset filename: %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("determining asset filename: %w", err)
 	}
 	manifest, err := u.VerifyReleaseManifest(manifestData, manifestSignatureData, latestVersion, assetFilename)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return "", err
 	}
 	names := checksumEntryNamesForGOOS(runtime.GOOS)
 	if len(names) == 0 {
@@ -362,12 +368,17 @@ func (u *Updater) DownloadAndVerify(ctx context.Context, latestVersion, download
 	}
 	expectedHash, err := u.parseChecksumFileAny(checksumData, names...)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("parsing checksum file: %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("parsing checksum file: %w", err)
 	}
 	if !strings.EqualFold(expectedHash, manifest.SHA256) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("release manifest checksum mismatch for %s", assetFilename)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("release manifest checksum mismatch for %s", assetFilename)
 	}
 
+	// Clear a stale staged binary from a previous aborted attempt. Staging is
+	// O_EXCL, so anything recreated at this path afterwards fails the download
+	// instead of being written through (TOCTOU).
+	_ = os.Remove(destPath)
+
 	goos := runtime.GOOS
 	switch goos {
 	case "windows":
@@ -375,60 +386,80 @@ func (u *Updater) DownloadAndVerify(ctx context.Context, latestVersion, download
 	case "linux":
 		return u.downloadLinuxTarballAndVerify(ctx, downloadURL, destPath, expectedHash)
 	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("server auto-update is not supported on %s", goos)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("server auto-update is not supported on %s", goos)
 	}
 }
 
-func (u *Updater) downloadWindowsBinaryAndVerify(ctx context.Context, downloadURL, destPath, expectedHash string, signatureData []byte) error {
+func (u *Updater) downloadWindowsBinaryAndVerify(ctx context.Context, downloadURL, destPath, expectedHash string, signatureData []byte) (string, error) {
 	if err := u.downloadFile(ctx, downloadURL, destPath); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("downloading binary: %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("downloading binary: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if err := u.VerifySignature(destPath, signatureData); err != nil {
 		_ = os.Remove(destPath)
-		return err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	// Verify hash.
 	if err := u.VerifyChecksum(destPath, expectedHash); err != nil {
 		// Remove the invalid file.
 		_ = os.Remove(destPath)
-		return err
+		return "", err
 	}
-	return nil
+	// The asset is the binary itself, so the manifest-bound hash is the
+	// staged binary's trusted hash.
+	return expectedHash, nil
 }
 
-func (u *Updater) downloadLinuxTarballAndVerify(ctx context.Context, downloadURL, destPath, expectedHash string) error {
+func (u *Updater) downloadLinuxTarballAndVerify(ctx context.Context, downloadURL, destPath, expectedHash string) (string, error) {
 	tarPath := destPath + ".tar.gz.partial"
+	_ = os.Remove(tarPath) // clear a stale partial; download stages O_EXCL
 	defer func() { _ = os.Remove(tarPath) }()
 
 	if err := u.downloadFile(ctx, downloadURL, tarPath); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("downloading archive: %w", err)
-	}
-	if err := u.VerifyChecksum(tarPath, expectedHash); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("downloading archive: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	// Open the archive once and do both the checksum and the extraction
+	// through this one handle, so the bytes verified are the bytes extracted
+	// even if the path is swapped in between (TOCTOU).
 	f, err := os.Open(tarPath)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("opening archive: %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("opening archive: %w", err)
 	}
 	defer f.Close() //nolint:errcheck
 
-	if err := extractChatserverFromTarGz(f, destPath); err != nil {
+	actual, err := readerSHA256(f)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("hashing archive: %w", err)
+	}
+	if !strings.EqualFold(actual, expectedHash) {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("checksum mismatch: expected %s, got %s", expectedHash, actual)
+	}
+	if _, err := f.Seek(0, io.SeekStart); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("rewinding archive: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	binaryHash, err := extractChatserverFromTarGz(f, destPath)
+	if err != nil {
 		_ = os.Remove(destPath)
-		return fmt.Errorf("extracting archive: %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("extracting archive: %w", err)
 	}
 	if err := os.Chmod(destPath, 0o755); err != nil { //nolint:gosec // G302: binary must be world-executable to run
-		return fmt.Errorf("chmod binary: %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("chmod binary: %w", err)
 	}
-	return nil
+	return binaryHash, nil
 }
 
-func extractChatserverFromTarGz(r io.Reader, destPath string) error {
+// extractChatserverFromTarGz extracts the "chatserver" entry from a tar.gz
+// stream to destPath and returns the hex SHA256 of the bytes it wrote, so the
+// caller gets a trusted hash of the staged binary without a path re-read.
+// destPath is created O_EXCL: a pre-existing file (attacker-planted staging
+// path) fails the extraction instead of being written through.
+func extractChatserverFromTarGz(r io.Reader, destPath string) (string, error) {
 	gr, err := gzip.NewReader(r)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("gzip: %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("gzip: %w", err)
 	}
 	defer gr.Close() //nolint:errcheck
 
@@ -436,10 +467,10 @@ func extractChatserverFromTarGz(r io.Reader, destPath string) error {
 	for {
 		hdr, err := tr.Next()
 		if err == io.EOF {
-			return fmt.Errorf("archive contains no file named chatserver")
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("archive contains no file named chatserver")
 		}
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("tar: %w", err)
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("tar: %w", err)
 		}
 		skipBody := func() error {
 			if _, err := io.Copy(io.Discard, io.LimitReader(tr, hdr.Size)); err != nil {
@@ -449,42 +480,43 @@ func extractChatserverFromTarGz(r io.Reader, destPath string) error {
 		}
 		if hdr.Typeflag != tar.TypeReg && hdr.Typeflag != tar.TypeRegA {
 			if err := skipBody(); err != nil {
-				return err
+				return "", err
 			}
 			continue
 		}
 		if strings.Contains(hdr.Name, "..") {
 			if err := skipBody(); err != nil {
-				return err
+				return "", err
 			}
 			continue
 		}
 		if filepath.Base(hdr.Name) != "chatserver" {
 			if err := skipBody(); err != nil {
-				return err
+				return "", err
 			}
 			continue
 		}
 
-		out, err := os.OpenFile(destPath, os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_TRUNC, 0o600)
+		out, err := os.OpenFile(destPath, os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_EXCL, 0o600)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return "", err
 		}
-		n, copyErr := io.Copy(out, io.LimitReader(tr, hdr.Size))
+		h := sha256.New()
+		n, copyErr := io.Copy(io.MultiWriter(out, h), io.LimitReader(tr, hdr.Size))
 		closeErr := out.Close()
 		if copyErr != nil {
 			_ = os.Remove(destPath)
-			return fmt.Errorf("writing binary: %w", copyErr)
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("writing binary: %w", copyErr)
 		}
 		if closeErr != nil {
 			_ = os.Remove(destPath)
-			return closeErr
+			return "", closeErr
 		}
 		if n != hdr.Size {
 			_ = os.Remove(destPath)
-			return fmt.Errorf("incomplete tar entry (%d of %d bytes)", n, hdr.Size)
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("incomplete tar entry (%d of %d bytes)", n, hdr.Size)
 		}
-		return nil
+		return hex.EncodeToString(h.Sum(nil)), nil
 	}
 }
 
@@ -643,27 +675,30 @@ func assetFilenameFromURL(rawURL string) (string, error) {
 	return filename, nil
 }
 
-// FileSHA256 returns the hex-encoded SHA256 of the file at path. Exported so
-// callers that snapshot a verified binary (the admin update TOCTOU re-check)
-// share this exact hashing instead of duplicating it.
-func FileSHA256(path string) (string, error) {
+// readerSHA256 returns the hex-encoded SHA256 of everything read from r.
+func readerSHA256(r io.Reader) (string, error) {
+	h := sha256.New()
+	if _, err := io.Copy(h, r); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("computing checksum: %w", err)
+	}
+	return hex.EncodeToString(h.Sum(nil)), nil
+}
+
+// fileSHA256 returns the hex-encoded SHA256 of the file at path.
+func fileSHA256(path string) (string, error) {
 	f, err := os.Open(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("opening file for checksum: %w", err)
 	}
 	defer f.Close() //nolint:errcheck
 
-	h := sha256.New()
-	if _, err := io.Copy(h, f); err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("computing checksum: %w", err)
-	}
-	return hex.EncodeToString(h.Sum(nil)), nil
+	return readerSHA256(f)
 }
 
 // VerifyChecksum computes the SHA256 hash of the file at filePath and
 // compares it (case-insensitive) against expectedHash.
 func (u *Updater) VerifyChecksum(filePath, expectedHash string) error {
-	actual, err := FileSHA256(filePath)
+	actual, err := fileSHA256(filePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -673,6 +708,82 @@ func (u *Updater) VerifyChecksum(filePath, expectedHash string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// StagedBinary is an open handle to a staged update binary whose contents
+// were verified through that same handle. Because the hash check and Commit's
+// same-file check use one open file, a swap of the on-disk path between
+// verification and rename is detected instead of silently executed (the
+// update TOCTOU window, W3-3).
+type StagedBinary struct {
+	f      *os.File
+	closed bool
+}
+
+// OpenVerifiedBinary opens stagedPath exactly once and verifies the SHA256 of
+// its contents through that handle against expectedHash (hex,
+// case-insensitive). On success the returned StagedBinary keeps the handle
+// open for Commit; the caller must Close it.
+func OpenVerifiedBinary(stagedPath, expectedHash string) (*StagedBinary, error) {
+	f, err := os.Open(stagedPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("opening staged binary: %w", err)
+	}
+	actual, err := readerSHA256(f)
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = f.Close()
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("hashing staged binary: %w", err)
+	}
+	if !strings.EqualFold(actual, expectedHash) {
+		_ = f.Close()
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("staged binary checksum mismatch: expected %s, got %s", expectedHash, actual)
+	}
+	return &StagedBinary{f: f}, nil
+}
+
+// Commit renames the staged file to destPath and confirms the file now at
+// destPath is the very file the hash was verified through (os.SameFile
+// against the verification handle's identity). If the staged path was swapped
+// after verification, the rename moves the impostor, the same-file check
+// fails, and Commit returns an error; the caller must then treat destPath as
+// unverified and restore or remove it.
+func (s *StagedBinary) Commit(destPath string) error {
+	verified, err := s.f.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("stat of verified handle: %w", err)
+	}
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		// Windows cannot rename a file Go holds open (os.Open does not share
+		// delete) — until here that lock itself blocks swaps of the staged
+		// path. The stat captured above carries the NTFS file ID, which
+		// travels with the file across the rename, so the same-file check
+		// below still detects a swap in the close→rename window.
+		if err := s.Close(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("closing verified handle: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+	// On Unix the handle stays open through the rename: a held fd also pins
+	// the verified inode, so its number cannot be reused by another file.
+	if err := os.Rename(s.f.Name(), destPath); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("renaming staged binary: %w", err)
+	}
+	committed, err := os.Lstat(destPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("stat of committed binary: %w", err)
+	}
+	if !os.SameFile(verified, committed) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("staged binary was replaced after verification (refusing to run it)")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Close releases the verification handle. Safe to call more than once.
+func (s *StagedBinary) Close() error {
+	if s.closed {
+		return nil
+	}
+	s.closed = true
+	return s.f.Close()
+}
+
 // ParseChecksumFile parses a sha256sum-format checksum file (lines of
 // "<hash>  <filename>") and returns the hash for the given filename.
 func (u *Updater) ParseChecksumFile(data []byte, filename string) (string, error) {
@@ -879,7 +990,10 @@ func (u *Updater) downloadFile(ctx context.Context, url, destPath string) error
 		return fmt.Errorf("HTTP %d downloading %s", resp.StatusCode, url)
 	}
 
-	f, err := os.Create(destPath)
+	// O_EXCL: staging paths are predictable (exe + ".new"), so refuse to
+	// write through a pre-created file or symlink (TOCTOU). Callers remove
+	// stale staged files before downloading.
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(destPath, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_EXCL, 0o600)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("creating destination file: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/Server/updater/updater_test.go b/Server/updater/updater_test.go
index b6d3ef9f..f1c5b5b3 100644
--- a/Server/updater/updater_test.go
+++ b/Server/updater/updater_test.go
@@ -484,9 +484,14 @@ func TestExtractChatserverFromTarGz(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
 	dest := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "chatserver")
-	if err := extractChatserverFromTarGz(bytes.NewReader(gzbuf.Bytes()), dest); err != nil {
+	gotHash, err := extractChatserverFromTarGz(bytes.NewReader(gzbuf.Bytes()), dest)
+	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("extractChatserverFromTarGz: %v", err)
 	}
+	innerSum := sha256.Sum256(inner)
+	if gotHash != hex.EncodeToString(innerSum[:]) {
+		t.Errorf("extracted hash = %q, want hash of written bytes", gotHash)
+	}
 	got, err := os.ReadFile(dest)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -703,10 +708,13 @@ func testDownloadAndVerifySuccessWindows(t *testing.T) {
 		Transport: &rewriteTransport{srv.URL},
 	}
 
-	err := u.DownloadAndVerify(context.Background(), "v1.0.0", downloadURL, checksumURL, signatureURL, manifestURL, manifestSignatureURL, dest)
+	stagedHash, err := u.DownloadAndVerify(context.Background(), "v1.0.0", downloadURL, checksumURL, signatureURL, manifestURL, manifestSignatureURL, dest)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("DownloadAndVerify: %v", err)
 	}
+	if stagedHash != checksumHex {
+		t.Errorf("staged hash = %q, want manifest-bound hash %q", stagedHash, checksumHex)
+	}
 
 	got, _ := os.ReadFile(dest)
 	if !bytes.Equal(got, content) {
@@ -759,10 +767,14 @@ func testDownloadAndVerifySuccessLinux(t *testing.T) {
 		Transport: &rewriteTransport{srv.URL},
 	}
 
-	err := u.DownloadAndVerify(context.Background(), "v1.0.0", downloadURL, checksumURL, signatureURL, manifestURL, manifestSignatureURL, dest)
+	stagedHash, err := u.DownloadAndVerify(context.Background(), "v1.0.0", downloadURL, checksumURL, signatureURL, manifestURL, manifestSignatureURL, dest)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("DownloadAndVerify: %v", err)
 	}
+	innerSum := sha256.Sum256(inner)
+	if stagedHash != hex.EncodeToString(innerSum[:]) {
+		t.Errorf("staged hash = %q, want hash of extracted binary", stagedHash)
+	}
 
 	got, err := os.ReadFile(dest)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -801,7 +813,7 @@ func mustBuildChatserverTarGz(t *testing.T, inner []byte) []byte {
 
 func TestDownloadAndVerify_InvalidDownloadURL(t *testing.T) {
 	u := NewUpdater("1.0.0", "", "J3vb", "OwnCord")
-	err := u.DownloadAndVerify(context.Background(), "v1.0.0", "https://evil.com/file", "https://evil.com/sum", "https://evil.com/file.sig", "https://evil.com/manifest.json", "https://evil.com/manifest.json.sig", "/tmp/out")
+	_, err := u.DownloadAndVerify(context.Background(), "v1.0.0", "https://evil.com/file", "https://evil.com/sum", "https://evil.com/file.sig", "https://evil.com/manifest.json", "https://evil.com/manifest.json.sig", "/tmp/out")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Error("DownloadAndVerify should reject invalid download URL")
 	}
@@ -810,7 +822,7 @@ func TestDownloadAndVerify_InvalidDownloadURL(t *testing.T) {
 func TestDownloadAndVerify_InvalidChecksumURL(t *testing.T) {
 	u := NewUpdater("1.0.0", "", "J3vb", "OwnCord")
 	downloadURL := "https://github.com/J3vb/OwnCord/releases/download/v1.0.0/chatserver.exe"
-	err := u.DownloadAndVerify(context.Background(), "v1.0.0", downloadURL, "https://evil.com/sum", "https://github.com/J3vb/OwnCord/releases/download/v1.0.0/chatserver.exe.sig", "https://github.com/J3vb/OwnCord/releases/download/v1.0.0/server-update-manifest.json", "https://github.com/J3vb/OwnCord/releases/download/v1.0.0/server-update-manifest.json.sig", "/tmp/out")
+	_, err := u.DownloadAndVerify(context.Background(), "v1.0.0", downloadURL, "https://evil.com/sum", "https://github.com/J3vb/OwnCord/releases/download/v1.0.0/chatserver.exe.sig", "https://github.com/J3vb/OwnCord/releases/download/v1.0.0/server-update-manifest.json", "https://github.com/J3vb/OwnCord/releases/download/v1.0.0/server-update-manifest.json.sig", "/tmp/out")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Error("DownloadAndVerify should reject invalid checksum URL")
 	}
@@ -867,7 +879,7 @@ func testDownloadAndVerifyChecksumMismatchWindows(t *testing.T) {
 	manifestURL := "https://github.com/J3vb/OwnCord/releases/download/v1.0.0/server-update-manifest.json"
 	manifestSignatureURL := "https://github.com/J3vb/OwnCord/releases/download/v1.0.0/server-update-manifest.json.sig"
 
-	err := u.DownloadAndVerify(context.Background(), "v1.0.0", downloadURL, checksumURL, signatureURL, manifestURL, manifestSignatureURL, dest)
+	_, err := u.DownloadAndVerify(context.Background(), "v1.0.0", downloadURL, checksumURL, signatureURL, manifestURL, manifestSignatureURL, dest)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Error("DownloadAndVerify should fail on checksum mismatch")
 	}
@@ -917,7 +929,7 @@ func testDownloadAndVerifyChecksumMismatchLinux(t *testing.T) {
 	manifestURL := "https://github.com/J3vb/OwnCord/releases/download/v1.0.0/server-update-manifest.json"
 	manifestSignatureURL := "https://github.com/J3vb/OwnCord/releases/download/v1.0.0/server-update-manifest.json.sig"
 
-	err := u.DownloadAndVerify(context.Background(), "v1.0.0", downloadURL, checksumURL, signatureURL, manifestURL, manifestSignatureURL, dest)
+	_, err := u.DownloadAndVerify(context.Background(), "v1.0.0", downloadURL, checksumURL, signatureURL, manifestURL, manifestSignatureURL, dest)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Error("DownloadAndVerify should fail on checksum mismatch")
 	}
@@ -956,7 +968,7 @@ func TestDownloadAndVerify_MissingSignature(t *testing.T) {
 
 	u.httpClient = &http.Client{Transport: &rewriteTransport{srv.URL}}
 
-	err := u.DownloadAndVerify(
+	_, err := u.DownloadAndVerify(
 		context.Background(),
 		"v1.0.0",
 		"https://github.com/J3vb/OwnCord/releases/download/v1.0.0/chatserver.exe",
@@ -1004,7 +1016,7 @@ func TestDownloadAndVerify_InvalidSignature(t *testing.T) {
 	dest := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "chatserver.exe")
 
 	u.httpClient = &http.Client{Transport: &rewriteTransport{srv.URL}}
-	err := u.DownloadAndVerify(
+	_, err := u.DownloadAndVerify(
 		context.Background(),
 		"v1.0.0",
 		"https://github.com/J3vb/OwnCord/releases/download/v1.0.0/chatserver.exe",
@@ -1053,7 +1065,7 @@ func TestDownloadAndVerify_MalformedSignature(t *testing.T) {
 	dest := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "chatserver.exe")
 
 	u.httpClient = &http.Client{Transport: &rewriteTransport{srv.URL}}
-	err := u.DownloadAndVerify(
+	_, err := u.DownloadAndVerify(
 		context.Background(),
 		"v1.0.0",
 		"https://github.com/J3vb/OwnCord/releases/download/v1.0.0/chatserver.exe",
@@ -1101,7 +1113,7 @@ func TestDownloadAndVerify_ManifestVersionMismatch(t *testing.T) {
 
 	dest := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "chatserver.exe")
 	u.httpClient = &http.Client{Transport: &rewriteTransport{srv.URL}}
-	err := u.DownloadAndVerify(
+	_, err := u.DownloadAndVerify(
 		context.Background(),
 		"v1.0.0",
 		"https://github.com/J3vb/OwnCord/releases/download/v1.0.0/chatserver.exe",
@@ -1165,3 +1177,126 @@ func TestVerifySignature_TauriBase64WrappedFormat(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("wrapped signature must not verify tampered content")
 	}
 }
+
+// ─── Staged-binary TOCTOU guard (W3-3) ───────────────────────────────────────
+
+// TestOpenVerifiedBinary_CommitHappyPath: verify-through-handle then commit
+// moves the exact verified file to the destination.
+func TestOpenVerifiedBinary_CommitHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	stagedPath := filepath.Join(dir, "app.new")
+	content := []byte("verified update bytes")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(stagedPath, content, 0o600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	sum := sha256.Sum256(content)
+
+	staged, err := OpenVerifiedBinary(stagedPath, hex.EncodeToString(sum[:]))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("OpenVerifiedBinary: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer staged.Close() //nolint:errcheck
+
+	destPath := filepath.Join(dir, "app")
+	if err := staged.Commit(destPath); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Commit: %v", err)
+	}
+	got, err := os.ReadFile(destPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(got, content) {
+		t.Errorf("committed content mismatch")
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Lstat(stagedPath); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		t.Errorf("staged path should be gone after commit")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOpenVerifiedBinary_WrongHash(t *testing.T) {
+	stagedPath := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "app.new")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(stagedPath, []byte("some bytes"), 0o600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	wrong := "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
+	if _, err := OpenVerifiedBinary(stagedPath, wrong); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("OpenVerifiedBinary must reject a hash mismatch")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestOpenVerifiedBinary_SwapAfterVerifyDetectedAtCommit locks the W3-3
+// invariant: hash verification and the rename commit operate on the same
+// file. The old path-based flow (VerifyChecksum(path) then os.Rename(path))
+// silently renamed — and would have spawned — whatever was swapped in at the
+// staged path after verification. Now either the swap itself is blocked by
+// the held verification handle (Windows) or Commit detects the swapped file
+// and refuses (Unix); unverified bytes must never land at the destination.
+func TestOpenVerifiedBinary_SwapAfterVerifyDetectedAtCommit(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	stagedPath := filepath.Join(dir, "app.new")
+	good := []byte("good verified bytes")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(stagedPath, good, 0o600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	sum := sha256.Sum256(good)
+
+	staged, err := OpenVerifiedBinary(stagedPath, hex.EncodeToString(sum[:]))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("OpenVerifiedBinary: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer staged.Close() //nolint:errcheck
+
+	// Attacker tries to win the race: replace the staged path after
+	// verification but before the rename.
+	evilPath := filepath.Join(dir, "evil")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(evilPath, []byte("malicious payload"), 0o600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	swapErr := os.Rename(evilPath, stagedPath)
+
+	destPath := filepath.Join(dir, "app")
+	commitErr := staged.Commit(destPath)
+	switch {
+	case swapErr == nil && commitErr == nil:
+		t.Fatal("staged binary was swapped after verification and Commit did not detect it")
+	case swapErr != nil && commitErr != nil:
+		t.Fatalf("swap was blocked (%v) but Commit still failed: %v", swapErr, commitErr)
+	case commitErr == nil:
+		// Swap blocked by the held verification handle (Windows): the
+		// committed file must be the verified bytes.
+		got, err := os.ReadFile(destPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if !bytes.Equal(got, good) {
+			t.Errorf("committed content is not the verified bytes")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestDownloadFile_RefusesPreExistingDest locks the O_EXCL staging invariant:
+// the download must refuse to write through a path an attacker pre-created.
+func TestDownloadFile_RefusesPreExistingDest(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte("downloaded content"))
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	dest := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "staged.bin")
+	planted := []byte("attacker planted file")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(dest, planted, 0o600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	u := newTestUpdater(srv.URL, "1.0.0")
+	if err := u.downloadFile(context.Background(), srv.URL+"/binary", dest); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("downloadFile must refuse a pre-existing staging path")
+	}
+	got, err := os.ReadFile(dest)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(got, planted) {
+		t.Errorf("pre-existing file must be left untouched")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Server/ws/client.go b/Server/ws/client.go
index 9b8a2bae..3aeb5d8d 100644
--- a/Server/ws/client.go
+++ b/Server/ws/client.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ type Client struct {
 	voiceChID      int64          // voice channel the user is in (0 = not in voice); guarded by voiceMu
 	voiceJoinToken string         // opaque join-instance token for the current voice session; guarded by voiceMu
 	e2eePubKey     string         // ECDH P-256 public key (base64) for voice E2EE; guarded by voiceMu
+	e2eeSignature  string         // identity-key signature over e2eePubKey (F3 TOFU); "" for legacy announces; guarded by voiceMu
 	roleName       string         // cached role name for chat_message broadcasts
 	tokenHash      string         // SHA-256 hex of the session token; used for periodic revalidation
 	lastSeq        uint64         // last_seq sent by the client during auth; 0 = fresh connection (e.g. F5 reload)
@@ -139,21 +140,24 @@ func (c *Client) clearVoiceState() (int64, string) {
 	c.voiceChID = 0
 	c.voiceJoinToken = ""
 	c.e2eePubKey = ""
+	c.e2eeSignature = ""
 	return oldChID, oldJoinToken
 }
 
-// setE2EEPubKey stores the ECDH public key for voice E2EE key exchange.
-func (c *Client) setE2EEPubKey(key string) {
+// setE2EEPubKey stores the ECDH public key for voice E2EE key exchange,
+// together with its identity-key signature ("" for legacy announces).
+func (c *Client) setE2EEPubKey(key, signature string) {
 	c.voiceMu.Lock()
 	defer c.voiceMu.Unlock()
 	c.e2eePubKey = key
+	c.e2eeSignature = signature
 }
 
-// getE2EEPubKey returns the stored ECDH public key.
-func (c *Client) getE2EEPubKey() string {
+// getE2EEPubKey returns the stored ECDH public key and its signature.
+func (c *Client) getE2EEPubKey() (string, string) {
 	c.voiceMu.Lock()
 	defer c.voiceMu.Unlock()
-	return c.e2eePubKey
+	return c.e2eePubKey, c.e2eeSignature
 }
 
 // sendMsg queues a normal-priority message (chat messages, reactions, channel events).
diff --git a/Server/ws/command.go b/Server/ws/command.go
index 24010835..a54e0b77 100644
--- a/Server/ws/command.go
+++ b/Server/ws/command.go
@@ -198,14 +198,19 @@ func (c VoiceScreenshareCmd) UserID() int64 { return c.userID }
 func (c VoiceScreenshareCmd) Enabled() bool { return c.enabled }
 
 // VoiceE2EEAnnounceCmd represents a voice_e2ee_announce message.
+// signature is the ECDSA identity-key signature over the ephemeral public key
+// (F3 TOFU); optional at the protocol level — legacy clients omit it and the
+// receiving client enforces the fail-closed posture.
 type VoiceE2EEAnnounceCmd struct {
 	userID    int64
 	publicKey string
+	signature string
 }
 
 func (c VoiceE2EEAnnounceCmd) Type() string      { return MsgTypeVoiceE2EEAnnounce }
 func (c VoiceE2EEAnnounceCmd) UserID() int64     { return c.userID }
 func (c VoiceE2EEAnnounceCmd) PublicKey() string { return c.publicKey }
+func (c VoiceE2EEAnnounceCmd) Signature() string { return c.signature }
 
 // ChatCommandCmd represents a chat_command (plugin slash command) message.
 type ChatCommandCmd struct {
@@ -468,11 +473,12 @@ var commandConstructors = map[string]func(userID int64, reqID string, raw json.R
 	MsgTypeVoiceE2EEAnnounce: func(userID int64, _ string, raw json.RawMessage) (Command, error) {
 		var p struct {
 			PublicKey string `json:"public_key"`
+			Signature string `json:"signature"`
 		}
 		if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &p); err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid voice_e2ee_announce payload: %w", err)
 		}
-		return VoiceE2EEAnnounceCmd{userID: userID, publicKey: p.PublicKey}, nil
+		return VoiceE2EEAnnounceCmd{userID: userID, publicKey: p.PublicKey, signature: p.Signature}, nil
 	},
 
 	MsgTypeChatCommand: func(userID int64, reqID string, raw json.RawMessage) (Command, error) {
diff --git a/Server/ws/event.go b/Server/ws/event.go
index bbcbc57d..c62bd1a9 100644
--- a/Server/ws/event.go
+++ b/Server/ws/event.go
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ type Result struct {
 	// SetE2EEPubKey, if non-nil, stores the ECDH public key on the client.
 	// Used by voice_e2ee_announce to persist the key for later retrieval.
 	SetE2EEPubKey *string
+	// SetE2EESignature, if non-nil, stores the identity-key signature over
+	// the announced ephemeral key (F3 TOFU) alongside SetE2EEPubKey, so the
+	// late-joiner replay path relays it. Only meaningful when SetE2EEPubKey
+	// is also set; nil for legacy announces without a signature.
+	SetE2EESignature *string
 	// SetVoiceJoinToken, if non-nil, caches the voice join token on the client.
 	// Used by voice_token_refresh when falling back to the DB for the token.
 	SetVoiceJoinToken *string
diff --git a/Server/ws/export_test.go b/Server/ws/export_test.go
index 16ba1aaf..6a36a5ac 100644
--- a/Server/ws/export_test.go
+++ b/Server/ws/export_test.go
@@ -74,14 +74,15 @@ func SetClientVoiceStateForTest(c *Client, channelID int64, joinToken string) {
 	c.voiceJoinToken = joinToken
 }
 
-// SetClientE2EEPubKeyForTest sets the E2EE public key on a client.
+// SetClientE2EEPubKeyForTest sets the E2EE public key on a client (no signature).
 func SetClientE2EEPubKeyForTest(c *Client, key string) {
-	c.setE2EEPubKey(key)
+	c.setE2EEPubKey(key, "")
 }
 
 // GetClientE2EEPubKeyForTest returns the E2EE public key from a client.
 func GetClientE2EEPubKeyForTest(c *Client) string {
-	return c.getE2EEPubKey()
+	key, _ := c.getE2EEPubKey()
+	return key
 }
 
 // NewTestClient creates a client with a caller-supplied send channel; conn is nil.
diff --git a/Server/ws/handler_v2_voice_e2ee_test.go b/Server/ws/handler_v2_voice_e2ee_test.go
index 010e4f9e..73bbc59d 100644
--- a/Server/ws/handler_v2_voice_e2ee_test.go
+++ b/Server/ws/handler_v2_voice_e2ee_test.go
@@ -133,3 +133,95 @@ func TestVoiceE2EEAnnounceV2_NoReply(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected no reply, got %s", result.Reply)
 	}
 }
+
+// ─── voice_e2ee_announce signature (F3 identity keys + TOFU) ────────────────
+
+// validB64Sig is a valid base64-encoded 64-byte ECDSA P-256 signature (r||s).
+var validB64Sig = base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(make([]byte, 64))
+
+func TestVoiceE2EEAnnounceV2_SignatureStored(t *testing.T) {
+	deps := VoiceDeps{}
+	cmd := VoiceE2EEAnnounceCmd{userID: 1, publicKey: validB64Key, signature: validB64Sig}
+	info := ClientInfo{UserID: 1, Username: "alice", VoiceChannelID: 100}
+
+	result := handleVoiceE2EEAnnounceV2(context.Background(), cmd, info, deps)
+
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", result.Error)
+	}
+	if result.SetE2EEPubKey == nil || *result.SetE2EEPubKey != validB64Key {
+		t.Fatalf("SetE2EEPubKey = %v, want %q", result.SetE2EEPubKey, validB64Key)
+	}
+	if result.SetE2EESignature == nil || *result.SetE2EESignature != validB64Sig {
+		t.Fatalf("SetE2EESignature = %v, want %q", result.SetE2EESignature, validB64Sig)
+	}
+	// The relayed payload must carry the signature.
+	if len(result.Events) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 event, got %d", len(result.Events))
+	}
+	evt := result.Events[0].(VoiceChannelEvent)
+	if !strings.Contains(string(evt.Payload()), validB64Sig) {
+		t.Errorf("relay payload missing signature: %s", evt.Payload())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVoiceE2EEAnnounceV2_NoSignature_LegacyAccepted(t *testing.T) {
+	deps := VoiceDeps{}
+	cmd := VoiceE2EEAnnounceCmd{userID: 1, publicKey: validB64Key}
+	info := ClientInfo{UserID: 1, Username: "alice", VoiceChannelID: 100}
+
+	result := handleVoiceE2EEAnnounceV2(context.Background(), cmd, info, deps)
+
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("legacy announce without signature must be accepted, got: %v", result.Error)
+	}
+	if result.SetE2EESignature != nil {
+		t.Errorf("SetE2EESignature = %q, want nil for legacy announce", *result.SetE2EESignature)
+	}
+	evt := result.Events[0].(VoiceChannelEvent)
+	if strings.Contains(string(evt.Payload()), "signature") {
+		t.Errorf("legacy relay payload must omit signature field: %s", evt.Payload())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVoiceE2EEAnnounceV2_SignatureInvalidBase64(t *testing.T) {
+	deps := VoiceDeps{}
+	cmd := VoiceE2EEAnnounceCmd{userID: 1, publicKey: validB64Key, signature: "!!!not-base64!!!"}
+	info := ClientInfo{UserID: 1, VoiceChannelID: 100}
+
+	result := handleVoiceE2EEAnnounceV2(context.Background(), cmd, info, deps)
+
+	if result.Error == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for invalid signature base64")
+	}
+	ce, ok := result.Error.(ClientError)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("expected ClientError, got %T", result.Error)
+	}
+	if ce.Code != ErrCodeBadPayload {
+		t.Errorf("expected code %q, got %q", ErrCodeBadPayload, ce.Code)
+	}
+	if result.SetE2EEPubKey != nil {
+		t.Error("invalid signature must not store the public key")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVoiceE2EEAnnounceV2_SignatureTooLarge(t *testing.T) {
+	deps := VoiceDeps{}
+	big := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(make([]byte, 200))
+	cmd := VoiceE2EEAnnounceCmd{userID: 1, publicKey: validB64Key, signature: big}
+	info := ClientInfo{UserID: 1, VoiceChannelID: 100}
+
+	result := handleVoiceE2EEAnnounceV2(context.Background(), cmd, info, deps)
+
+	if result.Error == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for oversized signature")
+	}
+	ce, ok := result.Error.(ClientError)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("expected ClientError, got %T", result.Error)
+	}
+	if ce.Code != ErrCodeBadPayload {
+		t.Errorf("expected code %q, got %q", ErrCodeBadPayload, ce.Code)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Server/ws/handlers.go b/Server/ws/handlers.go
index 6aad9065..47dfd206 100644
--- a/Server/ws/handlers.go
+++ b/Server/ws/handlers.go
@@ -166,7 +166,11 @@ func (h *Hub) handleMessage(c *Client, raw []byte) {
 		}
 	}
 	if result.SetE2EEPubKey != nil {
-		c.setE2EEPubKey(*result.SetE2EEPubKey)
+		sig := ""
+		if result.SetE2EESignature != nil {
+			sig = *result.SetE2EESignature
+		}
+		c.setE2EEPubKey(*result.SetE2EEPubKey, sig)
 	}
 	if result.SetVoiceJoinToken != nil {
 		chID := c.getVoiceChID()
diff --git a/Server/ws/hub.go b/Server/ws/hub.go
index c9eb684b..5a712752 100644
--- a/Server/ws/hub.go
+++ b/Server/ws/hub.go
@@ -647,9 +647,9 @@ func (h *Hub) DisconnectUser(userID int64) {
 }
 
 // BroadcastUserUpdate sends a user_update message to all connected clients
-// when a user changes their profile (username, avatar).
-func (h *Hub) BroadcastUserUpdate(userID int64, username string, avatar *string) {
-	h.BroadcastToAll(buildUserUpdate(userID, username, avatar))
+// when a user changes their profile (username, avatar, identity key).
+func (h *Hub) BroadcastUserUpdate(userID int64, username string, avatar *string, identityPublicKey *string) {
+	h.BroadcastToAll(buildUserUpdate(userID, username, avatar, identityPublicKey))
 }
 
 // BroadcastMemberUpdate sends a member_update message to all connected clients.
diff --git a/Server/ws/hub_test.go b/Server/ws/hub_test.go
index 075c5c59..d728c101 100644
--- a/Server/ws/hub_test.go
+++ b/Server/ws/hub_test.go
@@ -1013,7 +1013,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
     last_seen   TEXT,
     banned      INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
     ban_reason  TEXT,
-    ban_expires TEXT
+    ban_expires TEXT,
+    identity_public_key TEXT
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sessions (
diff --git a/Server/ws/messages.go b/Server/ws/messages.go
index 8b72a01c..1851bc86 100644
--- a/Server/ws/messages.go
+++ b/Server/ws/messages.go
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ type memberUserPayload struct {
 	Username string  `json:"username"`
 	Avatar   *string `json:"avatar"`
 	Role     string  `json:"role"`
+	// IdentityPublicKey is the user's long-term E2EE identity public key
+	// (base64), pinned by peers on first sight (F3 TOFU). Omitted when the
+	// user has not published one (legacy client) and in payloads that do not
+	// carry it (e.g. chat_message).
+	IdentityPublicKey *string `json:"identity_public_key,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type memberJoinPayload struct {
@@ -63,6 +68,9 @@ type userUpdatePayload struct {
 	UserID   int64   `json:"user_id"`
 	Username string  `json:"username"`
 	Avatar   *string `json:"avatar"`
+	// IdentityPublicKey mirrors memberUserPayload — carried so peers can
+	// detect an identity-key change (TOFU mismatch) as it happens.
+	IdentityPublicKey *string `json:"identity_public_key,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type memberBanPayload struct {
@@ -132,9 +140,12 @@ type voiceTokenPayload struct {
 // ── Voice E2EE (client-side ECDH key exchange) ─────────────────────────────
 
 // voiceE2EEAnnounceBroadcast is the server→client relay with user_id added.
+// Signature is the sender's identity-key signature over the ephemeral key
+// (F3 TOFU) — relayed verbatim, omitted for legacy announces without one.
 type voiceE2EEAnnounceBroadcast struct {
 	UserID    int64  `json:"user_id"`
 	PublicKey string `json:"public_key"`
+	Signature string `json:"signature,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // voiceE2EEOfferRelay is the server→client relay with from_user_id.
@@ -254,10 +265,11 @@ func buildMemberJoin(user *db.User, roleName string) []byte {
 		Type: MsgTypeMemberJoin,
 		Payload: memberJoinPayload{
 			User: memberUserPayload{
-				ID:       user.ID,
-				Username: user.Username,
-				Avatar:   user.Avatar,
-				Role:     roleName,
+				ID:                user.ID,
+				Username:          user.Username,
+				Avatar:            user.Avatar,
+				Role:              roleName,
+				IdentityPublicKey: user.IdentityPublicKey,
 			},
 		},
 	})
@@ -299,10 +311,15 @@ func buildMemberUpdate(userID int64, roleName string) []byte {
 }
 
 // buildUserUpdate constructs a user_update broadcast for profile changes.
-func buildUserUpdate(userID int64, username string, avatar *string) []byte {
+func buildUserUpdate(userID int64, username string, avatar *string, identityPublicKey *string) []byte {
 	return buildJSON(wsMsg{
-		Type:    MsgTypeUserUpdate,
-		Payload: userUpdatePayload{UserID: userID, Username: username, Avatar: avatar},
+		Type: MsgTypeUserUpdate,
+		Payload: userUpdatePayload{
+			UserID:            userID,
+			Username:          username,
+			Avatar:            avatar,
+			IdentityPublicKey: identityPublicKey,
+		},
 	})
 }
 
@@ -420,12 +437,14 @@ func buildVoiceToken(channelID int64, token string, proxyPath string, directURL
 }
 
 // buildVoiceE2EEAnnounce constructs a voice_e2ee_announce server→client relay.
-func buildVoiceE2EEAnnounce(userID int64, publicKey string) []byte {
+// signature may be "" (legacy announce) — the field is then omitted.
+func buildVoiceE2EEAnnounce(userID int64, publicKey, signature string) []byte {
 	return buildJSON(wsMsg{
 		Type: MsgTypeVoiceE2EEAnnounceBC,
 		Payload: voiceE2EEAnnounceBroadcast{
 			UserID:    userID,
 			PublicKey: publicKey,
+			Signature: signature,
 		},
 	})
 }
diff --git a/Server/ws/messages_test.go b/Server/ws/messages_test.go
index b3e11950..5b23e996 100644
--- a/Server/ws/messages_test.go
+++ b/Server/ws/messages_test.go
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ func TestBuildVoiceToken_ValidJSON(t *testing.T) {
 // ─── buildVoiceE2EEAnnounce ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 func TestBuildVoiceE2EEAnnounce_ValidJSON(t *testing.T) {
-	msg := buildVoiceE2EEAnnounce(42, "dGVzdC1wdWJrZXk=")
+	msg := buildVoiceE2EEAnnounce(42, "dGVzdC1wdWJrZXk=", "")
 	if !json.Valid(msg) {
 		t.Error("buildVoiceE2EEAnnounce output is not valid JSON")
 	}
@@ -659,3 +659,65 @@ func TestBuildVoiceE2EEOffer_ValidJSON(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("iv = %q, want random-iv", env.Payload.IV)
 	}
 }
+
+// ─── identity_public_key in member payloads (F3 voice E2EE TOFU) ─────────────
+
+func TestBuildMemberJoin_IncludesIdentityKey(t *testing.T) {
+	key := "aWRlbnRpdHlrZXk="
+	user := &db.User{ID: 7, Username: "pinned", IdentityPublicKey: &key}
+	msg := buildMemberJoin(user, "member")
+	var env struct {
+		Payload struct {
+			User struct {
+				IdentityPublicKey string `json:"identity_public_key"`
+			} `json:"user"`
+		} `json:"payload"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(msg, &env); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unmarshal: %v", err)
+	}
+	if env.Payload.User.IdentityPublicKey != key {
+		t.Errorf("identity_public_key = %q, want %q", env.Payload.User.IdentityPublicKey, key)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildMemberJoin_NoIdentityKey_Omitted(t *testing.T) {
+	user := &db.User{ID: 8, Username: "legacy"}
+	msg := buildMemberJoin(user, "member")
+	var env struct {
+		Payload struct {
+			User map[string]any `json:"user"`
+		} `json:"payload"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(msg, &env); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unmarshal: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, present := env.Payload.User["identity_public_key"]; present {
+		t.Error("identity_public_key should be omitted when the user has no key")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildUserUpdate_IncludesIdentityKey(t *testing.T) {
+	key := "dXBkYXRlZGtleQ=="
+	msg := buildUserUpdate(9, "rotator", nil, &key)
+	var env struct {
+		Type    string `json:"type"`
+		Payload struct {
+			UserID            int64  `json:"user_id"`
+			Username          string `json:"username"`
+			IdentityPublicKey string `json:"identity_public_key"`
+		} `json:"payload"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(msg, &env); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unmarshal: %v", err)
+	}
+	if env.Type != "user_update" {
+		t.Errorf("type = %q, want user_update", env.Type)
+	}
+	if env.Payload.UserID != 9 || env.Payload.Username != "rotator" {
+		t.Errorf("payload = %+v, want user_id 9 username rotator", env.Payload)
+	}
+	if env.Payload.IdentityPublicKey != key {
+		t.Errorf("identity_public_key = %q, want %q", env.Payload.IdentityPublicKey, key)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Server/ws/voice_e2ee.go b/Server/ws/voice_e2ee.go
index 3263eb9b..66737a5a 100644
--- a/Server/ws/voice_e2ee.go
+++ b/Server/ws/voice_e2ee.go
@@ -118,8 +118,21 @@ func handleVoiceE2EEAnnounceV2(_ context.Context, cmd Command, info ClientInfo,
 		return Result{Error: ClientError{Code: ErrCodeBadPayload, Message: "public_key is not valid base64"}}
 	}
 
-	msg := buildVoiceE2EEAnnounce(userID, pubKey)
-	return Result{
+	// signature (F3 TOFU) is optional — legacy clients omit it and the
+	// receiving client enforces the fail-closed posture. When present it is
+	// validated and carried verbatim: the server relays, never verifies.
+	sig := announceCmd.Signature()
+	if sig != "" {
+		if len(sig) > 128 {
+			return Result{Error: ClientError{Code: ErrCodeBadPayload, Message: "signature too large"}}
+		}
+		if err := validateBase64Loose(sig); err != nil {
+			return Result{Error: ClientError{Code: ErrCodeBadPayload, Message: "signature is not valid base64"}}
+		}
+	}
+
+	msg := buildVoiceE2EEAnnounce(userID, pubKey, sig)
+	result := Result{
 		SetE2EEPubKey: &pubKey,
 		Events: []Event{VoiceE2EEAnnounceEvent{
 			voiceChannelID: voiceChID,
@@ -127,6 +140,10 @@ func handleVoiceE2EEAnnounceV2(_ context.Context, cmd Command, info ClientInfo,
 			payload:        msg,
 		}},
 	}
+	if sig != "" {
+		result.SetE2EESignature = &sig
+	}
+	return result
 }
 
 // handleVoiceE2EEOfferV2 is the V2 (pure) handler for voice_e2ee_offer.
@@ -233,22 +250,24 @@ func (h *Hub) sendToVoiceChannelExcept(channelID int64, excludeUserID int64, msg
 	}
 }
 
-// getClientE2EEPubKey returns the stored ECDH public key for a connected user.
-// I-6 fix: Copy the public key value while h.mu.RLock is still held so the
-// client cannot be garbage collected between the lookup and the key read.
-func (h *Hub) getClientE2EEPubKey(userID int64) string {
+// getClientE2EEPubKey returns the stored ECDH public key and its identity
+// signature ("" for legacy announces) for a connected user.
+// I-6 fix: Copy the values while h.mu.RLock is still held so the client
+// cannot be garbage collected between the lookup and the key read.
+func (h *Hub) getClientE2EEPubKey(userID int64) (string, string) {
 	h.mu.RLock()
 	c, ok := h.clients[userID]
 	if !ok {
 		h.mu.RUnlock()
-		return ""
+		return "", ""
 	}
-	key := c.getE2EEPubKey()
+	key, sig := c.getE2EEPubKey()
 	h.mu.RUnlock()
-	return key
+	return key, sig
 }
 
 // GetClientE2EEPubKeyForTest is an exported wrapper for tests.
 func (h *Hub) GetClientE2EEPubKeyForTest(userID int64) string {
-	return h.getClientE2EEPubKey(userID)
+	key, _ := h.getClientE2EEPubKey(userID)
+	return key
 }
diff --git a/Server/ws/voice_e2ee_test.go b/Server/ws/voice_e2ee_test.go
index aa9276aa..6411b1c6 100644
--- a/Server/ws/voice_e2ee_test.go
+++ b/Server/ws/voice_e2ee_test.go
@@ -465,3 +465,145 @@ func TestE2EE_ConcurrentPubKeyAccess(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	<-done
 }
+
+// ─── F3: announce signature — relay + late-joiner replay ─────────────────────
+
+// e2eeAnnounceMsgSigned builds a voice_e2ee_announce message with a signature.
+func e2eeAnnounceMsgSigned(publicKey, signature string) []byte {
+	raw, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]any{
+		"type": "voice_e2ee_announce",
+		"payload": map[string]any{
+			"public_key": publicKey,
+			"signature":  signature,
+		},
+	})
+	return raw
+}
+
+// validB64Sig returns a valid base64-encoded 64-byte ECDSA signature.
+func validB64SigStr() string {
+	sig := make([]byte, 64)
+	sig[0] = 0x01
+	return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(sig)
+}
+
+func TestE2EE_AnnounceSignature_RelayedToPeers(t *testing.T) {
+	hub, database := newVoiceHub(t)
+	chanID := seedVoiceChan(t, database, "vc-sig-relay")
+
+	user1 := seedVoiceOwner(t, database, "sig-user1")
+	send1 := make(chan []byte, 32)
+	c1 := ws.NewTestClientWithUser(hub, user1, 0, send1)
+	hub.Register(c1)
+	user2 := seedVoiceOwner(t, database, "sig-user2")
+	send2 := make(chan []byte, 32)
+	c2 := ws.NewTestClientWithUser(hub, user2, 0, send2)
+	hub.Register(c2)
+	time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	hub.HandleMessageForTest(c1, voiceJoinMsg(chanID))
+	hub.HandleMessageForTest(c2, voiceJoinMsg(chanID))
+	time.Sleep(30 * time.Millisecond)
+	drainChan(send1)
+	drainChan(send2)
+
+	key := validB64Key()
+	sig := validB64SigStr()
+	hub.HandleMessageForTest(c1, e2eeAnnounceMsgSigned(key, sig))
+	time.Sleep(30 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	found := false
+	for _, m := range drainChan(send2) {
+		if extractType(t, m) != "voice_e2ee_announce" {
+			continue
+		}
+		found = true
+		gotSig, _ := extractPayloadField(t, m, "signature").(string)
+		if gotSig != sig {
+			t.Errorf("relayed signature = %q, want %q", gotSig, sig)
+		}
+		gotKey, _ := extractPayloadField(t, m, "public_key").(string)
+		if gotKey != key {
+			t.Errorf("relayed public_key = %q, want %q", gotKey, key)
+		}
+	}
+	if !found {
+		t.Error("peer should receive the signed announce")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestE2EE_AnnounceSignature_ReplayedToLateJoiner(t *testing.T) {
+	hub, database := newVoiceHub(t)
+	chanID := seedVoiceChan(t, database, "vc-sig-replay")
+
+	user1 := seedVoiceOwner(t, database, "sigrp-user1")
+	send1 := make(chan []byte, 32)
+	c1 := ws.NewTestClientWithUser(hub, user1, 0, send1)
+	hub.Register(c1)
+	time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond)
+	hub.HandleMessageForTest(c1, voiceJoinMsg(chanID))
+	time.Sleep(30 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	key := validB64Key()
+	sig := validB64SigStr()
+	hub.HandleMessageForTest(c1, e2eeAnnounceMsgSigned(key, sig))
+	time.Sleep(30 * time.Millisecond)
+	drainChan(send1)
+
+	// A late joiner must receive the stored announce WITH its signature.
+	user2 := seedVoiceOwner(t, database, "sigrp-user2")
+	send2 := make(chan []byte, 32)
+	c2 := ws.NewTestClientWithUser(hub, user2, 0, send2)
+	hub.Register(c2)
+	time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond)
+	hub.HandleMessageForTest(c2, voiceJoinMsg(chanID))
+	time.Sleep(30 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	found := false
+	for _, m := range drainChan(send2) {
+		if extractType(t, m) != "voice_e2ee_announce" {
+			continue
+		}
+		found = true
+		gotSig, _ := extractPayloadField(t, m, "signature").(string)
+		if gotSig != sig {
+			t.Errorf("replayed signature = %q, want %q", gotSig, sig)
+		}
+	}
+	if !found {
+		t.Error("late joiner should receive the replayed announce")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestE2EE_AnnounceNoSignature_ReplayOmitsField(t *testing.T) {
+	hub, database := newVoiceHub(t)
+	chanID := seedVoiceChan(t, database, "vc-nosig")
+
+	user1 := seedVoiceOwner(t, database, "nosig-user1")
+	send1 := make(chan []byte, 32)
+	c1 := ws.NewTestClientWithUser(hub, user1, 0, send1)
+	hub.Register(c1)
+	time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond)
+	hub.HandleMessageForTest(c1, voiceJoinMsg(chanID))
+	time.Sleep(30 * time.Millisecond)
+	hub.HandleMessageForTest(c1, e2eeAnnounceMsg(validB64Key()))
+	time.Sleep(30 * time.Millisecond)
+	drainChan(send1)
+
+	user2 := seedVoiceOwner(t, database, "nosig-user2")
+	send2 := make(chan []byte, 32)
+	c2 := ws.NewTestClientWithUser(hub, user2, 0, send2)
+	hub.Register(c2)
+	time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond)
+	hub.HandleMessageForTest(c2, voiceJoinMsg(chanID))
+	time.Sleep(30 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	for _, m := range drainChan(send2) {
+		if extractType(t, m) != "voice_e2ee_announce" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if v := extractPayloadField(t, m, "signature"); v != nil {
+			t.Errorf("legacy replay must omit signature, got %v", v)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Server/ws/voice_join.go b/Server/ws/voice_join.go
index edbac54d..f5a147b4 100644
--- a/Server/ws/voice_join.go
+++ b/Server/ws/voice_join.go
@@ -212,10 +212,11 @@ func (h *Hub) handleVoiceJoin(ctx context.Context, c *Client, payload json.RawMe
 			continue
 		}
 		c.sendMsg(buildVoiceState(vs))
-		// Send existing participant's ECDH public key so the joiner can
-		// participate in the client-side E2EE key exchange.
-		if pubKey := h.getClientE2EEPubKey(vs.UserID); pubKey != "" {
-			c.sendMsg(buildVoiceE2EEAnnounce(vs.UserID, pubKey))
+		// Send existing participant's ECDH public key (and its identity
+		// signature, F3 TOFU) so the joiner can participate in the
+		// client-side E2EE key exchange.
+		if pubKey, sig := h.getClientE2EEPubKey(vs.UserID); pubKey != "" {
+			c.sendMsg(buildVoiceE2EEAnnounce(vs.UserID, pubKey, sig))
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/docs/plans/security-hardening-remediation.md b/docs/plans/security-hardening-remediation.md
index 323c56e6..136f852b 100644
--- a/docs/plans/security-hardening-remediation.md
+++ b/docs/plans/security-hardening-remediation.md
@@ -1,8 +1,22 @@
 # Plan: Remediate security-hardening review regressions
 
-**Status:** mostly landed — verified 2026-07-23 (deletion audit): every item
-except **W2-4** and **W3-3** has been implemented or superseded. This doc is
-the tracker of record for those two; close it when they land.
+**Status:** COMPLETE — verified 2026-07-23 (branch `feat/e2ee-identity-tofu`): every item
+has been implemented or superseded. W2-4 and both halves of W3-3 are the last to land.
+**W2-4:** DONE 2026-07-23 — `Server/db/attachment_queries.go:111`
+`LinkAttachmentsToMessage` links atomically and skips (not fails) already-linked,
+non-owned, and missing ids; legacy `uploader_id IS NULL` rows claimable. Locked by
+`TestLinkAttachmentsToMessage_SkipsAlreadyLinked` and
+`TestLinkAttachmentsToMessage_OwnershipGuard` (`Server/db/attachment_queries_test.go`).
+**W3-3:** DONE 2026-07-23 — two halves. (a) **XFF CIDR pre-parse:** `trustedCIDRs` parsed
+once at middleware construction into `[]*net.IPNet`; `clientIPWithProxies` takes the parsed
+form, `isTrustedProxy` deleted (callers use `ipInNets`), invalid entries warn at startup not
+per request. Locked by `TestRateLimitMiddleware_InvalidCIDRWarnsAtConstructionNotPerRequest`;
+leftmost-valid XFF fallback + `AdminIPRestrict` fail-closed unchanged. (b) **Update TOCTOU:**
+`DownloadAndVerify` returns the trusted hash; new `updater.OpenVerifiedBinary`/`Commit`
+verify through one open handle and confirm via `os.SameFile` that the renamed file is the one
+verified; O_EXCL 0600 staging refuses pre-planted paths. Locked by
+`TestOpenVerifiedBinary_SwapAfterVerifyDetectedAtCommit` + `TestDownloadFile_RefusesPreExistingDest`
+(Linux fd/tarball path is CI-verified). Server `-race` + `-tags deadlock` green.
 **Owner:** TBD
 **Tracks:** code review of branch `fix/security-hardening-review` (2026-07-17)
 **Estimated effort:** 2–4 focused days
diff --git a/docs/plans/security-scan-2026-07-22-remediation.md b/docs/plans/security-scan-2026-07-22-remediation.md
index e771c683..9a41ffa8 100644
--- a/docs/plans/security-scan-2026-07-22-remediation.md
+++ b/docs/plans/security-scan-2026-07-22-remediation.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ This is a continuation/handoff doc: what is done, what remains, and how to resum
 |---|-----|---------|--------|
 | F1 | MED | Login lockout keyed on un-canonicalized username (vs `COLLATE NOCASE`) | ✅ done, committed `7145f76` |
 | F2 | MED | Unsynchronized concurrent wazero module invocation (data race) | ✅ done, committed `71b5f13` |
-| F3 | MED | Voice E2EE trusts server-relayed ECDH keys (server MITM) | ⏳ **TODO — designed, not started** |
+| F3 | MED | Voice E2EE trusts server-relayed ECDH keys (server MITM) | ✅ **implemented (branch `feat/e2ee-identity-tofu`)** — MITM closed for published+pinned peers; UI surfacing is follow-up (see below) |
 | F4 | MED | HTTP TOFU proxy accepts any cert on first use (credential exposure) | ✅ done, committed `f22985a` |
 | F5 | LOW | Voice perms use stale connect-time role snapshot | ✅ done, committed `260d038` |
 | F6 | LOW | Lost cache invalidation in `PermissionService.getOrPopulate` | ✅ done, committed `e6a0d87` |
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ This is a continuation/handoff doc: what is done, what remains, and how to resum
    `cd Client/tauri-client/src-tauri && cargo clippy -- -D warnings` (or push and
    let CI do it). Pure `tofu` logic has `#[cfg(test)]` unit tests; the frontend is
    covered by the 3311-green unit suite.
-2. **Then F3** — the only remaining finding (below). (F6 landed 2026-07-23 as
+2. ~~**Then F3**~~ — **DONE 2026-07-23** on branch `feat/e2ee-identity-tofu` (see the
+   "F3 status 2026-07-23" block directly below). (F6 landed 2026-07-23 as
    `e6a0d87`, split out from the D13 permission-consolidation commits that
    followed it on this branch.)
 
@@ -39,6 +40,46 @@ perms served up to `permCacheTTL`). Fix: a `gen uint64` counter bumped by every
 cache if it changed. Test `TestGetOrPopulate_InvalidationDuringPopulateNotLost`
 locks it. Verified `-race` + `-tags deadlock` green.
 
+## F3 status 2026-07-23 (branch `feat/e2ee-identity-tofu`)
+
+**Implemented, test-first, MITM path verified closed by a 3-lens adversarial panel + a
+dedicated re-verification pass.** The original implementation shipped the crypto but had a
+dead publish path (the feature was inert); that and three related defects were caught by
+review and fixed. What is done:
+
+- **Server:** migration `017_user_identity_key.sql` (`users.identity_public_key`);
+  `UpdateUserIdentityKey` + column in user/`ListMembers` SELECTs; `PATCH /users/me`
+  accepts+persists the key (via `UserService.UpdateIdentityKey`, audited); key carried in
+  `ready`/`member_join`/`user_update`; `voice_e2ee_announce` gains an optional `signature`
+  validated + stored + relayed (incl. the late-joiner replay). Legacy unsigned announces
+  still accepted (client enforces fail-closed). `make sqlc-verify`/`protocol-verify` green;
+  server `-race` + `-tags deadlock` green.
+- **Client:** ECDSA P-256 identity keypair (OS keyring via new Rust
+  `save/load/delete_identity_key` + pin store `identity_pins.json`); ephemeral announces
+  signed at all sites; **publish wired into the `ready` flow** (dispatcher publishes the key
+  once, with username, when the server copy is absent/stale); `verifyPeerAnnounce` resolves
+  the **pin before** the legacy shortcut (a stripping server can't downgrade a pinned peer);
+  `rePinPeerIdentity` for key-rotation recovery. Full client suite 3337 green;
+  typecheck/lint/format clean. (Rust halves compile-checked only — no local MSVC; **CI
+  must verify `cargo`**.)
+
+**Verified closed:** a malicious/stripping server can no longer silently MITM a peer whose
+identity key is published and locally pinned — an ephemeral-key swap fails ECDSA
+verification and the room key is never wrapped for the attacker.
+
+**Follow-up (not MITM holes — deferred, none block the crypto):**
+1. **Surface the safety number in the voice panel.** `safetyNumber`/`peerVerifications` are
+   computed and stored but **no component renders them**, so the out-of-band check that
+   detects the inherent TOFU *first-contact* window is not user-reachable yet.
+2. **Wire the verified/unverified/mismatch badge + a re-pin affordance.** `rePinPeerIdentity`
+   exists but no UI calls it — a legitimately rotated peer key currently blocks voice with no
+   in-app recovery (mirror `main.ts`'s `createCertMismatchModal onAccept` flow).
+3. `getIdentityPin` **fail-opens** on a transient local keyring/store read error (one announce
+   falls through to legacy). Not server-controllable; consider fail-closed when a pin *may*
+   exist.
+4. Fast-join timing: a peer joining voice before peers process its `user_update` is seen as
+   legacy for that announce — degrades to *unverified*, never wrongly-*verified*.
+
 ## F3 — Voice E2EE identity keys + TOFU (the remaining work)
 
 **Problem.** `voice_e2ee_announce` carries only `{public_key}`; the server
diff --git a/docs/protocol.md b/docs/protocol.md
index 6e51bacd..75629ce2 100644
--- a/docs/protocol.md
+++ b/docs/protocol.md
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ Sent once after `auth_ok` (fresh connection or replay fallback).
 
 **dm_channels[]:** `channel_id`, `recipient` (user object with `id`, `username`, `avatar`, `status`), `last_message_id`, `last_message`, `last_message_at`, `unread_count`
 
-**members[]:** All registered users with `id`, `username`, `avatar`, `role` (lowercase name), `status`
+**members[]:** All registered users with `id`, `username`, `avatar`, `role` (lowercase name), `status`, `identity_public_key` (base64 long-term E2EE identity key, omitted when the user has not published one — see voice E2EE TOFU)
 
 **voice_states[]:** All users currently in any voice channel: `channel_id`, `user_id`, `muted`, `deafened`
 
@@ -531,12 +531,16 @@ Sent when a user first connects (fresh connection, not reconnect replay).
       "id": 5,
       "username": "newuser",
       "avatar": null,
-      "role": "member"
+      "role": "member",
+      "identity_public_key": "base64-identity-pubkey"
     }
   }
 }
 ```
 
+`identity_public_key` is the user's long-term E2EE identity public key (see
+voice E2EE TOFU); omitted when the user has not published one.
+
 ### member_update (Server -> Client, broadcast)
 
 Triggered when an admin changes a user's role.
@@ -565,7 +569,7 @@ Triggered when an admin changes a user's role.
 ### user_update (Server -> Client, broadcast)
 
 Broadcast when a user changes their own profile via `PATCH /api/v1/users/me`
-(username and/or avatar).
+(username, avatar and/or identity key).
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -574,12 +578,15 @@ Broadcast when a user changes their own profile via `PATCH /api/v1/users/me`
   "payload": {
     "user_id": 5,
     "username": "newname",
-    "avatar": "uuid.png"
+    "avatar": "uuid.png",
+    "identity_public_key": "base64-identity-pubkey"
   }
 }
 ```
 
-`avatar` may be `null` when unset.
+`avatar` may be `null` when unset. `identity_public_key` carries the user's
+current long-term E2EE identity key and is omitted when none is published;
+peers that pinned a different key must surface a TOFU mismatch.
 
 ### member_leave (reserved)
 
@@ -739,24 +746,50 @@ the room key so departed members cannot decrypt future media.
 Both E2EE message types are rate limited at 5 per second per user. Key
 material must be standard-alphabet base64 (padded or unpadded).
 
+**Identity keys + TOFU:** each client holds a long-term ECDSA P-256 identity
+keypair, published via `PATCH /api/v1/users/me` (`identity_public_key`) and
+distributed in the `ready` / `member_join` / `user_update` member payloads.
+Peers pin the key on first sight (trust-on-first-use) and verify each
+announce's `signature` against the pin, so a malicious server cannot swap
+`user_id ↔ ephemeral pubkey` after first contact. A later key change is
+surfaced to the user as a TOFU mismatch.
+
 ### voice_e2ee_announce (Client -> Server)
 
-Announce this participant's ECDH public key to the channel.
+Announce this participant's ephemeral ECDH public key to the channel.
+`signature` is the ECDSA P-256 signature by the sender's long-term identity
+key over `"owncord-voice-e2ee-announce-v1" ‖ userId ‖ ephemeral-pubkey-raw`
+(TOFU — see above). It is optional at the protocol level: legacy clients omit
+it, and receiving clients enforce the fail-closed posture (peer has a
+published identity key but the signature is missing/invalid → reject).
 
 ```json
-{ "type": "voice_e2ee_announce", "payload": { "public_key": "base64-ecdh-pubkey" } }
+{
+  "type": "voice_e2ee_announce",
+  "payload": {
+    "public_key": "base64-ecdh-pubkey",
+    "signature": "base64-ecdsa-signature"
+  }
+}
 ```
 
+The server validates `signature` like `public_key` (standard-alphabet base64,
+max 128 chars) and stores it alongside the key, but never verifies it — only
+clients hold the pinned identity keys.
+
 ### voice_e2ee_announce (Server -> Client, broadcast to voice channel)
 
-Relayed to the other participants with the sender's user ID attached:
+Relayed to the other participants with the sender's user ID attached. Also
+replayed to late joiners from the stored key+signature. `signature` is
+omitted when the announcing client did not send one:
 
 ```json
 {
   "type": "voice_e2ee_announce",
   "payload": {
     "user_id": 1,
-    "public_key": "base64-ecdh-pubkey"
+    "public_key": "base64-ecdh-pubkey",
+    "signature": "base64-ecdsa-signature"
   }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/docs/schema.md b/docs/schema.md
index b44320ae..de49c0ae 100644
--- a/docs/schema.md
+++ b/docs/schema.md
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS schema_versions (
 | `014_events_table.sql` | Adds `events` — persistent broadcast log for reconnect cold-tier replay |
 | `015_plugins.sql` | Adds `plugins` and `plugin_kv` for the WASM plugin runtime |
 | `016_announcement_channel_type.sql` | Recreates the channel-type triggers to allow `announcement` |
+| `017_user_identity_key.sql` | Adds `users.identity_public_key` (long-term E2EE identity key for voice TOFU) |
 
 ---
 
@@ -105,12 +106,17 @@ CREATE TABLE users (
     last_seen   TEXT,
     banned      INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
     ban_reason  TEXT,
-    ban_expires TEXT
+    ban_expires TEXT,
+    identity_public_key TEXT
 );
 ```
 
 Valid status values: `online`, `idle`, `dnd`, `offline`. All statuses are reset to `offline` on server startup.
 
+`identity_public_key` (added in migration 017) is the user's long-term E2EE
+identity public key (base64 ECDSA P-256) used for TOFU pinning of voice E2EE
+announces; `NULL` = not published (legacy client).
+
 ---
 
 ### sessions