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Fixes #290

What does this PR fix?

This PR fixes DigiCert timestamp verification on Windows.

The current system_ca() implementation only checks CA bundle paths used on Linux and macOS. On Windows, these paths are not available, causing system_ca() to return None and verification to stop with the following error:

no system CA bundle found for the DigiCert timestamp

As a result, valid DigiCert timestamps cannot be verified through the normal verification process on Windows.

What changed?

• Added certifi as a runtime dependency.
• Updated system_ca() to use existing system CA bundle paths when available.
• Added a certifi fallback for environments where standard system CA bundle paths are unavailable.
• Added a regression test to validate the fallback behavior.
• Updated docs/verify.md with Windows verification instructions, Git Bash requirements, and cross-platform checksum commands.

Verification and Testing

The Windows-specific issue was reproduced using the published AOSSIE evidence release. The implementation was updated to provide a fallback CA bundle through certifi when standard system CA bundle paths are unavailable.

The fix was validated through automated testing and regression coverage.

Validation results:

• All 76 tests passed (pytest tests -q).
• The CA-bundle fallback regression test passed.
• git diff --check completed successfully.

The changes preserve existing system CA bundle discovery while providing a fallback for environments where standard CA bundle paths are unavailable.

This pull request is specifically scoped to improving cross-platform CA bundle discovery for DigiCert timestamp verification.

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Walkthrough

The verifier now falls back to the certifi CA bundle when none of its configured system CA paths exists. The pull request adds a test for that fallback and updates release verification instructions for Windows, timestamp checks, and hash utilities.

Changes

CA bundle fallback

Layer / File(s)	Summary
certifi fallback pyproject.toml, simple/stamp.py, tests/simple/test_ovl_anchor.py	The project adds certifi as a dependency. system_ca() returns the first matching configured CA path or the path from certifi.where(). A test checks the fallback.
Verification guidance docs/verify.md	The instructions add Windows prerequisites and Git Bash guidance, describe timestamp checks and the certifi fallback, and support sha256sum or gsha256sum for hash verification.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Possibly related issues

• Issue 292 requests Windows release-verification guidance, including CA bundle handling and DigiCert timestamp verification. This pull request adds Windows verification guidance and documents the CA bundle fallback.

Possibly related PRs

• AOSSIE-Org/OpenVerifiableLLM#267: It adds system_ca() for DigiCert timestamp verification. This pull request changes CA bundle discovery in that same code path.
• AOSSIE-Org/OpenVerifiableLLM#272: It changes the timestamp-verification workflow and its documentation. This pull request updates CA bundle discovery and verification guidance for that workflow.

Suggested reviewers: ryoari

Merge Risk: Moderate · previous review af3b4

Following the verification guide in a fresh environment can fail at startup because certifi is not installed. Add certifi to the install command before merging. The remaining CA-bundle description is a small documentation inconsistency.

Pre-merge checks: 4

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check		Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: adding Windows CA-bundle support for timestamp verification.
Linked Issues check		Issue #290 requires DigiCert timestamp verification to locate a valid CA bundle on supported Windows environments. simple/stamp.py now checks the existing system bundle paths and falls back to `cert…
Out of Scope Changes check		The reviewed whole-PR summary contains the runtime dependency, system_ca() fallback, regression test, and Windows verification documentation. The focused whole-PR diffs for simple/ovl.py and `test…

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Explanation

Issue #290 requires DigiCert timestamp verification to locate a valid CA bundle on supported Windows environments. simple/stamp.py now checks the existing system bundle paths and falls back to certifi.where() when no path is available. certifi is a runtime dependency. SystemCaTests.test_falls_back_to_certifi_when_system_bundle_is_missing covers the fallback behavior. These changes satisfy the linked coding requirement.

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The reviewed whole-PR summary contains the runtime dependency, system_ca() fallback, regression test, and Windows verification documentation. The focused whole-PR diffs for simple/ovl.py and tests/simple/test_ovl.py are empty, so the unrelated changes identified in the previous assessment are not present at the reviewed head. The current changes remain within issue #290 scope.

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Major · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Provide PowerShell commands for the Windows flow.

Line 27 directs PowerShell users to run the Bash block below. That block uses the POSIX assignment OVL_DEVICE=cpu python ..., which PowerShell does not treat as an environment-variable assignment. Verification fails before ovl.py starts.

Either instruct users to run the block in Git Bash, or provide PowerShell syntax:

$env:OVL_DEVICE = "cpu"
python ovl-code/simple/ovl.py verify --run . --weights conversation-model.pt

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Review comment at @docs/verify.md at line 27:
Update the PowerShell instructions in the verification section so users can run
the command as written: either direct them to run the existing POSIX command in
Git Bash, or provide PowerShell-compatible environment-variable assignment and
verification commands. Keep the Windows flow consistent with the OpenSSL PATH
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Use a portable Git for Windows OpenSSL path.

The fallback adds only /mingw64/bin. Git for Windows v2.56.0 changed the x64 layout to /ucrt64, so this command does not cover current installations that use the newer layout. If OpenSSL is not already on PATH, verification can still fail with openssl not found. Detect the actual openssl.exe directory or document both supported layouts. (github.com)

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Review comments at @docs/verify.md:
- Line 35: Update the documented install command used by the verifier to install
certifi, which is imported through stamp even when timestamps are disabled. If
specifying a version constraint, quote it so the shell does not interpret the
constraint as redirection.
- Line 35: Update the DigiCert verification step to state that the verifier uses
the certifi CA bundle when neither standard system CA-bundle path is available,
while preserving the listed Linux and macOS paths.

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