v2.2.0: Native libraries not reproducible (libbitkitcore.so, libdatastore_shared_counter.so, libjnidispatch.so, libpubky_app_specs) #953

Description

@xrviv

We attempted to reproduce the Play Store release of Bitkit v2.2.0 (to.bitkit) as part of
WalletScrutiny's automated verification pipeline.

Build succeeded. The build command ./gradlew bundleMainnetRelease --no-build-cache --no-configuration-cache completed in ~7 minutes using JDK 17 (Zulu), Android SDK build-tools 35/36, and bundletool v1.17.2 to extract split APKs from the produced AAB.

Commit: e6cd61e (tag v2.2.0)

Split APK Comparison Results

SplitResult
base.apk✅ Identical (modulo Play Store signing artifacts)
split_config.xxhdpi.apk✅ Identical (modulo Play Store signing artifacts)
split_config.arm64_v8a.apk❌ 4 native libraries differ

Non-reproducible files in split_config.arm64_v8a.apk

  • lib/arm64-v8a/libbitkitcore.so
  • lib/arm64-v8a/libdatastore_shared_counter.so
  • lib/arm64-v8a/libjnidispatch.so
  • lib/arm64-v8a/libpubky_app_specs-90a3a8b6be1a7a22.so ← new in v2.2.0

The same three libraries also differed in our v2.1.2 verification. libpubky_app_specs is new in v2.2.0.

All AndroidManifest.xml, resources.arsc, META-INF/, and stamp-cert-sha256 differences are Play Store injection artifacts and are excluded from this finding.

Likely Causes

  • libbitkitcore.so and libpubky_app_specs are Rust/native libraries distributed via GitHub Packages AARs (com.synonym:bitkit-core-android, etc.). If the AARs themselves were not built reproducibly, the embedded .so files will differ regardless of how the app build is reproduced.
  • libdatastore_shared_counter.so and libjnidispatch.so may differ due to how Play Store packages .so files vs. what bundletool extracts from a locally built AAB.

We have not yet run diffoscope on the differing libraries. If the developers can point to
reproducible-build documentation or upstream CI for the native AARs, that would help narrow the
root cause.

Environment

  • Script: bitkit_build.sh v0.3.6 (WalletScrutiny build scripts)
  • Container image: bitkitwallet_build_env:3 (Ubuntu 22.04, Zulu JDK 17, Android SDK build-tools 35
    + 36)
  • Runtime: Podman on Ubuntu 24.04

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    v2.2.0: Native libraries not reproducible (libbitkitcore.so, libdatastore_shared_counter.so, libjnidispatch.so, libpubky_app_specs) #953

    Description

    @xrviv

    We attempted to reproduce the Play Store release of Bitkit v2.2.0 (to.bitkit) as part of
    WalletScrutiny's automated verification pipeline.

    Build succeeded. The build command ./gradlew bundleMainnetRelease --no-build-cache --no-configuration-cache completed in ~7 minutes using JDK 17 (Zulu), Android SDK build-tools 35/36, and bundletool v1.17.2 to extract split APKs from the produced AAB.

    Commit: e6cd61e (tag v2.2.0)

    Split APK Comparison Results

    SplitResult
    base.apk✅ Identical (modulo Play Store signing artifacts)
    split_config.xxhdpi.apk✅ Identical (modulo Play Store signing artifacts)
    split_config.arm64_v8a.apk❌ 4 native libraries differ

    Non-reproducible files in split_config.arm64_v8a.apk

    • lib/arm64-v8a/libbitkitcore.so
    • lib/arm64-v8a/libdatastore_shared_counter.so
    • lib/arm64-v8a/libjnidispatch.so
    • lib/arm64-v8a/libpubky_app_specs-90a3a8b6be1a7a22.so ← new in v2.2.0

    The same three libraries also differed in our v2.1.2 verification. libpubky_app_specs is new in v2.2.0.

    All AndroidManifest.xml, resources.arsc, META-INF/, and stamp-cert-sha256 differences are Play Store injection artifacts and are excluded from this finding.

    Likely Causes

    • libbitkitcore.so and libpubky_app_specs are Rust/native libraries distributed via GitHub Packages AARs (com.synonym:bitkit-core-android, etc.). If the AARs themselves were not built reproducibly, the embedded .so files will differ regardless of how the app build is reproduced.
    • libdatastore_shared_counter.so and libjnidispatch.so may differ due to how Play Store packages .so files vs. what bundletool extracts from a locally built AAB.

    We have not yet run diffoscope on the differing libraries. If the developers can point to
    reproducible-build documentation or upstream CI for the native AARs, that would help narrow the
    root cause.

    Environment

    • Script: bitkit_build.sh v0.3.6 (WalletScrutiny build scripts)
    • Container image: bitkitwallet_build_env:3 (Ubuntu 22.04, Zulu JDK 17, Android SDK build-tools 35
      + 36)
    • Runtime: Podman on Ubuntu 24.04

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      v2.2.0: Native libraries not reproducible (libbitkitcore.so, libdatastore_shared_counter.so, libjnidispatch.so, libpubky_app_specs) #953

      Description

      @xrviv

      We attempted to reproduce the Play Store release of Bitkit v2.2.0 (to.bitkit) as part of
      WalletScrutiny's automated verification pipeline.

      Build succeeded. The build command ./gradlew bundleMainnetRelease --no-build-cache --no-configuration-cache completed in ~7 minutes using JDK 17 (Zulu), Android SDK build-tools 35/36, and bundletool v1.17.2 to extract split APKs from the produced AAB.

      Commit: e6cd61e (tag v2.2.0)

      Split APK Comparison Results

      SplitResult
      base.apk✅ Identical (modulo Play Store signing artifacts)
      split_config.xxhdpi.apk✅ Identical (modulo Play Store signing artifacts)
      split_config.arm64_v8a.apk❌ 4 native libraries differ

      Non-reproducible files in split_config.arm64_v8a.apk

      • lib/arm64-v8a/libbitkitcore.so
      • lib/arm64-v8a/libdatastore_shared_counter.so
      • lib/arm64-v8a/libjnidispatch.so
      • lib/arm64-v8a/libpubky_app_specs-90a3a8b6be1a7a22.so ← new in v2.2.0

      The same three libraries also differed in our v2.1.2 verification. libpubky_app_specs is new in v2.2.0.

      All AndroidManifest.xml, resources.arsc, META-INF/, and stamp-cert-sha256 differences are Play Store injection artifacts and are excluded from this finding.

      Likely Causes

      • libbitkitcore.so and libpubky_app_specs are Rust/native libraries distributed via GitHub Packages AARs (com.synonym:bitkit-core-android, etc.). If the AARs themselves were not built reproducibly, the embedded .so files will differ regardless of how the app build is reproduced.
      • libdatastore_shared_counter.so and libjnidispatch.so may differ due to how Play Store packages .so files vs. what bundletool extracts from a locally built AAB.

      We have not yet run diffoscope on the differing libraries. If the developers can point to
      reproducible-build documentation or upstream CI for the native AARs, that would help narrow the
      root cause.

      Environment

      • Script: bitkit_build.sh v0.3.6 (WalletScrutiny build scripts)
      • Container image: bitkitwallet_build_env:3 (Ubuntu 22.04, Zulu JDK 17, Android SDK build-tools 35
        + 36)
      • Runtime: Podman on Ubuntu 24.04

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        v2.2.0: Native libraries not reproducible (libbitkitcore.so, libdatastore_shared_counter.so, libjnidispatch.so, libpubky_app_specs) #953

        Description

        @xrviv

        We attempted to reproduce the Play Store release of Bitkit v2.2.0 (to.bitkit) as part of
        WalletScrutiny's automated verification pipeline.

        Build succeeded. The build command ./gradlew bundleMainnetRelease --no-build-cache --no-configuration-cache completed in ~7 minutes using JDK 17 (Zulu), Android SDK build-tools 35/36, and bundletool v1.17.2 to extract split APKs from the produced AAB.

        Commit: e6cd61e (tag v2.2.0)

        Split APK Comparison Results

        SplitResult
        base.apk✅ Identical (modulo Play Store signing artifacts)
        split_config.xxhdpi.apk✅ Identical (modulo Play Store signing artifacts)
        split_config.arm64_v8a.apk❌ 4 native libraries differ

        Non-reproducible files in split_config.arm64_v8a.apk

        • lib/arm64-v8a/libbitkitcore.so
        • lib/arm64-v8a/libdatastore_shared_counter.so
        • lib/arm64-v8a/libjnidispatch.so
        • lib/arm64-v8a/libpubky_app_specs-90a3a8b6be1a7a22.so ← new in v2.2.0

        The same three libraries also differed in our v2.1.2 verification. libpubky_app_specs is new in v2.2.0.

        All AndroidManifest.xml, resources.arsc, META-INF/, and stamp-cert-sha256 differences are Play Store injection artifacts and are excluded from this finding.

        Likely Causes

        • libbitkitcore.so and libpubky_app_specs are Rust/native libraries distributed via GitHub Packages AARs (com.synonym:bitkit-core-android, etc.). If the AARs themselves were not built reproducibly, the embedded .so files will differ regardless of how the app build is reproduced.
        • libdatastore_shared_counter.so and libjnidispatch.so may differ due to how Play Store packages .so files vs. what bundletool extracts from a locally built AAB.

        We have not yet run diffoscope on the differing libraries. If the developers can point to
        reproducible-build documentation or upstream CI for the native AARs, that would help narrow the
        root cause.

        Environment

        • Script: bitkit_build.sh v0.3.6 (WalletScrutiny build scripts)
        • Container image: bitkitwallet_build_env:3 (Ubuntu 22.04, Zulu JDK 17, Android SDK build-tools 35
          + 36)
        • Runtime: Podman on Ubuntu 24.04

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          v2.2.0: Native libraries not reproducible (libbitkitcore.so, libdatastore_shared_counter.so, libjnidispatch.so, libpubky_app_specs) #953

          Description

          @xrviv

          We attempted to reproduce the Play Store release of Bitkit v2.2.0 (to.bitkit) as part of
          WalletScrutiny's automated verification pipeline.

          Build succeeded. The build command ./gradlew bundleMainnetRelease --no-build-cache --no-configuration-cache completed in ~7 minutes using JDK 17 (Zulu), Android SDK build-tools 35/36, and bundletool v1.17.2 to extract split APKs from the produced AAB.

          Commit: e6cd61e (tag v2.2.0)

          Split APK Comparison Results

          SplitResult
          base.apk✅ Identical (modulo Play Store signing artifacts)
          split_config.xxhdpi.apk✅ Identical (modulo Play Store signing artifacts)
          split_config.arm64_v8a.apk❌ 4 native libraries differ

          Non-reproducible files in split_config.arm64_v8a.apk

          • lib/arm64-v8a/libbitkitcore.so
          • lib/arm64-v8a/libdatastore_shared_counter.so
          • lib/arm64-v8a/libjnidispatch.so
          • lib/arm64-v8a/libpubky_app_specs-90a3a8b6be1a7a22.so ← new in v2.2.0

          The same three libraries also differed in our v2.1.2 verification. libpubky_app_specs is new in v2.2.0.

          All AndroidManifest.xml, resources.arsc, META-INF/, and stamp-cert-sha256 differences are Play Store injection artifacts and are excluded from this finding.

          Likely Causes

          • libbitkitcore.so and libpubky_app_specs are Rust/native libraries distributed via GitHub Packages AARs (com.synonym:bitkit-core-android, etc.). If the AARs themselves were not built reproducibly, the embedded .so files will differ regardless of how the app build is reproduced.
          • libdatastore_shared_counter.so and libjnidispatch.so may differ due to how Play Store packages .so files vs. what bundletool extracts from a locally built AAB.

          We have not yet run diffoscope on the differing libraries. If the developers can point to
          reproducible-build documentation or upstream CI for the native AARs, that would help narrow the
          root cause.

          Environment

          • Script: bitkit_build.sh v0.3.6 (WalletScrutiny build scripts)
          • Container image: bitkitwallet_build_env:3 (Ubuntu 22.04, Zulu JDK 17, Android SDK build-tools 35
            + 36)
          • Runtime: Podman on Ubuntu 24.04

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            v2.2.0: Native libraries not reproducible (libbitkitcore.so, libdatastore_shared_counter.so, libjnidispatch.so, libpubky_app_specs) #953

            Description

            @xrviv

            We attempted to reproduce the Play Store release of Bitkit v2.2.0 (to.bitkit) as part of
            WalletScrutiny's automated verification pipeline.

            Build succeeded. The build command ./gradlew bundleMainnetRelease --no-build-cache --no-configuration-cache completed in ~7 minutes using JDK 17 (Zulu), Android SDK build-tools 35/36, and bundletool v1.17.2 to extract split APKs from the produced AAB.

            Commit: e6cd61e (tag v2.2.0)

            Split APK Comparison Results

            SplitResult
            base.apk✅ Identical (modulo Play Store signing artifacts)
            split_config.xxhdpi.apk✅ Identical (modulo Play Store signing artifacts)
            split_config.arm64_v8a.apk❌ 4 native libraries differ

            Non-reproducible files in split_config.arm64_v8a.apk

            • lib/arm64-v8a/libbitkitcore.so
            • lib/arm64-v8a/libdatastore_shared_counter.so
            • lib/arm64-v8a/libjnidispatch.so
            • lib/arm64-v8a/libpubky_app_specs-90a3a8b6be1a7a22.so ← new in v2.2.0

            The same three libraries also differed in our v2.1.2 verification. libpubky_app_specs is new in v2.2.0.

            All AndroidManifest.xml, resources.arsc, META-INF/, and stamp-cert-sha256 differences are Play Store injection artifacts and are excluded from this finding.

            Likely Causes

            • libbitkitcore.so and libpubky_app_specs are Rust/native libraries distributed via GitHub Packages AARs (com.synonym:bitkit-core-android, etc.). If the AARs themselves were not built reproducibly, the embedded .so files will differ regardless of how the app build is reproduced.
            • libdatastore_shared_counter.so and libjnidispatch.so may differ due to how Play Store packages .so files vs. what bundletool extracts from a locally built AAB.

            We have not yet run diffoscope on the differing libraries. If the developers can point to
            reproducible-build documentation or upstream CI for the native AARs, that would help narrow the
            root cause.

            Environment

            • Script: bitkit_build.sh v0.3.6 (WalletScrutiny build scripts)
            • Container image: bitkitwallet_build_env:3 (Ubuntu 22.04, Zulu JDK 17, Android SDK build-tools 35
              + 36)
            • Runtime: Podman on Ubuntu 24.04

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              v2.2.0: Native libraries not reproducible (libbitkitcore.so, libdatastore_shared_counter.so, libjnidispatch.so, libpubky_app_specs) #953

              Description

              @xrviv

              We attempted to reproduce the Play Store release of Bitkit v2.2.0 (to.bitkit) as part of
              WalletScrutiny's automated verification pipeline.

              Build succeeded. The build command ./gradlew bundleMainnetRelease --no-build-cache --no-configuration-cache completed in ~7 minutes using JDK 17 (Zulu), Android SDK build-tools 35/36, and bundletool v1.17.2 to extract split APKs from the produced AAB.

              Commit: e6cd61e (tag v2.2.0)

              Split APK Comparison Results

              SplitResult
              base.apk✅ Identical (modulo Play Store signing artifacts)
              split_config.xxhdpi.apk✅ Identical (modulo Play Store signing artifacts)
              split_config.arm64_v8a.apk❌ 4 native libraries differ

              Non-reproducible files in split_config.arm64_v8a.apk

              • lib/arm64-v8a/libbitkitcore.so
              • lib/arm64-v8a/libdatastore_shared_counter.so
              • lib/arm64-v8a/libjnidispatch.so
              • lib/arm64-v8a/libpubky_app_specs-90a3a8b6be1a7a22.so ← new in v2.2.0

              The same three libraries also differed in our v2.1.2 verification. libpubky_app_specs is new in v2.2.0.

              All AndroidManifest.xml, resources.arsc, META-INF/, and stamp-cert-sha256 differences are Play Store injection artifacts and are excluded from this finding.

              Likely Causes

              • libbitkitcore.so and libpubky_app_specs are Rust/native libraries distributed via GitHub Packages AARs (com.synonym:bitkit-core-android, etc.). If the AARs themselves were not built reproducibly, the embedded .so files will differ regardless of how the app build is reproduced.
              • libdatastore_shared_counter.so and libjnidispatch.so may differ due to how Play Store packages .so files vs. what bundletool extracts from a locally built AAB.

              We have not yet run diffoscope on the differing libraries. If the developers can point to
              reproducible-build documentation or upstream CI for the native AARs, that would help narrow the
              root cause.

              Environment

              • Script: bitkit_build.sh v0.3.6 (WalletScrutiny build scripts)
              • Container image: bitkitwallet_build_env:3 (Ubuntu 22.04, Zulu JDK 17, Android SDK build-tools 35
                + 36)
              • Runtime: Podman on Ubuntu 24.04

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                v2.2.0: Native libraries not reproducible (libbitkitcore.so, libdatastore_shared_counter.so, libjnidispatch.so, libpubky_app_specs) #953

                Description

                @xrviv

                We attempted to reproduce the Play Store release of Bitkit v2.2.0 (to.bitkit) as part of
                WalletScrutiny's automated verification pipeline.

                Build succeeded. The build command ./gradlew bundleMainnetRelease --no-build-cache --no-configuration-cache completed in ~7 minutes using JDK 17 (Zulu), Android SDK build-tools 35/36, and bundletool v1.17.2 to extract split APKs from the produced AAB.

                Commit: e6cd61e (tag v2.2.0)

                Split APK Comparison Results

                SplitResult
                base.apk✅ Identical (modulo Play Store signing artifacts)
                split_config.xxhdpi.apk✅ Identical (modulo Play Store signing artifacts)
                split_config.arm64_v8a.apk❌ 4 native libraries differ

                Non-reproducible files in split_config.arm64_v8a.apk

                • lib/arm64-v8a/libbitkitcore.so
                • lib/arm64-v8a/libdatastore_shared_counter.so
                • lib/arm64-v8a/libjnidispatch.so
                • lib/arm64-v8a/libpubky_app_specs-90a3a8b6be1a7a22.so ← new in v2.2.0

                The same three libraries also differed in our v2.1.2 verification. libpubky_app_specs is new in v2.2.0.

                All AndroidManifest.xml, resources.arsc, META-INF/, and stamp-cert-sha256 differences are Play Store injection artifacts and are excluded from this finding.

                Likely Causes

                • libbitkitcore.so and libpubky_app_specs are Rust/native libraries distributed via GitHub Packages AARs (com.synonym:bitkit-core-android, etc.). If the AARs themselves were not built reproducibly, the embedded .so files will differ regardless of how the app build is reproduced.
                • libdatastore_shared_counter.so and libjnidispatch.so may differ due to how Play Store packages .so files vs. what bundletool extracts from a locally built AAB.

                We have not yet run diffoscope on the differing libraries. If the developers can point to
                reproducible-build documentation or upstream CI for the native AARs, that would help narrow the
                root cause.

                Environment

                • Script: bitkit_build.sh v0.3.6 (WalletScrutiny build scripts)
                • Container image: bitkitwallet_build_env:3 (Ubuntu 22.04, Zulu JDK 17, Android SDK build-tools 35
                  + 36)
                • Runtime: Podman on Ubuntu 24.04

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