spaces: a member wears a key minted for that room alone, so a roster stops naming personas

src-tauri/src/inbox.rs

@@ -53,6 +53,19 @@ pub enum Cargo {
     SpaceInvite(SpaceInvite),
     SpaceKey(SpaceKeyCargo),
     ProposalPing(ProposalPing),
+    SpaceJoin(SpaceJoin),
+}
+
+/// The answer to an invitation: "here is the key I will wear in your Space."
+/// The room key is what lands on the published roster; `proof` is the joiner's
+/// PERSONA signature over it, and it stops at the owner — publishing it would
+/// tie the two together again and undo the point.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct SpaceJoin {
+    pub space_id: [u8; 16],
+    pub owner: [u8; 32],
+    pub room_key: [u8; 32],
+    pub proof: Vec<u8>,
 }
 
 /// "Someone put a proposal on your playlist's board." Carries only enough to
@@ -495,6 +508,7 @@ async fn dispatch(app: &tauri::AppHandle, sender: [u8; 32], cargo: Cargo) {
         Cargo::SpaceInvite(i) => crate::spaces::on_inbox_invite(app, sender, i).await,
         Cargo::SpaceKey(k) => crate::spaces::on_inbox_space_key(app, sender, k).await,
         Cargo::ProposalPing(p) => crate::proposals::on_inbox_proposal(app, sender, p),
+        Cargo::SpaceJoin(j) => crate::spaces::on_inbox_join(app, sender, j).await,
     }
 }
 
@@ -554,7 +568,14 @@ mod tests {
         });
         assert_eq!(index(&share), 3, "Share moved — sealed shares in flight are now unreadable");
         assert_eq!(index(&key), 5, "SpaceKey moved — sealed keys in flight are now unreadable");
+        let join = Cargo::SpaceJoin(SpaceJoin {
+            space_id: [8u8; 16],
+            owner: [9u8; 32],
+            room_key: [10u8; 32],
+            proof: vec![1, 2, 3],
+        });
         assert_eq!(index(&ping), 6, "a new variant must be appended, never inserted");
+        assert_eq!(index(&join), 7, "a new variant must be appended, never inserted");
 
         let back: Cargo = bincode::deserialize(&bincode::serialize(&ping).unwrap()).unwrap();
         match back {

src-tauri/src/proposals.rs

@@ -271,7 +271,24 @@ async fn pinned_of(app: &tauri::AppHandle, space_owner_b58: &str, space_b58: &st
 
 type Current = (pl::ManifestV1, [u8; 32]);
 
-fn view_of(app: &tauri::AppHandle, pin: &Pinned, current: Option<&Current>, board: &pr::BoardState, me: &[u8; 32], reachable: bool) -> BoardView {
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+fn view_of(
+    app: &tauri::AppHandle,
+    pin: &Pinned,
+    current: Option<&Current>,
+    board: &pr::BoardState,
+    me: &[u8; 32],
+    worn: &[u8; 32],
+    space: (&str, &str),
+    reachable: bool,
+) -> BoardView {
+    // A room key has a name only on the device that seated it — the Space's
+    // owner. Everyone else sees the key, which is what unlinkable means.
+    let name_of = |k: &[u8; 32]| -> Option<String> {
+        let b = b58(k);
+        let persona = spaces::persona_behind(app, space.0, space.1, &b).unwrap_or(b);
+        slsk_link::username_for_key(app, &persona)
+    };
     let entries: Vec<BoardEntry> = current
         .map(|(m, _)| {
             m.entries
@@ -306,8 +323,8 @@ fn view_of(app: &tauri::AppHandle, pin: &Pinned, current: Option<&Current>, boar
         .map(|p| ProposalView {
             id: b58(&p.proposal_id),
             author: b58(&p.author),
-            username: slsk_link::username_for_key(app, &b58(&p.author)),
-            is_me: &p.author == me,
+            username: name_of(&p.author),
+            is_me: &p.author == worn,
             created_at: p.created_at,
             note: p.note.clone(),
             base: b58(&p.base_revision_hash),
@@ -374,10 +391,10 @@ fn view_of(app: &tauri::AppHandle, pin: &Pinned, current: Option<&Current>, boar
         epoch: board.authority.as_ref().map(|a| a.epoch).unwrap_or(0),
         contributors: roster
             .iter()
-            .map(|k| ContributorView { key: b58(k), username: slsk_link::username_for_key(app, &b58(k)), is_me: k == me })
+            .map(|k| ContributorView { key: b58(k), username: name_of(k), is_me: k == worn })
             .collect(),
         i_am_owner: &pin.owner == me,
-        can_propose: reachable && current.is_some() && roster.contains(me),
+        can_propose: reachable && current.is_some() && roster.contains(worn),
         proposals,
         decisions,
         pending_mine: board.proposals.iter().filter(|p| &p.author == me).count() as u32,
@@ -417,7 +434,8 @@ pub async fn open(app: &tauri::AppHandle, space_owner_b58: &str, space_b58: &str
             log::info!("proposals: roster epoch {} for board {}", epoch, b58(&pin.uuid));
         }
     }
-    Ok(view_of(app, &pin, current.as_ref(), &board, &me, exists))
+    let (worn, _) = spaces::worn_identity(app, space_owner_b58, space_b58, &me);
+    Ok(view_of(app, &pin, current.as_ref(), &board, &me, &worn, (space_owner_b58, space_b58), exists))
 }
 
 /// A member proposes: the ops are dry-run against the exact base first, so
@@ -441,8 +459,11 @@ pub async fn propose(app: &tauri::AppHandle, space_owner_b58: &str, space_b58: &
     if !exists {
         return Err("the owner has not opened this board yet".into());
     }
+    // The board's roster is the Space's roster, so we appear on it as the key
+    // we wear there — a room-local one unless the Space is ours.
+    let (worn, room) = spaces::worn_identity(app, space_owner_b58, space_b58, &me);
     let auth = board.authority.as_ref().ok_or("the board has no roster yet")?;
-    if !auth.contributors.contains(&me) {
+    if !auth.contributors.contains(&worn) {
         return Err("you are not on this board's roster — the owner refreshes it from the Space's members".into());
     }
     let mut fresh: BTreeMap<String, [u8; 16]> = BTreeMap::new();
@@ -492,7 +513,7 @@ pub async fn propose(app: &tauri::AppHandle, space_owner_b58: &str, space_b58: &
     }
     let mut p = pr::Proposal {
         proposal_id: rand16(),
-        author: me,
+        author: worn,
         authority_epoch: auth.epoch,
         base_revision_hash: hash,
         ops: pops,
@@ -501,7 +522,10 @@ pub async fn propose(app: &tauri::AppHandle, space_owner_b58: &str, space_b58: &
         sig: vec![],
     };
     pr::apply_proposal(&manifest, &hash, &p).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
-    p.sig = sign(app, pr::sign_payload(&pr::proposal_sig_body(&p))).await?;
+    p.sig = match room {
+        Some(secret) => persona_state::sign_local(pr::SIGN_DOMAIN, &secret, &pr::proposal_sig_body(&p)),
+        None => sign(app, pr::sign_payload(&pr::proposal_sig_body(&p))).await?,
+    };
     if !pr::proposal_valid(&p) {
         return Err("the proposal did not validate (a size or field cap)".into());
     }

src-tauri/src/spaces.rs

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use persona_state::space as sp;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use tauri::{Emitter, Manager};
 
-use crate::inbox::{self, Cargo, SpaceInvite, SpaceKeyCargo};
+use crate::inbox::{self, Cargo, SpaceInvite, SpaceJoin, SpaceKeyCargo};
 use crate::ledger;
 use crate::persona;
 use crate::slsk_link;
@@ -46,6 +46,21 @@ struct SpaceRecord {
     keys: BTreeMap<String, String>,
     #[serde(default)]
     last_epoch: u64,
+    /// The key we wear in THIS Space (b58 secret), minted on the invitation.
+    /// A member is on the roster under this and nothing else, so the roster
+    /// says nothing about who they are anywhere else. Absent for a Space we
+    /// own: an owner is their persona there by construction, since the
+    /// Space's address is derived from it.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    room_secret: Option<String>,
+    /// OWNER ONLY, and never published: room key (b58) → the persona that
+    /// proved it. This is the mapping the whole scheme exists to keep off the
+    /// network, so it lives here and travels nowhere.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    roster: BTreeMap<String, String>,
+    /// OWNER ONLY: personas we have invited and will accept a join from.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    invited: BTreeMap<String, u64>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -190,6 +205,46 @@ async fn my_key(app: &tauri::AppHandle) -> Result<[u8; 32], String> {
         .ok_or("create a SoulStream identity first")?;
     key_of(&info.public_key)
 }
+/// The secret we sign with inside one Space, minted the first time we need
+/// it. Custody matches the inbox box key: it sits in the app folder, not in
+/// the delegate — a persona restored on another device mints fresh room keys
+/// and has to be re-admitted.
+fn room_secret_of(rec: &SpaceRecord) -> Option<[u8; 32]> {
+    rec.room_secret.as_deref().and_then(|k| key_of(k).ok())
+}
+
+/// The key we wear in this Space: our persona when we own it, our room key
+/// otherwise. Every membership and authorship check is against THIS.
+fn worn_key(rec: &SpaceRecord, me: &[u8; 32]) -> [u8; 32] {
+    if rec.my_role == "owner" {
+        return *me;
+    }
+    room_secret_of(rec).map(|s| sp::member_public(&s)).unwrap_or(*me)
+}
+
+/// The identity to use inside one Space: the key we wear, and the room
+/// secret behind it when that is not our persona. The proposal board rides a
+/// Space's roster, so it has to author under exactly the same key.
+pub(crate) fn worn_identity(
+    app: &tauri::AppHandle,
+    owner_b58: &str,
+    space_b58: &str,
+    me: &[u8; 32],
+) -> ([u8; 32], Option<[u8; 32]>) {
+    let l = load(app);
+    match l.spaces.get(&record_id(owner_b58, space_b58)) {
+        Some(rec) if rec.my_role != "owner" => (worn_key(rec, me), room_secret_of(rec)),
+        _ => (*me, None),
+    }
+}
+
+/// The persona behind a room key, when this device is the one that seated it.
+/// Nobody else can answer this, which is the point.
+pub(crate) fn persona_behind(app: &tauri::AppHandle, owner_b58: &str, space_b58: &str, room: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    let l = load(app);
+    l.spaces.get(&record_id(owner_b58, space_b58))?.roster.get(room).cloned()
+}
+
 async fn sign(app: &tauri::AppHandle, payload: Vec<u8>) -> Result<Vec<u8>, String> {
     let adapter = app.state::<AppState>().freenet.clone();
     persona::sign(&adapter, sp::SIGN_DOMAIN, payload).await
@@ -269,7 +324,13 @@ fn view_of(app: &tauri::AppHandle, rec: &SpaceRecord, state: &sp::SpaceState, me
                     sp::Role::Owner => "owner".into(),
                     sp::Role::Member => "member".into(),
                 },
-                username: slsk_link::username_for_key(app, &b58(&m.key)),
+                // Only the owner holds room key → persona, so only the owner
+                // can put a name to a member. To everyone else they are the
+                // key they wear here, which is the whole point.
+                username: slsk_link::username_for_key(
+                    app,
+                    rec.roster.get(&b58(&m.key)).map(String::as_str).unwrap_or(&b58(&m.key)),
+                ),
                 is_me: &m.key == me,
                 since_epoch: m.since_epoch,
             })
@@ -288,7 +349,10 @@ fn view_of(app: &tauri::AppHandle, rec: &SpaceRecord, state: &sp::SpaceState, me
                 MessageView {
                     id: b58(&m.msg_id),
                     author: b58(&m.author),
-                    username: slsk_link::username_for_key(app, &b58(&m.author)),
+                    username: slsk_link::username_for_key(
+                        app,
+                        rec.roster.get(&b58(&m.author)).map(String::as_str).unwrap_or(&b58(&m.author)),
+                    ),
                     is_me: &m.author == me,
                     created_at: m.created_at,
                     epoch: m.epoch,
@@ -366,13 +430,16 @@ pub async fn create(app: &tauri::AppHandle, name: &str, description: &str, priva
         joined_at: now_secs(),
         keys,
         last_epoch: 1,
+        room_secret: None,
+        roster: BTreeMap::new(),
+        invited: BTreeMap::new(),
     };
     let _ledger = ledger::hold(LEDGER_FILE).await;
     let mut l = load(app);
     l.spaces.insert(record_id(&rec.owner, &rec.space_id), rec.clone());
     save(app, &l)?;
     log::info!("spaces: created {:?} ({})", rec.name, if private { "private" } else { "public" });
-    Ok(view_of(app, &rec, &state, &me, true))
+    Ok(view_of(app, &rec, &state, &worn_key(&rec, &me), true))
 }
 
 pub async fn open(app: &tauri::AppHandle, owner_b58: &str, space_b58: &str) -> Result<SpaceView, String> {
@@ -403,7 +470,7 @@ pub async fn open(app: &tauri::AppHandle, owner_b58: &str, space_b58: &str) -> R
         }
     }
     let rec = l.spaces.get(&rid).cloned().unwrap_or(rec);
-    Ok(view_of(app, &rec, &state, &me, reachable))
+    Ok(view_of(app, &rec, &state, &worn_key(&rec, &me), reachable))
 }
 
 pub async fn post(app: &tauri::AppHandle, owner_b58: &str, space_b58: &str, text: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
@@ -419,29 +486,42 @@ pub async fn post(app: &tauri::AppHandle, owner_b58: &str, space_b58: &str, text
     }
     let (state, _) = fetch_state(app, &owner, &space_id).await?;
     let c = state.checkpoint.as_ref().ok_or("the Space has not reached this node yet")?;
-    if !c.members.iter().any(|m| m.key == me) {
+    let (worn, room, epoch_key) = {
+        let l = load(app);
+        let rec = l.spaces.get(&record_id(owner_b58, space_b58)).ok_or("not a Space this device knows")?;
+        let epoch_key = if c.private {
+            Some(
+                rec.keys
+                    .get(&c.epoch.to_string())
+                    .and_then(|k| key_of(k).ok())
+                    .ok_or("no key for this epoch yet — the owner has to hand it to you")?,
+            )
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+        (worn_key(rec, &me), room_secret_of(rec), epoch_key)
+    };
+    if !c.members.iter().any(|m| m.key == worn) {
         return Err("you are not in this Space's roster".into());
     }
     let mut m = sp::Message {
         space_id,
         epoch: c.epoch,
         msg_id: rand16(),
-        author: me,
+        author: worn,
         created_at: now_secs(),
         body: text.as_bytes().to_vec(),
         sig: vec![],
     };
-    if c.private {
-        let l = load(app);
-        let rec = l.spaces.get(&record_id(owner_b58, space_b58)).ok_or("not a Space this device knows")?;
-        let key = rec
-            .keys
-            .get(&c.epoch.to_string())
-            .and_then(|k| key_of(k).ok())
-            .ok_or("no key for this epoch yet — the owner has to hand it to you")?;
+    if let Some(key) = epoch_key {
         m.body = sp::seal_body(&key, &m);
     }
-    m.sig = sign(app, sp::message_sign_payload(&m)).await?;
+    // A member signs with the key they wear; only an owner reaches the
+    // delegate, because only an owner is their persona here.
+    m.sig = match room {
+        Some(secret) if worn != me => sp::sign_as_member(&secret, &sp::message_sign_payload(&m)),
+        _ => sign(app, sp::message_sign_payload(&m)).await?,
+    };
     offer(app, &owner, &space_id, &empty_state(space_id, None, vec![m]), false).await
 }
 
@@ -473,25 +553,34 @@ pub async fn invite(app: &tauri::AppHandle, owner_b58: &str, space_b58: &str, pe
     if !inbox::reachable(app, &their).await {
         return Err("they have not published an encrypted inbox — the invitation has nowhere to go".into());
     }
-    let c = bump(app, me, owner, space_id, |c| {
-        if !c.members.iter().any(|m| m.key == their) {
-            let e = c.epoch;
-            c.members.push(sp::Member { key: their, role: sp::Role::Member, since_epoch: e });
-        }
-    })
-    .await?;
+    // Nobody joins the roster here any more. We do not yet know the key they
+    // will wear — they mint it — so the invitation is an offer, and the roster
+    // moves when their signed answer comes back (on_inbox_join).
+    let (state, _) = fetch_state(app, &owner, &space_id).await?;
+    let c = state.checkpoint.ok_or("the Space has not reached this node yet")?;
+    if c.owner != me {
+        return Err("only the owner can invite".into());
+    }
     let rid = record_id(owner_b58, space_b58);
     let ledger = ledger::hold(LEDGER_FILE).await;
     let mut l = load(app);
     let rec = l.spaces.get_mut(&rid).ok_or("not a Space this device knows")?;
     let mut key = None;
     if c.private {
-        let prev = rec.keys.get(&(c.epoch - 1).to_string()).cloned().or_else(|| rec.keys.values().last().cloned());
-        let k = prev.unwrap_or_else(|| b58(&rand32()));
+        // They need this to read while they answer; adding them does not
+        // rotate, so the current epoch's key is the right one to hand over.
+        let k = rec
+            .keys
+            .get(&c.epoch.to_string())
+            .cloned()
+            .or_else(|| rec.keys.values().last().cloned())
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| b58(&rand32()));
         rec.keys.insert(c.epoch.to_string(), k.clone());
         key = Some(key_of(&k)?);
     }
-    rec.last_epoch = c.epoch;
+    // Only a persona we actually asked can join, or anyone who learned the
+    // Space's address could put themselves on the roster.
+    rec.invited.insert(b58(&their), now_secs());
     save(app, &l)?;
     inbox::send(
         app,
@@ -499,7 +588,7 @@ pub async fn invite(app: &tauri::AppHandle, owner_b58: &str, space_b58: &str, pe
         &Cargo::SpaceInvite(SpaceInvite { space_id, owner, name: c.name.clone(), private: c.private, epoch: c.epoch, key }),
     )
     .await?;
-    log::info!("spaces: invited {persona_key} to {:?} (epoch {})", c.name, c.epoch);
+    log::info!("spaces: invited {persona_key} to {:?} — waiting for the key they will wear", c.name);
     // open() takes this same ledger; the write is done, so let go first.
     drop(ledger);
     open(app, owner_b58, space_b58).await
@@ -509,10 +598,22 @@ pub async fn remove_member(app: &tauri::AppHandle, owner_b58: &str, space_b58: &
     let me = my_key(app).await?;
     let owner = key_of(owner_b58)?;
     let space_id = id_of(space_b58)?;
-    let gone = key_of(persona_key)?;
-    if gone == me {
+    let asked = key_of(persona_key)?;
+    if asked == me {
         return Err("the owner cannot be removed".into());
     }
+    // The caller names a person — a persona key, or the room key the UI shows.
+    // Only the owner's private map can turn one into the other, which is the
+    // point; a Space seated before room keys still holds personas directly.
+    let gone = {
+        let l = load(app);
+        let rec = l.spaces.get(&record_id(owner_b58, space_b58)).ok_or("not a Space this device knows")?;
+        rec.roster
+            .iter()
+            .find(|(_, persona)| persona.as_str() == persona_key)
+            .and_then(|(room, _)| key_of(room).ok())
+            .unwrap_or(asked)
+    };
     let c = bump(app, me, owner, space_id, |c| c.members.retain(|m| m.key != gone)).await?;
     let rid = record_id(owner_b58, space_b58);
     let ledger = ledger::hold(LEDGER_FILE).await;
@@ -569,28 +670,113 @@ pub(crate) async fn on_inbox_invite(app: &tauri::AppHandle, sender: [u8; 32], in
         return;
     }
     let rid = record_id(&b58(&inv.owner), &b58(&inv.space_id));
+    let room = {
+        let _ledger = ledger::hold(LEDGER_FILE).await;
+        let mut l = load(app);
+        let rec = l.spaces.entry(rid).or_insert_with(|| SpaceRecord {
+            owner: b58(&inv.owner),
+            space_id: b58(&inv.space_id),
+            name: cap(&inv.name, sp::MAX_NAME_BYTES),
+            private: inv.private,
+            my_role: "member".into(),
+            joined_at: now_secs(),
+            keys: BTreeMap::new(),
+            last_epoch: 0,
+            room_secret: None,
+            roster: BTreeMap::new(),
+            invited: BTreeMap::new(),
+        });
+        rec.name = cap(&inv.name, sp::MAX_NAME_BYTES);
+        rec.private = inv.private;
+        if let Some(k) = inv.key {
+            rec.keys.insert(inv.epoch.to_string(), b58(&k));
+        }
+        // One key per Space, minted once and kept. Re-minting on a second
+        // invitation would strand the roster entry we already have.
+        let secret = match room_secret_of(rec) {
+            Some(s) => s,
+            None => {
+                let s = rand32();
+                rec.room_secret = Some(b58(&s));
+                s
+            }
+        };
+        if let Err(e) = save(app, &l) {
+            log::warn!("spaces: could not keep an invitation: {e}");
+            return;
+        }
+        secret
+    };
+    log::info!("spaces: invited to {:?} by {}", inv.name, b58(&inv.owner));
+    // The answer: the key we will wear, and a persona signature so the owner
+    // knows it is us. Sealed to the owner — this pairing is exactly what must
+    // never be published.
+    let room_key = sp::member_public(&room);
+    let proof = match sign(app, sp::join_proof_payload(&inv.space_id, &inv.owner, &room_key)).await {
+        Ok(p) => p,
+        Err(e) => {
+            log::warn!("spaces: could not sign the join for {:?}: {e}", inv.name);
+            return;
+        }
+    };
+    let join = Cargo::SpaceJoin(SpaceJoin { space_id: inv.space_id, owner: inv.owner, room_key, proof });
+    if let Err(e) = inbox::send(app, &inv.owner, &join).await {
+        log::warn!("spaces: could not answer the invitation to {:?}: {e}", inv.name);
+    }
+}
+
+/// The owner's side of the handshake: someone we invited says which key they
+/// will wear. Verify it is really them, then put THAT key — and only that key
+/// — on the published roster.
+pub(crate) async fn on_inbox_join(app: &tauri::AppHandle, sender: [u8; 32], j: SpaceJoin) {
+    let rid = record_id(&b58(&j.owner), &b58(&j.space_id));
+    let owner_b58 = b58(&j.owner);
+    let space_b58 = b58(&j.space_id);
+    {
+        let _ledger = ledger::hold(LEDGER_FILE).await;
+        let l = load(app);
+        let Some(rec) = l.spaces.get(&rid) else { return };
+        if rec.my_role != "owner" {
+            return;
+        }
+        if !rec.invited.contains_key(&b58(&sender)) {
+            log::warn!("spaces: a join arrived from someone this Space never invited");
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    if !sp::join_proof_valid(&j.space_id, &j.owner, &j.room_key, &sender, &j.proof) {
+        log::warn!("spaces: a join did not prove the room key belongs to its sender");
+        return;
+    }
+    let me = match my_key(app).await {
+        Ok(k) => k,
+        Err(_) => return,
+    };
+    let c = match bump(app, me, j.owner, j.space_id, |c| {
+        if !c.members.iter().any(|m| m.key == j.room_key) {
+            let e = c.epoch;
+            c.members.push(sp::Member { key: j.room_key, role: sp::Role::Member, since_epoch: e });
+        }
+    })
+    .await
+    {
+        Ok(c) => c,
+        Err(e) => {
+            log::warn!("spaces: could not seat a joiner: {e}");
+            return;
+        }
+    };
     let _ledger = ledger::hold(LEDGER_FILE).await;
     let mut l = load(app);
-    let rec = l.spaces.entry(rid).or_insert_with(|| SpaceRecord {
-        owner: b58(&inv.owner),
-        space_id: b58(&inv.space_id),
-        name: cap(&inv.name, sp::MAX_NAME_BYTES),
-        private: inv.private,
-        my_role: "member".into(),
-        joined_at: now_secs(),
-        keys: BTreeMap::new(),
-        last_epoch: 0,
-    });
-    rec.name = cap(&inv.name, sp::MAX_NAME_BYTES);
-    rec.private = inv.private;
-    if let Some(k) = inv.key {
-        rec.keys.insert(inv.epoch.to_string(), b58(&k));
-    }
+    let Some(rec) = l.spaces.get_mut(&rid) else { return };
+    // Who is behind the key, kept here and nowhere else.
+    rec.roster.insert(b58(&j.room_key), b58(&sender));
+    rec.invited.remove(&b58(&sender));
+    rec.last_epoch = c.epoch;
     if let Err(e) = save(app, &l) {
-        log::warn!("spaces: could not keep an invitation: {e}");
-    } else {
-        log::info!("spaces: invited to {:?} by {}", inv.name, b58(&inv.owner));
+        log::warn!("spaces: seated a joiner but could not record it: {e}");
     }
+    log::info!("spaces: seated a member in {:?} at epoch {} ({owner_b58}/{space_b58})", c.name, c.epoch);
 }
 
 pub(crate) async fn on_inbox_space_key(app: &tauri::AppHandle, sender: [u8; 32], sk: SpaceKeyCargo) {
@@ -644,6 +830,57 @@ pub async fn space_leave(app: tauri::AppHandle, owner: String, space: String) ->
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    fn rec(role: &str, secret: Option<[u8; 32]>) -> SpaceRecord {
+        SpaceRecord {
+            owner: b58(&[1u8; 32]),
+            space_id: b58(&[2u8; 16]),
+            name: "Late Night Ambient".into(),
+            private: true,
+            my_role: role.into(),
+            joined_at: 0,
+            keys: BTreeMap::new(),
+            last_epoch: 1,
+            room_secret: secret.map(|s| b58(&s)),
+            roster: BTreeMap::new(),
+            invited: BTreeMap::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Which key we wear where. An owner is their persona — the Space's
+    /// address is derived from it, so there is nothing to hide there — and a
+    /// member is the key minted for that Space and no other.
+    #[test]
+    fn a_member_wears_a_room_key_and_an_owner_wears_their_persona() {
+        let me = [5u8; 32];
+        assert_eq!(worn_key(&rec("owner", None), &me), me, "an owner is their persona here");
+        assert_eq!(worn_key(&rec("owner", Some([9u8; 32])), &me), me, "even holding a room key");
+
+        let worn = worn_key(&rec("member", Some([9u8; 32])), &me);
+        assert_eq!(worn, sp::member_public(&[9u8; 32]));
+        assert_ne!(worn, me, "a member must not appear as their persona");
+
+        // Two Spaces, two keys: one roster cannot be correlated with another.
+        assert_ne!(
+            worn_key(&rec("member", Some([9u8; 32])), &me),
+            worn_key(&rec("member", Some([8u8; 32])), &me),
+        );
+        // Before the mint there is nothing to wear but the persona, and the
+        // roster check then simply fails rather than posting as one.
+        assert_eq!(worn_key(&rec("member", None), &me), me);
+    }
+
+    /// The mapping the design exists to keep off the network stays local, and
+    /// is only ever answerable by the device that seated the member.
+    #[test]
+    fn only_the_seating_device_can_name_a_room_key() {
+        let mut r = rec("owner", None);
+        let room = b58(&sp::member_public(&[9u8; 32]));
+        r.roster.insert(room.clone(), b58(&[7u8; 32]));
+        assert_eq!(r.roster.get(&room).map(String::as_str), Some(b58(&[7u8; 32]).as_str()));
+        // A record that never seated them knows nothing.
+        assert!(rec("member", Some([9u8; 32])).roster.get(&room).is_none());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn contract_generation_is_pinned() {
         let ids = FreenetAdapter::contract_ids(SPACE_WASM.to_vec(), &sp::make_params(&[7u8; 32], &[1u8; 16]));