replace remaining didJwt.createJwt calls with one that checks for did:peer

src/components/GiftedDialog.vue

@@ -287,11 +287,10 @@ export default class GiftedDialog extends Vue {
     unitCode: string = "HUR",
   ) {
     try {
-      const identity = await libsUtil.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
       const result = await createAndSubmitGive(
         this.axios,
         this.apiServer,
-        identity,
+        this.activeDid,
         giverDid,
         this.receiver?.did as string,
         description,

src/components/OfferDialog.vue

@@ -223,11 +223,10 @@ export default class OfferDialog extends Vue {
     }
 
     try {
-      const identity = await libsUtil.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
       const result = await createAndSubmitOffer(
         this.axios,
         this.apiServer,
-        identity,
+        this.activeDid,
         description,
         amount,
         unitCode,

src/libs/crypto/index.ts

@@ -101,11 +101,6 @@ export const accessToken = async (did?: string) => {
   }
 };
 
-export const sign = async (privateKeyHex: string) => {
-  const signer = SimpleSigner(privateKeyHex);
-  return signer;
-};
-
 /**
  *  Copied out of did-jwt since it's deprecated in that library.
  *

src/libs/endorserServer.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { Axios, AxiosRequestConfig, AxiosResponse } from "axios";
 import * as didJwt from "did-jwt";
 import { LRUCache } from "lru-cache";
 import * as R from "ramda";
-import { IIdentifier } from "@veramo/core";
 
 import { DEFAULT_IMAGE_API_SERVER } from "@/constants/app";
 import { Contact } from "@/db/tables/contacts";
@@ -516,6 +515,9 @@ export async function setPlanInCache(
   planCache.set(handleId, planSummary);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Construct GiveAction VC for submission to server
+ */
 export function constructGive(
   fromDid?: string | null,
   toDid?: string,
@@ -570,7 +572,7 @@ export function constructGive(
 export async function createAndSubmitGive(
   axios: Axios,
   apiServer: string,
-  identity: IIdentifier,
+  issuerDid: string,
   fromDid?: string | null,
   toDid?: string,
   description?: string,
@@ -594,7 +596,7 @@ export async function createAndSubmitGive(
   );
   return createAndSubmitClaim(
     vcClaim as GenericCredWrapper,
-    identity,
+    issuerDid,
     apiServer,
     axios,
   );
@@ -612,7 +614,7 @@ export async function createAndSubmitGive(
 export async function createAndSubmitOffer(
   axios: Axios,
   apiServer: string,
-  identity: IIdentifier,
+  issuerDid: string,
   description?: string,
   amount?: number,
   unitCode?: string,
@@ -623,7 +625,7 @@ export async function createAndSubmitOffer(
   const vcClaim: OfferVerifiableCredential = {
     "@context": SCHEMA_ORG_CONTEXT,
     "@type": "Offer",
-    offeredBy: { identifier: identity.did },
+    offeredBy: { identifier: issuerDid },
     validThrough: expirationDate || undefined,
   };
   if (amount) {
@@ -647,7 +649,7 @@ export async function createAndSubmitOffer(
   }
   return createAndSubmitClaim(
     vcClaim as GenericCredWrapper,
-    identity,
+    issuerDid,
     apiServer,
     axios,
   );
@@ -655,7 +657,7 @@ export async function createAndSubmitOffer(
 
 // similar logic is found in endorser-mobile
 export const createAndSubmitConfirmation = async (
-  identifier: IIdentifier,
+  issuerDid: string,
   claim: GenericVerifiableCredential,
   lastClaimId: string, // used to set the lastClaimId
   handleId: string | undefined,
@@ -672,12 +674,12 @@ export const createAndSubmitConfirmation = async (
     "@type": "AgreeAction",
     object: goodClaim,
   };
-  return createAndSubmitClaim(confirmationClaim, identifier, apiServer, axios);
+  return createAndSubmitClaim(confirmationClaim, issuerDid, apiServer, axios);
 };
 
 export async function createAndSubmitClaim(
   vcClaim: GenericVerifiableCredential,
-  identity: IIdentifier,
+  issuerDid: string,
   apiServer: string,
   axios: Axios,
 ): Promise<CreateAndSubmitClaimResult> {
@@ -690,34 +692,15 @@ export async function createAndSubmitClaim(
       },
     };
 
-    // Create a signature using private key of identity
+    const vcJwt: string = await createEndorserJwt(issuerDid, vcPayload);
-    const firstKey = identity.keys[0];
-    const privateKeyHex = firstKey?.privateKeyHex;
-
-    if (!privateKeyHex) {
-      throw {
-        error: "No private key",
-        message: `Your identifier ${identity.did} is not configured correctly. Use a different identifier.`,
-      };
-    }
-
-    const signer = await SimpleSigner(privateKeyHex);
-
-    // Create a JWT for the request
-    const vcJwt: string = await didJwt.createJWT(vcPayload, {
-      issuer: identity.did,
-      signer,
-    });
 
     // Make the xhr request payload
     const payload = JSON.stringify({ jwtEncoded: vcJwt });
     const url = `${apiServer}/api/v2/claim`;
-    const token = await accessToken(identity.did);
 
     const response = await axios.post(url, payload, {
       headers: {
         "Content-Type": "application/json",
-        Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
       },
     });
 
@@ -942,21 +925,36 @@ export const bvcMeetingJoinClaim = (did: string, startTime: string) => {
   };
 };
 
-export async function createEndorserJwt(did: string, payload: object) {
+export async function createEndorserJwtVcFromClaim(
-  const account = await getAccount(did);
+  issuerDid: string,
+  claim: object,
+) {
+  // Make a payload for the claim
+  const vcPayload = {
+    vc: {
+      "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"],
+      type: ["VerifiableCredential"],
+      credentialSubject: claim,
+    },
+  };
+  return createEndorserJwt(issuerDid, vcPayload);
+}
+
+export async function createEndorserJwt(issuerDid: string, payload: object) {
+  const account = await getAccount(issuerDid);
   if (account?.identity) {
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
     const identity = JSON.parse(account.identity!);
     const privateKeyHex = identity.keys[0].privateKeyHex;
     const signer = await SimpleSigner(privateKeyHex);
     return didJwt.createJWT(payload, {
-      issuer: did,
+      issuer: issuerDid,
       signer: signer,
     });
   } else if (account?.passkeyCredIdHex) {
-    return createDidPeerJwt(did, account.passkeyCredIdHex, payload);
+    return createDidPeerJwt(issuerDid, account.passkeyCredIdHex, payload);
   } else {
-    throw new Error("No identity data found to sign for DID " + did);
+    throw new Error("No identity data found to sign for DID " + issuerDid);
   }
 }
 
@@ -1044,16 +1042,16 @@ export async function setVisibilityUtil(
  *
  * @param apiServer endorser server URL string
  * @param axios Axios instance
- * @param {IIdentifier} identity - The identity object to check rate limits for.
+ * @param {string} issuerDid - The DID for which to check rate limits.
  * @returns {Promise<AxiosResponse>} The Axios response object.
  */
 export async function fetchEndorserRateLimits(
   apiServer: string,
   axios: Axios,
-  did: string,
+  issuerDid: string,
 ) {
   const url = `${apiServer}/api/report/rateLimits`;
-  const headers = await getHeaders(did);
+  const headers = await getHeaders(issuerDid);
   return await axios.get(url, { headers } as AxiosRequestConfig);
 }
 
@@ -1062,15 +1060,11 @@ export async function fetchEndorserRateLimits(
  *
  * @param apiServer image server URL string
  * @param axios Axios instance
- * @param {IIdentifier} identity - The identity object to check rate limits for.
+ * @param {string} issuerDid - The DID for which to check rate limits.
  * @returns {Promise<AxiosResponse>} The Axios response object.
  */
-export async function fetchImageRateLimits(
+export async function fetchImageRateLimits(axios: Axios, issuerDid: string) {
-  apiServer: string,
-  axios: Axios,
-  did: string,
-) {
   const url = DEFAULT_IMAGE_API_SERVER + "/image-limits";
-  const headers = await getHeaders(did);
+  const headers = await getHeaders(issuerDid);
   return await axios.get(url, { headers } as AxiosRequestConfig);
 }

src/libs/util.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { createPeerDid, registerCredential } from "@/libs/didPeer";
 import { Buffer } from "buffer";
 
 export const PRIVACY_MESSAGE =
-  "The data you send be visible to the world -- except: your IDs and the IDs of anyone you tag will stay private, only visible to those you allow.";
+  "The data you send will be visible to the world -- except: your IDs and the IDs of anyone you tag will stay private, only visible to them and others you explicitly allow.";
 
 /* eslint-disable prettier/prettier */
 export const UNIT_SHORT: Record<string, string> = {

src/test/index.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import { SERVICE_ID } from "../libs/endorserServer";
 import { deriveAddress, newIdentifier } from "../libs/crypto";
 import { MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY } from "@/db/tables/settings";
 
+/**
+ * Get User #0 to sign & submit a RegisterAction for the user's activeDid.
+ */
 export async function testServerRegisterUser() {
   const testUser0Mnem =
     "seminar accuse mystery assist delay law thing deal image undo guard initial shallow wrestle list fragile borrow velvet tomorrow awake explain test offer control";

src/views/AccountViewView.vue

@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@
 
         <div class="text-slate-500 text-sm font-bold">Derivation Path</div>
         <div
+          v-if="derivationPath"
           class="text-sm text-slate-500 flex justify-start items-center mb-1"
         >
           <code class="truncate">{{ derivationPath }}</code>
@@ -375,6 +376,12 @@
           </button>
           <span v-show="showDerCopy">Copied</span>
         </div>
+        <div
+          v-else
+          class="text-sm text-slate-500 flex justify-start items-center mb-1"
+        >
+          (none)
+        </div>
       </div>
 
       <!-- id used by puppeteer test script -->
@@ -646,13 +653,16 @@
 
 <script lang="ts">
 import { AxiosError } from "axios";
+import { Buffer } from "buffer/";
 import Dexie from "dexie";
 import "dexie-export-import";
 import { ImportProgress } from "dexie-export-import/dist/import";
+import { IIdentifier } from "@veramo/core";
 import { ref } from "vue";
 import { Component, Vue } from "vue-facing-decorator";
 import { useClipboard } from "@vueuse/core";
 
+import EntityIcon from "@/components/EntityIcon.vue";
 import ImageMethodDialog from "@/components/ImageMethodDialog.vue";
 import QuickNav from "@/components/QuickNav.vue";
 import TopMessage from "@/components/TopMessage.vue";
@@ -664,9 +674,9 @@ import {
   NotificationIface,
 } from "@/constants/app";
 import { db, accountsDB } from "@/db/index";
+import { Account } from "@/db/tables/accounts";
 import { MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY, Settings } from "@/db/tables/settings";
 import { accessToken } from "@/libs/crypto";
-import { IIdentifier } from "@veramo/core";
 import {
   ErrorResponse,
   EndorserRateLimits,
@@ -674,15 +684,7 @@ import {
   fetchEndorserRateLimits,
   fetchImageRateLimits,
 } from "@/libs/endorserServer";
-import { Buffer } from "buffer/";
+import { getAccount } from "@/libs/util";
-import EntityIcon from "@/components/EntityIcon.vue";
-
-interface IAccount {
-  did: string;
-  publicKeyHex: string;
-  privateHex?: string;
-  derivationPath: string;
-}
 
 const inputImportFileNameRef = ref<Blob>();
 
@@ -705,6 +707,7 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
   givenName = "";
   hideRegisterPromptOnNewContact = false;
   imageLimits: ImageRateLimits | null = null;
+  imageServer = "";
   isRegistered = false;
   isSubscribed = false;
   limitsMessage = "";
@@ -738,18 +741,9 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
    */
   async mounted() {
     try {
-      await db.open();
-
-      const settings = await db.settings.get(MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY);
-
       // Initialize component state with values from the database or defaults
-      this.initializeState(settings);
+      await this.initializeState();
-
+      await this.processIdentity();
-      // Get and process the identity
-      const identity = await this.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
-      if (identity) {
-        this.processIdentity(identity);
-      }
 
       const registration = await navigator.serviceWorker.ready;
       this.subscription = await registration.pushManager.getSubscription();
@@ -768,9 +762,12 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
 
   /**
    * Initializes component state with values from the database or defaults.
-   * @param {SettingsType} settings - Object containing settings from the database.
    */
-  initializeState(settings: Settings | undefined) {
+  async initializeState() {
+    await db.open();
+    const settings: Settings | undefined =
+      await db.settings.get(MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY);
+
     this.activeDid = (settings?.activeDid as string) || "";
     this.apiServer = (settings?.apiServer as string) || "";
     this.apiServerInput = (settings?.apiServer as string) || "";
@@ -778,6 +775,7 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
       (settings?.firstName || "") +
       (settings?.lastName ? ` ${settings.lastName}` : ""); // pre v 0.1.3
     this.isRegistered = !!settings?.isRegistered;
+    this.imageServer = (settings?.imageServer as string) || "";
     this.profileImageUrl = settings?.profileImageUrl as string;
     this.showContactGives = !!settings?.showContactGivesInline;
     this.hideRegisterPromptOnNewContact =
@@ -790,23 +788,6 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
     this.webPushServerInput = (settings?.webPushServer as string) || "";
   }
 
-  public async getIdentity(activeDid: string): Promise<IIdentifier | null> {
-    try {
-      // Open the accounts database
-      await accountsDB.open();
-
-      // Search for the account with the matching DID (decentralized identifier)
-      const account: { identity?: string } | undefined =
-        await accountsDB.accounts.where("did").equals(activeDid).first();
-
-      // Return parsed identity or null if not found
-      return JSON.parse((account?.identity as string) || "null");
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error("Failed to find account:", error);
-      return null;
-    }
-  }
-
   // call fn, copy text to the clipboard, then redo fn after 2 seconds
   doCopyTwoSecRedo(text: string, fn: () => void) {
     fn();
@@ -846,21 +827,19 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
 
   /**
    * Processes the identity and updates the component's state.
-   * @param {IdentityType} identity - Object containing identity information.
    */
-  processIdentity(identity: IIdentifier) {
+  async processIdentity() {
-    if (
+    const account: Account | undefined = await getAccount(this.activeDid);
-      identity &&
+    if (account?.identity) {
-      identity.keys &&
+      const identity = JSON.parse(account.identity as string) as IIdentifier;
-      identity.keys.length > 0 &&
-      identity.keys[0].meta
-    ) {
       this.publicHex = identity.keys[0].publicKeyHex;
       this.publicBase64 = Buffer.from(this.publicHex, "hex").toString("base64");
       this.derivationPath = identity.keys[0].meta?.derivationPath as string;
       this.checkLimitsFor(this.activeDid);
-    } else {
+    } else if (account?.publicKeyHex) {
-      // Handle the case where any of these are null or undefined
+      this.publicHex = account.publicKeyHex as string;
+      this.publicBase64 = Buffer.from(this.publicHex, "hex").toString("base64");
+      this.checkLimitsFor(this.activeDid);
     }
   }
 
@@ -1258,11 +1237,7 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
             );
           }
         }
-        const imageResp = await fetchImageRateLimits(
+        const imageResp = await fetchImageRateLimits(this.axios, did);
-          this.apiServer,
-          this.axios,
-          did,
-        );
         if (imageResp.status === 200) {
           this.imageLimits = imageResp.data;
         }
@@ -1359,9 +1334,9 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
    *
    * @param {AccountType} account - The account object.
    */
-  private updateActiveAccountProperties(account: IAccount) {
+  private updateActiveAccountProperties(account: Account) {
     this.activeDid = account.did;
-    this.derivationPath = account.derivationPath;
+    this.derivationPath = account.derivationPath || "";
     this.publicHex = account.publicKeyHex;
     this.publicBase64 = Buffer.from(this.publicHex, "hex").toString("base64");
   }

src/views/ClaimAddRawView.vue

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export default class ClaimAddRawView extends Vue {
     const fullClaim = JSON.parse(this.claimStr);
     const result = await serverUtil.createAndSubmitClaim(
       fullClaim,
-      await this.getIdentity(this.activeDid),
+      this.activeDid,
       this.apiServer,
       this.axios,
     );

src/views/ClaimView.vue

@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ export default class ClaimView extends Vue {
     };
     const result = await serverUtil.createAndSubmitClaim(
       confirmationClaim,
-      await this.getIdentity(this.activeDid),
+      this.activeDid,
       this.apiServer,
       this.axios,
     );

src/views/ConfirmGiftView.vue

@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ export default class ClaimView extends Vue {
     };
     const result = await serverUtil.createAndSubmitClaim(
       confirmationClaim,
-      await this.getIdentity(this.activeDid),
+      this.activeDid,
       this.apiServer,
       this.axios,
     );

src/views/ContactAmountsView.vue

@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@
 
 <script lang="ts">
 import { AxiosError } from "axios";
-import * as didJwt from "did-jwt";
 import * as R from "ramda";
 import { Component, Vue } from "vue-facing-decorator";
 
@@ -115,9 +114,10 @@ import { NotificationIface } from "@/constants/app";
 import { accountsDB, db } from "@/db/index";
 import { Contact } from "@/db/tables/contacts";
 import { MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY } from "@/db/tables/settings";
-import { accessToken, SimpleSigner } from "@/libs/crypto";
+import { accessToken } from "@/libs/crypto";
 import {
   AgreeVerifiableCredential,
+  createEndorserJwtVcFromClaim,
   displayAmount,
   getHeaders,
   GiveSummaryRecord,
@@ -280,28 +280,10 @@ export default class ContactAmountssView extends Vue {
       object: origClaim,
     };
 
-    // Make a payload for the claim
+    const vcJwt: string = await createEndorserJwtVcFromClaim(
-    const vcPayload: didJwt.JWTPayload = {
+      this.activeDid,
-      vc: {
+      vcClaim,
-        "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"],
+    );
-        type: ["VerifiableCredential"],
-        credentialSubject: vcClaim,
-      },
-    };
-
-    // Create a signature using private key of identity
-    const identity = await this.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
-    if (identity.keys[0].privateKeyHex !== null) {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
-      const privateKeyHex: string = identity.keys[0].privateKeyHex!;
-      const signer = await SimpleSigner(privateKeyHex);
-      const alg = undefined;
-      // Create a JWT for the request
-      const vcJwt: string = await didJwt.createJWT(vcPayload, {
-        alg: alg,
-        issuer: identity.did,
-        signer: signer,
-      });
 
     // Make the xhr request payload
     const payload = JSON.stringify({ jwtEncoded: vcJwt });
@@ -342,7 +324,6 @@ export default class ContactAmountssView extends Vue {
       );
     }
   }
-  }
 
   cannotConfirmMessage() {
     this.$notify(

src/views/ContactQRScanShowView.vue

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ import {
   SimpleSigner,
 } from "@/libs/crypto";
 import {
-  CONTACT_URL_PREFIX,
+  CONTACT_URL_PREFIX, createEndorserJwt,
   ENDORSER_JWT_URL_LOCATION,
   isDid,
   register,
@@ -161,15 +161,7 @@ export default class ContactQRScanShow extends Vue {
         },
       };
 
-      const alg = undefined;
+      const vcJwt: string = await createEndorserJwt(identity.did, contactInfo);
-      const privateKeyHex: string = identity.keys[0].privateKeyHex;
-      const signer = await SimpleSigner(privateKeyHex);
-      // create a JWT for the request
-      const vcJwt: string = await didJwt.createJWT(contactInfo, {
-        alg: alg,
-        issuer: identity.did,
-        signer: signer,
-      });
       const viewPrefix = CONTACT_URL_PREFIX + ENDORSER_JWT_URL_LOCATION;
       this.qrValue = viewPrefix + vcJwt;
     }

src/views/ContactsView.vue

@@ -303,12 +303,11 @@
 import { AxiosError } from "axios";
 import { IndexableType } from "dexie";
 import * as R from "ramda";
-import { IIdentifier } from "@veramo/core";
 import { Component, Vue } from "vue-facing-decorator";
 import { Router } from "vue-router";
 
 import { AppString, NotificationIface } from "@/constants/app";
-import { accountsDB, db } from "@/db/index";
+import { db } from "@/db/index";
 import { Contact } from "@/db/tables/contacts";
 import { MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY, Settings } from "@/db/tables/settings";
 import { getContactPayloadFromJwtUrl } from "@/libs/crypto";
@@ -327,7 +326,6 @@ import QuickNav from "@/components/QuickNav.vue";
 import EntityIcon from "@/components/EntityIcon.vue";
 import GiftedDialog from "@/components/GiftedDialog.vue";
 import OfferDialog from "@/components/OfferDialog.vue";
-import { Account } from "@/db/tables/accounts";
 
 import { Buffer } from "buffer/";
 
@@ -401,20 +399,6 @@ export default class ContactsView extends Vue {
     );
   }
 
-  public async getIdentity(activeDid: string): Promise<IIdentifier> {
-    await accountsDB.open();
-    const accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.toArray();
-    const account = R.find((acc) => acc.did === activeDid, accounts) as Account;
-    const identity = JSON.parse(account?.identity || "null");
-
-    if (!identity) {
-      throw new Error(
-        "Attempted to load Give records with no identifier available.",
-      );
-    }
-    return identity;
-  }
-
   async loadGives() {
     if (!this.activeDid) {
       return;

src/views/GiftedDetails.vue

@@ -549,7 +549,6 @@ export default class GiftedDetails extends Vue {
    */
   public async recordGive() {
     try {
-      const identity = await libsUtil.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
       const recipientDid = this.givenToRecipient
         ? this.recipientDid
         : undefined;
@@ -557,7 +556,7 @@ export default class GiftedDetails extends Vue {
       const result = await createAndSubmitGive(
         this.axios,
         this.apiServer,
-        identity,
+        this.activeDid,
         this.giverDid,
         recipientDid,
         this.description,

src/views/NewEditProjectView.vue

@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import "leaflet/dist/leaflet.css";
 import { AxiosError } from "axios";
-import * as didJwt from "did-jwt";
 import { DateTime } from "luxon";
 import { IIdentifier } from "@veramo/core";
 import { Component, Vue } from "vue-facing-decorator";
@@ -184,10 +183,13 @@ import QuickNav from "@/components/QuickNav.vue";
 import { DEFAULT_IMAGE_API_SERVER, NotificationIface } from "@/constants/app";
 import { accountsDB, db } from "@/db/index";
 import { MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY } from "@/db/tables/settings";
-import { accessToken, SimpleSigner } from "@/libs/crypto";
+import { accessToken } from "@/libs/crypto";
 import * as libsUtil from "@/libs/util";
 import { useAppStore } from "@/store/app";
-import { PlanVerifiableCredential } from "@/libs/endorserServer";
+import {
+  createEndorserJwtVcFromClaim,
+  PlanVerifiableCredential,
+} from "@/libs/endorserServer";
 import ImageMethodDialog from "@/components/ImageMethodDialog.vue";
 
 @Component({
@@ -430,28 +432,7 @@ export default class NewEditProjectView extends Vue {
     } else {
       delete vcClaim.startTime;
     }
-    // Make a payload for the claim
+    const vcJwt = await createEndorserJwtVcFromClaim(identity.did, vcClaim);
-    const vcPayload = {
-      vc: {
-        "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"],
-        type: ["VerifiableCredential"],
-        credentialSubject: vcClaim,
-      },
-    };
-    // create a signature using private key of identity
-    if (identity.keys[0].privateKeyHex != null) {
-      const privateKeyHex: string = identity.keys[0].privateKeyHex;
-      const signer = await SimpleSigner(privateKeyHex);
-      const alg = undefined;
-      // create a JWT for the request
-      const vcJwt: string = await didJwt.createJWT(
-        vcPayload as Partial<didJwt.JWTPayload>,
-        {
-          alg: alg,
-          issuer: identity.did,
-          signer: signer,
-        },
-      );
 
     // Make the xhr request payload
 
@@ -520,10 +501,7 @@ export default class NewEditProjectView extends Vue {
           );
         }
       } else {
-          console.error(
+        console.error("Here's the full error trying to save the claim:", error);
-            "Here's the full error trying to save the claim:",
-            error,
-          );
         this.$notify(
           {
             group: "alert",
@@ -538,7 +516,6 @@ export default class NewEditProjectView extends Vue {
       this.errorMessage = userMessage;
     }
   }
-  }
 
   public async onSaveProjectClick() {
     this.isHiddenSave = true;

src/views/ProjectViewView.vue

@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ export default class ProjectViewView extends Vue {
     };
     const result = await serverUtil.createAndSubmitClaim(
       confirmationClaim,
-      await this.getIdentity(this.activeDid),
+      this.activeDid,
       this.apiServer,
       this.axios,
     );

src/views/QuickActionBvcBeginView.vue

@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ export default class QuickActionBvcBeginView extends Vue {
 
     try {
       const hoursNum = libsUtil.numberOrZero(this.hoursStr);
-      const identity = await libsUtil.getIdentity(activeDid);
 
       this.$notify({ group: "alert", type: "toast", title: "Sent..." }, 1000);
 
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ export default class QuickActionBvcBeginView extends Vue {
         const timeResult = await createAndSubmitGive(
           axios,
           apiServer,
-          identity,
+          activeDid,
           activeDid,
           undefined,
           undefined,
@@ -165,7 +164,7 @@ export default class QuickActionBvcBeginView extends Vue {
       if (this.attended) {
         const attendResult = await createAndSubmitClaim(
           bvcMeetingJoinClaim(activeDid, this.todayOrPreviousStartDate),
-          identity,
+          activeDid,
           apiServer,
           axios,
         );

src/views/QuickActionBvcEndView.vue

@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ import {
   getHeaders,
   ErrorResult,
 } from "@/libs/endorserServer";
-import * as libsUtil from "@/libs/util";
 
 @Component({
   methods: { claimSpecialDescription },
@@ -264,8 +263,6 @@ export default class QuickActionBvcBeginView extends Vue {
 
   async record() {
     try {
-      const identity = await libsUtil.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
-
       this.$notify({ group: "alert", type: "toast", title: "Sent..." }, 1000);
 
       // in parallel, make a confirmation for each selected claim and send them all to the server
@@ -277,9 +274,8 @@ export default class QuickActionBvcBeginView extends Vue {
           if (!record) {
             return { type: "error", error: "Record not found." };
           }
-          const identity = await libsUtil.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
           return createAndSubmitConfirmation(
-            identity,
+            this.activeDid,
             record.claim as GenericVerifiableCredential,
             record.id,
             record.handleId,
@@ -313,7 +309,7 @@ export default class QuickActionBvcBeginView extends Vue {
         const giveResult = await createAndSubmitGive(
           axios,
           this.apiServer,
-          identity,
+          this.activeDid,
           undefined,
           this.activeDid,
           this.description,