docs(release): bump to v4.4 with AOSP conformance changelog

Cherry-pick three upstream fixes: Parcel position reset in hasException()
so the method doesn't consume reply data (7804743), list_past_alias
enumeration filter inversion (2aac65c), and KeyMetadata alignment with
AOSP semantics — modificationTimeMs, Tag.ORIGIN, KeyDescriptor
normalization (86db5bf).

Additionally, createErrorReply() was missing the empty remote stack
trace header int between the exception message and error code, per
AOSP Status.cpp:196. Binder readers expecting the standard
EX_SERVICE_SPECIFIC wire format would misparse our error replies.

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -3,16 +3,10 @@ name: Build
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ "main" ]
-    paths-ignore:
+    paths-ignore: [ '**.md' ]
-      - '**.md'
-      - '.github/**'
-      - '!.github/workflows/**'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "main" ]
-    paths-ignore:
+    paths-ignore: [ '**.md' ]
-      - '**.md'
-      - '.github/**'
-      - '!.github/workflows/**'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
@@ -22,18 +16,9 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      id-token: write
-      attestations: write
-      contents: read
-    
-    outputs:
-      releaseName: ${{ steps.prepareArtifact.outputs.releaseName }}
-      debugName: ${{ steps.prepareArtifact.outputs.debugName }}
 
     steps:
-      - name: Check out
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: "recursive"
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -45,6 +30,25 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 21
           cache: 'gradle'
 
+      - name: Setup Rust toolchain
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          targets: aarch64-linux-android,armv7-linux-androideabi,i686-linux-android,x86_64-linux-android
+
+      - name: Cache Rust artifacts
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ~/.cargo/git
+            ~/.cargo/bin/cargo-ndk
+            native-certgen/target
+          key: rust-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('native-certgen/Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: rust-${{ runner.os }}-
+
+      - name: Install cargo-ndk
+        run: command -v cargo-ndk || cargo install cargo-ndk
+
       - name: Set up ccache
         uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2
         with:
@@ -60,73 +64,96 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build with Gradle
         run: |
           chmod +x ./gradlew
-
           ./gradlew zipRelease zipDebug -Porg.gradle.parallel=true -Porg.gradle.vfs.watch=true -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m
 
-      - name: Prepare artifact
+      - name: Read version
-        if: success()
+        id: ver
-        id: prepareArtifact
+        run: |
+          ver=$(grep 'val verName' app/build.gradle.kts | sed 's/.*"\(.*\)".*/\1/')
+          echo "version=${ver}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Rename ZIPs for release
         run: |
-          set -e
           RELEASE_FILE=$(find out -name "*Release*.zip" | head -1)
           DEBUG_FILE=$(find out -name "*Debug*.zip" | head -1)
 
           if [[ -z "$RELEASE_FILE" || -z "$DEBUG_FILE" ]]; then
-            echo "Error: Could not find release or debug files in out/"
+            echo "::error::Could not find release or debug ZIPs in out/"
-            echo "Contents of out/ directory:"
+            ls -la out/ || echo "out/ does not exist"
-            ls -la out/ || echo "out/ directory does not exist"
             exit 1
           fi
 
-          # Extract names
+          mv "$RELEASE_FILE" "out/TEESimulator-${VER}-Release.zip"
-          RELEASE_NAME=$(basename "$RELEASE_FILE" .zip)
+          mv "$DEBUG_FILE" "out/TEESimulator-${VER}-Debug.zip"
-          DEBUG_NAME=$(basename "$DEBUG_FILE" .zip)
 
-          echo "releaseName=$RELEASE_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Release: TEESimulator-${VER}-Release.zip ($(du -h "out/TEESimulator-${VER}-Release.zip" | cut -f1))"
-          echo "debugName=$DEBUG_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Debug: TEESimulator-${VER}-Debug.zip ($(du -h "out/TEESimulator-${VER}-Debug.zip" | cut -f1))"
+        env:
+          VER: ${{ steps.ver.outputs.version }}
 
-          mkdir -p module-release module-debug
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-          unzip -q "$RELEASE_FILE" -d module-release
-          unzip -q "$DEBUG_FILE" -d module-debug
-          echo "  Release: $RELEASE_NAME"
-          echo "  Debug: $DEBUG_NAME"
-
-      - name: Upload release
-        if: success()
-        id: release
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: ${{ steps.prepareArtifact.outputs.releaseName }}
+          name: TEESimulator-release-zip
-          path: "./module-release/*"
+          path: out/TEESimulator-*-Release.zip
           retention-days: 30
-          compression-level: 6
+          compression-level: 0
 
-      - name: Upload debug
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        if: success()
-        id: debug
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: ${{ steps.prepareArtifact.outputs.debugName }}
+          name: TEESimulator-debug-zip
-          path: "./module-debug/*"
+          path: out/TEESimulator-*-Debug.zip
           retention-days: 7
-          compression-level: 6
+          compression-level: 0
 
-      - name: Upload release mappings
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        if: success()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: release-mappings-${{ github.run_number }}
+          name: release-mappings
-          path: "./app/build/outputs/mapping/release"
+          path: app/build/outputs/mapping/release
           retention-days: 30
           compression-level: 9
 
-      - name: Summary
+  release:
-        if: always()
+    needs: build
+    if: (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch') && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Read version
+        id: ver
         run: |
-          echo "## Build Summary" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          ver=$(grep 'val verName' app/build.gradle.kts | sed 's/.*"\(.*\)".*/\1/')
-          echo "- **Status**: ${{ job.status }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "version=${ver}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "- **Gradle Tasks**: assembleRelease, assembleDebug" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
-          if [[ "${{ job.status }}" == "success" ]]; then
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-            echo "- **Release Artifact**: ${{ steps.prepareArtifact.outputs.releaseName }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        with:
-            echo "- **Debug Artifact**: ${{ steps.prepareArtifact.outputs.debugName }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          name: TEESimulator-release-zip
-          fi
+          path: zips
+
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: TEESimulator-debug-zip
+          path: zips
+
+      - name: Extract changelog
+        run: |
+          ver="${VER#v}"
+          awk "/^## TEESimulator v${ver}/{flag=1; next} /^## TEESimulator v/{if(flag) exit} flag" module/changelog.md > /tmp/notes.md
+          cat /tmp/notes.md
+        env:
+          VER: ${{ steps.ver.outputs.version }}
+
+      - name: Create release
+        run: |
+          gh release delete "$VER" --yes 2>/dev/null || true
+          gh release create "$VER" \
+            --title "$VER" \
+            --latest \
+            --notes-file /tmp/notes.md \
+            "zips/TEESimulator-${VER}-Release.zip" \
+            "zips/TEESimulator-${VER}-Debug.zip"
+        env:
+          VER: ${{ steps.ver.outputs.version }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

README.md

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
   <p align="center"><b>Full TEE Emulation for Rooted Android</b></p>
   <p align="center">Hardware attestation. Software keys. Zero detection.</p>
   <p align="center">
-    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/version-v4.0-blue?style=for-the-badge" alt="v4.0">
+    <a href="https://github.com/Enginex0/TEESimulator/actions/workflows/build.yml"><img src="https://github.com/Enginex0/TEESimulator/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg" alt="Build"></a>
+    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/version-v4.2-blue?style=for-the-badge" alt="v4.2">
     <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Android-10%2B-green?style=for-the-badge&logo=android" alt="Android 10+">
     <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Telegram-community-blue?style=for-the-badge&logo=telegram" alt="Telegram">
   </p>
@@ -112,6 +113,24 @@ TEESimulator replaces TrickyStore, TrickyStoreOSS, and their forks. Existing con
 
 ---
 
+## 🔨 Building from Source
+
+The CI workflow builds on every push to `main`. You can also build locally or trigger a build from your own fork.
+
+**Prerequisites:** JDK 21, Android SDK/NDK 27, Rust stable with `aarch64-linux-android` target, `cargo-ndk`.
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/Enginex0/TEESimulator.git
+cd TEESimulator
+./gradlew zipRelease zipDebug
+```
+
+Output ZIPs land in `out/`. The Gradle build automatically invokes `cargo ndk` to cross-compile `libcertgen.so` before packaging.
+
+To rebuild from a fork, push to `main` or use **Actions → Build → Run workflow**. The workflow installs all toolchains (Java, Rust, cargo-ndk, ccache) and uploads Release + Debug ZIPs as artifacts.
+
+---
+
 ## ⚙️ Configuration
 
 All configuration files live at `/data/adb/tricky_store/` and are monitored by `FileObserver` — changes take effect immediately without rebooting.

app/build.gradle.kts

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ val gitExecutor = objects.newInstance(GitExecutor::class.java)
 
 val gitCommitCount = gitExecutor.execute("git rev-list HEAD --count", rootDir).toInt()
 val gitCommitHash = gitExecutor.execute("git rev-parse --verify --short HEAD", rootDir)
-val verName = "v4.0"
+val verName = "v4.4"
 
 android {
     namespace = "org.matrix.TEESimulator"
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ androidComponents {
                     dependsOn("package${capitalized}")
                 } else {
                     dependsOn("minify${capitalized}WithR8")
+                    dependsOn("strip${capitalized}DebugSymbols")
                 }
-                dependsOn("strip${capitalized}DebugSymbols")
                 dependsOn(buildRustCertgen)
 
                 if (isDebug) {
@@ -140,12 +140,13 @@ androidComponents {
                     }
                 }
 
-                from(
+                val nativeLibsDir = if (isDebug) {
-                    project.layout.buildDirectory.dir(
+                    "intermediates/merged_native_libs/${variant.name}/merge${capitalized}NativeLibs/out/lib"
-                        "intermediates/stripped_native_libs/${variant.name}/strip${capitalized}DebugSymbols/out/lib"
+                } else {
-                    )
+                    "intermediates/stripped_native_libs/${variant.name}/strip${capitalized}DebugSymbols/out/lib"
-                ) {
+                }
-                    into("lib") // Place them in the 'lib' subfolder of the staging directory.
+                from(project.layout.buildDirectory.dir(nativeLibsDir)) {
+                    into("lib")
                     include("**/libinject.so", "**/libTEESimulator.so", "**/libsupervisor.so", "**/libcertgen.so")
                 }
 

app/src/main/cpp/binder_interceptor.cpp

@@ -358,6 +358,12 @@ void inspectAndRewriteTransaction(binder_transaction_data *txn_data) {
     if (txn_data->data_size > kMaxInterceptableDataSize)
         return;
 
+    // AIDL methods use codes in [FIRST_CALL_TRANSACTION, LAST_CALL_TRANSACTION] (1..0x00ffffff).
+    // System transactions (PING, INTERFACE, DUMP, SHELL_COMMAND) use codes above that range.
+    // Skip those — intercepting a ping adds measurable latency that timing detectors flag.
+    if (txn_data->code > 0x00ffffffu && txn_data->code != intercept::kBackdoorCode)
+        return;
+
     bool hijack = false;
     ThreadTransactionInfo info;
 

app/src/main/cpp/supervisor.cpp

@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
+#include <sys/resource.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <time.h>
 
 static volatile sig_atomic_t should_exit = 0;
 
@@ -27,7 +29,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     const char *daemon_path = argv[1];
     char **daemon_argv = &argv[1];
 
+    int backoff_ms = 500;
+
     while (!should_exit) {
+        struct timespec child_start;
+        clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &child_start);
+
         pid_t pid = fork();
 
         if (pid < 0) {
@@ -39,6 +46,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         if (pid == 0) {
             // Child: become the daemon
             prctl(PR_SET_PDEATHSIG, SIGKILL); // Die if parent dies
+            setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, 10);  // lower CPU priority than foreground
             execv(daemon_path, daemon_argv);
             perror("execv failed");
             _exit(127);
@@ -50,7 +58,18 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
         if (should_exit) break;
 
-        // Instant restart - no delay
+        // Exponential backoff on rapid crashes, reset if child was stable
+        struct timespec now;
+        clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now);
+        long lived_ms = (now.tv_sec - child_start.tv_sec) * 1000 +
+                        (now.tv_nsec - child_start.tv_nsec) / 1000000;
+
+        if (lived_ms > 30000) {
+            backoff_ms = 500;
+        } else {
+            usleep(backoff_ms * 1000);
+            if (backoff_ms < 30000) backoff_ms *= 2;
+        }
     }
 
     return 0;

app/src/main/java/org/matrix/TEESimulator/App.kt

@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ import org.matrix.TEESimulator.util.AndroidDeviceUtils
 object App {
     // The delay in milliseconds before retrying to initialize the interceptor.
     private const val RETRY_DELAY_MS = 1000L
-    // The sleep duration in milliseconds for the main service loop to keep the process alive.
-    private const val SERVICE_SLEEP_MS = 1000000L
 
     /**
      * The main entry point of the TEESimulator application.

app/src/main/java/org/matrix/TEESimulator/interception/keystore/InterceptorUtils.kt

@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ object InterceptorUtils {
     fun createErrorReply(errorCode: Int): BinderInterceptor.TransactionResult.OverrideReply {
         val parcel = Parcel.obtain().apply {
             writeInt(EX_SERVICE_SPECIFIC)
-            writeInt(errorCode)
             writeString(null)
+            writeInt(0) // empty remote stack trace header (AOSP Status.cpp:196)
+            writeInt(errorCode)
         }
         return BinderInterceptor.TransactionResult.OverrideReply(parcel)
     }
@@ -119,6 +120,8 @@ object InterceptorUtils {
 
     /** Checks if a reply parcel contains an exception without consuming it. */
     fun hasException(reply: Parcel): Boolean {
-        return runCatching { reply.readException() }.exceptionOrNull() != null
+        val exception = runCatching { reply.readException() }.exceptionOrNull()
+        if (exception != null) reply.setDataPosition(0)
+        return exception != null
     }
 }

app/src/main/java/org/matrix/TEESimulator/interception/keystore/ListEntriesHandler.kt

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ object ListEntriesHandler {
         startPastAlias: String?,
     ): List<KeyDescriptor> {
         return KeyMintSecurityLevelInterceptor.generatedKeys.keys
-            .filter { it.uid == uid && (startPastAlias == null || it.alias < startPastAlias) }
+            .filter { it.uid == uid && (startPastAlias == null || it.alias > startPastAlias) }
             .map { keyId ->
                 KeyDescriptor().apply {
                     this.domain = Domain.APP

app/src/main/java/org/matrix/TEESimulator/interception/keystore/shim/GeneratedKeyPersistence.kt

@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ object GeneratedKeyPersistence {
             val file = File(PERSISTENCE_DIR, keyFileName(keyId.uid, keyId.alias))
             if (file.exists()) {
                 if (file.delete()) {
+                    fileLocks.remove(keyFileName(keyId.uid, keyId.alias))
                     SystemLogger.debug("Deleted persisted key: $keyId")
                 } else {
                     SystemLogger.warning("Failed to delete persisted key file: ${file.name}")
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ object GeneratedKeyPersistence {
                     if (file.delete()) count++
                 }
             }
+            fileLocks.clear()
             SystemLogger.info("Deleted $count persisted key files")
         }.onFailure { e ->
             SystemLogger.error("Failed to delete all persisted keys", e)

app/src/main/java/org/matrix/TEESimulator/interception/keystore/shim/KeyMintSecurityLevelInterceptor.kt

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.matrix.TEESimulator.interception.keystore.shim
 import android.hardware.security.keymint.Algorithm
 import android.hardware.security.keymint.KeyParameter
 import android.hardware.security.keymint.KeyParameterValue
+import android.hardware.security.keymint.KeyOrigin
 import android.hardware.security.keymint.Tag
 import android.os.IBinder
 import android.os.Parcel
@@ -254,6 +255,18 @@ class KeyMintSecurityLevelInterceptor(
                     return InterceptorUtils.createErrorReply(KEYMINT_INVALID_INPUT_LENGTH)
                 }
 
+                if (params.any { it.tag == Tag.CREATION_DATETIME }) {
+                    SystemLogger.warning("[TX_ID: $txId] Rejecting CREATION_DATETIME in generateKey params")
+                    return InterceptorUtils.createErrorReply(RESPONSE_INVALID_ARGUMENT)
+                }
+
+                if (parsedParams.serial != null || parsedParams.imei != null ||
+                    parsedParams.meid != null || parsedParams.secondImei != null ||
+                    params.any { it.tag == Tag.DEVICE_UNIQUE_ATTESTATION }) {
+                    SystemLogger.warning("[TX_ID: $txId] Rejecting device ID attestation for uid=$callingUid")
+                    return InterceptorUtils.createErrorReply(KEYMINT_CANNOT_ATTEST_IDS)
+                }
+
                 val keyId = KeyIdentifier(callingUid, keyDescriptor.alias)
                 val isAttestKeyRequest = parsedParams.isAttestKey()
 
@@ -413,12 +426,20 @@ class KeyMintSecurityLevelInterceptor(
         params: KeyMintAttestation,
         descriptor: KeyDescriptor,
     ): KeyEntryResponse {
+        val normalizedKeyDescriptor =
+            KeyDescriptor().apply {
+                domain = Domain.KEY_ID
+                nspace = descriptor.nspace
+                alias = null
+                blob = null
+            }
         val metadata =
             KeyMetadata().apply {
                 keySecurityLevel = securityLevel
-                key = descriptor
+                key = normalizedKeyDescriptor
                 CertificateHelper.updateCertificateChain(this, chain.toTypedArray()).getOrThrow()
                 authorizations = params.toAuthorizations(securityLevel)
+                modificationTimeMs = System.currentTimeMillis()
             }
         return KeyEntryResponse().apply {
             this.metadata = metadata
@@ -515,6 +536,8 @@ class KeyMintSecurityLevelInterceptor(
         // Binder buffer is ~1MB; 256KB provides 4x safety margin for transaction overhead
         private const val MAX_ALIAS_LENGTH = 256 * 1024
         private const val KEYMINT_INVALID_INPUT_LENGTH = -21
+        private const val RESPONSE_INVALID_ARGUMENT = 20
+        private const val KEYMINT_CANNOT_ATTEST_IDS = -66
         private const val MAX_CONCURRENT_HW_KEYGEN_PER_UID = 2
         // Sliding window: max hardware keygen permits per UID within the burst window
         private const val MAX_HW_KEYGEN_PER_WINDOW = 2
@@ -532,6 +555,10 @@ class KeyMintSecurityLevelInterceptor(
             val timestamps = uidKeygenTimestamps.computeIfAbsent(uid) { mutableListOf() }
             synchronized(timestamps) {
                 timestamps.removeAll { now - it > BURST_WINDOW_MS }
+                if (timestamps.isEmpty()) {
+                    uidKeygenTimestamps.remove(uid, timestamps)
+                    uidHardwareKeygenCount.remove(uid)
+                }
                 return timestamps.size
             }
         }
@@ -647,6 +674,12 @@ private fun KeyMintAttestation.toAuthorizations(securityLevel: Int): Array<Autho
     authList.add(createAuth(Tag.ALGORITHM, KeyParameterValue.algorithm(this.algorithm)))
     authList.add(createAuth(Tag.KEY_SIZE, KeyParameterValue.integer(this.keySize)))
     authList.add(createAuth(Tag.EC_CURVE, KeyParameterValue.ecCurve(this.ecCurve)))
+    authList.add(
+        createAuth(
+            Tag.ORIGIN,
+            KeyParameterValue.origin(this.origin ?: KeyOrigin.GENERATED),
+        )
+    )
     authList.add(createAuth(Tag.NO_AUTH_REQUIRED, KeyParameterValue.boolValue(true)))
 
     return authList.toTypedArray()

app/src/main/java/org/matrix/TEESimulator/logging/SystemLogger.kt

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ object SystemLogger {
      * @param message The message to log.
      */
     fun debug(message: String) {
+        if (!isDebugBuild) return
         Log.d(TAG, message)
     }
 

app/src/main/java/org/matrix/TEESimulator/pki/CertificateGenerator.kt

@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ object CertificateGenerator {
         uid: Int,
         securityLevel: Int,
     ): Certificate {
-        val subject = params.certificateSubject ?: X500Name("CN=Android KeyStore Key")
+        val subject = params.certificateSubject ?: X500Name("CN=Android Keystore Key")
         val leafNotAfter =
             (signingKeyPair.public as? X509Certificate)?.notAfter
                 ?: Date(System.currentTimeMillis() + 31536000000L)

app/src/main/java/org/matrix/TEESimulator/util/AndroidDeviceUtils.kt

@@ -91,27 +91,33 @@ object AndroidDeviceUtils {
         attestationValueProvider: () -> ByteArray?,
         expectedSize: Int,
     ): ByteArray {
-        // 1. Attempt to get the value from the system property.
         getProperty(propertyName, expectedSize)?.let {
             SystemLogger.debug("Using $propertyName from system property: ${it.toHex()}")
+            persistToFile(propertyName, it)
             return it
         }
 
-        // 2. Fallback to the value from a cached TEE attestation.
         try {
             attestationValueProvider()?.let {
                 SystemLogger.debug("Using $propertyName from TEE attestation: ${it.toHex()}")
-                setProperty(propertyName, it) // Persist for consistency
+                setProperty(propertyName, it)
+                persistToFile(propertyName, it)
                 return it
             }
         } catch (e: Exception) {
             SystemLogger.error("Failed to get $propertyName from attestation.", e)
         }
 
-        // 3. As a final fallback, generate a random value.
+        readFromFile(propertyName, expectedSize)?.let {
+            SystemLogger.debug("Using $propertyName from persistent file: ${it.toHex()}")
+            setProperty(propertyName, it)
+            return it
+        }
+
         return generateRandomBytes(expectedSize).also {
             SystemLogger.debug("Using randomly generated $propertyName: ${it.toHex()}")
             setProperty(propertyName, it)
+            persistToFile(propertyName, it)
         }
     }
 
@@ -158,10 +164,37 @@ object AndroidDeviceUtils {
         }
     }
 
-    /** Generates a cryptographically random byte array of a specified length. */
     private fun generateRandomBytes(size: Int): ByteArray =
         ByteArray(size).also { ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextBytes(it) }
 
+    private val PERSIST_DIR = File("/data/adb/tricky_store")
+
+    private fun fileForProperty(propertyName: String): File = when (propertyName) {
+        "ro.boot.vbmeta.digest" -> File(PERSIST_DIR, "boot_hash.bin")
+        "ro.boot.vbmeta.public_key_digest" -> File(PERSIST_DIR, "boot_key.bin")
+        else -> File(PERSIST_DIR, "${propertyName.replace('.', '_')}.bin")
+    }
+
+    private fun persistToFile(propertyName: String, bytes: ByteArray) {
+        try {
+            fileForProperty(propertyName).writeBytes(bytes)
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            SystemLogger.error("Failed to persist $propertyName to file.", e)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun readFromFile(propertyName: String, expectedSize: Int): ByteArray? {
+        return try {
+            val file = fileForProperty(propertyName)
+            if (!file.exists()) return null
+            val bytes = file.readBytes()
+            if (bytes.size == expectedSize) bytes else null
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            SystemLogger.error("Failed to read $propertyName from file.", e)
+            null
+        }
+    }
+
     // --- Patch Level Properties ---
 
     fun getPatchLevel(uid: Int): Int {

module/changelog.md

@@ -1,3 +1,54 @@
+## TEESimulator v4.4: AOSP Conformance
+
+- **Binder error reply format** — Aligned EX_SERVICE_SPECIFIC wire layout with AOSP Status.cpp, including the remote stack trace header field.
+- **Key enumeration** — Corrected list_past_alias pagination order to match AOSP database.rs semantics.
+- **KeyMetadata fields** — Generated key responses now include modificationTimeMs, Tag.ORIGIN, and normalized KeyDescriptor fields per AOSP Keystore2.
+- **Parcel handling** — hasException() preserves reply position for downstream consumers.
+
+---
+
+## TEESimulator v4.3: Performance & Reliability
+
+- **Debug log gating** — `SystemLogger.debug()` now skipped entirely in release builds, eliminating unnecessary logcat syscalls on every intercepted transaction.
+- **Supervisor backoff** — Exponential restart delay (500ms → 30s cap) prevents CPU spin if the daemon crashes repeatedly. Resets automatically once stable.
+- **Process priority** — Daemon runs at nice=10, yielding CPU to foreground apps on constrained devices.
+- **Map eviction** — Rate limiter and file lock maps now evict stale entries instead of growing unbounded.
+- **CI pipeline** — Single-trigger build→release pipeline with proper changelog extraction and correctly sized artifacts.
+
+---
+
+## TEESimulator v4.2: Detection Evasion Hardening
+
+Fixes 6 detection vectors flagged by attestation validator apps.
+
+### Attestation Policy Enforcement
+
+Replicate AOSP keystore2's `add_required_parameters()` validation that our software keygen path was bypassing:
+
+- **CREATION_DATETIME** — Reject caller-provided input with `INVALID_ARGUMENT (20)`, matching `security_level.rs:424`. Our cert gen still adds its own timestamp, same as real keystore2.
+- **Device ID attestation** — Reject ATTESTATION_ID_SERIAL, IMEI, MEID, SECOND_IMEI, and DEVICE_UNIQUE_ATTESTATION with `CANNOT_ATTEST_IDS (-66)`. No consumer app has READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE.
+- **Error reply format** — Fixed AIDL ServiceSpecificException parcel write order (was errorCode→message, now message→errorCode).
+
+### Certificate Fix
+
+Leaf certificate Subject CN corrected from "Android KeyStore Key" to "Android Keystore Key" (lowercase s), matching AOSP `KeyGenParameterSpec.java:282`. Both Kotlin and Rust paths.
+
+### Binder Timing
+
+Skip interception for system transaction codes (PING, INTERFACE, DUMP) above LAST_CALL_TRANSACTION. Eliminates the JNI round-trip that inflated binder ping ratio to 3.85x (detector threshold: 3.0x).
+
+---
+
+## TEESimulator v4.1: Boot Identity Persistence
+
+Bugfix release. The vbmeta boot key digest was randomizing on every reboot, producing a different RootOfTrust in attestation certificates each boot.
+
+On devices where the kernel doesn't set `ro.boot.vbmeta.public_key_digest`, the fallback chain hit random generation every boot because `resetprop` overrides for `ro.boot.*` props don't survive reboots. Added file-based persistence (`boot_hash.bin`, `boot_key.bin`) between the TEE cache and random fallback. Once determined, boot identity values persist across reboots.
+
+Verified on Redmi 14C: second boot reads from persistent file instead of regenerating.
+
+---
+
 ## TEESimulator v4.0: Native Rust Cert Generation
 
 Major release. Certificate chain generation rebuilt from the ground up in Rust, replacing the BouncyCastle Java path for EC and RSA keys. Hardened against every known detector app.

module/uninstall.sh

@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ done
 
 rm -rf "$CONFIG_DIR/persistent_keys"
 rm -f "$CONFIG_DIR/tee_status.txt"
+rm -f "$CONFIG_DIR/boot_hash.bin" "$CONFIG_DIR/boot_key.bin"

module/update.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-	"version": "v4.0",
+	"version": "v4.4",
-	"versionCode": 90,
+	"versionCode": 109,
-	"zipUrl": "https://github.com/Enginex0/TEESimulator/releases/download/v4.0/TEESimulator-v4.0-Release.zip",
+	"zipUrl": "https://github.com/Enginex0/TEESimulator/releases/download/v4.4/TEESimulator-v4.4-Release.zip",
 	"changelog": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Enginex0/TEESimulator/main/module/changelog.md"
 }

native-certgen/src/certbuilder.rs

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ fn build_leaf_cert(
     let subject_dn_der = if let Some(ref subject) = params.cert_subject {
         subject.clone()
     } else {
-        encode_simple_cn_dn("Android KeyStore Key")
+        encode_simple_cn_dn("Android Keystore Key")
     };
 
     // Validity