Server supporting the Signal Private Messenger applications on Android, Desktop, and iOS
This report summarizes scanner evidence for signalapp/Signal-Server, a Java project with 10,761 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 172,251 lines of code across 1279 source files, recording 66 pattern matches distributed across 2 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 1.7 (Low pattern signal); it is not an authorship estimate.
Use the findings to ask whether maintainers can explain intent, verify dependencies, simplify unnecessary scaffolding, and focus review effort. Risk Payload v1 adds ownership, supply-chain, over-engineering, and review-effort vectors when available. These are prompts for human verification, not probabilities, security findings, or measured maintenance costs.
Use each vector to guide manual verification of the underlying findings.
Payload schema: 1.0.0 · Engine: 2.0.0 · Scoring: heuristic-density-v1 · Scan date: 2026-10-31.
Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 40 finding(s).
Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 26 finding(s).
Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 0 finding(s).
Which changes need focused human review? 66 finding(s).
This chart tracks the legacy adjusted pattern score across scan runs. Changes can reflect source changes, scan coverage, or detector/scoring versions; they do not measure AI adoption or prove that a team refactored code. Compare runs only when their scoring versions are compatible. The dashed line tracks the raw pattern-hit count.
Groups findings by configured severity weight. Severity is not a confidence estimate, security rating, or proof that a package is missing. Verify imports against the project's manifests and inspect each finding in its local design context.
This horizontal bar chart shows where configured pattern scores accumulate across directories. Treat the bars as locations to inspect, not as evidence of authorship or code quality. Use the file-level findings to decide whether a directory needs a focused ownership, dependency, complexity, or review check.
The scanner identified 66 distinct pattern matches across 2 syntactic categories. Each entry below represents a discrete location in the source code where the engine recorded a detector match to inspect in context. Expand any category row to inspect the individual file paths, line numbers, code snippets, and the lexical context (CODE, COMMENT, or STRING) in which each match was detected.
Reading the findings table: The Severity column indicates the configured finding weight (CRITICAL / HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW). The Context column identifies whether the match occurred inside executable code, an inline comment, or a string literal — legacy comment-context matches receive a ×1.5 score weight. The ⚡ bolt icon marks clustered matches: three or more patterns within a 10-line window, each receiving an additional ×1.5 density multiplier under the legacy scoring model.
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRITICAL | …textsecuregcm/filters/TimestampResponseFilterTest.java | 30 | final MultivaluedMap<String, Object> headers = org.glassfish.jersey.message.internal.HeaderUtils.createOutbound(); | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …textsecuregcm/filters/RemoteDeprecationFilterTest.java | 234 | assertEquals(io.grpc.Status.Code.INVALID_ARGUMENT.value(), status.getCode()); | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …ystems/textsecuregcm/grpc/AccountsGrpcServiceTest.java | 1077 | .setMismatchedDevices(org.signal.chat.messages.MismatchedDevices.newBuilder() | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …tems/textsecuregcm/grpc/GrpcServiceIdentifierUtil.java | 38 | return org.signal.chat.common.ServiceIdentifier.newBuilder() | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …ispersystems/textsecuregcm/grpc/SubscriptionsUtil.java | 176 | final org.signal.chat.purchase.ChargeFailure.Builder builder = org.signal.chat.purchase.ChargeFailure.newBuilder() | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …validators/ServiceIdentifierIdentityTypeValidator.java | 25 | if (d.getType().equals(org.signal.chat.require.IdentityType.getDescriptor())) { | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …validators/ServiceIdentifierIdentityTypeValidator.java | 26 | return switch (Objects.requireNonNull(org.signal.chat.require.IdentityType.forNumber(d.getNumber()))) { | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …ystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/DeviceController.java | 133 | Tags.of(io.micrometer.core.instrument.Tag.of(UserAgentTagUtil.PLATFORM_TAG, clientPlatformName)), | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …ystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/DeviceController.java | 577 | return io.micrometer.core.instrument.Tag.of( | STRING |
| CRITICAL | …stems/textsecuregcm/controllers/ProfileController.java | 558 | Tags.of(UserAgentTagUtil.getPlatformTag(userAgent), io.micrometer.core.instrument.Tag.of("endpoint", endpoint) | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …/textsecuregcm/controllers/SubscriptionController.java | 104 | @io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "Subscriptions") | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …rsystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/KeysController.java | 82 | @io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "Keys") | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …s/textsecuregcm/controllers/DeviceCheckController.java | 57 | @io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "DeviceCheck") | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …uregcm/controllers/SecureValueRecovery2Controller.java | 52 | @io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "Secure Value Recovery") | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …textsecuregcm/controllers/CallRoutingControllerV2.java | 26 | @io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "Calling") | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …textsecuregcm/controllers/LoginPurchaseController.java | 43 | @io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "LoginPurchase") | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …stems/textsecuregcm/controllers/ArchiveController.java | 96 | @io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "Archive") | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …xtsecuregcm/controllers/OneTimeDonationController.java | 90 | @io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "OneTimeDonations") | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …stems/textsecuregcm/controllers/MessageController.java | 100 | @io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "Messages") | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …/textsecuregcm/controllers/RegistrationController.java | 90 | @io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "Registration") | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …securegcm/controllers/CallQualitySurveyController.java | 36 | @io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "Call quality survey") | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …stems/textsecuregcm/controllers/AccountController.java | 75 | @io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "Account") | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …/textsecuregcm/controllers/VerificationController.java | 109 | @io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "Verification") | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …ems/textsecuregcm/controllers/AccountControllerV2.java | 58 | @io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "Account") | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …tems/textsecuregcm/controllers/CallLinkController.java | 28 | @io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "CallLink") | CODE |
| CRITICAL | …/textsecuregcm/controllers/AttachmentControllerV4.java | 52 | @io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "Attachments") | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | …ecuregcm/metrics/TlsCertificateExpirationUtilTest.java | 21 | // It was generated with: | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ecuregcm/metrics/TlsCertificateExpirationUtilTest.java | 41 | // -in test-rsa.csr \ | COMMENT |
| LOW | …securegcm/metrics/MicrometerAwsSdkMetricPublisher.java | 41 | // +-- ... | COMMENT |
| LOW | …/textsecuregcm/purchases/SubscriptionCurrencyUtil.java | 21 | /// | COMMENT |
| LOW | …tems/textsecuregcm/purchases/LoginPurchaseManager.java | 41 | final IssuedReceiptsManager issuedReceiptsManager, | COMMENT |
| LOW | …stems/textsecuregcm/purchases/AppleAppStoreClient.java | 61 | /// @param defaultEnvironment The first environment to try. If it is the production environment and a | COMMENT |
| LOW | …tsecuregcm/util/AlternatePhoneNumberFormGenerator.java | 21 | /// @apiNote This method is intended to support number format transitions in cases where we do not already have | COMMENT |
| LOW | …/textsecuregcm/grpc/PendingAcknowledgementTracker.java | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | …ispersystems/textsecuregcm/grpc/MessageDispatcher.java | 81 | this.pushNotificationManager = pushNotificationManager; | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ispersystems/textsecuregcm/grpc/MessageDispatcher.java | 101 | /// ## Queue Empty | COMMENT |
| LOW | …/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/grpc/GrpcExceptions.java | 101 | /// The request has incorrectly set authentication credentials for the RPC. This represents a client bug where the | COMMENT |
| LOW | …g/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/grpc/net/SniMapper.java | 41 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | …ems/textsecuregcm/grpc/net/OmnibusH2StreamHandler.java | 41 | import org.slf4j.Logger; | COMMENT |
| LOW | …xtsecuregcm/auth/webauthn/WebAuthnCeremonyManager.java | 81 | /// that it is a [non-identifiable user handle](https://www.w3.org/TR/webauthn/#sctn-user-handle-privacy) | COMMENT |
| LOW | …xtsecuregcm/auth/webauthn/WebAuthnCeremonyManager.java | 181 | /// Verifies an authenticator response to a WebAuthn authentication ceremony, consuming any existing stored challenge. | COMMENT |
| LOW | …persystems/textsecuregcm/scheduler/SchedulingUtil.java | 21 | import io.micrometer.core.instrument.Metrics; | COMMENT |
| LOW | …rsystems/textsecuregcm/storage/AccountLockManager.java | 81 | /// runs once a lock for the identifier has been acquired, and the lock is released as soon as | COMMENT |
| LOW | …persystems/textsecuregcm/storage/DeviceCapability.java | 61 | .filter(DeviceCapability::requireForNewDevices) | COMMENT |
| LOW | …org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/Accounts.java | 301 | /// Create an account record via a receipt presentation | COMMENT |
| LOW | …org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/Accounts.java | 441 | // Carry over the existing ZK credential key to the new account | COMMENT |
| LOW | …org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/Accounts.java | 701 | return existingExpirationSeconds; | COMMENT |
| LOW | …spersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/MessagesManager.java | 241 | /// @param accountDeviceIdentifiers a map from ACI to the list of device IDs for which expired messages should be | COMMENT |
| LOW | …/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/Account.java | 581 | } | COMMENT |
| LOW | …spersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/AccountsManager.java | 601 | Device.PRIMARY_ID, | COMMENT |
| LOW | …spersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/AccountsManager.java | 1181 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | …spersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/AccountsManager.java | 1241 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | …hispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/MessageStream.java | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | …/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/TotpManager.java | 61 | /// | COMMENT |
| LOW | …stems/textsecuregcm/storage/IssuedReceiptsManager.java | 81 | /// previously OR if it was issued a receipt credential previously for the exact same receipt credential request | COMMENT |
| LOW | …m/storage/devicecheck/AppAttestAssertionConverter.java | 21 | /// App Attest assertions since iOS 27 include an extensions map and don't include attested credential data. They | COMMENT |
| LOW | …gcm/storage/foundationdb/FoundationDbMessageStore.java | 61 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | …gcm/storage/foundationdb/FoundationDbMessageStore.java | 581 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | …regcm/storage/foundationdb/VersionstampUUIDCipher.java | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | …regcm/storage/foundationdb/VersionstampUUIDCipher.java | 41 | /// | versionstamp_b | | COMMENT |
| LOW | …regcm/storage/foundationdb/VersionstampUUIDCipher.java | 221 | // Every round begins with the parameters block. We haven't written any round-specific input into the provided | COMMENT |
| LOW | …regcm/storage/foundationdb/VersionstampUUIDCipher.java | 261 | /// Returns a `Cipher` instance suitable for use in the core NIST/FF1 loop. | COMMENT |
| LOW | …s/textsecuregcm/storage/foundationdb/package-info.java | 1 | /// These classes manage message storage in a set of FoundationDB databases. | COMMENT |
| LOW | …s/textsecuregcm/storage/foundationdb/package-info.java | 21 | /// | + {aci (UUID)} (account subspace) | COMMENT |
| LOW | …hispersystems/textsecuregcm/telephony/CarrierData.java | 1 | /* | COMMENT |
| LOW | …stems/textsecuregcm/telephony/CarrierDataProvider.java | 21 | /// cached data is older than the given maximum age, and may choose to fetch fresh data under any circumstances | COMMENT |