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Before processing any certificate, parties SHOULD know which
identity key it is supposed to be signed by, and then check the
- signature. The signature is formed by signing the first N-64
- bytes of the certificate.
+ signature. The signature is created by signing all the fields in
+ the certificate up until "SIGNATURE" (that is, signing
+ sizeof(ed25519_cert) - 64 bytes).
2.2. Basic extensions