fix: 2FA Server Key setup — error toast and QR code fails to load on iOS

openspec/changes/archive/2026-05-07-fix-2fa-setup-server-key-error/.openspec.yaml

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+schema: spec-driven
+created: 2026-05-07

openspec/changes/archive/2026-05-07-fix-2fa-setup-server-key-error/design.md

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+## Context
+
+The `SetupSigningServer` screen and `SetupAdditionalServerKey` screen handle TOTP 2FA setup
+for the Server Key (assisted signing key). When the screen mounts it calls
+`SigningServer.register(policy)` to obtain a TOTP secret (`verifier`) and then renders a
+QR code and a copyable key for the user to add to their authenticator app.
+
+Two independent failure paths produce the observed bugs:
+
+1. **Silent error swallowing in `SigningServer.ts`**: Every method has the pattern:
+   ```ts
+   try { res = await RestClient.post(...) }
+   catch (err) {
+     if (err.response) throw new Error(err.response.data.err);
+     if (err.code)     throw new Error(err.code);
+   }
+   const { ... } = res.data; // ← res is undefined if neither branch threw
+   ```
+   When an axios error carries neither `.response` nor `.code` (e.g. network timeout,
+   SSL failure on some iOS versions, request cancellation), the catch block exits silently,
+   `res` stays `undefined`, and the subsequent `res.data` access throws a secondary
+   TypeError. The exact error message depends on which property is accessed first; in the
+   Server Key registration flow this surfaces as the "Cannot read properties of undefined
+   (reading 'model')" toast observed on iOS.
+
+2. **Unsafe property access + wrong empty check in `SetupSigningServer.tsx`**: The line
+   `setValidationKey(setupData.verification.verifier)` throws if `setupData.verification`
+   is `null` or `undefined` (server returned malformed data). The loading guard
+   `validationKey === ''` doesn't catch `undefined` or `null`, so the QR renderer is
+   entered with an invalid value when the guard fails, which can cause QR generation
+   errors.
+
+3. **No QR render-error handling in `KeeperQRCode`**: `react-native-qrcode-svg` accepts an
+   `onError` callback; without it any generation failure is re-thrown uncaught during
+   rendering.
+
+## Goals / Non-Goals
+
+**Goals:**
+- Fix all catch blocks in `SigningServer.ts` so that errors always rethrow with a useful
+  message.
+- Add an error state to `SetupSigningServer` so the user sees a meaningful message and
+  a retry button when registration fails instead of a stuck spinner.
+- Use safe optional chaining (`?.`) when reading nested API response fields.
+- Change the loading guard from `=== ''` to `!validationKey` in both setup screens.
+- Forward an `onError` prop through `KeeperQRCode` so callers can handle render failures.
+
+**Non-Goals:**
+- Refactoring `SigningServer.ts` to a saga-based pattern.
+- Adding retry logic inside `SigningServer.ts` itself.
+- Changing the API contract or response shape.
+- Fixing unrelated screens or components.
+
+## Decisions
+
+### D1 — Safe rethrow pattern for all axios catch blocks
+**Decision**: Replace `if (err.response) throw new Error(err.response.data.err); if (err.code)
+throw new Error(err.code);` with
+`throw new Error(err.response?.data?.err || err.code || err.message || err.toString())`.
+
+**Rationale**: The stored memory for this codebase documents this exact safe pattern. The
+single throw ensures the catch block always propagates an error so that `res.data` is never
+reached on an undefined `res`.
+
+**Alternative considered**: Wrap `res.data` in its own null-check. Rejected — it would mask
+the underlying error and require duplicating null-checks in every method.
+
+### D2 — Add `registrationError` state to `SetupSigningServer`
+**Decision**: Add a boolean `registrationError` state. When `registerSigningServer` throws,
+set `registrationError = true` and show an error message with a "Retry" button instead of
+the spinner.
+
+**Rationale**: The current UX leaves the user with a permanently spinning loader and a
+cryptic toast. A retry button aligns with the pattern used elsewhere in the app.
+
+### D3 — Optional chaining for nested API fields
+**Decision**: Use `setupData?.verification?.verifier ?? ''` instead of
+`setupData.verification.verifier`.
+
+**Rationale**: Server responses can change; a malformed response should fall back to an
+empty string (triggering the spinner/error state) rather than crash the catch block with a
+secondary TypeError.
+
+### D4 — `onError` prop in `KeeperQRCode`
+**Decision**: Accept `onError?: (error: Error) => void` in `KeeperQRCode` and pass it to
+the underlying `<QRCode>` component.
+
+**Rationale**: `react-native-qrcode-svg` already supports `onError`; exposing it at the
+`KeeperQRCode` level lets callers handle generation failures (e.g. log and fall back to
+manual key only) without crashing the render tree.
+
+## Risks / Trade-offs
+
+- [Risk] Changing all `SigningServer.ts` catch blocks touches many methods in a critical
+  service file. → **Mitigation**: The change is purely mechanical (same substitution
+  throughout); every changed line makes the behavior strictly safer.
+- [Risk] Adding `onError` to `KeeperQRCode` silently hides QR failures from callers that
+  do not provide the callback. → **Mitigation**: Without an `onError` the underlying
+  library already re-throws; we change nothing for existing call sites that don't pass
+  `onError`.
+
+## Affected Files
+
+| File | Change type |
+|---|---|
+| `src/services/backend/SigningServer.ts` | Modify catch blocks |
+| `src/screens/SigningDevices/SetupSigningServer.tsx` | Add error state, fix guards |
+| `src/screens/SigningDevices/SetupAdditionalServerKey.tsx` | Fix `!validationKey` guard |
+| `src/components/KeeperQRCode.tsx` | Add `onError` prop |

openspec/changes/archive/2026-05-07-fix-2fa-setup-server-key-error/proposal.md

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+## Why
+
+During Server Key setup on iOS, the "Set up 2FA for Server Key" screen shows an error
+toast ("Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'model')"), the QR code fails to
+render or remains blank, and sometimes only the manual key is shown. The root cause is a
+combination of broken error handling in `SigningServer.ts` (all catch blocks can silently
+swallow errors, causing `res.data` to be accessed on an `undefined` `res`), unsafe nested
+property access in `SetupSigningServer.tsx`, no error-state for the loading spinner, and
+missing QR code render-error handling.
+
+## What Changes
+
+- **`src/services/backend/SigningServer.ts`**: Apply the safe rethrow pattern to all 12+
+  method catch blocks (use `err.response?.data?.err || err.code || err.message ||
+  err.toString()`). This prevents silent swallowing of axios errors and prevents secondary
+  TypeErrors when `res` is `undefined` after a failed request.
+- **`src/screens/SigningDevices/SetupSigningServer.tsx`**: Change `validationKey === ''`
+  guard to `!validationKey` (handles `undefined`/`null` too); use optional chaining
+  `setupData?.verification?.verifier` for safe property access; add a loading/error state
+  so the screen shows meaningful feedback (retry button) when registration fails instead of
+  permanently showing a spinner.
+- **`src/screens/SigningDevices/SetupAdditionalServerKey.tsx`**: Same guard change
+  (`!validationKey`) to keep parity.
+- **`src/components/KeeperQRCode.tsx`**: Accept an optional `onError` callback prop and
+  pass it through to the underlying `QRCode` component from `react-native-qrcode-svg`, so
+  QR generation failures on iOS are handled gracefully rather than crashing the component.
+
+## Capabilities
+
+### New Capabilities
+_(None — this is a pure bug-fix change.)_
+
+### Modified Capabilities
+- `signing-server-2fa-setup`: The 2FA QR-code setup flow now handles registration errors
+  and QR render failures gracefully instead of crashing or showing a stuck spinner.
+
+## Impact
+
+- **Affected code**: `src/services/backend/SigningServer.ts`,
+  `src/screens/SigningDevices/SetupSigningServer.tsx`,
+  `src/screens/SigningDevices/SetupAdditionalServerKey.tsx`,
+  `src/components/KeeperQRCode.tsx`
+- **Environments**: Affects both mainnet and testnet (error handling applies to both).
+- **Hardware signers**: N/A — this change is in the assisted-key (Server Key) path only.
+- **Subscription tiers**: N/A — the Server Key 2FA setup screen is available to all tiers
+  that support the Server Key.
+- **Security/privacy**: The fix tightens error handling; no key material is exposed by the
+  changes. Error messages surfaced to the user remain generic.
+- **Non-goals**: We are not refactoring the full `SigningServer.ts` API surface; we are
+  only fixing the broken catch-block pattern. We are not adding analytics/logging beyond
+  what already exists.

openspec/changes/archive/2026-05-07-fix-2fa-setup-server-key-error/specs/signing-server-2fa-setup/spec.md

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+# Signing Server 2FA Setup — Error Handling
+
+## Overview
+
+The Server Key 2FA setup flow (`SetupSigningServer` screen) must handle registration
+failures and QR code rendering failures gracefully, providing the user with actionable
+feedback and a path to retry.
+
+## Requirements
+
+### REQ-1 — Registration error always propagates
+**Given** a call to `SigningServer.register(policy)` fails for any reason (network error,
+server error, timeout, SSL failure),  
+**When** the axios catch block is entered,  
+**Then** an error with a human-readable message is always rethrown so the caller receives
+exactly one, meaningful exception.
+
+### REQ-2 — Screen shows error state on registration failure
+**Given** `registerSigningServer()` throws,  
+**When** the error is caught in the screen,  
+**Then** the spinner is replaced by an error message, and a "Retry" button allows the user
+to re-attempt registration without navigating away.
+
+### REQ-3 — Safe nested property access for API response
+**Given** the server returns a registration response where `setupData.verification` may be
+absent or `null`,  
+**When** the `verifier` property is read,  
+**Then** optional chaining is used so that no secondary TypeError is thrown; missing data
+falls back to an empty string, keeping the spinner/error state visible.
+
+### REQ-4 — Loading guard handles all falsy validation keys
+**Given** `validationKey` can be `''`, `undefined`, or `null` (before the server response
+arrives or when registration fails),  
+**When** the component renders,  
+**Then** `!validationKey` is used as the guard condition instead of `validationKey === ''`
+so that the QR code is never rendered with a falsy key.
+
+### REQ-5 — QR render errors handled gracefully
+**Given** the QR code generation fails at render time (e.g. library issue on iOS),  
+**When** `KeeperQRCode` is given an `onError` callback,  
+**Then** the error is forwarded to that callback instead of crashing the component tree.
+
+## Acceptance Scenarios
+
+### SC-1 — Network failure during registration
+1. Device has no network connectivity.
+2. User navigates to "Set up 2FA for Server Key".
+3. **Expected**: Spinner shows briefly, then transitions to an error message ("Unable to
+   register server key") + "Retry" button. No toast with an internal TypeError message.
+
+### SC-2 — Successful registration
+1. Network is available and server returns a valid `verifier`.
+2. User navigates to "Set up 2FA for Server Key".
+3. **Expected**: Spinner shows briefly, then the TOTP QR code and manual key are both
+   displayed. No error toast.
+
+### SC-3 — QR code render failure (iOS)
+1. Registration succeeds but the QR code library fails to render.
+2. **Expected**: Error is caught by `onError`; user still sees the manual key and can
+   proceed to validate manually. No unhandled crash.

openspec/changes/archive/2026-05-07-fix-2fa-setup-server-key-error/tasks.md

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+## Analysis
+
+Root causes of the 2FA setup regression on iOS:
+
+1. **Silent error swallowing** — All catch blocks in `SigningServer.ts` skip rethrowing
+   when `err.response` and `err.code` are both absent (network timeout, SSL failure).
+   `res` stays `undefined`; the next line (`res.data`) throws a secondary TypeError whose
+   property name depends on the runtime path ("model", "data", etc.).
+
+2. **Unsafe nested access** — `setupData.verification.verifier` throws if
+   `setupData.verification` is `null`/`undefined`.
+
+3. **Wrong guard condition** — `validationKey === ''` doesn't catch `undefined`/`null`,
+   causing the QR renderer to run with a falsy key.
+
+4. **No QR render-error handling** — `KeeperQRCode` doesn't forward `onError` to the
+   underlying `react-native-qrcode-svg`, so iOS render failures crash the component tree.
+
+---
+
+## Tasks
+
+- [x] **T1 — Fix catch blocks in `SigningServer.ts`**
+  Apply `throw new Error(err.response?.data?.err || err.code || err.message || err.toString())` to every axios catch block in `src/services/backend/SigningServer.ts` (methods: `register`, `validate`, `addSecondaryVerificationOption`, `removeSecondaryVerificationOption`, `fetchSignerSetup`, `updateBackupSetting`, `fetchBackup`, `updatePolicy`, `signPSBT`, `fetchSignedDelayedTransaction`, `cancelDelayedTransaction`, `fetchDelayedPolicyUpdate`, `checkSignerHealth`, `migrateSignerPolicy`).
+
+- [x] **T2 — Add `onError` prop to `KeeperQRCode`**
+  In `src/components/KeeperQRCode.tsx` accept an optional `onError?: (error: Error) => void` prop and pass it to `<QRCode onError={onError} .../>`.
+
+- [x] **T3 — Fix `SetupSigningServer.tsx`**
+  - Change `validationKey === ''` guard to `!validationKey`.
+  - Use `setupData?.verification?.verifier ?? ''` when calling `setValidationKey`.
+  - Add a `registrationError` boolean state; when `registerSigningServer` fails, set `registrationError = true`.
+  - When `registrationError` is true, render an error message and a "Retry" button (calls `registerSigningServer` again) instead of the spinner.
+  - Pass `onError` to `KeeperQRCode` that logs the error (or shows toast) so QR render failures are surfaced.
+
+- [x] **T4 — Fix `SetupAdditionalServerKey.tsx`**
+  Change `validationKey === ''` guard to `!validationKey` for parity with T3.

src/components/KeeperQRCode.tsx

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   ecl = 'L',
   logoBackgroundColor,
   showLogo = false,
+  onError,
 }: {
   qrData: any;
   size: number;
   ecl?: 'L' | 'M' | 'Q' | 'H';
   logoBackgroundColor?: string;
   showLogo?: boolean;
+  onError?: (error: Error) => void;
 }) {
   const { colorMode } = useColorMode();
   const themeMode = useSelector((state: any) => state?.settings?.themeMode);
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ function KeeperQRCode({
           ecl={ecl}
           logo={showLogo ? (privateTheme ? KeeperPrivateNewLogo : KeeperNewLogo) : undefined}
           logoSize={size * 0.2}
+          onError={onError}
         />
       )}
     </Box>

src/screens/SigningDevices/SetupAdditionalServerKey.tsx

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function SetupAdditionalServerKey({ route }: { route }) {
           />
         </Box>
         <Box>
-          {validationKey === '' ? (
+          {!validationKey ? (
             <Box height={hp(200)} justifyContent="center">
               <ActivityIndicator animating size="small" />
             </Box>

src/screens/SigningDevices/SetupSigningServer.tsx

@@ -36,15 +36,24 @@ function SetupSigningServer({ route }: { route }) {
   const [setupData, setSetupData] = useState(null);
   const [validationKey, setValidationKey] = useState('');
   const [isSetupValidated, setIsSetupValidated] = useState(false);
+  const [registrationError, setRegistrationError] = useState(false);
   const { addSignerFlow } = route.params;
 
   const registerSigningServer = async () => {
+    setRegistrationError(false);
     try {
       const { policy } = route.params;
       const { setupData } = await SigningServer.register(policy);
+      const verifier = setupData?.verification?.verifier;
+      if (!verifier) {
+        setRegistrationError(true);
+        showToast('Server key registration failed: missing verification key', <ToastErrorIcon />);
+        return;
+      }
       setSetupData(setupData);
-      setValidationKey(setupData.verification.verifier);
+      setValidationKey(verifier);
     } catch (err) {
+      setRegistrationError(true);
       showToast(err.message || err.toString(), <ToastErrorIcon />);
     }
   };
@@ -183,9 +192,17 @@ function SetupSigningServer({ route }: { route }) {
           <WalletHeader title={signingServer.setupServer2FATitle} />
         </Box>
         <Box>
-          {validationKey === '' ? (
-            <Box height={hp(200)} justifyContent="center">
-              <ActivityIndicator animating size="small" />
+          {!validationKey ? (
+            <Box height={hp(200)} justifyContent="center" alignItems="center">
+              {registrationError ? (
+                <Buttons
+                  primaryCallback={registerSigningServer}
+                  primaryText={common.retry}
+                  fullWidth
+                />
+              ) : (
+                <ActivityIndicator animating size="small" />
+              )}
             </Box>
           ) : (
             <Box
@@ -204,6 +221,9 @@ function SetupSigningServer({ route }: { route }) {
                   logoBackgroundColor="transparent"
                   size={wp(200)}
                   showLogo
+                  onError={(error) => {
+                    showToast(error.message || error.toString(), <ToastErrorIcon />);
+                  }}
                 />
               </Box>
               <Box>