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First of two stacked PRs from a UX pass on CIE signing across the dashboard, the backend and this agent.

  • Reader and card:
    • No crash when no reader is connected.
    • A stopped Windows smart-card service reads as "no reader".
    • The window says when the reader is missing or the agent stopped.
    • The home page shows whether this computer is ready to sign.
  • Signing window:
    • It waits for a status check instead of refusing the PIN.
    • An expired link shows before the PIN is typed; the backend decides that a link expired.
    • It ends on errors a retry can't fix.
    • It offers to sign again when the dashboard didn't answer.
    • "Cannot sign" gets focus and is announced.
  • Docs: releases are not signed yet.

gofmt, go vet and go test ./... pass.

The README claimed macOS builds are notarized and Windows builds signed, while users still meet Gatekeeper and SmartScreen. It now says so and keeps the SignPath attribution for when signing is set up.
On macOS, listing the readers polled an empty list, which panics in ebfe/scard: with the reader unplugged every status and signature got an empty reply, and `esign status` and `esign doctor` crashed.
Without a reader, signing now fails with no_reader, so the window and the dashboard both say to connect it. A provider that panics is reported unavailable instead of dropping the answer, `status` and `doctor` go on to the next provider, and when the agent stops answering the window says so instead of "Failed to fetch".
The agent's home page said "The agent is running" even without a reader or usable CIE software. It now checks the reader, the CIE and the signing software every 1.5 seconds while visible, says "Ready to sign" when all are fine, and shows the version. The built-in provider no longer counts as missing software when only the reader is missing; the signing page reads the status the same way.
A blocked PIN, a card that is not set up or not genuine, missing CIE software or no certificate now show the reason and Close instead of an empty PIN form inviting another attempt. Setup problems link the dashboard's setup guide, and the blocked PIN says where the PUK is. Messages that already say what to do no longer get "start again from the dashboard" added.
The PIN form now switches to "This signing link expired." by itself when the first job expires, also when the window comes back to the front after its timers slowed down. The expiry reads the same however it is noticed, and messages from the agent no longer repeat "start again from the dashboard".
Typing only the last 4 digits, as other CIE apps ask, now explains that all 8 are needed instead of a browser bubble that blocked the page's own messages. The hint says the halves are on the Comune's receipt and in the card's letter, and user-facing messages say PoliNetwork eSign instead of "the agent".
The screen that ends the window had no live region and kept no focus. After a blocked PIN, a setup error or the automatic expiry, the hidden Sign button took the focus with it to the page body, so a screen reader announced "Signing…" and then nothing. The heading now takes the focus and the section is a polite live region, as on the "Signed" screen.
Windows 8 and later run the Smart Card service only while a reader is attached, so without one PC/SC reports that the service is unavailable. The built-in provider then counted as missing software, and the home page showed "Signing software not available" on a laptop without CIE ID. On Windows the provider now reports no reader and stays available. With pcsc-lite a stopped service still means pcscd is missing.
A status page polling every 1.5 seconds holds the card for a moment, and pressing Sign then failed with "Another
signature is in progress", so the 8 digits had to be typed again. A signature now waits up to 3 seconds for the card;
a real signature in progress still answers busy.
A computer clock running fast ended the PIN form early, or showed "This signing link expired" at once while the link
was still valid. When the local deadline passes the page now asks the backend, and checks again 30 seconds later if
the link is still valid.
A short backend outage during Sign ended the window, and the signature had to start again from the dashboard. A
single document now goes back to the PIN form, and a batch offers Try again.
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This change updates provider status handling, card access coordination, readiness displays, and signing-page error and expiry handling. The README also revises installation and release-signing guidance.

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Provider Status and Signing Experience

Layer / File(s) Summary
Provider status and reader detection
internal/token/*, cmd/esign/*
Provider status checks now recover from panics. CIE status distinguishes no-reader conditions from unavailable services. PC/SC enumeration skips status polling when no readers are listed. The CLI reports status errors.
Server provider status and errors
internal/server/server.go, internal/server/server_test.go
The server logs provider status errors, recovers from API panics, and selects reader, middleware, or card errors based on provider status. Tests cover provider panics and unavailable conditions.
Card access and signing coordination
internal/server/server.go, internal/server/remember.go, internal/server/*_test.go
Signing waits for the card lock up to the configured limit. Status requests still report busy. Remembered-PIN cleanup now occurs before the card is unlocked.
Readiness dashboard and status display
internal/server/web/index.html, internal/server/web/assets/{index.js,status.js,style.css}, README.md
The home page polls and displays reader, card, and software readiness. The README updates installation descriptions and PoliNetwork eSign naming.
Signing-page expiry and error handling
internal/server/web/sign.html, internal/server/web/assets/sign.js
The signing page checks pending-job expiry with the backend, tracks repeated unreachable responses, and routes terminal errors to fatal screens with guidance.

Release Signing Documentation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Release signing guidance
README.md
The README states that macOS builds are ad hoc signed and Windows builds are unsigned. It describes planned signing and notarization arrangements.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Browser as Browser status page
  participant API as Status API
  participant Server as Server statuses
  participant SafeStatus as token.SafeStatus
  participant Provider as Provider
  Browser->>API: Fetch /api/status
  API->>Server: Handle status request
  Server->>SafeStatus: Check provider status
  SafeStatus->>Provider: Call Status
  Provider-->>SafeStatus: Return status
  SafeStatus-->>Server: Return status and error
  Server-->>API: Return provider statuses
  API-->>Browser: Return status response
  Browser->>Browser: Render readiness rows
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Change: Bug fix

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One expired document can prevent signing other valid documents from the same window. Resolve that before merging; the readiness and setup messages can also mislead users when checks fail.

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- Line 54: Update the status-check logic around `render(status)` to handle
non-busy HTTP error responses by showing a failure state instead of retaining
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prioritizes the software failure; retain the existing reader-only guidance when
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When /api/status answered with an error other than busy, the home page kept the last state, so it could go on saying "Ready to sign" while every check failed. It now shows the error in place of the status, and a busy answer still keeps the last state.
… reader

With no usable signing software the agent lists no readers either, and the signing window said "Connect the NFC card reader": the setup guide it needed was never mentioned. Missing software now comes first, as on the home page.
When the backend confirmed that one link of a batch expired, the whole window ended, and the documents whose links were still valid could no longer be signed from it. The expired document now leaves the PIN form and shows as failed in the list and in the results; the window ends only when no link is left.
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