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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Unit tests for _compute_identity_hash() function.
+
+This tests the fix for double-hashing bug where peer_identity (already a hash
+from BLE handshake) was incorrectly passed through RNS.Identity.full_hash(),
+producing a different value and causing "no reassembler for X" errors.
+
+The tests verify the expected behavior without importing BLEInterface directly
+(which has heavy RNS dependencies), instead testing the core logic.
+"""
+
+import pytest
+import sys
+import os
+
+# Add parent directory to path
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../src'))
+
+
+def compute_identity_hash_fixed(peer_identity):
+    """
+    The FIXED implementation of _compute_identity_hash().
+
+    This is what the code should do: just convert bytes to hex.
+    """
+    # peer_identity is already the identity hash from BLE handshake
+    # Just convert to hex, don't re-hash (that would corrupt the identity!)
+    return peer_identity.hex()[:16]
+
+
+class TestComputeIdentityHash:
+    """Test _compute_identity_hash() returns correct hex representation."""
+
+    def test_identity_hash_returns_hex_of_input(self):
+        """
+        _compute_identity_hash should return first 16 hex chars of input bytes.
+
+        The peer_identity parameter is already the identity hash from BLE handshake.
+        We should NOT hash it again - just convert to hex.
+        """
+        # Test identity bytes (16 bytes = 32 hex chars, we want first 16)
+        test_identity = bytes.fromhex("232f48ba94a3142937c9a64714112ff3")
+
+        result = compute_identity_hash_fixed(test_identity)
+
+        # Should be first 16 hex chars of the input (8 bytes = 16 hex chars)
+        assert result == "232f48ba94a31429"
+        assert len(result) == 16
+
+    def test_identity_hash_does_not_double_hash(self):
+        """
+        Verify the fix: _compute_identity_hash must NOT apply RNS.Identity.full_hash().
+
+        The old buggy code did:
+            return RNS.Identity.full_hash(peer_identity)[:16].hex()[:16]
+
+        This would produce a completely different value, causing sender/receiver
+        identity mismatch and "no reassembler" errors.
+        """
+        import hashlib
+
+        # Real identity bytes from a test session
+        test_identity = bytes.fromhex("232f48ba94a3142937c9a64714112ff3")
+
+        # Get the correct result (hex of input)
+        correct_result = compute_identity_hash_fixed(test_identity)
+
+        # Simulate what RNS.Identity.full_hash does (SHA-256)
+        # This is what the buggy code would have produced
+        buggy_hash = hashlib.sha256(test_identity).digest()
+        buggy_result = buggy_hash[:16].hex()[:16]
+
+        # The correct result should be hex of input, NOT a hash of the input
+        assert correct_result == test_identity.hex()[:16]
+
+        # The buggy result would be different (a hash of the already-hashed identity)
+        assert correct_result != buggy_result, \
+            "If these are equal, the test identity accidentally produces same hash"
+
+    def test_identity_hash_with_various_inputs(self):
+        """Test with various identity byte patterns."""
+        test_cases = [
+            bytes.fromhex("00000000000000000000000000000000"),
+            bytes.fromhex("ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff"),
+            bytes.fromhex("0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef"),
+            bytes.fromhex("deadbeefcafebabe1234567890abcdef"),
+        ]
+
+        for identity in test_cases:
+            result = compute_identity_hash_fixed(identity)
+
+            # Result should always be first 16 hex chars of input
+            assert result == identity.hex()[:16]
+            assert len(result) == 16
+            # Should be valid hex
+            int(result, 16)
+
+    def test_actual_bleinterface_implementation(self):
+        """
+        Verify BLEInterface._compute_identity_hash matches expected behavior.
+
+        This test reads the actual source code and verifies it contains the fix.
+        """
+        import re
+
+        # Read the actual BLEInterface.py source
+        ble_interface_path = os.path.join(
+            os.path.dirname(__file__),
+            '../src/RNS/Interfaces/BLEInterface.py'
+        )
+
+        with open(ble_interface_path, 'r') as f:
+            source = f.read()
+
+        # Find the _compute_identity_hash method
+        # Look for the fixed implementation pattern
+        fixed_pattern = r'def _compute_identity_hash.*?return peer_identity\.hex\(\)\[:16\]'
+
+        # Look for the buggy implementation pattern
+        buggy_pattern = r'RNS\.Identity\.full_hash\(peer_identity\)'
+
+        # The fixed code should have peer_identity.hex()[:16]
+        assert re.search(fixed_pattern, source, re.DOTALL), \
+            "_compute_identity_hash should use peer_identity.hex()[:16]"
+
+        # The fixed code should NOT have the double-hash
+        assert not re.search(buggy_pattern, source), \
+            "_compute_identity_hash should NOT use RNS.Identity.full_hash(peer_identity)"