diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothMeshService.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothMeshService.kt
index 3de48407..91f88919 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothMeshService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothMeshService.kt
@@ -7,12 +7,15 @@ import com.bitchat.android.model.BitchatMessage
 import com.bitchat.android.protocol.MessagePadding
 import com.bitchat.android.model.RoutedPacket
 import com.bitchat.android.model.IdentityAnnouncement
+import com.bitchat.android.model.NoisePayload
+import com.bitchat.android.model.NoisePayloadType
 import com.bitchat.android.protocol.BitchatPacket
 import com.bitchat.android.protocol.MessageType
 import com.bitchat.android.protocol.SpecialRecipients
 import com.bitchat.android.model.RequestSyncPacket
 import com.bitchat.android.sync.GossipSyncManager
 import com.bitchat.android.util.toHexString
+import com.bitchat.android.services.VerificationService
 import kotlinx.coroutines.*
 import java.util.*
 import kotlin.math.sign
@@ -72,6 +75,7 @@ class BluetoothMeshService(private val context: Context) {
     
     init {
         Log.i(TAG, "Initializing BluetoothMeshService for peer=$myPeerID")
+        VerificationService.configure(encryptionService)
         setupDelegates()
         messageHandler.packetProcessor = packetProcessor
         //startPeriodicDebugLogging()
@@ -414,6 +418,14 @@ class BluetoothMeshService(private val context: Context) {
             override fun onReadReceiptReceived(messageID: String, peerID: String) {
                 delegate?.didReceiveReadReceipt(messageID, peerID)
             }
+
+            override fun onVerifyChallengeReceived(peerID: String, payload: ByteArray, timestampMs: Long) {
+                delegate?.didReceiveVerifyChallenge(peerID, payload, timestampMs)
+            }
+
+            override fun onVerifyResponseReceived(peerID: String, payload: ByteArray, timestampMs: Long) {
+                delegate?.didReceiveVerifyResponse(peerID, payload, timestampMs)
+            }
         }
         
         // PacketProcessor delegates
@@ -939,6 +951,50 @@ class BluetoothMeshService(private val context: Context) {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    // MARK: QR Verification over Noise
+
+    fun sendVerifyChallenge(peerID: String, noiseKeyHex: String, nonceA: ByteArray) {
+        val tlv = VerificationService.buildVerifyChallenge(noiseKeyHex, nonceA)
+        val payload = NoisePayload(
+            type = NoisePayloadType.VERIFY_CHALLENGE,
+            data = tlv
+        )
+        sendNoisePayloadToPeer(payload, peerID, "verify challenge")
+    }
+
+    fun sendVerifyResponse(peerID: String, noiseKeyHex: String, nonceA: ByteArray) {
+        val tlv = VerificationService.buildVerifyResponse(noiseKeyHex, nonceA) ?: return
+        val payload = NoisePayload(
+            type = NoisePayloadType.VERIFY_RESPONSE,
+            data = tlv
+        )
+        sendNoisePayloadToPeer(payload, peerID, "verify response")
+    }
+
+    private fun sendNoisePayloadToPeer(payload: NoisePayload, recipientPeerID: String, label: String) {
+        serviceScope.launch {
+            try {
+                val encrypted = encryptionService.encrypt(payload.encode(), recipientPeerID)
+                val packet = BitchatPacket(
+                    version = 1u,
+                    type = MessageType.NOISE_ENCRYPTED.value,
+                    senderID = hexStringToByteArray(myPeerID),
+                    recipientID = hexStringToByteArray(recipientPeerID),
+                    timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis().toULong(),
+                    payload = encrypted,
+                    signature = null,
+                    ttl = com.bitchat.android.util.AppConstants.MESSAGE_TTL_HOPS
+                )
+
+                val signedPacket = signPacketBeforeBroadcast(packet)
+                connectionManager.broadcastPacket(RoutedPacket(signedPacket))
+                Log.d(TAG, "📤 Sent $label to $recipientPeerID (${payload.data.size} bytes)")
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                Log.e(TAG, "Failed to send $label to $recipientPeerID: ${e.message}")
+            }
+        }
+    }
     
     /**
      * Send broadcast announce with TLV-encoded identity announcement - exactly like iOS
@@ -1127,6 +1183,10 @@ class BluetoothMeshService(private val context: Context) {
     fun getIdentityFingerprint(): String {
         return encryptionService.getIdentityFingerprint()
     }
+
+    fun getStaticNoisePublicKey(): ByteArray? {
+        return encryptionService.getStaticPublicKey()
+    }
     
     /**
      * Check if encryption icon should be shown for a peer
@@ -1283,6 +1343,8 @@ interface BluetoothMeshDelegate {
     fun didReceiveChannelLeave(channel: String, fromPeer: String)
     fun didReceiveDeliveryAck(messageID: String, recipientPeerID: String)
     fun didReceiveReadReceipt(messageID: String, recipientPeerID: String)
+    fun didReceiveVerifyChallenge(peerID: String, payload: ByteArray, timestampMs: Long)
+    fun didReceiveVerifyResponse(peerID: String, payload: ByteArray, timestampMs: Long)
     fun decryptChannelMessage(encryptedContent: ByteArray, channel: String): String?
     fun getNickname(): String?
     fun isFavorite(peerID: String): Boolean
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/MessageHandler.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/MessageHandler.kt
index d016dd37..ce8b0d9e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/MessageHandler.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/MessageHandler.kt
@@ -157,6 +157,14 @@ class MessageHandler(private val myPeerID: String, private val appContext: andro
                     // Simplified: Call delegate with messageID and peerID directly
                     delegate?.onReadReceiptReceived(messageID, peerID)
                 }
+                com.bitchat.android.model.NoisePayloadType.VERIFY_CHALLENGE -> {
+                    Log.d(TAG, "🔐 Verify challenge received from $peerID (${noisePayload.data.size} bytes)")
+                    delegate?.onVerifyChallengeReceived(peerID, noisePayload.data, packet.timestamp.toLong())
+                }
+                com.bitchat.android.model.NoisePayloadType.VERIFY_RESPONSE -> {
+                    Log.d(TAG, "🔐 Verify response received from $peerID (${noisePayload.data.size} bytes)")
+                    delegate?.onVerifyResponseReceived(peerID, noisePayload.data, packet.timestamp.toLong())
+                }
             }
             
         } catch (e: Exception) {
@@ -611,4 +619,6 @@ interface MessageHandlerDelegate {
     fun onChannelLeave(channel: String, fromPeer: String)
     fun onDeliveryAckReceived(messageID: String, peerID: String)
     fun onReadReceiptReceived(messageID: String, peerID: String)
+    fun onVerifyChallengeReceived(peerID: String, payload: ByteArray, timestampMs: Long)
+    fun onVerifyResponseReceived(peerID: String, payload: ByteArray, timestampMs: Long)
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/model/NoiseEncrypted.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/model/NoiseEncrypted.kt
index 7f691a9c..c46a114f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/model/NoiseEncrypted.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/model/NoiseEncrypted.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ enum class NoisePayloadType(val value: UByte) {
     PRIVATE_MESSAGE(0x01u),     // Private chat message with TLV encoding
     READ_RECEIPT(0x02u),        // Message was read
     DELIVERED(0x03u),           // Message was delivered
+    VERIFY_CHALLENGE(0x10u),    // Verification challenge
+    VERIFY_RESPONSE(0x11u),     // Verification response
     FILE_TRANSFER(0x20u);
 
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/nostr/NostrDirectMessageHandler.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/nostr/NostrDirectMessageHandler.kt
index 3dcb60d6..18c12e4d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/nostr/NostrDirectMessageHandler.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/nostr/NostrDirectMessageHandler.kt
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ package com.bitchat.android.nostr
 
 import android.app.Application
 import android.util.Log
+import com.bitchat.android.model.BitchatFilePacket
 import com.bitchat.android.model.BitchatMessage
 import com.bitchat.android.model.DeliveryStatus
+import com.bitchat.android.model.NoisePayload
+import com.bitchat.android.model.NoisePayloadType
+import com.bitchat.android.model.PrivateMessagePacket
 import com.bitchat.android.protocol.BitchatPacket
 import com.bitchat.android.services.SeenMessageStore
 import com.bitchat.android.ui.ChatState
@@ -71,7 +75,7 @@ class NostrDirectMessageHandler(
 
                 if (packet.type != com.bitchat.android.protocol.MessageType.NOISE_ENCRYPTED.value) return@launch
 
-                val noisePayload = com.bitchat.android.model.NoisePayload.decode(packet.payload) ?: return@launch
+                val noisePayload = NoisePayload.decode(packet.payload) ?: return@launch
                 val messageTimestamp = Date(giftWrap.createdAt * 1000L)
                 val convKey = "nostr_${senderPubkey.take(16)}"
                 repo.putNostrKeyMapping(convKey, senderPubkey)
@@ -104,7 +108,7 @@ class NostrDirectMessageHandler(
     }
 
     private suspend fun processNoisePayload(
-        payload: com.bitchat.android.model.NoisePayload,
+        payload: NoisePayload,
         convKey: String,
         senderNickname: String,
         timestamp: Date,
@@ -112,8 +116,8 @@ class NostrDirectMessageHandler(
         recipientIdentity: NostrIdentity
     ) {
         when (payload.type) {
-            com.bitchat.android.model.NoisePayloadType.PRIVATE_MESSAGE -> {
-                val pm = com.bitchat.android.model.PrivateMessagePacket.decode(payload.data) ?: return
+            NoisePayloadType.PRIVATE_MESSAGE -> {
+                val pm = PrivateMessagePacket.decode(payload.data) ?: return
                 val existingMessages = state.getPrivateChatsValue()[convKey] ?: emptyList()
                 if (existingMessages.any { it.id == pm.messageID }) return
 
@@ -148,21 +152,21 @@ class NostrDirectMessageHandler(
                     seenStore.markRead(pm.messageID)
                 }
             }
-            com.bitchat.android.model.NoisePayloadType.DELIVERED -> {
+            NoisePayloadType.DELIVERED -> {
                 val messageId = String(payload.data, Charsets.UTF_8)
                 withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {
                     meshDelegateHandler.didReceiveDeliveryAck(messageId, convKey)
                 }
             }
-            com.bitchat.android.model.NoisePayloadType.READ_RECEIPT -> {
+            NoisePayloadType.READ_RECEIPT -> {
                 val messageId = String(payload.data, Charsets.UTF_8)
                 withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {
                     meshDelegateHandler.didReceiveReadReceipt(messageId, convKey)
                 }
             }
-            com.bitchat.android.model.NoisePayloadType.FILE_TRANSFER -> {
+            NoisePayloadType.FILE_TRANSFER -> {
                 // Properly handle encrypted file transfer
-                val file = com.bitchat.android.model.BitchatFilePacket.decode(payload.data)
+                val file = BitchatFilePacket.decode(payload.data)
                 if (file != null) {
                     val uniqueMsgId = java.util.UUID.randomUUID().toString().uppercase()
                     val savedPath = com.bitchat.android.features.file.FileUtils.saveIncomingFile(application, file)
@@ -185,6 +189,8 @@ class NostrDirectMessageHandler(
                     Log.w(TAG, "⚠️ Failed to decode Nostr file transfer from $convKey")
                 }
             }
+            NoisePayloadType.VERIFY_CHALLENGE,
+            NoisePayloadType.VERIFY_RESPONSE -> Unit // Ignore verification payloads in Nostr direct messages
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/services/VerificationService.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/services/VerificationService.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06dcd6f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/services/VerificationService.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,294 @@
+package com.bitchat.android.services
+
+import android.net.Uri
+import android.util.Base64
+import com.bitchat.android.crypto.EncryptionService
+import com.bitchat.android.util.AppConstants
+import com.bitchat.android.util.dataFromHexString
+import com.bitchat.android.util.hexEncodedString
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream
+import java.security.SecureRandom
+import androidx.core.net.toUri
+import java.lang.ref.WeakReference
+
+/**
+ * QR verification helpers: schema, signing, and basic challenge/response helpers.
+ */
+object VerificationService {
+    private const val CONTEXT = "bitchat-verify-v1"
+    private const val RESPONSE_CONTEXT = "bitchat-verify-resp-v1"
+
+    private var encryptionServiceRef: WeakReference<EncryptionService>? = null
+
+    fun configure(encryptionService: EncryptionService) {
+        this.encryptionServiceRef = WeakReference(encryptionService)
+    }
+
+    data class VerificationQR(
+        val v: Int,
+        val noiseKeyHex: String,
+        val signKeyHex: String,
+        val npub: String?,
+        val nickname: String,
+        val ts: Long,
+        val nonceB64: String,
+        val sigHex: String
+    ) {
+        fun canonicalBytes(): ByteArray {
+            val out = ByteArrayOutputStream()
+
+            fun appendField(value: String) {
+                val data = value.toByteArray(Charsets.UTF_8)
+                val len = minOf(data.size, 255)
+                out.write(len)
+                out.write(data, 0, len)
+            }
+
+            appendField(CONTEXT)
+            appendField(v.toString())
+            appendField(noiseKeyHex.lowercase())
+            appendField(signKeyHex.lowercase())
+            appendField(npub ?: "")
+            appendField(nickname)
+            appendField(ts.toString())
+            appendField(nonceB64)
+            return out.toByteArray()
+        }
+
+        fun toUrlString(): String {
+            val builder = Uri.Builder()
+                .scheme("bitchat")
+                .authority("verify")
+                .appendQueryParameter("v", v.toString())
+                .appendQueryParameter("noise", noiseKeyHex)
+                .appendQueryParameter("sign", signKeyHex)
+                .appendQueryParameter("nick", nickname)
+                .appendQueryParameter("ts", ts.toString())
+                .appendQueryParameter("nonce", nonceB64)
+                .appendQueryParameter("sig", sigHex)
+            if (npub != null) {
+                builder.appendQueryParameter("npub", npub)
+            }
+            return builder.build().toString()
+        }
+
+        companion object {
+            fun fromUrlString(urlString: String): VerificationQR? {
+                val uri = runCatching { urlString.toUri() }.getOrNull() ?: return null
+                if (uri.scheme != "bitchat" || uri.host != "verify") return null
+
+                val vStr = uri.getQueryParameter("v") ?: return null
+                val v = vStr.toIntOrNull() ?: return null
+                val noise = uri.getQueryParameter("noise") ?: return null
+                val sign = uri.getQueryParameter("sign") ?: return null
+                val nick = uri.getQueryParameter("nick") ?: return null
+                val tsStr = uri.getQueryParameter("ts") ?: return null
+                val ts = tsStr.toLongOrNull() ?: return null
+                val nonce = uri.getQueryParameter("nonce") ?: return null
+                val sig = uri.getQueryParameter("sig") ?: return null
+                val npub = uri.getQueryParameter("npub")
+
+                return VerificationQR(
+                    v = v,
+                    noiseKeyHex = noise,
+                    signKeyHex = sign,
+                    npub = npub,
+                    nickname = nick,
+                    ts = ts,
+                    nonceB64 = nonce,
+                    sigHex = sig
+                )
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun buildMyQRString(nickname: String, npub: String?): String? {
+        val service = encryptionServiceRef?.get() ?: return null
+        val cache = Cache.last
+        if (cache != null && cache.nickname == nickname && cache.npub == npub) {
+            if (System.currentTimeMillis() - cache.builtAtMs < 60_000L) {
+                return cache.value
+            }
+        }
+
+        val noiseKey = service.getStaticPublicKey()?.hexEncodedString() ?: return null
+        val signKey = service.getSigningPublicKey()?.hexEncodedString() ?: return null
+        val ts = System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000L
+        val nonce = ByteArray(16)
+        SecureRandom().nextBytes(nonce)
+        val nonceB64 = Base64.encodeToString(
+            nonce,
+            Base64.URL_SAFE or Base64.NO_WRAP or Base64.NO_PADDING
+        )
+
+        val payload = VerificationQR(
+            v = 1,
+            noiseKeyHex = noiseKey,
+            signKeyHex = signKey,
+            npub = npub,
+            nickname = nickname,
+            ts = ts,
+            nonceB64 = nonceB64,
+            sigHex = ""
+        )
+
+        val signature = service.signData(payload.canonicalBytes()) ?: return null
+        val signed = payload.copy(sigHex = signature.hexEncodedString())
+        val out = signed.toUrlString()
+        Cache.last = CacheEntry(nickname, npub, System.currentTimeMillis(), out)
+        return out
+    }
+
+    fun verifyScannedQR(
+        urlString: String,
+        maxAgeSeconds: Long = AppConstants.Verification.QR_MAX_AGE_SECONDS
+    ): VerificationQR? {
+        val service = encryptionServiceRef?.get() ?: return null
+        val qr = VerificationQR.fromUrlString(urlString) ?: return null
+        val now = System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000L
+        if (now - qr.ts > maxAgeSeconds) return null
+
+        val sig = qr.sigHex.dataFromHexString() ?: return null
+        val signKey = qr.signKeyHex.dataFromHexString() ?: return null
+        val ok = service.verifyEd25519Signature(sig, qr.canonicalBytes(), signKey)
+        return if (ok) qr else null
+    }
+
+    fun buildVerifyChallenge(noiseKeyHex: String, nonceA: ByteArray): ByteArray {
+        val noiseData = noiseKeyHex.toByteArray(Charsets.UTF_8)
+        val out = ByteArrayOutputStream()
+        out.write(0x01)
+        out.write(minOf(noiseData.size, 255))
+        out.write(noiseData, 0, minOf(noiseData.size, 255))
+        out.write(0x02)
+        out.write(minOf(nonceA.size, 255))
+        out.write(nonceA, 0, minOf(nonceA.size, 255))
+        return out.toByteArray()
+    }
+
+    fun buildVerifyResponse(noiseKeyHex: String, nonceA: ByteArray): ByteArray? {
+        val service = encryptionServiceRef?.get() ?: return null
+        val noiseData = noiseKeyHex.toByteArray(Charsets.UTF_8)
+        val msg = ByteArrayOutputStream()
+        msg.write(RESPONSE_CONTEXT.toByteArray(Charsets.UTF_8))
+        msg.write(minOf(noiseData.size, 255))
+        msg.write(noiseData, 0, minOf(noiseData.size, 255))
+        msg.write(nonceA)
+        val sig = service.signData(msg.toByteArray()) ?: return null
+
+        val out = ByteArrayOutputStream()
+        out.write(0x01)
+        out.write(minOf(noiseData.size, 255))
+        out.write(noiseData, 0, minOf(noiseData.size, 255))
+        out.write(0x02)
+        out.write(minOf(nonceA.size, 255))
+        out.write(nonceA, 0, minOf(nonceA.size, 255))
+        out.write(0x03)
+        out.write(minOf(sig.size, 255))
+        out.write(sig, 0, minOf(sig.size, 255))
+        return out.toByteArray()
+    }
+
+    fun parseVerifyChallenge(data: ByteArray): Pair<String, ByteArray>? {
+        var idx = 0
+
+        fun take(n: Int): ByteArray? {
+            if (idx + n > data.size) return null
+            val out = data.copyOfRange(idx, idx + n)
+            idx += n
+            return out
+        }
+
+        val t1 = take(1) ?: return null
+        if (t1[0].toInt() != 0x01) return null
+        val l1 = take(1)?.get(0)?.toInt() ?: return null
+        val noiseBytes = take(l1) ?: return null
+        val noise = noiseBytes.toString(Charsets.UTF_8)
+
+        val t2 = take(1) ?: return null
+        if (t2[0].toInt() != 0x02) return null
+        val l2 = take(1)?.get(0)?.toInt() ?: return null
+        val nonce = take(l2) ?: return null
+
+        return noise to nonce
+    }
+
+    data class VerifyResponse(val noiseKeyHex: String, val nonceA: ByteArray, val signature: ByteArray) {
+        override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean {
+            if (this === other) return true
+            if (javaClass != other?.javaClass) return false
+
+            other as VerifyResponse
+
+            if (noiseKeyHex != other.noiseKeyHex) return false
+            if (!nonceA.contentEquals(other.nonceA)) return false
+            if (!signature.contentEquals(other.signature)) return false
+
+            return true
+        }
+
+        override fun hashCode(): Int {
+            var result = noiseKeyHex.hashCode()
+            result = 31 * result + nonceA.contentHashCode()
+            result = 31 * result + signature.contentHashCode()
+            return result
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun parseVerifyResponse(data: ByteArray): VerifyResponse? {
+        var idx = 0
+
+        fun take(n: Int): ByteArray? {
+            if (idx + n > data.size) return null
+            val out = data.copyOfRange(idx, idx + n)
+            idx += n
+            return out
+        }
+
+        val t1 = take(1) ?: return null
+        if (t1[0].toInt() != 0x01) return null
+        val l1 = take(1)?.get(0)?.toInt() ?: return null
+        val noiseBytes = take(l1) ?: return null
+        val noise = noiseBytes.toString(Charsets.UTF_8)
+
+        val t2 = take(1) ?: return null
+        if (t2[0].toInt() != 0x02) return null
+        val l2 = take(1)?.get(0)?.toInt() ?: return null
+        val nonce = take(l2) ?: return null
+
+        val t3 = take(1) ?: return null
+        if (t3[0].toInt() != 0x03) return null
+        val l3 = take(1)?.get(0)?.toInt() ?: return null
+        val sig = take(l3) ?: return null
+
+        return VerifyResponse(noise, nonce, sig)
+    }
+
+    fun verifyResponseSignature(
+        noiseKeyHex: String,
+        nonceA: ByteArray,
+        signature: ByteArray,
+        signerPublicKeyHex: String
+    ): Boolean {
+        val service = encryptionServiceRef?.get() ?: return false
+        val noiseData = noiseKeyHex.toByteArray(Charsets.UTF_8)
+        val msg = ByteArrayOutputStream()
+        msg.write(RESPONSE_CONTEXT.toByteArray(Charsets.UTF_8))
+        msg.write(minOf(noiseData.size, 255))
+        msg.write(noiseData, 0, minOf(noiseData.size, 255))
+        msg.write(nonceA)
+        val signerKey = signerPublicKeyHex.dataFromHexString() ?: return false
+        return service.verifyEd25519Signature(signature, msg.toByteArray(), signerKey)
+    }
+
+    private data class CacheEntry(
+        val nickname: String,
+        val npub: String?,
+        val builtAtMs: Long,
+        val value: String
+    )
+
+    private object Cache {
+        var last: CacheEntry? = null
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/ui/MeshDelegateHandler.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/ui/MeshDelegateHandler.kt
index a452616e..d27719c7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/ui/MeshDelegateHandler.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/ui/MeshDelegateHandler.kt
@@ -216,6 +216,14 @@ class MeshDelegateHandler(
             messageManager.updateMessageDeliveryStatus(messageID, DeliveryStatus.Read(recipientPeerID, Date()))
         }
     }
+
+    override fun didReceiveVerifyChallenge(peerID: String, payload: ByteArray, timestampMs: Long) {
+        // Handled by ChatViewModel for verification flow
+    }
+
+    override fun didReceiveVerifyResponse(peerID: String, payload: ByteArray, timestampMs: Long) {
+        // Handled by ChatViewModel for verification flow
+    }
     
     override fun decryptChannelMessage(encryptedContent: ByteArray, channel: String): String? {
         return channelManager.decryptChannelMessage(encryptedContent, channel)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/util/AppConstants.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/util/AppConstants.kt
index 9881cc2f..a9a9124d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/util/AppConstants.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/util/AppConstants.kt
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ object AppConstants {
         const val HIGH_NONCE_WARNING_THRESHOLD: Long = 1_000_000_000L
     }
 
+    object Verification {
+        const val QR_MAX_AGE_SECONDS: Long = 300L // 5 minutes
+    }
+
     object Protocol {
         const val COMPRESSION_THRESHOLD_BYTES: Int = 100
     }