- Require API key or JWT by default for client connections - Auto-derive
namespace from JWT claim or API key format `ak_<rand>:<namespace>` -
Deny calls if per-call namespace override mismatches resolved namespace
- Guard Storage, PubSub, Database, and NetworkInfo operations with
access checks - Add context helpers for consistent namespace override
handling - Update docs and add end-to-end and unit tests for
authentication logic
Replace DHT-based discovery with bootstrap peerstore and peer exchange.
Update config and code to remove DHT references and dependencies. Add
data directory override support in node config. Cleanup related config
files and dependencies.
