From 1675b36927ac478568462e721a1f1f944d535916 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kent Bull <kent@kentbull.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:54:05 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] fix: backwards and forwards Streamer compatibility

.text for forwards compatibility and .qb64 for backwards compatibility.
---
 setup.py                    | 4 +---
 src/signify/core/keeping.py | 7 ++++++-
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 14f3c57..dee3016 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -78,14 +78,12 @@
         "discovery",
         "resolver"
     ],
-    python_requires='>=3.12.6',
+    python_requires='>=3.12.3',
     install_requires=[
         'keri==1.2.7',
         'multicommand==1.0.0',
         'requests==2.32.3',
         'http_sfv==0.9.9',
-        'msgpack==1.1.0',
-        'cbor2>=5.6.5',
         'sseclient>=0.0.27'
     ],
     extras_require={
diff --git a/src/signify/core/keeping.py b/src/signify/core/keeping.py
index 1beda7a..8dd1a60 100644
--- a/src/signify/core/keeping.py
+++ b/src/signify/core/keeping.py
@@ -195,7 +195,12 @@ def __init__(self, salter, pidx, kidx=0, tier=Tiers.low, transferable=False, ste
         else:
             self.sxlt = sxlt
             ciph = signing.Cipher(qb64=self.sxlt)
-            self.creator = keeping.SaltyCreator(self.decrypter.decrypt(cipher=ciph).qb64, stem=stem, tier=tier)
+            decrypted = self.decrypter.decrypt(cipher=ciph)
+            if hasattr(decrypted, 'text'):
+                decrypted_salt = decrypted.text
+            else:
+                decrypted_salt = decrypted.qb64
+            self.creator = keeping.SaltyCreator(decrypted_salt, stem=stem, tier=tier)
 
     def params(self):
         """ Get AID parameters to store externally """