README.md

@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ Treat the backup file like the sqlite db.
 
 Composer (bottom of the roster screen):
 
-- `/wipe` — confirm by typing `WIPE`. Overwrites the message log and `VACUUM`s. Identity key and friends stay.
-- `/wipe-all` — confirm by typing `WIPEALL`. Deletes the data dir. Next start is a **new person** (new identity key). Esc cancels. Nothing is wiped without confirm.
+- `/wipe` — confirm by typing `WIPE`. Chat and payments history gone (overwrite message bodies, drop `payments`, `VACUUM`, WAL checkpoint). Identity key and friends stay. Not a forensic erase (SSD wear-leveling). `/wipe-all` is the identity burn.
+- `/wipe-all` — confirm by typing `WIPEALL`. Deletes the data dir. Next start is a **new person** (new identity key). Same disk caveat. Esc cancels. Nothing is wiped without confirm.
 
 ## Uninstall
 
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ Still plaintext on disk (unless you add OS/FDE):
 - your identity secret key (`self.identity_sk`)
 - friend public keys and current locators
 
-The message key is **not** wrapped with `identity_sk` (that key is in the same file). sqlcipher is out of v1. `/wipe` overwrites message bodies and vacuums; `/wipe-all` deletes the data dir. Ctrl-Q can clear history on the way out (`CLEAR`) without becoming a new person.
+The message key is **not** wrapped with `identity_sk` (that key is in the same file). sqlcipher is out of v1. `/wipe` deletes chat and payments history; it is not a forensic erase. Roster and identity stay. `/wipe-all` deletes the data dir (new identity). Ctrl-Q can clear history on the way out (`CLEAR`) without becoming a new person.
 
 Threat model: [`docs/THREAT_MODEL.md`](docs/THREAT_MODEL.md).
 

docs/THREAT_MODEL.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ A signed `loc` frame (`onion`, `ts`, `sig`) rewrites a friend’s locator **only
 
 Chat bodies in sqlite are ChaCha20-Poly1305 (`nonce || ciphertext` in the `messages.plaintext` column) with AAD `owmsg1 || friend_id_le64 || dir || 0x00 || row_id_le64`. Swapping ciphertext between rows fails closed. A random 32-byte data key is wrapped with Argon2id (same params as identity backup) from a non-empty passphrase. Salt + wrapped key live in `store_meta`. Unlock is fail-closed: wrong or empty passphrase does not open chat. Empty-AAD v0.2 blobs are rewrapped once on unlock; `list_messages` never falls back to empty AAD.
 
-Identity secret key, friend public keys, and locators remain plaintext in the same db. The message key is not wrapped with `identity_sk` (that key is already on disk). A seized laptop still yields who you talk to and your identity unless you add OS/FDE. sqlcipher is out of v1. `/wipe` overwrites message bodies and vacuums; `/wipe-all` deletes the data dir.
+Identity secret key, friend public keys, and locators remain plaintext in the same db. The message key is not wrapped with `identity_sk` (that key is already on disk). A seized laptop still yields who you talk to and your identity unless you add OS/FDE. sqlcipher is out of v1. `/wipe` deletes chat and payments history (overwrite message bodies, `VACUUM`, WAL checkpoint); roster and identity stay. It is not a forensic erase — SSD wear-leveling can keep copies. `/wipe-all` deletes the data dir (new identity); same disk caveat.
 
 ## Fail closed
 

src/store.rs

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
 
 use ed25519_dalek::SigningKey;
-use rand::RngCore;
 use rand::rngs::OsRng;
-use rusqlite::{Connection, OptionalExtension, params};
+use rand::RngCore;
+use rusqlite::{params, Connection, OptionalExtension};
 use x25519_dalek::{PublicKey as X25519Public, StaticSecret};
 
 pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ impl Store {
         if !journal.eq_ignore_ascii_case("wal") {
             return Err(Error(format!("journal_mode WAL failed: {journal}")));
         }
+        // Overwrite freed pages on DELETE. Flash wear-leveling can still keep copies;
+        // this is not a forensic / SSD crypto-shred.
+        conn.pragma_update(None, "secure_delete", "ON")?;
         conn.execute_batch(
             "
             PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON;
@@ -748,14 +751,17 @@ impl Store {
         Ok(out)
     }
 
-    /// Overwrite message bodies, delete rows, VACUUM. Identity + friends stay.
+    /// Drop chat + payments history. Identity + friends stay.
+    /// Not a forensic erase: SSD wear-leveling can keep copies.
     pub fn wipe_messages(&self) -> Result<()> {
         self.conn.execute(
             "UPDATE messages SET plaintext = zeroblob(length(plaintext))",
             [],
         )?;
         self.conn.execute("DELETE FROM messages", [])?;
+        self.conn.execute("DELETE FROM payments", [])?;
         self.conn.execute_batch("VACUUM")?;
+        self.conn.execute_batch("PRAGMA wal_checkpoint(TRUNCATE)")?;
         Ok(())
     }
 

src/tui.rs

@@ -318,8 +318,9 @@ pub fn parse_slash(raw: &str) -> Option<WipeKind> {
 pub fn wipe_screen_text(kind: WipeKind) -> &'static str {
     match kind {
         WipeKind::Messages => {
-            "Wipe message log?\n\
+            "Wipe chat and payments history?\n\
 Identity key and friends stay.\n\
+Not a forensic erase.\n\
 Type WIPE to confirm    Esc to cancel"
         }
         WipeKind::All => {

tests/wipe.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 //! M5: wipe messages (keep identity + friends); wipe-all is a new person.
 
-use onionwire::Store;
 use onionwire::tui::{
-    QuitDecision, QuitPrompt, WipeDecision, WipeKind, WipePrompt, parse_slash, quit_screen_text,
-    wipe_screen_text,
+    parse_slash, quit_screen_text, wipe_screen_text, QuitDecision, QuitPrompt, WipeDecision,
+    WipeKind, WipePrompt,
 };
+use onionwire::{PaymentWrite, Store};
+
+// Official mainnet standard from Monero docs (same fixture as tests/pay.rs).
+const MAINNET_STD: &str = "4AdUndXHHZ6cfufTMvppY6JwXNouMBzSkbLYfpAV5Usx3skxNgYeYTRj5UzqtReoS44qo9mtmXCqY45DJ852K5Jv2684Rge";
 
 fn pk(tag: u8) -> [u8; 32] {
     let mut k = [0u8; 32];
@@ -50,6 +53,53 @@ fn wipe_clears_messages_keeps_self_and_friends() {
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn wipe_clears_payments_keeps_self_and_friends() {
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().expect("tempdir");
+    let store = Store::open_at_with_passphrase(dir.path(), "onionwire-test").expect("open");
+    let me = store.self_identity().unwrap();
+    store
+        .upsert_friend(&pk(1), "a.onion", Some("alice"))
+        .unwrap();
+    store
+        .append_message(&pk(1), "out", b"secret-log-line-xyz")
+        .unwrap();
+    store
+        .insert_payment(
+            &pk(1),
+            PaymentWrite {
+                dir: "out",
+                kind: "receipt",
+                amount_atomic: "1000000000000",
+                address: MAINNET_STD,
+                memo: "counterparty-memo-xyz",
+                txid: Some("aabbccddeeff00112233445566778899aabbccddeeff00112233445566778899"),
+                verified: true,
+            },
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(store.list_messages(&pk(1)).unwrap().len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(store.list_payments(&pk(1)).unwrap().len(), 1);
+
+    store.wipe_messages().expect("wipe");
+
+    assert!(store.list_messages(&pk(1)).unwrap().is_empty());
+    assert!(
+        store.list_payments(&pk(1)).unwrap().is_empty(),
+        "wipe must drop payments, not only chat"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(store.friend_count().unwrap(), 1);
+    let f = store.get_friend(&pk(1)).unwrap().expect("friend");
+    assert_eq!(f.petname.as_deref(), Some("alice"));
+    let me2 = store.self_identity().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(me.identity_pk, me2.identity_pk);
+    drop(store);
+    assert!(
+        !db_contains(dir.path(), b"counterparty-memo-xyz"),
+        "wipe must not leave payment memo in the db file"
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn wipe_all_removes_dir_so_next_open_is_new_identity() {
     let dir = tempfile::tempdir().expect("tempdir");
@@ -108,8 +158,9 @@ fn wipe_all_requires_typing_wipeall() {
 #[test]
 fn wipe_prompt_text_matches_spec() {
     let m = wipe_screen_text(WipeKind::Messages);
-    assert!(m.contains("Wipe message log?"));
+    assert!(m.contains("Wipe chat and payments history?"));
     assert!(m.contains("Identity key and friends stay."));
+    assert!(m.contains("Not a forensic erase."));
     assert!(m.contains("Type WIPE to confirm"));
     assert!(m.contains("Esc to cancel"));
     let a = wipe_screen_text(WipeKind::All);