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Author: Ján Malinovský <jan.malinovsky@student.tuke.sk>
Date:   Mon Oct 19 08:11:33 2026 +0200

    Prvy

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+.pytest_cache/
+*.py[cod]
+*.db
+*.sqlite3
+.env
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+results/*
+!results/.gitkeep
+*.png
+*.pdf
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+# Signature verification baseline
+
+A small research starter project for online handwritten-signature verification.
+It includes common-format CSV/JSON loading, preprocessing, feature extraction,
+DTW matching, threshold metrics, and a local FastAPI capture demo.
+
+## Setup
+
+From the project root:
+
+```powershell
+py -m venv .venv
+.\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
+python -m pip install -e ".[dev]"
+$env:SIGVERIFY_FERNET_KEY = python -c "from cryptography.fernet import Fernet; print(Fernet.generate_key().decode())"
+uvicorn app.main:app --reload
+```
+
+Open <http://127.0.0.1:8000/>. The generated Fernet key is for local testing;
+keep the same key between runs to read previously enrolled templates. Store a
+production key in a secret manager, never in source control. Without a key, the
+API rejects enrollment and verification rather than storing plaintext.
+
+Run tests with `pytest`. The package can also be installed with `pip install -e .`.
+
+## Data format
+
+The common signature format has one sample per point with `user_id`, `t`, `x`,
+`y`, optional `p` (pressure), optional `area` (contact area), and optional
+`pen_down`. CSV loaders expect these names by default; pass column overrides
+for a dataset with different headers. A JSON signature uses the same names
+with array-valued `t`, `x`, and `y`. For MOBISIG, check the downloaded release's
+layout is supported directly by `load_mobisig`: `timestamp`, `x`, `y`,
+`pressure`, and `fingerarea` are mapped automatically. Names such as
+`SIGN_GEN_USER1_USER1_1.csv` and `SIGN_FOR_USER1_USER2_1.csv` determine the
+claimed user and genuine/forgery label; metadata files such as `users.csv` are
+ignored. Put downloaded or self-collected material under `data/raw/`. Raw data
+is ignored by Git.
+
+## Baseline workflow
+
+1. Load signatures into `Signature`.
+2. Sort timestamps, collapse repeated times, lightly smooth, resample, and
+   translate/scale positions. Preprocessing records the original bounding-box
+   diagonal because size may itself be discriminative. Pen-up samples are
+   excluded from the baseline trajectory.
+3. Extract x/y and motion features; pressure and contact area can be enabled as
+   explicit ablations.
+4. Enroll several genuine examples, compare using band-constrained DTW, and
+   divide by the median within-enrollment distance.
+5. Tune global and per-user thresholds on a development split; evaluate only
+   on held-out attempts. Thresholds in the demo are illustrative, not research
+   results.
+
+`experiments/` contains starter scripts for inspecting data, running a simple
+split, and comparing feature sets. Report user-disjoint development/test
+results separately from the API demo. Do not train or tune on the test set.
+
+For the included MOBISIG layout, run:
+
+```powershell
+python experiments/02_baseline_dtw.py --data-dir data/raw/mobisig `
+  --output results/mobisig_baseline.json
+```
+
+## Capture and consent
+
+The browser sends pointer positions, elapsed milliseconds, and optional
+pressure. It does not persist anything in the browser. Review
+[`docs/data_collection_protocol.md`](docs/data_collection_protocol.md) and
+[`docs/consent_form.md`](docs/consent_form.md) before collecting data; adapt
+them to institutional requirements and obtain approval where required.
+
+The SQLite demo stores encrypted template JSON and a small lockout counter in
+process memory. Lockout state resets when the server restarts, so this is not a
+production account-security system. Use HTTPS, authentication, durable
+rate-limiting, access controls, key management, and a retention/deletion policy
+before exposing a service beyond localhost.
diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
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+"""Local FastAPI application."""
diff --git a/app/db.py b/app/db.py
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+"""SQLite persistence for encrypted enrollment templates."""
+
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from sqlalchemy import LargeBinary, String, create_engine
+from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase, Mapped, mapped_column, sessionmaker
+
+DATABASE_URL = os.environ.get(
+    "SIGVERIFY_DATABASE_URL",
+    f"sqlite:///{(Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / 'data' / 'signatures.sqlite3').as_posix()}",
+)
+engine = create_engine(
+    DATABASE_URL,
+    connect_args={"check_same_thread": False} if DATABASE_URL.startswith("sqlite") else {},
+)
+SessionLocal = sessionmaker(bind=engine, expire_on_commit=False)
+
+
+class Base(DeclarativeBase):
+    """Declarative base for API database tables."""
+
+
+class SignatureTemplate(Base):
+    """An encrypted sample belonging to one claimed user identity."""
+
+    __tablename__ = "signature_templates"
+
+    id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True, autoincrement=True)
+    user_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(200), index=True)
+    encrypted_payload: Mapped[bytes] = mapped_column(LargeBinary)
+
+
+def initialize_database() -> None:
+    """Create missing tables and ensure the SQLite data directory exists."""
+    if DATABASE_URL.startswith("sqlite:///"):
+        Path(DATABASE_URL.removeprefix("sqlite:///")).parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    Base.metadata.create_all(engine)
diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
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+"""FastAPI endpoints for enrollment, verification, and user listing."""
+
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException
+from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, model_validator
+from sqlalchemy import select
+
+from app.db import SessionLocal, SignatureTemplate, initialize_database
+from sigverify.decision import Thresholds
+from sigverify.io.schema import Signature
+from sigverify.matching.models import DTWVerifier
+from sigverify.preprocessing import preprocess_signature
+from sigverify.security import AttemptLockout, TemplateCipher
+
+app = FastAPI(title="Signature Verification Demo", version="0.1.0")
+STATIC_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "static"
+app.mount("/static", StaticFiles(directory=STATIC_DIR), name="static")
+initialize_database()
+LOCKOUT = AttemptLockout(max_failures=5, lockout_seconds=60)
+THRESHOLDS = Thresholds(global_threshold=float(os.environ.get("SIGVERIFY_THRESHOLD", "1.0")))
+
+
+class CapturePayload(BaseModel):
+    """JSON body accepted by enrollment and verification endpoints."""
+
+    user_id: str = Field(min_length=1, max_length=200)
+    t: list[float] = Field(min_length=1)
+    x: list[float] = Field(min_length=1)
+    y: list[float] = Field(min_length=1)
+    p: list[float] | None = None
+    area: list[float] | None = None
+    pen_down: list[bool] | None = None
+
+    @model_validator(mode="after")
+    def validate_lengths(self) -> "CapturePayload":
+        length = len(self.t)
+        for name in ("x", "y", "p", "area", "pen_down"):
+            values = getattr(self, name)
+            if values is not None and len(values) != length:
+                raise ValueError(f"{name} must have the same number of points as t")
+        return self
+
+    def to_signature(self, label: str) -> Signature:
+        return Signature(
+            user_id=self.user_id,
+            label=label,
+            t=self.t,
+            x=self.x,
+            y=self.y,
+            p=self.p,
+            area=self.area,
+            pen_down=self.pen_down,
+        )
+
+
+def _cipher() -> TemplateCipher:
+    try:
+        return TemplateCipher()
+    except RuntimeError as error:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=503, detail=str(error)) from error
+
+
+def _prepared(payload: CapturePayload, label: str) -> Signature:
+    try:
+        return preprocess_signature(payload.to_signature(label))
+    except ValueError as error:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=422, detail=str(error)) from error
+
+
+@app.get("/")
+def home():
+    """Serve the browser signing page."""
+    from fastapi.responses import FileResponse
+
+    return FileResponse(STATIC_DIR / "index.html")
+
+
+@app.post("/enroll")
+def enroll(payload: CapturePayload) -> dict[str, str]:
+    """Add one genuine enrollment template for a user."""
+    cipher = _cipher()
+    signature = _prepared(payload, "genuine")
+    with SessionLocal() as session:
+        session.add(
+            SignatureTemplate(
+                user_id=signature.user_id,
+                encrypted_payload=cipher.encrypt(signature),
+            )
+        )
+        session.commit()
+    return {"status": "enrolled", "user_id": signature.user_id}
+
+
+@app.post("/verify")
+def verify(payload: CapturePayload) -> dict[str, float | bool | str]:
+    """Score a capture against all encrypted samples enrolled for its user."""
+    user_id = payload.user_id
+    remaining = LOCKOUT.remaining_lockout(user_id)
+    if remaining > 0:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=429, detail=f"locked; retry in {remaining:.1f} seconds")
+
+    cipher = _cipher()
+    with SessionLocal() as session:
+        records = session.scalars(
+            select(SignatureTemplate).where(SignatureTemplate.user_id == user_id)
+        ).all()
+    if not records:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="no enrollment templates for this user")
+    try:
+        templates = [cipher.decrypt(record.encrypted_payload) for record in records]
+    except ValueError as error:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=503, detail=str(error)) from error
+
+    verifier = DTWVerifier()
+    verifier.enroll(templates)
+    score = verifier.score(_prepared(payload, "query"))
+    accepted = THRESHOLDS.accept(user_id, score)
+    if accepted:
+        LOCKOUT.record_success(user_id)
+    else:
+        LOCKOUT.record_failure(user_id)
+    return {
+        "user_id": user_id,
+        "score": score,
+        "threshold": THRESHOLDS.threshold_for(user_id),
+        "accepted": accepted,
+    }
+
+
+@app.get("/users")
+def users() -> dict[str, list[dict[str, str | int]]]:
+    """List enrolled identities and their template counts."""
+    with SessionLocal() as session:
+        records = session.scalars(select(SignatureTemplate)).all()
+    counts: dict[str, int] = {}
+    for record in records:
+        counts[record.user_id] = counts.get(record.user_id, 0) + 1
+    return {
+        "users": [
+            {"user_id": user_id, "template_count": count}
+            for user_id, count in sorted(counts.items())
+        ]
+    }
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+(() => {
+  const canvas = document.getElementById("pad");
+  const context = canvas.getContext("2d");
+  const userId = document.getElementById("user-id");
+  const status = document.getElementById("status");
+  const points = [];
+  let drawing = false;
+  let startTime = 0;
+
+  context.lineWidth = 3;
+  context.lineCap = "round";
+  context.lineJoin = "round";
+
+  function pointFrom(event, penDown) {
+    const bounds = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const scaleX = canvas.width / bounds.width;
+    const scaleY = canvas.height / bounds.height;
+    return {
+      t: performance.now() - startTime,
+      x: (event.clientX - bounds.left) * scaleX,
+      y: (event.clientY - bounds.top) * scaleY,
+      p: event.pressure || (penDown ? 0.5 : 0),
+      area: event.width * event.height,
+      pen_down: penDown,
+    };
+  }
+
+  canvas.addEventListener("pointerdown", (event) => {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    canvas.setPointerCapture(event.pointerId);
+    if (points.length === 0) startTime = performance.now();
+    drawing = true;
+    const point = pointFrom(event, true);
+    points.push(point);
+    context.beginPath();
+    context.moveTo(point.x, point.y);
+  });
+
+  canvas.addEventListener("pointermove", (event) => {
+    if (!drawing) return;
+    const point = pointFrom(event, true);
+    points.push(point);
+    context.lineTo(point.x, point.y);
+    context.stroke();
+  });
+
+  function endStroke(event) {
+    if (!drawing) return;
+    points.push(pointFrom(event, false));
+    drawing = false;
+  }
+  canvas.addEventListener("pointerup", endStroke);
+  canvas.addEventListener("pointercancel", endStroke);
+
+  document.getElementById("clear").addEventListener("click", () => {
+    points.length = 0;
+    context.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+    status.textContent = "Signature cleared.";
+  });
+
+  async function send(path) {
+    if (!userId.value.trim()) {
+      status.textContent = "Enter a participant ID first.";
+      return;
+    }
+    if (points.filter((point) => point.pen_down).length < 2) {
+      status.textContent = "Draw a signature with at least two points.";
+      return;
+    }
+    const payload = {
+      user_id: userId.value.trim(),
+      t: points.map((point) => point.t),
+      x: points.map((point) => point.x),
+      y: points.map((point) => point.y),
+      p: points.map((point) => point.p),
+      area: points.map((point) => point.area),
+      pen_down: points.map((point) => point.pen_down),
+    };
+    status.textContent = "Sending…";
+    try {
+      const response = await fetch(path, {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        body: JSON.stringify(payload),
+      });
+      const result = await response.json();
+      if (!response.ok) throw new Error(result.detail || `Request failed (${response.status})`);
+      status.textContent = path === "/verify"
+        ? `Accepted: ${result.accepted}; score: ${result.score.toFixed(3)}; threshold: ${result.threshold.toFixed(3)}`
+        : `Enrolled sample for ${result.user_id}. Enroll multiple genuine samples.`;
+    } catch (error) {
+      status.textContent = `Error: ${error.message}`;
+    }
+  }
+
+  document.getElementById("enroll").addEventListener("click", () => send("/enroll"));
+  document.getElementById("verify").addEventListener("click", () => send("/verify"));
+})();
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+    <title>Signature verification demo</title>
+    <style>
+      body { font: 16px system-ui, sans-serif; margin: 2rem auto; max-width: 52rem; padding: 0 1rem; }
+      canvas { border: 1px solid #777; border-radius: .4rem; display: block; touch-action: none; width: 100%; }
+      button, input { font: inherit; margin: .5rem .4rem .5rem 0; padding: .45rem .7rem; }
+      #status { min-height: 1.5em; }
+    </style>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <h1>Signature verification demo</h1>
+    <p>Use a study participant ID (not a real name). Draw a signature, then enroll
+      several genuine samples or verify against the enrolled templates.</p>
+    <label for="user-id">Participant ID</label>
+    <input id="user-id" autocomplete="off" maxlength="200" required>
+    <canvas id="pad" width="900" height="320" aria-label="Signature drawing area"></canvas>
+    <button id="clear" type="button">Clear</button>
+    <button id="enroll" type="button">Enroll this sample</button>
+    <button id="verify" type="button">Verify this sample</button>
+    <p id="status" role="status" aria-live="polite"></p>
+    <script src="/static/capture.js"></script>
+  </body>
+</html>
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diff --git a/data/raw/mobisig/statistics.txt b/data/raw/mobisig/statistics.txt
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+Statistics
+
+All: 83
+Male: 49
+Female: 34
+
+Age: 26.03 (9.84)
+
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+# Participant information and consent (draft)
+
+**This is a study-material template, not legal advice or institutional approval.**
+Adapt it to the actual study, data controller, storage location, retention
+period, withdrawal process, and applicable ethics/privacy requirements before
+use. Do not collect signatures until required approvals have been obtained.
+
+## Study
+
+Study title: Online handwritten-signature verification  
+Researcher/contact: ____________________________________  
+Institution/contact: ___________________________________
+
+## What participation involves
+
+You may be asked to provide several genuine signatures and, if applicable,
+clearly identified simulated forgeries. The capture may include pen/cursor
+position, timestamps, pressure, and contact area when the device provides them.
+The purpose is to evaluate a research algorithm; the system is experimental and
+must not be used for legal identity decisions.
+
+## Data use and protection
+
+The study team will use the collected data for the stated research purpose.
+Signature dynamics can be sensitive biometric information. The project should
+use participant codes instead of names, limit access, encrypt stored templates,
+set a deletion date, and explain any sharing or publication of derived results.
+The researcher must fill in the actual retention and deletion arrangements
+before presenting this form.
+
+## Voluntary participation
+
+Participation is voluntary. You may stop at any time and may request removal of
+your identifiable raw records until: ____________________. Explain any limits
+on withdrawal after data have been anonymized or published.
+
+## Consent
+
+I have read and understood the information above, had the opportunity to ask
+questions, and voluntarily agree to participate.
+
+Participant code: ____________________  
+Participant signature: ____________________  Date: __________  
+Researcher signature: ____________________  Date: __________
+
diff --git a/docs/data_collection_protocol.md b/docs/data_collection_protocol.md
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+# Data collection protocol (draft)
+
+1. Obtain institutional ethics/privacy review where required and use the
+   completed participant information and consent form.
+2. Assign a random participant code. Do not put names or contact details in
+   filenames or the signature database.
+3. Record device type, sampling setup, session date/code, and whether pressure
+   or contact-area data are available in a separate access-controlled study
+   log. Do not write unnecessary personal information into the signature CSV.
+4. Collect several genuine samples per participant, with a short pause between
+   attempts. Mark examples explicitly as `genuine`.
+5. If studying skilled or random forgeries, collect them only under the approved
+   protocol, keep the target identity in `user_id`, and label their type in the
+   `label` column. Avoid coercive or deceptive collection.
+6. Use the common CSV columns `user_id,label,t,x,y,p,area,pen_down`. Each file
+   should contain one signature sequence; timestamp units must be consistent
+   within a dataset. Optional `p` and `area` fields should be blank or omitted
+   when unsupported.
+7. Store raw files in `data/raw/own/`, restrict access, and keep them out of
+   version control. Store encryption keys separately from the database.
+8. Keep participant-level identities together when making train/test splits.
+   Tune thresholds on a development set and report the final test set only
+   once. Report the number of participants, genuine samples, and each forgery
+   type alongside FAR, FRR, and EER.
+
diff --git a/experiments/01_explore_data.ipynb b/experiments/01_explore_data.ipynb
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+{
+ "cells": [
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "# Explore signature captures\n",
+    "\n",
+    "Set `DATA_DIR` to a folder of common-format CSV signatures. Raw dataset formats may need a column mapping in `sigverify.io.loaders` first."
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "from pathlib import Path\n",
+    "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt\n",
+    "from sigverify.io.loaders import load_csv_directory\n",
+    "\n",
+    "DATA_DIR = Path('../data/raw/mobisig')\n",
+    "signatures = load_csv_directory(DATA_DIR)\n",
+    "len(signatures)"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "for signature in signatures[:6]:\n",
+    "    plt.plot(signature.x, signature.y, label=f'{signature.user_id} ({signature.label})')\n",
+    "plt.gca().invert_yaxis()\n",
+    "plt.axis('equal')\n",
+    "plt.legend()\n",
+    "plt.show()"
+   ]
+  }
+ ],
+ "metadata": {
+  "kernelspec": {
+   "display_name": "Python 3",
+   "language": "python",
+   "name": "python3"
+  },
+  "language_info": {
+   "name": "python",
+   "version": "3.10"
+  }
+ },
+ "nbformat": 4,
+ "nbformat_minor": 5
+}
diff --git a/experiments/02_baseline_dtw.py b/experiments/02_baseline_dtw.py
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+"""Run the DTW baseline on a folder of per-signature CSV files."""
+
+import argparse
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+try:
+    from experiments.common import evaluate_directory
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    from common import evaluate_directory
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument("--data-dir", default="data/raw/mobisig")
+    parser.add_argument("--enrollment-count", type=int, default=3)
+    parser.add_argument("--seed", type=int, default=0)
+    parser.add_argument("--output", type=Path)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    metrics = evaluate_directory(
+        args.data_dir, enrollment_count=args.enrollment_count, seed=args.seed, mobisig=True
+    )
+    print(f"EER: {metrics['eer']:.4f}")
+    print(f"Threshold at approximate EER: {metrics['eer_threshold']:.4f}")
+    if args.output:
+        args.output.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        args.output.write_text(
+            json.dumps(
+                {
+                    "dataset": str(args.data_dir),
+                    "enrollment_count": args.enrollment_count,
+                    "seed": args.seed,
+                    "eer": metrics["eer"],
+                    "eer_threshold": metrics["eer_threshold"],
+                },
+                indent=2,
+            )
+            + "\n",
+            encoding="utf-8",
+        )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/experiments/03_feature_ablation.py b/experiments/03_feature_ablation.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05e7528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/experiments/03_feature_ablation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+"""Compare DTW with optional pressure and contact-area channels."""
+
+import argparse
+
+try:
+    from experiments.common import evaluate_directory
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    from common import evaluate_directory
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument("--data-dir", default="data/raw/mobisig")
+    parser.add_argument("--enrollment-count", type=int, default=3)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    configurations = [
+        ("position and motion", False, False),
+        ("plus pressure", True, False),
+        ("plus contact area", False, True),
+        ("pressure and area", True, True),
+    ]
+    for name, pressure, area in configurations:
+        metrics = evaluate_directory(
+            args.data_dir,
+            enrollment_count=args.enrollment_count,
+            include_pressure=pressure,
+            include_area=area,
+            mobisig=True,
+        )
+        print(f"{name}: EER={metrics['eer']:.4f}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/experiments/04_own_data_eval.py b/experiments/04_own_data_eval.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40edb59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/experiments/04_own_data_eval.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+"""Evaluate the same DTW baseline on locally collected signatures."""
+
+import argparse
+
+try:
+    from experiments.common import evaluate_directory
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    from common import evaluate_directory
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument("--data-dir", default="data/raw/own")
+    parser.add_argument("--enrollment-count", type=int, default=3)
+    parser.add_argument("--seed", type=int, default=0)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    metrics = evaluate_directory(
+        args.data_dir, enrollment_count=args.enrollment_count, seed=args.seed
+    )
+    print(f"Own-data EER: {metrics['eer']:.4f}")
+    print(f"Threshold at approximate EER: {metrics['eer_threshold']:.4f}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/experiments/__init__.py b/experiments/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47ec177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/experiments/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+"""Reproducible baseline experiment entry points."""
+
diff --git a/experiments/common.py b/experiments/common.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d47b7bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/experiments/common.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+"""Shared helpers for command-line signature evaluation scripts."""
+
+from collections import defaultdict
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from sigverify.evaluation.metrics import verification_metrics
+from sigverify.evaluation.protocols import enrollment_test_split
+from sigverify.io.loaders import load_csv_directory, load_mobisig
+from sigverify.io.schema import Signature
+from sigverify.matching.models import DTWVerifier
+from sigverify.preprocessing import preprocess_signature
+
+
+def evaluate_directory(
+    directory: str | Path,
+    *,
+    enrollment_count: int = 3,
+    include_pressure: bool = False,
+    include_area: bool = False,
+    seed: int = 0,
+    mobisig: bool = False,
+) -> dict[str, object]:
+    """Load, preprocess, split, and score known-identity attempts."""
+    raw = load_mobisig(directory) if mobisig else load_csv_directory(directory)
+    samples = [
+        preprocess_signature(signature)
+        for signature in raw
+    ]
+    enrollment, test = enrollment_test_split(
+        samples, enrollment_count=enrollment_count, seed=seed
+    )
+    templates: dict[str, list[Signature]] = defaultdict(list)
+    for signature in enrollment:
+        templates[signature.user_id].append(signature)
+
+    labels: list[int] = []
+    scores: list[float] = []
+    for sample in test:
+        if sample.user_id not in templates:
+            raise ValueError(f"test identity {sample.user_id!r} has no enrollment samples")
+        verifier = DTWVerifier(include_pressure=include_pressure, include_area=include_area)
+        verifier.enroll(templates[sample.user_id])
+        scores.append(verifier.score(sample))
+        labels.append(int(sample.label.lower() in {"genuine", "g", "1"}))
+    return verification_metrics(labels, scores)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de9d110
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=68"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "sigverify"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "A small online handwritten-signature verification baseline"
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
+dependencies = [
+    "cryptography>=42",
+    "fastapi>=0.110",
+    "matplotlib>=3.8",
+    "numpy>=1.26",
+    "pandas>=2.1",
+    "pydantic>=2.6",
+    "scikit-learn>=1.4",
+    "scipy>=1.12",
+    "sqlalchemy>=2.0",
+    "uvicorn[standard]>=0.27",
+]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+dev = ["httpx>=0.27", "pytest>=8"]
+
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+where = ["src"]
+
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+pythonpath = ["src"]
+testpaths = ["tests"]
+
diff --git a/results/.gitkeep b/results/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/sigverify.egg-info/PKG-INFO b/src/sigverify.egg-info/PKG-INFO
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4971f03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sigverify.egg-info/PKG-INFO
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+Metadata-Version: 2.4
+Name: sigverify
+Version: 0.1.0
+Summary: A small online handwritten-signature verification baseline
+Requires-Python: >=3.10
+Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
+Requires-Dist: cryptography>=42
+Requires-Dist: fastapi>=0.110
+Requires-Dist: matplotlib>=3.8
+Requires-Dist: numpy>=1.26
+Requires-Dist: pandas>=2.1
+Requires-Dist: pydantic>=2.6
+Requires-Dist: scikit-learn>=1.4
+Requires-Dist: scipy>=1.12
+Requires-Dist: sqlalchemy>=2.0
+Requires-Dist: uvicorn[standard]>=0.27
+Provides-Extra: dev
+Requires-Dist: httpx>=0.27; extra == "dev"
+Requires-Dist: pytest>=8; extra == "dev"
+
+# Signature verification baseline
+
+A small research starter project for online handwritten-signature verification.
+It includes common-format CSV/JSON loading, preprocessing, feature extraction,
+DTW matching, threshold metrics, and a local FastAPI capture demo.
+
+## Setup
+
+From the project root:
+
+```powershell
+py -m venv .venv
+.\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
+python -m pip install -e ".[dev]"
+$env:SIGVERIFY_FERNET_KEY = python -c "from cryptography.fernet import Fernet; print(Fernet.generate_key().decode())"
+uvicorn app.main:app --reload
+```
+
+Open <http://127.0.0.1:8000/>. The generated Fernet key is for local testing;
+keep the same key between runs to read previously enrolled templates. Store a
+production key in a secret manager, never in source control. Without a key, the
+API rejects enrollment and verification rather than storing plaintext.
+
+Run tests with `pytest`. The package can also be installed with `pip install -e .`.
+
+## Data format
+
+The common signature format has one sample per point with `user_id`, `t`, `x`,
+`y`, optional `p` (pressure), optional `area` (contact area), and optional
+`pen_down`. CSV loaders expect these names by default; pass column overrides
+for a dataset with different headers. A JSON signature uses the same names
+with array-valued `t`, `x`, and `y`. For MOBISIG, check the downloaded release's
+file layout and map its columns with the loader arguments; dataset releases can
+vary. Put downloaded or self-collected material under `data/raw/`. Raw data is
+ignored by Git.
+
+## Baseline workflow
+
+1. Load signatures into `Signature`.
+2. Sort timestamps, collapse repeated times, lightly smooth, resample, and
+   translate/scale positions. Preprocessing records the original bounding-box
+   diagonal because size may itself be discriminative. Pen-up samples are
+   excluded from the baseline trajectory.
+3. Extract x/y and motion features; pressure and contact area can be enabled as
+   explicit ablations.
+4. Enroll several genuine examples, compare using band-constrained DTW, and
+   divide by the median within-enrollment distance.
+5. Tune global and per-user thresholds on a development split; evaluate only
+   on held-out attempts. Thresholds in the demo are illustrative, not research
+   results.
+
+`experiments/` contains starter scripts for inspecting data, running a simple
+split, and comparing feature sets. Report user-disjoint development/test
+results separately from the API demo. Do not train or tune on the test set.
+
+## Capture and consent
+
+The browser sends pointer positions, elapsed milliseconds, and optional
+pressure. It does not persist anything in the browser. Review
+[`docs/data_collection_protocol.md`](docs/data_collection_protocol.md) and
+[`docs/consent_form.md`](docs/consent_form.md) before collecting data; adapt
+them to institutional requirements and obtain approval where required.
+
+The SQLite demo stores encrypted template JSON and a small lockout counter in
+process memory. Lockout state resets when the server restarts, so this is not a
+production account-security system. Use HTTPS, authentication, durable
+rate-limiting, access controls, key management, and a retention/deletion policy
+before exposing a service beyond localhost.
+
diff --git a/src/sigverify.egg-info/SOURCES.txt b/src/sigverify.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e646a92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sigverify.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+README.md
+pyproject.toml
+src/sigverify/__init__.py
+src/sigverify/decision.py
+src/sigverify/features.py
+src/sigverify/preprocessing.py
+src/sigverify/security.py
+src/sigverify.egg-info/PKG-INFO
+src/sigverify.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
+src/sigverify.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
+src/sigverify.egg-info/requires.txt
+src/sigverify.egg-info/top_level.txt
+src/sigverify/evaluation/metrics.py
+src/sigverify/evaluation/plots.py
+src/sigverify/evaluation/protocols.py
+src/sigverify/io/__init__.py
+src/sigverify/io/loaders.py
+src/sigverify/io/schema.py
+src/sigverify/matching/dtw.py
+src/sigverify/matching/models.py
+tests/test_baseline.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/sigverify.egg-info/dependency_links.txt b/src/sigverify.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b13789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sigverify.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/src/sigverify.egg-info/requires.txt b/src/sigverify.egg-info/requires.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6fde48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sigverify.egg-info/requires.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+cryptography>=42
+fastapi>=0.110
+matplotlib>=3.8
+numpy>=1.26
+pandas>=2.1
+pydantic>=2.6
+scikit-learn>=1.4
+scipy>=1.12
+sqlalchemy>=2.0
+uvicorn[standard]>=0.27
+
+[dev]
+httpx>=0.27
+pytest>=8
diff --git a/src/sigverify.egg-info/top_level.txt b/src/sigverify.egg-info/top_level.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50381a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sigverify.egg-info/top_level.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sigverify
diff --git a/src/sigverify/__init__.py b/src/sigverify/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccd5c5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sigverify/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+"""Online handwritten-signature verification research starter."""
+
diff --git a/src/sigverify/decision.py b/src/sigverify/decision.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48a7642
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sigverify/decision.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+"""Global and per-user threshold decisions."""
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+
+
+@dataclass(slots=True)
+class Thresholds:
+    """Threshold registry; scores at or below a threshold are accepted."""
+
+    global_threshold: float
+    user_thresholds: dict[str, float] = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+    def threshold_for(self, user_id: str, *, user_dependent: bool = True) -> float:
+        if user_dependent and user_id in self.user_thresholds:
+            return self.user_thresholds[user_id]
+        return self.global_threshold
+
+    def accept(self, user_id: str, score: float, *, user_dependent: bool = True) -> bool:
+        return score <= self.threshold_for(user_id, user_dependent=user_dependent)
diff --git a/src/sigverify/evaluation/metrics.py b/src/sigverify/evaluation/metrics.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de05e93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sigverify/evaluation/metrics.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+"""Threshold-independent and threshold-dependent verification metrics."""
+
+import numpy as np
+from numpy.typing import ArrayLike
+from sklearn.metrics import det_curve, roc_curve
+
+
+def verification_metrics(labels: ArrayLike, scores: ArrayLike) -> dict[str, object]:
+    """Compute FAR/FRR curves, ROC, DET and the approximate EER.
+
+    Labels use 0 for forgery and 1 for genuine. Scores are lower for more
+    genuine-looking samples.
+    """
+    y = np.asarray(labels, dtype=np.int8)
+    values = np.asarray(scores, dtype=np.float64)
+    if y.ndim != 1 or values.ndim != 1 or len(y) != len(values) or len(y) == 0:
+        raise ValueError("labels and scores must be non-empty 1D arrays of equal length")
+    if not np.isin(y, [0, 1]).all() or len(np.unique(y)) != 2:
+        raise ValueError("labels must contain both classes, encoded as 0=forgery and 1=genuine")
+
+    fpr, tpr, roc_thresholds = roc_curve(y, -values)
+    false_accept, false_reject, det_thresholds = det_curve(y, -values)
+    fnr = 1.0 - tpr
+    crossing = int(np.argmin(np.abs(fpr - fnr)))
+    return {
+        "far": fpr,
+        "frr": fnr,
+        "roc_fpr": fpr,
+        "roc_tpr": tpr,
+        "roc_thresholds": -roc_thresholds,
+        "det_fpr": false_accept,
+        "det_fnr": false_reject,
+        "det_thresholds": -det_thresholds,
+        "eer": float((fpr[crossing] + fnr[crossing]) / 2.0),
+        "eer_threshold": float(-roc_thresholds[crossing]),
+    }
diff --git a/src/sigverify/evaluation/plots.py b/src/sigverify/evaluation/plots.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9235cfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sigverify/evaluation/plots.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+"""Plot ROC and DET curves for evaluation results."""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+
+
+def plot_roc(metrics: dict[str, object], destination: str | Path) -> None:
+    """Write a ROC curve image from `verification_metrics` output."""
+    target = Path(destination)
+    target.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    plt.figure()
+    plt.plot(metrics["roc_fpr"], metrics["roc_tpr"], label=f"EER={metrics['eer']:.3f}")
+    plt.plot([0, 1], [0, 1], "--", color="gray")
+    plt.xlabel("False acceptance rate")
+    plt.ylabel("True acceptance rate")
+    plt.legend()
+    plt.tight_layout()
+    plt.savefig(target)
+    plt.close()
+
+
+def plot_det(metrics: dict[str, object], destination: str | Path) -> None:
+    """Write a DET curve image from `verification_metrics` output."""
+    target = Path(destination)
+    target.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    plt.figure()
+    plt.plot(metrics["det_fpr"], metrics["det_fnr"])
+    plt.xlabel("False acceptance rate")
+    plt.ylabel("False rejection rate")
+    plt.tight_layout()
+    plt.savefig(target)
+    plt.close()
diff --git a/src/sigverify/evaluation/protocols.py b/src/sigverify/evaluation/protocols.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b979c2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sigverify/evaluation/protocols.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+"""Simple enrollment/test and user-disjoint evaluation splits."""
+
+from collections import defaultdict
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+
+import numpy as np
+
+from sigverify.io.schema import Signature
+
+
+def enrollment_test_split(
+    samples: Sequence[Signature],
+    *,
+    enrollment_count: int = 3,
+    seed: int = 0,
+) -> tuple[list[Signature], list[Signature]]:
+    """Split genuine samples per user; non-genuine samples remain in test."""
+    if enrollment_count < 1:
+        raise ValueError("enrollment_count must be positive")
+    groups: dict[str, list[Signature]] = defaultdict(list)
+    test = [sample for sample in samples if sample.label.lower() not in {"genuine", "g", "1"}]
+    for sample in samples:
+        if sample.label.lower() in {"genuine", "g", "1"}:
+            groups[sample.user_id].append(sample)
+    rng = np.random.default_rng(seed)
+    enrollment: list[Signature] = []
+    for user_id, group in groups.items():
+        if len(group) <= enrollment_count:
+            raise ValueError(f"user {user_id!r} needs more than {enrollment_count} genuine samples")
+        order = rng.permutation(len(group))
+        enrollment.extend(group[index] for index in order[:enrollment_count])
+        test.extend(group[index] for index in order[enrollment_count:])
+    return enrollment, test
+
+
+def user_disjoint_split(
+    samples: Sequence[Signature], *, test_fraction: float = 0.2, seed: int = 0
+) -> tuple[list[Signature], list[Signature]]:
+    """Split complete user identities, suitable for learning-model evaluation."""
+    if not 0 < test_fraction < 1:
+        raise ValueError("test_fraction must be between 0 and 1")
+    users = np.asarray(sorted({sample.user_id for sample in samples}))
+    if len(users) < 2:
+        raise ValueError("at least two users are required for a user-disjoint split")
+    test_users = set(np.random.default_rng(seed).permutation(users)[: max(
+        1, min(len(users) - 1, round(len(users) * test_fraction))
+    )])
+    return (
+        [sample for sample in samples if sample.user_id not in test_users],
+        [sample for sample in samples if sample.user_id in test_users],
+    )
diff --git a/src/sigverify/features.py b/src/sigverify/features.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48f22cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sigverify/features.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+"""Per-point trajectory features and per-signature global descriptors."""
+
+import numpy as np
+from numpy.typing import NDArray
+
+from sigverify.io.schema import Signature
+
+
+def extract_features(
+    signature: Signature,
+    *,
+    include_pressure: bool = False,
+    include_area: bool = False,
+    include_acceleration: bool = True,
+    include_curvature: bool = True,
+) -> NDArray[np.float64]:
+    """Return point features; x/y, velocity and speed are the initial channels."""
+    elapsed = signature.t - signature.t[0]
+    dt = np.maximum(np.gradient(elapsed), 1e-6)
+
+    def derivative(values: NDArray[np.float64]) -> NDArray[np.float64]:
+        if len(values) < 2:
+            return np.zeros_like(values)
+        return np.gradient(values) / dt
+
+    dx = derivative(signature.x)
+    dy = derivative(signature.y)
+    columns = [signature.x, signature.y, dx, dy, np.hypot(dx, dy)]
+    if include_acceleration:
+        columns.append(derivative(columns[-1]))
+    if include_curvature:
+        ddx = derivative(dx)
+        ddy = derivative(dy)
+        denominator = np.maximum((dx * dx + dy * dy) ** 1.5, 1e-8)
+        columns.append((dx * ddy - dy * ddx) / denominator)
+    if include_pressure:
+        if signature.p is None:
+            raise ValueError("pressure requested but this signature has no pressure data")
+        columns.append(signature.p)
+    if include_area:
+        if signature.area is None:
+            raise ValueError("area requested but this signature has no area data")
+        columns.append(signature.area)
+    return np.column_stack(columns).astype(np.float64, copy=False)
+
+
+def global_features(signature: Signature) -> dict[str, float]:
+    """Return duration, path length, and original size where available."""
+    path_length = float(np.hypot(np.diff(signature.x), np.diff(signature.y)).sum())
+    result = {
+        "duration": float(signature.t[-1] - signature.t[0]),
+        "path_length": path_length,
+    }
+    if signature.original_size is not None:
+        result["original_size"] = signature.original_size
+    return result
diff --git a/src/sigverify/io/__init__.py b/src/sigverify/io/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3af79a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sigverify/io/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+"""Data schemas and loaders."""
+
diff --git a/src/sigverify/io/loaders.py b/src/sigverify/io/loaders.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..614017c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sigverify/io/loaders.py
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+"""Load CSV and JSON captures into the common signature schema."""
+
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pandas as pd
+
+from sigverify.io.schema import Signature
+
+
+def load_csv_directory(
+    directory: str | Path,
+    *,
+    user_column: str = "user_id",
+    time_column: str = "t",
+    x_column: str = "x",
+    y_column: str = "y",
+    pressure_column: str | None = "p",
+    area_column: str | None = "area",
+    pen_down_column: str | None = "pen_down",
+    label_column: str | None = "label",
+) -> list[Signature]:
+    """Load CSV files; each file may contain one or multiple users."""
+    root = Path(directory)
+    if not root.is_dir():
+        raise FileNotFoundError(f"signature directory does not exist: {root}")
+
+    signatures: list[Signature] = []
+    for path in sorted(root.rglob("*.csv")):
+        frame = pd.read_csv(path)
+        required = [time_column, x_column, y_column]
+        missing = [column for column in required if column not in frame.columns]
+        if missing:
+            raise ValueError(f"{path} is missing required columns: {', '.join(missing)}")
+        if user_column not in frame.columns:
+            frame[user_column] = path.stem
+
+        for user_id, group in frame.groupby(user_column, sort=False, dropna=False):
+            def optional_column(column: str | None):
+                return group[column].to_numpy() if column and column in group.columns else None
+
+            labels = group[label_column].dropna().unique() if label_column and label_column in group else []
+            label = str(labels[0]) if len(labels) else "genuine"
+            signatures.append(
+                Signature(
+                    user_id=str(user_id),
+                    label=label,
+                    t=group[time_column].to_numpy(),
+                    x=group[x_column].to_numpy(),
+                    y=group[y_column].to_numpy(),
+                    p=optional_column(pressure_column),
+                    area=optional_column(area_column),
+                    pen_down=optional_column(pen_down_column),
+                )
+            )
+    return signatures
+
+
+def load_json_signature(path: str | Path) -> Signature:
+    """Load one signature from a JSON object in the common format."""
+    source = Path(path)
+    with source.open(encoding="utf-8") as stream:
+        data = json.load(stream)
+    return Signature(
+        user_id=str(data["user_id"]),
+        label=str(data.get("label", "genuine")),
+        t=data["t"],
+        x=data["x"],
+        y=data["y"],
+        p=data.get("p"),
+        area=data.get("area"),
+        pen_down=data.get("pen_down"),
+    )
+
+
+def load_mobisig(directory: str | Path, **column_mapping: str | None) -> list[Signature]:
+    """Load the released MOBISIG directory layout.
+
+    MOBISIG files encode the claimed signer and genuine/forgery label in names
+    such as ``SIGN_GEN_USER1_USER1_1.csv`` and
+    ``SIGN_FOR_USER1_USER2_1.csv``. The parent directory is used as a
+    fallback identity, while the filename's claimed signer is authoritative.
+    """
+    root = Path(directory)
+    if not root.is_dir():
+        raise FileNotFoundError(f"signature directory does not exist: {root}")
+    mapping = {
+        "time": "timestamp",
+        "x": "x",
+        "y": "y",
+        "pressure": "pressure",
+        "area": "fingerarea",
+    }
+    mapping.update({key: value for key, value in column_mapping.items() if value is not None})
+    signatures: list[Signature] = []
+    for path in sorted(root.rglob("*.csv")):
+        if not path.stem.upper().startswith("SIGN_"):
+            continue
+        frame = pd.read_csv(path)
+        required = [mapping["time"], mapping["x"], mapping["y"]]
+        missing = [column for column in required if column not in frame.columns]
+        if missing:
+            raise ValueError(f"{path} is missing MOBISIG columns: {', '.join(missing)}")
+
+        parts = path.stem.upper().split("_")
+        if len(parts) >= 4 and parts[1] in {"GEN", "FOR"}:
+            label = "genuine" if parts[1] == "GEN" else "forgery"
+            user_id = parts[2]
+        else:
+            label = "genuine"
+            user_id = path.parent.name
+        signatures.append(
+            Signature(
+                user_id=user_id,
+                label=label,
+                t=frame[mapping["time"]].to_numpy(dtype=float),
+                x=frame[mapping["x"]].to_numpy(dtype=float),
+                y=frame[mapping["y"]].to_numpy(dtype=float),
+                p=(
+                    frame[mapping["pressure"]].to_numpy(dtype=float)
+                    if mapping["pressure"] in frame
+                    else None
+                ),
+                area=(
+                    frame[mapping["area"]].to_numpy(dtype=float)
+                    if mapping["area"] in frame
+                    else None
+                ),
+            )
+        )
+    return signatures
+
+
+def load_own_data(directory: str | Path) -> list[Signature]:
+    """Load locally captured CSVs using the common column names."""
+    return load_csv_directory(directory)
diff --git a/src/sigverify/io/schema.py b/src/sigverify/io/schema.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8fa045
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sigverify/io/schema.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+"""Common representation for time-series signature captures."""
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+import numpy as np
+from numpy.typing import NDArray
+
+FloatArray = NDArray[np.float64]
+BoolArray = NDArray[np.bool_]
+
+
+@dataclass(slots=True)
+class Signature:
+    """One captured signature, represented as equally sized point arrays."""
+
+    user_id: str
+    label: str
+    t: FloatArray
+    x: FloatArray
+    y: FloatArray
+    p: FloatArray | None = None
+    area: FloatArray | None = None
+    pen_down: BoolArray | None = None
+    original_size: float | None = None
+    size_normalized: bool = False
+
+    def __post_init__(self) -> None:
+        self.t = np.asarray(self.t, dtype=np.float64)
+        self.x = np.asarray(self.x, dtype=np.float64)
+        self.y = np.asarray(self.y, dtype=np.float64)
+        for name in ("p", "area"):
+            value = getattr(self, name)
+            if value is not None:
+                setattr(self, name, np.asarray(value, dtype=np.float64))
+        if self.pen_down is not None:
+            self.pen_down = np.asarray(self.pen_down, dtype=np.bool_)
+
+        n = self.t.size
+        if not self.user_id:
+            raise ValueError("user_id must not be empty")
+        if n == 0:
+            raise ValueError("a signature must contain at least one point")
+        for name in ("x", "y", "p", "area", "pen_down"):
+            value = getattr(self, name)
+            if value is not None:
+                if value.ndim != 1:
+                    raise ValueError(f"{name} must be a one-dimensional array")
+                if value.size != n:
+                    raise ValueError(f"{name} must have the same number of points as t")
+        if not (np.isfinite(self.t).all() and np.isfinite(self.x).all() and np.isfinite(self.y).all()):
+            raise ValueError("t, x, and y must contain only finite values")
+        for name in ("p", "area"):
+            value = getattr(self, name)
+            if value is not None and not np.isfinite(value).all():
+                raise ValueError(f"{name} must contain only finite values")
+
+    def copy(self, **changes: object) -> "Signature":
+        values = {
+            "user_id": self.user_id,
+            "label": self.label,
+            "t": self.t.copy(),
+            "x": self.x.copy(),
+            "y": self.y.copy(),
+            "p": None if self.p is None else self.p.copy(),
+            "area": None if self.area is None else self.area.copy(),
+            "pen_down": None if self.pen_down is None else self.pen_down.copy(),
+            "original_size": self.original_size,
+            "size_normalized": self.size_normalized,
+        }
+        values.update(changes)
+        return Signature(**values)
diff --git a/src/sigverify/matching/dtw.py b/src/sigverify/matching/dtw.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd806e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sigverify/matching/dtw.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+"""Dynamic time warping with an optional Sakoe-Chiba constraint."""
+
+import numpy as np
+from numpy.typing import ArrayLike
+
+
+def dtw_distance(
+    first: ArrayLike,
+    second: ArrayLike,
+    *,
+    band_fraction: float | None = 0.15,
+) -> float:
+    """Compute Euclidean local-cost DTW, normalized by the longer sequence."""
+    a = np.asarray(first, dtype=np.float64)
+    b = np.asarray(second, dtype=np.float64)
+    if a.ndim == 1:
+        a = a[:, None]
+    if b.ndim == 1:
+        b = b[:, None]
+    if a.ndim != 2 or b.ndim != 2 or a.shape[1] != b.shape[1]:
+        raise ValueError("sequences must be 1D or 2D with matching feature counts")
+    if not len(a) or not len(b):
+        raise ValueError("sequences must not be empty")
+    if band_fraction is not None and band_fraction < 0:
+        raise ValueError("band_fraction must be non-negative or None")
+
+    n, m = len(a), len(b)
+    band = max(abs(n - m), int(max(n, m) * band_fraction)) if band_fraction is not None else max(n, m)
+    costs = np.full((n + 1, m + 1), np.inf, dtype=np.float64)
+    costs[0, 0] = 0.0
+    for i in range(1, n + 1):
+        for j in range(max(1, i - band), min(m, i + band) + 1):
+            local = float(np.linalg.norm(a[i - 1] - b[j - 1]))
+            costs[i, j] = local + min(costs[i - 1, j], costs[i, j - 1], costs[i - 1, j - 1])
+    return float(costs[n, m] / max(n, m))
diff --git a/src/sigverify/matching/models.py b/src/sigverify/matching/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..216ad9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sigverify/matching/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+"""Verifier interface and a DTW nearest-enrollment baseline."""
+
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+
+import numpy as np
+from numpy.typing import NDArray
+
+from sigverify.features import extract_features
+from sigverify.io.schema import Signature
+from sigverify.matching.dtw import dtw_distance
+
+
+class Verifier(ABC):
+    """Minimal interface implemented by signature verifiers."""
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def enroll(self, samples: Sequence[Signature]) -> None:
+        """Fit an identity template from genuine enrollment samples."""
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def score(self, sample: Signature) -> float:
+        """Return a lower-is-more-genuine comparison score."""
+
+
+class DTWVerifier(Verifier):
+    """Nearest-template DTW score normalized by enrollment variability."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        *,
+        band_fraction: float = 0.15,
+        aggregation: str = "minimum",
+        include_pressure: bool = False,
+        include_area: bool = False,
+    ) -> None:
+        if aggregation not in {"minimum", "mean"}:
+            raise ValueError("aggregation must be 'minimum' or 'mean'")
+        self.band_fraction = band_fraction
+        self.aggregation = aggregation
+        self.include_pressure = include_pressure
+        self.include_area = include_area
+        self._templates: list[NDArray[np.float64]] = []
+        self._within_distance = 1.0
+
+    def _features(self, signature: Signature) -> NDArray[np.float64]:
+        return extract_features(
+            signature,
+            include_pressure=self.include_pressure,
+            include_area=self.include_area,
+        )
+
+    def enroll(self, samples: Sequence[Signature]) -> None:
+        if not samples:
+            raise ValueError("at least one enrollment sample is required")
+        if any(sample.label.lower() not in {"genuine", "g", "1"} for sample in samples):
+            raise ValueError("enrollment samples must be labelled genuine")
+        self._templates = [self._features(sample) for sample in samples]
+        distances = [
+            dtw_distance(a, b, band_fraction=self.band_fraction)
+            for index, a in enumerate(self._templates)
+            for b in self._templates[index + 1 :]
+        ]
+        self._within_distance = max(float(np.median(distances)) if distances else 1.0, 1e-8)
+
+    def score(self, sample: Signature) -> float:
+        if not self._templates:
+            raise RuntimeError("enroll must be called before score")
+        test = self._features(sample)
+        distances = [
+            dtw_distance(template, test, band_fraction=self.band_fraction)
+            for template in self._templates
+        ]
+        aggregate = min(distances) if self.aggregation == "minimum" else float(np.mean(distances))
+        return float(aggregate / self._within_distance)
diff --git a/src/sigverify/preprocessing.py b/src/sigverify/preprocessing.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9edab24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sigverify/preprocessing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+"""Cleaning, smoothing, resampling, and spatial normalization."""
+
+import numpy as np
+from scipy.ndimage import gaussian_filter1d
+
+from sigverify.io.schema import Signature
+
+
+def preprocess_signature(
+    signature: Signature,
+    *,
+    points: int = 100,
+    smoothing_sigma: float = 0.8,
+    normalize_position: bool = True,
+) -> Signature:
+    """Return a cleaned signature; original size is retained as metadata."""
+    if points < 2:
+        raise ValueError("points must be at least 2")
+    if smoothing_sigma < 0:
+        raise ValueError("smoothing_sigma must not be negative")
+
+    order = np.argsort(signature.t, kind="stable")
+    sorted_t = signature.t[order]
+    order = order[np.r_[True, np.diff(sorted_t) > 0]]
+    pen_down = None if signature.pen_down is None else signature.pen_down[order]
+    if pen_down is not None:
+        order = order[pen_down]
+    if order.size == 0:
+        raise ValueError("signature has no pen-down points")
+
+    t = signature.t[order]
+    x = signature.x[order].copy()
+    y = signature.y[order].copy()
+    p = None if signature.p is None else signature.p[order].copy()
+    area = None if signature.area is None else signature.area[order].copy()
+    original_size = float(np.hypot(np.ptp(x), np.ptp(y)))
+
+    if smoothing_sigma and t.size > 2:
+        x = gaussian_filter1d(x, smoothing_sigma, mode="nearest")
+        y = gaussian_filter1d(y, smoothing_sigma, mode="nearest")
+        if p is not None:
+            p = gaussian_filter1d(p, smoothing_sigma, mode="nearest")
+
+    if t.size == 1:
+        new_t = np.linspace(t[0], t[0] + 1.0, points)
+        x = np.repeat(x, points)
+        y = np.repeat(y, points)
+        p = None if p is None else np.repeat(p, points)
+        area = None if area is None else np.repeat(area, points)
+    else:
+        new_t = np.linspace(t[0], t[-1], points)
+        x = np.interp(new_t, t, x)
+        y = np.interp(new_t, t, y)
+        p = None if p is None else np.interp(new_t, t, p)
+        area = None if area is None else np.interp(new_t, t, area)
+
+    if normalize_position:
+        x -= float(np.mean(x))
+        y -= float(np.mean(y))
+        scale = max(float(np.ptp(x)), float(np.ptp(y)))
+        if scale > np.finfo(np.float64).eps:
+            x /= scale
+            y /= scale
+
+    return Signature(
+        user_id=signature.user_id,
+        label=signature.label,
+        t=new_t,
+        x=x,
+        y=y,
+        p=p,
+        area=area,
+        pen_down=np.ones(points, dtype=np.bool_),
+        original_size=original_size,
+        size_normalized=normalize_position,
+    )
diff --git a/src/sigverify/security.py b/src/sigverify/security.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f1e67f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sigverify/security.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+"""Encrypted template serialization and in-memory failed-attempt lockout."""
+
+import json
+import os
+import threading
+import time
+from collections import defaultdict
+
+from cryptography.fernet import Fernet, InvalidToken
+
+from sigverify.io.schema import Signature
+
+
+class TemplateCipher:
+    """Encrypt/decrypt signatures with an externally configured Fernet key."""
+
+    def __init__(self, key: str | bytes | None = None) -> None:
+        configured_key = key or os.environ.get("SIGVERIFY_FERNET_KEY")
+        if not configured_key:
+            raise RuntimeError("SIGVERIFY_FERNET_KEY must be configured before storing templates")
+        self._fernet = Fernet(configured_key.encode() if isinstance(configured_key, str) else configured_key)
+
+    def encrypt(self, signature: Signature) -> bytes:
+        payload = {
+            "user_id": signature.user_id,
+            "label": signature.label,
+            "t": signature.t.tolist(),
+            "x": signature.x.tolist(),
+            "y": signature.y.tolist(),
+            "p": None if signature.p is None else signature.p.tolist(),
+            "area": None if signature.area is None else signature.area.tolist(),
+            "pen_down": None if signature.pen_down is None else signature.pen_down.tolist(),
+            "original_size": signature.original_size,
+            "size_normalized": signature.size_normalized,
+        }
+        return self._fernet.encrypt(json.dumps(payload).encode("utf-8"))
+
+    def decrypt(self, token: bytes) -> Signature:
+        try:
+            data = json.loads(self._fernet.decrypt(token).decode("utf-8"))
+        except (InvalidToken, UnicodeDecodeError, json.JSONDecodeError) as error:
+            raise ValueError("stored signature could not be decrypted") from error
+        return Signature(**data)
+
+
+class AttemptLockout:
+    """Process-local lockout. Persistent deployments should use shared storage."""
+
+    def __init__(self, *, max_failures: int = 5, lockout_seconds: float = 60.0) -> None:
+        if max_failures < 1 or lockout_seconds <= 0:
+            raise ValueError("max_failures and lockout_seconds must be positive")
+        self.max_failures = max_failures
+        self.lockout_seconds = lockout_seconds
+        self._failures: dict[str, int] = defaultdict(int)
+        self._locked_until: dict[str, float] = {}
+        self._lock = threading.Lock()
+
+    def remaining_lockout(self, user_id: str) -> float:
+        with self._lock:
+            return max(0.0, self._locked_until.get(user_id, 0.0) - time.monotonic())
+
+    def record_failure(self, user_id: str) -> None:
+        with self._lock:
+            self._failures[user_id] += 1
+            if self._failures[user_id] >= self.max_failures:
+                self._locked_until[user_id] = time.monotonic() + self.lockout_seconds
+                self._failures[user_id] = 0
+
+    def record_success(self, user_id: str) -> None:
+        with self._lock:
+            self._failures.pop(user_id, None)
+            self._locked_until.pop(user_id, None)
diff --git a/tests/test_api.py b/tests/test_api.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7988269
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import importlib
+
+from cryptography.fernet import Fernet
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+
+
+def test_enroll_verify_and_list_users(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    database = tmp_path / "test.sqlite3"
+    monkeypatch.setenv("SIGVERIFY_DATABASE_URL", f"sqlite:///{database.as_posix()}")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("SIGVERIFY_FERNET_KEY", Fernet.generate_key().decode())
+    module = importlib.import_module("app.main")
+    client = TestClient(module.app)
+    payload = {
+        "user_id": "test-user",
+        "t": [0, 1, 2, 3],
+        "x": [0, 1, 2, 3],
+        "y": [1, 2, 1, 0],
+        "p": [0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.5],
+    }
+
+    assert client.get("/").status_code == 200
+    assert client.post("/enroll", json=payload).status_code == 200
+    assert client.post("/enroll", json=payload).status_code == 200
+    verified = client.post("/verify", json=payload)
+    assert verified.status_code == 200
+    assert verified.json()["accepted"] is True
+    assert client.get("/users").json()["users"] == [
+        {"user_id": "test-user", "template_count": 2}
+    ]
diff --git a/tests/test_baseline.py b/tests/test_baseline.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81f6ac7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_baseline.py
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+import numpy as np
+import pytest
+
+from sigverify.evaluation.metrics import verification_metrics
+from sigverify.features import extract_features, global_features
+from sigverify.io.schema import Signature
+from sigverify.io.loaders import load_mobisig
+from sigverify.matching.dtw import dtw_distance
+from sigverify.matching.models import DTWVerifier
+from sigverify.preprocessing import preprocess_signature
+from sigverify.security import AttemptLockout, TemplateCipher
+
+
+def sample(label="genuine", scale=1.0):
+    t = np.array([2.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0, 3.0])
+    x = scale * np.array([2.0, 0.0, 1.0, 99.0, 3.0])
+    y = scale * np.array([0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 99.0, 1.0])
+    return Signature("person-1", label, t, x, y, p=np.ones(5))
+
+
+def test_preprocessing_sorts_deduplicates_and_retains_original_size():
+    cleaned = preprocess_signature(sample(), points=20, smoothing_sigma=0)
+
+    assert len(cleaned.t) == 20
+    assert np.all(np.diff(cleaned.t) > 0)
+    assert cleaned.size_normalized
+    assert cleaned.original_size == pytest.approx(np.hypot(3, 1))
+    assert np.max(np.abs(cleaned.x)) == pytest.approx(0.5)
+    assert cleaned.p is not None and len(cleaned.p) == 20
+
+
+def test_pen_up_points_are_removed_before_resampling():
+    raw = Signature(
+        "person-1", "genuine", [0, 1, 2], [0, 100, 2], [0, 100, 2],
+        pen_down=[True, False, True],
+    )
+    cleaned = preprocess_signature(raw, points=3, smoothing_sigma=0, normalize_position=False)
+    assert cleaned.x.tolist() == pytest.approx([0, 1, 2])
+    assert cleaned.pen_down is not None and cleaned.pen_down.all()
+
+
+def test_features_support_optional_pressure_and_global_descriptors():
+    clean = preprocess_signature(sample(), points=10, smoothing_sigma=0)
+    base = extract_features(clean, include_acceleration=False, include_curvature=False)
+    with_pressure = extract_features(
+        clean, include_pressure=True, include_acceleration=False, include_curvature=False
+    )
+
+    assert base.shape == (10, 5)
+    assert with_pressure.shape == (10, 6)
+    assert global_features(clean)["original_size"] > 0
+
+
+def test_dtw_is_zero_for_identical_sequences_and_handles_band():
+    sequence = np.array([[0.0], [1.0], [2.0]])
+    assert dtw_distance(sequence, sequence) == 0
+    assert dtw_distance(sequence, sequence[::-1]) > 0
+    assert np.isfinite(dtw_distance(sequence, sequence[:2]))
+
+
+def test_dtw_verifier_enrollment_and_normalized_score():
+    first = preprocess_signature(sample(), points=20, smoothing_sigma=0)
+    second = preprocess_signature(sample(scale=1.02), points=20, smoothing_sigma=0)
+    verifier = DTWVerifier()
+    verifier.enroll([first, second])
+    assert verifier.score(first) < 0.1
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="genuine"):
+        verifier.enroll([first, first.copy(label="forgery")])
+
+
+def test_metrics_detect_perfect_separation():
+    result = verification_metrics([1, 1, 0, 0], [0.1, 0.2, 0.8, 0.9])
+    assert result["eer"] == 0
+
+
+def test_template_cipher_round_trip_and_lockout():
+    from cryptography.fernet import Fernet
+
+    signature = preprocess_signature(sample(), points=8)
+    cipher = TemplateCipher(Fernet.generate_key())
+    restored = cipher.decrypt(cipher.encrypt(signature))
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(restored.x, signature.x)
+
+    lockout = AttemptLockout(max_failures=2, lockout_seconds=1)
+    lockout.record_failure("person-1")
+    assert lockout.remaining_lockout("person-1") == 0
+    lockout.record_failure("person-1")
+    assert lockout.remaining_lockout("person-1") > 0
+
+
+def test_mobisig_loader_maps_columns_and_filename_metadata(tmp_path):
+    user_dir = tmp_path / "USER1"
+    user_dir.mkdir()
+    (user_dir / "SIGN_GEN_USER1_USER1_1.csv").write_text(
+        "x,y,timestamp,pressure,fingerarea\n1,2,10,0.5,3\n2,4,20,0.6,4\n",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    (user_dir / "SIGN_FOR_USER1_USER2_1.csv").write_text(
+        "x,y,timestamp,pressure,fingerarea\n1,2,10,0.5,3\n2,3,20,0.6,4\n",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    signatures = load_mobisig(tmp_path)
+
+    assert [(item.user_id, item.label) for item in signatures] == [
+        ("USER1", "forgery"),
+        ("USER1", "genuine"),
+    ]
+    assert signatures[0].p is not None and signatures[0].area is not None