updating the signature check in register endpoint

README.md

@@ -344,13 +344,13 @@ Stay tuned for more integrations and services. Follow the issues on github to se
 
 ## Contributing
 
-This project is fully open-source, backed by the $OCEAN community and is obviously open for contributions.
+This project is fully open-source, backed by the OCEAN community and is open for contributions.
 
 The first version has been implemented following the TDD strategy, so please first familiarize yourself with the test suite, which can be run using the `./manage.py test` command, directly from the root of your server in the context of your virtual environment.
 
 ## Authors and acknowledgment
 
-Thanks to the $OCEAN community for the funding and the $OCEAN core team for the technical support and insights.
+Thanks to the OCEAN community for the funding and the OCEAN core team for the technical support and insights.
 
 ## License
 

server/oceandbs/views.py

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 from .models import Quote, Storage, File, PaymentMethod, AcceptedToken, UPLOAD_CODE
 from .utils import check_params_validity, upload_files_to_ipfs, upload_files_to_microservice, create_allowance
 from web3.auto import w3
+from eth_account.messages import encode_defunct
 
 
 # Storage service creation class
@@ -100,7 +101,9 @@ def post(self, request):
         try:
             print(f"Received signature in request: {signature}")
             print(f"Received original_message in request: {original_message}")
-            recovered_address = w3.eth.account.recover_message(original_message, signature=signature)
+            message = encode_defunct(text=original_message)
+            print(f"Encoded message: {message}")
+            recovered_address = w3.eth.account.recover_message(message, signature=signature)
             print(f"Recovered Ethereum address: {recovered_address}")
         except Exception as e:
             print("Failed to verify the signature.")