diff --git a/protobufs b/protobufs
index ff5b39250..108919393 160000
--- a/protobufs
+++ b/protobufs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ff5b392503776bf13073034070543d5c5aa1acf7
+Subproject commit 108919393a2a3fdf6ab82e50e10965e74394620f
diff --git a/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/deviceonly.pb.h b/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/deviceonly.pb.h
index 17bec9b3a..7c14c3e0f 100644
--- a/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/deviceonly.pb.h
+++ b/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/deviceonly.pb.h
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ extern const pb_msgdesc_t meshtastic_BackupPreferences_msg;
 #define MESHTASTIC_MESHTASTIC_DEVICEONLY_PB_H_MAX_SIZE meshtastic_BackupPreferences_size
 #define meshtastic_BackupPreferences_size        2432
 #define meshtastic_ChannelFile_size              718
-#define meshtastic_DeviceState_size              1737
+#define meshtastic_DeviceState_size              1944
 #define meshtastic_NodeEnvironmentEntry_size     170
 #define meshtastic_NodeInfoLite_size             105
 #define meshtastic_NodePositionEntry_size        42
diff --git a/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/mesh.pb.h b/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/mesh.pb.h
index 47e2c6d5c..f0fea08d7 100644
--- a/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/mesh.pb.h
+++ b/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/mesh.pb.h
@@ -855,7 +855,6 @@ typedef struct _meshtastic_Data {
     bool has_bitfield;
     uint8_t bitfield;
     /* XEdDSA signature for the payload */
-    bool has_xeddsa_signature;
     meshtastic_Data_xeddsa_signature_t xeddsa_signature;
 } meshtastic_Data;
 
@@ -1119,6 +1118,10 @@ typedef struct _meshtastic_NodeInfo {
     /* True if node has been muted
  Persistes between NodeDB internal clean ups */
     bool is_muted;
+    /* True if node is signing its packets via XEdDSA
+ Persists between NodeDB internal clean ups
+ LSB 1 of the bitfield */
+    bool has_xeddsa_signed;
 } meshtastic_NodeInfo;
 
 typedef PB_BYTES_ARRAY_T(16) meshtastic_MyNodeInfo_device_id_t;
@@ -1588,15 +1591,15 @@ extern "C" {
 #define meshtastic_User_init_default             {"", "", "", {0}, _meshtastic_HardwareModel_MIN, 0, _meshtastic_Config_DeviceConfig_Role_MIN, {0, {0}}, false, 0}
 #define meshtastic_RouteDiscovery_init_default   {0, {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}}
 #define meshtastic_Routing_init_default          {0, {meshtastic_RouteDiscovery_init_default}}
-#define meshtastic_Data_init_default             {_meshtastic_PortNum_MIN, {0, {0}}, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, false, 0, false, {0, {0}}}
+#define meshtastic_Data_init_default             {_meshtastic_PortNum_MIN, {0, {0}}, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, false, 0, {0, {0}}}
 #define meshtastic_KeyVerification_init_default  {0, {0, {0}}, {0, {0}}}
 #define meshtastic_StoreForwardPlusPlus_init_default {_meshtastic_StoreForwardPlusPlus_SFPP_message_type_MIN, {0, {0}}, {0, {0}}, {0, {0}}, {0, {0}}, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
 #define meshtastic_RemoteShell_init_default      {_meshtastic_RemoteShell_OpCode_MIN, 0, 0, 0, {0, {0}}, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
 #define meshtastic_Waypoint_init_default         {0, false, 0, false, 0, 0, 0, "", "", 0}
 #define meshtastic_StatusMessage_init_default    {""}
 #define meshtastic_MqttClientProxyMessage_init_default {"", 0, {{0, {0}}}, 0}
-#define meshtastic_MeshPacket_init_default       {0, 0, 0, 0, {meshtastic_Data_init_default}, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, _meshtastic_MeshPacket_Priority_MIN, 0, _meshtastic_MeshPacket_Delayed_MIN, 0, 0, {0, {0}}, 0, 0, 0, 0, _meshtastic_MeshPacket_TransportMechanism_MIN}
-#define meshtastic_NodeInfo_init_default         {0, false, meshtastic_User_init_default, false, meshtastic_Position_init_default, 0, 0, false, meshtastic_DeviceMetrics_init_default, 0, 0, false, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
+#define meshtastic_MeshPacket_init_default       {0, 0, 0, 0, {meshtastic_Data_init_default}, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, _meshtastic_MeshPacket_Priority_MIN, 0, _meshtastic_MeshPacket_Delayed_MIN, 0, 0, {0, {0}}, 0, 0, 0, 0, _meshtastic_MeshPacket_TransportMechanism_MIN, 0}
+#define meshtastic_NodeInfo_init_default         {0, false, meshtastic_User_init_default, false, meshtastic_Position_init_default, 0, 0, false, meshtastic_DeviceMetrics_init_default, 0, 0, false, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
 #define meshtastic_MyNodeInfo_init_default       {0, 0, 0, {0, {0}}, "", _meshtastic_FirmwareEdition_MIN, 0}
 #define meshtastic_LogRecord_init_default        {"", 0, "", _meshtastic_LogRecord_Level_MIN}
 #define meshtastic_QueueStatus_init_default      {0, 0, 0, 0}
@@ -1623,15 +1626,15 @@ extern "C" {
 #define meshtastic_User_init_zero                {"", "", "", {0}, _meshtastic_HardwareModel_MIN, 0, _meshtastic_Config_DeviceConfig_Role_MIN, {0, {0}}, false, 0}
 #define meshtastic_RouteDiscovery_init_zero      {0, {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}}
 #define meshtastic_Routing_init_zero             {0, {meshtastic_RouteDiscovery_init_zero}}
-#define meshtastic_Data_init_zero                {_meshtastic_PortNum_MIN, {0, {0}}, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, false, 0, false, {0, {0}}}
+#define meshtastic_Data_init_zero                {_meshtastic_PortNum_MIN, {0, {0}}, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, false, 0, {0, {0}}}
 #define meshtastic_KeyVerification_init_zero     {0, {0, {0}}, {0, {0}}}
 #define meshtastic_StoreForwardPlusPlus_init_zero {_meshtastic_StoreForwardPlusPlus_SFPP_message_type_MIN, {0, {0}}, {0, {0}}, {0, {0}}, {0, {0}}, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
 #define meshtastic_RemoteShell_init_zero         {_meshtastic_RemoteShell_OpCode_MIN, 0, 0, 0, {0, {0}}, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
 #define meshtastic_Waypoint_init_zero            {0, false, 0, false, 0, 0, 0, "", "", 0}
 #define meshtastic_StatusMessage_init_zero       {""}
 #define meshtastic_MqttClientProxyMessage_init_zero {"", 0, {{0, {0}}}, 0}
-#define meshtastic_MeshPacket_init_zero          {0, 0, 0, 0, {meshtastic_Data_init_zero}, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, _meshtastic_MeshPacket_Priority_MIN, 0, _meshtastic_MeshPacket_Delayed_MIN, 0, 0, {0, {0}}, 0, 0, 0, 0, _meshtastic_MeshPacket_TransportMechanism_MIN}
-#define meshtastic_NodeInfo_init_zero            {0, false, meshtastic_User_init_zero, false, meshtastic_Position_init_zero, 0, 0, false, meshtastic_DeviceMetrics_init_zero, 0, 0, false, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
+#define meshtastic_MeshPacket_init_zero          {0, 0, 0, 0, {meshtastic_Data_init_zero}, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, _meshtastic_MeshPacket_Priority_MIN, 0, _meshtastic_MeshPacket_Delayed_MIN, 0, 0, {0, {0}}, 0, 0, 0, 0, _meshtastic_MeshPacket_TransportMechanism_MIN, 0}
+#define meshtastic_NodeInfo_init_zero            {0, false, meshtastic_User_init_zero, false, meshtastic_Position_init_zero, 0, 0, false, meshtastic_DeviceMetrics_init_zero, 0, 0, false, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
 #define meshtastic_MyNodeInfo_init_zero          {0, 0, 0, {0, {0}}, "", _meshtastic_FirmwareEdition_MIN, 0}
 #define meshtastic_LogRecord_init_zero           {"", 0, "", _meshtastic_LogRecord_Level_MIN}
 #define meshtastic_QueueStatus_init_zero         {0, 0, 0, 0}
@@ -1776,6 +1779,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define meshtastic_NodeInfo_is_ignored_tag       11
 #define meshtastic_NodeInfo_is_key_manually_verified_tag 12
 #define meshtastic_NodeInfo_is_muted_tag         13
+#define meshtastic_NodeInfo_has_xeddsa_signed_tag 14
 #define meshtastic_MyNodeInfo_my_node_num_tag    1
 #define meshtastic_MyNodeInfo_reboot_count_tag   8
 #define meshtastic_MyNodeInfo_min_app_version_tag 11
@@ -1943,7 +1947,7 @@ X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, FIXED32,  request_id,        6) \
 X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, FIXED32,  reply_id,          7) \
 X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, FIXED32,  emoji,             8) \
 X(a, STATIC,   OPTIONAL, UINT32,   bitfield,          9) \
-X(a, STATIC,   OPTIONAL, BYTES,    xeddsa_signature,  10)
+X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, BYTES,    xeddsa_signature,  10)
 #define meshtastic_Data_CALLBACK NULL
 #define meshtastic_Data_DEFAULT NULL
 
@@ -2047,7 +2051,8 @@ X(a, STATIC,   OPTIONAL, UINT32,   hops_away,         9) \
 X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, BOOL,     is_favorite,      10) \
 X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, BOOL,     is_ignored,       11) \
 X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, BOOL,     is_key_manually_verified,  12) \
-X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, BOOL,     is_muted,         13)
+X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, BOOL,     is_muted,         13) \
+X(a, STATIC,   SINGULAR, BOOL,     has_xeddsa_signed,  14)
 #define meshtastic_NodeInfo_CALLBACK NULL
 #define meshtastic_NodeInfo_DEFAULT NULL
 #define meshtastic_NodeInfo_user_MSGTYPE meshtastic_User
@@ -2367,7 +2372,7 @@ extern const pb_msgdesc_t meshtastic_ChunkedPayloadResponse_msg;
 #define meshtastic_MyNodeInfo_size               83
 #define meshtastic_NeighborInfo_size             258
 #define meshtastic_Neighbor_size                 22
-#define meshtastic_NodeInfo_size                 325
+#define meshtastic_NodeInfo_size                 327
 #define meshtastic_NodeRemoteHardwarePin_size    29
 #define meshtastic_Position_size                 144
 #define meshtastic_QueueStatus_size              23