From d5f19051b23a33ff0091e7ce79943752fb16ee90 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Winston Lowe <wel97459@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:37:28 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Ignore contacts with self public key in contact handling

---
 lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart b/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart
index c783716..de50a11 100644
--- a/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart
+++ b/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart
@@ -3766,6 +3766,14 @@ class MeshCoreConnector extends ChangeNotifier {
   void _handleContact(Uint8List frame, {bool isContact = true}) {
     final contactTmp = Contact.fromFrame(frame);
     if (contactTmp != null) {
+      if (listEquals(contactTmp.publicKey, _selfPublicKey)) {
+        appLogger.info(
+          'Ignoring contact with self public key: ${contactTmp.name}',
+          tag: 'Connector',
+        );
+        removeContact(contactTmp);
+        return;
+      }
       final contact = getFromDiscovered(contactTmp);
       _handleDiscovery(contact, frame, noNotify: true, addActive: true);