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Ben MeadorsandGitHub 0488a46a3c fix: stop unexpected NodeNum regeneration from PKI key loss (#10808)
* fix: stop unexpected NodeNum regeneration from PKI key loss

A node's NodeNum is derived from its PKI public key
(my_node_num == crc32(public_key)), so it changes only when the keypair is
regenerated -- which happens only when a keygen path runs while
config.security.private_key.size != 32. Two paths could trigger that without
the user intending a new identity:

1. Boot: loadFromDisk() collapsed every non-success loadProto() result for the
   config file into installDefaultConfig() (preserveKey=false), which memset()s
   config and wipes the private key. loadProto() distinguishes DECODE_FAILED
   (file present but undecodable/undecryptable) from OTHER_FAILURE (absent), so
   a transient/corrupt read silently minted a new identity. A new
   configDecodeFailed flag now gates the boot keygen and the boot config-save
   directly (not via region, so it survives the userprefs/region overrides that
   run later in loadFromDisk): identity is frozen, the unreadable file is left
   intact for a later clean boot to recover, and the node boots radio-silent
   (region UNSET, TX off). A genuinely-absent config still gets defaults + keygen.

2. AdminModule security SET: config.security = c.payload_variant.security
   wholesale-clobbered the keypair, then regenerated whenever the incoming
   private_key.size != 32. A client editing an unrelated security field without
   round-tripping the private key would re-mint identity. The existing keypair
   is now preserved when the incoming config omits it; first provisioning and
   key import are unchanged. Intentional reset goes through factory_reset.

Native PlatformIO unit suite (Docker): 499/499 test cases pass.

* test: cover security keypair preservation; clarify load-failure comment

Addresses PR review feedback:
- Add native unit tests (test_admin_radio) asserting handleSetConfig preserves the
  existing identity keypair when a security SET omits the private key, and applies a
  full supplied keypair (key import). Guards against reintroduced NodeNum/keypair
  regeneration. AdminModuleTestShim (now a friend) defers saves so the lightweight
  harness doesn't saveToDisk an uninitialized node database.
- Clarify the non-DECODE_FAILED config-load comment: OTHER_FAILURE / NO_FILESYSTEM
  cover an absent or unopenable file, not just first boot.
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