diff --git a/apxtri/apxtri.js b/apxtri/apxtri.js
index 6c09faa..5706a4a 100755
--- a/apxtri/apxtri.js
+++ b/apxtri/apxtri.js
@@ -1,16 +1,27 @@
-// CRITICAL FIX: Ensure Buffer is available globally before ANY modules load
+// CRITICAL FIX: Ensure Buffer and SlowBuffer are available globally before ANY modules load
 // This fixes the "Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'prototype')" error
-if (typeof global !== 'undefined') {
-  // Force load buffer module and make it globally available
+// SlowBuffer was deprecated in Node 18+ and removed in Node 22+, but some packages still use it
+(function() {
+  const Module = require('module');
+  const originalRequire = Module.prototype.require;
+  
+  // Patch require to ensure buffer module always has SlowBuffer
+  Module.prototype.require = function(id) {
+    if (id === 'buffer') {
+      const buf = originalRequire.apply(this, arguments);
+      if (!buf.SlowBuffer) buf.SlowBuffer = buf.Buffer;
+      return buf;
+    }
+    return originalRequire.apply(this, arguments);
+  };
+  
+  // Also ensure global Buffer/SlowBuffer are available
   const buffer = require('buffer');
-  if (!global.Buffer) {
-    global.Buffer = buffer.Buffer;
-  }
-  // Also ensure it's available in this scope
-  if (typeof Buffer === 'undefined') {
-    global.Buffer = buffer.Buffer;
-  }
-}
+  if (!global.Buffer) global.Buffer = buffer.Buffer;
+  if (!global.SlowBuffer) global.SlowBuffer = buffer.Buffer;
+  if (globalThis && !globalThis.Buffer) globalThis.Buffer = buffer.Buffer;
+  if (globalThis && !globalThis.SlowBuffer) globalThis.SlowBuffer = buffer.Buffer;
+})();
 
 // Double-check Buffer is available
 if (typeof Buffer === 'undefined') {
diff --git a/apxtri/models/Pagans.js b/apxtri/models/Pagans.js
index 08be6de..9246102 100644
--- a/apxtri/models/Pagans.js
+++ b/apxtri/models/Pagans.js
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ const Odmdb = require("./Odmdb.js");
 
 const conf = require(`../../../adminapi/objects/tribes/itm/adminapi.json`);
 const currentmod = "Pagans";
-const log = process.env.ACTIVELOG ? process.env.ACTIVELOG.split(',').includes(currentmod) : false;
+const log = process.env.ACTIVELOG
+  ? process.env.ACTIVELOG.split(",").includes(currentmod)
+  : false;
 /**
  * Pagan Management numeric Identity and Person  (Person = Pagan Id + tribe)
  *
@@ -56,22 +58,22 @@ Pagans.keyrecovery = (emailalias, tribe, search, lg) => {
       emailalias,
       tribe,
       search,
-      lg
+      lg,
     );
-  if (!search || search.length<3) {
+  if (!search || search.length < 3) {
     console.log(
       currentmod,
       "issue with search : emailalias, tribe, search, lg:",
       emailalias,
       tribe,
       search,
-      lg
+      lg,
     );
     return {
       status: 406,
       ref: "Pagans",
       msg: "nosearchstring",
-      data: {emailalias,tribe,search,lg},
+      data: { emailalias, tribe, search, lg },
     };
   }
   if (!["email", "alias"].includes(emailalias)) {
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ Pagans.keyrecovery = (emailalias, tribe, search, lg) => {
       status: 406,
       ref: "Pagans",
       msg: "emailaliasnotemailoralias",
-      data: {emailalias,tribe,search,lg},
+      data: { emailalias, tribe, search, lg },
     };
   }
   let emaillist = [];
@@ -107,9 +109,9 @@ Pagans.keyrecovery = (emailalias, tribe, search, lg) => {
     const ret = Pagans.sendmailkey(e);
   });*/
   for (let i = 0; i < emaillist.length && i < 3; i++) {
-  const e = emaillist[i];
-  const ret = Pagans.sendmailkey(e);
-}
+    const e = emaillist[i];
+    const ret = Pagans.sendmailkey(e);
+  }
   if (emaillist.length > 0) {
     return {
       status: 200,
@@ -143,14 +145,16 @@ Pagans.getalias = (alias) => {
       data: fs.readJSONSync(`../adminapi/objects/pagans/itm/${alias}.json`),
     };
   } else {
-    try{
-      const lst_alias=fs.readJSONSync(`../adminapi/objects/pagans/idx/lst_alias.json`)
-      let suggestedalias=[]
+    try {
+      const lst_alias = fs.readJSONSync(
+        `../adminapi/objects/pagans/idx/lst_alias.json`,
+      );
+      let suggestedalias = [];
       let counter = 1;
-      while (suggestedalias.length < 3){
+      while (suggestedalias.length < 3) {
         const candidate = `${alias}${counter}`;
-        if (!lst_alias.includes(candidate)){
-          suggestedalias.push(candidate)
+        if (!lst_alias.includes(candidate)) {
+          suggestedalias.push(candidate);
         }
         counter++;
       }
@@ -160,8 +164,9 @@ Pagans.getalias = (alias) => {
         msg: "aliasdoesnotexist",
         data: { alias, suggestedalias },
       };
-    } catch(err){
-      return {status:500,msg:"lst_aliaserror",ref:"Pagans",data:{}}
+    } catch (err) {
+      return { status: 500, msg: "lst_aliaserror", ref: "Pagans", data: {} };
+    }
   }
 };
 
@@ -195,7 +200,7 @@ Pagans.sendmailkey = (data) => {
       "-",
       data.email,
       "-",
-      data.lg
+      data.lg,
     );
   const person = {
     alias: data.alias,
@@ -253,7 +258,7 @@ Pagans.sendmailkey = (data) => {
         contentType:"text/plain"
       },
   */
- 
+
   const maildata = {
     from: tplemail.sender,
     to: person.email,
@@ -275,7 +280,7 @@ Pagans.authenticatedetachedSignature = async (
   alias,
   pubK,
   detachedSignature,
-  message
+  message,
 ) => {
   /**
    *  Check that a message was signed with a privateKey from a publicKey