docs(arch): ADR-034 — outgoing-only X.509 and three peer roles, resolve OQ-37

Untangles the conflation of three distinct remote roles under 'X.509
endpoint': (1) public X.509 endpoint — a remote HTTPS/call-over-TLS
server the local node is a client of (no PeerEntry, no PeerId, not in
the peer graph; CA verification + bearer token); (2) transport relay —
iroh's DERP-equivalent, infrastructure, not an alknet peer; (3) hub /
hosting node — an alknet peer that also exposes a public domain + X.509
for browsers (mixed-fingerprint PeerEntry, already supported by
ADR-030).

The load-bearing one-way door is the client-side verifier selection
rule: known peer (PeerEntry present) → fingerprint pin; unknown X.509
remote → CA verification (WebPkiServerVerifier); unknown Ed25519
remote → fails closed. This closes the AcceptAnyServerCertVerifier
security hole OQ-29 flagged, with the peer-model criterion (PeerEntry
presence) made explicit. The 'make PeerEntry symmetric' instinct is
rejected — pure-client connections to public APIs have no stable
logical identity to pin.

Documents that CallCredentials.remote_identity: None is load-bearing
(None = public X.509 endpoint → CA path, not a missing field; Some =
known peer → fingerprint pin), closing a subtle gap where an
implementer could have defaulted to a placeholder or treated None as
skip-verify.

Records WebTransport relay-as-proxy (deferred with h3/WebTransport,
new OQ-HTTP-07) and on-chain/smart-contract peer discovery (fits the
OQ-36 repo/adapter pattern, no auth-model change) so they aren't lost.

Amends auth.md and client-and-adapters.md with the three-role naming,
the verifier selection rule, and the Option semantics; updates OQ-37
to resolved in open-questions.md, README.md, and both crate READMEs.
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| OQ-34 | Persistent peer registry (storage boundary) | resolved by ADR-030+031+033 | Core defines repo traits + in-memory defaults; persistence adapters are separate crates |
| OQ-35 | ~~API key asymmetry~~ | dissolved | `PeerEntry` supports multiple credential paths; `ApiKeyEntry` is for tokens that ARE the identity |
| OQ-36 | Concrete persistence adapter shapes | open (deferred for exploration) | The repo/adapter pattern is committed (ADR-033); in-memory adapters ship with core; persistence adapters deferred |
| OQ-37 | X.509 outgoing-only case | open | Three auth types; how X.509 server identity fits the peer model. Not blocking. |
| OQ-37 | X.509 outgoing-only case | resolved by ADR-034 | Three remote roles (public X.509 endpoint, transport relay, hub); `PeerEntry` asymmetry correct; client-side verifier by `PeerEntry` presence (CA vs fingerprint pin) |
## Key Design Principles