chore(ci): rename internet_identity_production to internet_identity_backend

[aterga]

Changes

Renames the Internet Identity backend canister artifact from internet_identity_production.wasm.gz to internet_identity_backend.wasm.gz throughout the codebase.

Files Updated

• CI/CD Workflows: Updated .github/workflows/canister-tests.yml and deploy-rc.yml to use the new naming convention
• Release Process: Updated .github/actions/release/ documentation and scripts
• Documentation: Updated README.md and demo configuration files to reference the new artifact name
• Build Scripts: Updated scripts/build and scripts/deploy-pr-to-beta to use the new naming

Backward Compatibility

The release workflow now creates backward-compatible copies:

• internet_identity_backend.wasm.gz (primary)
• internet_identity_production.wasm.gz (copy for compatibility)
• internet_identity_dev.wasm.gz (copy for compatibility)

All three versions are published in releases with their respective .sha256 checksums.

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

Renames the Internet Identity backend canister artifact from internet_identity_production.wasm.gz to internet_identity_backend.wasm.gz across CI workflows, build/deploy scripts, and documentation, and updates the release pipeline to publish backward-compatible copies.

Changes:

• Updated CI workflows to build, upload, download, and deploy the backend wasm under the new internet_identity_backend.wasm.gz name.
• Updated build/deploy scripts to reference the renamed release asset for pullable metadata and PR-to-beta deployments.
• Updated docs/demos to download the backend wasm using the new asset name, and extended the release workflow to publish compatibility copies plus .sha256 files.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 9 out of 9 changed files in this pull request and generated 4 comments.

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File	Description
scripts/deploy-pr-to-beta	Uses the renamed backend artifact when selecting/download-deploying PR builds.
scripts/build	Updates pullable metadata URLs to reference the renamed backend release asset + checksum.
README.md	Updates the example dfx.json snippet to download the renamed backend wasm.
demos/using-dev-build/README.md	Updates demo docs to download the renamed backend wasm from releases/latest.
demos/using-dev-build/dfx.json	Updates demo configuration to download the renamed backend wasm from releases/latest.
.github/workflows/deploy-rc.yml	Deploys RC using the renamed artifact name when retrieving build artifacts.
.github/workflows/canister-tests.yml	Renames artifact throughout CI and adds release-time compatibility copies + sha generation/upload.
.github/actions/release/run.sh	Updates release notes verification instructions to reference the renamed backend wasm file.
.github/actions/release/README.md	Updates local action usage example to use the renamed backend wasm filename.

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.github/workflows/canister-tests.yml:403

• The workflow mostly renames the backend artifact to internet_identity_backend.wasm.gz, but this step still downloads internet_identity_production.wasm.gz from the latest release. If this is intentional for backward compatibility with older releases, it would be clearer to either (a) download internet_identity_backend.wasm.gz with a fallback to internet_identity_production.wasm.gz on 404, or (b) add an explicit comment explaining why the old name is still used here. This also conflicts with the PR description’s claim that the rename is done “throughout the codebase” (there are still non-workflow references in other files).

          mv internet_identity_backend.wasm.gz internet_identity.wasm.gz
          # NOTE: Here we download changing assets (i.e. the latest release) meaning that in some rare cases (after a new release)
          # PRs that used to be green may become red (if the new release broke something). While this is not CI best practice, it's
          # a relatively small price to pay to make sure PRs are always tested against the latest release.
          curl -sSL https://github.com/dfinity/internet-identity/releases/latest/download/internet_identity_production.wasm.gz -o internet_identity_previous.wasm.gz

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