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---
title: "2024-07-29 Vac weekly"
tags:
- "vac-updates"
date: 2024-07-29
lastmod: 2024-07-29
draft: false
---
### vac:p2p:
- `nimlibp2p:vac:webrtc-transport`
- https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-webrtc/pull/11
- Change files architecture similarly to others WebRTC PRs
- Make different changes in anticipation of Diego's future comments
- Solve TODOs
- Adapt SCTP closing to DTLS change
- Fix examples
- `nimlibp2p:vac:maintenance`
- Finish CI Cleanup [PR](https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1117)
- Double check gcc14 support
- Check failing Windows test, locally it passes
- Check failing interop test
### vac:tke:
### vac:dst:
- `vac:dst:deployment-and-analysis:waku:midscale`:
- Continue work with Gabriel re: [stuck node bug](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2921)
- ~150 simulations performed with different versions to hunt down bug
- Was able to reproduce the bug
- All signs point to nim-chronos/chronicles.
- Found issue with publisher
- Redeployed VictoriaLogs to fix issues with Midscale logging
- `vac:dst:deployment-and-analysis:waku:10k`
- Redeployed and tuned VictoriaMetrics for 10K simulation scale
- About 7 changes discovered, primarily to do with resource allocation
- Various 10K simulations to gather data/test stability
- `vac:dst:deployment-and-analysis:codex:testnet`
- Call with Ben from Codex to ensure testnet deployment works
- Still hitting permissions bugs
- `admin/misc`
- Provided TKE team with a dedicated fileshare + password protected frontend
### vac:qa:
- `waku:test-automation-status-go-cli`
- added hybernate [tests](https://github.com/status-im/status-cli-tests/pull/6)(@Florin)
- fixed management of big log files(@Florin)
- make tests more stable(@Florin)
- `waku:interop-testing-02`
- adjust [store propagation delay](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-interop-tests/pull/61)(@Florin)
- [Issue 2837 - closed](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2837) - RLNv2 registration works(@Roman)
- `vac:test-automation-nim-libp2p`
- started creating test plan for PubSub(@Florin)
- Finish CI Cleanup [PR](https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1117)(@Alex)
- Double check gcc14 support(@Alex)
- Check failing Windows test, locally it passes(@Alex)
- Check failing interop test(@Alex)
- `nomos:test-automation-data-availability`
- chore: Da full replication unit tests update(@Roman)
[PR 675 - merged](https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-node/pull/675)
- chore: Da kzgrs unit tests update(@Roman)
[PR 676 - in progress](https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-node/pull/676) ~70%
- `waku:test-automation-rln`
- Fix gcc14 support, but gabriel beat me to the PR (@Alex)
- Bring RLN [PR](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2639) up to date and fix tests(@Alex)
- Found couple flaky tests, I think, need further checking
### vac:acz:
- `rlnp2p:waku:rlnv2-e2e`
- Fixed an issue in an nwaku [PR](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2867) to validate user message limit
- [attempted](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2924) to finish deprecating the tree sync strategy, discovered a blocker in upstream library
- `secure-channels:waku:mls-poc`
- Preparation of [notes](https://www.notion.so/Decentralized-MLS-notes-3d77fc8744054a5e9f8c59a3d2241f1d) regarding the onchain component of the RFC.
- Review of [smart contract](https://github.com/vacp2p/de-mls/blob/main/contracts/src/ScKeystore.sol)
- Merged [PR](https://github.com/vacp2p/de-mls/pull/20) about fixing the functionality regarding the smart contract and local cache - adding multiple keys during registration, remove unused functionality.
- Discussion on discord about on-chain component
- Started integration new on-chain api with current code (will open PR on this week)
- [chore(sc_keystore): add Ownable to the contracts for access control](https://github.com/vacp2p/de-mls/pull/21)
- [fix(makefile): account for change in run function signature](https://github.com/vacp2p/de-mls/pull/22)
- [chore(bindings): regenerate contract bindings](https://github.com/vacp2p/de-mls/pull/23)
- [chore(contract): remove keypackage refs, regen bindings](https://github.com/vacp2p/de-mls/pull/24)
- `zerokit:vac:maintenance`
- Analysed current code in case of data serialization [result in discord](https://discord.com/channels/864066763682218004/1263433969089646593/1265953519232487484)
- Add small benchmark for different solution: [benchmarks](https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/blob/serde_benchmark/rln/benches/serialize_benchmark.rs)
- `consulting:codex:proxy-re-encryption`
- Review of a [proposal](https://eprint.iacr.org/2019/1275.pdf) by Balasz with potential interest.
- `admin/misc`
- scoped out next release of zerokit, [v0.6.0](https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/issues/263)
### vac:sc::
- `status:staking-contracts-v1`
- Created explainer videos about staking protocol, it's implementation and challenges we're solving
- Met with Status Chain + TKE to discuss path forward
- Considering dropping XP/MP compounding in staking protocol and simplifying it
- XP program and next staking version still to be finalized
- `codex::contracts-formal-verification`
- Had a call with certora to discuss first application properties for us to implement
- Document can be found here
- https://www.notion.so/Certora-Application-Properties-V2-b93f70fbaa0744a785460413f37afa6a
### vac:nim:
- `tooling:vac:nimble`
- Bump and auto detect version: https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/pull/1247
- Troubleshooting release issues
- Release: https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/releases/tag/v0.16.0
- `tooling:vac:editor`
- Release https://github.com/nim-lang/vscode-nim/releases/tag/v1.0.0
- Troubleshooting release issues
- `tooling:vac:lsp`
- Refactor in preparation to chronos migration: https://github.com/nim-lang/langserver/pull/222
- Troubleshooting release issues
### vac:rfc:
- `admin/misc`
- ooo
### vac:dr:
- `gsub-scaling:vac:gossipsub-simulation`
- Was able to compile nim-testground-sdk and run basic ping tests. Some manually selected commit dependencies to avoid compilation failures of newest commits.
- Was able to integrate simulation script with sdk, and install nim-libp2p (commit dating to staggered sending) along with other dependencies (manually). Still facing a few compilation errors (expecting to fix these errors in a couple of days).
- `gsub-scaling:vac:unstructured-p2p-improvements-survey`
- Looked into the possibility of handling large message counts in gossipsub. Required looking into some abstract details about farcaster network.
- `zk:codex:zk-consulting`
- Finished [notes](https://hackmd.io/Z64w2bcTTAmxPEnF62SE6g?view) on [Testudo](https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/961).
- Continued work on [document](https://hackmd.io/ZJCNKmIaTQSRTW6_4wA9mw?view) for Codex's storage proof.
### vac:nes:
- `state-separation:vac:state-separation-architecture-01`
- - Worked and expanded different components of state separation (executions, addresses, keys, nullification) [Moudy]
- Make progress with the blogpost [Moudy]
- Assisted with [keys and addresses](https://www.notion.so/Nescience-Keys-and-Addresses-653bbf46ba7e439384bf79169530f1c6). [Moudy + Marvin + Ugur] [DR][ACZ]
- Examine how Ola/zcash keys system works: [Ola1](https://hackmd.io/@sin7y/rkxFXLkgs), [Ola2](https://hackmd.io/@sin7y/S16RyFzZn#1-Why-was-Tornado-Cash-banned), and [zcash technical specs](https://zips.z.cash/protocol/protocol.pdf).
- Discussed potential modifications to streamline this approach for Nescience, and possible concrete choices to be made.
- Assisted with [lifecycles of UTXOs](https://www.notion.so/Nescience-UTXO-Lifecycles-8896e5e1bb4445c981dfbc7a695520d3); provided answers to various questions. [Moudy + Marvin + Ugur] [DR][ACZ]
- `zkvm:vac:vm-foundations`
- Work on the [lits of ZkVMs](https://notes.status.im/ugF2lAAKTuG_t5PcdWwuwg):
- Went through partial homomorphic encryption schemes' materials. [Rostyslav]
- Set up SP1, RISC0. [Rostyslav]
- Continue looking for suitable repos + testing the base case. [Rostyslav]
- Read RISC0's Poseidon254 implementation. [Oleksandr]
- Read Reinforced Concrete whitepaper. [Oleksandr]
- Set up Valida, zkMIPS, zkWASM. [Oleksandr]