diff --git a/content/vac/updates/2024-06-10.md b/content/vac/updates/2024-06-10.md index 78dba9859..17c4c0bdb 100644 --- a/content/vac/updates/2024-06-10.md +++ b/content/vac/updates/2024-06-10.md @@ -30,8 +30,35 @@ draft: false - Missing: Converting `Daily` to `minver-maxver`, and consider changing `coverage` from full workflow to step after tests. ### vac:tke: +- `admin` + - 5 (Martin) + 4 (Frederico) days off + - updated the TKE milestones (Frederico) +- `codex:cdx` + - reviewed the latest modifications in the Whitepaper (Frederico) + - Worked on improving code for simulations (efficiency, refactoring etc.) -> This efficiency is needed for MC simulations (Juan) + - Researched Filecoin government models for Agatha after discussion (Juan) +- `status:SNT-staking` + - Started reading Cyp's blogpost on SNT (Juan) ### vac:dst: +- `vac:dst:deployment-and-analysis:waku:10k` + - Continue attempts at "10k with metrics", further optimisations + - Bring back missing nodes +- `vac:dst:deployment-and-analysis:waku:midscale` + - 9x simulations with waku v0.27. + - Investigate v0.26/v0.28 mesh stability issues https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2780 + - Fixed error in our LivenessProbe deployment yaml, met with Ivan from Waku about this + - Grafana Loki briefly installed and configured and setup; removed due to issues it caused +- `vac:dst:deployment-and-analysis:vac:libp2p-version-testing` + - Rebased the nimbus build system code to a new branch: https://github.com/vacp2p/dst-gossipsub-test-node/tree/dockerized-nimbus-bs + - Found error with nimble and 1.2.0 version of Nimlip2p (https://discord.com/channels/864066763682218004/1247474261996867684) + - Simulations with 1.2, 1.2.1 and 1.3.0. + - Yamux and mplex + - https://www.notion.so/Nim-libp2p-report-May-2024-7b1c6a06e667440894b554d77f7c7886 +- `vac:dst:tooling:vac:deployer-tool` + - PR for ignoring bootstrap-midstrap nodes during plotting https://github.com/vacp2p/10ksim/pull/32 +- `vac:dst:tooling:vac:visualiser-tool` + - Started working on dynamic configuration for visualiz ### vac:qa: - `waku:test-automation-status-go-cli` @@ -70,6 +97,12 @@ draft: false - started to figure out what data we need to store/get on-chain ### vac:sc:: +- `vac:maintainance/misc` + - setup certora on the codex repo + - https://github.com/codex-storage/codex-contracts-eth/pull/113 + - [ENS usernames to latest solidity](https://github.com/status-im/ens-usernames/commit/4782d00c95506d639e084b0f03862dd59eb9c15c) + - [ENS usernames migrate basic tests to forge](https://github.com/status-im/ens-usernames/commit/2436e3fcbfa7d700f7ae585a57182ee57f8ca59e) + - soft audited codex contracts ### vac:nim: - `tooling:vac:compiler` @@ -88,6 +121,15 @@ draft: false - added changes based on feedback for rln-v1 - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/40 ### vac:dr: +- `gsub-scaling:vac:unstructured-p2p-improvements-survey` + - Began work on research blog post for gossipsub improvements for large messages. Specifically, looked into the outcomes/rationales of previous performance experiments conducted for large messages, revisited posts/discussions on large messages handling for compiling work +- `zk:codex:zk-consulting` + - Continued document on [proposed proof algorithm draft](https://hackmd.io/@bkomuves/SyPHG0PfR). + - Continued reading [Circle STARK](https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/278), [ECFFT1](https://epubs.siam.org/doi/10.1137/1.9781611977554.ch30) and [ECFFT2](https://www.math.toronto.edu/swastik/ECFFT2.pdf) with the emphasis to produce notes on CFFT and ECFFT. +- `vac:dr:anon:vac:gossipsub-anonymity` + - Examine [libp2p-nym](https://github.com/ChainSafe/rust-libp2p-nym) + - Read GossipSub specs. + - Began work on an initial proposed model. Performed calculations for the probability of deanonymization with a high fraction of malicious nodes (35-40%) for random mixed nodes. Results similar to top 5 AS-level adversaries. ### vac:nes: - `virtual-machine-creation:vac:vm-foundations` @@ -101,3 +143,4 @@ draft: false - `state-separation:vac:state-separation-architecture-01` - Study on the racing conditions for state-separation prototype. [ACZ] + diff --git a/content/vac/updates/2024-06-17.md b/content/vac/updates/2024-06-17.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ef1f9c407 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/vac/updates/2024-06-17.md @@ -0,0 +1,153 @@ +--- +title: "2024-06-17 Vac weekly" +tags: + - "vac-updates" +date: 2024-06-17 +lastmod: 2024-06-17 +draft: false +--- + +## Vac 2024/06/17 + +### vac:p2p: +- `nimlibp2p:vac:webrtc-transport` + - Fix nim-mbedtls MacOS installation + - Merge small chore PR https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-webrtc/pull/13 + - DTLS ready to review https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-webrtc/pull/10 +- `nimlibp2p:vac:maintenance` + - https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/843 + - Older PR about races conditions; Find/implement solutions to fix it + - fix(CI): rebuild website job https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1125 + - fix(readme): update links https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1126 + - fix(CI): generate website job https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1124 + - fix(tests): testautorelay https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1121 + - fix(tests): flaky testdaemon https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1123 + - chore(formatting): format the whole codebase using nph 0.5.1 https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1118 + - fix(gossipsub): pubsubpeer is created with wrong gossipsub version https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1116 + +### vac:tke: +- `admin` + - 2 (Frederico) + 5 (Martin) days off + - changed the TKE milestones after getting feedback (Frederico) + - analysis of Risk Quant Lead candidate task (Frederico) + - Met with Martin to discuss hand-off (Juan) +- `codex:cdx` + - cleaned up Litepaper (Frederico) + - Kept working on simulations code, greatly improved efficiency (Juan) + - Wrote piece on Filecoin government (Juan) +- `codex:testnet-incentive` + - caught up the current thinking of the Codex team (Frederico) +- `status:SNT-staking` + - Commented Cyp's blogpost (Juan) + - Discussed further directions on the swap aggregator (Juan) +- `status:L2-deployment` + - Started work on catsfishing (Juan) + +### vac:dst: +- `vac:dst:deployment-and-analysis:codex:testnet` + - Meeting with Codex team members comparing DSNs and offering a competive analysis +- `vac:dst:deployment-and-analysis:waku:10k` + - Running attempts at "10k with metrics", new tests with noise dampening + - Brought back missing nodes +- `vac:dst:deployment-and-analysis:waku:midscale` + - Continued debugging [waku regression](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2780) + - Repeated deployments with 0.28, and compared with 0.27. + - Gave feedback to Gabriel@Waku about [change in Waku logging](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2800#issuecomment-2165558380) + - 0.28 deployment for Ivan/Hanno, plotting message time distribution to all peers. + - Ivan specifically requested different sizes and latencies- `vac:dst:deployment-and-analysis:waku:midscale` +- `vac:dst:tooling:vac:visualiser-tool` + - Continue work on injecting elastic information in visualiser +- `vac:dst:deployment-and-analysis:vac:libp2p-version-testing` + - Tried to repeat simulations with different message size and latency witn 1.2.0 and 1.3.0 + - Couldn't obtain data, still trying to figure out why + +### vac:qa: +- `waku:test-automation-status-go-cli` + - contact request [tests](https://github.com/status-im/status-cli-tests/pull/3) - merged(@Florin) + - private groups [tests](https://github.com/status-im/status-cli-tests/pull/4) - in progress(@Florin) + - reviewed Pablos's PR where he fixed and added new functionality to status-cli(@Florin) +- `waku:interop-testing-02` + - Test/peer connection management [in progress](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-interop-tests/pull/45)(@Roman) +- `nomos:test-automation-cryptarchia` + - chore: cryptarchia unit tests update [on hold till 17th June](https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-node/pull/657)(@Roman) + - chore: cryptarchia ledger unit tests update [in progress](https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-node/pull/660)(@Roman) +- `waku:test-automation-rln` + - Investigate and fix waku-simulator issues with docker/podman on windows and fedora(@Alex) + - Began running tests(@Alex) +- `waku:maintenance-nwaku` + - Answer open issues(@Alex) + +### vac:acz: +- `rlnp2p:waku:rlnv2-e2e` + - [chore(tests): add kats test for merkle proof](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-rlnv2-contract/pull/7) + - [chore: integrate uups proxy](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-rlnv2-contract/pull/8) + - [chore: scaffold deployments](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-rlnv2-contract/pull/6) + - merged [tests PR](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-rlnv2-contract/pull/5/files) after addressing reviews +- `stealth-address-kit:vac:maintenance` + - [chore: refactor into 2 crates, example and sdk](https://github.com/vacp2p/stealth-address-kit/pull/10) + - [chore: v0.2.0-beta release](https://github.com/vacp2p/stealth-address-kit/pull/11) + - [chore: refactor deps, make lib lighter](https://github.com/vacp2p/stealth-address-kit/pull/12) +- `validator-privacy:nimbus:productionize-tor-push` + - reviewed codebase and paper +- `secure-channels:waku:mls-design` + - Study on login and authentication options for MLS design in terms of decentralization, adding a conclusion to [doc](https://www.notion.so/A-Proposal-on-Decentralized-Authentication-and-Login-Mechanism-for-mls-poc-ea5337c383a341a5a796dad85284a1dd?pvs=4) + - Examine login mechanism of a self-hosted messaging app based on matrix named [element](https://app.element.io/#/welcome) see in [github](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web) + - Finished the (first version) of the [presentation](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XxHiah4vQd0uEXr0glSiqHaiTShDBsJiNhAZhL7kjbM/edit?pli=1#slide=id.g157ea0519b8_0_104) for the EthCC Brussels. +- `secure-channels:waku:mls-poc` + - tried to implement poc using openmls and centralised DS -> not finished, found that using decentralised approach is better + - started to investigate how to use waku as DS +- `consulting:codex:proxy-re-encryption` + - attended kick-off call, [meeting notes](https://notes.status.im/5QweMmx4QXurti8_5kWijQ?view) with action points for next steps +- `admin/misc` + - added codex proxy re-encryption to roadmap [pr](https://github.com/logos-co/roadmap/pull/66) and merged + +### vac:sc:: + +### vac:nim: +- `tooling:vac:compiler` + - Fix an issue in nimsuggest where unknown files werent being handled: https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/pull/23696 + - Backports: https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/pull/23702 and https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/pull/23701 + - Fix: "#23695: On Linux, "nimsuggest" crashes if Nim is installed in /usr/bin and the library in /usr/lib/nim" https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/pull/23697 +- `tooling:vac:lsp` + - Implements the `extension/status` endpoint (https://github.com/nim-lang/langserver/commit/3879966eed20f04ce4254b67c5c6496c06358b79) + It's useful for asserting in tests in a reliable way as it exposes the langserver and nimsuggest instances current status (i.e. main file, known files, etc.) It can also be useful to create a specific window in extension to quickly inspect the current status for a given project +- `tooling:vac:editor` + - Implements Show NimLangServer Status command. (https://github.com/nim-lang/vscode-nim/pull/67) + Right now is just outputing into the output window. In the near future we are going to build a separate window to inspect it. + +### vac:rfc: +- `nomos:specs-init` + - Worked on data availability rfc, not ready for feedback, still in draft - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/41 +- `admin/misc` + - Closed and moved issues from rfc old repo; archived old repo (https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc) + - Updated readme on rfc-website - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc.vac.dev/pull/2 + +### vac:dr: +- `vac:admin` + - Team synced outside of standup for additional feedback. + - (Marvin) Began investigating gossipsub lazy message [issue](https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/issues/850) as prep for testing. +- `gsub-scaling:vac:unstructured-p2p-improvements-survey` + - Began work on research blog post for gossipsub improvements for large messages: [WIP draft](https://github.com/vacp2p/vac.dev/pull/144) +- `zk:codex:zk-consulting` + - Wrote [notes](https://www.notion.so/Notes-on-Codex-Proposal-WIP-efba941dbdb444b783d4bdf6f415e801?pvs=4#17279e7a85cc465b82418cbc6478c0a6) on a binding issue in Codex proposal notes along with a solution. + - Wrote brief [notes](https://www.notion.so/Notes-on-Codex-Proposal-WIP-efba941dbdb444b783d4bdf6f415e801?pvs=4#c77f71993e174df3bb86a71a3d6b9c7a) for [PolyMath](https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/916). +- `vac:dr:anon:vac:gossipsub-anonymity` + - Started writing [Anonymized GossipSub Transport Protocol (AGTP)](https://www.notion.so/Anonymized-GossipSub-Transport-Protocol-AGTP-Wip-cbcbcd6067b347bb812041bce9c110ce) specification -WiP. + - (AGTP will be renamed as the name is not fitting; just WiP atm) + - Researched ways to prevent adversarial senders from abusing the mixnet to DoS single exit nodes; current issue: this could potentially lead to honest exit nodes being penalized and ignored. + - Investigated mining techniques; selected proof of work for now. + +### vac:nes: +- `virtual-machine-creation:vac:vm-foundations` + - work on [list of ZkVMs](https://github.com/vacp2p/zk-explorations/issues/40) + - Finished entering data on missing Zkvms info. [Moudy] + - Started going through codebases ov zkVMs. [Rostyslav] + - Updated and integrated additional information on [Github](https://github.com/vacp2p/zk-explorations/issues/40) and [Table](https://notes.status.im/ugF2lAAKTuG_t5PcdWwuwg) lists. [Moudy] + - Started discussions about the selection of Zkvms and how to add privacy requirements.[Team] +- `state-separation:vac:state-separation-architecture-01` + - Reviewed the state separation architecture prototype. [Moudy] + - Started defining important traces and working through a first draft. [Moudy] + - Reviewed the prototype and extracted the rest of possible topics to obtain the scope of the blogpost. [UGUR] [ACZ] + - Work on a demo example of state separation execution for the prototype for each kind of TX. [UGUR + MOUDY] [ACZ] + - Examine the private execution project named [sarma](https://github.com/jordan-public/evm-private-execution) +