--- title: "2023-12-18 Vac weekly" tags: - "vac-updates" date: 2023-12-18 lastmod: 2023-12-18 draft: false --- ### vac:p2p: - `nimlibp2p:vac:webrtc-transport` - SCTP: - fix: the receive callback is now correctly setup - fix: remove the send delay (using the nagle protocol) - getting stuck on a weird message received from the JS-libp2p - DataChannel: - fix: move readloop from accept to new - Trying to changes multiple things in order to change the behaviour of JS-libp2p: - reversing the initiators - delaying the noise handshake - removing the open stream - all relevant nim-webrtc changes are here : https://github.com/status-im/nim-webrtc/pull/4 - `nimlibp2p:vac:maintenance` - improvement(ci): improve ci daily workflows - https://github.com/status-im/nim-libp2p/pull/1002 - Merge unstable into master - https://github.com/status-im/nim-libp2p/pull/1003 - Reading about Zero Copy feature and looking for it on Chronos and Libp2p - Update nim-libp2p version in Nimbus - https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/pull/5667 - Flood publishing - https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse/pull/4383 and https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/ - chore: improve CI workflow stability https://github.com/status-im/nim-libp2p/pull/1004 - fix: make matrix include customizable for daily workflows https://github.com/status-im/nim-libp2p/pull/1000 - CI workflow is failing frequently PR 1004 is ready for review - Nimble lock for different Nim versions - Test Case: `FloodSub message size validation 2` - Managed to reproduce failure on computer when running isolated. - Dove into code, and pursued a couple possible threads. ### vac:tke: - `vac:tke::codex:economic-analysis` - Codex confirmed not able to followup on litepaper until 2024 - General research of how comparable testnets run incentives for their net - `vac:tke::status:SNT-staking` - Staking contract depriortized by SC team - Update John on initial findings on Waku sharding, sync on next steps roadmap discussion with Waku - No other priorities for SNT team at this time - `vac:tke::nomos:economic-analysis` - Researching leader selection and finality, impact on wealth concentration - Adding statistical framework to define validator rewards (optimization function) - `vac:tke::waku:economic-analysis` - Call w/ Waku on incentives and revenue sources - Modeling the various proposed approaches to RLN - Reading and responding to Sergei's latest incentivization documents ### vac:dst: - `eng-10ktool:vac:bandwidth-test`: - Keep investigating packets drop (https://www.notion.so/Results-2-eac3e52d512e469db57dc145aa65e603) - Check bandwidth per node with same rate and load (Correct) - Strange behavior with 20MB/s on network. - `vac:dst:software-testing:waku:test-automation-interop-testing` - Implemented filter unsubscribe [tests](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-interop-tests/pull/7) - covers unsubscribe and unsubscribe-all APIs - reached [92 interop tests](https://waku-org.github.io/waku-interop-tests/84/) - Issues reported: - gowaku: Strage [error ](https://github.com/waku-org/go-waku/issues/960) when retrieving messages - gowaku: Reopened and closed again the log flood [issue](https://github.com/waku-org/go-waku/issues/923) - nwaku: Wrong response format to [filter/v2/subscriptions](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2286) - nwaku: Relay publish [regression](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2299) - Investigated and figured out how to automate tests requested by the waku team - `software-testing:waku:test-automation-nwaku` - Finished lightpush tests - `PagingDirection` Refactor [PR](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2263) - Found one failing test when running `test_all` - `WakuNode2 - Validators::Spam protected topic accepts signed messages` - Only happens when running literally all of them, not one specific. - `software-testing:waku:test-automation-go-waku` - Wrote 5 tests related to lightpush - coverage improvement https://github.com/waku-org/go-waku/pull/957 - Got clarity on bug: unequal rules enforcement for contentTopic syntax https://github.com/waku-org/go-waku/issues/958 ### vac:acz: - `secure-channels:waku:ethereum-chat` - Included all materials related to MLS in the RFC - Improved several aspects of the RFC (improve organization, delete some parts, etc) - Discuss difference of ADKG+DR and Asycn Triple-Ratchet algorithm from Farcaster. - Read about repudiation term in messaging protocols and create a [note](https://www.notion.so/WiP-Repudiation-term-in-Message-Protocols-9af43ce8bf9146a1b99a740e731405b4?pvs=4) about it. - Check the MLS report in [Notion](https://www.notion.so/WiP-Notes-on-the-MLS-protocol-cccc3faad97b4c00ae88bdec40f58e1e?pvs=4) ### vac:sc:: - `status:community-contracts-maintenance` - Deployed `CommunityTokenDeployer` contracts on production networks - Mainnet, Arbitrum, Optimism - Deployment addresses - https://www.notion.so/Contract-Deployment-Addresses-d6dd98b1b4f6461d82eec6ab18b852c8 - PR: https://github.com/status-im/communities-contracts/pull/25 - Investigated a bug in foundry that prevented us from signing transactions on ledger - https://github.com/foundry-rs/foundry/issues/6516 - Use version mentioend in this issue for deployments via ledger for now - started docs on new specs https://notes.status.im/JsEoWi8rSaqa-s3b2LCF5A?view - started implementing the first new specs - review deployer contract properties doc https://notes.status.im/s/291mb-8nA - `vac:maintainance/misc` - Created a multisig wallet for out team on Arbitrum (similar to the one on OP) - `codex-token-tmp-milestone` - meeting + adding ideas to https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lH6dPSuSzGIFmbJeaXNmx8cIU7dveI9KxE1rxdoKagQ/edit#heading=h.f8xnzmojer6t ### vac:nescience: - `state-separation:vac:state-separation-doc` - Readings on privacy-focused models (Az, Nmd, Zc, Ada, Ola) - Brief [notes](https://www.notion.so/Nescience-cd358fe429b14fa2ab38ca42835a8451?pvs=4#021ad496e95b4f9ca1cccc990c9a2c7a) on [Hyperproofs](https://eprint.iacr.org/2021/599) - Notes on [Ring Signatures](https://www.notion.so/Nescience-cd358fe429b14fa2ab38ca42835a8451?pvs=4#2b2a9ce4e6c44ca78248282c0df16065) - Read paper on [security for UTXO](https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/1902.pdf) based on DAGs; notes after meeting. - Research miblewimble (goal 1) - Reviewed Halo2 PR's [GWC](https://github.com/vacp2p/zk-explorations/pull/22) and [SHPLONK](https://github.com/vacp2p/zk-explorations/pull/21) - [Note](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cc2Eh72gDUQIb_M1wx_alIXf5qob4wusqpyXse9q7-I/edit) about the similarities and differences Az and Pol - Read about Zcash from its [whitepaper](https://whitepaper.io/document/645/zcash-whitepaper) section 3.4 Transactions and Treestates, and investigate how a shielded address can generate a public balance. - `proofsystems:vac:research-existing-proof-systems` - finished BaseFold writeup - started researching Arecibo (https://blog.lurk-lang.org/posts/arecibo-supernova/) - `proofsystems:vac:benchmarks` - Started a refactoring for halo2 PRs https://github.com/vacp2p/zk-explorations/pull/22 https://github.com/vacp2p/zk-explorations/pull/21 ### vac:dr: - `valpriv:vac:tor-push-poc` - tested sync role success, gathered aggregated message latency, tested alltorbroadcast for all validator messages - `valpriv:vac:tor-push-paper` - Revised graphs with std dev/mean, added inclusion difference - `gsub-scaling:vac:gossipsub-improvements-paper` - Completed simulations and results and analysis/presentation for all test scenarios. - Article writeup is almost complete (will be concluded by today) ### vac:rfc: - `admin/misc` - Created pr for a few 1/COSS changes - Proposal for description - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc/pull/645 - Proposal for adding github names - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc/pull/644 - Proposale for draft delete - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc/pull/654 - Updated store link and formats - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc/pull/653 - Updated usage - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc/pull/627