2023-11-27 Vac weekly

vac:p2p: §

• nimlibp2p:vac:webrtc-transport
  • Dig into the secure/noise part of libp2p
  • Write a prologue with the client and server certificates in the noise protocol
• nimlibp2p:vac:maintenance
  • Yamux window size configurable
  • Fix yamux / relay interaction; Add Hole Punching to libp2p test-plans https://github.com/status-im/nim-libp2p/issues/966 and https://github.com/libp2p/test-plans/pull/322
  • fix(yamux): yamux uses wrong direction during dcutr https://github.com/status-im/nim-libp2p/pull/992
  • fix(multiaddress): add quic-v1 multiaddress support https://github.com/status-im/nim-libp2p/pull/988
  • fix(dcutr): handle tcp/p2p addresses https://github.com/status-im/nim-libp2p/pull/989
  • fix(identify): do not add p2p and relayed addrs to observed addr manager https://github.com/status-im/nim-libp2p/pull/990
• nimlibp2p:vac:maintenance
  • new issue: Cannot run tests on Apple M1 MacOS https://github.com/status-im/nim-libp2p/issues/993
  • Research VM hosting providers - Akash Network added https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VL6QpDdBgYC1Ld0Nr-cpNv9bRht3nQkBQUF1pNerBDs/edit?usp=sharing
  • CI workflow is failing frequently Testing Nimble lock file - resolving Nimble install issues on Windows
    • https://github.com/status-im/nim-libp2p/issues/975
    • https://github.com/status-im/nim-libp2p/tree/fix/ci-workflow-stability
    • https://discord.com/channels/864066763682218004/1172153963559260231
    • fix: move workflows for Nim Devel and legacy i386 from “Daily” -> comments about to be resolved
    • should the version be pinned?: https://github.com/status-im/nim-libp2p/pull/968

vac:tke: §

• vac:tke::nomos:economic-analysis
  • Frederico has been joining in remotely to relevant talks at Nomos offsite
  • Continuing research of PoS economics and token distributions, posted some initial simulation results, evolving further (@Frederico)
• vac:tke::waku:economic-analysis
  • Martin returning from DevConnect and Waku offsite, will formulate followups for next steps
  • Share EigenTrust python implementation w/ Sergei, and adapt for client-server type systems (@Matty)

vac:dst: §

• analysis-shadow:vac:shadow-gossipsub-analysis
  • cont’ simulations (500kb msgs, 4 chunks, 250 nodes)
• eng-10ktool:vac:bandwidth-test:
  • Write experiments in notion
  • Investigate CPU bottleneck in 3rd machine
  • Changed waku deployment to work in batches
  • Syncronized gossipsub nodes injection for better comparisons with waku
  • Run 1k simulation for comparison and gather data
• vac:dst:software-testing:waku:test-automation-interop-testing
  • Implemented and merged 3rd and 4th PRs :
  • make framework support dynamic number of nodes
    • add multi-node tests (that work on any number of nodes)
    • subscribe / unsubscribe tests
    • reached 43 tests
  • Issues reported:
    • re-subscribe to previously unsubscribed topic fails
    • logs are floaded
  • started writing document on Waku implementations diffs
• software-testing:waku:test-automation-nwaku
  • Remove duplicated code
    • PR
  • Finish implementing store tests
    • PR 1
    • PR 2
  • Sqlite Bug: Not saving WakuMessage.ephemeral
    • Issue
• software-testing:waku:test-automation-go-waku
  • wrote 5 tests related to filter push and relay - invalid data https://github.com/waku-org/go-waku/pull/916

vac:acz: §

• secure-channels:waku:ethereum-chat
  • Getting familiar with treekem as a possible solution for the group chat scenario.
  • Write a document on TreeKEM vs ADKG
• admin/misc
  • Started a comparison between Waku specifications https://www.notion.so/Comparison-Waku-35-Waku-37-5ee9aac6cc72466a95d624865a561da6
• zerokit:vac:maintenance
  • worked on a PR to update multiplier (https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/pull/224)

vac:sc:: §

• vac:maintainance/misc
  • Worked on getting the Cetora CI integration into mergable state and landed it https://github.com/vacp2p/minime/pull/43
  • Added Certora CI integration to our foundry template https://github.com/vacp2p/foundry-template/pull/10
  • Working through the Certora tutorials to learn CVL
• status:communites-contracts-maintenance
  • Added Certora CI integration and reactivate old formal verification rules https://github.com/status-im/communities-contracts/pull/24
  • finished testing CommunityVault https://github.com/status-im/communities-contracts/pull/22
• status:status-network-token-v2
  • Refactored token controller and added destroyTokens API https://github.com/status-im/status-network-token-v2/pull/1
• status:governance-contract-mvp
  • implement Proposal.sol contract

vac:nescience: §

• state-separation:vac:state-separation-doc
  • Working on a review of all L2 and Zk Rollups that are trying to do “state separation”
  • Researching how to build a UTXO to Account based adapter and viceversa
  • Compiled documents on research topics: Verkle trees, enhanced privacy
  • studied about dual architecture L2 from its docs; created a report about it; includes some questions
• proofsystems:vac:benchmarks
  • Fixed comments on a PR for a GWC implementation of poseidon circuit for halo2 https://github.com/vacp2p/zk-explorations/pull/17
  • Research PoC ProtoGalaxy implementation (https://github.com/arnaucube/protogalaxy-poc)
  • Reviewed Halo2-GWC PR.
  • Reviewed Halo2-SHPLONK PR.
• proofsystems:vac:research-existing-proof-systems
  • Started researching BaseFold (https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/1705.pdf)

vac:dr: §

• valpriv:vac:tor-push-poc
  • Results for different machines were not found for given signatures for latency. Probably the logs are processed in different timewindow; investigating
• valpriv:vac:tor-push-paper
  • Finalizing and updating changes, better figures
• gsub-scaling:vac:gossipsub-improvements-paper
  • worked on different performance evaluation metrics, and finalized their implementation in simulation scripts. The details are reflected in ‘Results and Discussion’ section
  • Finalized simulation scenarios, and corresponding theoratical estimates. The details are reflected in ‘Results and Discussion’ section

vac:rfc: §

• status:port-status-specs
  • Updated photo names and location in 71/STATUS-PUSH-NOTIFICATION RFC https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc/pull/629
  • apply feedback
  • whisper mailserver - https://github.com/jimstir/rfc/blob/mailserver1/content/docs/rfcs/mailserver.md https://github.com/jimstir/rfc/blob/mailserver1/content/docs/rfcs/whipser-mailserver.md
• waku:waku-keystore
  • Fixed Draft, ready for review - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc/pull/631
• admin/misc
  • looked for improvements for COSS - https://github.com/jimstir/rfc/tree/1/COSS-Improvements/content/docs/rfcs/1