roadmap/content/vac/updates/2023-12-18.md

title	tags	date	lastmod	draft
2023-12-18 Vac weekly	vac-updates	2023-12-18	2023-12-18	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
    • covers unsubscribe and unsubscribe-all APIs
    • reached 92 interop tests
  • Issues reported:
  • gowaku: Strage error when retrieving messages
  • gowaku: Reopened and closed again the log flood issue
  • nwaku: Wrong response format to filter/v2/subscriptions
  • nwaku: Relay publish regression
  • 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
  • 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 about it.
  • Check the MLS report in Notion

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 on Hyperproofs
  • Notes on Ring Signatures
  • Read paper on security for UTXO based on DAGs; notes after meeting.
  • Research miblewimble (goal 1)
  • Reviewed Halo2 PR's GWC and SHPLONK
  • Note about the similarities and differences Az and Pol
  • Read about Zcash from its 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