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title: "2024-06-24 Vac weekly"
tags:
- "vac-updates"
date: 2024-06-24
lastmod: 2024-06-24
draft: false
---
## Vac 2024/06/24
### vac:p2p:
- `nimlibp2p:vac:maintenance`
- Merged new PeerEvent https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/843/
- Merged Yamux: change a Future into a AsyncEvent because it makes more sense https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1133/
- feat: add maxSize to TimedCache https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1132
- chore: add .git-blame-ignore-revs https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1130
- chore: delete branch folders from gh-pages https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1127
- `nimlibp2p:vac:webrtc-transport`
- DTLS https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-webrtc/pull/10
- Adds testing
- Some refactorization (remove useless code/change names/comments/splitting files etc..
- `nimlibp2p:vac:gossipsub-perf-improvements`
- Improvements related to Gossipsub 1.2 https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/issues/1131
### vac:tke:
- `admin`
- 2 CC days-off
- `nomos:cryptarchia-wealth-concentration-known-stake`
- performed statistical analysis of simulation results (Frederico)
- read paper about StakeSure (Frederico)
- Discussed statistical analysis of simulation results w/Frederico (Juan)
- `codex:cdx`
- finalized the Litepaper (Frederico)
- prepared a "Codex in one slide" doc (Frederico, Juan)
- worked on simulations (Juan)
- `codex:testnet-incentive`
- kicked off the testnet incentives report (Frederico)
- `status:L2-deployment`
- reviewed all docs (Frederico, Juan)
- Meeting with Swiss legal councel for status (Frederico, Juan)
- Worked on CowSwap comparison (Juan)
### vac:dst:
- `vac:dst:deployment-and-analysis:waku:10k`
- Various (1-10k) 0.27 deployments with full hardware, measurements
- "Right on the edge" with Prometheus
- Will be backing up Prometheus and replacing with VictoriaMetrics
- `vac:dst:deployment-and-analysis:waku:midscale`
- Repeat multiple simulations for Gabriel(Waku) until found the [issue](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2780)
- Simulations for version v0.29
- `vac:dst:tooling:vac:visualiser-tool`
- Call and chat with Zoltan. Helped him analyze some waku-simulator results with visualizer.
- Started cleaning/creating more utilities for Zoltan so he can use it on his own.
- Deployed VictoriaLogs to replace Loki and finally get logs from each container
- Prep work for switching to VictoriaMetrics for better telemetry
- `vac:dst:deployment-and-analysis:vac:libp2p-version-testing`
- Do simulations, gather data and perform analysis for nimlibp2p
- Analysis with 50KB and 500KB, 1.2 and 1.3 versions, with mplex and yamux
### vac:qa:
- `waku:test-automation-status-go-cli`(@Florin)
- private groups [tests](https://github.com/status-im/status-cli-tests/pull/4) - merged
- community actions [tests](https://github.com/status-im/status-cli-tests/pull/5) - in progress
- `waku:interop-testing-02`(@Roman)
- Test/peer connection management
[PR 45 - merged](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-interop-tests/pull/45) <- [issues processed](https://www.notion.so/Peer-connection-management-issues-58936713529c4062a638421d38a16d7a)
- bug: could not register RLN
[Issue 2837 - open](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2837) - new implementation TBD
- `nomos:test-automation-cryptarchia`(@Roman)
- chore: cryptarchia unit tests update
[PR 657 - in progress](https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-node/pull/657)
- chore: cryptarchia ledger unit tests update
[PR 660 - in progress](https://github.com/logos-co/nomos-node/pull/660) - one last state not simulated
- `vac:test-automation-nim-tooling`(@Roman)
- test: use Nimble to manage Nim
[PR 71](https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-build-system/pull/71) and [PR 222](https://github.com/status-im/nim-stew/pull/222)
- `waku:test-automation-rln`(@Alex)
- RLN v2 Testing
- Run tests both in old and new (`waku:v0.30.0-rc.0`) nwaku image
- Various fixes and two helper scripts - [PR](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-simulator/pull/72)
- Found Issues:
- [RLN_RELAY_MSG_LIMIT error handling](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2822)
- [Restarting node containers don't load keystore](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-simulator/issues/70)
- Excessive memory usage on nodes with big message sizes
### vac:acz:
- `secure-channels:waku:mls-poc`
- Create [PR](https://github.com/vacp2p/de-mls/pull/7) with de-MLS PoC
- Fixed most of comments after first review
- Started to work with applying redis pub-sub approach
- `secure-channels:waku:mls-design`
- Preparation of the [talk](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XxHiah4vQd0uEXr0glSiqHaiTShDBsJiNhAZhL7kjbM/edit?pli=1#slide=id.g157ea0519b8_0_104) for EthCC Brussels.
- `consulting:codex:proxy-re-encryption`
- Research on alternative approaches to PRE.
- Creation of [report](https://www.notion.so/On-plausible-deniability-PRE-ABE-IBE-and-RABE-87c6fef92df946fcbc1327d51d936ce1) on research.
- `admin/misc`
- 1 CC was ooo 18th, 19th and 20th (public holiday)
- `rlnp2p:waku:rlnv2-e2e`
- rlnv2 fork fully merged into [nwaku](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2828)
- [chore(zerokit): bump submodule](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2830)
- [fix(rln-relay): clear nullifier log only if length is over max epoch gap](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2836)
- assist with waku-simulator testing
- `stealth-address-kit:vac:maintenance`
- [chore(StealthAddressOnCurve): reuse scalar field from Projective](https://github.com/vacp2p/stealth-address-kit/pull/20)
- [fix: gitattributes, github pages deployment](https://github.com/vacp2p/stealth-address-kit/pull/19)
- [chore: add benchmarks](https://github.com/vacp2p/stealth-address-kit/pull/18)
- [chore(release): v0.2.0](https://crates.io/crates/stealth_address_kit)
- various documentation added, [1](https://github.com/vacp2p/stealth-address-kit/pull/16), [2](https://github.com/vacp2p/stealth-address-kit/pull/15) and [3](https://github.com/vacp2p/stealth-address-kit/pull/14), visible on [docsrs](https://docs.rs/stealth_address_kit/0.2.0/stealth_address_kit/)
- `zerokit:vac:maintenance`
- [chore(rln): further refactoring of interface](https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/pull/261)
- [chore(release): v0.5.1](https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/pull/262) released to crates.io now that confirmed compatibility with nwaku
### vac:sc::
- `status::ens-usernames-maintenance`
- Finshed the migration to foundry
- https://github.com/status-im/ens-usernames/pull/130
- `finance::access-control-safes-support`
- Met with finance and went through deployment scripts for access control safes
- `status:staking-contracts-v1`
- Refactored staking contract functions to be more descriptive
- https://github.com/logos-co/staking/pull/93
- Fixed a bug that `lock()` increases `account.initialMP`
- https://github.com/logos-co/staking/pull/94
### vac:nim:
- `tooling:vac:editor`
- Implements a panel to inspect the lsp status so we can easily debug it https://github.com/nim-lang/vscode-nim/pull/68
- `tooling:vac:lsp`
- wip project setup. Improves status, better handling on unknown files #209 https://github.com/nim-lang/langserver/pull/209
- Reuses nimsuggests instances in kwnon files (https://github.com/nim-lang/langserver/pull/211)
- Implements entryPoint (https://github.com/nim-lang/langserver/pull/212)
- WIP Project Setup pending PR
### vac:rfc:
- `nomos:specs-init`
- Continued work on data availability rfc, still in draft. Currently believe all sections are included but all sections are not to elaborate. - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/41
- `codex:specs-init`
- Moved marketplace spec to codex org repo, and made some changes based on feedback - https://github.com/codex-storage/codex-spec/pull/1
- reading for vaildator role rfc
### vac:dr:
- `vac:admin`
- Read Nomos' notes on [Proof of Equivalence](https://www.notion.so/Proof-of-Equivalance-601026c1662d4c6d8d532829d67495b0)
- Began writing [Fiat-Shamir blog](https://github.com/vacp2p/vac.dev/tree/dr-rlog-fiatshamir)
- `gsub-scaling:vac:unstructured-p2p-improvements-survey`
- Worked on [blog post](https://github.com/vacp2p/vac.dev/pull/145) for gossipsub improvements for large messages. Still a WiP, need to add summary and references. (ready for review)
- `zk:codex:zk-consulting`
- Met with Balazs to discuss IPA and binding.
- Began reading Blazas' [most recent proposal](https://hackmd.io/M6uwhb0eQh2bIh5_O6AX7Q)
- `vac:dr:anon:vac:gossipsub-anonymity`
- Continue documenting [Anonymized GossipSub Protocol (AGP)](https://www.notion.so/Anonymized-GossipSub-Transport-Protocol-AGTP-Wip-cbcbcd6067b347bb812041bce9c110ce) specification.
- Finished PoW section
- Investigate issues related to wrapping published messages into Sphinx Packet Format
### vac:nes:
- `virtual-machine-creation:vac:vm-foundations`
- work on [list of ZkVMs](https://github.com/vacp2p/zk-explorations/issues/40)
- Sanity check of the entire list of Zkvms.[Moudy]
- 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]
- Added a new table with score for Zkvm implementation.[Moudy]
- Prepared a document with a list of [primitives and privacy requirements](https://hackmd.io/@-CvgMMUrRhC2aJOVst_GAw/HyK0H9ZLC) needed to implement on top of existing Zkvms.[Moudy + Marvin] + [DR]
- Provided data on why zkLLVM, Lurk, Novanet, Ola, SnarkOS are not zkVMs. [Rostyslav]
- Sanity checks Cairo and Piecrust. [Rostyslav]
- Added missing data on zkVMs. [Rostyslav]
- Scored SP1, JOLT, Nexus, RISC0, Valida, O1VM. [Rostyslav]
- Provided information why SP1, zkMIPS, Miden, and Aleo(SnarkVM) are zkVM and why zkOS, Powdr are not. [Ugur][ACZ]
- Provide why (or why not zkVM) zkVM for Valida, Nexus, Jolt, Ceno and RISC0. [Marvin][DR]
- `state-separation:vac:state-separation-architecture-01`
- Worked on defining and answering several questions about Nesceince. [Moudy]
- Reviewed part of the prototype. [Moudy]
- Started to answering some questions related to blogpost for state separation. [Ugur][ACZ]