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title: "2023-11-27 Vac weekly"
tags:
- "vac-updates"
date: 2023-11-27
lastmod: 2023-11-27
draft: false
---
### 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](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-interop-tests/pull/4) and [4th](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-interop-tests/pull/5) 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](https://waku-org.github.io/waku-interop-tests/63/)
- Issues reported:
- re-subscribe to previously unsubscribed topic [fails](https://github.com/waku-org/go-waku/issues/922)
- logs are [floaded](https://github.com/waku-org/go-waku/issues/923)
- started writing document on Waku implementations [diffs](https://www.notion.so/Nwaku-vs-Gowaku-vs-Jswaku-diffs-b3e0e8f1e6cd4c6d9855b0c3c4634bc5)
- `software-testing:waku:test-automation-nwaku`
- Remove duplicated code
- [PR](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2234)
- Finish implementing store tests
- [PR 1](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2235)
- [PR 2](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2240)
- Sqlite Bug: Not saving `WakuMessage.ephemeral`
- [Issue](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2241)
- `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](https://github.com/vacp2p/zk-explorations/pull/18).
- Reviewed [Halo2-SHPLONK PR](https://github.com/vacp2p/zk-explorations/pull/17).
- `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