---
title: "2024-04-29 Vac weekly"
tags:
  - "vac-updates"
date: 2024-04-29
lastmod: 2024-04-29
draft: false
---

## Vac 2024/04/29

### vac:p2p:
- `nimlibp2p:vac:webrtc-transport`
  - Yet another rework on Stun protocol: https://github.com/status-im/nim-webrtc/pull/9
    - Better error management
    - Implement a Lite (and server sided) version of the ICE protocol.
    - rewrite tests & stunMessageHandler
    - Implement BindingRequest 
- `nimlibp2p:vac:maintenance`
    - debug ping interop test - https://github.com/vacp2p/nim-libp2p/pull/1086
    - opened issue about potential js-libp2p bug - https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p/issues/2505
    - libp2p dev process

### vac:tke:
- `admin/misc`
  - prepared an onboarding doc for new hire (Frederico) 
  - updated TKE landing page (Frederico)
- `codex:cdx`
  - updated the TKE litepaper with offsite discussion and whitepaper (Frederico)
  - Reviewing Codex offsite outcomes and reading the whitepaper (Martin)
- `nomos:mixnet-incentives`
  - read the new mixing gadget proposal (Frederico)
  - adapted the Mixnet incentivization work with new proposal (Frederico)
- `status:L2-deployment`
  - joined discussions with Cyp (Frederico)
- `waku:general-incentives`
  - Reviewing protocol design decisions and changes made in Athens, mapping out implications for the incentive design (Martin)
- `waku:rln-membership:`
  - Reviewing the RLN decisions and changes made in Athens, mapping out implications for the RLN design (Martin)
- `status:SNT-staking` 
  - Research into swap feature in cooperation with the SC team (Martin)
- `status:L2-deployment`
  - Starting work on L2 profiling and attempting to narrow down key narratives/features (Martin)

### vac:dst:
- `admin/misc`
    - Deployed 250TB(x2) volume for Codex, created VacLab + Kubernetes access for Codex staff
- `eng-10ktool:vac:bandwidth-test`
    - First version of message tracking + data dumping done
    - Ran various simulations - fixed issues blocking sims, fixed issue with new bootstrap sim
        - Found weird Yamux behaviour still exists
        - No bootstrap bias found
    - Kubernetes cleanup, instability fixes, performance fixes
    - Deployed iBGP between all Kubernetes hosts and migrated LoadBalancers into MetalLB BGP

### vac:qa:
- `waku:interop-testing`
	- Refactoring PR that adds common steps and [removes flakyness](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-interop-tests/pull/33)(@Florin)
	- Reviewed and commented on Roman's PR(@Florin)
	- Reopened: contentTopic naming not consistent in the store response [bug](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2582)(@Florin)
- `waku:maintenance-js-waku`
	- use [nwaku:v0.27.0 and adjust tests](https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku/pull/1975) for it(@Florin)
	- unskip fixed [test](https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku/pull/1978)(@Florin)
- `nomos:test-automation-cryptarchia`
	- Meeting with Nomos devs(@Florin)
	- Read more of Nomos specs and start working at a test plan(@Florin)
- `waku:test-automation-sharding`
    - Sharding tests [update](https://github.com/waku-org/go-waku/pull/1060)(@Roman)
    - Reviewed [PR](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2603)(@Alex)
	- [Store Issue](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2616)(@Alex)
- `waku:test-automation-nwaku`
    - Peer & Connection Management Reviewed [PR](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2566)(@Alex)
- `waku:test-automation-rln`
    - RLN relay tests [in progress](https://github.com/waku-org/waku-interop-tests/pull/30)(@Roman)
	- bug: RLN in on-chain dynamic mode not working [closed](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/issues/2606)(@Roman)
	- Begin implementing tests. [Draft PR](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2639)(@Alex)
- `admin/misc`
	- Interviewing and reviewing code challenges for QA candidates(@Florin and @Roman)

### vac:acz:
- `rlnp2p:waku:rln-relay-enhancements`
    - [improved ci](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2613) for rln-relay enabled images
    - discussed with nwaku team and increased recovery time for rln-relay failure to [1 minute](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2614)
    - [improved error handling/exception raising](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2622)
    - [LazyIMT approach partially downstreamed](https://github.com/vacp2p/rln-contract/pull/38) to waku-rln-contract and deployed on [cardona zkevm-testnet](0x520434D97e5eeD39a1F44C1f41A8024cB6138772)
    - enhanced rln-db-inspector capabilities by [detecting empty leaves](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2617) 
    - [resultify rln-relay](https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku/pull/2617) 1/n reviews addressed and merged
- `rlnp2p:waku:rln-doc-and-outreach`
    - presented rln: zero to hero to nwaku+chatsdk team @ status all hands, explained all versions of rln and their trade-offs
    - updates to [blog post/RFC on Light RLN verifiers](https://github.com/vacp2p/vac.dev/pull/136)
- `secure-channels:waku:ethereum-chat`
    - Updated the DCGKA's Notion with aspects [concerning privacy](https://www.notion.so/DCGKA-Specification-5a0b67a3ce674ae3a5220b560015cd2c)
    - Updated flow diagrams for [MLS](https://github.com/vacp2p/de-mls/issues/1)
    - Start working on flow diagrams for the DCGKA.
    - Research on the best approach to UPKE.
- `admin/misc`
    - Daniel + Aaryamann @ [status all hands: agenda](https://notes.status.im/iAWCD2AjTTyhp92YozVnkQ?view)
    - [presented stealth address scheme](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WrbWUH7mREz_N0N4xG6x9hijKJBHAo7c?usp=sharing) over Waku to waku + status team
    - reduced availability for a few CCs 

### vac:sc::
- `vac:maintainance/misc`
    - Swap Aggregator Research
        - Researched CoW Protocol and Cow Swap
            - Notes (WIP): https://notes.status.im/5q0HiAKORf6V1fQgong31Q?both
        - Researched Metamask Swap
            - Notes on the Metamask Swap research https://notes.status.im/5yw7WvqRQqaREdJ0hbyWoQ?view
    - Zodiac Modules
        - Reviewed code of SAFE and zodiac modules to get a better understanding of the system
            - https://github.com/gnosisguild/zodiac-modifier-roles/tree/main

### vac:rfc:
- `misc`
    - Created an open issue to use rfc-website repo, but some problems are still being worked on. - https://github.com/status-im/infra-misc/issues/271
    - Read Nomos docs on Notion, suggesting a raw rfc for Block format for base layer. Opened disussion if good for first rfc.
    - Read codex docs in codex-research repo. Started Codex Marketplace raw rfc, not complete, should be able to complete a draft next week and try to get feedback from Codex - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/blob/codex-marketplace/codex/marketplace.md

### vac:dr:
- `gsub-scaling:vac:gossipsub-simulation`
  - Completed staggered message sending mechanism, for large messages (making some fixes: getting LPStreamClosedError in some runs)
  - Worked on resetting the build environment for shadow. chronos/chronicles upgrade was causing some compilation errors
- `zk:codex:storage-proofs-open-problems-review`
    - Began reading [WARPfold](https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/354), [Beyond Circuit](https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/265.pdf)
- `vac:dr:anon:vac:waku-anonymity-analysis`
    - Continued working on [Waku Anonymity Analysis](https://www.notion.so/Anonymity-Layer-cbcbcd6067b347bb812041bce9c110ce) - WiP.
    - Read about libp2p and GossipSub and started documenting - WiP
    - Looked into options that could lower the latency for Tor Push
        - Other anonymity networks and mixnet options such as I2P, Loopix, etc. 
        - Some P2P options as well (but they are not as widely used as Tor)
        - looking into [Dandellion++](https://github.com/rairyx/raven) and its [Comparison to Tor Push](https://ethresear.ch/t/a-tor-based-validator-anonymity-approach-incl-comparison-to-dandelion/14134).

### vac:nes:
- `admin/misc`
    - Ugur ooo from 15 to 23 April
- `state-separation:vac:state-separation-doc`
    - Conducted some research on what is needed to have all the essential components of the state separation (transaction types, cryptography behind it, trees, filters, etc) (Moudy)
    - Worked on monitoring document (Marvin)
    - Started to work on trees in state-separation (Ugur)
    - Crated a doc about privacy in executions [note](https://www.notion.so/Nescience-cd358fe429b14fa2ab38ca42835a8451?pvs=4#9cac7b28ba4d4205977eac8d4b247fd7) (Ugur)
- `proofsystems:vac:benchmarks`
    - Decided to rewrite the benchmarks paper as a detailed blogpost (need to conduct and update some pieces of research) (Moudy)
    - Investigate Halo2 high iterations bug (Rostyslav)
    - Prepared paragraph on [Halo2 bug](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PxQeKqkzJDldiitRWn6YooCNCWGNnnOEf9SQngFMTSE/edit?usp=sharing) (Rostyslav)
- `virtual-machine-creation:vac:vm-foundations`
    - Had a high level look at existing ZkVms (Moudy)
- `proofsystems:vac:research-existing-proof-systems`
    - Started reading about Greco zk proofs (Rostyslav)
    - Check out Jolt implementation (Rostyslav)


