# 2025-10-20 Vac weekly
Vac 2025/10/20 § highlights § P2P: Replaced OpenSSL by BoringSSL in libp2p and quic (no more runtime dependencies) P2P: Fixed some memory corruption issues in nim-quic QA: Status-go Waku functional testing continued with contact verification tests and a new timestamp format bug reported.

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# 2025-10-20 Vac weekly

Oct 20, 2025, 11 min read

- #vac-updates

## Vac 2025/10/20 §

### highlights §

- P2P: Replaced OpenSSL by BoringSSL in libp2p and quic (no more runtime dependencies)
- P2P: Fixed some memory corruption issues in nim-quic
- QA: Status-go Waku functional testing continued with contact verification tests and a new timestamp format bug reported.
- QA: Waku RLN contract property-based fuzz tests and adversarial tests both progressed; new mitigation for spam attack opened.
- QA: Status-go Settings tests implementation in progress.
- QA: Nim-libp2p QUIC test plan drafted and under review. Started implementing new tests for QUIC and one issue reported.
- QA: Status desktop QA advanced Windows E2E CI setup and investigated slow login issues; multiple PRs tested and merged.
- QA: Status mobile switch CI for BrowserStack integration, expanded test coverage, and supported pre-release validation.
- ACZ: Released multi-tree and gas-checking support for prover, theoretically prover supports unlimited many user and burnt message-id rights as many user wants for TXs that exceeds maxQuota gas.
- ACZ: Multi-steward PR is on review
- WEB: Wallet connecting
- WEB: Planning depositing
- WEB: Implementing Spaces Calendar
- WEB: Adding comprehensive SEO optimization with sitemap, RSS feeds, and robots.txt
- WEB: Sending FtW book with cover letter to University of Tokyo and Keio University
- WEB: Updating farewell to westphalia A/B testing pages

### vac:p2p: §

- `vac:p2p:ift:2025q4-nimlibp2p-maintenance:maintenance`
  - Finish release v1.14.0
  - vacp2p/nim-quic#157 fix(tests): remove unittest2Compat flag
  - vacp2p/nim-libp2p#1769 chore(test): utilize checkUntilTimeout
- `vac:p2p:ift:2025q4-nimlibp2p-mix:stream-reuse`
  - vacp2p/mix#90 feat: reuse streams
  - vacp2p/nim-libp2p#1753 feat(mix): reuse streams
- `vac:p2p:ift:2025q4-nimlibp2p-quic:openssl-replacement`
  - Ended up replacing aws-lc by boringssl in vacp2p/nim-ngtcp2#21 and vacp2p/nim-quic#140 due to aws-lc requiring additional third-party that requires being compiled with -O0
  - vacp2p/nim-libp2p#1761 feat: use BoringSSL for certificate ops
  - vacp2p/nim-ngtcp2#22 feat: compile boringssl using assembly files (except windows)
- `vac:p2p:ift:2025q4-nimlibp2p-quic:stabilization`
  - vacp2p/nim-quic#151 chore(stream): set stream data only once
  - vacp2p/nim-quic#155 chore(streamstate): set stream data when opening stream
  - vacp2p/nim-quic#152 refactor(streamstate): removed optional Stream
  - vacp2p/nim-quic#160 chore(test): add test with many streams per connection
  - Investigate ngtcp2 callback usage in nim-quic
- `vac:p2p:ift:2025q4-nimlibp2p-kad-dht:data-retrieval`
  - vacp2p/nim-libp2p#1750 feat(kad): add getValue
  - vacp2p/nim-libp2p#1760 chore(kad): configuration options
  - vacp2p/nim-libp2p#1764 chore(kad): add alpha handling
  - vacp2p/nim-libp2p#1765 chore(kad): getVal loop improvements
- `admin/misc`
  - vacp2p/nim-libp2p#1752 feat: complementary coding style guidelines
  - vacp2p/nim-libp2p#1762 chore(style): add decision about return statements
  - Assist in queries and pair programming

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- `admin`
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  - Answer comments from Nomos
- `vac:tke:status:karma-incentives`
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- `vac:tke:ift:support-to-ift-units::price-prediction`
  - reviewed stochastic and econometric models
  - proposed a set of models
  - started implementing the models and the simulation infrastructure
  - Modeling task by Finance
- `vac:tke:ift:support-to-ift-units::dex-nescience`
  - revisiting DEX options for Nescience and mapping similar products live / in dev
- `vac:tke:ift:logos-token::logos-token-sales`
  - Flying tulip review and incorporation into doc
  - Presentation to Jarrad
- `vac:tke:ift:logos-token::logos-fundraise`
  - presented the findings to IFT
- `vac:tke:ift:tokenomics-research-forum::control`
  - Worked on research on Opt. Control
- `vac:tke:ift:tokenomics-research-forum::grantico`
  - further preparations of the workshop for Funding the Commons @ Devconnect

### vac:qa: §

- `status:2025q4-status-go-functional-testing:waku`
  - Issue 6995: inconsistent replied_at timestamp
  - PR 6997: contact verification
- `waku:2025q4-rln-smart-contract-testing:property-based`
  - PR 40: fuzz test expansion - in progress
- `waku:2025q4-rln-smart-contract-testing:security-adversarial`
  - PR 42: adversarial tests - in progress
  - Issue 45: prevent set-filling spam attack - open
- `status:2025q4-status-go-functional-testing:settings`
  - PR 6984: settings.go tests - >120 tests, all wrappers implemented, several issues marked xfail
- `vac:2025q4-nim-libp2p-testing:test-plans`
  - QUIC test plan draft - created and sent for review
- `vac:2025q4-nim-libp2p-testing:quic`
  - PR 1768: GossipSub outbound peers fix - merged
  - Continued review of nim-quic tests and preparing 2nd PR
- `status:2025q4-status-qa-desktop:maintenance`
  - PR 19047: improved wait for object - merged
- `status:2025q4-status-qa-desktop:release-testing`
  - PR 19004 - tested
  - Issue 19019: slow login - investigated
  - PR 19022 - tested
- `status:2025q4-status-qa-desktop:e2e-windows`
  - Configured Virtual Display Driver; e2e now functional locally on Windows; pending infra-side tweaks for CI merge
- `status:2025q4-status-qa-mobile:test-ci`
  - Issue 19088: BrowserStack integration - in progress
  - Jenkins test builds available
- `status:2025q4-status-qa-mobile:port-tests`
  - Local test harness set up (Raspberry Pi & phones)
  - PR 18977: password change scenario - feedback addressed
- `status:2025q4-status-qa-mobile:release-testing`
  - Supported mobile pre-release test day
- `admin/misc`
  - OOO: 3 CC Days

### vac:dst: §

- `vac:dst:status:2025q4-status-evaluation:chat-protocol-benchmarks-followup`
  - Make simple light scenario to work
    - Discovered an issue where Status has information that a bootstrap node has filter-subscribe when this is not true. Further investigation.
    - Notion: Status Light and Waku Filter
  - Create structure for multiple consumers when working with requests
    - Github PR: Multiple consumers #35
  - Created new log level for better debugging
    - Github PR: Logger adjustments #37
- `vac:dst:waku:2025q4-waku-scaling:TWN-supports-RLN-tree`
  - Check how to include memberships in the RLN tree
  - Check how RLN is used in waku simulator
  - Check how RLNKeystore works
- `vac:dst:vac:2025q4-libp2p-evaluation:regression-testing`
  - Analysis nim-libp2p v1.14
    - Notion Report
- `vac:dst:ift:2025q4-dst-tooling:general-tooling`
  - Github PR: Fix nimlibp2p tracer #161
  - Github PR: Move metadata helpers to base_experiment #162
  - Github PR: nimlibp2p mix node deployment changes #137
  - Github PR: Mixnet analysis changes #163
  - Github PR: Allow multiple match groups for the same query in victoria_reader.py #164
- `vac:dst:ift:2025q4-dst-tooling:complete-deployment-refactor`
  - initContainers, commands, etc. working for lightpush, filter
  - Store node need a few tweaks, but near complete
- `vac:dst:ift:2025q4-libp2p-evaluation:mix-in-nim-libp2p-node`
  - Finalized work on mix integeration PR for the refactored node. The PR is ready for merging
    - Github PR: mix-integeration # 7
- `vac:dst:ift:2025q4-libp2p-evaluation:go-libp2p-node`
  - Worked on running go-libp2p node alongside nim node.
    - Both, nim refactored node and go-libp2p nodes are working fine in shadow (using yamux. mplex is obsolete in go-libp2p)
    - Still need to finalize work on quic in go test node
    - Still need to log prometheus metrics in go test node

### vac:sc: §

- `statusl2:2025q4-audit-preparation:restructure-test-files`
  - re-organized Karma test contracts in multiple files https://github.com/status-im/status-network-monorepo/pull/50/files
  - fixed front-running problem in RLN
- `statusl2:2025q4-audit-preparation:organize-tests`
  - Abstract test files into their own files and folders
- `statusl2:2025q4-audit-preparation:review-documentation`
  - Review MathSpec.mp matches StakeManager.sol
- `statusl2:2025q4-pre-audit-protocol-enhancements:distributed-slashing`
  - Research on Slashing Race Condition solutions
- `statusl2:2025q4-audit-preparation:update-properties`
  - Document application invariant and properties
    - https://github.com/status-im/status-network-monorepo/pull/51
- `statusl2:2025q4-audit-preparation:review-documentation`
  - Updated and added a bunch of documentation
    - https://github.com/status-im/status-network-monorepo/pull/53
- `statusl2:2025q4-pre-audit-protocol-enhancements:convert-erc20votes-tests`
  - Debugged failing ERC20Votes tests in coverage mode, fixed it and landed the PR
    - https://github.com/status-im/status-network-monorepo/pull/49
- `admin/misc`
  - Updated Status Network contract dep to use Foundry v1.4
    - https://github.com/status-im/status-network-monorepo/pull/52

### vac:acz: §

- `nes:2025q4-nescience-consulting:native_zones`
  - Prepared a document on native zones.
- `ift:2025q4-de-mls-tesnet:de-mls-maintaining`
  - Working on updating representation of proposal and frontend part, fully removed websocket anf made code more independent PR
- `ift:2025q4-zerokit:ffi-rework`
  - Fixed the current implementation in FFI PR
  - Updated the C example and added stateless mode.
  - Implemented initial big-endian support based on Sylvain’s idea.
  - Review changes in PR and update Nim example
- `ift:2025q4-rln-status-l2:shared-db`
  - Zerokit pmtree rocksdb - WIP + Draft
- `ift:2025q2-zerokit:zerokit-maintaining`
  - Review 1
  - Minor doc PR
  - Supported nwaku team with zerokit version bumping
  - Made a summary about changes in zerokit for prover in discord
- `ift:2025q4-rln-status-l2:more-user-support`
  - Multi tree PR - merged
- `ift:2025q3-rln-status-l2:maintaining`
  - Update dependencies PR for security - merged
  - Rebase and merged Disable grpc reflection PR
  - Tested Decentralized Slashing SCs on the DST machine.
  - Discussed the front run issue on Discord thread
  - Slashing support - WIP
  - Update to Zerokit 0.9.0 official release - merged
  - Security dependencies update PR - merged
- `ift:2025q4-rln-status-l2:gascheck`
  - Gas checking PR - merged
    - - rebasing with User spam limit check PR - merged
- `ift:2025q4-de-mls-tesnet:multi-steward-rfc`
  - Update PR with:
    - roles that can initiate the 3 types of consensus
    - deterministic creation of steward list
    - priority of the consensus messages
    - adding identification IDs to the members
- `ift:2025q4-rln-status-l2:rln-public-website`
  - Release the first draft doc
- `ift:2025q4-discovery:draft-RFC`
  - Review and added comments to the draft Logos Discovery Capability RFC doc
  - Synced with team and discuss on next step items on at the bottom of the RFC doc.
  - Worked on the feedback received for Logos Discovery Capability RFC doc
  - studied the kad-dht implementation from kad-dht codebase, kad-dht-specs docs
  - Worked on basic data structures for the POC for Logos Discovery Capability
- `ift:2025q4-rln-status-l2:rln-spec-maintain`
  - Update RLN deployment spec with multi-tree and decentralized slashing sections.
  - Propose the determining minimumKarma and maximum globalRate amounts.
  - Having discussion on removing the front-running feature on decentralized slashing part.
  - Update prover specs for section gas checking
- `nes:2025q4-nescience-consulting:multikeys`
  - Reviewed document.
  - Finished hierarchical deterministic wallet for NSSA document and implement in Python.
- `nomos:2025q4-nomos-consulting:zk-consulting-nomos-1`
  - Reviewed KKT in attempt to prove this inequality for Nomos; KKT yielded the same necessary results.

### vac:rfc: §

- `vac:rfc:codex:2025q3-rfc-iteration`
  - Fininshed first draft of DHT rfc codex - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/187
  - Finished first draft for codex manifest rfc - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/191
  - Worked on erasure coding rfc, work still in progress - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/192
  - Adhered to comments on Sales and Purchase specs: https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/201 and https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/200
  - Started Prover and Merkle Tree RFCs

### vac:nim: §

- `ift:2025q4-nimble`
  - Research an propone a fix for https://github.com/status-im/nim-metrics/pull/98
  - Research and propone a fix for https://github.com/status-im/nim-json-serialization/pull/136
  - Research multiple nwaku issues
  - Interview Chris
  - Interview Constantine
  - fixes #1483 Infinite Reading official package list (https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/pull/1494)
  - Fixes #1432: Missing package name in warning (https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/pull/1492)
  - Fix tempDir causing git checkout failures in tag processing loop (https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/pull/1490)
  - Fixes global nim install to update symlink to the correct version (https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/pull/1488)
- `ift:2025q4-nim-core-libs:nim-cbor-serialization`
  - Add regression tests to `nim-serialization` “Test generic suite” (used by cbor) https://github.com/status-im/nim-serialization/pull/110
  - Support nested tests at comptime in `nim-unittest2` (used by cbor) https://github.com/status-im/nim-unittest2/pull/59
  - Improve checkpoint output at comptime in `nim-unittest2` (used by cbor) https://github.com/status-im/nim-unittest2/pull/60
- `ift:2025q4-nim-core-libs:nim-confutils`
  - Remove `-d:nimOldCaseObjects` requirement https://github.com/status-im/nim-confutils/pull/117
  - Release `nim-json-serialization` v0.4.4 https://github.com/status-im/nim-json-serialization/pull/138

### vac:sec: §

- `ift:2025q4-awareness-program:web3-security-essentials`
  - Security best practices in free.technology is pending, since we are refining content.
  - Updated security checklists for Authentication, 2FA, Secure Web Browsing, Email Security
  - Updated Security Guidelines page
- `ift:2025q4-secure-signing-process-training:use-case-priority-definition`
  - Defined the first stage of runs, starting with Signatory Onboarding process
- `ift:2025q4-secure-signing-env-deployment:evaluate-detection-tools`
  - Started the search of some tools we can test and evaluate
- `ift:2025q4-treasury-continuity-plan:develop-recovery-and-emergency-protocols`
  - Started the development of recovery procedures and emergency protocols
- `ift:2025q4-treasury-continuity-plan:implement-backup-requirements`
  - Gap analysis in process
    - Identifying deviations to backup requirements and critical vulnerabilities
- `ift:2025q4-cicd-security-review:status-design-reviews`
  - Completed review of Status Wallet security enhancements implemented after latest audit fixes
  - Performed targeted penetration and fuzz testing on Status Desktop rendering and IPC
  - Collaborated with the Status team and Least Authority to review resolved issues and coordinate next steps for audit validation
- `ift:2025q4-vulma-and-ir:incidents`
  - Expanded phishing detection coverage by monitoring new GitHub and X.com activity
  - Conducted simulations of token-based compromise scenarios
  - Worked with infra and ops teams to strengthen OAuth app and API token scopes across key repositories
- `ift:2025q4-vulma-and-ir:remediation-tracking`
  - Completed manual verification of remaining high-severity CodeQL alerts and validated implemented fixes through targeted tests
  - Verified the integrity of supply-chain dependencies by matching package hashes with trusted registries
  - Deployed CI safeguards to block merges introducing unverified or unsigned third-party dependencies
  - Audited Dependabot auto-merge settings to ensure priority handling for critical patches and security updates
- `ift:2025q3-iam-operations:remove-unnecessary-users`
  - Workflows for Notion assets
    - Configured report for DBs created and edited before 01.01.2025
- `ift:2025q4-finance-automation-enhancements`
  - Finalized user interactive workflow version with date selection
- `ift:2025q4-Create hierarchy boards in Miro`
  - Fixed graphical issues with text inside shapes
  - Generated boards for other teams
- `ift:2025q4-Migrate Sec workflows to n8n Sec Cloud`
  - Migrated workflows related to Sec work
    - IAM related
    - Newsletter related
    - Wallet related
  - Migrated credentials related to Sec work
    - Notion
    - Discord
    - GitHub

### vac:nes: §

- `state-separation-architecture-poc:cpc`
  - Finished working on specs for AMM.
  - Handled comments regarding AMM specs.
- `state-separation-architecture-poc:fee`
  - Wrote a document on fee mechanism for NSSA.
  - Wrote specs document on fee mechanism for NSSA.
- `Others`
  - Started playing with the wallet, the goal is to try all commands and output a document explaining all steps.
  - Had different calls with IFT regarding the project.
- `state-separation-architecture-poc:wallet-functionality`
  - Finalized token program private interactions from wallet PR
  - Finalized wallet updates PR
- `vac:acz:nes:2025q4-nescience-consulting:multikeys`
  - Finished hierarchical deterministic wallet for NSSA document and implement in Python.
- `vac:acz:nes:2025q4-nescience-consulting:native_zones`
  - Prepared a document on native zones.

### vac:web: §

- `admin/misc`
  - Summarizing planning meetings
  - Adding comprehensive SEO optimization with sitemap, RSS feeds, and robots.txt https://github.com/acid-info/logos-press-engine/pull/243
  - Sending FtW book with cover letter to University of Tokyo and Keio University
- `status:2025q4-sn-hub`
  - Planning depositing https://github.com/status-im/status-web/issues/775
  - Merging Wallet Connect https://github.com/status-im/status-web/pull/804
  - Implementing Withdraw https://github.com/status-im/status-web/pull/813
  - Updating links in Feedback Actions https://github.com/status-im/status-web/pull/809
- `ift:2025q4-psf-website`
  - Requesting changes to ticketing integration
- `ift:2025q4-logos-website`
  - Reviewing Open source collaborators activities sum-up API PR https://github.com/acid-info/admin-acid.logos.co/pull/18
  - Implementing Spaces Calendar https://github.com/acid-info/admin-acid.logos.co/pull/19
  - Drafting search architecture on docs pages
  - Refactoring burger menu & navigation based on new architecture https://github.com/acid-info/logos-co/pull/12
  - Implementing social proof component:
    - Backend PR https://github.com/acid-info/admin-acid.logos.co/pull/18 / Frontend PR https://github.com/acid-info/logos-co/pull/10
- `keycard:2025q4-keycard-website`
  - Helping to deploy copy changes in Quick Start for Shell PR#114, PR#115
- `2025q4-maintenance`
  - Updating farewell to westphalia A/B testing pages https://github.com/acid-info/logos.co/pull/87
  - Fixing quick syntax on events page https://github.com/acid-info/logos.co/commit/8cc886f9e3994fe9e29e5c30df64e7eb921ba250

### vac:infra: §

- `admin/misc`
  - Research into missing proposals on LIDO fleet
  - LIDO KAPI service conversion to Systemd definition
  - New tests and improvements to LIDO fleet integration testing
  - Upgrade of nodes and while nixpkgs on LIDO fleet
  - Prepartion of Ethereum archive node for validator monitoring
  - Follow up with Ultrasound relay about `getPayload` timeouts
  - Research into ElasticSearch memory issues due to big queries
  - Monitoring of Sepolia fleet during Fusaka fork
  - Debugging of issues with Aztec sequencer after Sepolia fork
  - Nimbus Mainnet fleet storage upgrades
  - Replacement of UPS battery for local HQ backup host
  - Android and iOS signing configuration for Status Desktop
  - Help with last legacy Status Mobile release with backups
  - Upgrade of MatterBridge fork to new Go and `status-go` versions
  - Work on Nix builds for `nim-sds` dependency of `status-go`
  - Translation files inclusion in Status Desktop mobile builds
  - Status Desktop Windows E2E breakthrough, working with VVD
  - Continued rollout of Jenkins job containerization
  - Deployment of Commit-Boost for compairon with MEV-Boost
  - Debugging of pull issues with Ansible roles management script
  - Improvements to Admin Acid website deployment
  - Keycard Shell website deployment setup

### vac:bi: §

- `vac:bi:rag:2025q4-rag-evaluation-pipeline`
  - Extracting and the current usage of RAG.
- `vac:bi:rag:2025q4-rag-content`
  - Chunking is taking ages, stopped process and restart with only Waku’s data.
- `vac:bi:ift:2025q4-ift-townhall-transcript`
  - Work in progress
- `vac:bi:ift:2025q4-ift-townhall-content-helper`
  - n8n pipeline to group and push all update in a repository .
  - Added listing of release, blog update, forum updates.
- `vac:bi:ift:2025q4-vac-website-contributors`
  - Provide public API endpoint for the ext contributors data