2026-08-03 AnonComms Weekly

Highlights

Create a basic service discovery module

• Validate service discovery protocol correctness in large-scale simulations
  • achieved:
    • Opened protocol improvement PRs
    • Fixed the protocol flaw via spec and implementation changes
  • next: validate the improvements via a test scenario

Establish libp2p mixnet

• Research more advanced cover traffic generation techniques

  • achieved:
    • Addressed review comments on the cover traffic spec update
    • Analyzed mix code for issues and gaps and addressed them: expire SURB credentials, claim cover slot for SURB reply, remove unused fragmentation logic
  • next:
    • Start analyzing other cover traffic strategies
    • Continue mix code improvements

• Implement local reputation mechanism and research advanced DoS protection

  • achieved:
    • Shared a comparison document of RLN-based DoS protection schemes for Mix for review
    • Identified an issue where the clock-skew window allows 11x the configured rate limit; fix opened in PR #13
  • next:
    • Address feedback on the DoS schemes comparison document and decide whether to implement
    • Research a local reputation mechanism (Blend/Loopix-style)

Deliver de-MLS for p2p group messaging

• Implementing recovery mode

  • achieved:
    • Fixed a bug with non-determinism in steward reelection
    • Moved the create-with-members feature into a separate PR and implemented it on the libchat side
  • next:
    • Continue working on the recovery mechanism
    • Try the option-timer idea

• Integrating de-MLS into libchat

  • achieved:
    • Implemented a request to return the signer together with a message
    • Started a discussion about member-id representation
  • next: resolve and merge the member-id representation

Implement RLN membership allocation service

• Full RLN module
  • achieved: expanded the RLN Logos Core module to handle proof generation, proof verification, and managing rate limits per membership

Decentralised Oracle Network

• Specifying oracle mechanism
  • achieved:
    • Opened a spec PR specifying the proposer selection mechanism
    • Worked on the implementation: sequencer and indexer code, plus blockchain time info
  • next:
    • Address review feedback and formalize all the LEZ contracts
    • Review the RFC for the indexer proposer; continue implementation work

Implement an MVP payment protocol

• Specify and implement client payment shielding via LEZ private execution mode
  • achieved: end-to-end shielded testing is working
  • next: spec updates

Maintain and expand Zerokit

• Release Zerokit (v3.0.0) with enum-based runtime configuration
  • achieved:
    • Reviewed and merged the final PRs: #430 into the develop PR, followed by merging the develop PR into master
    • Created the v3.0.0 release tag and closed the deliverable
  • next:
    • Publish the new versions of rln and zerokit_utils to crates.io and the new rln-wasm packages to npm
    • Consider the next developments