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ACZ Updates - Week 6, 7 and 8 of Q4 #39

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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion content/acz/ift/acz-research-destination-2024q4.md
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Expand Up @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ We will also strengthen the Premier Research Destination narrative by:

* fully qualified name: `vac:acz:ift:acz-research-destination:zk-think-tank`
* owner: Marvin
* status: in progress (20%)
* status: in progress (50%)
* start-date: 2024/10/07
* end-date: 2024/12/02

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#### Deliverables

* A notions page to maintain current (and accurate) information on each of IFT's usage of ZK techniques.
* [ZK Think Tank Notion Page](https://www.notion.so/ZK-Think-Tank-1348f96fb65c808eb6f1e27f74ab55fc)
* A notions page that organizes ZK notes in an accessible manner for IFT CCs
to get a clear overview or deep dive depending on their needs.
* Write 101-blog on ZK techniques to [vac-dev](https://vac.dev/rlog/).
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Expand Up @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ gain support from the Ethereum ecosystem.

* fully qualified name: `vac:acz:ift:de-mls-testnet:de-mls-rfc`
* owner: Ramses
* status: in progress (85%)
* status: in progress (97%)
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Is this really the case?
We still need the sync part for the on chain component.
The RFC does not seem to be in a state where an implementer has enough info.

* start-date: 2024/10/07
* end-date: 2024/11/04

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* fully qualified name: `vac:acz:ift:de-mls-testnet:login-specs`
* owner: Ramses
* status: in progress (90%)
* status: done
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This too seems to lack. Gas cost estimation. Practical applicability.
As we discussed at devcon, do we even need an on chain component for the log in process.

* start-date: 2024/10/14
* end-date: 2024/10/28

Expand All @@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ Specification of scalable, implementable, and decentralized authentication mecha

#### Deliverables

A specification document for scalable, implementable, and decentralized authentication mechanism as login phase for the RFC.
A specification [document](https://www.notion.so/WiP-SimpleLogin-protocol-1298f96fb65c8090adb2faeba7ecfb31) for scalable, implementable, and decentralized authentication mechanism as login phase for the RFC.


### EF Grant Application

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* fully qualified name: `vac:acz:ift:de-mls-testnet:testnet-api`
* owner: Ekaterina
* status: in progress (20%)
* status: in progress (30%)
* start-date: 2024/10/21
* end-date: 2024/11/04
* end-date: 2024/11/11

#### Description

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Expand Up @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ We will also strengthen the Premier Research Destination narrative by:

* fully qualified name: `vac:acz:ift:ift-zk-calls:ift-zk-call-1`
* owner: Marvin
* status: started (80%)
* status: done
* start-date: 2024/10/28
* end-date: 2024/11/04

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Expand Up @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Implement protocol handler logic for sender nodes including packet creation and

* fully qualified name: `vac:acz:ift:libp2p-mix-poc:sim-anon-ping`
* owner: Akshaya
* status: in progress (10%)
* status: in progress (80%)
* start-date: 2024/10/28
* end-date: 2024/11/04

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* fully qualified name: `vac:acz:ift:think-tank:crypto-think-tank`
* owner: Ramses
* status: done
* status: in progress (90%)
* start-date: 2024/10/21
* end-date: 2024/11/25

Expand All @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ to get a clear overview or deep dive depending on their needs.

* fully qualified name: `vac:acz:ift:think-tank:zk-consulting-codex-1`
* owner: Marvin
* status: in progress (20%)
* status: in progress (30%)
* start-date: 2024/10/07
* end-date: 2024/12/02

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* fully qualified name: `vac:acz:ift:think-tank:zk-consulting-codex-2`
* owner: Marvin
* status: in progress (23%)
* status: in progress (33%)
* start-date: 2024/10/07
* end-date: 2024/12/02

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Expand Up @@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ Implementation of the next release of Zerokit
developed in Rust, intended for integration with various system programming environments.

This commitment marks the next iteration of Zerokit addressed by the issue https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/issues/263,
version 0.6.0, which introduces several new features, including arkzkey, a stateless architecture
and Poseidon hash integration, distinguishing it from the previous version.
version 0.6.0, which introduces several new features, including arkzkey, a stateless architecture,
distinguishing it from the previous version.

By utilizing the zerokit-v0-6 commitment, we will reinforce the Conduit of Expertise narrative by:
* Delivers an optimized version for IFT projects utilizing Zerokit,
Expand All @@ -32,6 +32,39 @@ for users looking to integrate RLN into their projects.

## Task List

### Release v0.6

* fully qualified name: `vac:acz:ift:zerokit-v0-6:release`
* owner: Ekaterina
* status: done
* start-date: 2024/10/07
* end-date: 2024/11/18

#### Description

The new version of the Zerokit v0.6 based on the issue [#263](https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/issues/263)
that covers stateless feature and uncompressed key and its benchmarks.

#### Deliverables
A set of PRs to vacp2p/zerokit repository with [tag v0.6.0](https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/releases/tag/v0.6.0)

* chore(rln): add verifying key deser benchmark by @rymnc in https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/pull/258
* chore(rln): use ark serialized verification key for faster serde by @rymnc in https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/pull/259
* chore(rln): refactor resource initialization by @rymnc in https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/pull/260
* chore(rln): further refactoring of interface by @rymnc in https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/pull/261
* chore(release): v0.5.1 by @rymnc in https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/pull/262
* fix(rln-wasm): run tests again by @rymnc in https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/pull/264
* Stateless Feature by @seemenkina in https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/pull/265
* fix(CI): add condition for stateless feature by @seemenkina in https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/pull/267
* chore(rln-wasm): Make rln-wasm stateless by @seemenkina in https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/pull/266
* fix(CI): update actions version by @seemenkina in https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/pull/268
* fix(CI): add test for all features by @seemenkina in https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/pull/270
* chore(rln): add uncompressed key and benches by @seemenkina in https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/pull/269


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/compare/v0.5.1...v0.6.0


### RLN Timestamp & wasm

* fully qualified name: `vac:acz:ift:zerokit-v0-6:rln-timestamp-and-wasm`
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PR to vacp2p/zerokit repo with related update for v0.6

### Circom Witness rs

* fully qualified name: `vac:acz:ift:zerokit-v0-6:circom-witness-rs`
* owner: Aleksei
* status: in progress (0%)
* start-date: 2024/11/25
* end-date: 2024/12/13

#### Description

Replacing the arkzkey with https://github.com/philsippl/circom-witness-rs for faster witness generation
based on the [issue #271](https://github.com/vacp2p/zerokit/issues/271).
Benchmark and compare performance with the existing setup.
Example: https://github.com/philsippl/semaphore-witness-example
rln-v2 circuits: https://github.com/Rate-Limiting-Nullifier/circom-rln

#### Deliverables

PR to vacp2p/zerokit repo with related update for v0.6

### Poseidon Hash

* fully qualified name: `vac:acz:ift:zerokit-v0-6:poseidon-hash`
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PR to vacp2p/zerokit repo with related update for v0.6

### Circom Witness rs

* fully qualified name: `vac:acz:ift:zerokit-v0-6:circom-witness-rs`
* owner: Ekaterina
* status: not started
* start-date: 2024/12/02
* end-date: 2024/12/16

#### Description

Replace the zkey with https://github.com/philsippl/circom-witness-rs for faster witness generation. Benchmark and compare performance with the existing setup.
Example: https://github.com/philsippl/semaphore-witness-example
rln-v2 circuits: https://github.com/Rate-Limiting-Nullifier/circom-rln

#### Deliverables

PR to vacp2p/zerokit repo with related update for v0.6


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* fully qualified name: `vac:acz:nes:nescience-consulting:initial-reading`
* owner: Aleksei
* status: not started
* start-date: 2024/11/04
* end-date: 2024/11/11
* status: in progress (0%)
* start-date: 2024/11/26
* end-date: 2024/12/06

#### Description

Understanding the core of the Nescience architecture including
its private, public, shielded, and deshielded execution based transactions.
its private, public, shielded, and deshielded execution based transactions
from the [Nescience blogpost](https://vac.dev/rlog/Nescience-A-zkVM-leveraging-hiding-properties/)

#### Deliverables

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* fully qualified name: `vac:acz:nes:nescience-consulting:node-spec-reviewing`
* owner: Aleksei
* status: not started
* start-date: 2024/11/11
* end-date: 2024/11/25
* status: in progress (0%)
* start-date: 2024/11/26
* end-date: 2024/12/06

#### Description

Reviewing the node specifications and transforming them
into implementable or fully detailed versions.
into implementable or fully detailed versions
from the [NSSA node specification page](https://notes.status.im/S7bBz8o6TeinQ-NCgX3Pmw)

#### Deliverables

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### Adding Timestamp

* fully qualified name: `vac:acz:waku:adding-timestamp`
* fully qualified name: `vac:acz:waku:waku-rln-relay:adding-timestamp`
* owner: Ekaterina
* status: started (0%)
* start-date: 2024/10/21
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### Deprecate Tree Sync

* fully qualified name: `vac:acz:waku:deprecate-tree-sync`
* fully qualified name: `vac:acz:waku:waku-rln-relay:deprecate-tree-sync`
* owner: Ekaterina
* status: not started
* start-date: 2024/10/28
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