QA: Waku interop maintenance bug found with invalid JSON handling, retro scripts updated, and maintenance PR opened.
QA: Waku Lite protocol tester reworked scripts now working with Grafana data visibility.
QA: Status desktop Qt upgrade and Windows CI work ongoing, new issue opened, backup-user-data feature in progress.
QA: Status mobile porting tests to e2e\appium with multiple PRs
DST: Nim-libp2p v1.13 report ready
DST: Mix analysis shows that:
Mix relaying still works as intended after fixes
There is a weird ~7x delay for mixnet messages. Investigating.
DST: Removed cron from DST nim-libp2p node so an external publisher can be used.
SC: Implemented Karma conversion, allowing users to convert virtual Karma to actual Karma, which enables the Status treasury account to transfer earned Karma.
Examined current testnet code base and specifications for NSSA v0.1 for compatibility and exploits. Detected inconsistency with note commitments (minor). Discussed with Sergio program owner in accounts.
ift:2025q3-libp2p-mix-testnet:update-rfc
Continued work on Section 9 (Security Considerations) — in progress on mix-rev1-security branch.
ift:2025q3-zerokit:libp2p-mix-repo
Had a 1:1 discussion with P2P team
On adding exit==destination back as a experimental compile time option for Waku.
Changes to be done in RFC and implemention to make sure they are aligned - opened Issue 87
ift:2025q3-libp2p-mix-testnet:consulting-waku-mix
Left follow up comments on the blog post on Mix implementation in js-libp2p and js-waku.
Followed up on Issue 86 - of having the exit send structured error messages in case of an application layer errors.
ift:2025q3-rln-status-l2:monorepo-review
Reviewed new end-to-end tests from Nadeem’s merged code.
Updated to the latest prover code to run with the monorepo.
Smart contracts cannot be deployed because the L2 block creation step is stalled (following up with Nadeem on this).
Performed targeted code audit of Status Desktop IPC message handling; looked for serialization/deserialization risks and add fuzzing tests with malformed payloads
Traced wallet key management code for unsafe memory handling (e.g., keys left in heap/stack); add zeroization and memory-safety checks
Reviewed PRs modifying desktop browser engine integration; test for sandbox escapes and directory traversal issues
ift:2025q3-vulma-and-ir:incidents
Validation of the patches regarding to the STATUS-331/332/333 and the changes of the Status Desktop
Follow up actions on the NPM supply chain attack investigation
ift:2025q3-vulma-and-ir:remediation-tracking
Dependabot CVE validation and patch implementation coverage