@aztec/p2p 0.0.1-commit.9b94fc1 → 0.0.1-commit.b468ad8

package/src/services/libp2p/libp2p_service.ts

@@ -1,23 +1,25 @@
 import type { EpochCacheInterface } from '@aztec/epoch-cache';
-import { SlotNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
-import { randomInt } from '@aztec/foundation/crypto';
-import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/fields';
+import { BlockNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
+import { randomInt } from '@aztec/foundation/crypto/random';
+import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
 import { type Logger, createLibp2pComponentLogger, createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { RunningPromise } from '@aztec/foundation/running-promise';
 import { Timer } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
 import type { AztecAsyncKVStore } from '@aztec/kv-store';
-import { getVKTreeRoot } from '@aztec/noir-protocol-circuits-types/vk-tree';
 import { protocolContractsHash } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts';
 import type { EthAddress, L2Block, L2BlockSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
 import type { ContractDataSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/contract';
 import { GasFees } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
 import type { ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier, PeerInfo, WorldStateSynchronizer } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
 import {
-  BlockAttestation,
   BlockProposal,
+  CheckpointAttestation,
+  CheckpointProposal,
+  type CheckpointProposalCore,
   type Gossipable,
   P2PClientType,
   P2PMessage,
+  type ValidationResult as P2PValidationResult,
   PeerErrorSeverity,
   TopicType,
   createTopicString,
@@ -28,7 +30,14 @@ import { MerkleTreeId } from '@aztec/stdlib/trees';
 import { Tx, type TxHash, type TxValidationResult, type TxValidator } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 import type { UInt64 } from '@aztec/stdlib/types';
 import { compressComponentVersions } from '@aztec/stdlib/versioning';
-import { Attributes, OtelMetricsAdapter, type TelemetryClient, WithTracer, trackSpan } from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
+import {
+  Attributes,
+  OtelMetricsAdapter,
+  SpanStatusCode,
+  type TelemetryClient,
+  WithTracer,
+  trackSpan,
+} from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
 
 import {
   type GossipSub,
@@ -53,20 +62,19 @@ import type { P2PConfig } from '../../config.js';
 import { ProposalSlotCapExceededError } from '../../errors/attestation-pool.error.js';
 import type { MemPools } from '../../mem_pools/interface.js';
 import {
-  AttestationValidator,
   BlockProposalValidator,
+  CheckpointAttestationValidator,
+  CheckpointProposalValidator,
   FishermanAttestationValidator,
 } from '../../msg_validators/index.js';
 import { MessageSeenValidator } from '../../msg_validators/msg_seen_validator/msg_seen_validator.js';
 import { getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions } from '../../msg_validators/tx_validator/allowed_public_setup.js';
-import { type MessageValidator, createTxMessageValidators } from '../../msg_validators/tx_validator/factory.js';
 import {
-  AggregateTxValidator,
-  DataTxValidator,
-  DoubleSpendTxValidator,
-  MetadataTxValidator,
-  TxProofValidator,
-} from '../../msg_validators/tx_validator/index.js';
+  type MessageValidator,
+  createTxMessageValidators,
+  createTxReqRespValidator,
+} from '../../msg_validators/tx_validator/factory.js';
+import { DoubleSpendTxValidator } from '../../msg_validators/tx_validator/index.js';
 import { GossipSubEvent } from '../../types/index.js';
 import { type PubSubLibp2p, convertToMultiaddr } from '../../util.js';
 import { getVersions } from '../../versioning.js';
@@ -77,10 +85,12 @@ import { gossipScoreThresholds } from '../gossipsub/scoring.js';
 import type { PeerManagerInterface } from '../peer-manager/interface.js';
 import { PeerManager } from '../peer-manager/peer_manager.js';
 import { PeerScoring } from '../peer-manager/peer_scoring.js';
+import type { BatchTxRequesterLibP2PService } from '../reqresp/batch-tx-requester/interface.js';
 import type { P2PReqRespConfig } from '../reqresp/config.js';
 import {
   DEFAULT_SUB_PROTOCOL_VALIDATORS,
   type ReqRespInterface,
+  type ReqRespResponse,
   ReqRespSubProtocol,
   type ReqRespSubProtocolHandler,
   type ReqRespSubProtocolHandlers,
@@ -101,7 +111,12 @@ import {
   reqRespTxHandler,
 } from '../reqresp/protocols/index.js';
 import { ReqResp } from '../reqresp/reqresp.js';
-import type { P2PBlockReceivedCallback, P2PService, PeerDiscoveryService } from '../service.js';
+import type {
+  P2PBlockReceivedCallback,
+  P2PCheckpointReceivedCallback,
+  P2PService,
+  PeerDiscoveryService,
+} from '../service.js';
 import { P2PInstrumentation } from './instrumentation.js';
 
 interface ValidationResult {
@@ -125,13 +140,14 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
   private msgIdSeenValidators: Record<TopicType, MessageSeenValidator> = {} as Record<TopicType, MessageSeenValidator>;
 
   // Message validators
-  private attestationValidator: AttestationValidator;
   private blockProposalValidator: BlockProposalValidator;
+  private checkpointProposalValidator: CheckpointProposalValidator;
+  private checkpointAttestationValidator: CheckpointAttestationValidator;
 
   private protocolVersion = '';
   private topicStrings: Record<TopicType, string> = {} as Record<TopicType, string>;
 
-  private feesCache: { blockNumber: number; gasFees: GasFees } | undefined;
+  private feesCache: { blockNumber: BlockNumber; gasFees: GasFees } | undefined;
 
   /**
    * Callback for when a block is received from a peer.
@@ -140,10 +156,19 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
    */
   private blockReceivedCallback: P2PBlockReceivedCallback;
 
+  /**
+   * Callback for when a checkpoint proposal is received from a peer.
+   * @param checkpoint - The checkpoint proposal received from the peer.
+   * @returns The attestations for the checkpoint, if any.
+   */
+  private checkpointReceivedCallback: P2PCheckpointReceivedCallback;
+
   private gossipSubEventHandler: (e: CustomEvent<GossipsubMessage>) => void;
 
   private instrumentation: P2PInstrumentation;
 
+  private telemetry: TelemetryClient;
+
   protected logger: Logger;
 
   constructor(
@@ -153,7 +178,7 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
     private peerDiscoveryService: PeerDiscoveryService,
     private reqresp: ReqRespInterface,
     private peerManager: PeerManagerInterface,
-    protected mempools: MemPools<T>,
+    protected mempools: MemPools,
     private archiver: L2BlockSource & ContractDataSource,
     private epochCache: EpochCacheInterface,
     private proofVerifier: ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier,
@@ -162,6 +187,7 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
     logger: Logger = createLogger('p2p:libp2p_service'),
   ) {
     super(telemetry, 'LibP2PService');
+    this.telemetry = telemetry;
 
     // Create child logger with fisherman prefix if in fisherman mode
     this.logger = config.fishermanMode ? logger.createChild('[FISHERMAN]') : logger;
@@ -170,7 +196,8 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
 
     this.msgIdSeenValidators[TopicType.tx] = new MessageSeenValidator(config.seenMessageCacheSize);
     this.msgIdSeenValidators[TopicType.block_proposal] = new MessageSeenValidator(config.seenMessageCacheSize);
-    this.msgIdSeenValidators[TopicType.block_attestation] = new MessageSeenValidator(config.seenMessageCacheSize);
+    this.msgIdSeenValidators[TopicType.checkpoint_proposal] = new MessageSeenValidator(config.seenMessageCacheSize);
+    this.msgIdSeenValidators[TopicType.checkpoint_attestation] = new MessageSeenValidator(config.seenMessageCacheSize);
 
     const versions = getVersions(config);
     this.protocolVersion = compressComponentVersions(versions);
@@ -178,25 +205,40 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
 
     this.topicStrings[TopicType.tx] = createTopicString(TopicType.tx, this.protocolVersion);
     this.topicStrings[TopicType.block_proposal] = createTopicString(TopicType.block_proposal, this.protocolVersion);
-    this.topicStrings[TopicType.block_attestation] = createTopicString(
-      TopicType.block_attestation,
+    this.topicStrings[TopicType.checkpoint_proposal] = createTopicString(
+      TopicType.checkpoint_proposal,
+      this.protocolVersion,
+    );
+    this.topicStrings[TopicType.checkpoint_attestation] = createTopicString(
+      TopicType.checkpoint_attestation,
       this.protocolVersion,
     );
 
-    // Use FishermanAttestationValidator in fisherman mode to validate attestation payloads against proposals
-    this.attestationValidator = config.fishermanMode
-      ? new FishermanAttestationValidator(epochCache, mempools.attestationPool!, telemetry)
-      : new AttestationValidator(epochCache);
     this.blockProposalValidator = new BlockProposalValidator(epochCache, { txsPermitted: !config.disableTransactions });
+    this.checkpointProposalValidator = new CheckpointProposalValidator(epochCache, {
+      txsPermitted: !config.disableTransactions,
+    });
+    this.checkpointAttestationValidator = config.fishermanMode
+      ? new FishermanAttestationValidator(epochCache, mempools.attestationPool, telemetry)
+      : new CheckpointAttestationValidator(epochCache);
 
     this.gossipSubEventHandler = this.handleGossipSubEvent.bind(this);
 
-    this.blockReceivedCallback = async (block: BlockProposal): Promise<BlockAttestation[] | undefined> => {
+    this.blockReceivedCallback = async (block: BlockProposal): Promise<boolean> => {
       this.logger.debug(
         `Handler not yet registered: Block received callback not set. Received block for slot ${block.slotNumber} from peer.`,
         { p2pMessageIdentifier: await block.p2pMessageLoggingIdentifier() },
       );
-      return undefined;
+      return false;
+    };
+
+    this.checkpointReceivedCallback = (
+      checkpoint: CheckpointProposalCore,
+    ): Promise<CheckpointAttestation[] | undefined> => {
+      this.logger.debug(
+        `Handler not yet registered: Checkpoint received callback not set. Received checkpoint for slot ${checkpoint.slotNumber} from peer.`,
+      );
+      return Promise.resolve(undefined);
     };
   }
 
@@ -215,7 +257,7 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
     config: P2PConfig,
     peerId: PeerId,
     deps: {
-      mempools: MemPools<T>;
+      mempools: MemPools;
       l2BlockSource: L2BlockSource & ContractDataSource;
       epochCache: EpochCacheInterface;
       proofVerifier: ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier;
@@ -242,14 +284,14 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
 
     const datastore = new AztecDatastore(peerStore);
 
-    const otelMetricsAdapter = new OtelMetricsAdapter(telemetry);
+    const otelMetricsAdapter = new OtelMetricsAdapter(telemetry, logger.getBindings());
 
     const peerDiscoveryService = new DiscV5Service(
       peerId,
       config,
       packageVersion,
       telemetry,
-      createLogger(`${logger.module}:discv5_service`),
+      createLogger(`${logger.module}:discv5_service`, logger.getBindings()),
     );
 
     // Seed libp2p's bootstrap discovery with private and trusted peers
@@ -265,7 +307,8 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
 
     const txTopic = createTopicString(TopicType.tx, protocolVersion);
     const blockProposalTopic = createTopicString(TopicType.block_proposal, protocolVersion);
-    const blockAttestationTopic = createTopicString(TopicType.block_attestation, protocolVersion);
+    const checkpointProposalTopic = createTopicString(TopicType.checkpoint_proposal, protocolVersion);
+    const checkpointAttestationTopic = createTopicString(TopicType.checkpoint_attestation, protocolVersion);
 
     const preferredPeersEnrs: ENR[] = config.preferredPeers.map(enr => ENR.decodeTxt(enr));
     const directPeers = (
@@ -387,12 +430,17 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
                 invalidMessageDeliveriesWeight: -20,
                 invalidMessageDeliveriesDecay: 0.5,
               }),
-              [blockAttestationTopic]: createTopicScoreParams({
+              [blockProposalTopic]: createTopicScoreParams({
                 topicWeight: 1,
                 invalidMessageDeliveriesWeight: -20,
                 invalidMessageDeliveriesDecay: 0.5,
               }),
-              [blockProposalTopic]: createTopicScoreParams({
+              [checkpointProposalTopic]: createTopicScoreParams({
+                topicWeight: 1,
+                invalidMessageDeliveriesWeight: -20,
+                invalidMessageDeliveriesDecay: 0.5,
+              }),
+              [checkpointAttestationTopic]: createTopicScoreParams({
                 topicWeight: 1,
                 invalidMessageDeliveriesWeight: -20,
                 invalidMessageDeliveriesDecay: 0.5,
@@ -404,7 +452,7 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
           connectionManager: components.connectionManager,
         }),
       },
-      logger: createLibp2pComponentLogger(logger.module),
+      logger: createLibp2pComponentLogger(logger.module, logger.getBindings()),
     });
 
     const peerScoring = new PeerScoring(config, telemetry);
@@ -462,17 +510,6 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
     }
     const announceTcpMultiaddr = convertToMultiaddr(p2pIp, p2pPort, 'tcp');
 
-    await this.peerManager.initializePeers();
-    if (!this.config.p2pDiscoveryDisabled) {
-      await this.peerDiscoveryService.start();
-    }
-    await this.node.start();
-
-    // Subscribe to standard GossipSub topics by default
-    for (const topic of getTopicsForClientAndConfig(this.clientType, this.config.disableTransactions)) {
-      this.subscribeToTopic(this.topicStrings[topic]);
-    }
-
     // Create request response protocol handlers
     const txHandler = reqRespTxHandler(this.mempools);
     const goodbyeHandler = reqGoodbyeHandler(this.peerManager);
@@ -486,8 +523,7 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
       [ReqRespSubProtocol.BLOCK]: blockHandler.bind(this),
     };
 
-    // Only handle block transactions request if attestation pool is available to the client
-    if (this.mempools.attestationPool && !this.config.disableTransactions) {
+    if (!this.config.disableTransactions) {
       const blockTxsHandler = reqRespBlockTxsHandler(this.mempools.attestationPool, this.mempools.txPool);
       requestResponseHandlers[ReqRespSubProtocol.BLOCK_TXS] = blockTxsHandler.bind(this);
     }
@@ -496,10 +532,32 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
       requestResponseHandlers[ReqRespSubProtocol.TX] = txHandler.bind(this);
     }
 
+    // Define the sub protocol validators - This is done within this start() method to gain a callback to the existing validateTx function
+    const reqrespSubProtocolValidators = {
+      ...DEFAULT_SUB_PROTOCOL_VALIDATORS,
+      [ReqRespSubProtocol.TX]: this.validateRequestedTxs.bind(this),
+      [ReqRespSubProtocol.BLOCK_TXS]: this.validateRequestedBlockTxs.bind(this),
+      [ReqRespSubProtocol.BLOCK]: this.validateRequestedBlock.bind(this),
+    };
+
+    await this.peerManager.initializePeers();
+
+    await this.reqresp.start(requestResponseHandlers, reqrespSubProtocolValidators);
+
+    await this.node.start();
+
+    // Subscribe to standard GossipSub topics by default
+    for (const topic of getTopicsForClientAndConfig(this.clientType, this.config.disableTransactions)) {
+      this.subscribeToTopic(this.topicStrings[topic]);
+    }
+
     // add GossipSub listener
     this.node.services.pubsub.addEventListener(GossipSubEvent.MESSAGE, this.gossipSubEventHandler);
 
     // Start running promise for peer discovery and metrics collection
+    if (!this.config.p2pDiscoveryDisabled) {
+      await this.peerDiscoveryService.start();
+    }
     this.discoveryRunningPromise = new RunningPromise(
       async () => {
         await this.peerManager.heartbeat();
@@ -509,14 +567,6 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
     );
     this.discoveryRunningPromise.start();
 
-    // Define the sub protocol validators - This is done within this start() method to gain a callback to the existing validateTx function
-    const reqrespSubProtocolValidators = {
-      ...DEFAULT_SUB_PROTOCOL_VALIDATORS,
-      [ReqRespSubProtocol.TX]: this.validateRequestedTxs.bind(this),
-      [ReqRespSubProtocol.BLOCK_TXS]: this.validateRequestedBlockTxs.bind(this),
-      [ReqRespSubProtocol.BLOCK]: this.validateRequestedBlock.bind(this),
-    };
-    await this.reqresp.start(requestResponseHandlers, reqrespSubProtocolValidators);
     this.logger.info(`Started P2P service`, {
       listen: this.config.listenAddress,
       port: this.config.p2pPort,
@@ -590,6 +640,15 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
     return this.reqresp.sendBatchRequest(protocol, requests, pinnedPeerId);
   }
 
+  public sendRequestToPeer(
+    peerId: PeerId,
+    subProtocol: ReqRespSubProtocol,
+    payload: Buffer,
+    dialTimeout?: number,
+  ): Promise<ReqRespResponse> {
+    return this.reqresp.sendRequestToPeer(peerId, subProtocol, payload, dialTimeout);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get the ENR of the node
    * @returns The ENR of the node
@@ -602,6 +661,10 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
     this.blockReceivedCallback = callback;
   }
 
+  public registerCheckpointReceivedCallback(callback: P2PCheckpointReceivedCallback) {
+    this.checkpointReceivedCallback = callback;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Subscribes to a topic.
    * @param topic - The topic to subscribe to.
@@ -623,7 +686,10 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
     if (!this.node.services.pubsub) {
       throw new Error('Pubsub service not available.');
     }
-    const p2pMessage = P2PMessage.fromGossipable(message, this.config.debugP2PInstrumentMessages);
+    const isBlockProposal = topic === this.topicStrings[TopicType.block_proposal];
+    const traceContext =
+      this.config.debugP2PInstrumentMessages && isBlockProposal ? this.telemetry.getTraceContext() : undefined;
+    const p2pMessage = P2PMessage.fromGossipable(message, this.config.debugP2PInstrumentMessages, traceContext);
     const result = await this.node.services.pubsub.publish(topic, p2pMessage.toMessageData());
     return result.recipients.length;
   }
@@ -644,12 +710,15 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
       case this.topicStrings[TopicType.tx]:
         topicType = TopicType.tx;
         break;
-      case this.topicStrings[TopicType.block_attestation]:
-        topicType = TopicType.block_attestation;
-        break;
       case this.topicStrings[TopicType.block_proposal]:
         topicType = TopicType.block_proposal;
         break;
+      case this.topicStrings[TopicType.checkpoint_proposal]:
+        topicType = TopicType.checkpoint_proposal;
+        break;
+      case this.topicStrings[TopicType.checkpoint_attestation]:
+        topicType = TopicType.checkpoint_attestation;
+        break;
       default:
         this.logger.error(`Received message on unknown topic: ${msg.topic}`);
         break;
@@ -708,23 +777,74 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
       return;
     }
 
+    // Determine topic type for attributes
     if (msg.topic === this.topicStrings[TopicType.tx]) {
       topicType = TopicType.tx;
-      await this.handleGossipedTx(p2pMessage.payload, msgId, source);
+    } else if (msg.topic === this.topicStrings[TopicType.checkpoint_attestation]) {
+      topicType = TopicType.checkpoint_attestation;
+    } else if (msg.topic === this.topicStrings[TopicType.block_proposal]) {
+      topicType = TopicType.block_proposal;
+    } else if (msg.topic === this.topicStrings[TopicType.checkpoint_proposal]) {
+      topicType = TopicType.checkpoint_proposal;
     }
-    if (msg.topic === this.topicStrings[TopicType.block_attestation]) {
-      topicType = TopicType.block_attestation;
-      if (this.clientType === P2PClientType.Full) {
-        await this.processAttestationFromPeer(p2pMessage.payload, msgId, source);
+
+    // Process the message, optionally within a linked span for trace propagation
+    const processMessage = async () => {
+      if (msg.topic === this.topicStrings[TopicType.tx]) {
+        await this.handleGossipedTx(p2pMessage.payload, msgId, source);
+      } else if (msg.topic === this.topicStrings[TopicType.checkpoint_attestation]) {
+        if (this.clientType === P2PClientType.Full) {
+          await this.processCheckpointAttestationFromPeer(p2pMessage.payload, msgId, source);
+        }
+      } else if (msg.topic === this.topicStrings[TopicType.block_proposal]) {
+        await this.processBlockFromPeer(p2pMessage.payload, msgId, source);
+      } else if (msg.topic === this.topicStrings[TopicType.checkpoint_proposal]) {
+        await this.handleGossipedCheckpointProposal(p2pMessage.payload, msgId, source);
+      } else {
+        this.logger.error(`Received message on unknown topic: ${msg.topic}`);
       }
-    }
-    if (msg.topic === this.topicStrings[TopicType.block_proposal]) {
-      topicType = TopicType.block_proposal;
-      await this.processBlockFromPeer(p2pMessage.payload, msgId, source);
+    };
+
+    const latency = p2pMessage.timestamp !== undefined ? msgReceivedTime - p2pMessage.timestamp.getTime() : undefined;
+    const propagatedContext = p2pMessage.traceContext
+      ? this.telemetry.extractPropagatedContext(p2pMessage.traceContext)
+      : undefined;
+
+    if (propagatedContext) {
+      await this.tracer.startActiveSpan(
+        'LibP2PService.processMessage',
+        {
+          attributes: {
+            [Attributes.TOPIC_NAME]: topicType!,
+            [Attributes.PEER_ID]: source.toString(),
+          },
+        },
+        propagatedContext,
+        async span => {
+          try {
+            await processMessage();
+            span.setStatus({
+              code: SpanStatusCode.OK,
+            });
+          } catch (err) {
+            span.setStatus({
+              code: SpanStatusCode.ERROR,
+              message: String(err),
+            });
+            if (typeof err === 'string' || (err && err instanceof Error)) {
+              span.recordException(err);
+            }
+            throw err;
+          } finally {
+            span.end();
+          }
+        },
+      );
+    } else {
+      await processMessage();
     }
 
-    if (p2pMessage.timestamp !== undefined && topicType !== undefined) {
-      const latency = msgReceivedTime - p2pMessage.timestamp.getTime();
+    if (latency !== undefined && topicType !== undefined) {
       this.instrumentation.recordMessageLatency(topicType, latency);
     }
 
@@ -801,27 +921,30 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
   }
 
   /**
-   * Process Attestation From Peer
-   * When a proposal is received from a peer, we add it to the attestation pool, so it can be accessed by other services.
-   *
-   * @param attestation - The attestation to process.
+   * Process a checkpoint attestation from a peer.
+   * Validates the attestation and adds it to the pool.
    */
-  private async processAttestationFromPeer(payloadData: Buffer, msgId: string, source: PeerId): Promise<void> {
-    const validationFunc: () => Promise<ReceivedMessageValidationResult<BlockAttestation>> = async () => {
-      const attestation = BlockAttestation.fromBuffer(payloadData);
-      const pool = this.mempools.attestationPool!;
-      const isValid = await this.validateAttestation(source, attestation);
-      const exists = isValid && (await pool.hasAttestation(attestation));
+  private async processCheckpointAttestationFromPeer(
+    payloadData: Buffer,
+    msgId: string,
+    source: PeerId,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    const validationFunc: () => Promise<ReceivedMessageValidationResult<CheckpointAttestation>> = async () => {
+      const attestation = CheckpointAttestation.fromBuffer(payloadData);
+      const pool = this.mempools.attestationPool;
+      const validationResult = await this.validateCheckpointAttestation(source, attestation);
+      const isValid = validationResult.result === 'accept';
+      const exists = isValid && (await pool.hasCheckpointAttestation(attestation));
 
       let canAdd = true;
       if (isValid && !exists) {
         const slot = attestation.payload.header.slotNumber;
         const { committee } = await this.epochCache.getCommittee(slot);
         const committeeSize = committee?.length ?? 0;
-        canAdd = await pool.canAddAttestation(attestation, committeeSize);
+        canAdd = await pool.canAddCheckpointAttestation(attestation, committeeSize);
       }
 
-      this.logger.trace(`Validate propagated block attestation`, {
+      this.logger.trace(`Validate propagated checkpoint attestation`, {
         isValid,
         exists,
         canAdd,
@@ -829,12 +952,12 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
         [Attributes.P2P_ID]: source.toString(),
       });
 
-      if (!isValid) {
+      if (validationResult.result === 'reject') {
         return { result: TopicValidatorResult.Reject };
-      } else if (exists) {
+      } else if (validationResult.result === 'ignore' || exists) {
         return { result: TopicValidatorResult.Ignore, obj: attestation };
       } else if (!canAdd) {
-        this.logger.warn(`Dropping block attestation due to per-(slot, proposalId) attestation cap`, {
+        this.logger.warn(`Dropping checkpoint attestation due to per-(slot, proposalId) attestation cap`, {
           slot: attestation.payload.header.slotNumber.toString(),
           archive: attestation.archive.toString(),
           source: source.toString(),
@@ -845,11 +968,11 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
       }
     };
 
-    const { result, obj: attestation } = await this.validateReceivedMessage<BlockAttestation>(
+    const { result, obj: attestation } = await this.validateReceivedMessage<CheckpointAttestation>(
       validationFunc,
       msgId,
       source,
-      TopicType.block_attestation,
+      TopicType.checkpoint_attestation,
     );
 
     if (result !== TopicValidatorResult.Accept || !attestation) {
@@ -857,7 +980,7 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
     }
 
     this.logger.debug(
-      `Received attestation for slot ${attestation.slotNumber} from external peer ${source.toString()}`,
+      `Received checkpoint attestation for slot ${attestation.slotNumber} from external peer ${source.toString()}`,
       {
         p2pMessageIdentifier: await attestation.p2pMessageLoggingIdentifier(),
         slot: attestation.slotNumber,
@@ -866,31 +989,30 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
       },
     );
 
-    await this.mempools.attestationPool!.addAttestations([attestation]);
+    await this.mempools.attestationPool.addCheckpointAttestations([attestation]);
   }
 
   private async processBlockFromPeer(payloadData: Buffer, msgId: string, source: PeerId): Promise<void> {
     const validationFunc: () => Promise<ReceivedMessageValidationResult<BlockProposal>> = async () => {
       const block = BlockProposal.fromBuffer(payloadData);
-      const isValid = await this.validateBlockProposal(source, block);
+      const validationResult = await this.validateBlockProposal(source, block);
+      const isValid = validationResult.result === 'accept';
       const pool = this.mempools.attestationPool;
 
-      // Note that we dont have an attestation pool if we're a prover node, but we still
-      // subscribe to block proposal topics in order to prevent their txs from being cleared.
-      const exists = isValid && (await pool?.hasBlockProposal(block));
-      const canAdd = isValid && (await pool?.canAddProposal(block));
+      const exists = isValid && (await pool.hasBlockProposal(block));
+      const canAdd = isValid && (await pool.canAddProposal(block));
 
       this.logger.trace(`Validate propagated block proposal`, {
         isValid,
         exists,
         canAdd,
-        [Attributes.SLOT_NUMBER]: block.payload.header.slotNumber.toString(),
+        [Attributes.SLOT_NUMBER]: block.slotNumber.toString(),
         [Attributes.P2P_ID]: source.toString(),
       });
 
-      if (!isValid) {
+      if (validationResult.result === 'reject') {
         return { result: TopicValidatorResult.Reject };
-      } else if (exists) {
+      } else if (validationResult.result === 'ignore' || exists) {
         return { result: TopicValidatorResult.Ignore, obj: block };
       } else if (!canAdd) {
         this.peerManager.penalizePeer(source, PeerErrorSeverity.MidToleranceError);
@@ -920,6 +1042,8 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
   }
 
   // REVIEW: callback pattern https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7963
+  // REFACTOR(palla): This method should be moved to the p2p_client or to a separate component,
+  // should not be here as it does not deal with p2p networking.
   @trackSpan('Libp2pService.processValidBlockProposal', async block => ({
     [Attributes.SLOT_NUMBER]: block.slotNumber,
     [Attributes.BLOCK_ARCHIVE]: block.archive.toString(),
@@ -927,21 +1051,15 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
   }))
   private async processValidBlockProposal(block: BlockProposal, sender: PeerId) {
     const slot = block.slotNumber;
-    const previousSlot = SlotNumber(slot - 1);
     this.logger.verbose(`Received block proposal for slot ${slot} from external peer ${sender.toString()}.`, {
       p2pMessageIdentifier: await block.p2pMessageLoggingIdentifier(),
-      slot: block.slotNumber,
-      archive: block.archive.toString(),
       source: sender.toString(),
+      ...block.toBlockInfo(),
     });
-    const attestationsForPreviousSlot = await this.mempools.attestationPool?.getAttestationsForSlot(previousSlot);
-    if (attestationsForPreviousSlot !== undefined) {
-      this.logger.verbose(`Received ${attestationsForPreviousSlot.length} attestations for slot ${previousSlot}`);
-    }
 
-    // Attempt to add proposal, then mark the txs in this proposal as non-evictable
+    // Attempt to add proposal
     try {
-      await this.mempools.attestationPool?.addBlockProposal(block);
+      await this.mempools.attestationPool.addBlockProposal(block);
     } catch (err: unknown) {
       // Drop proposals if we hit per-slot cap in the attestation pool; rethrow unknown errors
       if (err instanceof ProposalSlotCapExceededError) {
@@ -954,34 +1072,126 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
       }
       throw err;
     }
+
+    // Mark the txs in this proposal as non-evictable
     await this.mempools.txPool.markTxsAsNonEvictable(block.txHashes);
-    const attestations = await this.blockReceivedCallback(block, sender);
 
-    // TODO: fix up this pattern - the abstraction is not nice
-    // The attestation can be undefined if no handler is registered / the validator deems the block invalid / in fisherman mode
-    if (attestations?.length) {
-      for (const attestation of attestations) {
-        this.logger.verbose(`Broadcasting attestation for slot ${attestation.slotNumber}`, {
-          p2pMessageIdentifier: await attestation.p2pMessageLoggingIdentifier(),
-          slot: attestation.slotNumber,
-          archive: attestation.archive.toString(),
+    // Call the block received callback to validate the proposal.
+    // Note: Validators do NOT attest to individual blocks, only to checkpoint proposals.
+    const isValid = await this.blockReceivedCallback(block, sender);
+    if (!isValid) {
+      this.logger.warn(`Block proposal validation failed for block ${block.blockNumber}`, block.toBlockInfo());
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Handle a gossiped checkpoint proposal.
+   * Validates and processes the checkpoint proposal, then triggers the callback for attestation.
+   */
+  private async handleGossipedCheckpointProposal(payloadData: Buffer, msgId: string, source: PeerId): Promise<void> {
+    // TODO(palla/mbps): This pattern is repeated across multiple message handlers, consider abstracting it.
+    const validationFunc: () => Promise<ReceivedMessageValidationResult<CheckpointProposal>> = async () => {
+      const checkpoint = CheckpointProposal.fromBuffer(payloadData);
+      const validationResult = await this.validateCheckpointProposal(source, checkpoint);
+      const isValid = validationResult.result === 'accept';
+      const pool = this.mempools.attestationPool;
+
+      const exists = isValid && (await pool.hasCheckpointProposal(checkpoint));
+      const canAdd = isValid && (await pool.canAddCheckpointProposal(checkpoint));
+
+      this.logger.trace(`Validate propagated checkpoint proposal`, {
+        isValid,
+        exists,
+        canAdd,
+        [Attributes.SLOT_NUMBER]: checkpoint.slotNumber.toString(),
+        [Attributes.P2P_ID]: source.toString(),
+      });
+
+      if (validationResult.result === 'reject') {
+        return { result: TopicValidatorResult.Reject };
+      } else if (validationResult.result === 'ignore' || exists) {
+        return { result: TopicValidatorResult.Ignore, obj: checkpoint };
+      } else if (!canAdd) {
+        this.peerManager.penalizePeer(source, PeerErrorSeverity.MidToleranceError);
+        this.logger.warn(`Penalizing peer for checkpoint proposal exceeding per-slot cap`, {
+          slot: checkpoint.slotNumber.toString(),
+          archive: checkpoint.archive.toString(),
+          source: source.toString(),
         });
-        await this.broadcastAttestation(attestation);
+        return { result: TopicValidatorResult.Reject };
+      } else {
+        return { result: TopicValidatorResult.Accept, obj: checkpoint };
       }
+    };
+
+    const { result, obj: checkpoint } = await this.validateReceivedMessage<CheckpointProposal>(
+      validationFunc,
+      msgId,
+      source,
+      TopicType.checkpoint_proposal,
+    );
+
+    if (result !== TopicValidatorResult.Accept || !checkpoint) {
+      return;
     }
+
+    await this.processValidCheckpointProposal(checkpoint, source);
   }
 
   /**
-   * Broadcast an attestation to all peers.
-   * @param attestation - The attestation to broadcast.
+   * Process a validated checkpoint proposal.
+   * Extracts and processes the last block proposal (if present) first, then processes the checkpoint.
+   * The block callback is invoked before the checkpoint callback.
    */
-  @trackSpan('Libp2pService.broadcastAttestation', async attestation => ({
-    [Attributes.SLOT_NUMBER]: attestation.payload.header.slotNumber,
-    [Attributes.BLOCK_ARCHIVE]: attestation.archive.toString(),
-    [Attributes.P2P_ID]: await attestation.p2pMessageLoggingIdentifier().then(i => i.toString()),
+  @trackSpan('Libp2pService.processValidCheckpointProposal', async checkpoint => ({
+    [Attributes.SLOT_NUMBER]: checkpoint.slotNumber,
+    [Attributes.BLOCK_ARCHIVE]: checkpoint.archive.toString(),
+    [Attributes.P2P_ID]: await checkpoint.p2pMessageLoggingIdentifier().then(i => i.toString()),
   }))
-  private async broadcastAttestation(attestation: BlockAttestation) {
-    await this.propagate(attestation);
+  private async processValidCheckpointProposal(checkpoint: CheckpointProposal, sender: PeerId) {
+    const slot = checkpoint.slotNumber;
+    this.logger.verbose(`Received checkpoint proposal for slot ${slot} from external peer ${sender.toString()}.`, {
+      p2pMessageIdentifier: await checkpoint.p2pMessageLoggingIdentifier(),
+      slot: checkpoint.slotNumber,
+      archive: checkpoint.archive.toString(),
+      source: sender.toString(),
+    });
+
+    // Extract block proposal before adding to pool (pool stores them separately)
+    const blockProposal = checkpoint.getBlockProposal();
+
+    // Add proposal to the pool (this extracts and stores block proposal separately)
+    await this.mempools.attestationPool.addCheckpointProposal(checkpoint);
+
+    // Mark txs as non-evictable if present (from the last block)
+    if (checkpoint.txHashes.length > 0) {
+      await this.mempools.txPool.markTxsAsNonEvictable(checkpoint.txHashes);
+    }
+
+    // If there was a last block proposal, invoke the block callback first for validation.
+    // Note: The block proposal is already stored in the pool by addCheckpointProposal.
+    if (blockProposal) {
+      const isValid = await this.blockReceivedCallback(blockProposal, sender);
+      if (!isValid) {
+        this.logger.warn(`Block proposal from checkpoint failed validation`, {
+          slot: slot.toString(),
+          archive: checkpoint.archive.toString(),
+          blockNumber: blockProposal.blockNumber.toString(),
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Call the checkpoint received callback with the core version (without lastBlock)
+    // to validate and potentially generate attestations
+    const attestations = await this.checkpointReceivedCallback(checkpoint.toCore(), sender);
+    if (attestations && attestations.length > 0) {
+      // If the callback returned attestations, add them to the pool and propagate them
+      await this.mempools.attestationPool.addCheckpointAttestations(attestations);
+      for (const attestation of attestations) {
+        await this.propagate(attestation);
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1004,7 +1214,7 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
    * @returns True if the requested block transactions are valid, false otherwise.
    */
   @trackSpan('Libp2pService.validateRequestedBlockTxs', request => ({
-    [Attributes.BLOCK_HASH]: request.blockHash.toString(),
+    [Attributes.BLOCK_ARCHIVE]: request.archiveRoot.toString(),
   }))
   private async validateRequestedBlockTxs(
     request: BlockTxsRequest,
@@ -1014,10 +1224,10 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
     const requestedTxValidator = this.createRequestedTxValidator();
 
     try {
-      if (!response.blockHash.equals(request.blockHash)) {
+      if (!response.archiveRoot.equals(request.archiveRoot)) {
         this.peerManager.penalizePeer(peerId, PeerErrorSeverity.MidToleranceError);
         throw new ValidationError(
-          `Received block txs for unexpected block: expected ${request.blockHash.toString()}, got ${response.blockHash.toString()}`,
+          `Received block txs for unexpected archive root: expected ${request.archiveRoot.toString()}, got ${response.archiveRoot.toString()}`,
         );
       }
 
@@ -1047,7 +1257,7 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
       }
 
       // Given proposal (should have locally), ensure returned txs are valid subset and match request indices
-      const proposal = await this.mempools.attestationPool?.getBlockProposal(request.blockHash.toString());
+      const proposal = await this.mempools.attestationPool.getBlockProposal(request.archiveRoot.toString());
       if (proposal) {
         // Build intersected indices
         const intersectIdx = request.txIndices.getTrueIndices().filter(i => response.txIndices.isSet(i));
@@ -1067,7 +1277,7 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
       } else {
         // No local proposal, cannot check the membership/order of the returned txs
         this.logger.warn(
-          `Block proposal not found for block hash ${request.blockHash.toString()}; cannot validate membership/order of returned txs`,
+          `Block proposal not found for archive root ${request.archiveRoot.toString()}; cannot validate membership/order of returned txs`,
         );
         return false;
       }
@@ -1106,7 +1316,7 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
     const requested = new Set(requestedTxHash.map(h => h.toString()));
     const requestedTxValidator = this.createRequestedTxValidator();
 
-    //TODO: (mralj) - this is somewhat naive implementation, if single tx is invlid we consider the whole response invalid.
+    //TODO: (mralj) - this is somewhat naive implementation, if single tx is invalid we consider the whole response invalid.
     // I think we should still extract the valid txs and return them, so that we can still use the response.
     try {
       await Promise.all(responseTx.map(tx => this.validateRequestedTx(tx, peerId, requestedTxValidator, requested)));
@@ -1148,7 +1358,7 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
         return false;
       }
 
-      const local = await this.archiver.getBlock(reqNum);
+      const local = await this.archiver.getBlock(BlockNumber(reqNum));
       if (!local) {
         // We are missing the local block; we cannot verify the hash yet. Reject without penalizing.
         // TODO: Consider extending this validator to accept an expected hash or
@@ -1169,27 +1379,8 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
     }
   }
 
-  private createRequestedTxValidator(): TxValidator {
-    return new AggregateTxValidator(
-      new DataTxValidator(),
-      new MetadataTxValidator({
-        l1ChainId: new Fr(this.config.l1ChainId),
-        rollupVersion: new Fr(this.config.rollupVersion),
-        protocolContractsHash,
-        vkTreeRoot: getVKTreeRoot(),
-      }),
-      new TxProofValidator(this.proofVerifier),
-    );
-  }
-
   private async validateRequestedTx(tx: Tx, peerId: PeerId, txValidator: TxValidator, requested?: Set<`0x${string}`>) {
     const penalize = (severity: PeerErrorSeverity) => this.peerManager.penalizePeer(peerId, severity);
-
-    if (!(await tx.validateTxHash())) {
-      penalize(PeerErrorSeverity.MidToleranceError);
-      throw new ValidationError(`Received tx with invalid hash ${tx.getTxHash().toString()}.`);
-    }
-
     if (requested && !requested.has(tx.getTxHash().toString())) {
       penalize(PeerErrorSeverity.MidToleranceError);
       throw new ValidationError(`Received tx with hash ${tx.getTxHash().toString()} that was not requested.`);
@@ -1202,6 +1393,13 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
     }
   }
 
+  private createRequestedTxValidator(): TxValidator {
+    return createTxReqRespValidator(this.proofVerifier, {
+      l1ChainId: this.config.l1ChainId,
+      rollupVersion: this.config.rollupVersion,
+    });
+  }
+
   @trackSpan('Libp2pService.validatePropagatedTx', tx => ({
     [Attributes.TX_HASH]: tx.getTxHash().toString(),
   }))
@@ -1223,7 +1421,7 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
 
       // Double spend validator has a special case handler
       if (name === 'doubleSpendValidator') {
-        const txBlockNumber = currentBlockNumber + 1; // tx is expected to be in the next block
+        const txBlockNumber = BlockNumber(currentBlockNumber + 1); // tx is expected to be in the next block
         severity = await this.handleDoubleSpendFailure(tx, txBlockNumber);
       }
 
@@ -1233,7 +1431,7 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
     return true;
   }
 
-  private async getGasFees(blockNumber: number): Promise<GasFees> {
+  private async getGasFees(blockNumber: BlockNumber): Promise<GasFees> {
     if (blockNumber === this.feesCache?.blockNumber) {
       return this.feesCache.gasFees;
     }
@@ -1244,6 +1442,22 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
     return gasFees;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get the BatchTxRequesterLibP2PService dependencies for creating BatchTxRequester instances
+   */
+  public getBatchTxRequesterService(): BatchTxRequesterLibP2PService {
+    return {
+      reqResp: this.reqresp,
+      connectionSampler: this.reqresp.getConnectionSampler(),
+      txValidatorConfig: {
+        l1ChainId: this.config.l1ChainId,
+        rollupVersion: this.config.rollupVersion,
+        proofVerifier: this.proofVerifier,
+      },
+      peerScoring: this.peerManager,
+    };
+  }
+
   public async validate(txs: Tx[]): Promise<void> {
     const currentBlockNumber = await this.archiver.getBlockNumber();
 
@@ -1274,13 +1488,13 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
    * @returns The message validators.
    */
   private async createMessageValidators(
-    currentBlockNumber: number,
+    currentBlockNumber: BlockNumber,
     nextSlotTimestamp: UInt64,
   ): Promise<Record<string, MessageValidator>[]> {
     const gasFees = await this.getGasFees(currentBlockNumber);
     const allowedInSetup = this.config.txPublicSetupAllowList ?? (await getDefaultAllowedSetupFunctions());
 
-    const blockNumberInWhichTheTxIsConsideredToBeIncluded = currentBlockNumber + 1;
+    const blockNumberInWhichTheTxIsConsideredToBeIncluded = BlockNumber(currentBlockNumber + 1);
 
     return createTxMessageValidators(
       nextSlotTimestamp,
@@ -1294,6 +1508,7 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
       this.proofVerifier,
       !this.config.disableTransactions,
       allowedInSetup,
+      this.logger.getBindings(),
     );
   }
 
@@ -1342,20 +1557,23 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
    * @param peerId - The peer ID of the peer that sent the tx.
    * @returns Severity
    */
-  private async handleDoubleSpendFailure(tx: Tx, blockNumber: number): Promise<PeerErrorSeverity> {
+  private async handleDoubleSpendFailure(tx: Tx, blockNumber: BlockNumber): Promise<PeerErrorSeverity> {
     if (blockNumber <= this.config.doubleSpendSeverePeerPenaltyWindow) {
       return PeerErrorSeverity.HighToleranceError;
     }
 
-    const snapshotValidator = new DoubleSpendTxValidator({
-      nullifiersExist: async (nullifiers: Buffer[]) => {
-        const merkleTree = this.worldStateSynchronizer.getSnapshot(
-          blockNumber - this.config.doubleSpendSeverePeerPenaltyWindow,
-        );
-        const indices = await merkleTree.findLeafIndices(MerkleTreeId.NULLIFIER_TREE, nullifiers);
-        return indices.map(index => index !== undefined);
+    const snapshotValidator = new DoubleSpendTxValidator(
+      {
+        nullifiersExist: async (nullifiers: Buffer[]) => {
+          const merkleTree = this.worldStateSynchronizer.getSnapshot(
+            BlockNumber(blockNumber - this.config.doubleSpendSeverePeerPenaltyWindow),
+          );
+          const indices = await merkleTree.findLeafIndices(MerkleTreeId.NULLIFIER_TREE, nullifiers);
+          return indices.map(index => index !== undefined);
+        },
       },
-    });
+      this.logger.getBindings(),
+    );
 
     const validSnapshot = await snapshotValidator.validateTx(tx);
     if (validSnapshot.result !== 'valid') {
@@ -1366,24 +1584,28 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
   }
 
   /**
-   * Validate an attestation.
+   * Validate a checkpoint attestation.
    *
-   * @param attestation - The attestation to validate.
-   * @returns True if the attestation is valid, false otherwise.
+   * @param attestation - The checkpoint attestation to validate.
+   * @returns True if the checkpoint attestation is valid, false otherwise.
    */
-  @trackSpan('Libp2pService.validateAttestation', async (_, attestation) => ({
+  @trackSpan('Libp2pService.validateCheckpointAttestation', async (_, attestation) => ({
     [Attributes.SLOT_NUMBER]: attestation.payload.header.slotNumber,
     [Attributes.BLOCK_ARCHIVE]: attestation.archive.toString(),
     [Attributes.P2P_ID]: await attestation.p2pMessageLoggingIdentifier().then(i => i.toString()),
   }))
-  public async validateAttestation(peerId: PeerId, attestation: BlockAttestation): Promise<boolean> {
-    const severity = await this.attestationValidator.validate(attestation);
-    if (severity) {
-      this.peerManager.penalizePeer(peerId, severity);
-      return false;
+  public async validateCheckpointAttestation(
+    peerId: PeerId,
+    attestation: CheckpointAttestation,
+  ): Promise<P2PValidationResult> {
+    const result = await this.checkpointAttestationValidator.validate(attestation);
+
+    if (result.result === 'reject') {
+      this.logger.debug(`Penalizing peer ${peerId} for checkpoint attestation validation failure`);
+      this.peerManager.penalizePeer(peerId, result.severity);
     }
 
-    return true;
+    return result;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1393,17 +1615,40 @@ export class LibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends
    * @returns True if the block proposal is valid, false otherwise.
    */
   @trackSpan('Libp2pService.validateBlockProposal', (_peerId, block) => ({
-    [Attributes.SLOT_NUMBER]: block.payload.header.slotNumber.toString(),
+    [Attributes.SLOT_NUMBER]: block.slotNumber.toString(),
   }))
-  public async validateBlockProposal(peerId: PeerId, block: BlockProposal): Promise<boolean> {
-    const severity = await this.blockProposalValidator.validate(block);
-    if (severity) {
+  public async validateBlockProposal(peerId: PeerId, block: BlockProposal): Promise<P2PValidationResult> {
+    const result = await this.blockProposalValidator.validate(block);
+
+    if (result.result === 'reject') {
       this.logger.debug(`Penalizing peer ${peerId} for block proposal validation failure`);
-      this.peerManager.penalizePeer(peerId, severity);
-      return false;
+      this.peerManager.penalizePeer(peerId, result.severity);
     }
 
-    return true;
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Validate a checkpoint proposal.
+   *
+   * @param checkpoint - The checkpoint proposal to validate.
+   * @returns True if the checkpoint proposal is valid, false otherwise.
+   */
+  @trackSpan('Libp2pService.validateCheckpointProposal', (_peerId, checkpoint) => ({
+    [Attributes.SLOT_NUMBER]: checkpoint.slotNumber.toString(),
+  }))
+  public async validateCheckpointProposal(
+    peerId: PeerId,
+    checkpoint: CheckpointProposal,
+  ): Promise<P2PValidationResult> {
+    const result = await this.checkpointProposalValidator.validate(checkpoint);
+
+    if (result.result === 'reject') {
+      this.logger.debug(`Penalizing peer ${peerId} for checkpoint proposal validation failure`);
+      this.peerManager.penalizePeer(peerId, result.severity);
+    }
+
+    return result;
   }
 
   public getPeerScore(peerId: PeerId): number {