@aztec/validator-client 0.0.0-test.1 → 0.0.1-commit.001888fc

package/dest/validator.js

@@ -1,225 +1,765 @@
-import { Buffer32 } from '@aztec/foundation/buffer';
+import { getBlobsPerL1Block } from '@aztec/blob-lib';
+import { validateFeeAssetPriceModifier } from '@aztec/ethereum/contracts';
+import { BlockNumber, SlotNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
+import { TimeoutError } from '@aztec/foundation/error';
 import { createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
+import { retryUntil } from '@aztec/foundation/retry';
 import { RunningPromise } from '@aztec/foundation/running-promise';
 import { sleep } from '@aztec/foundation/sleep';
 import { DateProvider } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
-import { BlockProposalValidator } from '@aztec/p2p/msg_validators';
-import { WithTracer, getTelemetryClient } from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
+import { AuthRequest, AuthResponse, BlockProposalValidator, ReqRespSubProtocol } from '@aztec/p2p';
+import { OffenseType, WANT_TO_SLASH_EVENT } from '@aztec/slasher';
+import { validateCheckpoint } from '@aztec/stdlib/checkpoint';
+import { getEpochAtSlot, getTimestampForSlot } from '@aztec/stdlib/epoch-helpers';
+import { accumulateCheckpointOutHashes } from '@aztec/stdlib/messaging';
+import { AttestationTimeoutError } from '@aztec/stdlib/validators';
+import { getTelemetryClient } from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
+import { createHASigner, createLocalSignerWithProtection } from '@aztec/validator-ha-signer/factory';
+import { DutyType } from '@aztec/validator-ha-signer/types';
+import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
+import { BlockProposalHandler } from './block_proposal_handler.js';
 import { ValidationService } from './duties/validation_service.js';
-import { AttestationTimeoutError, BlockBuilderNotProvidedError, InvalidValidatorPrivateKeyError, ReExFailedTxsError, ReExStateMismatchError, ReExTimeoutError, TransactionsNotAvailableError } from './errors/validator.error.js';
-import { LocalKeyStore } from './key_store/local_key_store.js';
+import { HAKeyStore } from './key_store/ha_key_store.js';
+import { NodeKeystoreAdapter } from './key_store/node_keystore_adapter.js';
 import { ValidatorMetrics } from './metrics.js';
+// We maintain a set of proposers who have proposed invalid blocks.
+// Just cap the set to avoid unbounded growth.
+const MAX_PROPOSERS_OF_INVALID_BLOCKS = 1000;
+// What errors from the block proposal handler result in slashing
+const SLASHABLE_BLOCK_PROPOSAL_VALIDATION_RESULT = [
+    'state_mismatch',
+    'failed_txs'
+];
 /**
  * Validator Client
- */ export class ValidatorClient extends WithTracer {
+ */ export class ValidatorClient extends EventEmitter {
     keyStore;
     epochCache;
     p2pClient;
+    blockProposalHandler;
+    blockSource;
+    checkpointsBuilder;
+    worldState;
+    l1ToL2MessageSource;
     config;
+    blobClient;
+    slashingProtectionSigner;
     dateProvider;
-    log;
+    tracer;
     validationService;
     metrics;
-    // Used to check if we are sending the same proposal twice
-    previousProposal;
-    // Callback registered to: sequencer.buildBlock
-    blockBuilder;
+    log;
+    // Whether it has already registered handlers on the p2p client
+    hasRegisteredHandlers;
+    /** Tracks the last block proposal we created, to detect duplicate proposal attempts. */ lastProposedBlock;
+    /** Tracks the last checkpoint proposal we created. */ lastProposedCheckpoint;
+    lastEpochForCommitteeUpdateLoop;
     epochCacheUpdateLoop;
-    blockProposalValidator;
-    constructor(keyStore, epochCache, p2pClient, config, dateProvider = new DateProvider(), telemetry = getTelemetryClient(), log = createLogger('validator')){
-        // Instantiate tracer
-        super(telemetry, 'Validator'), this.keyStore = keyStore, this.epochCache = epochCache, this.p2pClient = p2pClient, this.config = config, this.dateProvider = dateProvider, this.log = log, this.blockBuilder = undefined;
+    /** Tracks the last epoch in which each attester successfully submitted at least one attestation. */ lastAttestedEpochByAttester;
+    proposersOfInvalidBlocks;
+    /** Tracks the last checkpoint proposal we attested to, to prevent equivocation. */ lastAttestedProposal;
+    constructor(keyStore, epochCache, p2pClient, blockProposalHandler, blockSource, checkpointsBuilder, worldState, l1ToL2MessageSource, config, blobClient, slashingProtectionSigner, dateProvider = new DateProvider(), telemetry = getTelemetryClient(), log = createLogger('validator')){
+        super(), this.keyStore = keyStore, this.epochCache = epochCache, this.p2pClient = p2pClient, this.blockProposalHandler = blockProposalHandler, this.blockSource = blockSource, this.checkpointsBuilder = checkpointsBuilder, this.worldState = worldState, this.l1ToL2MessageSource = l1ToL2MessageSource, this.config = config, this.blobClient = blobClient, this.slashingProtectionSigner = slashingProtectionSigner, this.dateProvider = dateProvider, this.hasRegisteredHandlers = false, this.lastAttestedEpochByAttester = new Map(), this.proposersOfInvalidBlocks = new Set();
+        // Create child logger with fisherman prefix if in fisherman mode
+        this.log = config.fishermanMode ? log.createChild('[FISHERMAN]') : log;
+        this.tracer = telemetry.getTracer('Validator');
         this.metrics = new ValidatorMetrics(telemetry);
-        this.validationService = new ValidationService(keyStore);
-        this.blockProposalValidator = new BlockProposalValidator(epochCache);
-        // Refresh epoch cache every second to trigger commiteeChanged event
-        this.epochCacheUpdateLoop = new RunningPromise(()=>this.epochCache.getCommittee().then(()=>{}).catch((err)=>log.error('Error updating validator committee', err)), log, 1000);
-        // Listen to commiteeChanged event to alert operator when their validator has entered the committee
-        this.epochCache.on('committeeChanged', (newCommittee, epochNumber)=>{
-            const me = this.keyStore.getAddress();
-            if (newCommittee.some((addr)=>addr.equals(me))) {
-                this.log.info(`Validator ${me.toString()} is on the validator committee for epoch ${epochNumber}`);
-            } else {
-                this.log.verbose(`Validator ${me.toString()} not on the validator committee for epoch ${epochNumber}`);
+        this.validationService = new ValidationService(keyStore, this.log.createChild('validation-service'));
+        // Refresh epoch cache every second to trigger alert if participation in committee changes
+        this.epochCacheUpdateLoop = new RunningPromise(this.handleEpochCommitteeUpdate.bind(this), this.log, 1000);
+        const myAddresses = this.getValidatorAddresses();
+        this.log.verbose(`Initialized validator with addresses: ${myAddresses.map((a)=>a.toString()).join(', ')}`);
+    }
+    static validateKeyStoreConfiguration(keyStoreManager, logger) {
+        const validatorKeyStore = NodeKeystoreAdapter.fromKeyStoreManager(keyStoreManager);
+        const validatorAddresses = validatorKeyStore.getAddresses();
+        // Verify that we can retrieve all required data from the key store
+        for (const address of validatorAddresses){
+            // Functions throw if required data is not available
+            let coinbase;
+            let feeRecipient;
+            try {
+                coinbase = validatorKeyStore.getCoinbaseAddress(address);
+                feeRecipient = validatorKeyStore.getFeeRecipient(address);
+            } catch (error) {
+                throw new Error(`Failed to retrieve required data for validator address ${address}, error: ${error}`);
             }
-        });
-        this.log.verbose(`Initialized validator with address ${this.keyStore.getAddress().toString()}`);
+            const publisherAddresses = validatorKeyStore.getPublisherAddresses(address);
+            if (!publisherAddresses.length) {
+                throw new Error(`No publisher addresses found for validator address ${address}`);
+            }
+            logger?.debug(`Validator ${address.toString()} configured with coinbase ${coinbase.toString()}, feeRecipient ${feeRecipient.toString()} and publishers ${publisherAddresses.map((x)=>x.toString()).join()}`);
+        }
     }
-    static new(config, epochCache, p2pClient, dateProvider = new DateProvider(), telemetry = getTelemetryClient()) {
-        if (!config.validatorPrivateKey) {
-            throw new InvalidValidatorPrivateKeyError();
+    async handleEpochCommitteeUpdate() {
+        try {
+            const { committee, epoch } = await this.epochCache.getCommittee('next');
+            if (!committee) {
+                this.log.trace(`No committee found for slot`);
+                return;
+            }
+            this.metrics.setCurrentEpoch(epoch);
+            if (epoch !== this.lastEpochForCommitteeUpdateLoop) {
+                const me = this.getValidatorAddresses();
+                const committeeSet = new Set(committee.map((v)=>v.toString()));
+                const inCommittee = me.filter((a)=>committeeSet.has(a.toString()));
+                if (inCommittee.length > 0) {
+                    this.log.info(`Validators ${inCommittee.map((a)=>a.toString()).join(',')} are on the validator committee for epoch ${epoch}`);
+                } else {
+                    this.log.verbose(`Validators ${me.map((a)=>a.toString()).join(', ')} are not on the validator committee for epoch ${epoch}`);
+                }
+                this.lastEpochForCommitteeUpdateLoop = epoch;
+            }
+        } catch (err) {
+            this.log.error(`Error updating epoch committee`, err);
+        }
+    }
+    static async new(config, checkpointsBuilder, worldState, epochCache, p2pClient, blockSource, l1ToL2MessageSource, txProvider, keyStoreManager, blobClient, dateProvider = new DateProvider(), telemetry = getTelemetryClient()) {
+        const metrics = new ValidatorMetrics(telemetry);
+        const blockProposalValidator = new BlockProposalValidator(epochCache, {
+            txsPermitted: !config.disableTransactions,
+            maxTxsPerBlock: config.validateMaxTxsPerBlock
+        });
+        const blockProposalHandler = new BlockProposalHandler(checkpointsBuilder, worldState, blockSource, l1ToL2MessageSource, txProvider, blockProposalValidator, epochCache, config, metrics, dateProvider, telemetry);
+        const nodeKeystoreAdapter = NodeKeystoreAdapter.fromKeyStoreManager(keyStoreManager);
+        let slashingProtectionSigner;
+        if (config.haSigningEnabled) {
+            // Multi-node HA mode: use PostgreSQL-backed distributed locking.
+            // If maxStuckDutiesAgeMs is not explicitly set, compute it from Aztec slot duration
+            const haConfig = {
+                ...config,
+                maxStuckDutiesAgeMs: config.maxStuckDutiesAgeMs ?? epochCache.getL1Constants().slotDuration * 2 * 1000
+            };
+            ({ signer: slashingProtectionSigner } = await createHASigner(haConfig, {
+                telemetryClient: telemetry,
+                dateProvider
+            }));
+        } else {
+            // Single-node mode: use LMDB-backed local signing protection.
+            // This prevents double-signing if the node crashes and restarts mid-proposal.
+            ({ signer: slashingProtectionSigner } = await createLocalSignerWithProtection(config, {
+                telemetryClient: telemetry,
+                dateProvider
+            }));
         }
-        const privateKey = validatePrivateKey(config.validatorPrivateKey);
-        const localKeyStore = new LocalKeyStore(privateKey);
-        const validator = new ValidatorClient(localKeyStore, epochCache, p2pClient, config, dateProvider, telemetry);
-        validator.registerBlockProposalHandler();
+        const validatorKeyStore = new HAKeyStore(nodeKeystoreAdapter, slashingProtectionSigner);
+        const validator = new ValidatorClient(validatorKeyStore, epochCache, p2pClient, blockProposalHandler, blockSource, checkpointsBuilder, worldState, l1ToL2MessageSource, config, blobClient, slashingProtectionSigner, dateProvider, telemetry);
         return validator;
     }
+    getValidatorAddresses() {
+        return this.keyStore.getAddresses().filter((addr)=>!this.config.disabledValidators.some((disabled)=>disabled.equals(addr)));
+    }
+    getBlockProposalHandler() {
+        return this.blockProposalHandler;
+    }
+    signWithAddress(addr, msg, context) {
+        return this.keyStore.signTypedDataWithAddress(addr, msg, context);
+    }
+    getCoinbaseForAttestor(attestor) {
+        return this.keyStore.getCoinbaseAddress(attestor);
+    }
+    getFeeRecipientForAttestor(attestor) {
+        return this.keyStore.getFeeRecipient(attestor);
+    }
+    getConfig() {
+        return this.config;
+    }
+    updateConfig(config) {
+        this.config = {
+            ...this.config,
+            ...config
+        };
+    }
+    reloadKeystore(newManager) {
+        const newAdapter = NodeKeystoreAdapter.fromKeyStoreManager(newManager);
+        this.keyStore = new HAKeyStore(newAdapter, this.slashingProtectionSigner);
+        this.validationService = new ValidationService(this.keyStore, this.log.createChild('validation-service'));
+    }
     async start() {
-        // Sync the committee from the smart contract
-        // https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7962
-        const me = this.keyStore.getAddress();
-        const inCommittee = await this.epochCache.isInCommittee(me);
-        if (inCommittee) {
-            this.log.info(`Started validator with address ${me.toString()} in current validator committee`);
-        } else {
-            this.log.info(`Started validator with address ${me.toString()}`);
+        if (this.epochCacheUpdateLoop.isRunning()) {
+            this.log.warn(`Validator client already started`);
+            return;
+        }
+        await this.keyStore.start();
+        await this.registerHandlers();
+        const myAddresses = this.getValidatorAddresses();
+        const inCommittee = await this.epochCache.filterInCommittee('now', myAddresses);
+        this.log.info(`Started validator with addresses: ${myAddresses.map((a)=>a.toString()).join(', ')}`);
+        if (inCommittee.length > 0) {
+            this.log.info(`Addresses in current validator committee: ${inCommittee.map((a)=>a.toString()).join(', ')}`);
         }
         this.epochCacheUpdateLoop.start();
         return Promise.resolve();
     }
     async stop() {
         await this.epochCacheUpdateLoop.stop();
+        await this.keyStore.stop();
     }
-    registerBlockProposalHandler() {
-        const handler = (block)=>{
-            return this.attestToProposal(block);
-        };
-        this.p2pClient.registerBlockProposalHandler(handler);
+    /** Register handlers on the p2p client */ async registerHandlers() {
+        if (!this.hasRegisteredHandlers) {
+            this.hasRegisteredHandlers = true;
+            this.log.debug(`Registering validator handlers for p2p client`);
+            // Block proposal handler - validates but does NOT attest (validators only attest to checkpoints)
+            const blockHandler = (block, proposalSender)=>this.validateBlockProposal(block, proposalSender);
+            this.p2pClient.registerBlockProposalHandler(blockHandler);
+            // Checkpoint proposal handler - validates and creates attestations
+            // The checkpoint is received as CheckpointProposalCore since the lastBlock is extracted
+            // and processed separately via the block handler above.
+            const checkpointHandler = (checkpoint, proposalSender)=>this.attestToCheckpointProposal(checkpoint, proposalSender);
+            this.p2pClient.registerCheckpointProposalHandler(checkpointHandler);
+            // Duplicate proposal handler - triggers slashing for equivocation
+            this.p2pClient.registerDuplicateProposalCallback((info)=>{
+                this.handleDuplicateProposal(info);
+            });
+            // Duplicate attestation handler - triggers slashing for attestation equivocation
+            this.p2pClient.registerDuplicateAttestationCallback((info)=>{
+                this.handleDuplicateAttestation(info);
+            });
+            const myAddresses = this.getValidatorAddresses();
+            this.p2pClient.registerThisValidatorAddresses(myAddresses);
+            await this.p2pClient.addReqRespSubProtocol(ReqRespSubProtocol.AUTH, this.handleAuthRequest.bind(this));
+        }
     }
     /**
-   * Register a callback function for building a block
-   *
-   * We reuse the sequencer's block building functionality for re-execution
-   */ registerBlockBuilder(blockBuilder) {
-        this.blockBuilder = blockBuilder;
-    }
-    async attestToProposal(proposal) {
-        const slotNumber = proposal.slotNumber.toNumber();
+   * Validate a block proposal from a peer.
+   * Note: Validators do NOT attest to individual blocks - attestations are only for checkpoint proposals.
+   * @returns true if the proposal is valid, false otherwise
+   */ async validateBlockProposal(proposal, proposalSender) {
+        const slotNumber = proposal.slotNumber;
+        // Note: During escape hatch, we still want to "validate" proposals for observability,
+        // but we intentionally reject them and disable slashing invalid block and attestation flow.
+        const escapeHatchOpen = await this.epochCache.isEscapeHatchOpenAtSlot(slotNumber);
+        const proposer = proposal.getSender();
+        // Reject proposals with invalid signatures
+        if (!proposer) {
+            this.log.warn(`Received block proposal with invalid signature for slot ${slotNumber}`);
+            return false;
+        }
+        // Ignore proposals from ourselves (may happen in HA setups)
+        if (this.getValidatorAddresses().some((addr)=>addr.equals(proposer))) {
+            this.log.debug(`Ignoring block proposal from self for slot ${slotNumber}`, {
+                proposer: proposer.toString(),
+                slotNumber
+            });
+            return false;
+        }
+        // Check if we're in the committee (for metrics purposes)
+        const inCommittee = await this.epochCache.filterInCommittee(slotNumber, this.getValidatorAddresses());
+        const partOfCommittee = inCommittee.length > 0;
         const proposalInfo = {
-            slotNumber,
-            blockNumber: proposal.payload.header.globalVariables.blockNumber.toNumber(),
-            archive: proposal.payload.archive.toString(),
-            txCount: proposal.payload.txHashes.length,
-            txHashes: proposal.payload.txHashes.map((txHash)=>txHash.toString())
+            ...proposal.toBlockInfo(),
+            proposer: proposer.toString()
         };
-        this.log.verbose(`Received request to attest for slot ${slotNumber}`);
-        // Check that I am in the committee
-        if (!await this.epochCache.isInCommittee(this.keyStore.getAddress())) {
-            this.log.verbose(`Not in the committee, skipping attestation`);
+        this.log.info(`Received block proposal for slot ${slotNumber}`, {
+            ...proposalInfo,
+            txHashes: proposal.txHashes.map((t)=>t.toString()),
+            fishermanMode: this.config.fishermanMode || false
+        });
+        // Reexecute txs if we are part of the committee, or if slashing is enabled, or if we are configured to always reexecute.
+        // In fisherman mode, we always reexecute to validate proposals.
+        const { validatorReexecute, slashBroadcastedInvalidBlockPenalty, alwaysReexecuteBlockProposals, fishermanMode } = this.config;
+        const shouldReexecute = fishermanMode || slashBroadcastedInvalidBlockPenalty > 0n && validatorReexecute || partOfCommittee && validatorReexecute || alwaysReexecuteBlockProposals || this.blobClient.canUpload();
+        const validationResult = await this.blockProposalHandler.handleBlockProposal(proposal, proposalSender, !!shouldReexecute && !escapeHatchOpen);
+        if (!validationResult.isValid) {
+            const reason = validationResult.reason || 'unknown';
+            this.log.warn(`Block proposal validation failed: ${reason}`, proposalInfo);
+            // Classify failure reason: bad proposal vs node issue
+            const badProposalReasons = [
+                'invalid_proposal',
+                'state_mismatch',
+                'failed_txs',
+                'in_hash_mismatch',
+                'parent_block_wrong_slot'
+            ];
+            if (badProposalReasons.includes(reason)) {
+                this.metrics.incFailedAttestationsBadProposal(1, reason, partOfCommittee);
+            } else {
+                // Node issues so we can't validate
+                this.metrics.incFailedAttestationsNodeIssue(1, reason, partOfCommittee);
+            }
+            // Slash invalid block proposals (can happen even when not in committee)
+            if (!escapeHatchOpen && validationResult.reason && SLASHABLE_BLOCK_PROPOSAL_VALIDATION_RESULT.includes(validationResult.reason) && slashBroadcastedInvalidBlockPenalty > 0n) {
+                this.log.warn(`Slashing proposer for invalid block proposal`, proposalInfo);
+                this.slashInvalidBlock(proposal);
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+        this.log.info(`Validated block proposal for slot ${slotNumber}`, {
+            ...proposalInfo,
+            inCommittee: partOfCommittee,
+            fishermanMode: this.config.fishermanMode || false,
+            escapeHatchOpen
+        });
+        if (escapeHatchOpen) {
+            this.log.warn(`Escape hatch open for slot ${slotNumber}, rejecting block proposal`, proposalInfo);
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+    /**
+   * Validate and attest to a checkpoint proposal from a peer.
+   * The proposal is received as CheckpointProposalCore (without lastBlock) since
+   * the lastBlock is extracted and processed separately via the block handler.
+   * @returns Checkpoint attestations if valid, undefined otherwise
+   */ async attestToCheckpointProposal(proposal, _proposalSender) {
+        const slotNumber = proposal.slotNumber;
+        const proposer = proposal.getSender();
+        // If escape hatch is open for this slot's epoch, do not attest.
+        if (await this.epochCache.isEscapeHatchOpenAtSlot(slotNumber)) {
+            this.log.warn(`Escape hatch open for slot ${slotNumber}, skipping checkpoint attestation handling`);
             return undefined;
         }
-        // Check that the proposal is from the current proposer, or the next proposer.
-        const invalidProposal = await this.blockProposalValidator.validate(proposal);
-        if (invalidProposal) {
-            this.log.verbose(`Proposal is not valid, skipping attestation`);
+        // Reject proposals with invalid signatures
+        if (!proposer) {
+            this.log.warn(`Received checkpoint proposal with invalid signature for slot ${slotNumber}`);
             return undefined;
         }
-        // Check that all of the transactions in the proposal are available in the tx pool before attesting
-        this.log.verbose(`Processing attestation for slot ${slotNumber}`, proposalInfo);
-        try {
-            await this.ensureTransactionsAreAvailable(proposal);
-            if (this.config.validatorReexecute) {
-                this.log.verbose(`Re-executing transactions in the proposal before attesting`);
-                await this.reExecuteTransactions(proposal);
-            }
-        } catch (error) {
-            // If the transactions are not available, then we should not attempt to attest
-            if (error instanceof TransactionsNotAvailableError) {
-                this.log.error(`Transactions not available, skipping attestation`, error, proposalInfo);
-            } else {
-                // This branch most commonly be hit if the transactions are available, but the re-execution fails
-                // Catch all error handler
-                this.log.error(`Failed to attest to proposal`, error, proposalInfo);
+        // Ignore proposals from ourselves (may happen in HA setups)
+        if (this.getValidatorAddresses().some((addr)=>addr.equals(proposer))) {
+            this.log.debug(`Ignoring block proposal from self for slot ${slotNumber}`, {
+                proposer: proposer.toString(),
+                slotNumber
+            });
+            return undefined;
+        }
+        // Validate fee asset price modifier is within allowed range
+        if (!validateFeeAssetPriceModifier(proposal.feeAssetPriceModifier)) {
+            this.log.warn(`Received checkpoint proposal with invalid feeAssetPriceModifier ${proposal.feeAssetPriceModifier} for slot ${slotNumber}`);
+            return undefined;
+        }
+        // Check that I have any address in current committee before attesting
+        const inCommittee = await this.epochCache.filterInCommittee(slotNumber, this.getValidatorAddresses());
+        const partOfCommittee = inCommittee.length > 0;
+        const proposalInfo = {
+            slotNumber,
+            archive: proposal.archive.toString(),
+            proposer: proposer.toString()
+        };
+        this.log.info(`Received checkpoint proposal for slot ${slotNumber}`, {
+            ...proposalInfo,
+            fishermanMode: this.config.fishermanMode || false
+        });
+        // Validate the checkpoint proposal before attesting (unless skipCheckpointProposalValidation is set)
+        if (this.config.skipCheckpointProposalValidation) {
+            this.log.warn(`Skipping checkpoint proposal validation for slot ${slotNumber}`, proposalInfo);
+        } else {
+            const validationResult = await this.validateCheckpointProposal(proposal, proposalInfo);
+            if (!validationResult.isValid) {
+                this.log.warn(`Checkpoint proposal validation failed: ${validationResult.reason}`, proposalInfo);
+                return undefined;
             }
+        }
+        // Upload blobs to filestore if we can (fire and forget)
+        if (this.blobClient.canUpload()) {
+            void this.uploadBlobsForCheckpoint(proposal, proposalInfo);
+        }
+        // Check that I have any address in current committee before attesting
+        // In fisherman mode, we still create attestations for validation even if not in committee
+        if (!partOfCommittee && !this.config.fishermanMode) {
+            this.log.verbose(`No validator in the current committee, skipping attestation`, proposalInfo);
             return undefined;
         }
         // Provided all of the above checks pass, we can attest to the proposal
-        this.log.info(`Attesting to proposal for slot ${slotNumber}`, proposalInfo);
-        // If the above function does not throw an error, then we can attest to the proposal
-        return this.validationService.attestToProposal(proposal);
+        this.log.info(`${partOfCommittee ? 'Attesting to' : 'Validated'} checkpoint proposal for slot ${slotNumber}`, {
+            ...proposalInfo,
+            inCommittee: partOfCommittee,
+            fishermanMode: this.config.fishermanMode || false
+        });
+        this.metrics.incSuccessfulAttestations(inCommittee.length);
+        // Track epoch participation per attester: count each (attester, epoch) pair at most once
+        const proposalEpoch = getEpochAtSlot(slotNumber, this.epochCache.getL1Constants());
+        for (const attester of inCommittee){
+            const key = attester.toString();
+            const lastEpoch = this.lastAttestedEpochByAttester.get(key);
+            if (lastEpoch === undefined || proposalEpoch > lastEpoch) {
+                this.lastAttestedEpochByAttester.set(key, proposalEpoch);
+                this.metrics.incAttestedEpochCount(attester);
+            }
+        }
+        // Determine which validators should attest
+        let attestors;
+        if (partOfCommittee) {
+            attestors = inCommittee;
+        } else if (this.config.fishermanMode) {
+            // In fisherman mode, create attestations for validation purposes even if not in committee. These won't be broadcast.
+            attestors = this.getValidatorAddresses();
+        } else {
+            attestors = [];
+        }
+        // Only create attestations if we have attestors
+        if (attestors.length === 0) {
+            return undefined;
+        }
+        if (this.config.fishermanMode) {
+            // bail out early and don't save attestations to the pool in fisherman mode
+            this.log.info(`Creating checkpoint attestations for slot ${slotNumber}`, {
+                ...proposalInfo,
+                attestors: attestors.map((a)=>a.toString())
+            });
+            return undefined;
+        }
+        return await this.createCheckpointAttestationsFromProposal(proposal, attestors);
     }
     /**
-   * Re-execute the transactions in the proposal and check that the state updates match the header state
-   * @param proposal - The proposal to re-execute
-   */ async reExecuteTransactions(proposal) {
-        const { header, txHashes } = proposal.payload;
-        const txs = (await Promise.all(txHashes.map((tx)=>this.p2pClient.getTxByHash(tx)))).filter((tx)=>tx !== undefined);
-        // If we cannot request all of the transactions, then we should fail
-        if (txs.length !== txHashes.length) {
-            throw new TransactionsNotAvailableError(txHashes);
-        }
-        // Assertion: This check will fail if re-execution is not enabled
-        if (this.blockBuilder === undefined) {
-            throw new BlockBuilderNotProvidedError();
-        }
-        // Use the sequencer's block building logic to re-execute the transactions
-        const stopTimer = this.metrics.reExecutionTimer();
-        const { block, numFailedTxs } = await this.blockBuilder(txs, header.globalVariables, {
-            validateOnly: true
+   * Checks if we should attest to a slot based on equivocation prevention rules.
+   * @returns true if we should attest, false if we should skip
+   */ shouldAttestToSlot(slotNumber) {
+        // If attestToEquivocatedProposals is true, always allow
+        if (this.config.attestToEquivocatedProposals) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        // Check if incoming slot is strictly greater than last attested
+        if (this.lastAttestedProposal && slotNumber <= this.lastAttestedProposal.slotNumber) {
+            this.log.warn(`Refusing to process a proposal for slot ${slotNumber} given we already attested to a proposal for slot ${this.lastAttestedProposal.slotNumber}`);
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+    async createCheckpointAttestationsFromProposal(proposal, attestors = []) {
+        // Equivocation check: must happen right before signing to minimize the race window
+        if (!this.shouldAttestToSlot(proposal.slotNumber)) {
+            return undefined;
+        }
+        const attestations = await this.validationService.attestToCheckpointProposal(proposal, attestors);
+        // Track the proposal we attested to (to prevent equivocation)
+        this.lastAttestedProposal = proposal;
+        await this.p2pClient.addOwnCheckpointAttestations(attestations);
+        return attestations;
+    }
+    /**
+   * Validates a checkpoint proposal by building the full checkpoint and comparing it with the proposal.
+   * @returns Validation result with isValid flag and reason if invalid.
+   */ async validateCheckpointProposal(proposal, proposalInfo) {
+        const slot = proposal.slotNumber;
+        // Timeout block syncing at the start of the next slot
+        const config = this.checkpointsBuilder.getConfig();
+        const nextSlotTimestampSeconds = Number(getTimestampForSlot(SlotNumber(slot + 1), config));
+        const timeoutSeconds = Math.max(1, nextSlotTimestampSeconds - Math.floor(this.dateProvider.now() / 1000));
+        // Wait for last block to sync by archive
+        let lastBlockHeader;
+        try {
+            lastBlockHeader = await retryUntil(async ()=>{
+                await this.blockSource.syncImmediate();
+                return this.blockSource.getBlockHeaderByArchive(proposal.archive);
+            }, `waiting for block with archive ${proposal.archive.toString()} for slot ${slot}`, timeoutSeconds, 0.5);
+        } catch (err) {
+            if (err instanceof TimeoutError) {
+                this.log.warn(`Timed out waiting for block with archive matching checkpoint proposal`, proposalInfo);
+                return {
+                    isValid: false,
+                    reason: 'last_block_not_found'
+                };
+            }
+            this.log.error(`Error fetching last block for checkpoint proposal`, err, proposalInfo);
+            return {
+                isValid: false,
+                reason: 'block_fetch_error'
+            };
+        }
+        if (!lastBlockHeader) {
+            this.log.warn(`Last block not found for checkpoint proposal`, proposalInfo);
+            return {
+                isValid: false,
+                reason: 'last_block_not_found'
+            };
+        }
+        // Get all full blocks for the slot and checkpoint
+        const blocks = await this.blockSource.getBlocksForSlot(slot);
+        if (blocks.length === 0) {
+            this.log.warn(`No blocks found for slot ${slot}`, proposalInfo);
+            return {
+                isValid: false,
+                reason: 'no_blocks_for_slot'
+            };
+        }
+        // Ensure the last block for this slot matches the archive in the checkpoint proposal
+        if (!blocks.at(-1)?.archive.root.equals(proposal.archive)) {
+            this.log.warn(`Last block archive mismatch for checkpoint proposal`, proposalInfo);
+            return {
+                isValid: false,
+                reason: 'last_block_archive_mismatch'
+            };
+        }
+        this.log.debug(`Found ${blocks.length} blocks for slot ${slot}`, {
+            ...proposalInfo,
+            blockNumbers: blocks.map((b)=>b.number)
         });
-        stopTimer();
-        this.log.verbose(`Transaction re-execution complete`);
-        if (numFailedTxs > 0) {
-            await this.metrics.recordFailedReexecution(proposal);
-            throw new ReExFailedTxsError(numFailedTxs);
+        // Get checkpoint constants from first block
+        const firstBlock = blocks[0];
+        const constants = this.extractCheckpointConstants(firstBlock);
+        const checkpointNumber = firstBlock.checkpointNumber;
+        // Get L1-to-L2 messages for this checkpoint
+        const l1ToL2Messages = await this.l1ToL2MessageSource.getL1ToL2Messages(checkpointNumber);
+        // Collect the out hashes of all the checkpoints before this one in the same epoch
+        const epoch = getEpochAtSlot(slot, this.epochCache.getL1Constants());
+        const previousCheckpointOutHashes = (await this.blockSource.getCheckpointsDataForEpoch(epoch)).filter((c)=>c.checkpointNumber < checkpointNumber).map((c)=>c.checkpointOutHash);
+        // Fork world state at the block before the first block
+        const parentBlockNumber = BlockNumber(firstBlock.number - 1);
+        const fork = await this.worldState.fork(parentBlockNumber);
+        try {
+            // Create checkpoint builder with all existing blocks
+            const checkpointBuilder = await this.checkpointsBuilder.openCheckpoint(checkpointNumber, constants, proposal.feeAssetPriceModifier, l1ToL2Messages, previousCheckpointOutHashes, fork, blocks, this.log.getBindings());
+            // Complete the checkpoint to get computed values
+            const computedCheckpoint = await checkpointBuilder.completeCheckpoint();
+            // Compare checkpoint header with proposal
+            if (!computedCheckpoint.header.equals(proposal.checkpointHeader)) {
+                this.log.warn(`Checkpoint header mismatch`, {
+                    ...proposalInfo,
+                    computed: computedCheckpoint.header.toInspect(),
+                    proposal: proposal.checkpointHeader.toInspect()
+                });
+                return {
+                    isValid: false,
+                    reason: 'checkpoint_header_mismatch'
+                };
+            }
+            // Compare archive root with proposal
+            if (!computedCheckpoint.archive.root.equals(proposal.archive)) {
+                this.log.warn(`Archive root mismatch`, {
+                    ...proposalInfo,
+                    computed: computedCheckpoint.archive.root.toString(),
+                    proposal: proposal.archive.toString()
+                });
+                return {
+                    isValid: false,
+                    reason: 'archive_mismatch'
+                };
+            }
+            // Check that the accumulated epoch out hash matches the value in the proposal.
+            // The epoch out hash is the accumulated hash of all checkpoint out hashes in the epoch.
+            const checkpointOutHash = computedCheckpoint.getCheckpointOutHash();
+            const computedEpochOutHash = accumulateCheckpointOutHashes([
+                ...previousCheckpointOutHashes,
+                checkpointOutHash
+            ]);
+            const proposalEpochOutHash = proposal.checkpointHeader.epochOutHash;
+            if (!computedEpochOutHash.equals(proposalEpochOutHash)) {
+                this.log.warn(`Epoch out hash mismatch`, {
+                    proposalEpochOutHash: proposalEpochOutHash.toString(),
+                    computedEpochOutHash: computedEpochOutHash.toString(),
+                    checkpointOutHash: checkpointOutHash.toString(),
+                    previousCheckpointOutHashes: previousCheckpointOutHashes.map((h)=>h.toString()),
+                    ...proposalInfo
+                });
+                return {
+                    isValid: false,
+                    reason: 'out_hash_mismatch'
+                };
+            }
+            // Final round of validations on the checkpoint, just in case.
+            try {
+                validateCheckpoint(computedCheckpoint, {
+                    rollupManaLimit: this.checkpointsBuilder.getConfig().rollupManaLimit,
+                    maxDABlockGas: this.config.validateMaxDABlockGas,
+                    maxL2BlockGas: this.config.validateMaxL2BlockGas,
+                    maxTxsPerBlock: this.config.validateMaxTxsPerBlock,
+                    maxTxsPerCheckpoint: this.config.validateMaxTxsPerCheckpoint
+                });
+            } catch (err) {
+                this.log.warn(`Checkpoint validation failed: ${err}`, proposalInfo);
+                return {
+                    isValid: false,
+                    reason: 'checkpoint_validation_failed'
+                };
+            }
+            this.log.verbose(`Checkpoint proposal validation successful for slot ${slot}`, proposalInfo);
+            return {
+                isValid: true
+            };
+        } finally{
+            await fork.close();
         }
-        if (block.body.txEffects.length !== txHashes.length) {
-            await this.metrics.recordFailedReexecution(proposal);
-            throw new ReExTimeoutError();
+    }
+    /**
+   * Extract checkpoint global variables from a block.
+   */ extractCheckpointConstants(block) {
+        const gv = block.header.globalVariables;
+        return {
+            chainId: gv.chainId,
+            version: gv.version,
+            slotNumber: gv.slotNumber,
+            timestamp: gv.timestamp,
+            coinbase: gv.coinbase,
+            feeRecipient: gv.feeRecipient,
+            gasFees: gv.gasFees
+        };
+    }
+    /**
+   * Uploads blobs for a checkpoint to the filestore (fire and forget).
+   */ async uploadBlobsForCheckpoint(proposal, proposalInfo) {
+        try {
+            const lastBlockHeader = await this.blockSource.getBlockHeaderByArchive(proposal.archive);
+            if (!lastBlockHeader) {
+                this.log.warn(`Failed to get last block header for blob upload`, proposalInfo);
+                return;
+            }
+            const blocks = await this.blockSource.getBlocksForSlot(proposal.slotNumber);
+            if (blocks.length === 0) {
+                this.log.warn(`No blocks found for blob upload`, proposalInfo);
+                return;
+            }
+            const blobFields = blocks.flatMap((b)=>b.toBlobFields());
+            const blobs = await getBlobsPerL1Block(blobFields);
+            await this.blobClient.sendBlobsToFilestore(blobs);
+            this.log.debug(`Uploaded ${blobs.length} blobs to filestore for checkpoint at slot ${proposal.slotNumber}`, {
+                ...proposalInfo,
+                numBlobs: blobs.length
+            });
+        } catch (err) {
+            this.log.warn(`Failed to upload blobs for checkpoint: ${err}`, proposalInfo);
         }
-        // This function will throw an error if state updates do not match
-        if (!block.archive.root.equals(proposal.archive)) {
-            await this.metrics.recordFailedReexecution(proposal);
-            throw new ReExStateMismatchError();
+    }
+    slashInvalidBlock(proposal) {
+        const proposer = proposal.getSender();
+        // Skip if signature is invalid (shouldn't happen since we validate earlier)
+        if (!proposer) {
+            this.log.warn(`Cannot slash proposal with invalid signature`);
+            return;
+        }
+        // Trim the set if it's too big.
+        if (this.proposersOfInvalidBlocks.size > MAX_PROPOSERS_OF_INVALID_BLOCKS) {
+            // remove oldest proposer. `values` is guaranteed to be in insertion order.
+            this.proposersOfInvalidBlocks.delete(this.proposersOfInvalidBlocks.values().next().value);
         }
+        this.proposersOfInvalidBlocks.add(proposer.toString());
+        this.emit(WANT_TO_SLASH_EVENT, [
+            {
+                validator: proposer,
+                amount: this.config.slashBroadcastedInvalidBlockPenalty,
+                offenseType: OffenseType.BROADCASTED_INVALID_BLOCK_PROPOSAL,
+                epochOrSlot: BigInt(proposal.slotNumber)
+            }
+        ]);
+    }
+    /**
+   * Handle detection of a duplicate proposal (equivocation).
+   * Emits a slash event when a proposer sends multiple proposals for the same position.
+   */ handleDuplicateProposal(info) {
+        const { slot, proposer, type } = info;
+        this.log.warn(`Triggering slash event for duplicate ${type} proposal from ${proposer.toString()} at slot ${slot}`, {
+            proposer: proposer.toString(),
+            slot,
+            type
+        });
+        // Emit slash event
+        this.emit(WANT_TO_SLASH_EVENT, [
+            {
+                validator: proposer,
+                amount: this.config.slashDuplicateProposalPenalty,
+                offenseType: OffenseType.DUPLICATE_PROPOSAL,
+                epochOrSlot: BigInt(slot)
+            }
+        ]);
     }
     /**
-   * Ensure that all of the transactions in the proposal are available in the tx pool before attesting
-   *
-   * 1. Check if the local tx pool contains all of the transactions in the proposal
-   * 2. If any transactions are not in the local tx pool, request them from the network
-   * 3. If we cannot retrieve them from the network, throw an error
-   * @param proposal - The proposal to attest to
-   */ async ensureTransactionsAreAvailable(proposal) {
-        const txHashes = proposal.payload.txHashes;
-        const transactionStatuses = await Promise.all(txHashes.map((txHash)=>this.p2pClient.getTxStatus(txHash)));
-        const missingTxs = txHashes.filter((_, index)=>![
-                'pending',
-                'mined'
-            ].includes(transactionStatuses[index] ?? ''));
-        if (missingTxs.length === 0) {
-            return; // All transactions are available
-        }
-        this.log.verbose(`Missing ${missingTxs.length} transactions in the tx pool, requesting from the network`);
-        const requestedTxs = await this.p2pClient.requestTxs(missingTxs);
-        if (requestedTxs.some((tx)=>tx === undefined)) {
-            throw new TransactionsNotAvailableError(missingTxs);
-        }
-    }
-    async createBlockProposal(header, archive, txs) {
-        if (this.previousProposal?.slotNumber.equals(header.globalVariables.slotNumber)) {
-            this.log.verbose(`Already made a proposal for the same slot, skipping proposal`);
-            return Promise.resolve(undefined);
-        }
-        const newProposal = await this.validationService.createBlockProposal(header, archive, txs);
-        this.previousProposal = newProposal;
+   * Handle detection of a duplicate attestation (equivocation).
+   * Emits a slash event when an attester signs attestations for different proposals at the same slot.
+   */ handleDuplicateAttestation(info) {
+        const { slot, attester } = info;
+        this.log.warn(`Triggering slash event for duplicate attestation from ${attester.toString()} at slot ${slot}`, {
+            attester: attester.toString(),
+            slot
+        });
+        this.emit(WANT_TO_SLASH_EVENT, [
+            {
+                validator: attester,
+                amount: this.config.slashDuplicateAttestationPenalty,
+                offenseType: OffenseType.DUPLICATE_ATTESTATION,
+                epochOrSlot: BigInt(slot)
+            }
+        ]);
+    }
+    async createBlockProposal(blockHeader, indexWithinCheckpoint, inHash, archive, txs, proposerAddress, options = {}) {
+        // Validate that we're not creating a proposal for an older or equal position
+        if (this.lastProposedBlock) {
+            const lastSlot = this.lastProposedBlock.slotNumber;
+            const lastIndex = this.lastProposedBlock.indexWithinCheckpoint;
+            const newSlot = blockHeader.globalVariables.slotNumber;
+            if (newSlot < lastSlot || newSlot === lastSlot && indexWithinCheckpoint <= lastIndex) {
+                throw new Error(`Cannot create block proposal for slot ${newSlot} index ${indexWithinCheckpoint}: ` + `already proposed block for slot ${lastSlot} index ${lastIndex}`);
+            }
+        }
+        this.log.info(`Assembling block proposal for block ${blockHeader.globalVariables.blockNumber} slot ${blockHeader.globalVariables.slotNumber}`);
+        const newProposal = await this.validationService.createBlockProposal(blockHeader, indexWithinCheckpoint, inHash, archive, txs, proposerAddress, {
+            ...options,
+            broadcastInvalidBlockProposal: this.config.broadcastInvalidBlockProposal
+        });
+        this.lastProposedBlock = newProposal;
         return newProposal;
     }
-    broadcastBlockProposal(proposal) {
-        this.p2pClient.broadcastProposal(proposal);
+    async createCheckpointProposal(checkpointHeader, archive, feeAssetPriceModifier, lastBlockInfo, proposerAddress, options = {}) {
+        // Validate that we're not creating a proposal for an older or equal slot
+        if (this.lastProposedCheckpoint) {
+            const lastSlot = this.lastProposedCheckpoint.slotNumber;
+            const newSlot = checkpointHeader.slotNumber;
+            if (newSlot <= lastSlot) {
+                throw new Error(`Cannot create checkpoint proposal for slot ${newSlot}: ` + `already proposed checkpoint for slot ${lastSlot}`);
+            }
+        }
+        this.log.info(`Assembling checkpoint proposal for slot ${checkpointHeader.slotNumber}`);
+        const newProposal = await this.validationService.createCheckpointProposal(checkpointHeader, archive, feeAssetPriceModifier, lastBlockInfo, proposerAddress, options);
+        this.lastProposedCheckpoint = newProposal;
+        return newProposal;
+    }
+    async broadcastBlockProposal(proposal) {
+        await this.p2pClient.broadcastProposal(proposal);
+    }
+    async signAttestationsAndSigners(attestationsAndSigners, proposer, slot, blockNumber) {
+        return await this.validationService.signAttestationsAndSigners(attestationsAndSigners, proposer, slot, blockNumber);
+    }
+    async collectOwnAttestations(proposal) {
+        const slot = proposal.slotNumber;
+        const inCommittee = await this.epochCache.filterInCommittee(slot, this.getValidatorAddresses());
+        this.log.debug(`Collecting ${inCommittee.length} self-attestations for slot ${slot}`, {
+            inCommittee
+        });
+        const attestations = await this.createCheckpointAttestationsFromProposal(proposal, inCommittee);
+        if (!attestations) {
+            return [];
+        }
+        // We broadcast our own attestations to our peers so, in case our block does not get mined on L1,
+        // other nodes can see that our validators did attest to this block proposal, and do not slash us
+        // due to inactivity for missed attestations.
+        void this.p2pClient.broadcastCheckpointAttestations(attestations).catch((err)=>{
+            this.log.error(`Failed to broadcast self-attestations for slot ${slot}`, err);
+        });
+        return attestations;
     }
-    // TODO(https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7962)
     async collectAttestations(proposal, required, deadline) {
-        // Wait and poll the p2pClient's attestation pool for this block until we have enough attestations
-        const slot = proposal.payload.header.globalVariables.slotNumber.toBigInt();
+        // Wait and poll the p2pClient's attestation pool for this checkpoint until we have enough attestations
+        const slot = proposal.slotNumber;
         this.log.debug(`Collecting ${required} attestations for slot ${slot} with deadline ${deadline.toISOString()}`);
         if (+deadline < this.dateProvider.now()) {
             this.log.error(`Deadline ${deadline.toISOString()} for collecting ${required} attestations for slot ${slot} is in the past`);
-            throw new AttestationTimeoutError(required, slot);
+            throw new AttestationTimeoutError(0, required, slot);
         }
+        await this.collectOwnAttestations(proposal);
         const proposalId = proposal.archive.toString();
-        const myAttestation = await this.validationService.attestToProposal(proposal);
+        const myAddresses = this.getValidatorAddresses();
         let attestations = [];
         while(true){
-            const collectedAttestations = [
-                myAttestation,
-                ...await this.p2pClient.getAttestationsForSlot(slot, proposalId)
-            ];
-            const oldSenders = await Promise.all(attestations.map((attestation)=>attestation.getSender()));
+            // Filter out attestations with a mismatching archive. This should NOT happen since we have verified
+            // the proposer signature (ie our own) before accepting the attestation into the pool via the p2p client.
+            const collectedAttestations = (await this.p2pClient.getCheckpointAttestationsForSlot(slot, proposalId)).filter((attestation)=>{
+                if (!attestation.archive.equals(proposal.archive)) {
+                    this.log.warn(`Received attestation for slot ${slot} with mismatched archive from ${attestation.getSender()?.toString()}`, {
+                        attestationArchive: attestation.archive.toString(),
+                        proposalArchive: proposal.archive.toString()
+                    });
+                    return false;
+                }
+                return true;
+            });
+            // Log new attestations we collected
+            const oldSenders = attestations.map((attestation)=>attestation.getSender());
             for (const collected of collectedAttestations){
-                const collectedSender = await collected.getSender();
-                if (!oldSenders.some((sender)=>sender.equals(collectedSender))) {
+                const collectedSender = collected.getSender();
+                // Skip attestations with invalid signatures
+                if (!collectedSender) {
+                    this.log.warn(`Skipping attestation with invalid signature for slot ${slot}`);
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (!myAddresses.some((address)=>address.equals(collectedSender)) && !oldSenders.some((sender)=>sender?.equals(collectedSender))) {
                     this.log.debug(`Received attestation for slot ${slot} from ${collectedSender.toString()}`);
                 }
             }
@@ -230,17 +770,32 @@ import { ValidatorMetrics } from './metrics.js';
             }
             if (+deadline < this.dateProvider.now()) {
                 this.log.error(`Timeout ${deadline.toISOString()} waiting for ${required} attestations for slot ${slot}`);
-                throw new AttestationTimeoutError(required, slot);
+                throw new AttestationTimeoutError(attestations.length, required, slot);
             }
-            this.log.debug(`Collected ${attestations.length} attestations so far`);
+            this.log.debug(`Collected ${attestations.length} of ${required} attestations so far`);
             await sleep(this.config.attestationPollingIntervalMs);
         }
     }
-}
-function validatePrivateKey(privateKey) {
-    try {
-        return Buffer32.fromString(privateKey);
-    } catch (error) {
-        throw new InvalidValidatorPrivateKeyError();
+    async handleAuthRequest(peer, msg) {
+        const authRequest = AuthRequest.fromBuffer(msg);
+        const statusMessage = await this.p2pClient.handleAuthRequestFromPeer(authRequest, peer).catch((_)=>undefined);
+        if (statusMessage === undefined) {
+            return Buffer.alloc(0);
+        }
+        // Find a validator address that is in the set
+        const allRegisteredValidators = await this.epochCache.getRegisteredValidators();
+        const addressToUse = this.getValidatorAddresses().find((address)=>allRegisteredValidators.find((v)=>v.equals(address)) !== undefined);
+        if (addressToUse === undefined) {
+            // We don't have a registered address
+            return Buffer.alloc(0);
+        }
+        const payloadToSign = authRequest.getPayloadToSign();
+        // AUTH_REQUEST doesn't require HA protection - multiple signatures are safe
+        const context = {
+            dutyType: DutyType.AUTH_REQUEST
+        };
+        const signature = await this.keyStore.signMessageWithAddress(addressToUse, payloadToSign, context);
+        const authResponse = new AuthResponse(statusMessage, signature);
+        return authResponse.toBuffer();
     }
 }