@aztec/validator-client 0.0.1-commit.5476d83 → 0.0.1-commit.5914bae

package/dest/validator.js

@@ -4,13 +4,17 @@ import { sleep } from '@aztec/foundation/sleep';
 import { DateProvider } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
 import { AuthRequest, AuthResponse, BlockProposalValidator, ReqRespSubProtocol } from '@aztec/p2p';
 import { OffenseType, WANT_TO_SLASH_EVENT } from '@aztec/slasher';
+import { getEpochAtSlot } from '@aztec/stdlib/epoch-helpers';
 import { AttestationTimeoutError } from '@aztec/stdlib/validators';
 import { getTelemetryClient } from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
+import { createHASigner, createSignerFromSharedDb } 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 { HAKeyStore } from './key_store/ha_key_store.js';
 import { NodeKeystoreAdapter } from './key_store/node_keystore_adapter.js';
 import { ValidatorMetrics } from './metrics.js';
+import { ProposalHandler } from './proposal_handler.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;
@@ -25,8 +29,10 @@ const SLASHABLE_BLOCK_PROPOSAL_VALIDATION_RESULT = [
     keyStore;
     epochCache;
     p2pClient;
-    blockProposalHandler;
+    proposalHandler;
     config;
+    blobClient;
+    haSigner;
     dateProvider;
     tracer;
     validationService;
@@ -34,13 +40,15 @@ const SLASHABLE_BLOCK_PROPOSAL_VALIDATION_RESULT = [
     log;
     // Whether it has already registered handlers on the p2p client
     hasRegisteredHandlers;
-    // Used to check if we are sending the same proposal twice
-    previousProposal;
+    /** Tracks the last block proposal we created, to detect duplicate proposal attempts. */ lastProposedBlock;
+    /** Tracks the last checkpoint proposal we created. */ lastProposedCheckpoint;
     lastEpochForCommitteeUpdateLoop;
     epochCacheUpdateLoop;
+    /** Tracks the last epoch in which each attester successfully submitted at least one attestation. */ lastAttestedEpochByAttester;
     proposersOfInvalidBlocks;
-    constructor(keyStore, epochCache, p2pClient, blockProposalHandler, config, dateProvider = new DateProvider(), telemetry = getTelemetryClient(), log = createLogger('validator')){
-        super(), this.keyStore = keyStore, this.epochCache = epochCache, this.p2pClient = p2pClient, this.blockProposalHandler = blockProposalHandler, this.config = config, this.dateProvider = dateProvider, this.hasRegisteredHandlers = false, this.proposersOfInvalidBlocks = new Set();
+    /** Tracks the last checkpoint proposal we attested to, to prevent equivocation. */ lastAttestedProposal;
+    constructor(keyStore, epochCache, p2pClient, proposalHandler, config, blobClient, haSigner, dateProvider = new DateProvider(), telemetry = getTelemetryClient(), log = createLogger('validator')){
+        super(), this.keyStore = keyStore, this.epochCache = epochCache, this.p2pClient = p2pClient, this.proposalHandler = proposalHandler, this.config = config, this.blobClient = blobClient, this.haSigner = haSigner, 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');
@@ -79,6 +87,7 @@ const SLASHABLE_BLOCK_PROPOSAL_VALIDATION_RESULT = [
                 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()));
@@ -94,27 +103,42 @@ const SLASHABLE_BLOCK_PROPOSAL_VALIDATION_RESULT = [
             this.log.error(`Error updating epoch committee`, err);
         }
     }
-    static new(config, blockBuilder, epochCache, p2pClient, blockSource, l1ToL2MessageSource, txProvider, keyStoreManager, dateProvider = new DateProvider(), telemetry = getTelemetryClient()) {
+    static async new(config, checkpointsBuilder, worldState, epochCache, p2pClient, blockSource, l1ToL2MessageSource, txProvider, keyStoreManager, blobClient, dateProvider = new DateProvider(), telemetry = getTelemetryClient(), slashingProtectionDb) {
         const metrics = new ValidatorMetrics(telemetry);
         const blockProposalValidator = new BlockProposalValidator(epochCache, {
-            txsPermitted: !config.disableTransactions
+            txsPermitted: !config.disableTransactions,
+            maxTxsPerBlock: config.validateMaxTxsPerBlock
         });
-        const blockProposalHandler = new BlockProposalHandler(blockBuilder, blockSource, l1ToL2MessageSource, txProvider, blockProposalValidator, config, metrics, dateProvider, telemetry);
-        const validator = new ValidatorClient(NodeKeystoreAdapter.fromKeyStoreManager(keyStoreManager), epochCache, p2pClient, blockProposalHandler, config, dateProvider, telemetry);
+        const proposalHandler = new ProposalHandler(checkpointsBuilder, worldState, blockSource, l1ToL2MessageSource, txProvider, blockProposalValidator, epochCache, config, blobClient, metrics, dateProvider, telemetry);
+        const nodeKeystoreAdapter = NodeKeystoreAdapter.fromKeyStoreManager(keyStoreManager);
+        let validatorKeyStore = nodeKeystoreAdapter;
+        let haSigner;
+        if (slashingProtectionDb) {
+            // Shared database mode: use a pre-existing database (e.g. for testing HA setups).
+            const { signer } = createSignerFromSharedDb(slashingProtectionDb, config);
+            haSigner = signer;
+            validatorKeyStore = new HAKeyStore(nodeKeystoreAdapter, signer);
+        } else if (config.haSigningEnabled) {
+            // If maxStuckDutiesAgeMs is not explicitly set, compute it from Aztec slot duration
+            const haConfig = {
+                ...config,
+                maxStuckDutiesAgeMs: config.maxStuckDutiesAgeMs ?? epochCache.getL1Constants().slotDuration * 2 * 1000
+            };
+            const { signer } = await createHASigner(haConfig);
+            haSigner = signer;
+            validatorKeyStore = new HAKeyStore(nodeKeystoreAdapter, signer);
+        }
+        const validator = new ValidatorClient(validatorKeyStore, epochCache, p2pClient, proposalHandler, config, blobClient, haSigner, dateProvider, telemetry);
         return validator;
     }
     getValidatorAddresses() {
         return this.keyStore.getAddresses().filter((addr)=>!this.config.disabledValidators.some((disabled)=>disabled.equals(addr)));
     }
-    getBlockProposalHandler() {
-        return this.blockProposalHandler;
-    }
-    // Proxy method for backwards compatibility with tests
-    reExecuteTransactions(proposal, blockNumber, txs, l1ToL2Messages) {
-        return this.blockProposalHandler.reexecuteTransactions(proposal, blockNumber, txs, l1ToL2Messages);
+    getProposalHandler() {
+        return this.proposalHandler;
     }
-    signWithAddress(addr, msg) {
-        return this.keyStore.signTypedDataWithAddress(addr, msg);
+    signWithAddress(addr, msg, context) {
+        return this.keyStore.signTypedDataWithAddress(addr, msg, context);
     }
     getCoinbaseForAttestor(attestor) {
         return this.keyStore.getCoinbaseAddress(attestor);
@@ -131,11 +155,26 @@ const SLASHABLE_BLOCK_PROPOSAL_VALIDATION_RESULT = [
             ...config
         };
     }
+    reloadKeystore(newManager) {
+        if (this.config.haSigningEnabled && !this.haSigner) {
+            this.log.warn('HA signing is enabled in config but was not initialized at startup. ' + 'Restart the node to enable HA signing.');
+        } else if (!this.config.haSigningEnabled && this.haSigner) {
+            this.log.warn('HA signing was disabled via config update but the HA signer is still active. ' + 'Restart the node to fully disable HA signing.');
+        }
+        const newAdapter = NodeKeystoreAdapter.fromKeyStoreManager(newManager);
+        if (this.haSigner) {
+            this.keyStore = new HAKeyStore(newAdapter, this.haSigner);
+        } else {
+            this.keyStore = newAdapter;
+        }
+        this.validationService = new ValidationService(this.keyStore, this.log.createChild('validation-service'));
+    }
     async start() {
         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);
@@ -148,47 +187,75 @@ const SLASHABLE_BLOCK_PROPOSAL_VALIDATION_RESULT = [
     }
     async stop() {
         await this.epochCacheUpdateLoop.stop();
+        await this.keyStore.stop();
     }
     /** Register handlers on the p2p client */ async registerHandlers() {
         if (!this.hasRegisteredHandlers) {
             this.hasRegisteredHandlers = true;
             this.log.debug(`Registering validator handlers for p2p client`);
-            const handler = (block, proposalSender)=>this.attestToProposal(block, proposalSender);
-            this.p2pClient.registerBlockProposalHandler(handler);
+            // 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));
         }
     }
-    async attestToProposal(proposal, proposalSender) {
+    /**
+   * 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 proposal with invalid signature for slot ${slotNumber}`);
-            return undefined;
+            this.log.warn(`Received block proposal with invalid signature for slot ${slotNumber}`);
+            return false;
         }
-        // Check that I have any address in current committee before attesting
+        // Log self-proposals from HA peers (same validator key on different nodes)
+        if (this.getValidatorAddresses().some((addr)=>addr.equals(proposer))) {
+            this.log.verbose(`Processing block proposal from HA peer for slot ${slotNumber}`, {
+                proposer: proposer.toString(),
+                slotNumber
+            });
+        }
+        // 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 = {
             ...proposal.toBlockInfo(),
             proposer: proposer.toString()
         };
-        this.log.info(`Received proposal for slot ${slotNumber}`, {
+        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 so we can attest, or if slashing is enabled so we can slash
-        // invalid proposals even when not in the committee, or if we are configured to always reexecute for monitoring purposes.
+        // 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;
-        const validationResult = await this.blockProposalHandler.handleBlockProposal(proposal, proposalSender, !!shouldReexecute);
+        const shouldReexecute = fishermanMode || slashBroadcastedInvalidBlockPenalty > 0n && validatorReexecute || partOfCommittee && validatorReexecute || alwaysReexecuteBlockProposals || this.blobClient.canUpload();
+        const validationResult = await this.proposalHandler.handleBlockProposal(proposal, proposalSender, !!shouldReexecute && !escapeHatchOpen);
         if (!validationResult.isValid) {
-            this.log.warn(`Proposal validation failed: ${validationResult.reason}`, proposalInfo);
             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',
@@ -200,16 +267,71 @@ const SLASHABLE_BLOCK_PROPOSAL_VALIDATION_RESULT = [
             if (badProposalReasons.includes(reason)) {
                 this.metrics.incFailedAttestationsBadProposal(1, reason, partOfCommittee);
             } else {
-                // Node issues so we can't attest
+                // 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 (validationResult.reason && SLASHABLE_BLOCK_PROPOSAL_VALIDATION_RESULT.includes(validationResult.reason) && slashBroadcastedInvalidBlockPenalty > 0n) {
+            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;
         }
+        // Ignore proposals from ourselves (may happen in HA setups)
+        if (proposer && this.getValidatorAddresses().some((addr)=>addr.equals(proposer))) {
+            this.log.debug(`Ignoring block proposal from self for slot ${slotNumber}`, {
+                proposer: proposer.toString(),
+                slotNumber
+            });
+            return undefined;
+        }
+        // Check that I have any address in the committee where this checkpoint will land 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 and upload blobs (unless skipCheckpointProposalValidation is set)
+        if (this.config.skipCheckpointProposalValidation) {
+            this.log.warn(`Skipping checkpoint proposal validation for slot ${slotNumber}`, proposalInfo);
+        } else {
+            const validationResult = await this.proposalHandler.handleCheckpointProposal(proposal, proposalInfo);
+            if (!validationResult.isValid) {
+                this.log.warn(`Checkpoint proposal validation failed: ${validationResult.reason}`, proposalInfo);
+                return undefined;
+            }
+        }
         // Check that I have any address in current committee before attesting
         // In fisherman mode, we still create attestations for validation even if not in committee
         if (!partOfCommittee && !this.config.fishermanMode) {
@@ -217,13 +339,22 @@ const SLASHABLE_BLOCK_PROPOSAL_VALIDATION_RESULT = [
             return undefined;
         }
         // Provided all of the above checks pass, we can attest to the proposal
-        this.log.info(`${partOfCommittee ? 'Attesting to' : 'Validated'} proposal for slot ${slotNumber}`, {
+        this.log.info(`${partOfCommittee ? 'Attesting to' : 'Validated'} checkpoint proposal for slot ${slotNumber}`, {
             ...proposalInfo,
             inCommittee: partOfCommittee,
             fishermanMode: this.config.fishermanMode || false
         });
         this.metrics.incSuccessfulAttestations(inCommittee.length);
-        // If the above function does not throw an error, then we can attest to the proposal
+        // 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) {
@@ -240,13 +371,39 @@ const SLASHABLE_BLOCK_PROPOSAL_VALIDATION_RESULT = [
         }
         if (this.config.fishermanMode) {
             // bail out early and don't save attestations to the pool in fisherman mode
-            this.log.info(`Creating attestations for proposal for slot ${slotNumber}`, {
+            this.log.info(`Creating checkpoint attestations for slot ${slotNumber}`, {
                 ...proposalInfo,
                 attestors: attestors.map((a)=>a.toString())
             });
             return undefined;
         }
-        return this.createBlockAttestationsFromProposal(proposal, attestors);
+        return await this.createCheckpointAttestationsFromProposal(proposal, attestors);
+    }
+    /**
+   * 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;
     }
     slashInvalidBlock(proposal) {
         const proposer = proposal.getSender();
@@ -270,42 +427,103 @@ const SLASHABLE_BLOCK_PROPOSAL_VALIDATION_RESULT = [
             }
         ]);
     }
-    async createBlockProposal(blockNumber, header, archive, txs, proposerAddress, options) {
-        if (this.previousProposal?.slotNumber === header.slotNumber) {
-            this.log.verbose(`Already made a proposal for the same slot, skipping proposal`);
-            return Promise.resolve(undefined);
+    /**
+   * 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)
+            }
+        ]);
+    }
+    /**
+   * 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}`);
+            }
         }
-        const newProposal = await this.validationService.createBlockProposal(header, archive, txs, proposerAddress, {
+        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.previousProposal = newProposal;
+        this.lastProposedBlock = newProposal;
+        return newProposal;
+    }
+    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) {
-        return await this.validationService.signAttestationsAndSigners(attestationsAndSigners, proposer);
+    async signAttestationsAndSigners(attestationsAndSigners, proposer, slot, blockNumber) {
+        return await this.validationService.signAttestationsAndSigners(attestationsAndSigners, proposer, slot, blockNumber);
     }
     async collectOwnAttestations(proposal) {
-        const slot = proposal.payload.header.slotNumber;
+        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.createBlockAttestationsFromProposal(proposal, 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.broadcastAttestations(attestations).catch((err)=>{
+        void this.p2pClient.broadcastCheckpointAttestations(attestations).catch((err)=>{
             this.log.error(`Failed to broadcast self-attestations for slot ${slot}`, err);
         });
         return attestations;
     }
     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.slotNumber;
+        // 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`);
@@ -316,13 +534,13 @@ const SLASHABLE_BLOCK_PROPOSAL_VALIDATION_RESULT = [
         const myAddresses = this.getValidatorAddresses();
         let attestations = [];
         while(true){
-            // Filter out attestations with a mismatching payload. This should NOT happen since we have verified
+            // 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.getAttestationsForSlot(slot, proposalId)).filter((attestation)=>{
-                if (!attestation.payload.equals(proposal.payload)) {
-                    this.log.warn(`Received attestation for slot ${slot} with mismatched payload from ${attestation.getSender()?.toString()}`, {
-                        attestationPayload: attestation.payload,
-                        proposalPayload: proposal.payload
+            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;
                 }
@@ -354,11 +572,6 @@ const SLASHABLE_BLOCK_PROPOSAL_VALIDATION_RESULT = [
             await sleep(this.config.attestationPollingIntervalMs);
         }
     }
-    async createBlockAttestationsFromProposal(proposal, attestors = []) {
-        const attestations = await this.validationService.attestToProposal(proposal, attestors);
-        await this.p2pClient.addAttestations(attestations);
-        return attestations;
-    }
     async handleAuthRequest(peer, msg) {
         const authRequest = AuthRequest.fromBuffer(msg);
         const statusMessage = await this.p2pClient.handleAuthRequestFromPeer(authRequest, peer).catch((_)=>undefined);
@@ -373,7 +586,11 @@ const SLASHABLE_BLOCK_PROPOSAL_VALIDATION_RESULT = [
             return Buffer.alloc(0);
         }
         const payloadToSign = authRequest.getPayloadToSign();
-        const signature = await this.keyStore.signMessageWithAddress(addressToUse, payloadToSign);
+        // 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();
     }

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aztec/validator-client",
-  "version": "0.0.1-commit.5476d83",
+  "version": "0.0.1-commit.5914bae",
   "main": "dest/index.js",
   "type": "module",
   "exports": {
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node --no-warnings ./dest/bin",
-    "build": "yarn clean && tsgo -b",
-    "build:dev": "tsgo -b --watch",
+    "build": "yarn clean && ../scripts/tsc.sh",
+    "build:dev": "../scripts/tsc.sh --watch",
     "clean": "rm -rf ./dest .tsbuildinfo",
     "test": "NODE_NO_WARNINGS=1 node --experimental-vm-modules ../node_modules/.bin/jest --passWithNoTests --maxWorkers=${JEST_MAX_WORKERS:-8}"
   },
@@ -64,25 +64,35 @@
     ]
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aztec/constants": "0.0.1-commit.5476d83",
-    "@aztec/epoch-cache": "0.0.1-commit.5476d83",
-    "@aztec/ethereum": "0.0.1-commit.5476d83",
-    "@aztec/foundation": "0.0.1-commit.5476d83",
-    "@aztec/node-keystore": "0.0.1-commit.5476d83",
-    "@aztec/p2p": "0.0.1-commit.5476d83",
-    "@aztec/slasher": "0.0.1-commit.5476d83",
-    "@aztec/stdlib": "0.0.1-commit.5476d83",
-    "@aztec/telemetry-client": "0.0.1-commit.5476d83",
+    "@aztec/blob-client": "0.0.1-commit.5914bae",
+    "@aztec/blob-lib": "0.0.1-commit.5914bae",
+    "@aztec/constants": "0.0.1-commit.5914bae",
+    "@aztec/epoch-cache": "0.0.1-commit.5914bae",
+    "@aztec/ethereum": "0.0.1-commit.5914bae",
+    "@aztec/foundation": "0.0.1-commit.5914bae",
+    "@aztec/node-keystore": "0.0.1-commit.5914bae",
+    "@aztec/noir-protocol-circuits-types": "0.0.1-commit.5914bae",
+    "@aztec/p2p": "0.0.1-commit.5914bae",
+    "@aztec/protocol-contracts": "0.0.1-commit.5914bae",
+    "@aztec/prover-client": "0.0.1-commit.5914bae",
+    "@aztec/simulator": "0.0.1-commit.5914bae",
+    "@aztec/slasher": "0.0.1-commit.5914bae",
+    "@aztec/stdlib": "0.0.1-commit.5914bae",
+    "@aztec/telemetry-client": "0.0.1-commit.5914bae",
+    "@aztec/validator-ha-signer": "0.0.1-commit.5914bae",
     "koa": "^2.16.1",
     "koa-router": "^13.1.1",
     "tslib": "^2.4.0",
     "viem": "npm:@aztec/viem@2.38.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@aztec/archiver": "0.0.1-commit.5914bae",
+    "@aztec/world-state": "0.0.1-commit.5914bae",
+    "@electric-sql/pglite": "^0.3.14",
     "@jest/globals": "^30.0.0",
     "@types/jest": "^30.0.0",
     "@types/node": "^22.15.17",
-    "@typescript/native-preview": "7.0.0-dev.20251126.1",
+    "@typescript/native-preview": "7.0.0-dev.20260113.1",
     "jest": "^30.0.0",
     "jest-mock-extended": "^4.0.0",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.1",