@aztec/validator-client 0.0.1-commit.b655e406 → 0.0.1-commit.c2595eba

package/src/validator.ts

@@ -1,30 +1,60 @@
+import type { BlobClientInterface } from '@aztec/blob-client/client';
+import { type Blob, getBlobsPerL1Block } from '@aztec/blob-lib';
 import type { EpochCache } from '@aztec/epoch-cache';
+import {
+  BlockNumber,
+  CheckpointNumber,
+  EpochNumber,
+  IndexWithinCheckpoint,
+  SlotNumber,
+} from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
+import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
+import { TimeoutError } from '@aztec/foundation/error';
 import type { EthAddress } from '@aztec/foundation/eth-address';
 import type { Signature } from '@aztec/foundation/eth-signature';
-import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/fields';
-import { type Logger, createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
+import { type LogData, type Logger, 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 type { KeystoreManager } from '@aztec/node-keystore';
-import type { P2P, PeerId, TxProvider } from '@aztec/p2p';
+import type { P2P, PeerId } from '@aztec/p2p';
 import { AuthRequest, AuthResponse, BlockProposalValidator, ReqRespSubProtocol } from '@aztec/p2p';
 import { OffenseType, WANT_TO_SLASH_EVENT, type Watcher, type WatcherEmitter } from '@aztec/slasher';
 import type { AztecAddress } from '@aztec/stdlib/aztec-address';
-import type { CommitteeAttestationsAndSigners, L2BlockSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
-import type { IFullNodeBlockBuilder, Validator, ValidatorClientFullConfig } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
-import type { L1ToL2MessageSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/messaging';
-import type { BlockAttestation, BlockProposal, BlockProposalOptions } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
+import type { CommitteeAttestationsAndSigners, L2Block, L2BlockSink, L2BlockSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
+import { getEpochAtSlot } from '@aztec/stdlib/epoch-helpers';
+import type {
+  CreateCheckpointProposalLastBlockData,
+  ITxProvider,
+  Validator,
+  ValidatorClientFullConfig,
+  WorldStateSynchronizer,
+} from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
+import { type L1ToL2MessageSource, accumulateCheckpointOutHashes } from '@aztec/stdlib/messaging';
+import type {
+  BlockProposal,
+  BlockProposalOptions,
+  CheckpointAttestation,
+  CheckpointProposalCore,
+  CheckpointProposalOptions,
+} from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
+import { CheckpointProposal } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
 import type { CheckpointHeader } from '@aztec/stdlib/rollup';
-import type { StateReference, Tx } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
+import type { BlockHeader, CheckpointGlobalVariables, Tx } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 import { AttestationTimeoutError } from '@aztec/stdlib/validators';
 import { type TelemetryClient, type Tracer, getTelemetryClient } from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
+import { createHASigner } from '@aztec/validator-ha-signer/factory';
+import { DutyType, type SigningContext } from '@aztec/validator-ha-signer/types';
 
 import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
 import type { TypedDataDefinition } from 'viem';
 
 import { BlockProposalHandler, type BlockProposalValidationFailureReason } from './block_proposal_handler.js';
+import type { FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder } from './checkpoint_builder.js';
 import { ValidationService } from './duties/validation_service.js';
+import { HAKeyStore } from './key_store/ha_key_store.js';
+import type { ExtendedValidatorKeyStore } from './key_store/interface.js';
 import { NodeKeystoreAdapter } from './key_store/node_keystore_adapter.js';
 import { ValidatorMetrics } from './metrics.js';
 
@@ -45,6 +75,7 @@ export class ValidatorClient extends (EventEmitter as new () => WatcherEmitter)
   public readonly tracer: Tracer;
   private validationService: ValidationService;
   private metrics: ValidatorMetrics;
+  private log: Logger;
 
   // Whether it has already registered handlers on the p2p client
   private hasRegisteredHandlers = false;
@@ -52,29 +83,38 @@ export class ValidatorClient extends (EventEmitter as new () => WatcherEmitter)
   // Used to check if we are sending the same proposal twice
   private previousProposal?: BlockProposal;
 
-  private lastEpochForCommitteeUpdateLoop: bigint | undefined;
+  private lastEpochForCommitteeUpdateLoop: EpochNumber | undefined;
   private epochCacheUpdateLoop: RunningPromise;
 
   private proposersOfInvalidBlocks: Set<string> = new Set();
 
   protected constructor(
-    private keyStore: NodeKeystoreAdapter,
+    private keyStore: ExtendedValidatorKeyStore,
     private epochCache: EpochCache,
     private p2pClient: P2P,
     private blockProposalHandler: BlockProposalHandler,
+    private blockSource: L2BlockSource,
+    private checkpointsBuilder: FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder,
+    private worldState: WorldStateSynchronizer,
+    private l1ToL2MessageSource: L1ToL2MessageSource,
     private config: ValidatorClientFullConfig,
+    private blobClient: BlobClientInterface,
     private dateProvider: DateProvider = new DateProvider(),
     telemetry: TelemetryClient = getTelemetryClient(),
-    private log = createLogger('validator'),
+    log = createLogger('validator'),
   ) {
     super();
+
+    // 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, log.createChild('validation-service'));
+    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), log, 1000);
+    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(', ')}`);
@@ -132,15 +172,17 @@ export class ValidatorClient extends (EventEmitter as new () => WatcherEmitter)
     }
   }
 
-  static new(
+  static async new(
     config: ValidatorClientFullConfig,
-    blockBuilder: IFullNodeBlockBuilder,
+    checkpointsBuilder: FullNodeCheckpointsBuilder,
+    worldState: WorldStateSynchronizer,
     epochCache: EpochCache,
     p2pClient: P2P,
-    blockSource: L2BlockSource,
+    blockSource: L2BlockSource & L2BlockSink,
     l1ToL2MessageSource: L1ToL2MessageSource,
-    txProvider: TxProvider,
+    txProvider: ITxProvider,
     keyStoreManager: KeystoreManager,
+    blobClient: BlobClientInterface,
     dateProvider: DateProvider = new DateProvider(),
     telemetry: TelemetryClient = getTelemetryClient(),
   ) {
@@ -149,23 +191,41 @@ export class ValidatorClient extends (EventEmitter as new () => WatcherEmitter)
       txsPermitted: !config.disableTransactions,
     });
     const blockProposalHandler = new BlockProposalHandler(
-      blockBuilder,
+      checkpointsBuilder,
+      worldState,
       blockSource,
       l1ToL2MessageSource,
       txProvider,
       blockProposalValidator,
+      epochCache,
       config,
       metrics,
       dateProvider,
       telemetry,
     );
 
+    let validatorKeyStore: ExtendedValidatorKeyStore = NodeKeystoreAdapter.fromKeyStoreManager(keyStoreManager);
+    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);
+      validatorKeyStore = new HAKeyStore(validatorKeyStore, signer);
+    }
+
     const validator = new ValidatorClient(
-      NodeKeystoreAdapter.fromKeyStoreManager(keyStoreManager),
+      validatorKeyStore,
       epochCache,
       p2pClient,
       blockProposalHandler,
+      blockSource,
+      checkpointsBuilder,
+      worldState,
+      l1ToL2MessageSource,
       config,
+      blobClient,
       dateProvider,
       telemetry,
     );
@@ -183,18 +243,8 @@ export class ValidatorClient extends (EventEmitter as new () => WatcherEmitter)
     return this.blockProposalHandler;
   }
 
-  // Proxy method for backwards compatibility with tests
-  public reExecuteTransactions(
-    proposal: BlockProposal,
-    blockNumber: number,
-    txs: any[],
-    l1ToL2Messages: Fr[],
-  ): Promise<any> {
-    return this.blockProposalHandler.reexecuteTransactions(proposal, blockNumber, txs, l1ToL2Messages);
-  }
-
-  public signWithAddress(addr: EthAddress, msg: TypedDataDefinition) {
-    return this.keyStore.signTypedDataWithAddress(addr, msg);
+  public signWithAddress(addr: EthAddress, msg: TypedDataDefinition, context: SigningContext) {
+    return this.keyStore.signTypedDataWithAddress(addr, msg, context);
   }
 
   public getCoinbaseForAttestor(attestor: EthAddress): EthAddress {
@@ -219,18 +269,15 @@ export class ValidatorClient extends (EventEmitter as new () => WatcherEmitter)
       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(
-        `Started validator with addresses in current validator committee: ${inCommittee
-          .map(a => a.toString())
-          .join(', ')}`,
-      );
-    } else {
-      this.log.info(`Started validator with addresses: ${myAddresses.map(a => a.toString()).join(', ')}`);
+      this.log.info(`Addresses in current validator committee: ${inCommittee.map(a => a.toString()).join(', ')}`);
     }
     this.epochCacheUpdateLoop.start();
 
@@ -239,6 +286,7 @@ export class ValidatorClient extends (EventEmitter as new () => WatcherEmitter)
 
   public async stop() {
     await this.epochCacheUpdateLoop.stop();
+    await this.keyStore.stop();
   }
 
   /** Register handlers on the p2p client */
@@ -247,9 +295,19 @@ export class ValidatorClient extends (EventEmitter as new () => WatcherEmitter)
       this.hasRegisteredHandlers = true;
       this.log.debug(`Registering validator handlers for p2p client`);
 
-      const handler = (block: BlockProposal, proposalSender: PeerId): Promise<BlockAttestation[] | undefined> =>
-        this.attestToProposal(block, proposalSender);
-      this.p2pClient.registerBlockProposalHandler(handler);
+      // Block proposal handler - validates but does NOT attest (validators only attest to checkpoints)
+      const blockHandler = (block: BlockProposal, proposalSender: PeerId): Promise<boolean> =>
+        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: CheckpointProposalCore,
+        proposalSender: PeerId,
+      ): Promise<CheckpointAttestation[] | undefined> => this.attestToCheckpointProposal(checkpoint, proposalSender);
+      this.p2pClient.registerCheckpointProposalHandler(checkpointHandler);
 
       const myAddresses = this.getValidatorAddresses();
       this.p2pClient.registerThisValidatorAddresses(myAddresses);
@@ -258,42 +316,56 @@ export class ValidatorClient extends (EventEmitter as new () => WatcherEmitter)
     }
   }
 
-  async attestToProposal(proposal: BlockProposal, proposalSender: PeerId): Promise<BlockAttestation[] | undefined> {
-    const slotNumber = proposal.slotNumber.toBigInt();
+  /**
+   * 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: BlockProposal, proposalSender: PeerId): Promise<boolean> {
+    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
+    // 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.
-    const { validatorReexecute, slashBroadcastedInvalidBlockPenalty, alwaysReexecuteBlockProposals } = this.config;
+    // 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;
+      alwaysReexecuteBlockProposals ||
+      this.blobClient.canUpload();
 
     const validationResult = await this.blockProposalHandler.handleBlockProposal(
       proposal,
       proposalSender,
-      !!shouldReexecute,
+      !!shouldReexecute && !escapeHatchOpen,
     );
 
     if (!validationResult.isValid) {
-      this.log.warn(`Proposal validation failed: ${validationResult.reason}`, proposalInfo);
+      this.log.warn(`Block proposal validation failed: ${validationResult.reason}`, proposalInfo);
 
       const reason = validationResult.reason || 'unknown';
       // Classify failure reason: bad proposal vs node issue
@@ -308,12 +380,13 @@ export class ValidatorClient extends (EventEmitter as new () => WatcherEmitter)
       if (badProposalReasons.includes(reason as BlockProposalValidationFailureReason)) {
         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 (
+        !escapeHatchOpen &&
         validationResult.reason &&
         SLASHABLE_BLOCK_PROPOSAL_VALIDATION_RESULT.includes(validationResult.reason) &&
         slashBroadcastedInvalidBlockPenalty > 0n
@@ -321,21 +394,304 @@ export class ValidatorClient extends (EventEmitter as new () => WatcherEmitter)
         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: CheckpointProposalCore,
+    _proposalSender: PeerId,
+  ): Promise<CheckpointAttestation[] | undefined> {
+    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;
     }
 
+    // Reject proposals with invalid signatures
+    if (!proposer) {
+      this.log.warn(`Received checkpoint proposal with invalid signature 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(),
+      txCount: proposal.txHashes.length,
+    };
+    this.log.info(`Received checkpoint proposal for slot ${slotNumber}`, {
+      ...proposalInfo,
+      txHashes: proposal.txHashes.map(t => t.toString()),
+      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
-    if (!partOfCommittee) {
+    // 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 ${slotNumber}`, proposalInfo);
+    this.log.info(`${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
-    return this.createBlockAttestationsFromProposal(proposal, inCommittee);
+    // Determine which validators should attest
+    let attestors: EthAddress[];
+    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 this.createCheckpointAttestationsFromProposal(proposal, attestors);
+  }
+
+  private async createCheckpointAttestationsFromProposal(
+    proposal: CheckpointProposalCore,
+    attestors: EthAddress[] = [],
+  ): Promise<CheckpointAttestation[]> {
+    const attestations = await this.validationService.attestToCheckpointProposal(proposal, attestors);
+    await this.p2pClient.addCheckpointAttestations(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.
+   */
+  private async validateCheckpointProposal(
+    proposal: CheckpointProposalCore,
+    proposalInfo: LogData,
+  ): Promise<{ isValid: true } | { isValid: false; reason: string }> {
+    const slot = proposal.slotNumber;
+    const timeoutSeconds = 10; // TODO(palla/mbps): This should map to the timetable settings
+
+    // Wait for last block to sync by archive
+    let lastBlockHeader: BlockHeader | undefined;
+    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' };
+    }
+
+    this.log.debug(`Found ${blocks.length} blocks for slot ${slot}`, {
+      ...proposalInfo,
+      blockNumbers: blocks.map(b => b.number),
+    });
+
+    // 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);
+
+    // Compute the previous checkpoint out hashes for the epoch.
+    // TODO: There can be a more efficient way to get the previous checkpoint out hashes without having to fetch the
+    // actual checkpoints and the blocks/txs in them.
+    const epoch = getEpochAtSlot(slot, this.epochCache.getL1Constants());
+    const previousCheckpoints = (await this.blockSource.getCheckpointsForEpoch(epoch))
+      .filter(b => b.number < checkpointNumber)
+      .sort((a, b) => a.number - b.number);
+    const previousCheckpointOutHashes = previousCheckpoints.map(c => c.getCheckpointOutHash());
+
+    // 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,
+        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' };
+      }
+
+      this.log.verbose(`Checkpoint proposal validation successful for slot ${slot}`, proposalInfo);
+      return { isValid: true };
+    } finally {
+      await fork.close();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Extract checkpoint global variables from a block.
+   */
+  private extractCheckpointConstants(block: L2Block): CheckpointGlobalVariables {
+    const gv = block.header.globalVariables;
+    return {
+      chainId: gv.chainId,
+      version: gv.version,
+      slotNumber: gv.slotNumber,
+      coinbase: gv.coinbase,
+      feeRecipient: gv.feeRecipient,
+      gasFees: gv.gasFees,
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Uploads blobs for a checkpoint to the filestore (fire and forget).
+   */
+  private async uploadBlobsForCheckpoint(proposal: CheckpointProposalCore, proposalInfo: LogData): Promise<void> {
+    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: Blob[] = 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);
+    }
   }
 
   private slashInvalidBlock(proposal: BlockProposal) {
@@ -360,37 +716,62 @@ export class ValidatorClient extends (EventEmitter as new () => WatcherEmitter)
         validator: proposer,
         amount: this.config.slashBroadcastedInvalidBlockPenalty,
         offenseType: OffenseType.BROADCASTED_INVALID_BLOCK_PROPOSAL,
-        epochOrSlot: proposal.slotNumber.toBigInt(),
+        epochOrSlot: BigInt(proposal.slotNumber),
       },
     ]);
   }
 
   async createBlockProposal(
-    blockNumber: number,
-    header: CheckpointHeader,
+    blockHeader: BlockHeader,
+    indexWithinCheckpoint: IndexWithinCheckpoint,
+    inHash: Fr,
     archive: Fr,
-    stateReference: StateReference,
     txs: Tx[],
     proposerAddress: EthAddress | undefined,
-    options: BlockProposalOptions,
-  ): Promise<BlockProposal | undefined> {
-    if (this.previousProposal?.slotNumber.equals(header.slotNumber)) {
-      this.log.verbose(`Already made a proposal for the same slot, skipping proposal`);
-      return Promise.resolve(undefined);
-    }
-
+    options: BlockProposalOptions = {},
+  ): Promise<BlockProposal> {
+    // TODO(palla/mbps): Prevent double proposals properly
+    // if (this.previousProposal?.slotNumber === blockHeader.globalVariables.slotNumber) {
+    //   this.log.verbose(`Already made a proposal for the same slot, skipping proposal`);
+    //   return Promise.resolve(undefined);
+    // }
+
+    this.log.info(
+      `Assembling block proposal for block ${blockHeader.globalVariables.blockNumber} slot ${blockHeader.globalVariables.slotNumber}`,
+    );
     const newProposal = await this.validationService.createBlockProposal(
-      header,
+      blockHeader,
+      indexWithinCheckpoint,
+      inHash,
       archive,
-      stateReference,
       txs,
       proposerAddress,
-      { ...options, broadcastInvalidBlockProposal: this.config.broadcastInvalidBlockProposal },
+      {
+        ...options,
+        broadcastInvalidBlockProposal: this.config.broadcastInvalidBlockProposal,
+      },
     );
     this.previousProposal = newProposal;
     return newProposal;
   }
 
+  async createCheckpointProposal(
+    checkpointHeader: CheckpointHeader,
+    archive: Fr,
+    lastBlockInfo: CreateCheckpointProposalLastBlockData | undefined,
+    proposerAddress: EthAddress | undefined,
+    options: CheckpointProposalOptions = {},
+  ): Promise<CheckpointProposal> {
+    this.log.info(`Assembling checkpoint proposal for slot ${checkpointHeader.slotNumber}`);
+    return await this.validationService.createCheckpointProposal(
+      checkpointHeader,
+      archive,
+      lastBlockInfo,
+      proposerAddress,
+      options,
+    );
+  }
+
   async broadcastBlockProposal(proposal: BlockProposal): Promise<void> {
     await this.p2pClient.broadcastProposal(proposal);
   }
@@ -398,20 +779,34 @@ export class ValidatorClient extends (EventEmitter as new () => WatcherEmitter)
   async signAttestationsAndSigners(
     attestationsAndSigners: CommitteeAttestationsAndSigners,
     proposer: EthAddress,
+    slot: SlotNumber,
+    blockNumber: BlockNumber | CheckpointNumber,
   ): Promise<Signature> {
-    return await this.validationService.signAttestationsAndSigners(attestationsAndSigners, proposer);
+    return await this.validationService.signAttestationsAndSigners(attestationsAndSigners, proposer, slot, blockNumber);
   }
 
-  async collectOwnAttestations(proposal: BlockProposal): Promise<BlockAttestation[]> {
-    const slot = proposal.payload.header.slotNumber.toBigInt();
+  async collectOwnAttestations(proposal: CheckpointProposal): Promise<CheckpointAttestation[]> {
+    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 });
-    return this.createBlockAttestationsFromProposal(proposal, inCommittee);
+    const attestations = await this.createCheckpointAttestationsFromProposal(proposal, inCommittee);
+
+    // 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;
   }
 
-  async collectAttestations(proposal: BlockProposal, required: number, deadline: Date): Promise<BlockAttestation[]> {
-    // Wait and poll the p2pClient's attestation pool for this block until we have enough attestations
-    const slot = proposal.payload.header.slotNumber.toBigInt();
+  async collectAttestations(
+    proposal: CheckpointProposal,
+    required: number,
+    deadline: Date,
+  ): Promise<CheckpointAttestation[]> {
+    // 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()) {
@@ -426,16 +821,16 @@ export class ValidatorClient extends (EventEmitter as new () => WatcherEmitter)
     const proposalId = proposal.archive.toString();
     const myAddresses = this.getValidatorAddresses();
 
-    let attestations: BlockAttestation[] = [];
+    let attestations: CheckpointAttestation[] = [];
     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(
+      const collectedAttestations = (await this.p2pClient.getCheckpointAttestationsForSlot(slot, proposalId)).filter(
         attestation => {
-          if (!attestation.payload.equals(proposal.payload)) {
+          if (!attestation.archive.equals(proposal.archive)) {
             this.log.warn(
-              `Received attestation for slot ${slot} with mismatched payload from ${attestation.getSender()?.toString()}`,
-              { attestationPayload: attestation.payload, proposalPayload: proposal.payload },
+              `Received attestation for slot ${slot} with mismatched archive from ${attestation.getSender()?.toString()}`,
+              { attestationArchive: attestation.archive.toString(), proposalArchive: proposal.archive.toString() },
             );
             return false;
           }
@@ -476,15 +871,6 @@ export class ValidatorClient extends (EventEmitter as new () => WatcherEmitter)
     }
   }
 
-  private async createBlockAttestationsFromProposal(
-    proposal: BlockProposal,
-    attestors: EthAddress[] = [],
-  ): Promise<BlockAttestation[]> {
-    const attestations = await this.validationService.attestToProposal(proposal, attestors);
-    await this.p2pClient.addAttestations(attestations);
-    return attestations;
-  }
-
   private async handleAuthRequest(peer: PeerId, msg: Buffer): Promise<Buffer> {
     const authRequest = AuthRequest.fromBuffer(msg);
     const statusMessage = await this.p2pClient.handleAuthRequestFromPeer(authRequest, peer).catch(_ => undefined);
@@ -503,7 +889,9 @@ export class ValidatorClient extends (EventEmitter as new () => WatcherEmitter)
     }
 
     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: SigningContext = { dutyType: DutyType.AUTH_REQUEST };
+    const signature = await this.keyStore.signMessageWithAddress(addressToUse, payloadToSign, context);
     const authResponse = new AuthResponse(statusMessage, signature);
     return authResponse.toBuffer();
   }