[Funding Proposal] Aeon Aegis — Zero-Trust P2P Relay Infrastructure & Security SDK

[CrushioDarhk]

Project Name: Aeon Aegis — Zero-Trust P2P Relay Infrastructure & Security SDK

Target Category: Developer Tooling, Privacy Infrastructure & Akash Deployment Templates

Requested Funding: $12,500 USD (payable in AKT)

Applicant: Muhammad L. S. / Aeon Aegis Core Ops

Repository: https://github.com/Aeon-Aegis-Network/Aeon-Aegis

Contact: cortex.relay.sec@gmail.com

Executive Summary:
As decentralized networks, AI subnets, and Web3 validator sets scale, node infrastructure faces an existential vulnerability: direct network exposure. Operating a validator, RPC endpoint, or AI inference node with a publicly visible IP address leaves operators exposed to targeted Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, IP harvesting, MEV exploitation, and centralized ISP surveillance.

Aeon Aegis solves this by delivering an enterprise-grade, zero-trust P2P relay network built natively for Akash Network. Utilizing libp2p Noise protocol handshakes over raw TCP connections, Aeon Aegis strips away public IP exposure, routing encrypted node telemetry and inter-node traffic through ephemeral relay clusters.

By running this security layer on Akash, Aeon Aegis demonstrates that enterprise node shielding can be deployed across decentralized providers for ~$1.36 per month per node—delivering a 95% cost reduction compared to centralized alternatives like AWS or GCP.

This proposal requests $12,500 in AKT to finalize the open-source relay core, build developer SDKs (Python and TypeScript), publish 1-click Akash Stack Definition Language (.sdl) templates, and deliver full integration guides for Akash Console.

The Problem: IP Exposure in Decentralized Infrastructure
In traditional Web3 and decentralized AI topologies, nodes must announce their IP addresses to participate in gossip networks or serve RPC traffic. This architectural flaw creates severe security risks:

DDoS Attacks: Malicious actors can isolate specific validators or AI miners by flooding their origin IP, forcing downtime and consensus penalties.

Geolocating & RPC Surveillance: Unmasked node IPs allow centralized entities and bad actors to map physical infrastructure locations and track data flow patterns.

Centralized Security Lock-In: Project teams currently rely on legacy cloud providers (AWS Shield, Cloudflare, Google Cloud) for DDoS mitigation, reintroducing single points of failure, data censorship, and ballooning monthly cloud bills.

The Architecture: How Aeon Aegis Works
Aeon Aegis decouples the public identity of a node from its origin server, placing a distributed buffer of decentralized relay nodes in front of the infrastructure.

[ Unmasked Client / Subnet ]
│
▼
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Aeon Aegis Relays (Hosted on Akash Network Providers) │
│ - libp2p Noise Protocol Handshakes (Encrypted TCP) │
│ - Ephemeral IP Masking & Multiaddress Routing │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
[ Protected Origin Node / Validator / TEE ]

Key Technical Specs:
Zero-Trust Encrypted Tunnels: Every session forces a cryptographic Noise protocol handshake before payload transmission, ensuring end-to-end secrecy and authentication.

Modular Adapter System: Core relay logic is decoupled, allowing developers to plug in network-specific modules (e.g., permanent telemetry logging, TEE enclave shielding, or RPC proxying).

Akash-Native Design: Pre-configured Docker images lightweight enough to run on minimal CPU/RAM slices, bringing multi-region relay deployment within reach of independent operators.

Strategic Value to the Akash Ecosystem:
Funding Aeon Aegis delivers clear, quantifiable returns to the Akash protocol and community:

Direct Tenant Onboarding: Every node operator, validator set, or AI subnet adopting Aeon Aegis becomes an active, recurring tenant consuming compute across Akash providers.

Showcasing Akash Cost Dominance: This project produces concrete, public benchmarks proving that security middleware costing $30–$100/month on AWS runs seamlessly on Akash for under $1.50/month.

Turnkey Deployment Tooling: We will contribute open-source, tested .sdl templates to the Akash community repository, allowing any developer to deploy multi-region relay nodes in under two minutes via Akash Console.

Milestone Breakdown & Budget ($12,500 Total):

Milestone 1: Core Relay Optimization & Akash Deployment Suit

Deliverables & Scope:
• Audit and polish core libp2p Noise TCP relay engine.
• Author and test multi-region Akash Stack Definition Language (.sdl) templates.
• Publish multi-architecture Docker container images on Docker Hub.
• Demonstrate live 3-region deployment across active Akash providers.
Timeline - 4 Weeks.
Funding (USD) - $4,500.

Milestone 2: Developer SDKs & Integration Libraries:

Deliverables & Scope:
• Build Python and TypeScript/Node.js client SDKs for easy integration into dApps, RPC frameworks, and AI agent platforms.
• Implement automated health checks, peer discovery, and latency-aware failover mechanics.
• Provide comprehensive integration testing suites
Timeline - 4 Weeks.
Funding (USD) - $4,500.

Milestone 3: Performance Benchmarks, Docs & Akash Console Integration:

• Publish a comprehensive 60-day Latency & Security Whitepaper comparing Akash relay performance against AWS/GCP.
• Submit official Pull Requests adding Aeon Aegis templates to Akash Console and awesome-akash.
• Release video tutorials and step-by-step developer guides.
Timeline - 3 Weeks.
Funding (USD) - $3,500.

[CrushioDarhk]

Subject: [Update] Aeon Aegis: Zero-Trust P2P Relay Node Deployed on Akash Network

Hey Akash Community,

We have successfully finalized and deployed Aeon Aegis—a zero-trust peer-to-peer relay infrastructure—onto the Akash Network via Console Air.

🚀 Deployment & Repository Details
GitHub Repository: Aeon-Aegis-Network/Aeon-Aegis

Docker Hub Container: ghcr.io/aeon-aegis-network/aeon-aegis:latest
Akash SDL Manifest: Staged in repo root (deploy.sdl) configured for uact USD-denominated escrow settlement.

CI/CD Pipeline: Fully automated container build and registry publication via GitHub Actions.

📊 Resource Specs & Footprint
Compute: 0.5 vCPU / 512 MiB RAM / 2 GiB Storage

Exposed Ports:

9090/tcp (P2P Relay Traffic)

9091/tcp (Control & Health Monitoring)

Estimated Runtime Cost: ~$1.36 / month (~8 ACT escrow deposit locked)

📌 Next Milestones (Phase 2)
Implementation of dynamic rate-limiting algorithms and IP reputation scoring across relay instances.

Expanded multi-region benchmark harness on Akash decentralized infrastructure.

Feedback and contribution are welcome on the GitHub repository!