project plan

Stegos Project Plan

📝 Sprint	🗓️ DATES	🏷️ RELEASE
Sprint #7	2019-01-01 - 2019-01-11	v0.0 - MVP
Sprint #8	2019-01-14 - 2019-01-25	-
Sprint #9	2019-01-28 - 2019-02-08	-
Sprint #10	2019-02-11 - 2019-02-22	v0.1 - Testnet 1
Sprint #11	2019-02-25 - 2019-03-08	v0.2 - Testnet 2
Sprint #12	2019-03-11 - 2019-03-22	v0.3 - Testnet 3
Sprint #13	2019-03-25 - 2019-04-05	v0.4 - Testnet 4
Sprint #14	2019-04-08 - 2019-04-19	v0.5 - Testnet 5
Sprint #15	2019-04-22 - 2019-05-03	v0.6 - Testnet 6
Sprint #16	2019-05-06 - 2019-05-17	v0.7 - Testnet 7
Sprint #17	2019-05-20 - 2019-06-03	v0.8 - Mainnet Preview 1
Sprint #18	2019-06-03 - 2019-06-17	v0.9 - Mainnet Preview 2
Sprint #19	2019-06-17 - 2019-07-01	v0.10 - Mainnet Preview 3
Sprint #20	2019-07-01 - 2019-07-15	-
Sprint #21	2019-07-15 - 2019-08-05	v0.11 - Mainnet Preview 4
Sprint #22	2019-08-05 - 2019-08-19	Mainnet v1.0

Sprint #7 - MVP

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🗓️ 2019-01-01 - 2019-01-11

🔗 Issues

In-memory PoS blockchain prototype, no transaction pooling, persistence and new node bootstrap

• ✅ Creating and sending simple confidential transactions using node’s REPL
• ✅ Validators group formation
• ✅ Validators group leader elections
• ✅ Verification of transaction and blocks
• ✅ Sealing transactions into a block using pBFT and Collective Signing
• ✅ Processing of incoming sealed blocks
• ✅ (in-memory) Blockchain pruning

TASK	GITHUB	COMMENTS	RESP
✅ Research Staking/Unstaking/Slashing/Jackpot	#277	Design how staking/unstaking, slashing and Jackpot work	VL
✅ Consensus (CoSi over pBFT)	#47		RT/DM
✅ Validator Group Formation	Link	Implement algorithm from https://twist.com/a/39362/ch/93753/t/633159/	VM
✅ Amazon Infrastructure			EC
✅ Readable logs	Link	Improve log output to for the end user and demo	RT
✅ Screencast Demo for Marketing		Video that can be posted to Stegos Discord	RT
🔴 Actualize Yellow Paper - fees, staking/unstaking, uncloaked UTXO			DM/VL

Sprint 8

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🔗 Issues

🗓️ 2019-01-14 - 2019-01-25

TASK	ISSUES	RESP
✅ ValueShuffle: Diffie-Hellman	#329	DM
🔴 ValueShuffle: DiceMix	#66	DM
✅ Consensus & VGF Bug Fixing	Issues 1 Issues 2	VM
✅ Staking and Unstaking	#53	RT
✅ Implement block reward	#330	RT
🔴 Blockchain Persistence	#8	EC, RT
✅ Update to the latest version of libp2p	#322	EC
✅ Implement Simulated Unicast Messaging	#161	EC
🔴 Bootstrap a new node	#61	RT
✅ ValueShuffle: Transaction Pool Facilitator Election	#62	VM
✅ ValueShuffle: Transaction Pool Formation	#63	VM
✅ Blockchain monetary balance validation	#275	RT, VL
🔴 Research fork resolution		VL
🔴 Research if we should use Boneh’s batcheable accumulators		DM, VL

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Sprint 9

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🗓️ 2019-01-28 - 2019-02-08

🔗 Issues

TASK	ISSUES	RESP
✅ Fork resolution (research)		VL
Slashing (research)		VL
✅ ValueShuffle: DiceMix	#66	DM
🔴 ValueShuffle: Super-trasaction formation and broadcast	#328	DM
✅ Remove Data UTXO	#392	RT
🔴 Skeleton for Functional Tests	Link	??
🔴 TX processing Functional Tests	#394	RT
🔴 Block processing Functional Tests	#391	RT
🔴 Group Formation Functional Tests	??	VM
✅ Minimal Working Persistency	#8	VM
✅ Bootstrap	#61	VM
✅ Peer Store	#380	EC
✅ Node Discovery	#381	EC
✅ Real Unicast Messaging	#161	EC
🔴 Tracking Peer State	#382	EC

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Sprint 10 - v0.1 - Testnet 1

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🗓️ 2019-02-11 - 2019-02-22

🏷️ v0.1 - Testnet 1

🔗 Issues

TASK	ISSUES	RESP
✅ Finalize bootstrap implementation	??	VM
🔴 Finalize unicast implementation	#427	EC
✅ Tests && Bugfixes for TX processing	#394	RT
🔴 Tests && Bugfixes for Block processing	#391	RT
✅ Tests && Bugfixes for VRF	#444	VM
🔴 Tests && Bugfixes for Consensus	#273	VM
🔴 Tests && Bugfixes for Bootstrap && Persistency	#447	VM
✅ Add Cargo Audit	#227	VM
🔴 Add Clippy	#355	VM
✅ REPL and Wallet Enhancements	Link	RT
🔴 Multiple transactions in a row	#304	RT
🔴 Limit the maximum size of block	#45	RT
🔴 Export applications metrics	#16	???
✅ Metrics collection and processing (Logstash, Prometheus, Grafana)		EC
✅ Logs collection and processing (ElasticSearch, Filebeat, Kibana, etc.)		EC
✅ Deploy TestNet on Amazon		EC
✅ Hardcode bootstrap nodes in the binary	#449	RT/EC
✅ Update README.md	#338	RT/EC
✅ Fix docker image	#432	EC
✅ Publish static binaries (Linux and macOS)		EC
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🔴 ValueShuffle - PoC	#205	DM

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Sprint 11 - v0.2 - Testnet 2

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🗓️ 2019-02-25 - 2019-03-08

🏷️ v0.2 - Testnet 2

🔗 Issues

TASK	ISSUES	RESP
✅ Fix chain loader	link	VM, RT
✅ Fix VGF && leader election	link	VM
✅ Add monitoring metrics	link	EC, RT
✅/🔴 Improve debug logging	link	RT
✅ Value Shuffle PoC	#205	DM/RT
✅ Link binaries statically	#508	RT
✅ Add debug commands to REPL	link	RT
✅ Remove blocks from the memory	#545	VM
🔴 Fix memory leaks	#534	VM
🔴 Prepare a new demo video		RT
✅ Research slashing		VL

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Sprint 12 - v0.3 - TestNet 3

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🗓️ 2019-03-11 - 2019-03-22

🏷️ v0.3 - Testnet 3

🔗 Issues

TASK	ISSUES	RESP
✅ Investigate out-of-sync nodes on devnet		VM
✅ ValueShuffle Stabilization	issues	DM
✅ New Randomness Algorithm	issues	VM
✅ New Group Formation Algorithm	issues	VM
✅ New Leader Election Algorithm	issues	VM
🔴 View Changes		VM
✅ Update to libp2p 0.4^W0.5	issues	EC
✅ Fix memory leaks	issues	EC
✅ ResearchImplement Uncloaked UTXO		DM
🔴 Unicast messages encryption		EC
🔴 DHT-based routing		EC
🔴 Real Unicast	issues	EC
🔴 Test cases for block validation	issues	RT
✅ Research Token Distribution		??
🔴 Research Stress Testing		??
✅ Autocommit for pBFT Consensus	issue	RT
✅ Basic Test Cases for pBFT Consensus	issue	RT
✅ Stegos Pubsub Based on Floodsub		EC
✅ Connection Handshake		EC
✅ Rollback of Monetary Blocks	issue	RT
✅ Research Jackpot		VL
✅ Research RE		VL
✅ Research ValueShuffle Bots		VL

Sprint 13 - v0.4 - TestNet 4

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🗓️ 2019-03-25 - 2019-04-05

🏷️ v0.4 - Testnet 4

🔗 Issues

TASK	ISSUES	RESP
✅ Investigate packet loss in libp2p	issue	EC
✅ View Changes for Micro Blocks	issue	VM
✅/🔴 View Changes for Key Blocks	issue	VM
✅/🔴 Determine Epoch Length && Block Time	issue	RT/EC
✅ HashCash Algorithm	issue	DM
✅ RaptorQ Encoder/Decoder		DM
✅ Kademlia Table && Kademlia Protocol		EC
🔴 DHT Delivery for Unicast		EC
✅ Unicast Messages Encryption	issue	EC
✅ HTTPWebSocket API for Wallet	issue	RT
🔴 Value Shuffle Bots		RT
🔴 Rollback of Monetary Transactions in Wallet		RT
🔴 Multiple Transactions In Row	issue	RT
✅ Research Restaking		VL
🔴 Research Stress Testing		RT
🔴 Test cases for block validation	issue	RT
✅ Restaking: BLS signature in StakeUTXO	issue	DM
✅ Synchronization Status for Bootstrap	issue	RT
✅ Key Crypto Primitives	issue	DM

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Sprint 14 - v0.5 - Testnet 5

🗓️ 2019-04-08 - 2019-04-19

🏷️ v0.5 - Testnet 5

🔗 Issues

TASK	ISSUES	RESP
✅ View Changes for Key Blocks 2	link	VM
✅ WebSocket API for Wallet (Extensions)		RT
✅ Fork Resolution	link	RT
✅ Rollback of Monetary Transactions in Wallet		RT
✅ Stabilize Consensus (Tests && Bug Fixes)		VM
🔴 Limit the Number of Outputs in a Block		RT
✅/🔴 Stress Testing: Load Generator		VM
🔴 Determine Epoch Length && Block Time	link	RT/EC
✅ DHT Delivery for Unicast		EC
✅/🔴 Integrate HashCash		EC
✅ Stabilize Network (Tests && Bug Fixes)		EC
🔴 Service Awards		??
🔴 Stress Testing: Multiple Regions		EC
🔴 Key Encryption on the Disk		??
✅ Research xPIR		DM
✅/🔴 Split 1 STG to 1_000_000 Units (Satoshi)	link	RT
🔴 Slashing		RT

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Sprint 15 - v0.6 - Testnet 6

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🗓️ 2019-04-22 - 2019-05-03

🏷️ v0.6 - Testnet 6

🔗 Issues

TASK	ISSUES	RESP
✅ Split 1 STG to 1_000_000 Units (microSTG)	link	RT
🔴 Service Awards		VM
🔴 Slashing		VM
✅ Integrate HashCash		EC
✅ Restaking: separate PBC keys from wallet keys		RT
✅ Restaking: basic		RT
🔴 Restaking: change PBC keys		RT
✅ Key Encryption on the Disk		RT
🔴 Multiple Transactions In Row	link	RT
✅ Stress Testing: Load Generator		VM
✅/🔴 ValueShuffle: Bots		VM or RT
✅ Blockchain Constants: Number of Outputs in a Block		RT
🔴 Blockchain Constants: Epoch Length && Block Time	link	RT/EC
🔴 ValueShuffle: Multiple Epochs		VM or RT
🔴 Stress Testing: Large Number of Nodes		EC
🔴 Stress Testing: Network Messages		EC
🔴 Stress Testing: Packet Delay and Loss		EC
🔴 Stress Testing: Multiple Regions		EC
🔴 Proof of UTXO Construction		RT
✅ Wallet 24-Word Recovery		RT
✅ Signatures for all UTXO		DM

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Sprint 16 - v0.7 - Testnet 7

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🗓️ 2019-05-06 - 2019-05-17

🏷️ v0.7 - Testnet 7

🔗 Issues

TASK	ISSUES	RESP
✅ Add Transactions to MicroBlocks		RT
🔴 Compress MicroBlocks to MacroBlocks		RT
✅ Public Payment UTXO		DM
🔴 Service Awards		VM
✅ Slashing		VM
✅ Rework StakeUTXO		RT
✅ Restaking: Re-Stake Transaction with PBC keys		DM
🔴 Change PBC keys: wallet, node		RT
✅ Change PBC keys: network		EC
✅ Blockchain Constants	link
🔴 Speed up node bootstrap	link
🔴 UTXO Time Locking		RT
✅ ValueShuffle: Multiple Epochs		VM or RT
✅/🔴 Stress Testing: Multiple Regions		EC
🔴 Stress Testing: Packet Delay and Loss		EC
🔴 Stress Testing: Large Number of Nodes		EC
✅ Check for Stale Connections		EC
✅ Stress Testing: Deploy TxGenerator		EC
✅ Use AONT for serialized representation of secrets		DM
✅ Implement WAU (Wipe After Use) for all secrets		DM

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Sprint 17 - v0.8 - Preview 1

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🗓️ 2019-05-20 - 2019-06-03

🏷️ v0.8 - Mainnet Preview 1

🔗 Issues

TASK	ISSUES	RESP
✅ Compress MicroBlocks to MacroBlocks		RT
✅ Optimize bulletproofs		DM
🔴 Blockchain Constants	link	RT
🔴 Speed up node bootstrap	link	RT
✅ Fix HashCash		EC
✅ Service Awards		VM
✅ Rework Fork Resolution		RT
✅ UTXO Timestamp Locking		VM
✅ PublicPaymentUTXO: additional tx validation rules		VM
✅ PublicPaymentUTXO: support in wallet		VM
✅/🔴 DDoS Protection: blacklisting and ratelimiting		EC
✅/🔴 Change PBC keys: wallet, node		RT
✅/🔴 Stress Testing: Packet Delay and Loss		EC
✅/🔴 Stress Testing: Large Number of Nodes		EC
🔴 Persist Payment History in Wallet
✅/🔴 Don't require wallet secret key for validator nodes		RT
🔴 LRU cache for unpacked UTXO	link
🔴 Research Node Auto-update and Hard-forking		VL
🔴 Variable Fees in Tx

Sprint 18 - v0.9 - Mainnet Preview 2

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🗓️ 2019-06-03 - 2019-06-17

🏷️ v0.9 - Mainnet Preview 2

🔗 Issues

TASK	ISSUES	RESP
✅/🔴 Speed up BLS		DM
✅ Improve security of Docker image		EC
✅ Persistent Tx History in Wallet
✅ Persistent Payment Certificates	link	VM
✅ Tune Blockchain Constants	link	RT
✅ Speed up node bootstrap	link	RT
✅ Integration with Wallet UI		RT
✅ Base58 for Wallet Key		EC
✅ WebSocket API Authorization	link	EC
✅ Stress Testing: Tx Generator		EC
✅ Value Shuffle Cross Epoch		VM
🔴 Blockchain Tests && Bug Fixes	link	RT
🔴 Service Awards Tests && Bug Fixes	link	VM
🔴 Slashing Tests && Bug Fixes	link	VM
🔴 Value Shuffle Tests && Bug Fixes		VM
🔴 Consensus Tests && Bug Fixes	link	VM
🔴 Persistency Tests && Bug Fixes	link	RT
🔴 Stress Testing: Packet Delay and Loss		EC
✅ Stress Testing: Large Number of Nodes		EC
🔴 API Tests		RT
✅ Determine Cluster Configuration for Mainnet		EC
✅ Changing Wallet Password	link	RT
✅ Variable Tx Fees		RT
✅ Split log output and CLI		RT
🔴 Automated Checks (Clippy, Overflow)	link	EC
✅ Study Merkle Mountain Ranges		VL

Sprint 19 - v1.0

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🗓️ 2019-06-17 - 2019-06-28

🏷️ v0.9 - Mainnet Preview 3

🔗 Issues

TASK	ISSUES	RESP
✅ Use Base58 for wallet keys on the disk		EC
✅ Speed up BLS		DM
✅/🔴 Finalize blockchain constants		RT
✅ Add more regular generators		EC
✅ Add Value Shuffle generator		EC
✅/🔴 Value Shuffle tests && bug fixes		EC, VM
✅ Support Payment Certificates in CLI		VM
✅ Improve usability of CLI		RT
✅/🔴 Blockchain tests && bug fixes	link	RT
🔴 Service Awards tests && bug fixes	link	VM
✅ Consensus tests && bug fixes	link	VM
✅ Slashing tests && bug fixes	link	VM
🔴 Fix transaction tracking in wallet		VM
🔴 Persistency tests && bug fixes	link	RT
🔴 API Tests && Bug Fixes		RT
🔴 Clippy Checks		EC
✅ Rust Overflow Checks		RT
🔴 Stress Testing: Packet Delay and Loss		EC
✅ Benchmarks		RT
✅ Switch to Rust Nightly		EC, RT
✅ Switch to Curve25519 Dalek		DM
✅ Fix code coverage on codecov.io		VM
✅ Speed up synchronization and recovery		RT
✅/🔴 Wallet tests && bug fixes		VM

Sprint 20

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🗓️ 2019-07-01 - 2019-07-15

🏷️ -

🔗 Issues

TASK	ISSUES	RESP
✅ Multiple Wallets API		RT
✅ Transaction status tracking in Wallet API		RT
✅ Transaction status tracking in Wallet Payment History		VM
✅ VDF and Kalman filter for Micro Blocks		DM
✅ Move Restaking from Wallet to Node		RT
✅ Set earnings address in Node config		RT
✅ Finalize blockchain constants		RT
✅ Seamless Bootstrap		EC
🔴 Mainnet bootstrap checklist		VL
✅ Value Shuffle tests && bug fixes		EC, VM
✅/🔴 Wallet Tests && Bug Fixes		VM
✅ Blockchain tests && bug fixes	link	RT
✅ Service Awards tests && bug fixes	link	VM
🔴 Fix Clippy warning		EC
🔴 Forward compatibility		RT
✅ Burn smallest UTXO in Wallet		EC
🔴 Account Names		RT

Mainnet Preview 4

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🗓️ 2019-07-15 - 2019-08-05

🏷️ v0.11 - Mainnet Preview 4

🔗 Issues

TASK	ISSUES	RESP
✅ Finalize VDF for Micro Blocks		DM, RT
✅ Replace HashCash with VDF		EC
✅ Stabilize Snowball implementation		EC, VM, DM, RT
✅ Finalize payment history		VM
✅ Finalize blockchain constants		RT, VL
✅ Speed up recovery		RT
✅ Speed up synchronization		RT
✅ Improve monitoring metrics		VM
✅ Re-send transaction on timeout		RT
✅ Linux CI for Stegos Wallet		RT
✅ Other tests && bug fixes		EC, VM, DM, RT
✅ A prototype of Queue Shuffle		DM

Mainnet v1.0

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🗓️ 2019-08-05 - 2019-08-19

🔗 Issues

TASK	ISSUES	RESP
✅ Stress Testing: run more generators		EC
✅ Mac CI for Stegos Wallet		EC
Stress Testing: shutdown nodes		EC
Add system monitoring metrics and configure alerts		EC
✅ Fix panic!()		RT
✅ Snowball: streamline implementation		DM, RT
Snowball: rework signature collection		RT, DM
Limit the maximal size of network packet		EC
✅/🔴 Fuzzing testing		VM
Forward compatibility design		RT, VL
Speed up wallet recovery		VM
Streaming protocol for synchronization		EC
Rewrite loader to use streaming protocol		RT
✅/🔴 Mainnet launch checklist		RT
Fix clippy warnings		RT
Other tests && bug fixes	link	EC, VM, DM, RT
Initial token distribution		VL, JR
Start API before recovery		?
Document API		RT, EC

Mainnet v1.1

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🗓️ 2019-08-19 -

🔗 Issues

TASK	ISSUES	RESP
Snowball: track unspent UTXO		VM
Windows binaries		EC, RT