chore: LP registration adjustments (#6845)

* remove mixnet fallback for LP registration

* change LP registration timeouts and introduce exchange timeout

* remove fallback client construction and disable mixnet via LP registration

nym-registration-client/src/builder/mod.rs

@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ impl RegistrationClientBuilder {
             config,
             bandwidth_controller,
             cancel_token: self.config.cancel_token.clone(),
-            fallback_client_builder: Some(self),
         })
     }
 }

nym-registration-client/src/clients/lp.rs

@@ -18,13 +18,12 @@ use rand09::{CryptoRng, RngCore, SeedableRng};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio::net::TcpStream;
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
+use tracing::warn;
 
 pub struct LpBasedRegistrationClient {
     pub(crate) config: RegistrationClientConfig,
     pub(crate) bandwidth_controller: Box<dyn BandwidthTicketProvider>,
     pub(crate) cancel_token: CancellationToken,
-    // While we allow a fallback, we need to be able to build it
-    pub(crate) fallback_client_builder: Option<RegistrationClientBuilder>,
 }
 
 impl LpBasedRegistrationClient {
@@ -162,15 +161,11 @@ impl LpBasedRegistrationClient {
         self.register_wg_with_rng(&mut rng).await
     }
 
-    pub(crate) async fn register(mut self) -> Result<RegistrationResult, RegistrationClientError> {
+    async fn register_inner(mut self) -> Result<RegistrationResult, RegistrationClientError> {
-        let fallback = self.fallback_client_builder.take();
         match &self.config.mode {
             RegistrationMode::Mixnet => {
-                if let Some(fallback) = fallback {
+                // mixnet registration is not supported for LP
-                    register_with_fallback(fallback).await
+                Err(RegistrationClientError::UnsupportedMode)
-                } else {
-                    Err(RegistrationClientError::UnsupportedMode)
-                }
             }
             RegistrationMode::Wireguard => {
                 let lp_registration_result = self
@@ -182,15 +177,9 @@ impl LpBasedRegistrationClient {
                     // Everything went fine
                     Some(Ok(res)) => Ok(res),
 
-                    // LP reg failed, try fallback if we have one
                     Some(Err(e)) => {
                         tracing::error!("LP registration failed : {e}");
-                        if let Some(fallback) = fallback {
+                        Err(e)
-                            tracing::info!("Registering with fallback");
-                            register_with_fallback(fallback).await
-                        } else {
-                            Err(e)
-                        }
                     }
 
                     // Cancelled registration
@@ -199,12 +188,14 @@ impl LpBasedRegistrationClient {
             }
         }
     }
-}
 
-async fn register_with_fallback(
+    pub(crate) async fn register(mut self) -> Result<RegistrationResult, RegistrationClientError> {
-    client_builder: RegistrationClientBuilder,
+        let timeout = self.config.lp_registration_config.exchange_timeout;
-) -> Result<RegistrationResult, RegistrationClientError> {
+        tokio::time::timeout(timeout, self.register_inner())
-    // This is forcefully building a mixnet based client
+            .await
-    let fallback_client = client_builder.build_mixnet().await?;
+            .unwrap_or_else(|timeout| {
-    fallback_client.register().await
+                warn!("timed out while attempting to complete LP registration");
+                Err(RegistrationClientError::Timeout(timeout))
+            })
+    }
 }

nym-registration-client/src/lp_client/config.rs

@@ -28,40 +28,43 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 /// - Optimize for latency over throughput (small messages)
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct LpRegistrationConfig {
-    /// TCP connection timeout (nym-102).
+    /// TCP connection timeout.
     ///
     /// Maximum time to wait for TCP connection establishment.
-    /// Default: 10 seconds.
+    /// Default: 5 seconds.
     pub connect_timeout: Duration,
 
-    /// Noise protocol handshake timeout (nym-102).
+    /// KKT/PSQ protocol handshake timeout.
     ///
-    /// Maximum time to wait for Noise handshake completion (all round-trips).
+    /// Maximum time to wait for KKT/PSQ handshake completion with the entry (all round-trips).
-    /// Default: 15 seconds.
+    /// Default: 8 seconds.
     pub handshake_timeout: Duration,
 
-    /// Registration request/response timeout (nym-102).
+    /// Registration request/response timeout.
     ///
     /// Maximum time to wait for registration request send + response receive.
     /// Includes credential verification on gateway side.
-    /// Default: 30 seconds.
+    /// Default: 8 seconds.
     pub registration_timeout: Duration,
 
+    /// Maximum time for the whole exchange (handshake + registration).
+    /// Default: 20 seconds.
+    pub exchange_timeout: Duration,
+
     /// Forward packet send/receive timeout.
     ///
-    /// Maximum time to wait for forward packet send + response receive via entry gateway.
+    /// Maximum time to wait for forward packet to get sent via entry gateway.
-    /// Covers the entire round-trip through entry to exit gateway and back.
+    /// Default: 3 seconds.
-    /// Default: 30 seconds.
     pub forward_timeout: Duration,
 
-    /// Enable TCP_NODELAY (disable Nagle's algorithm) (nym-104).
+    /// Enable TCP_NODELAY (disable Nagle's algorithm).
     ///
     /// When true, disables Nagle's algorithm for lower latency.
     /// Recommended for registration messages which are small and latency-sensitive.
     /// Default: true.
     pub tcp_nodelay: bool,
 
-    /// TCP keepalive duration (nym-104).
+    /// TCP keepalive duration.
     ///
     /// When Some, enables TCP keepalive with specified interval.
     /// Since LP is registration-only with short-lived connections, keepalive is not needed.
@@ -72,15 +75,14 @@ pub struct LpRegistrationConfig {
 impl Default for LpRegistrationConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
-            // nym-102: Sane timeout defaults for real network conditions
+            connect_timeout: Duration::from_secs(5),
-            connect_timeout: Duration::from_secs(10),
+            handshake_timeout: Duration::from_secs(8),
-            handshake_timeout: Duration::from_secs(15),
+            registration_timeout: Duration::from_secs(8),
-            registration_timeout: Duration::from_secs(30),
+            exchange_timeout: Duration::from_secs(20),
-            forward_timeout: Duration::from_secs(30),
+            forward_timeout: Duration::from_secs(3),
 
-            // nym-104: Optimized for registration-only protocol
+            tcp_nodelay: true,
-            tcp_nodelay: true,   // Lower latency for small messages
+            tcp_keepalive: None,
-            tcp_keepalive: None, // Not needed for ephemeral connections
         }
     }
 }
@@ -93,10 +95,11 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_default_config() {
         let config = LpRegistrationConfig::default();
 
-        assert_eq!(config.connect_timeout, Duration::from_secs(10));
+        assert_eq!(config.connect_timeout, Duration::from_secs(5));
-        assert_eq!(config.handshake_timeout, Duration::from_secs(15));
+        assert_eq!(config.handshake_timeout, Duration::from_secs(8));
-        assert_eq!(config.registration_timeout, Duration::from_secs(30));
+        assert_eq!(config.registration_timeout, Duration::from_secs(8));
-        assert_eq!(config.forward_timeout, Duration::from_secs(30));
+        assert_eq!(config.forward_timeout, Duration::from_secs(3));
+        assert_eq!(config.exchange_timeout, Duration::from_secs(20));
         assert!(config.tcp_nodelay);
         assert_eq!(config.tcp_keepalive, None);
     }