Initial changes to support extra configurable parameters and to print… #6237

Improved code quality Improve logic for mixnet traffic parameters apply formatting (cargo fmt) Refactor: improve code readability Modified MixnetClientConfig and some associated functions to support some new parameters
add pre-resolve stage that returns addrs if we have used static table previously (#6297 )
2026-01-08 11:52:00 +00:00 · 2026-01-07 09:55:52 -07:00 · 2026-01-07 09:55:52 -07:00 · 2026-01-07 09:55:52 -07:00 · 2025-12-18 18:05:43 +01:00 · 2025-12-18 17:56:22 +01:00
1321 changed files with 57020 additions and 32078 deletions
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ jobs:
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: 20
-      - name: Install Rust stable
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
-          toolchain: stable
+          toolchain: ${{ vars.REQUIRED_RUSTC_VERSION }}
      - name: Build all binaries
        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
        with:
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ jobs:
        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install jq vim libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev build-essential curl wget libssl-dev libgtk-3-dev libudev-dev squashfs-tools
        continue-on-error: true

-      - name: Install Rust stable
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
-          toolchain: stable
+          toolchain: ${{ vars.REQUIRED_RUSTC_VERSION }}

      - name: Branch name
        run: echo running on branch ${GITHUB_REF##*/}
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
-        platform: [ arc-ubuntu-22.04 ]
+        platform: [ arc-linux-latest ]

    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
    env:
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ jobs:
        run: |
          echo "RUSTFLAGS=--cfg tokio_unstable" >> $GITHUB_ENV
          echo "CARGO_FEATURES=--features tokio-console" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: Install Rust stable
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
-          toolchain: stable
+          toolchain: ${{ vars.REQUIRED_RUSTC_VERSION }}

      - name: Build all binaries
        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:

 jobs:
  wasm:
-    runs-on: arc-ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: arc-linux-latest
    env:
      CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
      RUSTUP_PERMIT_COPY_RENAME: 1
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
          profile: minimal
-          toolchain: stable
+          toolchain: ${{ vars.REQUIRED_RUSTC_VERSION }}
          target: wasm32-unknown-unknown
          override: true
          components: rustfmt, clippy
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@ on:
      - 'gateway/**'
      - 'integrations/**'
      - 'nym-api/**'
+      - 'nym-authenticator-client/**'
      - 'nym-credential-proxy/**'
+      - 'nym-ip-packet-client/**'
      - 'nym-network-monitor/**'
      - 'nym-node/**'
      - 'nym-node-status-api/**'
+      - 'nym-registration-client/**'
      - 'nym-statistics-api/**'
      - 'nym-outfox/**'
      - 'nym-validator-rewarder/**'
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
          profile: minimal
-          toolchain: stable
+          toolchain: ${{ vars.REQUIRED_RUSTC_VERSION }}
          override: true
          components: rustfmt, clippy

@@ -81,12 +84,21 @@ jobs:
          command: fmt
          args: --all -- --check

-      - name: Clippy
+      - name: Clippy (macos)
+        if: contains(matrix.os, 'mac')
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: clippy
+          args: --workspace --all-targets --exclude nym-gateway-probe -- -D warnings
+
+      - name: Clippy (non-macos)
+        if: contains(matrix.os, 'linux') || contains(matrix.os, 'windows')
        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
        with:
          command: clippy
          args: --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings

+
      - name: Build all binaries
        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
        with:
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ env:

 jobs:
  check-if-tag-exists:
-    runs-on: arc-ubuntu-22.04-dind
+    runs-on: arc-linux-latest-dind
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repo
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Get version from cargo.toml
-        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.45.4
+        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.47.1
        id: get_version
        with:
          cmd: yq -oy '.package.version' ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ env:

 jobs:
  check-if-tag-exists:
-    runs-on: arc-ubuntu-22.04-dind
+    runs-on: arc-linux-latest-dind
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repo
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Get version from cargo.toml
-        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.45.4
+        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.47.1
        id: get_version
        with:
          cmd: yq -oy '.package.version' ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
      - name: Install Rust toolchain
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
-          toolchain: stable
+          toolchain: ${{ vars.REQUIRED_RUSTC_VERSION }}

      - name: Generate the schema
        run: make contract-schema
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
-        platform: [ arc-ubuntu-22.04 ]
+        platform: [ arc-linux-latest-dind ]

    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
    env:
@@ -28,18 +28,11 @@ jobs:
          mkdir -p $OUTPUT_DIR
          echo $OUTPUT_DIR

-      - name: Install Rust stable
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          toolchain: stable
-          target: wasm32-unknown-unknown
-          override: true
+      - name: Build contracts
+        run: make optimize-contracts

-      - name: Install cosmwasm-check
-        run: cargo install cosmwasm-check
-
-      - name: Build release contracts
-        run: make publish-contracts
+      - name: Check optimized contracts
+        run: make docker-check-contracts

      - name: Prepare build output
        shell: bash
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
  build:
    # since it's going to be compiled into wasm, there's absolutely
    # no point in running CI on different OS-es
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: arc-linux-latest
    env:
      CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
      RUSTUP_PERMIT_COPY_RENAME: 1
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
        with:
          command: test
-          args: --lib --manifest-path contracts/Cargo.toml
+          args: --lib --manifest-path contracts/Cargo.toml --all-features

      - name: Check formatting
        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:

 jobs:
  build:
-    runs-on: arc-ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: arc-linux-latest
    env:
      RUSTUP_PERMIT_COPY_RENAME: 1
    defaults:
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ jobs:
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: 20
-      - name: Install Rust stable
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
-          toolchain: stable
+          toolchain: ${{ vars.REQUIRED_RUSTC_VERSION }}
      - name: Build all binaries
        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
        with:
@@ -6,16 +6,14 @@ on:
    paths:
      - "ts-packages/**"
      - "sdk/typescript/**"
-      - "nym-connect/desktop/src/**"
-      - "nym-connect/desktop/package.json"
      - "nym-wallet/src/**"
      - "nym-wallet/package.json"
-      - "explorer/**"
+      - "explorer-v2/**"
      - ".github/workflows/ci-lint-typescript.yml"

 jobs:
  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: arc-linux-latest
    env:
      RUSTUP_PERMIT_COPY_RENAME: 1
    steps:
@@ -25,26 +23,25 @@ jobs:
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: 20
+
      - name: Setup yarn
        run: npm install -g yarn

-      - name: Install Rust stable
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
-          toolchain: stable
+          toolchain: ${{ vars.REQUIRED_RUSTC_VERSION }}

      - name: Install wasm-pack
        run: curl https://rustwasm.github.io/wasm-pack/installer/init.sh -sSf | sh

      - name: Install wasm-opt
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-wasm-opt
-        with:
-          version: '116'
+        run: cargo install wasm-opt

      - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
        with:
-          go-version: "1.23.7"
+          go-version: "1.24.6"

      - name: Install
        run: yarn
@@ -52,7 +49,11 @@ jobs:
      - name: Build packages
        run: yarn build:ci

+      - name: Install again
+        run: yarn
+
      - name: Lint
        run: yarn lint
+
      - name: Typecheck with tsc
        run: yarn tsc
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:

 jobs:
  build:
-    runs-on: arc-ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: arc-linux-latest
    env:
      CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
      RUSTUP_PERMIT_COPY_RENAME: 1
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
          profile: minimal
-          toolchain: stable
+          toolchain: ${{ vars.REQUIRED_RUSTC_VERSION }}
          override: true
          components: rustfmt, clippy

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:

 jobs:
  build:
-    runs-on: custom-linux
+    runs-on: arc-linux-latest-dind
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ jobs:
      - name: Setup yarn
        run: npm install -g yarn

-      - name: Install Rust stable
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
-          toolchain: stable
+          toolchain: ${{ vars.REQUIRED_RUSTC_VERSION }}

      - name: Install wasm-pack
        run: curl https://rustwasm.github.io/wasm-pack/installer/init.sh -sSf | sh
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ on:
  workflow_dispatch:
  pull_request:
    paths:
-      - 'wasm/**'
-      - 'clients/client-core/**'
-      - 'common/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/ci-sdk-wasm.yml'
+      - "wasm/**"
+      - "clients/client-core/**"
+      - "common/**"
+      - ".github/workflows/ci-sdk-wasm.yml"

 jobs:
  wasm:
-    runs-on: arc-ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: arc-linux-latest
    env:
      CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
      RUSTUP_PERMIT_COPY_RENAME: 1
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
      - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
          profile: minimal
-          toolchain: stable
+          toolchain: ${{ vars.REQUIRED_RUSTC_VERSION }}
          target: wasm32-unknown-unknown
          override: true
          components: rustfmt, clippy
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
      - name: Set up Go
        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
        with:
-          go-version: "1.23.7"
+          go-version: "1.24.6"

      - name: Install wasm-pack
        run: curl https://rustwasm.github.io/wasm-pack/installer/init.sh -sSf | sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
      - name: Install wasm-opt
        uses: ./.github/actions/install-wasm-opt
        with:
-          version: '116'
+          version: "116"

      - name: Install wasm-bindgen-cli
        run: cargo install wasm-bindgen-cli
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ jobs:
  greeting:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-    - uses: actions/first-interaction@v1
+    - uses: actions/first-interaction@v3
      with:
-        repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        issue-message: 'Thank you for raising this issue'
-        pr-message: 'Thank you for making this first PR'
+        repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        issue_message: 'Thank you for raising this issue'
+        pr_message: 'Thank you for making this first PR'
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
          profile: minimal
-          toolchain: stable
+          toolchain: ${{ vars.REQUIRED_RUSTC_VERSION }}
          override: true
          components: rustfmt, clippy

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
      - name: Install rust toolchain
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
-          toolchain: stable
+          toolchain: ${{ vars.REQUIRED_RUSTC_VERSION }}
      - name: Install cargo deny
        run: cargo install --locked cargo-deny
      - name: Run cargo deny
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
      - name: Check out repository code
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Download report from previous job
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
        with:
          name: report
          path: .github/workflows/support-files/notifications
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
      - name: Install Rust
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
-          toolchain: stable
+          toolchain: ${{ vars.REQUIRED_RUSTC_VERSION }}
          override: true

      - name: Install dependencies
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
        include:
-          - os: arc-ubuntu-22.04
+          - os: arc-linux-latest
            target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
    runs-on:  ${{ matrix.os }}

@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ jobs:
          echo 'RUSTFLAGS="--cfg tokio_unstable"' >> $GITHUB_ENV
        if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.add_tokio_unstable == true

-      - name: Install Rust stable
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
-          toolchain: 1.86.0
+          toolchain: ${{ vars.REQUIRED_RUSTC_VERSION }}
          override: true

      - name: Build all binaries
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ jobs:
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

-      - name: Install Rust stable
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
+          toolchain: ${{ vars.REQUIRED_RUSTC_VERSION }}
          target: wasm32-unknown-unknown
          override: true

@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ jobs:
        with:
          node-version: 21
          
-      - name: Install Rust stable
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
        with:
-          toolchain: stable
+          toolchain: ${{ vars.REQUIRED_RUSTC_VERSION }}
          
      - name: Add Rust target for x86_64-apple-darwin
        run: rustup target add x86_64-apple-darwin
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ jobs:
          node-version: 21
          cache: 'yarn'
      
-      - name: Install Rust stable
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
        with:
-          toolchain: stable
+          toolchain: ${{ vars.REQUIRED_RUSTC_VERSION }}
      
      - name: Install project dependencies
        shell: bash
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ jobs:
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

-      - name: Install Rust stable
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
        with:
-          toolchain: stable
+          toolchain: ${{ vars.REQUIRED_RUSTC_VERSION }}

      - name: Setup MSBuild.exe
        uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Install Java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
        with:
          distribution: "temurin"
          java-version: "17"
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Download binary artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
        with:
          name: nyms5-apk-arch64
          path: apk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:

 jobs:
  publish:
-    runs-on: arc-ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@ jobs:
      - name: Setup yarn
        run: npm install -g yarn

-      - name: Install Rust stable
+      - name: Install rust toolchain
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
-          toolchain: stable
+          profile: minimal
+          toolchain: ${{ vars.REQUIRED_RUSTC_VERSION }}
+          override: true
+          components: rustfmt, clippy

      - name: Install wasm-pack
        run: curl https://rustwasm.github.io/wasm-pack/installer/init.sh -sSf | sh
@@ -29,9 +32,9 @@ jobs:
        run: cargo install wasm-opt

      - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
        with:
-          go-version: "1.23.7"
+          go-version: "1.24.6"

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: yarn
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ env:

 jobs:
  build-container:
-    runs-on: arc-ubuntu-22.04-dind
+    runs-on: arc-linux-latest-dind
    steps:
      - name: Login to Harbor
        uses: docker/login-action@v3
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
          git config --global user.name "Lawrence Stalder"

      - name: Get version from cargo.toml
-        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.45.4
+        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.47.1
        id: get_version
        with:
          cmd: yq -oy '.package.version' ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/nym-credential-proxy/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
          git config --global user.name "Lawrence Stalder"

      - name: Get version from cargo.toml
-        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.45.4
+        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.47.1
        id: get_version
        with:
          cmd: yq -oy '.package.version' ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
          git config --global user.name "Lawrence Stalder"

      - name: Get version from cargo.toml
-        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.45.4
+        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.47.1
        id: get_version
        with:
          cmd: yq -oy '.package.version' ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/nym-network-monitor/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@ name: Build and upload Node Status agent container to harbor.nymte.ch
 on:
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
-      gateway_probe_git_ref:
-        type: string
-        default: nym-vpn-core-v1.4.0
-        required: true
-        description: Which gateway probe git ref to build the image with
      release_image:
        description: 'Tag image as a release'
        required: true
@@ -20,7 +15,7 @@ env:

 jobs:
  build-container:
-    runs-on: arc-ubuntu-22.04-dind
+    runs-on: arc-linux-latest-dind
    steps:
      - name: Login to Harbor
        uses: docker/login-action@v3
@@ -43,16 +38,6 @@ jobs:
          VERSION=$(yq -oy '.package.version' ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/Cargo.toml)
          echo "result=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

-      - name: cleanup-gateway-probe-ref
-        id: cleanup_gateway_probe_ref
-        run: |
-          GATEWAY_PROBE_GIT_REF=${{ github.event.inputs.gateway_probe_git_ref }}
-          GIT_REF_SLUG="${GATEWAY_PROBE_GIT_REF//\//-}"
-          echo "git_ref=${GIT_REF_SLUG}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Set GIT_TAG variable
-        run: echo "GIT_TAG=${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}-${{ steps.cleanup_gateway_probe_ref.outputs.git_ref }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
      - name: Initialize RELEASE_TAG
        run: echo "RELEASE_TAG=" >> $GITHUB_ENV
      
@@ -61,24 +46,12 @@ jobs:
        run: echo "RELEASE_TAG=golden-" >> $GITHUB_ENV
      
      - name: Set IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAGS variable
-        run: echo "IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAGS=${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}:${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}-${{ steps.cleanup_gateway_probe_ref.outputs.git_ref }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        run: echo "IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAGS=${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}:${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
        
      - name: New env vars
-        run: echo "RELEASE_TAG='$RELEASE_TAG' GIT_TAG='$GIT_TAG' IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAGS='$IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAGS'"        
-
-      # - name: Remove existing tag if exists
-      #   run: |
-      #     if git rev-parse $${{ env.GIT_TAG }} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-      #       git push --delete origin $${{ env.GIT_TAG }}
-      #       git tag -d $${{ env.GIT_TAG }}
-      #     fi
-
-      # - name: Create tag
-      #   run: |
-      #     git tag -a $${{ env.GIT_TAG }} -m "Version ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}-${{ steps.cleanup_gateway_probe_ref.outputs.git_ref }}"
-      #     git push origin $${{ env.GIT_TAG }}
+        run: echo "RELEASE_TAG='$RELEASE_TAG' IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAGS='$IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAGS'"        

      - name: BuildAndPushImageOnHarbor
        run: |
-          docker build --build-arg GIT_REF=${{ github.event.inputs.gateway_probe_git_ref }} -f ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/Dockerfile . -t harbor.nymte.ch/nym/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAGS }}
+          docker build -f ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/Dockerfile . -t harbor.nymte.ch/nym/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAGS }}
          docker push harbor.nymte.ch/nym/${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }} --all-tags
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ env:

 jobs:
  build-container:
-    runs-on: arc-ubuntu-22.04-dind
+    runs-on: arc-linux-latest-dind
    steps:
      - name: Login to Harbor
        uses: docker/login-action@v3
@@ -34,18 +34,22 @@ jobs:
      - name: Get version from cargo.toml
        id: get_version
        run: |
-          yq -oy '.package.version' ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/Cargo.toml
+          VERSION=$(yq -oy '.package.version' ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/Cargo.toml)
+          echo "result=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

      - name: Set GIT_TAG variable
        run: echo "GIT_TAG=${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV

-      - name: Set RELEASE_TAG variable
+      - name: Initialise RELEASE_TAG
+        run: echo "RELEASE_TAG=" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      
+      - name: Set RELEASE_TAG for release
        if: github.event.inputs.release_image == 'true'
        run: echo "RELEASE_TAG=golden-" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
+      
      - name: Set IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAGS variable
        run: echo "IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAGS=${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}:${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
+        
      - name: New env vars
        run: echo "RELEASE_TAG='$RELEASE_TAG' GIT_TAG='$GIT_TAG' IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAGS='$IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAGS'"        

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
          git config --global user.name "Lawrence Stalder"

      - name: Get version from cargo.toml
-        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.45.4
+        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.47.1
        id: get_version
        with:
          cmd: yq -oy '.package.version' ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/nym-api/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
          git config --global user.name "Lawrence Stalder"

      - name: Get version from cargo.toml
-        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.45.4
+        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.47.1
        id: get_version
        with:
          cmd: yq -oy '.package.version' ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ env:

 jobs:
  build-container:
-    runs-on: arc-ubuntu-22.04-dind
+    runs-on: arc-linux-latest-dind
    steps:
      - name: Login to Harbor
        uses: docker/login-action@v3
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
          git config --global user.name "Lawrence Stalder"

      - name: Get version from cargo.toml
-        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.45.4
+        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.47.1
        id: get_version
        with:
          cmd: yq -oy '.package.version' ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
          git config --global user.name "Lawrence Stalder"

      - name: Get version from cargo.toml
-        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.45.4
+        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.47.1
        id: get_version
        with:
          cmd: yq -oy '.package.version' ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
          git config --global user.name "Lawrence Stalder"

      - name: Get version from cargo.toml
-        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.45.4
+        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.47.1
        id: get_version
        with:
          cmd: yq -oy '.package.version' ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,264 @@ Post 1.0.0 release, the changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://

 ## [Unreleased]

+## [2025.21-mozzarella] (2025-11-25)
+
+- [bugfix] Tunnel not waiting on MixnetClient to shut down cleanly ([#6225])
+- bugfix: fix credential proxy upgrade mode attestation url arg ([#6202])
+- HTTP API resilience enable & domain rotation conditions ([#6200])
+- Remove debug feature from http-macro spec in gateway probe ([#6195])
+- DNS relibility and troubleshooting  ([#6179])
+- [bugfix] Distinguish authenticator errors by credential spent ([#6176])
+- Typescript SDK 1.4.1 ([#6146])
+- Enable URL rotation and retries for mixnet gateway init ([#6126])
+- Feature/credential proxy jwt ([#5957])
+
+[#6225]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6225
+[#6202]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6202
+[#6200]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6200
+[#6195]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6195
+[#6179]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6179
+[#6176]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6176
+[#6146]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6146
+[#6126]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6126
+[#5957]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5957
+
+## [2025.20-leerdammer] (2025-11-12)
+
+- Max/tweak ts sdk actions ([#6185])
+- chore: resolve clippy 1.91 warnings ([#6168])
+- [chore] Remove unused dependencies ([#6151])
+- Use typed-builder for registration client builder config ([#6150])
+- tommy is too quick ([#6149])
+- configurable mixnet client startup timeout ([#6148])
+- [Feature/operators]: QUIC bridge deployment script v2 ([#6145])
+- Bugfix: Add circuit breaker ([#6143])
+- bugfix: update internal owner address in transferred share ([#6139])
+- Update quic_bridge_deployment.sh for IPv4 and .deb package ([#6138])
+- feat: expose more explicit new_with_fronted_urls builder for http API client ([#6136])
+- bugfix: update stored epoch share when changing ownership ([#6135])
+- Domain fronting ([#6134])
+- bugfix: update stored epoch share when changing announce address ([#6131])
+
+[#6185]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6185
+[#6168]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6168
+[#6151]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6151
+[#6150]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6150
+[#6149]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6149
+[#6148]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6148
+[#6145]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6145
+[#6143]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6143
+[#6139]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6139
+[#6138]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6138
+[#6136]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6136
+[#6135]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6135
+[#6134]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6134
+[#6131]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6131
+
+## [2025.19-kase] (2025-10-30)
+
+- update ns agent workflow ([#6154])
+- Cherry pick - request #6143 from nymtech/bugfix/mix-tx-closed-v2 ([#6153])
+- bugfix: nym-credential-proxy query params parsing regression ([#6121])
+- bugfix: revert some dep updates introduced in #6043 ([#6120])
+- Skip ipv6 metadata endpoint request ([#6118])
+- update to no longer use 1mb files ([#6117])
+- chore: restore pending dkg contract state migration ([#6116])
+- Revert "Propagate cancel token to mixnet client" ([#6115])
+- Update dirs to 6.0 ([#6109])
+- Propagate cancel token to mixnet client ([#6105])
+- bugfix: retrieve and update ticketbook in the same query ([#6101])
+- bugfix: include network name in the default gateway probe config path ([#6100])
+- Bugfix/incompatibility fixes ([#6099])
+- [DOCs/operators] QUIC deployment script & docs ([#6098])
+- bugfix: testnet manager 02sql migration ([#6096])
+- feat: move gateway probe to monorepo (and update to rust edition 2024) ([#6094])
+- bugfix: use custom topology provider for list of init gateways ([#6092])
+- Max/fix wasm client + build commands ([#6043])
+
+[#6154]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6154
+[#6153]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6153
+[#6121]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6121
+[#6120]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6120
+[#6118]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6118
+[#6117]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6117
+[#6116]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6116
+[#6115]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6115
+[#6109]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6109
+[#6105]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6105
+[#6101]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6101
+[#6100]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6100
+[#6099]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6099
+[#6098]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6098
+[#6096]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6096
+[#6094]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6094
+[#6092]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6092
+[#6043]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6043
+
+## [2025.18-jarlsberg] (2025-10-14)
+
+- ns-api: add descriptions to dVPN gateway responses ([#6102])
+- NS API: use new probe download filesize and milliseconds field ([#6097])
+- ns-api: use download files size from probes instead of parsing filenames ([#6095])
+- ns-api: add new fields for probe output for query_metadata and download file size and duration in ms ([#6091])
+- Bugfix/bloomfilters purge ([#6089])
+- Hotfix: Update API source in node ping tester script ([#6082])
+- Get wireguard keypair as arg instead of reading it from disk ([#6078])
+- Feature: Ping probe all nodes /described nodes from a server ([#6074])
+- Node Status API: add bridge information to dVPN endpoint ([#6069])
+- frontdoor typo fix ([#6067])
+- Feature: Node rewards tracker ([#6064])
+- [chore] Clippy fix ([#6060])
+- Registration Client ([#6059])
+- Bugfix: Nym node CLI download nym-node exception ([#6058])
+- Feature: Nym node html landing page ([#6053])
+- feat: DKG contract method for updating announce address ([#6050])
+- feat: NS ticket faucet ([#6047])
+- Bridge proto client params in Self-Described ([#6035])
+- Node Status API: remove sqlite support ([#6004])
+- Benny/ci contract fix ([#5962])
+
+[#6102]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6102
+[#6097]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6097
+[#6095]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6095
+[#6091]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6091
+[#6089]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6089
+[#6082]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6082
+[#6078]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6078
+[#6074]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6074
+[#6069]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6069
+[#6067]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6067
+[#6064]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6064
+[#6060]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6060
+[#6059]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6059
+[#6058]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6058
+[#6053]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6053
+[#6050]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6050
+[#6047]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6047
+[#6035]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6035
+[#6004]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6004
+[#5962]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5962
+
+## [2025.17-isabirra] (2025-09-29)
+
+- Bugfix | Fix the registration handshake ([#6062])
+- Convenience for ShutdownTracker ([#6038])
+- chore: made http-api-client-macro doctest compile ([#6037])
+- feat: refresh mixnet contract on epoch progression ([#6023])
+- chore: remove legacy nodes from nym api [and kinda-ish from node status api] ([#6021])
+- Feature/credential proxy crate ([#6018])
+- Moving clients crate from vpn-client repo to here ([#6015])
+- Feature/cancellation migration ([#6014])
+- Use default value for the ports until api is deployed ([#6007])
+- bugfix: return from MixTrafficController if client request channel has closed ([#6002])
+- Revert "Create an axum_test client for more integrated unit testing (… ([#5999])
+- chore: upgraded syn to 2.0 and removed nym-execute ([#5998])
+- feat: use `ShutdownToken` (`CancellationToken` inside) for nym-api ([#5997])
+- bugfix: Recipient deserialisation for deserialisers missing bytes specialisation ([#5991])
+- chore: use updated version of simulate endpoint ([#5988])
+- chore: purge temp databases on build ([#5984])
+- Bump sha.js from 2.4.11 to 2.4.12 ([#5983])
+- Feature: Delegation program stake checker and adjuster ([#5980])
+- build(deps): bump actions/setup-java from 4 to 5 ([#5975])
+- Domain fronting integration ([#5974])
+- chore: internal hidden command to force advance nyx epoch ([#5964])
+- Create an axum_test client for more integrated unit testing ([#5956])
+- feat: shared library for attempting to retrieve update mode attestation ([#5954])
+- Bump slab from 0.4.10 to 0.4.11 ([#5952])
+- build(deps): bump actions/first-interaction from 1 to 3 ([#5950])
+- fix: use WASM compatible time API in client ([#5948])
+- feat: credential proxy deposit pool ([#5945])
+- build(deps): bump actions/download-artifact from 4 to 5 ([#5939])
+- feat: nym signers monitor ([#5933])
+- Bump console from 0.15.11 to 0.16.0 ([#5931])
+- Bump mock_instant from 0.5.3 to 0.6.0 ([#5930])
+- Bump tokio from 1.46.1 to 1.47.1 ([#5929])
+- Bump defguard_wireguard_rs from v0.4.7 to v0.7.5 ([#5928])
+- Bump indicatif from 0.17.11 to 0.18.0 ([#5924])
+- Feature: Nym node autorun CLI ([#5916])
+- build(deps): bump mikefarah/yq from 4.45.4 to 4.47.1 ([#5911])
+- build(deps): bump pbkdf2 from 3.1.2 to 3.1.3 ([#5869])
+
+[#6062]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6062
+[#6038]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6038
+[#6037]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6037
+[#6023]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6023
+[#6021]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6021
+[#6018]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6018
+[#6015]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6015
+[#6014]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6014
+[#6007]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6007
+[#6002]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6002
+[#5999]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5999
+[#5998]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5998
+[#5997]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5997
+[#5991]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5991
+[#5988]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5988
+[#5984]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5984
+[#5983]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5983
+[#5980]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5980
+[#5975]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5975
+[#5974]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5974
+[#5964]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5964
+[#5956]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5956
+[#5954]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5954
+[#5952]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5952
+[#5950]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5950
+[#5948]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5948
+[#5945]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5945
+[#5939]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5939
+[#5933]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5933
+[#5931]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5931
+[#5930]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5930
+[#5929]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5929
+[#5928]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5928
+[#5924]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5924
+[#5916]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5916
+[#5911]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5911
+[#5869]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5869
+
+## [2025.16-halloumi] (2025-09-16)
+
+- Backport metadata endpoint ([#6010])
+- bugfix: make sure tables are removed in correct order to not trigger FK constraint issue ([#5987])
+- chore: move authenticator into gateway crate ([#5982])
+- Fix the ns api ci workflow ([#5981])
+- Remove freshness check on testrun submit ([#5977])
+- Update sysinfo to the latest ([#5976])
+- bugfix: manually calculate per node work on rewarded set changes ([#5972])
+- fixing the ci for ns agent ([#5965])
+- Feature/testing utils ([#5963])
+- bugfix: fix ci-build for linux (and use updated runner) ([#5958])
+- chore: updated refs to cheddar rev of nym repo ([#5955])
+- http api client adjustment ([#5953])
+- chore: fix rust 1.89 clippy issues ([#5944])
+- Wireguard metadata client library ([#5943])
+- chore: remove unused import ([#5942])
+- feat: introduce additional checks when attempting to send to bounded channels ([#5941])
+- Move credential verifier in peer controller ([#5938])
+- change PK/FK on expiration date signatures tables ([#5934])
+- Wireguard private metadata ([#5915])
+
+[#6010]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/6010
+[#5987]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5987
+[#5982]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5982
+[#5981]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5981
+[#5977]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5977
+[#5976]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5976
+[#5972]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5972
+[#5965]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5965
+[#5963]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5963
+[#5958]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5958
+[#5955]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5955
+[#5953]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5953
+[#5944]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5944
+[#5943]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5943
+[#5942]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5942
+[#5941]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5941
+[#5938]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5938
+[#5934]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5934
+[#5915]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5915
+
 ## [2025.15-gruyere] (2025-08-20)

 - Migrate strum to 0.27.2 ([#5960])
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ members = [
    "common/client-libs/mixnet-client",
    "common/client-libs/validator-client",
    "common/commands",
+    "common/nym-common",
    "common/config",
    "common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/coconut-dkg",
    "common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/contracts-common",
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ members = [
    "common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/nym-performance-contract",
    "common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/nym-pool-contract",
    "common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/vesting-contract",
+    "common/credential-proxy",
    "common/credential-storage",
    "common/credential-utils",
    "common/credential-verification",
@@ -53,12 +55,12 @@ members = [
    "common/ecash-signer-check",
    "common/ecash-signer-check-types",
    "common/ecash-time",
-    "common/execute",
    "common/exit-policy",
    "common/gateway-requests",
    "common/gateway-stats-storage",
    "common/gateway-storage",
    "common/http-api-client",
+    "common/http-api-client-macro",
    "common/http-api-common",
    "common/inclusion-probability",
    "common/ip-packet-requests",
@@ -67,6 +69,8 @@ members = [
    "common/network-defaults",
    "common/node-tester-utils",
    "common/nonexhaustive-delayqueue",
+    "common/nym-cache",
+    "common/nym-connection-monitor",
    "common/nym-id",
    "common/nym-metrics",
    "common/nym_offline_compact_ecash",
@@ -85,6 +89,7 @@ members = [
    "common/nymsphinx/types",
    "common/nyxd-scraper",
    "common/pemstore",
+    "common/registration",
    "common/serde-helpers",
    "common/service-provider-requests-common",
    "common/socks5-client-core",
@@ -92,26 +97,34 @@ members = [
    "common/socks5/requests",
    "common/statistics",
    "common/store-cipher",
-    "common/task", "common/test-utils",
+    "common/task",
+    "common/test-utils",
    "common/ticketbooks-merkle",
    "common/topology",
    "common/tun",
    "common/types",
+    "common/upgrade-mode-check",
    "common/verloc",
    "common/wasm/client-core",
    "common/wasm/storage",
    "common/wasm/utils",
    "common/wireguard",
+    "common/wireguard-private-metadata/client",
+    "common/wireguard-private-metadata/server",
+    "common/wireguard-private-metadata/shared",
+    "common/wireguard-private-metadata/tests",
    "common/wireguard-types",
    "common/zulip-client",
    "documentation/autodoc",
    "gateway",
    "nym-api",
    "nym-api/nym-api-requests",
+    "nym-authenticator-client",
    "nym-browser-extension/storage",
    "nym-credential-proxy/nym-credential-proxy",
    "nym-credential-proxy/nym-credential-proxy-requests",
    "nym-credential-proxy/vpn-api-lib-wasm",
+    "nym-ip-packet-client",
    "nym-network-monitor",
    "nym-node",
    "nym-node-status-api/nym-node-status-agent",
@@ -120,6 +133,8 @@ members = [
    "nym-node/nym-node-metrics",
    "nym-node/nym-node-requests",
    "nym-outfox",
+    "nym-registration-client",
+    "nym-signers-monitor",
    "nym-statistics-api",
    "nym-validator-rewarder",
    "nyx-chain-watcher",
@@ -135,10 +150,9 @@ members = [
    "tools/internal/contract-state-importer/importer-cli",
    "tools/internal/contract-state-importer/importer-contract",
    "tools/internal/mixnet-connectivity-check",
-    # "tools/internal/sdk-version-bump",
+#    "tools/internal/sdk-version-bump",
    "tools/internal/ssl-inject",
    "tools/internal/testnet-manager",
-    "tools/internal/testnet-manager",
    "tools/internal/testnet-manager/dkg-bypass-contract",
    "tools/internal/validator-status-check",
    "tools/nym-cli",
@@ -151,6 +165,7 @@ members = [
    "wasm/mix-fetch",
    "wasm/node-tester",
    "wasm/zknym-lib",
+    "nym-gateway-probe"
 ]

 default-members = [
@@ -169,16 +184,16 @@ default-members = [
    "tools/nymvisor",
 ]

-exclude = ["explorer", "contracts", "nym-wallet", "cpu-cycles"]
+exclude = ["contracts", "nym-wallet", "cpu-cycles"]

 [workspace.package]
 authors = ["Nym Technologies SA"]
 repository = "https://github.com/nymtech/nym"
 homepage = "https://nymtech.net"
 documentation = "https://nymtech.net"
-edition = "2021"
+edition = "2024"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
-rust-version = "1.80"
+rust-version = "1.85"
 readme = "README.md"

 [workspace.dependencies]
@@ -200,7 +215,6 @@ base64 = "0.22.1"
 base85rs = "0.1.3"
 bincode = "1.3.3"
 bip39 = { version = "2.0.0", features = ["zeroize"] }
-bit-vec = "0.7.0"                                     # can we unify those?
 bitvec = "1.0.0"
 blake3 = "1.7.0"
 bloomfilter = "3.0.1"
@@ -219,7 +233,7 @@ clap_complete = "4.5"
 clap_complete_fig = "4.5"
 colored = "2.2"
 comfy-table = "7.1.4"
-console = "0.15.11"
+console = "0.16.0"
 console-subscriber = "0.4.1"
 console_error_panic_hook = "0.1"
 const-str = "0.5.6"
@@ -228,13 +242,11 @@ criterion = "0.5"
 csv = "1.3.1"
 ctr = "0.9.1"
 cupid = "0.6.1"
-curve25519-dalek = "4.1"
 dashmap = "5.5.3"
 # We want https://github.com/DefGuard/wireguard-rs/pull/64 , but there's no crates.io release being pushed out anymore
 defguard_wireguard_rs = { git = "https://github.com/DefGuard/wireguard-rs.git", rev = "v0.4.7" }
 digest = "0.10.7"
-dirs = "5.0"
-doc-comment = "0.3"
+dirs = "6.0"
 dotenvy = "0.15.6"
 dyn-clone = "1.0.19"
 ecdsa = "0.16"
@@ -250,12 +262,9 @@ futures = "0.3.31"
 futures-util = "0.3"
 generic-array = "0.14.7"
 getrandom = "0.2.10"
-getset = "0.1.5"
 handlebars = "3.5.5"
-headers = "0.4.0"
 hex = "0.4.3"
-hex-literal = "0.3.3"
-hickory-resolver = "0.25"
+hickory-resolver = "0.25.2"
 hkdf = "0.12.3"
 hmac = "0.12.1"
 http = "1"
@@ -266,22 +275,22 @@ humantime = "2.2.0"
 humantime-serde = "1.1.1"
 hyper = "1.6.0"
 hyper-util = "0.1"
-indicatif = "0.17.11"
+indicatif = "0.18.0"
 inquire = "0.6.2"
+inventory = "0.3.21"
 ip_network = "0.4.1"
 ipnetwork = "0.20"
 itertools = "0.14.0"
+jwt-simple = { version = "0.12.12", default-features = false, features = ["pure-rust"] }
 k256 = "0.13"
 lazy_static = "1.5.0"
 ledger-transport = "0.10.0"
 ledger-transport-hid = "0.10.0"
 log = "0.4"
-maxminddb = "0.23.0"
 mime = "0.3.17"
 moka = { version = "0.12", features = ["future"] }
 nix = "0.27.1"
 notify = "5.1.0"
-okapi = "0.7.0"
 once_cell = "1.21.3"
 opentelemetry = "0.19.0"
 opentelemetry-jaeger = "0.18.0"
@@ -289,7 +298,7 @@ parking_lot = "0.12.3"
 pem = "0.8"
 petgraph = "0.6.5"
 pin-project = "1.1"
-pin-project-lite = "0.2.16"
+pnet_packet = "0.35.0"
 publicsuffix = "2.3.0"
 proc_pidinfo = "0.1.3"
 quote = "1"
@@ -297,13 +306,10 @@ rand = "0.8.5"
 rand_chacha = "0.3"
 rand_core = "0.6.3"
 rand_distr = "0.4"
-rand_pcg = "0.3.1"
-rand_seeder = "0.2.3"
 rayon = "1.5.1"
 regex = "1.10.6"
 reqwest = { version = "0.12.15", default-features = false }
 rs_merkle = "1.5.0"
-safer-ffi = "0.1.13"
 schemars = "0.8.22"
 semver = "1.0.26"
 serde = "1.0.219"
@@ -314,6 +320,7 @@ serde_json_path = "0.7.2"
 serde_repr = "0.1"
 serde_with = "3.9.0"
 serde_yaml = "0.9.25"
+serde_plain = "1.0.2"
 sha2 = "0.10.9"
 si-scale = "0.2.3"
 snow = "0.9.6"
@@ -322,14 +329,15 @@ sqlx = "0.8.6"
 strum = "0.27.2"
 strum_macros = "0.27.2"
 subtle-encoding = "0.5"
-syn = "1"
+syn = "2"
 sysinfo = "0.37.0"
 tap = "1.0.1"
 tar = "0.4.44"
+test-with = { version = "0.15.4", default-features = false }
 tempfile = "3.20"
 thiserror = "2.0"
 time = "0.3.41"
-tokio = "1.45"
+tokio = "1.47"
 tokio-postgres = "0.7"
 tokio-stream = "0.1.17"
 tokio-test = "0.4.4"
@@ -345,8 +353,10 @@ tracing-opentelemetry = "0.19.0"
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3.19"
 tracing-tree = "0.2.2"
 tracing-indicatif = "0.3.9"
+tracing-test = "0.2.5"
 ts-rs = "10.1.0"
 tungstenite = { version = "0.20.1", default-features = false }
+typed-builder = "0.23.0"
 uniffi = "0.29.2"
 uniffi_build = "0.29.0"
 url = "2.5"
@@ -355,6 +365,7 @@ utoipa-swagger-ui = "8.1"
 utoipauto = "0.2"
 uuid = "*"
 vergen = { version = "=8.3.1", default-features = false }
+vergen-gitcl = { version = "1.0.8", default-features = false }
 walkdir = "2"
 x25519-dalek = "2.0.0"
 zeroize = "1.7.0"
@@ -394,18 +405,19 @@ prost = { version = "0.13", default-features = false }
 # wasm-related dependencies
 gloo-utils = "0.2.0"
 gloo-net = "0.6.0"
+gloo-timers = "0.3.0"

 indexed_db_futures = "0.6.4"
 js-sys = "0.3.76"
 serde-wasm-bindgen = "0.6.5"
 tsify = "0.4.5"
+tokio_with_wasm = { version = "0.8.7" }
 wasm-bindgen = "0.2.99"
 wasm-bindgen-futures = "0.4.49"
 wasm-bindgen-test = "0.3.49"
 wasmtimer = "0.4.1"
 web-sys = "0.3.76"

-
 # for local development:
 #[patch.crates-io]
 #sphinx-packet = { path = "../sphinx" }
@@ -441,6 +453,11 @@ opt-level = 'z'
 unexpected_cfgs = { level = "warn", check-cfg = ['cfg(tokio_unstable)'] }

 [workspace.lints.clippy]
+suspicious = "deny"
+complexity = "deny"
+perf = "deny"
+style = "deny"
+
 unwrap_used = "deny"
 expect_used = "deny"
 todo = "deny"
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ sdk-wasm-build:
 	$(MAKE) -C wasm/node-tester
 	$(MAKE) -C wasm/mix-fetch
 	$(MAKE) -C wasm/zknym-lib
-	#$(MAKE) -C wasm/full-nym-wasm
+	# $(MAKE) -C wasm/full-nym-wasm

 # run this from npm/yarn to ensure tools are in the path, e.g. yarn build:sdk from root of repo
 sdk-typescript-build:
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ CONTRACTS_OUT_DIR = contracts/artifacts
 #
 COSMWASM_OPTIMIZER_IMAGE ?= cosmwasm/optimizer:0.17.0
 COSMWASM_OPTIMIZER_PLATFORM ?= linux/amd64
+COSMWASM_CHECK_IMAGE ?= rust:1.88

 # Ensure clean build environment and run the optimizer
 optimize-contracts:
@@ -179,6 +180,13 @@ optimize-contracts:
 	# Cleanup temporary artefacts directory
 	@rm -rf artifacts 2>/dev/null || true

+# Check artifacts with cosmwasm-check inside the optimizer image
+docker-check-contracts:
+	@docker run --rm --platform $(COSMWASM_OPTIMIZER_PLATFORM) \
+	  -v $(CURDIR):/code --workdir /code \
+	  --entrypoint /bin/sh \
+	  $(COSMWASM_CHECK_IMAGE) -lc 'apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends llvm-dev libclang-dev pkg-config && export PATH="/usr/local/cargo/bin:/usr/local/rustup/bin:$$PATH" && cargo install cosmwasm-check --locked && WASMER_ENGINE=universal WASMER_COMPILER=singlepass cosmwasm-check contracts/artifacts/*.wasm'
+
 wasm-opt-contracts:
 	@for WASM in $(WASM_CONTRACT_DIR)/*.wasm; do \
 	  echo "Running wasm-opt on $$WASM"; \
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-client"
-version = "1.1.61"
+version = "1.1.67"
 authors = ["Dave Hrycyszyn <futurechimp@users.noreply.github.com>", "Jędrzej Stuczyński <andrew@nymtech.net>"]
 description = "Implementation of the Nym Client"
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.70"
+rust-version = "1.85"
 license.workspace = true

 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use nym_client_core::client::base_client::{
    BaseClientBuilder, ClientInput, ClientOutput, ClientState,
 };
 use nym_sphinx::params::PacketType;
-use nym_task::TaskHandle;
+use nym_task::ShutdownManager;
 use nym_validator_client::QueryHttpRpcNyxdClient;
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ pub struct SocketClient {

    /// Optional path to a .json file containing standalone network details.
    custom_mixnet: Option<PathBuf>,
+
+    shutdown_manager: ShutdownManager,
 }

 impl SocketClient {
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ impl SocketClient {
        SocketClient {
            config,
            custom_mixnet,
+            shutdown_manager: Default::default(),
        }
    }

@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ impl SocketClient {
        client_output: ClientOutput,
        client_state: ClientState,
        self_address: &Recipient,
-        task_client: nym_task::TaskClient,
+        shutdown_token: nym_task::ShutdownToken,
        packet_type: PacketType,
    ) {
        info!("Starting websocket listener...");
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ impl SocketClient {
        let ClientInput {
            connection_command_sender,
            input_sender,
+            ..
        } = client_input;

        let ClientOutput {
@@ -77,24 +81,24 @@ impl SocketClient {
            shared_lane_queue_lengths,
            reply_controller_sender,
            Some(packet_type),
-            task_client.fork("websocket_handler"),
+            shutdown_token.clone(),
        );

        websocket::Listener::new(
            config.socket.host,
            config.socket.listening_port,
-            task_client.with_suffix("websocket_listener"),
+            shutdown_token.child_token(),
        )
        .start(websocket_handler);
    }

    /// blocking version of `start_socket` method. Will run forever (or until SIGINT is sent)
    pub async fn run_socket_forever(self) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>> {
-        let shutdown = self.start_socket().await?;
+        let mut shutdown = self.start_socket().await?;

-        let res = shutdown.wait_for_shutdown().await;
+        shutdown.run_until_shutdown().await;
        log::info!("Stopping nym-client");
-        res
+        Ok(())
    }

    async fn initialise_storage(&self) -> Result<OnDiskPersistent, ClientError> {
@@ -119,6 +123,7 @@ impl SocketClient {

        let mut base_client =
            BaseClientBuilder::new(self.config().base(), storage, dkg_query_client)
+                .with_shutdown(self.shutdown_manager.shutdown_tracker_owned())
                .with_user_agent(user_agent);

        if let Some(custom_mixnet) = &self.custom_mixnet {
@@ -128,7 +133,7 @@ impl SocketClient {
        Ok(base_client)
    }

-    pub async fn start_socket(self) -> Result<TaskHandle, ClientError> {
+    pub async fn start_socket(self) -> Result<ShutdownManager, ClientError> {
        if !self.config.socket.socket_type.is_websocket() {
            return Err(ClientError::InvalidSocketMode);
        }
@@ -147,13 +152,13 @@ impl SocketClient {
            client_output,
            client_state,
            &self_address,
-            started_client.task_handle.get_handle(),
+            self.shutdown_manager.child_shutdown_token(),
            packet_type,
        );

        info!("Client startup finished!");
        info!("The address of this client is: {self_address}");

-        Ok(started_client.task_handle)
+        Ok(self.shutdown_manager)
    }
 }
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use nym_sphinx::receiver::ReconstructedMessage;
 use nym_task::connections::{
    ConnectionCommand, ConnectionCommandSender, ConnectionId, LaneQueueLengths, TransmissionLane,
 };
-use nym_task::TaskClient;
+use nym_task::ShutdownToken;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use tokio::net::TcpStream;
 use tokio::time::Instant;
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub(crate) struct HandlerBuilder {
    lane_queue_lengths: LaneQueueLengths,
    reply_controller_sender: ReplyControllerSender,
    packet_type: Option<PacketType>,
-    task_client: TaskClient,
+    shutdown_token: ShutdownToken,
 }

 impl HandlerBuilder {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl HandlerBuilder {
        lane_queue_lengths: LaneQueueLengths,
        reply_controller_sender: ReplyControllerSender,
        packet_type: Option<PacketType>,
-        task_client: TaskClient,
+        shutdown_token: ShutdownToken,
    ) -> Self {
        Self {
            msg_input,
@@ -67,14 +67,13 @@ impl HandlerBuilder {
            lane_queue_lengths,
            reply_controller_sender,
            packet_type,
-            task_client,
+            shutdown_token,
        }
    }

    // TODO: make sure we only ever have one active handler
    pub fn create_active_handler(&self) -> Handler {
-        let mut task_client = self.task_client.fork("active_handler");
-        task_client.disarm();
+        let shutdown_token = self.shutdown_token.clone();
        Handler {
            msg_input: self.msg_input.clone(),
            client_connection_tx: self.client_connection_tx.clone(),
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ impl HandlerBuilder {
            lane_queue_lengths: self.lane_queue_lengths.clone(),
            reply_controller_sender: self.reply_controller_sender.clone(),
            packet_type: self.packet_type,
-            task_client,
+            shutdown_token,
        }
    }
 }
@@ -100,19 +99,14 @@ pub(crate) struct Handler {
    lane_queue_lengths: LaneQueueLengths,
    reply_controller_sender: ReplyControllerSender,
    packet_type: Option<PacketType>,
-    task_client: TaskClient,
+    shutdown_token: ShutdownToken,
 }

 impl Drop for Handler {
    fn drop(&mut self) {
-        if let Err(err) = self
+        let _ = self
            .buffer_requester
-            .unbounded_send(ReceivedBufferMessage::ReceiverDisconnect)
-        {
-            if !self.task_client.is_shutdown_poll() {
-                error!("failed to disconnect the receiver from the buffer: {err}");
-            }
-        }
+            .unbounded_send(ReceivedBufferMessage::ReceiverDisconnect);
    }
 }

@@ -142,7 +136,7 @@ impl Handler {
        {
            Ok(length) => length,
            Err(err) => {
-                if !self.task_client.is_shutdown_poll() {
+                if !self.shutdown_token.is_cancelled() {
                    error!(
                        "Failed to get reply queue length for connection {connection_id}: {err}"
                    );
@@ -192,7 +186,7 @@ impl Handler {
        // the ack control is now responsible for chunking, etc.
        let input_msg = InputMessage::new_regular(recipient, message, lane, self.packet_type);
        if let Err(err) = self.msg_input.send(input_msg).await {
-            if !self.task_client.is_shutdown_poll() {
+            if !self.shutdown_token.is_cancelled() {
                error!("Failed to send message to the input buffer: {err}");
            }
        }
@@ -225,7 +219,7 @@ impl Handler {
        let input_msg =
            InputMessage::new_anonymous(recipient, message, reply_surbs, lane, self.packet_type);
        if let Err(err) = self.msg_input.send(input_msg).await {
-            if !self.task_client.is_shutdown_poll() {
+            if !self.shutdown_token.is_cancelled() {
                error!("Failed to send anonymous message to the input buffer: {err}");
            }
        }
@@ -253,7 +247,7 @@ impl Handler {

        let input_msg = InputMessage::new_reply(recipient_tag, message, lane, self.packet_type);
        if let Err(err) = self.msg_input.send(input_msg).await {
-            if !self.task_client.is_shutdown_poll() {
+            if !self.shutdown_token.is_cancelled() {
                error!("Failed to send reply message to the input buffer: {err}");
            }
        }
@@ -275,7 +269,7 @@ impl Handler {
            .client_connection_tx
            .unbounded_send(ConnectionCommand::Close(connection_id))
        {
-            if !self.task_client.is_shutdown_poll() {
+            if !self.shutdown_token.is_cancelled() {
                error!("Failed to send close connection command: {err}");
            }
        }
@@ -394,11 +388,14 @@ impl Handler {
    }

    async fn listen_for_requests(&mut self, mut msg_receiver: ReconstructedMessagesReceiver) {
-        let mut task_client = self.task_client.fork("select");
-        task_client.disarm();
+        let shutdown_token = self.shutdown_token.clone();

-        while !task_client.is_shutdown() {
+        loop {
            tokio::select! {
+                  _ = shutdown_token.cancelled() => {
+                    log::trace!("Websocket handler: Received shutdown");
+                    break;
+                }
                // we can either get a client request from the websocket
                socket_msg = self.next_websocket_request() => {
                    if socket_msg.is_none() {
@@ -436,9 +433,6 @@ impl Handler {
                        break;
                    }
                }
-                _ = task_client.recv() => {
-                    log::trace!("Websocket handler: Received shutdown");
-                }
            }
        }
        log::debug!("Websocket handler: Exiting");
@@ -464,7 +458,7 @@ impl Handler {
                    reconstructed_sender,
                ))
        {
-            if !self.task_client.is_shutdown_poll() {
+            if !self.shutdown_token.is_cancelled() {
                error!("failed to announce the receiver to the buffer: {err}");
            }
        }
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@

 use super::handler::HandlerBuilder;
 use log::*;
-use nym_task::TaskClient;
+use nym_task::ShutdownToken;
 use std::net::IpAddr;
 use std::{net::SocketAddr, process, sync::Arc};
 use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@ impl State {
 pub(crate) struct Listener {
    address: SocketAddr,
    state: State,
-    task_client: TaskClient,
+    shutdown_token: ShutdownToken,
 }

 impl Listener {
-    pub(crate) fn new(host: IpAddr, port: u16, task_client: TaskClient) -> Self {
+    pub(crate) fn new(host: IpAddr, port: u16, shutdown_token: ShutdownToken) -> Self {
        Listener {
            address: SocketAddr::new(host, port),
            state: State::AwaitingConnection,
-            task_client,
+            shutdown_token,
        }
    }

@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ impl Listener {

        let notify = Arc::new(Notify::new());

-        while !self.task_client.is_shutdown() {
+        while !self.shutdown_token.is_cancelled() {
            tokio::select! {
                // When the handler finishes we check if shutdown is signalled
                _ = notify.notified() => {
-                    if self.task_client.is_shutdown() {
+                    if self.shutdown_token.is_cancelled() {
                        log::trace!("Websocket listener: detected shutdown after connection closed");
                        break;
                    }
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ impl Listener {
                }
                // ... but when there is no connected client at the time of shutdown being
                // signalled, we handle it here.
-                _ = self.task_client.recv() => {
+                _ = self.shutdown_token.cancelled() => {
                    if !self.state.is_connected() {
                        log::trace!("Not connected: shutting down");
                        break;
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-socks5-client"
-version = "1.1.61"
+version = "1.1.67"
 authors = ["Dave Hrycyszyn <futurechimp@users.noreply.github.com>"]
 description = "A SOCKS5 localhost proxy that converts incoming messages to Sphinx and sends them to a Nym address"
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.70"
+rust-version = "1.85"
 license.workspace = true

 [dependencies]
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use futures::channel::mpsc;
 use futures::StreamExt;
+use futures::channel::mpsc;
 use notify::event::{DataChange, MetadataKind, ModifyKind};
 use notify::{Config, Event, EventKind, RecommendedWatcher, RecursiveMode, Watcher};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ impl AsyncFileWatcher {
        // when testing I was consistently getting two `Modify(Data(Any))` events in quick succession
        // (probably to modify content and metadata).
        // we really only want to propagate one of them
-        if let Some(previous) = self.last_received.get(&event.kind) {
-            if now.duration_since(*previous) < self.tick_duration {
-                return false;
-            }
+        if let Some(previous) = self.last_received.get(&event.kind)
+            && now.duration_since(*previous) < self.tick_duration
+        {
+            return false;
        }

        let Some(filters) = &self.filters else {
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ base64 = { workspace = true }
 bincode = { workspace = true }
 rand = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
+semver = { workspace = true }
+strum_macros = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }

 nym-credentials-interface = { path = "../credentials-interface" }
@@ -0,0 +1,273 @@
+// Copyright 2025 Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
+
+use nym_sphinx::addressing::Recipient;
+use nym_wireguard_types::PeerPublicKey;
+
+use crate::{
+    AuthenticatorVersion, Error,
+    latest::registration::IpPair,
+    traits::{FinalMessage, InitMessage, QueryBandwidthMessage, TopUpMessage, Versionable},
+    v2, v3, v4, v5,
+};
+
+// This is very redundant with AuthenticatorRequest and I reckon they could be smooshed.
+// It is a bit out of scope for me at the moment though
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum ClientMessage {
+    Initial(Box<dyn InitMessage + Send + Sync + 'static>),
+    Final(Box<dyn FinalMessage + Send + Sync + 'static>),
+    Query(Box<dyn QueryBandwidthMessage + Send + Sync + 'static>),
+    TopUp(Box<dyn TopUpMessage + Send + Sync + 'static>),
+}
+
+impl ClientMessage {
+    // check if message is wasteful e.g. contains a credential
+    pub fn is_wasteful(&self) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            Self::Final(msg) => msg.credential().is_some(),
+            Self::TopUp(_) => true,
+            Self::Initial(_) | Self::Query(_) => false,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn version(&self) -> AuthenticatorVersion {
+        match self {
+            ClientMessage::Initial(msg) => msg.version(),
+            ClientMessage::Final(msg) => msg.version(),
+            ClientMessage::Query(msg) => msg.version(),
+            ClientMessage::TopUp(msg) => msg.version(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn bytes(&self, reply_to: Recipient) -> Result<(Vec<u8>, u64), Error> {
+        match self.version() {
+            AuthenticatorVersion::V1 => Err(Error::UnsupportedVersion),
+            AuthenticatorVersion::V2 => {
+                use v2::{
+                    registration::{ClientMac, FinalMessage, GatewayClient, InitMessage},
+                    request::AuthenticatorRequest,
+                };
+                match self {
+                    ClientMessage::Initial(init_message) => {
+                        let (req, id) = AuthenticatorRequest::new_initial_request(
+                            InitMessage {
+                                pub_key: init_message.pub_key(),
+                            },
+                            reply_to,
+                        );
+                        Ok((req.to_bytes()?, id))
+                    }
+                    ClientMessage::Final(final_message) => {
+                        let (req, id) = AuthenticatorRequest::new_final_request(
+                            FinalMessage {
+                                gateway_client: GatewayClient {
+                                    pub_key: final_message.gateway_client_pub_key(),
+                                    private_ip: final_message
+                                        .gateway_client_ipv4()
+                                        .ok_or(Error::UnsupportedMessage)?
+                                        .into(),
+                                    mac: ClientMac::new(final_message.gateway_client_mac()),
+                                },
+                                credential: final_message.credential(),
+                            },
+                            reply_to,
+                        );
+                        Ok((req.to_bytes()?, id))
+                    }
+                    ClientMessage::Query(query_message) => {
+                        let (req, id) = AuthenticatorRequest::new_query_request(
+                            query_message.pub_key(),
+                            reply_to,
+                        );
+                        Ok((req.to_bytes()?, id))
+                    }
+                    _ => Err(Error::UnsupportedMessage),
+                }
+            }
+            AuthenticatorVersion::V3 => {
+                use v3::{
+                    registration::{ClientMac, FinalMessage, GatewayClient, InitMessage},
+                    request::AuthenticatorRequest,
+                    topup::TopUpMessage,
+                };
+                match self {
+                    ClientMessage::Initial(init_message) => {
+                        let (req, id) = AuthenticatorRequest::new_initial_request(
+                            InitMessage {
+                                pub_key: init_message.pub_key(),
+                            },
+                            reply_to,
+                        );
+                        Ok((req.to_bytes()?, id))
+                    }
+                    ClientMessage::Final(final_message) => {
+                        let (req, id) = AuthenticatorRequest::new_final_request(
+                            FinalMessage {
+                                gateway_client: GatewayClient {
+                                    pub_key: final_message.gateway_client_pub_key(),
+                                    private_ip: final_message
+                                        .gateway_client_ipv4()
+                                        .ok_or(Error::UnsupportedMessage)?
+                                        .into(),
+                                    mac: ClientMac::new(final_message.gateway_client_mac()),
+                                },
+                                credential: final_message.credential(),
+                            },
+                            reply_to,
+                        );
+                        Ok((req.to_bytes()?, id))
+                    }
+                    ClientMessage::Query(query_message) => {
+                        let (req, id) = AuthenticatorRequest::new_query_request(
+                            query_message.pub_key(),
+                            reply_to,
+                        );
+                        Ok((req.to_bytes()?, id))
+                    }
+                    ClientMessage::TopUp(top_up_message) => {
+                        let (req, id) = AuthenticatorRequest::new_topup_request(
+                            TopUpMessage {
+                                pub_key: top_up_message.pub_key(),
+                                credential: top_up_message.credential(),
+                            },
+                            reply_to,
+                        );
+                        Ok((req.to_bytes()?, id))
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            AuthenticatorVersion::V4 => {
+                use v4::{
+                    registration::{ClientMac, FinalMessage, GatewayClient, InitMessage},
+                    request::AuthenticatorRequest,
+                    topup::TopUpMessage,
+                };
+                match self {
+                    ClientMessage::Initial(init_message) => {
+                        let (req, id) = AuthenticatorRequest::new_initial_request(
+                            InitMessage {
+                                pub_key: init_message.pub_key(),
+                            },
+                            reply_to,
+                        );
+                        Ok((req.to_bytes()?, id))
+                    }
+                    ClientMessage::Final(final_message) => {
+                        let (req, id) = AuthenticatorRequest::new_final_request(
+                            FinalMessage {
+                                gateway_client: GatewayClient {
+                                    pub_key: final_message.gateway_client_pub_key(),
+                                    private_ips: IpPair {
+                                        ipv4: final_message
+                                            .gateway_client_ipv4()
+                                            .ok_or(Error::UnsupportedMessage)?,
+                                        ipv6: final_message
+                                            .gateway_client_ipv6()
+                                            .ok_or(Error::UnsupportedMessage)?,
+                                    }
+                                    .into(),
+                                    mac: ClientMac::new(final_message.gateway_client_mac()),
+                                },
+                                credential: final_message.credential(),
+                            },
+                            reply_to,
+                        );
+                        Ok((req.to_bytes()?, id))
+                    }
+                    ClientMessage::Query(query_message) => {
+                        let (req, id) = AuthenticatorRequest::new_query_request(
+                            query_message.pub_key(),
+                            reply_to,
+                        );
+                        Ok((req.to_bytes()?, id))
+                    }
+                    ClientMessage::TopUp(top_up_message) => {
+                        let (req, id) = AuthenticatorRequest::new_topup_request(
+                            TopUpMessage {
+                                pub_key: top_up_message.pub_key(),
+                                credential: top_up_message.credential(),
+                            },
+                            reply_to,
+                        );
+                        Ok((req.to_bytes()?, id))
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            AuthenticatorVersion::V5 => {
+                use v5::{
+                    registration::{ClientMac, FinalMessage, GatewayClient, InitMessage},
+                    request::AuthenticatorRequest,
+                    topup::TopUpMessage,
+                };
+                match self {
+                    ClientMessage::Initial(init_message) => {
+                        let (req, id) = AuthenticatorRequest::new_initial_request(InitMessage {
+                            pub_key: init_message.pub_key(),
+                        });
+                        Ok((req.to_bytes()?, id))
+                    }
+                    ClientMessage::Final(final_message) => {
+                        let (req, id) = AuthenticatorRequest::new_final_request(FinalMessage {
+                            gateway_client: GatewayClient {
+                                pub_key: final_message.gateway_client_pub_key(),
+                                private_ips: IpPair {
+                                    ipv4: final_message
+                                        .gateway_client_ipv4()
+                                        .ok_or(Error::UnsupportedMessage)?,
+                                    ipv6: final_message
+                                        .gateway_client_ipv6()
+                                        .ok_or(Error::UnsupportedMessage)?,
+                                },
+                                mac: ClientMac::new(final_message.gateway_client_mac()),
+                            },
+                            credential: final_message.credential(),
+                        });
+                        Ok((req.to_bytes()?, id))
+                    }
+                    ClientMessage::Query(query_message) => {
+                        let (req, id) =
+                            AuthenticatorRequest::new_query_request(query_message.pub_key());
+                        Ok((req.to_bytes()?, id))
+                    }
+                    ClientMessage::TopUp(top_up_message) => {
+                        let (req, id) = AuthenticatorRequest::new_topup_request(TopUpMessage {
+                            pub_key: top_up_message.pub_key(),
+                            credential: top_up_message.credential(),
+                        });
+                        Ok((req.to_bytes()?, id))
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            AuthenticatorVersion::UNKNOWN => Err(Error::UnknownVersion),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn use_surbs(&self) -> bool {
+        use AuthenticatorVersion::*;
+        match self.version() {
+            V1 | V2 | V3 | V4 => false,
+            V5 => true,
+            UNKNOWN => true,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// Same comment as above struct
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct QueryMessageImpl {
+    pub pub_key: PeerPublicKey,
+    pub version: AuthenticatorVersion,
+}
+
+impl Versionable for QueryMessageImpl {
+    fn version(&self) -> AuthenticatorVersion {
+        self.version
+    }
+}
+
+impl QueryBandwidthMessage for QueryMessageImpl {
+    fn pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey {
+        self.pub_key
+    }
+}
@@ -23,6 +23,17 @@ pub enum Error {
    #[error("conversion: {0}")]
    Conversion(String),

-    #[error("failed to serialize response packet: {source}")]
-    FailedToSerializeResponsePacket { source: Box<bincode::ErrorKind> },
+    // TODO add version number for debugging
+    #[error("unknown version number")]
+    UnknownVersion,
+
+    // TODO add version number for debugging
+    #[error("unsupported request version")]
+    UnsupportedVersion,
+
+    #[error("gateway doesn't support this type of message")]
+    UnsupportedMessage,
+
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Bincode(#[from] bincode::Error),
 }
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright 2024 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

+pub mod client_message;
+pub mod request;
+pub mod response;
 pub mod traits;
 pub mod v1;
 pub mod v2;
@@ -10,11 +13,13 @@ pub mod v5;

 mod error;
 mod util;
+mod version;

 pub use error::Error;
 pub use v5 as latest;
+pub use version::AuthenticatorVersion;

-pub const CURRENT_VERSION: u8 = 5;
+pub const CURRENT_VERSION: u8 = latest::VERSION;

 fn make_bincode_serializer() -> impl bincode::Options {
    use bincode::Options;
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+// Copyright 2025 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use nym_service_provider_requests_common::{Protocol, ServiceProviderType};
+use nym_sphinx::addressing::Recipient;
+
+use crate::traits::{FinalMessage, InitMessage, QueryBandwidthMessage, TopUpMessage};
+use crate::{v1, v2, v3, v4, v5};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum AuthenticatorRequest {
+    Initial {
+        msg: Box<dyn InitMessage + Send + Sync + 'static>,
+        protocol: Protocol,
+        reply_to: Option<Recipient>,
+        request_id: u64,
+    },
+    Final {
+        msg: Box<dyn FinalMessage + Send + Sync + 'static>,
+        protocol: Protocol,
+        reply_to: Option<Recipient>,
+        request_id: u64,
+    },
+    QueryBandwidth {
+        msg: Box<dyn QueryBandwidthMessage + Send + Sync + 'static>,
+        protocol: Protocol,
+        reply_to: Option<Recipient>,
+        request_id: u64,
+    },
+    TopUpBandwidth {
+        msg: Box<dyn TopUpMessage + Send + Sync + 'static>,
+        protocol: Protocol,
+        reply_to: Option<Recipient>,
+        request_id: u64,
+    },
+}
+
+impl From<v1::request::AuthenticatorRequest> for AuthenticatorRequest {
+    fn from(value: v1::request::AuthenticatorRequest) -> Self {
+        match value.data {
+            v1::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::Initial(init_message) => Self::Initial {
+                msg: Box::new(init_message),
+                protocol: Protocol {
+                    version: value.version,
+                    service_provider_type: ServiceProviderType::Authenticator,
+                },
+                reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
+                request_id: value.request_id,
+            },
+            v1::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::Final(gateway_client) => Self::Final {
+                msg: Box::new(gateway_client),
+                protocol: Protocol {
+                    version: value.version,
+                    service_provider_type: ServiceProviderType::Authenticator,
+                },
+                reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
+                request_id: value.request_id,
+            },
+            v1::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::QueryBandwidth(peer_public_key) => {
+                Self::QueryBandwidth {
+                    msg: Box::new(peer_public_key),
+                    protocol: Protocol {
+                        version: value.version,
+                        service_provider_type: ServiceProviderType::Authenticator,
+                    },
+                    reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
+                    request_id: value.request_id,
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<v2::request::AuthenticatorRequest> for AuthenticatorRequest {
+    fn from(value: v2::request::AuthenticatorRequest) -> Self {
+        match value.data {
+            v2::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::Initial(init_message) => Self::Initial {
+                msg: Box::new(init_message),
+                protocol: value.protocol,
+                reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
+                request_id: value.request_id,
+            },
+            v2::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::Final(final_message) => Self::Final {
+                msg: final_message,
+                protocol: value.protocol,
+                reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
+                request_id: value.request_id,
+            },
+            v2::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::QueryBandwidth(peer_public_key) => {
+                Self::QueryBandwidth {
+                    msg: Box::new(peer_public_key),
+                    protocol: value.protocol,
+                    reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
+                    request_id: value.request_id,
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<v3::request::AuthenticatorRequest> for AuthenticatorRequest {
+    fn from(value: v3::request::AuthenticatorRequest) -> Self {
+        match value.data {
+            v3::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::Initial(init_message) => Self::Initial {
+                msg: Box::new(init_message),
+                protocol: value.protocol,
+                reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
+                request_id: value.request_id,
+            },
+            v3::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::Final(final_message) => Self::Final {
+                msg: final_message,
+                protocol: value.protocol,
+                reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
+                request_id: value.request_id,
+            },
+            v3::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::QueryBandwidth(peer_public_key) => {
+                Self::QueryBandwidth {
+                    msg: Box::new(peer_public_key),
+                    protocol: value.protocol,
+                    reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
+                    request_id: value.request_id,
+                }
+            }
+            v3::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::TopUpBandwidth(top_up_message) => {
+                Self::TopUpBandwidth {
+                    msg: top_up_message,
+                    protocol: value.protocol,
+                    reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
+                    request_id: value.request_id,
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<v4::request::AuthenticatorRequest> for AuthenticatorRequest {
+    fn from(value: v4::request::AuthenticatorRequest) -> Self {
+        match value.data {
+            v4::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::Initial(init_message) => Self::Initial {
+                msg: Box::new(init_message),
+                protocol: value.protocol,
+                reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
+                request_id: value.request_id,
+            },
+            v4::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::Final(final_message) => Self::Final {
+                msg: final_message,
+                protocol: value.protocol,
+                reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
+                request_id: value.request_id,
+            },
+            v4::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::QueryBandwidth(peer_public_key) => {
+                Self::QueryBandwidth {
+                    msg: Box::new(peer_public_key),
+                    protocol: value.protocol,
+                    reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
+                    request_id: value.request_id,
+                }
+            }
+            v4::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::TopUpBandwidth(top_up_message) => {
+                Self::TopUpBandwidth {
+                    msg: top_up_message,
+                    protocol: value.protocol,
+                    reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
+                    request_id: value.request_id,
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<v5::request::AuthenticatorRequest> for AuthenticatorRequest {
+    fn from(value: v5::request::AuthenticatorRequest) -> Self {
+        match value.data {
+            v5::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::Initial(init_message) => Self::Initial {
+                msg: Box::new(init_message),
+                protocol: value.protocol,
+                reply_to: None,
+                request_id: value.request_id,
+            },
+            v5::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::Final(final_message) => Self::Final {
+                msg: final_message,
+                protocol: value.protocol,
+                reply_to: None,
+                request_id: value.request_id,
+            },
+            v5::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::QueryBandwidth(peer_public_key) => {
+                Self::QueryBandwidth {
+                    msg: Box::new(peer_public_key),
+                    protocol: value.protocol,
+                    reply_to: None,
+                    request_id: value.request_id,
+                }
+            }
+            v5::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::TopUpBandwidth(top_up_message) => {
+                Self::TopUpBandwidth {
+                    msg: top_up_message,
+                    protocol: value.protocol,
+                    reply_to: None,
+                    request_id: value.request_id,
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+// Copyright 2025 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use crate::traits::{
+    Id, PendingRegistrationResponse, RegisteredResponse, RemainingBandwidthResponse,
+    TopUpBandwidthResponse,
+};
+use crate::{v2, v3, v4, v5};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum AuthenticatorResponse {
+    PendingRegistration(Box<dyn PendingRegistrationResponse + Send + Sync + 'static>),
+    Registered(Box<dyn RegisteredResponse + Send + Sync + 'static>),
+    RemainingBandwidth(Box<dyn RemainingBandwidthResponse + Send + Sync + 'static>),
+    TopUpBandwidth(Box<dyn TopUpBandwidthResponse + Send + Sync + 'static>),
+}
+
+impl Id for AuthenticatorResponse {
+    fn id(&self) -> u64 {
+        match self {
+            AuthenticatorResponse::PendingRegistration(pending_registration_response) => {
+                pending_registration_response.id()
+            }
+            AuthenticatorResponse::Registered(registered_response) => registered_response.id(),
+            AuthenticatorResponse::RemainingBandwidth(remaining_bandwidth_response) => {
+                remaining_bandwidth_response.id()
+            }
+            AuthenticatorResponse::TopUpBandwidth(top_up_bandwidth_response) => {
+                top_up_bandwidth_response.id()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<v2::response::AuthenticatorResponse> for AuthenticatorResponse {
+    fn from(value: v2::response::AuthenticatorResponse) -> Self {
+        match value.data {
+            v2::response::AuthenticatorResponseData::PendingRegistration(
+                pending_registration_response,
+            ) => Self::PendingRegistration(Box::new(pending_registration_response)),
+            v2::response::AuthenticatorResponseData::Registered(registered_response) => {
+                Self::Registered(Box::new(registered_response))
+            }
+            v2::response::AuthenticatorResponseData::RemainingBandwidth(
+                remaining_bandwidth_response,
+            ) => Self::RemainingBandwidth(Box::new(remaining_bandwidth_response)),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<v3::response::AuthenticatorResponse> for AuthenticatorResponse {
+    fn from(value: v3::response::AuthenticatorResponse) -> Self {
+        match value.data {
+            v3::response::AuthenticatorResponseData::PendingRegistration(
+                pending_registration_response,
+            ) => Self::PendingRegistration(Box::new(pending_registration_response)),
+            v3::response::AuthenticatorResponseData::Registered(registered_response) => {
+                Self::Registered(Box::new(registered_response))
+            }
+            v3::response::AuthenticatorResponseData::RemainingBandwidth(
+                remaining_bandwidth_response,
+            ) => Self::RemainingBandwidth(Box::new(remaining_bandwidth_response)),
+            v3::response::AuthenticatorResponseData::TopUpBandwidth(top_up_bandwidth_response) => {
+                Self::TopUpBandwidth(Box::new(top_up_bandwidth_response))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<v4::response::AuthenticatorResponse> for AuthenticatorResponse {
+    fn from(value: v4::response::AuthenticatorResponse) -> Self {
+        match value.data {
+            v4::response::AuthenticatorResponseData::PendingRegistration(
+                pending_registration_response,
+            ) => Self::PendingRegistration(Box::new(pending_registration_response)),
+            v4::response::AuthenticatorResponseData::Registered(registered_response) => {
+                Self::Registered(Box::new(registered_response))
+            }
+            v4::response::AuthenticatorResponseData::RemainingBandwidth(
+                remaining_bandwidth_response,
+            ) => Self::RemainingBandwidth(Box::new(remaining_bandwidth_response)),
+            v4::response::AuthenticatorResponseData::TopUpBandwidth(top_up_bandwidth_response) => {
+                Self::TopUpBandwidth(Box::new(top_up_bandwidth_response))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<v5::response::AuthenticatorResponse> for AuthenticatorResponse {
+    fn from(value: v5::response::AuthenticatorResponse) -> Self {
+        match value.data {
+            v5::response::AuthenticatorResponseData::PendingRegistration(
+                pending_registration_response,
+            ) => Self::PendingRegistration(Box::new(pending_registration_response)),
+            v5::response::AuthenticatorResponseData::Registered(registered_response) => {
+                Self::Registered(Box::new(registered_response))
+            }
+            v5::response::AuthenticatorResponseData::RemainingBandwidth(
+                remaining_bandwidth_response,
+            ) => Self::RemainingBandwidth(Box::new(remaining_bandwidth_response)),
+            v5::response::AuthenticatorResponseData::TopUpBandwidth(top_up_bandwidth_response) => {
+                Self::TopUpBandwidth(Box::new(top_up_bandwidth_response))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -1,49 +1,105 @@
 // Copyright 2024 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

+use std::fmt;
+use std::net::{Ipv4Addr, Ipv6Addr};
+
 use nym_credentials_interface::CredentialSpendingData;
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::x25519::PrivateKey;
-use nym_service_provider_requests_common::{Protocol, ServiceProviderType};
-use nym_sphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
 use nym_wireguard_types::PeerPublicKey;

-use crate::{
-    v1, v2, v3, v4,
-    v5::{self, registration::IpPair},
-    Error,
-};
+use crate::latest::registration::IpPair;
+use crate::{AuthenticatorVersion, Error, v1, v2, v3, v4, v5};

-#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
-pub enum AuthenticatorVersion {
-    V1,
-    V2,
-    V3,
-    V4,
-    V5,
-    UNKNOWN,
+pub trait Versionable {
+    fn version(&self) -> AuthenticatorVersion;
 }

-impl From<Protocol> for AuthenticatorVersion {
-    fn from(value: Protocol) -> Self {
-        if value.service_provider_type != ServiceProviderType::Authenticator {
-            AuthenticatorVersion::UNKNOWN
-        } else if value.version == v1::VERSION {
-            AuthenticatorVersion::V1
-        } else if value.version == v2::VERSION {
-            AuthenticatorVersion::V2
-        } else if value.version == v3::VERSION {
-            AuthenticatorVersion::V3
-        } else if value.version == v4::VERSION {
-            AuthenticatorVersion::V4
-        } else if value.version == v5::VERSION {
-            AuthenticatorVersion::V5
-        } else {
-            AuthenticatorVersion::UNKNOWN
-        }
+impl Versionable for v1::GatewayClient {
+    fn version(&self) -> AuthenticatorVersion {
+        AuthenticatorVersion::V1
    }
 }

-pub trait InitMessage {
+impl Versionable for v1::registration::InitMessage {
+    fn version(&self) -> AuthenticatorVersion {
+        AuthenticatorVersion::V1
+    }
+}
+
+impl Versionable for v2::registration::InitMessage {
+    fn version(&self) -> AuthenticatorVersion {
+        AuthenticatorVersion::V2
+    }
+}
+
+impl Versionable for v3::registration::InitMessage {
+    fn version(&self) -> AuthenticatorVersion {
+        AuthenticatorVersion::V3
+    }
+}
+
+impl Versionable for v4::registration::InitMessage {
+    fn version(&self) -> AuthenticatorVersion {
+        AuthenticatorVersion::V4
+    }
+}
+
+impl Versionable for v5::registration::InitMessage {
+    fn version(&self) -> AuthenticatorVersion {
+        AuthenticatorVersion::V5
+    }
+}
+
+impl Versionable for v2::registration::FinalMessage {
+    fn version(&self) -> AuthenticatorVersion {
+        AuthenticatorVersion::V2
+    }
+}
+
+impl Versionable for v3::registration::FinalMessage {
+    fn version(&self) -> AuthenticatorVersion {
+        AuthenticatorVersion::V3
+    }
+}
+
+impl Versionable for v4::registration::FinalMessage {
+    fn version(&self) -> AuthenticatorVersion {
+        AuthenticatorVersion::V4
+    }
+}
+
+impl Versionable for v5::registration::FinalMessage {
+    fn version(&self) -> AuthenticatorVersion {
+        AuthenticatorVersion::V5
+    }
+}
+
+impl Versionable for PeerPublicKey {
+    fn version(&self) -> AuthenticatorVersion {
+        AuthenticatorVersion::V3
+    }
+}
+
+impl Versionable for v3::topup::TopUpMessage {
+    fn version(&self) -> AuthenticatorVersion {
+        AuthenticatorVersion::V3
+    }
+}
+
+impl Versionable for v4::topup::TopUpMessage {
+    fn version(&self) -> AuthenticatorVersion {
+        AuthenticatorVersion::V4
+    }
+}
+
+impl Versionable for v5::topup::TopUpMessage {
+    fn version(&self) -> AuthenticatorVersion {
+        AuthenticatorVersion::V5
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait InitMessage: Versionable + fmt::Debug {
    fn pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey;
 }

@@ -77,15 +133,18 @@ impl InitMessage for v5::registration::InitMessage {
    }
 }

-pub trait FinalMessage {
-    fn pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey;
+pub trait FinalMessage: Versionable + fmt::Debug {
+    fn gateway_client_pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey;
    fn verify(&self, private_key: &PrivateKey, nonce: u64) -> Result<(), Error>;
    fn private_ips(&self) -> IpPair;
+    fn gateway_client_ipv4(&self) -> Option<Ipv4Addr>;
+    fn gateway_client_ipv6(&self) -> Option<Ipv6Addr>;
+    fn gateway_client_mac(&self) -> Vec<u8>;
    fn credential(&self) -> Option<CredentialSpendingData>;
 }

 impl FinalMessage for v1::GatewayClient {
-    fn pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey {
+    fn gateway_client_pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey {
        self.pub_key
    }

@@ -97,13 +156,28 @@ impl FinalMessage for v1::GatewayClient {
        self.private_ip.into()
    }

+    fn gateway_client_ipv4(&self) -> Option<Ipv4Addr> {
+        match self.private_ip {
+            std::net::IpAddr::V4(ipv4_addr) => Some(ipv4_addr),
+            std::net::IpAddr::V6(_) => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn gateway_client_ipv6(&self) -> Option<Ipv6Addr> {
+        None
+    }
+
+    fn gateway_client_mac(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.mac.to_vec()
+    }
+
    fn credential(&self) -> Option<CredentialSpendingData> {
        None
    }
 }

 impl FinalMessage for v2::registration::FinalMessage {
-    fn pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey {
+    fn gateway_client_pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey {
        self.gateway_client.pub_key
    }

@@ -115,13 +189,28 @@ impl FinalMessage for v2::registration::FinalMessage {
        self.gateway_client.private_ip.into()
    }

+    fn gateway_client_ipv4(&self) -> Option<Ipv4Addr> {
+        match self.gateway_client.private_ip {
+            std::net::IpAddr::V4(ipv4_addr) => Some(ipv4_addr),
+            std::net::IpAddr::V6(_) => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn gateway_client_ipv6(&self) -> Option<Ipv6Addr> {
+        None
+    }
+
+    fn gateway_client_mac(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.gateway_client.mac.to_vec()
+    }
+
    fn credential(&self) -> Option<CredentialSpendingData> {
        self.credential.clone()
    }
 }

 impl FinalMessage for v3::registration::FinalMessage {
-    fn pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey {
+    fn gateway_client_pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey {
        self.gateway_client.pub_key
    }

@@ -133,13 +222,28 @@ impl FinalMessage for v3::registration::FinalMessage {
        self.gateway_client.private_ip.into()
    }

+    fn gateway_client_ipv4(&self) -> Option<Ipv4Addr> {
+        match self.gateway_client.private_ip {
+            std::net::IpAddr::V4(ipv4_addr) => Some(ipv4_addr),
+            std::net::IpAddr::V6(_) => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn gateway_client_ipv6(&self) -> Option<Ipv6Addr> {
+        None
+    }
+
+    fn gateway_client_mac(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.gateway_client.mac.to_vec()
+    }
+
    fn credential(&self) -> Option<CredentialSpendingData> {
        self.credential.clone()
    }
 }

 impl FinalMessage for v4::registration::FinalMessage {
-    fn pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey {
+    fn gateway_client_pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey {
        self.gateway_client.pub_key
    }

@@ -151,13 +255,25 @@ impl FinalMessage for v4::registration::FinalMessage {
        self.gateway_client.private_ips.into()
    }

+    fn gateway_client_ipv4(&self) -> Option<Ipv4Addr> {
+        Some(self.gateway_client.private_ips.ipv4)
+    }
+
+    fn gateway_client_ipv6(&self) -> Option<Ipv6Addr> {
+        Some(self.gateway_client.private_ips.ipv6)
+    }
+
+    fn gateway_client_mac(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.gateway_client.mac.to_vec()
+    }
+
    fn credential(&self) -> Option<CredentialSpendingData> {
        self.credential.clone()
    }
 }

 impl FinalMessage for v5::registration::FinalMessage {
-    fn pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey {
+    fn gateway_client_pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey {
        self.gateway_client.pub_key
    }

@@ -169,12 +285,24 @@ impl FinalMessage for v5::registration::FinalMessage {
        self.gateway_client.private_ips
    }

+    fn gateway_client_ipv4(&self) -> Option<Ipv4Addr> {
+        Some(self.gateway_client.private_ips.ipv4)
+    }
+
+    fn gateway_client_ipv6(&self) -> Option<Ipv6Addr> {
+        Some(self.gateway_client.private_ips.ipv6)
+    }
+
+    fn gateway_client_mac(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.gateway_client.mac.to_vec()
+    }
+
    fn credential(&self) -> Option<CredentialSpendingData> {
        self.credential.clone()
    }
 }

-pub trait QueryBandwidthMessage {
+pub trait QueryBandwidthMessage: Versionable + fmt::Debug {
    fn pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey;
 }

@@ -184,7 +312,7 @@ impl QueryBandwidthMessage for PeerPublicKey {
    }
 }

-pub trait TopUpMessage {
+pub trait TopUpMessage: Versionable + fmt::Debug {
    fn pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey;
    fn credential(&self) -> CredentialSpendingData;
 }
@@ -219,197 +347,286 @@ impl TopUpMessage for v5::topup::TopUpMessage {
    }
 }

-pub enum AuthenticatorRequest {
-    Initial {
-        msg: Box<dyn InitMessage + Send + Sync + 'static>,
-        protocol: Protocol,
-        reply_to: Option<Recipient>,
-        request_id: u64,
-    },
-    Final {
-        msg: Box<dyn FinalMessage + Send + Sync + 'static>,
-        protocol: Protocol,
-        reply_to: Option<Recipient>,
-        request_id: u64,
-    },
-    QueryBandwidth {
-        msg: Box<dyn QueryBandwidthMessage + Send + Sync + 'static>,
-        protocol: Protocol,
-        reply_to: Option<Recipient>,
-        request_id: u64,
-    },
-    TopUpBandwidth {
-        msg: Box<dyn TopUpMessage + Send + Sync + 'static>,
-        protocol: Protocol,
-        reply_to: Option<Recipient>,
-        request_id: u64,
-    },
+pub trait Id {
+    fn id(&self) -> u64;
 }

-impl From<v1::request::AuthenticatorRequest> for AuthenticatorRequest {
-    fn from(value: v1::request::AuthenticatorRequest) -> Self {
-        match value.data {
-            v1::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::Initial(init_message) => Self::Initial {
-                msg: Box::new(init_message),
-                protocol: Protocol {
-                    version: value.version,
-                    service_provider_type: ServiceProviderType::Authenticator,
-                },
-                reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
-                request_id: value.request_id,
-            },
-            v1::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::Final(gateway_client) => Self::Final {
-                msg: Box::new(gateway_client),
-                protocol: Protocol {
-                    version: value.version,
-                    service_provider_type: ServiceProviderType::Authenticator,
-                },
-                reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
-                request_id: value.request_id,
-            },
-            v1::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::QueryBandwidth(peer_public_key) => {
-                Self::QueryBandwidth {
-                    msg: Box::new(peer_public_key),
-                    protocol: Protocol {
-                        version: value.version,
-                        service_provider_type: ServiceProviderType::Authenticator,
-                    },
-                    reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
-                    request_id: value.request_id,
-                }
-            }
-        }
+impl Id for v2::response::PendingRegistrationResponse {
+    fn id(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.request_id
    }
 }

-impl From<v2::request::AuthenticatorRequest> for AuthenticatorRequest {
-    fn from(value: v2::request::AuthenticatorRequest) -> Self {
-        match value.data {
-            v2::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::Initial(init_message) => Self::Initial {
-                msg: Box::new(init_message),
-                protocol: value.protocol,
-                reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
-                request_id: value.request_id,
-            },
-            v2::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::Final(final_message) => Self::Final {
-                msg: final_message,
-                protocol: value.protocol,
-                reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
-                request_id: value.request_id,
-            },
-            v2::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::QueryBandwidth(peer_public_key) => {
-                Self::QueryBandwidth {
-                    msg: Box::new(peer_public_key),
-                    protocol: value.protocol,
-                    reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
-                    request_id: value.request_id,
-                }
-            }
-        }
+impl Id for v3::response::PendingRegistrationResponse {
+    fn id(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.request_id
    }
 }

-impl From<v3::request::AuthenticatorRequest> for AuthenticatorRequest {
-    fn from(value: v3::request::AuthenticatorRequest) -> Self {
-        match value.data {
-            v3::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::Initial(init_message) => Self::Initial {
-                msg: Box::new(init_message),
-                protocol: value.protocol,
-                reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
-                request_id: value.request_id,
-            },
-            v3::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::Final(final_message) => Self::Final {
-                msg: final_message,
-                protocol: value.protocol,
-                reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
-                request_id: value.request_id,
-            },
-            v3::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::QueryBandwidth(peer_public_key) => {
-                Self::QueryBandwidth {
-                    msg: Box::new(peer_public_key),
-                    protocol: value.protocol,
-                    reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
-                    request_id: value.request_id,
-                }
-            }
-            v3::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::TopUpBandwidth(top_up_message) => {
-                Self::TopUpBandwidth {
-                    msg: top_up_message,
-                    protocol: value.protocol,
-                    reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
-                    request_id: value.request_id,
-                }
-            }
-        }
+impl Id for v4::response::PendingRegistrationResponse {
+    fn id(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.request_id
    }
 }

-impl From<v4::request::AuthenticatorRequest> for AuthenticatorRequest {
-    fn from(value: v4::request::AuthenticatorRequest) -> Self {
-        match value.data {
-            v4::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::Initial(init_message) => Self::Initial {
-                msg: Box::new(init_message),
-                protocol: value.protocol,
-                reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
-                request_id: value.request_id,
-            },
-            v4::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::Final(final_message) => Self::Final {
-                msg: final_message,
-                protocol: value.protocol,
-                reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
-                request_id: value.request_id,
-            },
-            v4::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::QueryBandwidth(peer_public_key) => {
-                Self::QueryBandwidth {
-                    msg: Box::new(peer_public_key),
-                    protocol: value.protocol,
-                    reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
-                    request_id: value.request_id,
-                }
-            }
-            v4::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::TopUpBandwidth(top_up_message) => {
-                Self::TopUpBandwidth {
-                    msg: top_up_message,
-                    protocol: value.protocol,
-                    reply_to: Some(value.reply_to),
-                    request_id: value.request_id,
-                }
-            }
-        }
+impl Id for v5::response::PendingRegistrationResponse {
+    fn id(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.request_id
    }
 }

-impl From<v5::request::AuthenticatorRequest> for AuthenticatorRequest {
-    fn from(value: v5::request::AuthenticatorRequest) -> Self {
-        match value.data {
-            v5::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::Initial(init_message) => Self::Initial {
-                msg: Box::new(init_message),
-                protocol: value.protocol,
-                reply_to: None,
-                request_id: value.request_id,
-            },
-            v5::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::Final(final_message) => Self::Final {
-                msg: final_message,
-                protocol: value.protocol,
-                reply_to: None,
-                request_id: value.request_id,
-            },
-            v5::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::QueryBandwidth(peer_public_key) => {
-                Self::QueryBandwidth {
-                    msg: Box::new(peer_public_key),
-                    protocol: value.protocol,
-                    reply_to: None,
-                    request_id: value.request_id,
-                }
-            }
-            v5::request::AuthenticatorRequestData::TopUpBandwidth(top_up_message) => {
-                Self::TopUpBandwidth {
-                    msg: top_up_message,
-                    protocol: value.protocol,
-                    reply_to: None,
-                    request_id: value.request_id,
-                }
-            }
-        }
+impl Id for v2::response::RegisteredResponse {
+    fn id(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.request_id
+    }
+}
+
+impl Id for v3::response::RegisteredResponse {
+    fn id(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.request_id
+    }
+}
+
+impl Id for v4::response::RegisteredResponse {
+    fn id(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.request_id
+    }
+}
+
+impl Id for v5::response::RegisteredResponse {
+    fn id(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.request_id
+    }
+}
+
+impl Id for v2::response::RemainingBandwidthResponse {
+    fn id(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.request_id
+    }
+}
+
+impl Id for v3::response::RemainingBandwidthResponse {
+    fn id(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.request_id
+    }
+}
+
+impl Id for v4::response::RemainingBandwidthResponse {
+    fn id(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.request_id
+    }
+}
+
+impl Id for v5::response::RemainingBandwidthResponse {
+    fn id(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.request_id
+    }
+}
+
+impl Id for v3::response::TopUpBandwidthResponse {
+    fn id(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.request_id
+    }
+}
+
+impl Id for v4::response::TopUpBandwidthResponse {
+    fn id(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.request_id
+    }
+}
+
+impl Id for v5::response::TopUpBandwidthResponse {
+    fn id(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.request_id
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait PendingRegistrationResponse: Id + fmt::Debug {
+    fn nonce(&self) -> u64;
+    fn verify(&self, gateway_key: &PrivateKey) -> std::result::Result<(), Error>;
+    fn pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey;
+    fn private_ips(&self) -> IpPair;
+}
+
+impl PendingRegistrationResponse for v2::response::PendingRegistrationResponse {
+    fn nonce(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.reply.nonce
+    }
+
+    fn verify(&self, gateway_key: &PrivateKey) -> std::result::Result<(), Error> {
+        self.reply.gateway_data.verify(gateway_key, self.nonce())
+    }
+
+    fn pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey {
+        self.reply.gateway_data.pub_key
+    }
+
+    fn private_ips(&self) -> IpPair {
+        self.reply.gateway_data.private_ip.into()
+    }
+}
+
+impl PendingRegistrationResponse for v3::response::PendingRegistrationResponse {
+    fn nonce(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.reply.nonce
+    }
+
+    fn verify(&self, gateway_key: &PrivateKey) -> std::result::Result<(), Error> {
+        self.reply.gateway_data.verify(gateway_key, self.nonce())
+    }
+
+    fn pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey {
+        self.reply.gateway_data.pub_key
+    }
+
+    fn private_ips(&self) -> IpPair {
+        self.reply.gateway_data.private_ip.into()
+    }
+}
+
+impl PendingRegistrationResponse for v4::response::PendingRegistrationResponse {
+    fn nonce(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.reply.nonce
+    }
+
+    fn verify(&self, gateway_key: &PrivateKey) -> std::result::Result<(), Error> {
+        self.reply.gateway_data.verify(gateway_key, self.nonce())
+    }
+
+    fn pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey {
+        self.reply.gateway_data.pub_key
+    }
+
+    fn private_ips(&self) -> IpPair {
+        self.reply.gateway_data.private_ips.into()
+    }
+}
+
+impl PendingRegistrationResponse for v5::response::PendingRegistrationResponse {
+    fn nonce(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.reply.nonce
+    }
+
+    fn verify(&self, gateway_key: &PrivateKey) -> std::result::Result<(), Error> {
+        self.reply.gateway_data.verify(gateway_key, self.nonce())
+    }
+
+    fn pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey {
+        self.reply.gateway_data.pub_key
+    }
+
+    fn private_ips(&self) -> IpPair {
+        self.reply.gateway_data.private_ips
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait RegisteredResponse: Id + fmt::Debug {
+    fn private_ips(&self) -> IpPair;
+    fn pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey;
+    fn wg_port(&self) -> u16;
+}
+
+impl RegisteredResponse for v2::response::RegisteredResponse {
+    fn private_ips(&self) -> IpPair {
+        self.reply.private_ip.into()
+    }
+
+    fn pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey {
+        self.reply.pub_key
+    }
+
+    fn wg_port(&self) -> u16 {
+        self.reply.wg_port
+    }
+}
+
+impl RegisteredResponse for v3::response::RegisteredResponse {
+    fn private_ips(&self) -> IpPair {
+        self.reply.private_ip.into()
+    }
+
+    fn pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey {
+        self.reply.pub_key
+    }
+
+    fn wg_port(&self) -> u16 {
+        self.reply.wg_port
+    }
+}
+impl RegisteredResponse for v4::response::RegisteredResponse {
+    fn private_ips(&self) -> IpPair {
+        self.reply.private_ips.into()
+    }
+
+    fn pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey {
+        self.reply.pub_key
+    }
+
+    fn wg_port(&self) -> u16 {
+        self.reply.wg_port
+    }
+}
+
+impl RegisteredResponse for v5::response::RegisteredResponse {
+    fn private_ips(&self) -> IpPair {
+        self.reply.private_ips
+    }
+
+    fn pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey {
+        self.reply.pub_key
+    }
+
+    fn wg_port(&self) -> u16 {
+        self.reply.wg_port
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait RemainingBandwidthResponse: Id + fmt::Debug {
+    fn available_bandwidth(&self) -> Option<i64>;
+}
+
+impl RemainingBandwidthResponse for v2::response::RemainingBandwidthResponse {
+    fn available_bandwidth(&self) -> Option<i64> {
+        self.reply.as_ref().map(|r| r.available_bandwidth)
+    }
+}
+
+impl RemainingBandwidthResponse for v3::response::RemainingBandwidthResponse {
+    fn available_bandwidth(&self) -> Option<i64> {
+        self.reply.as_ref().map(|r| r.available_bandwidth)
+    }
+}
+
+impl RemainingBandwidthResponse for v4::response::RemainingBandwidthResponse {
+    fn available_bandwidth(&self) -> Option<i64> {
+        self.reply.as_ref().map(|r| r.available_bandwidth)
+    }
+}
+
+impl RemainingBandwidthResponse for v5::response::RemainingBandwidthResponse {
+    fn available_bandwidth(&self) -> Option<i64> {
+        self.reply.as_ref().map(|r| r.available_bandwidth)
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait TopUpBandwidthResponse: Id + fmt::Debug {
+    fn available_bandwidth(&self) -> i64;
+}
+
+impl TopUpBandwidthResponse for v3::response::TopUpBandwidthResponse {
+    fn available_bandwidth(&self) -> i64 {
+        self.reply.available_bandwidth
+    }
+}
+
+impl TopUpBandwidthResponse for v4::response::TopUpBandwidthResponse {
+    fn available_bandwidth(&self) -> i64 {
+        self.reply.available_bandwidth
+    }
+}
+
+impl TopUpBandwidthResponse for v5::response::TopUpBandwidthResponse {
+    fn available_bandwidth(&self) -> i64 {
+        self.reply.available_bandwidth
    }
 }
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use crate::error::Error;
-use base64::{engine::general_purpose, Engine};
+use base64::{Engine, engine::general_purpose};
 use nym_wireguard_types::PeerPublicKey;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use crate::error::Error;
-use base64::{engine::general_purpose, Engine};
+use base64::{Engine, engine::general_purpose};
 use nym_credentials_interface::CredentialSpendingData;
 use nym_wireguard_types::PeerPublicKey;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use crate::error::Error;
-use base64::{engine::general_purpose, Engine};
+use base64::{Engine, engine::general_purpose};
 use nym_credentials_interface::CredentialSpendingData;
 use nym_wireguard_types::PeerPublicKey;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use crate::error::Error;
-use base64::{engine::general_purpose, Engine};
+use base64::{Engine, engine::general_purpose};
 use nym_credentials_interface::CredentialSpendingData;
 use nym_network_defaults::constants::{WG_TUN_DEVICE_IP_ADDRESS_V4, WG_TUN_DEVICE_IP_ADDRESS_V6};
 use nym_wireguard_types::PeerPublicKey;
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use crate::error::Error;
-use base64::{engine::general_purpose, Engine};
+use base64::{Engine, engine::general_purpose};
 use nym_credentials_interface::CredentialSpendingData;
 use nym_network_defaults::constants::{WG_TUN_DEVICE_IP_ADDRESS_V4, WG_TUN_DEVICE_IP_ADDRESS_V6};
 use nym_wireguard_types::PeerPublicKey;
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+// Copyright 2025 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use super::{v1, v2, v3, v4, v5};
+use nym_service_provider_requests_common::{Protocol, ServiceProviderType};
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, strum_macros::Display)]
+#[strum(serialize_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum AuthenticatorVersion {
+    /// introduced in wispa release (1.1.5)
+    V1,
+
+    /// introduced in aero release (1.1.9)
+    V2,
+
+    /// introduced in magura release (1.1.10)
+    V3,
+
+    /// introduced in crunch release (1.2.0)
+    V4,
+
+    /// introduced in dorina-patched release (1.6.1)
+    V5,
+
+    UNKNOWN,
+}
+
+impl AuthenticatorVersion {
+    pub const LATEST: Self = Self::V5;
+
+    pub const fn release_version(&self) -> semver::Version {
+        match self {
+            AuthenticatorVersion::V1 => semver::Version::new(1, 1, 5),
+            AuthenticatorVersion::V2 => semver::Version::new(1, 1, 9),
+            AuthenticatorVersion::V3 => semver::Version::new(1, 1, 10),
+            AuthenticatorVersion::V4 => semver::Version::new(1, 2, 0),
+            AuthenticatorVersion::V5 => semver::Version::new(1, 6, 1),
+            AuthenticatorVersion::UNKNOWN => semver::Version::new(0, 0, 0),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Protocol> for AuthenticatorVersion {
+    fn from(value: Protocol) -> Self {
+        if value.service_provider_type != ServiceProviderType::Authenticator {
+            AuthenticatorVersion::UNKNOWN
+        } else if value.version == v1::VERSION {
+            AuthenticatorVersion::V1
+        } else if value.version == v2::VERSION {
+            AuthenticatorVersion::V2
+        } else if value.version == v3::VERSION {
+            AuthenticatorVersion::V3
+        } else if value.version == v4::VERSION {
+            AuthenticatorVersion::V4
+        } else if value.version == v5::VERSION {
+            AuthenticatorVersion::V5
+        } else {
+            AuthenticatorVersion::UNKNOWN
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<u8> for AuthenticatorVersion {
+    fn from(value: u8) -> Self {
+        if value == v1::VERSION {
+            AuthenticatorVersion::V1
+        } else if value == v2::VERSION {
+            AuthenticatorVersion::V2
+        } else if value == v3::VERSION {
+            AuthenticatorVersion::V3
+        } else if value == v4::VERSION {
+            AuthenticatorVersion::V4
+        } else if value == v5::VERSION {
+            AuthenticatorVersion::V5
+        } else {
+            AuthenticatorVersion::UNKNOWN
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<&str> for AuthenticatorVersion {
+    fn from(value: &str) -> Self {
+        let Ok(semver) = semver::Version::parse(value) else {
+            return Self::UNKNOWN;
+        };
+
+        semver.into()
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Option<&String>> for AuthenticatorVersion {
+    fn from(value: Option<&String>) -> Self {
+        match value {
+            None => Self::UNKNOWN,
+            Some(value) => value.as_str().into(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<String> for AuthenticatorVersion {
+    fn from(value: String) -> Self {
+        Self::from(value.as_str())
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Option<String>> for AuthenticatorVersion {
+    fn from(value: Option<String>) -> Self {
+        value.as_ref().into()
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<semver::Version> for AuthenticatorVersion {
+    fn from(semver: semver::Version) -> Self {
+        if semver < AuthenticatorVersion::V1.release_version() {
+            return Self::UNKNOWN;
+        }
+        if semver < AuthenticatorVersion::V2.release_version() {
+            return Self::V1;
+        }
+        if semver < AuthenticatorVersion::V3.release_version() {
+            return Self::V2;
+        }
+        if semver < AuthenticatorVersion::V4.release_version() {
+            return Self::V3;
+        }
+        if semver < AuthenticatorVersion::V5.release_version() {
+            return Self::V4;
+        }
+        // if provided version is higher (or equal) to release version of V5,
+        // we return the latest (i.e. v5)
+
+        debug_assert_eq!(
+            Self::V5,
+            Self::LATEST,
+            "a new AuthenticatorVersion variant has been introduced without adjusting the `From<semver::Version>` trait"
+        );
+        Self::LATEST
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::super::latest;
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn strum_display() {
+        // sanity check on formatting and casing
+        assert_eq!("v1", AuthenticatorVersion::V1.to_string());
+        assert_eq!("v2", AuthenticatorVersion::V2.to_string());
+        assert_eq!("unknown", AuthenticatorVersion::UNKNOWN.to_string());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn u8_conversion() {
+        assert_eq!(AuthenticatorVersion::V1, AuthenticatorVersion::from(1u8));
+        assert_eq!(AuthenticatorVersion::V2, AuthenticatorVersion::from(2u8));
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            AuthenticatorVersion::UNKNOWN,
+            AuthenticatorVersion::from(latest::VERSION + 1)
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            AuthenticatorVersion::UNKNOWN,
+            AuthenticatorVersion::from(0u8)
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            AuthenticatorVersion::UNKNOWN,
+            AuthenticatorVersion::from(255u8)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn semver_checks() {
+        assert_eq!(AuthenticatorVersion::UNKNOWN, "1.1.4".into());
+        assert_eq!(AuthenticatorVersion::UNKNOWN, "0.1.0".into());
+        assert_eq!(AuthenticatorVersion::UNKNOWN, "1.0.4".into());
+        assert_eq!(AuthenticatorVersion::V1, "1.1.5".into());
+        assert_eq!(AuthenticatorVersion::V1, "1.1.6".into());
+        assert_eq!(AuthenticatorVersion::V1, "1.1.8".into());
+        assert_eq!(AuthenticatorVersion::V2, "1.1.9".into());
+        assert_eq!(AuthenticatorVersion::V3, "1.1.10".into());
+        assert_eq!(AuthenticatorVersion::V3, "1.1.11".into());
+        assert_eq!(AuthenticatorVersion::V3, "1.1.60".into());
+        assert_eq!(AuthenticatorVersion::V4, "1.2.0".into());
+        assert_eq!(AuthenticatorVersion::V4, "1.2.1".into());
+        assert_eq!(AuthenticatorVersion::V4, "1.5.1".into());
+        assert_eq!(AuthenticatorVersion::V4, "1.6.0".into());
+        assert_eq!(AuthenticatorVersion::V5, "1.6.1".into());
+        assert_eq!(AuthenticatorVersion::V5, "1.6.11".into());
+        assert_eq!(AuthenticatorVersion::V5, "1.7.0".into());
+        assert_eq!(AuthenticatorVersion::V5, "1.16.11".into());
+        assert_eq!(AuthenticatorVersion::V5, "1.17.0".into());
+    }
+}
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ license.workspace = true
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html

 [dependencies]
+async-trait = { workspace =  true }
 bip39 = { workspace = true }
 log = { workspace = true }
 rand = { workspace = true }
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ use nym_validator_client::nym_api::EpochId;
 use nym_validator_client::nyxd::contract_traits::DkgQueryClient;

 pub use event::BandwidthStatusMessage;
+pub use traits::{BandwidthTicketProvider, DEFAULT_TICKETS_TO_SPEND};

 pub mod acquire;
 pub mod error;
 mod event;
+mod traits;
 mod utils;

 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// Copyright 2025 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use nym_credential_storage::storage::Storage;
+use nym_credentials_interface::TicketType;
+use nym_crypto::asymmetric::ed25519;
+use nym_validator_client::nyxd::contract_traits::DkgQueryClient;
+
+use crate::{error::BandwidthControllerError, BandwidthController, PreparedCredential};
+
+pub const DEFAULT_TICKETS_TO_SPEND: u32 = 1;
+
+#[cfg_attr(target_arch = "wasm32", async_trait(?Send))]
+#[cfg_attr(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), async_trait)]
+pub trait BandwidthTicketProvider: Send + Sync {
+    async fn get_ecash_ticket(
+        &self,
+        ticket_type: TicketType,
+        gateway_id: ed25519::PublicKey,
+        tickets_to_spend: u32,
+    ) -> Result<PreparedCredential, BandwidthControllerError>;
+}
+
+#[cfg_attr(target_arch = "wasm32", async_trait(?Send))]
+#[cfg_attr(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), async_trait)]
+impl<C, St> BandwidthTicketProvider for BandwidthController<C, St>
+where
+    C: DkgQueryClient + Sync + Send,
+    St: nym_credential_storage::storage::Storage,
+    <St as Storage>::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
+{
+    async fn get_ecash_ticket(
+        &self,
+        ticket_type: TicketType,
+        gateway_id: ed25519::PublicKey,
+        tickets_to_spend: u32,
+    ) -> Result<PreparedCredential, BandwidthControllerError> {
+        self.prepare_ecash_ticket(ticket_type, gateway_id.to_bytes(), tickets_to_spend)
+            .await
+    }
+}
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use nym_credentials_interface::{
 };
 use nym_ecash_time::Date;
 use nym_validator_client::coconut::all_ecash_api_clients;
-use nym_validator_client::nym_api::EpochId;
+use nym_validator_client::nym_api::{EpochId, NymApiClientExt};
 use nym_validator_client::nyxd::contract_traits::DkgQueryClient;
 use nym_validator_client::EcashApiClient;
 use rand::prelude::SliceRandom;
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+use clap::Args;
 use clap::builder::Command;
 use clap::clap_derive::ValueEnum;
-use clap::Args;
-use clap_complete::generator::generate;
 use clap_complete::Shell as ClapShell;
+use clap_complete::generator::generate;
 use std::io;

 pub fn fig_generate(command: &mut Command, name: &str) {
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "nym-client-core"
 version = "1.1.15"
 authors = ["Dave Hrycyszyn <futurechimp@users.noreply.github.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.76"
+rust-version = "1.85"
 license.workspace = true

 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ nym-bandwidth-controller = { path = "../bandwidth-controller" }
 nym-crypto = { path = "../crypto" }
 nym-gateway-client = { path = "../client-libs/gateway-client" }
 nym-gateway-requests = { path = "../gateway-requests" }
-nym-http-api-client = { path = "../http-api-client" }
+nym-http-api-client = { path = "../http-api-client", features = ["network-defaults"] }
 nym-nonexhaustive-delayqueue = { path = "../nonexhaustive-delayqueue" }
 nym-sphinx = { path = "../nymsphinx" }
 nym-statistics-common = { path = "../statistics" }
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ nym-client-core-config-types = { path = "./config-types", features = [
 nym-client-core-surb-storage = { path = "./surb-storage" }
 nym-client-core-gateways-storage = { path = "./gateways-storage" }
 nym-ecash-time = { path = "../ecash-time" }
+nym-mixnet-contract-common = { path = "../cosmwasm-smart-contracts/mixnet-contract" }

 [target."cfg(not(target_arch = \"wasm32\"))".dependencies]
 nym-mixnet-client = { path = "../client-libs/mixnet-client", default-features = false }
@@ -68,7 +69,6 @@ workspace = true
 [target."cfg(not(target_arch = \"wasm32\"))".dependencies.hyper-util]
 workspace = true
 features = ["tokio"]
-###

 [target."cfg(not(target_arch = \"wasm32\"))".dependencies.tokio-stream]
 workspace = true
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ workspace = true
 features = ["tokio"]

 [target."cfg(target_arch = \"wasm32\")".dependencies.gloo-timers]
-version = "0.3.0"
+workspace = true
 features = ["futures"]

 [target."cfg(target_arch = \"wasm32\")".dependencies.wasm-utils]
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ features = ["websocket"]
 workspace = true
 features = ["wasm-bindgen"]

+[target."cfg(target_arch = \"wasm32\")".dependencies.tokio_with_wasm]
+workspace = true
+features = ["full"]
+
 [dev-dependencies]
 tempfile = { workspace = true }

@@ -707,13 +707,10 @@ pub struct DebugConfig {

    /// Defines all configuration options related to reply SURBs.
    pub reply_surbs: ReplySurbs,
-
    /// Defines all configuration options related to stats reporting.
    pub stats_reporting: StatsReporting,
-
    /// Defines all configuration options related to the forget me flag.
    pub forget_me: ForgetMe,
-
    /// Defines all configuration options related to the remember me flag.
    pub remember_me: RememberMe,
 }
@@ -543,10 +543,8 @@ pub struct DebugConfigV6 {

    /// Defines all configuration options related to reply SURBs.
    pub reply_surbs: ReplySurbsV6,
-
    /// Defines all configuration options related to stats reporting.
    pub stats_reporting: StatsReportingV6,
-
    /// Defines all configuration options related to the forget me flag.
    pub forget_me: ForgetMeV6,

@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
      {
        "name": "exists",
        "ordinal": 0,
-        "type_info": "Int"
+        "type_info": "Integer"
      }
    ],
    "parameters": {
      "Right": 1
    },
    "nullable": [
-      null
+      false
    ]
  },
  "hash": "06e743d143fcc4be20ca2af5e99b19f15d22fff72490473587a14cdc046fda32"
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "db_name": "SQLite",
-  "query": "SELECT * FROM remote_gateway_details WHERE gateway_id_bs58 = ?",
-  "describe": {
-    "columns": [
-      {
-        "name": "gateway_id_bs58",
-        "ordinal": 0,
-        "type_info": "Text"
-      },
-      {
-        "name": "gateway_owner_address",
-        "ordinal": 1,
-        "type_info": "Text"
-      },
-      {
-        "name": "gateway_listener",
-        "ordinal": 2,
-        "type_info": "Text"
-      },
-      {
-        "name": "derived_aes128_ctr_blake3_hmac_keys_bs58",
-        "ordinal": 3,
-        "type_info": "Text"
-      },
-      {
-        "name": "derived_aes256_gcm_siv_key",
-        "ordinal": 4,
-        "type_info": "Blob"
-      }
-    ],
-    "parameters": {
-      "Right": 1
-    },
-    "nullable": [
-      false,
-      true,
-      false,
-      true,
-      true
-    ]
-  },
-  "hash": "0e85ec18da67cf4e3df04ad80136571f6e920eb2290f20b1b8c5b0ab4b489985"
-}
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "db_name": "SQLite",
-  "query": "\n                UPDATE remote_gateway_details\n                SET\n                    derived_aes128_ctr_blake3_hmac_keys_bs58 = ?,\n                    derived_aes256_gcm_siv_key = ?\n                WHERE gateway_id_bs58 = ?\n            ",
-  "describe": {
-    "columns": [],
-    "parameters": {
-      "Right": 3
-    },
-    "nullable": []
-  },
-  "hash": "0f1dfb89f1eb39f4a58787af0f53a7a93afb7e4d2e54e2d38fd79d31c8575a54"
-}
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "db_name": "SQLite",
-  "query": "\n                INSERT INTO custom_gateway_details(gateway_id_bs58, data) \n                VALUES (?, ?)\n            ",
+  "query": "\n                INSERT INTO custom_gateway_details(gateway_id_bs58, data)\n                VALUES (?, ?)\n            ",
  "describe": {
    "columns": [],
    "parameters": {
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
    },
    "nullable": []
  },
-  "hash": "b059bc3688b6b7f83f47048db9897720fd4e6f3211bf74030a9638f7bf6738e4"
+  "hash": "2c113b37864f9fec7e64c0f8fdd38edcdf149acfd38c56a4db3bbf97bdb13210"
 }
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{
+  "db_name": "SQLite",
+  "query": "SELECT\n                rgd.gateway_id_bs58,\n                derived_aes256_gcm_siv_key,\n                gateway_listener,\n                fallback_listener\n            FROM\n                remote_gateway_details AS rgd\n            INNER JOIN\n                remote_gateway_shared_keys AS rgsk\n            ON\n                rgd.gateway_id_bs58 = rgsk.gateway_id_bs58\n            WHERE\n                rgd.gateway_id_bs58 = ?",
+  "describe": {
+    "columns": [
+      {
+        "name": "gateway_id_bs58",
+        "ordinal": 0,
+        "type_info": "Text"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "derived_aes256_gcm_siv_key",
+        "ordinal": 1,
+        "type_info": "Blob"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "gateway_listener",
+        "ordinal": 2,
+        "type_info": "Text"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "fallback_listener",
+        "ordinal": 3,
+        "type_info": "Text"
+      }
+    ],
+    "parameters": {
+      "Right": 1
+    },
+    "nullable": [
+      false,
+      false,
+      false,
+      true
+    ]
+  },
+  "hash": "4b739e12ea8d917cb17580337caeabb05f0e3ddbec04fdfa111d0fc86ba75505"
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "db_name": "SQLite",
+  "query": "\n                INSERT INTO remote_gateway_shared_keys(gateway_id_bs58, derived_aes256_gcm_siv_key)\n                VALUES (?, ?)\n            ",
+  "describe": {
+    "columns": [],
+    "parameters": {
+      "Right": 2
+    },
+    "nullable": []
+  },
+  "hash": "700a75acbcd90c74baa7823c40739a8ff8a26400c1d2bd45a689970bf1ba0e66"
+}
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "db_name": "SQLite",
-  "query": "\n                INSERT INTO registered_gateway(gateway_id_bs58, registration_timestamp, gateway_type) \n                VALUES (?, ?, ?)\n            ",
+  "query": "\n                INSERT INTO registered_gateway(gateway_id_bs58, registration_timestamp, gateway_type)\n                VALUES (?, ?, ?)\n            ",
  "describe": {
    "columns": [],
    "parameters": {
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
    },
    "nullable": []
  },
-  "hash": "8909fd329e7e5fb16c4989b15b3d3a12bba1569520e01f6f074178e23d6ee89e"
+  "hash": "727598e516090da6d26e36d09062b60ccb76d6468f359891428c0bfb96ddd7ef"
 }
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "db_name": "SQLite",
+  "query": "\n                INSERT INTO remote_gateway_details(gateway_id_bs58, gateway_listener, fallback_listener)\n                VALUES (?, ?, ?)\n            ",
+  "describe": {
+    "columns": [],
+    "parameters": {
+      "Right": 3
+    },
+    "nullable": []
+  },
+  "hash": "a64a557ba87d4b2c7457857afa7ebc7d4f895fc4991da18ec02c9e250bea0fe0"
+}
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "db_name": "SQLite",
-  "query": "\n                INSERT INTO remote_gateway_details(gateway_id_bs58, derived_aes128_ctr_blake3_hmac_keys_bs58, derived_aes256_gcm_siv_key, gateway_owner_address, gateway_listener)\n                VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)\n            ",
-  "describe": {
-    "columns": [],
-    "parameters": {
-      "Right": 5
-    },
-    "nullable": []
-  },
-  "hash": "a6939bea03b10cde810a9a099bd597b4f51092e30a41c4085a8f8668f039f7c0"
-}
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ name = "nym-client-core-gateways-storage"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true

 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html

 [dependencies]
 async-trait.workspace = true
-cosmrs.workspace = true
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 thiserror.workspace = true
 time.workspace = true
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ zeroize = { workspace = true, features = ["zeroize_derive"] }

 nym-crypto = { path = "../../crypto", features = ["asymmetric"] }
 nym-gateway-requests = { path = "../../gateway-requests" }
+nym-gateway-client = { path = "../../client-libs/gateway-client" }

 [target."cfg(not(target_arch = \"wasm32\"))".dependencies.sqlx]
 workspace = true
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ features = ["runtime-tokio-rustls", "sqlite", "macros", "migrate", "time"]
 optional = true

 [build-dependencies]
+anyhow = { workspace = true }
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
 sqlx = { workspace = true, features = [
    "runtime-tokio-rustls",
@@ -2,23 +2,30 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 #[tokio::main]
-async fn main() {
+async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    #[cfg(feature = "fs-gateways-storage")]
    {
+        use anyhow::Context;
        use sqlx::{Connection, SqliteConnection};
        use std::env;

-        let out_dir = env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap();
+        let out_dir = env::var("OUT_DIR")?;
        let database_path = format!("{out_dir}/gateways-storage-example.sqlite");

+        // remove the db file if it already existed from previous build
+        // in case it was from a different branch
+        if std::fs::exists(&database_path)? {
+            std::fs::remove_file(&database_path)?;
+        }
+
        let mut conn = SqliteConnection::connect(&format!("sqlite://{database_path}?mode=rwc"))
            .await
-            .expect("Failed to create SQLx database connection");
+            .context("Failed to create SQLx database connection")?;

        sqlx::migrate!("./fs_gateways_migrations")
            .run(&mut conn)
            .await
-            .expect("Failed to perform SQLx migrations");
+            .context("Failed to perform SQLx migrations")?;

        #[cfg(target_family = "unix")]
        println!("cargo:rustc-env=DATABASE_URL=sqlite://{}", &database_path);
@@ -28,4 +35,6 @@ async fn main() {
        // not a valid windows path... but hey, it works...
        println!("cargo:rustc-env=DATABASE_URL=sqlite:///{}", &database_path);
    }
+
+    Ok(())
 }
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+CREATE TABLE remote_gateway_details_temp
+(
+    gateway_id_bs58                          TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE PRIMARY KEY REFERENCES registered_gateway (gateway_id_bs58),
+    derived_aes256_gcm_siv_key               BLOB NOT NULL,
+    gateway_listener                         TEXT NOT NULL,
+    fallback_listener                        TEXT,
+    expiration_timestamp                     DATETIME NOT NULL
+);
+
+-- keep only registrations with a non null aes256 key
+INSERT INTO remote_gateway_details_temp SELECT gateway_id_bs58, derived_aes256_gcm_siv_key, gateway_listener, NULL, datetime(0, 'unixepoch') FROM remote_gateway_details WHERE derived_aes256_gcm_siv_key IS NOT NULL;
+
+DROP TABLE remote_gateway_details;
+ALTER TABLE remote_gateway_details_temp RENAME TO remote_gateway_details;
+
+-- delete registrations with no key
+DELETE FROM registered_gateway WHERE gateway_id_bs58 NOT IN ( SELECT gateway_id_bs58 FROM remote_gateway_details);
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use crate::{
    types::{
        RawActiveGateway, RawCustomGatewayDetails, RawRegisteredGateway, RawRemoteGatewayDetails,
    },
+    RawGatewayPublishedData,
 };
 use sqlx::{
    sqlite::{SqliteAutoVacuum, SqliteSynchronous},
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@ impl StorageManager {
                }
            })?;
        }
-
        let opts = sqlx::sqlite::SqliteConnectOptions::new()
            .journal_mode(sqlx::sqlite::SqliteJournalMode::Wal)
            .synchronous(SqliteSynchronous::Normal)
@@ -145,13 +145,11 @@ impl StorageManager {
        &self,
        gateway_id: &str,
    ) -> Result<RawRemoteGatewayDetails, sqlx::Error> {
-        sqlx::query_as!(
-            RawRemoteGatewayDetails,
-            "SELECT * FROM remote_gateway_details WHERE gateway_id_bs58 = ?",
-            gateway_id
-        )
-        .fetch_one(&self.connection_pool)
-        .await
+        // query_as! macro doesn't use fromRow
+        sqlx::query_as("SELECT * FROM remote_gateway_details WHERE gateway_id_bs58 = ?")
+            .bind(gateway_id)
+            .fetch_one(&self.connection_pool)
+            .await
    }

    pub(crate) async fn set_remote_gateway_details(
@@ -160,41 +158,36 @@ impl StorageManager {
    ) -> Result<(), sqlx::Error> {
        sqlx::query!(
            r#"
-                INSERT INTO remote_gateway_details(gateway_id_bs58, derived_aes128_ctr_blake3_hmac_keys_bs58, derived_aes256_gcm_siv_key, gateway_owner_address, gateway_listener)
+                INSERT INTO remote_gateway_details(gateway_id_bs58, derived_aes256_gcm_siv_key, gateway_listener, fallback_listener, expiration_timestamp)
                VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
            "#,
            remote.gateway_id_bs58,
-            remote.derived_aes128_ctr_blake3_hmac_keys_bs58,
            remote.derived_aes256_gcm_siv_key,
-            remote.gateway_owner_address,
-            remote.gateway_listener,
+            remote.published_data.gateway_listener,
+            remote.published_data.fallback_listener,
+            remote.published_data.expiration_timestamp
        )
            .execute(&self.connection_pool)
            .await?;
        Ok(())
    }

-    pub(crate) async fn update_remote_gateway_key(
+    pub(crate) async fn update_remote_gateway_published_data(
        &self,
        gateway_id_bs58: &str,
-        derived_aes128_ctr_blake3_hmac_keys_bs58: Option<&str>,
-        derived_aes256_gcm_siv_key: Option<&[u8]>,
+        published_data: &RawGatewayPublishedData,
    ) -> Result<(), sqlx::Error> {
        sqlx::query!(
            r#"
-                UPDATE remote_gateway_details
-                SET
-                    derived_aes128_ctr_blake3_hmac_keys_bs58 = ?,
-                    derived_aes256_gcm_siv_key = ?
-                WHERE gateway_id_bs58 = ?
+                UPDATE remote_gateway_details SET gateway_listener = ?, fallback_listener = ?, expiration_timestamp = ? WHERE gateway_id_bs58 = ?
            "#,
-            derived_aes128_ctr_blake3_hmac_keys_bs58,
-            derived_aes256_gcm_siv_key,
+            published_data.gateway_listener,
+            published_data.fallback_listener,
+            published_data.expiration_timestamp,
            gateway_id_bs58
        )
-        .execute(&self.connection_pool)
-        .await?;
-
+            .execute(&self.connection_pool)
+            .await?;
        Ok(())
    }

@@ -2,18 +2,16 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use crate::{
-    ActiveGateway, BadGateway, GatewayDetails, GatewayRegistration, GatewayType,
-    GatewaysDetailsStore, StorageError,
+    ActiveGateway, BadGateway, GatewayDetails, GatewayPublishedData, GatewayRegistration,
+    GatewayType, GatewaysDetailsStore, StorageError,
 };
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use manager::StorageManager;
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::ed25519;
-use nym_gateway_requests::SharedSymmetricKey;
 use std::path::Path;

 pub mod error;
 mod manager;
-mod models;

 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct OnDiskGatewaysDetails {
@@ -134,16 +132,15 @@ impl GatewaysDetailsStore for OnDiskGatewaysDetails {
        Ok(())
    }

-    async fn upgrade_stored_remote_gateway_key(
+    async fn update_gateway_published_data(
        &self,
-        gateway_id: ed25519::PublicKey,
-        updated_key: &SharedSymmetricKey,
+        gateway_id: &ed25519::PublicKey,
+        published_data: &GatewayPublishedData,
    ) -> Result<(), Self::StorageError> {
        self.manager
-            .update_remote_gateway_key(
+            .update_remote_gateway_published_data(
                &gateway_id.to_base58_string(),
-                None,
-                Some(updated_key.as_bytes()),
+                &published_data.into(),
            )
            .await?;
        Ok(())
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2024 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use crate::types::{ActiveGateway, GatewayRegistration};
-use crate::{BadGateway, GatewayDetails, GatewaysDetailsStore};
+use crate::{BadGateway, GatewayDetails, GatewayPublishedData, GatewaysDetailsStore};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
-use nym_crypto::asymmetric::ed25519::PublicKey;
-use nym_gateway_requests::{SharedGatewayKey, SharedSymmetricKey};
+use nym_crypto::asymmetric::ed25519;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use thiserror::Error;
@@ -96,26 +95,17 @@ impl GatewaysDetailsStore for InMemGatewaysDetails {
        Ok(())
    }

-    async fn upgrade_stored_remote_gateway_key(
+    async fn update_gateway_published_data(
        &self,
-        gateway_id: PublicKey,
-        updated_key: &SharedSymmetricKey,
+        gateway_id: &ed25519::PublicKey,
+        published_data: &GatewayPublishedData,
    ) -> Result<(), Self::StorageError> {
        let mut guard = self.inner.write().await;
-
-        #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
-        if let Some(target) = guard.gateways.get_mut(&gateway_id.to_string()) {
-            let GatewayDetails::Remote(details) = &mut target.details else {
-                return Ok(());
-            };
-            assert_eq!(Arc::strong_count(&details.shared_key), 1);
-
-            // eh. that's nasty, but it's only ever used for ephemeral clients so should be fine for now...
-            details.shared_key = Arc::new(SharedGatewayKey::Current(
-                SharedSymmetricKey::try_from_bytes(updated_key.as_bytes()).unwrap(),
-            ))
+        if let Some(gateway) = guard.gateways.get_mut(&gateway_id.to_base58_string()) {
+            if let GatewayDetails::Remote(ref mut remote_details) = gateway.details {
+                remote_details.published_data = published_data.clone();
+            }
        }
-
        Ok(())
    }

@@ -18,16 +18,6 @@ pub enum BadGateway {
        source: Ed25519RecoveryError,
    },

-    #[error("the account owner of gateway {gateway_id} ({raw_owner}) is malformed: {source}")]
-    MalformedGatewayOwnerAccountAddress {
-        gateway_id: String,
-
-        raw_owner: String,
-
-        #[source]
-        source: cosmrs::ErrorReport,
-    },
-
    #[error("the shared keys provided for gateway {gateway_id} are malformed: {source}")]
    MalformedSharedKeys {
        gateway_id: String,
@@ -50,4 +40,12 @@ pub enum BadGateway {
        #[source]
        source: url::ParseError,
    },
+
+    #[error("the listening address ({raw_listener}) is malformed: {source}")]
+    MalformedListenerNoId {
+        raw_listener: String,
+
+        #[source]
+        source: url::ParseError,
+    },
 }
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@

 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::ed25519;
-use nym_gateway_requests::SharedSymmetricKey;
 use std::error::Error;

 pub mod backend;
@@ -60,10 +59,11 @@ pub trait GatewaysDetailsStore {
        details: &GatewayRegistration,
    ) -> Result<(), Self::StorageError>;

-    async fn upgrade_stored_remote_gateway_key(
+    /// Update the gateway details
+    async fn update_gateway_published_data(
        &self,
-        gateway_id: ed25519::PublicKey,
-        updated_key: &SharedSymmetricKey,
+        gateway_id: &ed25519::PublicKey,
+        published_data: &GatewayPublishedData,
    ) -> Result<(), Self::StorageError>;

    /// Remove given gateway details from the underlying store.
@@ -2,20 +2,21 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use crate::BadGateway;
-use cosmrs::AccountId;
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::ed25519;
-use nym_gateway_requests::shared_key::{LegacySharedKeys, SharedGatewayKey, SharedSymmetricKey};
+use nym_gateway_client::client::GatewayListeners;
+use nym_gateway_requests::shared_key::SharedSymmetricKey;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::fmt::{Display, Formatter};
-use std::ops::Deref;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use time::Duration;
 use time::OffsetDateTime;
 use url::Url;
 use zeroize::{Zeroize, ZeroizeOnDrop};

 pub const REMOTE_GATEWAY_TYPE: &str = "remote";
 pub const CUSTOM_GATEWAY_TYPE: &str = "custom";
+const GATEWAY_DETAILS_TTL: Duration = Duration::days(7);

 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
 pub struct ActiveGateway {
@@ -65,15 +66,13 @@ impl From<GatewayDetails> for GatewayRegistration {
 impl GatewayDetails {
    pub fn new_remote(
        gateway_id: ed25519::PublicKey,
-        shared_key: Arc<SharedGatewayKey>,
-        gateway_owner_address: Option<AccountId>,
-        gateway_listener: Url,
+        shared_key: Arc<SharedSymmetricKey>,
+        published_data: GatewayPublishedData,
    ) -> Self {
        GatewayDetails::Remote(RemoteGatewayDetails {
            gateway_id,
            shared_key,
-            gateway_owner_address,
-            gateway_listener,
+            published_data,
        })
    }

@@ -88,13 +87,20 @@ impl GatewayDetails {
        }
    }

-    pub fn shared_key(&self) -> Option<&SharedGatewayKey> {
+    pub fn shared_key(&self) -> Option<&SharedSymmetricKey> {
        match self {
            GatewayDetails::Remote(details) => Some(&details.shared_key),
            GatewayDetails::Custom(_) => None,
        }
    }

+    pub fn details_exipration(&self) -> Option<OffsetDateTime> {
+        match self {
+            GatewayDetails::Remote(details) => Some(details.published_data.expiration_timestamp),
+            GatewayDetails::Custom(_) => None,
+        }
+    }
+
    pub fn is_custom(&self) -> bool {
        matches!(self, GatewayDetails::Custom(..))
    }
@@ -164,14 +170,78 @@ pub struct RegisteredGateway {
    pub gateway_type: GatewayType,
 }

+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct GatewayPublishedData {
+    pub listeners: GatewayListeners,
+    pub expiration_timestamp: OffsetDateTime,
+}
+
+impl GatewayPublishedData {
+    pub fn new(listeners: GatewayListeners) -> GatewayPublishedData {
+        GatewayPublishedData {
+            listeners,
+            expiration_timestamp: OffsetDateTime::now_utc() + GATEWAY_DETAILS_TTL,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "sqlx", derive(sqlx::FromRow))]
+pub struct RawGatewayPublishedData {
+    pub gateway_listener: String,
+    pub fallback_listener: Option<String>,
+    pub expiration_timestamp: OffsetDateTime,
+}
+
+impl<'a> From<&'a GatewayPublishedData> for RawGatewayPublishedData {
+    fn from(value: &'a GatewayPublishedData) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            gateway_listener: value.listeners.primary.to_string(),
+            fallback_listener: value.listeners.fallback.as_ref().map(|uri| uri.to_string()),
+            expiration_timestamp: value.expiration_timestamp,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<RawGatewayPublishedData> for GatewayPublishedData {
+    type Error = BadGateway;
+
+    fn try_from(value: RawGatewayPublishedData) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let gateway_listener: Url = Url::parse(&value.gateway_listener).map_err(|source| {
+            BadGateway::MalformedListenerNoId {
+                raw_listener: value.gateway_listener.clone(),
+                source,
+            }
+        })?;
+        let fallback_listener = value
+            .fallback_listener
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(|uri| {
+                Url::parse(uri).map_err(|source| BadGateway::MalformedListenerNoId {
+                    raw_listener: uri.to_owned(),
+                    source,
+                })
+            })
+            .transpose()?;
+
+        Ok(GatewayPublishedData {
+            listeners: GatewayListeners {
+                primary: gateway_listener,
+                fallback: fallback_listener,
+            },
+            expiration_timestamp: value.expiration_timestamp,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Zeroize, ZeroizeOnDrop, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "sqlx", derive(sqlx::FromRow))]
 pub struct RawRemoteGatewayDetails {
    pub gateway_id_bs58: String,
-    pub derived_aes128_ctr_blake3_hmac_keys_bs58: Option<String>,
-    pub derived_aes256_gcm_siv_key: Option<Vec<u8>>,
-    pub gateway_owner_address: Option<String>,
-    pub gateway_listener: String,
+    pub derived_aes256_gcm_siv_key: Vec<u8>,
+    #[zeroize(skip)]
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "sqlx", sqlx(flatten))]
+    pub published_data: RawGatewayPublishedData,
 }

 impl TryFrom<RawRemoteGatewayDetails> for RemoteGatewayDetails {
@@ -186,81 +256,26 @@ impl TryFrom<RawRemoteGatewayDetails> for RemoteGatewayDetails {
                }
            })?;

-        let shared_key =
-            match (
-                &value.derived_aes256_gcm_siv_key,
-                &value.derived_aes128_ctr_blake3_hmac_keys_bs58,
-            ) {
-                (None, None) => {
-                    return Err(BadGateway::MissingSharedKey {
-                        gateway_id: value.gateway_id_bs58.clone(),
-                    })
-                }
-                (Some(aes256gcm_siv), _) => {
-                    let current_key =
-                        SharedSymmetricKey::try_from_bytes(aes256gcm_siv).map_err(|source| {
-                            BadGateway::MalformedSharedKeys {
-                                gateway_id: value.gateway_id_bs58.clone(),
-                                source,
-                            }
-                        })?;
-                    SharedGatewayKey::Current(current_key)
-                }
-                (None, Some(aes128ctr_hmac)) => {
-                    let legacy_key = LegacySharedKeys::try_from_base58_string(aes128ctr_hmac)
-                        .map_err(|source| BadGateway::MalformedSharedKeys {
-                            gateway_id: value.gateway_id_bs58.clone(),
-                            source,
-                        })?;
-                    SharedGatewayKey::Legacy(legacy_key)
-                }
-            };
-
-        let gateway_owner_address = value
-            .gateway_owner_address
-            .as_ref()
-            .map(|raw_owner| {
-                AccountId::from_str(raw_owner).map_err(|source| {
-                    BadGateway::MalformedGatewayOwnerAccountAddress {
-                        gateway_id: value.gateway_id_bs58.clone(),
-                        raw_owner: raw_owner.clone(),
-                        source,
-                    }
-                })
-            })
-            .transpose()?;
-
-        let gateway_listener = Url::parse(&value.gateway_listener).map_err(|source| {
-            BadGateway::MalformedListener {
+        let shared_key = SharedSymmetricKey::try_from_bytes(&value.derived_aes256_gcm_siv_key)
+            .map_err(|source| BadGateway::MalformedSharedKeys {
                gateway_id: value.gateway_id_bs58.clone(),
-                raw_listener: value.gateway_listener.clone(),
                source,
-            }
-        })?;
+            })?;

        Ok(RemoteGatewayDetails {
            gateway_id,
            shared_key: Arc::new(shared_key),
-            gateway_owner_address,
-            gateway_listener,
+            published_data: value.published_data.clone().try_into()?,
        })
    }
 }

 impl<'a> From<&'a RemoteGatewayDetails> for RawRemoteGatewayDetails {
    fn from(value: &'a RemoteGatewayDetails) -> Self {
-        let (derived_aes128_ctr_blake3_hmac_keys_bs58, derived_aes256_gcm_siv_key) =
-            match value.shared_key.deref() {
-                SharedGatewayKey::Current(key) => (None, Some(key.to_bytes())),
-                SharedGatewayKey::Legacy(key) => (Some(key.to_base58_string()), None),
-            };
-
        RawRemoteGatewayDetails {
            gateway_id_bs58: value.gateway_id.to_base58_string(),
-            derived_aes128_ctr_blake3_hmac_keys_bs58,
-            derived_aes256_gcm_siv_key,
-            gateway_owner_address: value.gateway_owner_address.as_ref().map(|o| o.to_string()),
-            gateway_listener: value.gateway_listener.to_string(),
+            derived_aes256_gcm_siv_key: value.shared_key.to_bytes(),
+            published_data: (&value.published_data).into(),
        }
    }
 }
@@ -269,11 +284,9 @@ impl<'a> From<&'a RemoteGatewayDetails> for RawRemoteGatewayDetails {
 pub struct RemoteGatewayDetails {
    pub gateway_id: ed25519::PublicKey,

-    pub shared_key: Arc<SharedGatewayKey>,
+    pub shared_key: Arc<SharedSymmetricKey>,

-    pub gateway_owner_address: Option<AccountId>,
-
-    pub gateway_listener: Url,
+    pub published_data: GatewayPublishedData,
 }

 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ where
        user_chosen_gateway_id.map(|id| id.to_base58_string()),
        Some(common_args.latency_based_selection),
        common_args.force_tls_gateway,
+        false,
    );
    tracing::debug!("Gateway selection specification: {selection_spec:?}");

@@ -114,13 +115,12 @@ where
        })?;
        hardcoded_topology.entry_capable_nodes().cloned().collect()
    } else {
-        let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
        crate::init::helpers::gateways_for_init(
-            &mut rng,
            &core.client.nym_api_urls,
            user_agent,
            core.debug.topology.minimum_gateway_performance,
            core.debug.topology.ignore_ingress_epoch_role,
+            None,
        )
        .await?
    };
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ where
        identity: gateway_details.gateway_id,
        active: common_args.set_active,
        typ: gateway_registration.details.typ().to_string(),
-        endpoint: Some(gateway_details.gateway_listener.clone()),
+        endpoint: Some(gateway_details.published_data.listeners.primary.clone()),
+        fallback_endpoint: gateway_details.published_data.listeners.fallback.clone(),
    })
 }
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ where
        user_chosen_gateway_id.map(|id| id.to_base58_string()),
        Some(common_args.latency_based_selection),
        common_args.force_tls_gateway,
+        false,
    );
    tracing::debug!("Gateway selection specification: {selection_spec:?}");

@@ -173,13 +174,12 @@ where
        })?;
        hardcoded_topology.entry_capable_nodes().cloned().collect()
    } else {
-        let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
        crate::init::helpers::gateways_for_init(
-            &mut rng,
            &core.client.nym_api_urls,
            user_agent,
            core.debug.topology.minimum_gateway_performance,
            core.debug.topology.ignore_ingress_epoch_role,
+            None,
        )
        .await?
    };
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ where
                identity: remote_details.gateway_id,
                active: active_gateway == Some(remote_details.gateway_id),
                typ: GatewayType::Remote.to_string(),
-                endpoint: Some(remote_details.gateway_listener),
+                endpoint: Some(remote_details.published_data.listeners.primary.clone()),
+                fallback_endpoint: remote_details.published_data.listeners.fallback.clone(),
            }),
            GatewayDetails::Custom(_) => info.push(GatewayInfo {
                registration: gateway.registration_timestamp,
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ where
                active: active_gateway == Some(gateway.details.gateway_id()),
                typ: gateway.details.typ().to_string(),
                endpoint: None,
+                fallback_endpoint: None,
            }),
        };
    }
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ pub struct GatewayInfo {

    pub typ: String,
    pub endpoint: Option<Url>,
+    pub fallback_endpoint: Option<Url>,
 }

 impl Display for GatewayInfo {
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ impl Display for GatewayInfo {
        if let Some(endpoint) = &self.endpoint {
            write!(f, " endpoint: {endpoint}")?;
        }
+        if let Some(fallback_endpoint) = &self.fallback_endpoint {
+            write!(f, " fallback: {fallback_endpoint}")?;
+        }
        Ok(())
    }
 }
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ use super::statistics_control::StatisticsControl;
 use crate::client::base_client::storage::helpers::store_client_keys;
 use crate::client::base_client::storage::MixnetClientStorage;
 use crate::client::cover_traffic_stream::LoopCoverTrafficStream;
+use crate::client::event_control::EventControl;
 use crate::client::inbound_messages::{InputMessage, InputMessageReceiver, InputMessageSender};
 use crate::client::key_manager::persistence::KeyStore;
 use crate::client::key_manager::ClientKeys;
 use crate::client::mix_traffic::transceiver::{GatewayReceiver, GatewayTransceiver, RemoteGateway};
-use crate::client::mix_traffic::{BatchMixMessageSender, MixTrafficController};
+use crate::client::mix_traffic::{BatchMixMessageSender, MixTrafficController, MixTrafficEvent};
 use crate::client::real_messages_control;
 use crate::client::real_messages_control::RealMessagesController;
 use crate::client::received_buffer::{
@@ -27,13 +28,13 @@ use crate::client::topology_control::nym_api_provider::NymApiTopologyProvider;
 use crate::client::topology_control::{
    TopologyAccessor, TopologyRefresher, TopologyRefresherConfig,
 };
+use crate::config;
 use crate::config::{Config, DebugConfig};
 use crate::error::ClientCoreError;
 use crate::init::{
    setup_gateway,
    types::{GatewaySetup, InitialisationResult},
 };
-use crate::{config, spawn_future};
 use futures::channel::mpsc;
 use nym_bandwidth_controller::BandwidthController;
 use nym_client_core_config_types::{ForgetMe, RememberMe};
@@ -48,16 +49,15 @@ use nym_gateway_client::{
 use nym_sphinx::acknowledgements::AckKey;
 use nym_sphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
 use nym_sphinx::addressing::nodes::NodeIdentity;
-use nym_sphinx::params::PacketType;
 use nym_sphinx::receiver::{ReconstructedMessage, SphinxMessageReceiver};
 use nym_statistics_common::clients::ClientStatsSender;
 use nym_statistics_common::generate_client_stats_id;
 use nym_task::connections::{ConnectionCommandReceiver, ConnectionCommandSender, LaneQueueLengths};
-use nym_task::{TaskClient, TaskHandle};
+use nym_task::ShutdownTracker;
 use nym_topology::provider_trait::TopologyProvider;
 use nym_topology::HardcodedTopologyProvider;
 use nym_validator_client::nym_api::NymApiClientExt;
-use nym_validator_client::{nyxd::contract_traits::DkgQueryClient, NymApiClient, UserAgent};
+use nym_validator_client::{nyxd::contract_traits::DkgQueryClient, UserAgent};
 use rand::prelude::SliceRandom;
 use rand::rngs::OsRng;
 use rand::thread_rng;
@@ -67,9 +67,16 @@ use std::path::Path;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use time::OffsetDateTime;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender;
-use tracing::*;
 use url::Url;

+#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+#[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+use wasm_utils::console_log;
+
+/// Default number of retries for Nym API requests when using network details with domain fronting.
+/// This allows the client to try alternative URLs if the primary endpoint is unavailable.
+const DEFAULT_NYM_API_RETRIES: usize = 3;
+
 #[cfg(all(
    not(target_arch = "wasm32"),
    feature = "fs-surb-storage",
@@ -80,10 +87,28 @@ pub mod non_wasm_helpers;
 pub mod helpers;
 pub mod storage;

+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+pub enum MixnetClientEvent {
+    Traffic(MixTrafficEvent),
+}
+
+pub type EventReceiver = mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<MixnetClientEvent>;
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct EventSender(pub mpsc::UnboundedSender<MixnetClientEvent>);
+
+impl EventSender {
+    pub fn send(&self, event: MixnetClientEvent) {
+        if let Err(err) = self.0.unbounded_send(event) {
+            tracing::warn!("Failed to send error event. The caller event reader was closed: {err}");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ClientInput {
    pub connection_command_sender: ConnectionCommandSender,
    pub input_sender: InputMessageSender,
+    pub client_request_sender: ClientRequestSender,
 }

 impl ClientInput {
@@ -95,7 +120,6 @@ impl ClientInput {
    }
 }

-#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ClientOutput {
    pub received_buffer_request_sender: ReceivedBufferRequestSender,
 }
@@ -192,10 +216,14 @@ pub struct BaseClientBuilder<C, S: MixnetClientStorage> {
    client_store: S,
    dkg_query_client: Option<C>,

+    // Optional API URLs for domain fronting support
+    nym_api_urls: Option<Vec<nym_network_defaults::ApiUrl>>,
+
    wait_for_gateway: bool,
    custom_topology_provider: Option<Box<dyn TopologyProvider + Send + Sync>>,
    custom_gateway_transceiver: Option<Box<dyn GatewayTransceiver + Send>>,
-    shutdown: Option<TaskClient>,
+    shutdown: Option<ShutdownTracker>,
+    event_tx: Option<EventSender>,
    user_agent: Option<UserAgent>,

    setup_method: GatewaySetup,
@@ -220,10 +248,12 @@ where
            config: base_config,
            client_store,
            dkg_query_client,
+            nym_api_urls: None,
            wait_for_gateway: false,
            custom_topology_provider: None,
            custom_gateway_transceiver: None,
            shutdown: None,
+            event_tx: None,
            user_agent: None,
            setup_method: GatewaySetup::MustLoad { gateway_id: None },
            #[cfg(unix)]
@@ -241,6 +271,16 @@ where
        self
    }

+    /// Set Nym API URLs for domain fronting support.
+    ///
+    /// When provided, the client will use these API URLs (which include front_hosts)
+    /// to construct HTTP clients with domain fronting enabled.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn with_nym_api_urls(mut self, nym_api_urls: Vec<nym_network_defaults::ApiUrl>) -> Self {
+        self.nym_api_urls = Some(nym_api_urls);
+        self
+    }
+
    #[must_use]
    pub fn with_forget_me(mut self, forget_me: &ForgetMe) -> Self {
        self.config.debug.forget_me = *forget_me;
@@ -281,11 +321,17 @@ where
    }

    #[must_use]
-    pub fn with_shutdown(mut self, shutdown: TaskClient) -> Self {
+    pub fn with_shutdown(mut self, shutdown: ShutdownTracker) -> Self {
        self.shutdown = Some(shutdown);
        self
    }

+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn with_event_tx(mut self, event_tx: EventSender) -> Self {
+        self.event_tx = Some(event_tx);
+        self
+    }
+
    #[must_use]
    pub fn with_user_agent(mut self, user_agent: UserAgent) -> Self {
        self.user_agent = Some(user_agent);
@@ -316,6 +362,18 @@ where
        details.client_address()
    }

+    fn start_event_control(
+        parent_event_tx: Option<EventSender>,
+        children_event_rx: EventReceiver,
+        shutdown_tracker: &ShutdownTracker,
+    ) {
+        let event_control = EventControl::new(parent_event_tx, children_event_rx);
+        shutdown_tracker.try_spawn_named_with_shutdown(
+            async move { event_control.run().await },
+            "EventControl",
+        );
+    }
+
    // future constantly pumping loop cover traffic at some specified average rate
    // the pumped traffic goes to the MixTrafficController
    fn start_cover_traffic_stream(
@@ -325,11 +383,11 @@ where
        topology_accessor: TopologyAccessor,
        mix_tx: BatchMixMessageSender,
        stats_tx: ClientStatsSender,
-        task_client: TaskClient,
+        shutdown_tracker: &ShutdownTracker,
    ) {
-        info!("Starting loop cover traffic stream...");
+        tracing::info!("Starting loop cover traffic stream...");

-        let stream = LoopCoverTrafficStream::new(
+        let mut stream = LoopCoverTrafficStream::new(
            ack_key,
            debug_config.acknowledgements.average_ack_delay,
            mix_tx,
@@ -338,10 +396,9 @@ where
            debug_config.traffic,
            debug_config.cover_traffic,
            stats_tx,
-            task_client,
        );
-
-        stream.start();
+        shutdown_tracker
+            .try_spawn_named_with_shutdown(async move { stream.run().await }, "CoverTrafficStream");
    }

    #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
@@ -357,13 +414,12 @@ where
        reply_controller_receiver: ReplyControllerReceiver,
        lane_queue_lengths: LaneQueueLengths,
        client_connection_rx: ConnectionCommandReceiver,
-        task_client: TaskClient,
-        packet_type: PacketType,
        stats_tx: ClientStatsSender,
+        shutdown_tracker: &ShutdownTracker,
    ) {
-        info!("Starting real traffic stream...");
+        tracing::info!("Starting real traffic stream...");

-        RealMessagesController::new(
+        let real_messages_controller = RealMessagesController::new(
            controller_config,
            key_rotation_config,
            ack_receiver,
@@ -376,9 +432,63 @@ where
            lane_queue_lengths,
            client_connection_rx,
            stats_tx,
-            task_client,
-        )
-        .start(packet_type);
+            shutdown_tracker.clone_shutdown_token(),
+        );
+
+        // break out all the subtasks
+        let (mut out_queue_control, mut reply_controller, ack_controller) =
+            real_messages_controller.into_tasks();
+        let (
+            mut ack_listener,
+            mut input_listener,
+            mut retransmission_listener,
+            mut sent_notification_listener,
+            mut ack_action_controller,
+        ) = ack_controller.into_tasks();
+
+        shutdown_tracker.try_spawn_named(
+            async move { out_queue_control.run().await },
+            "RealMessagesController::OutQueueControl",
+        );
+
+        let shutdown_token = shutdown_tracker.clone_shutdown_token();
+        shutdown_tracker.try_spawn_named(
+            async move { reply_controller.run(shutdown_token).await },
+            "RealMessagesController::ReplyController",
+        );
+
+        let shutdown_token = shutdown_tracker.clone_shutdown_token();
+        shutdown_tracker.try_spawn_named(
+            async move { ack_listener.run(shutdown_token).await },
+            "AcknowledgementController::AcknowledgementListener",
+        );
+
+        let shutdown_token = shutdown_tracker.clone_shutdown_token();
+        shutdown_tracker.try_spawn_named(
+            async move { input_listener.run(shutdown_token).await },
+            "AcknowledgementController::InputMessageListener",
+        );
+
+        let shutdown_token = shutdown_tracker.clone_shutdown_token();
+        shutdown_tracker.try_spawn_named(
+            async move { retransmission_listener.run(shutdown_token).await },
+            "AcknowledgementController::RetransmissionRequestListener",
+        );
+
+        shutdown_tracker.try_spawn_named_with_shutdown(
+            async move {
+                sent_notification_listener.run().await;
+            },
+            "AcknowledgementController::SentNotificationListener",
+        );
+
+        let shutdown_token = shutdown_tracker.clone_shutdown_token();
+        shutdown_tracker.try_spawn_named(
+            async move { ack_action_controller.run(shutdown_token).await },
+            "AcknowledgementController::ActionController",
+        );
+
+        // .start(packet_type);
    }

    // buffer controlling all messages fetched from provider
@@ -389,21 +499,29 @@ where
        mixnet_receiver: MixnetMessageReceiver,
        reply_key_storage: SentReplyKeys,
        reply_controller_sender: ReplyControllerSender,
-        shutdown: TaskClient,
        metrics_reporter: ClientStatsSender,
+        shutdown_tracker: &ShutdownTracker,
    ) {
-        info!("Starting received messages buffer controller...");
-        let controller: ReceivedMessagesBufferController<SphinxMessageReceiver> =
-            ReceivedMessagesBufferController::new(
-                local_encryption_keypair,
-                query_receiver,
-                mixnet_receiver,
-                reply_key_storage,
-                reply_controller_sender,
-                metrics_reporter,
-                shutdown,
-            );
-        controller.start()
+        tracing::info!("Starting received messages buffer controller...");
+        let controller = ReceivedMessagesBufferController::<SphinxMessageReceiver>::new(
+            local_encryption_keypair,
+            query_receiver,
+            mixnet_receiver,
+            reply_key_storage,
+            reply_controller_sender,
+            metrics_reporter,
+            shutdown_tracker.clone_shutdown_token(),
+        );
+        let (mut msg_receiver, mut req_receiver) = controller.into_tasks();
+
+        shutdown_tracker.try_spawn_named(
+            async move { msg_receiver.run().await },
+            "ReceivedMessagesBufferController::FragmentedMessageReceiver",
+        );
+        shutdown_tracker.try_spawn_named(
+            async move { req_receiver.run().await },
+            "ReceivedMessagesBufferController::RequestReceiver",
+        );
    }

    #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
@@ -411,11 +529,10 @@ where
        config: &Config,
        initialisation_result: InitialisationResult,
        bandwidth_controller: Option<BandwidthController<C, S::CredentialStore>>,
-        details_store: &S::GatewaysDetailsStore,
        packet_router: PacketRouter,
        stats_reporter: ClientStatsSender,
        #[cfg(unix)] connection_fd_callback: Option<Arc<dyn Fn(RawFd) + Send + Sync>>,
-        shutdown: TaskClient,
+        shutdown_tracker: &ShutdownTracker,
    ) -> Result<GatewayClient<C, S::CredentialStore>, ClientCoreError>
    where
        <S::KeyStore as KeyStore>::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
@@ -434,17 +551,10 @@ where
                    packet_router,
                    bandwidth_controller,
                    stats_reporter,
-                    shutdown,
+                    shutdown_tracker.clone_shutdown_token(),
                )
            } else {
-                let cfg = GatewayConfig::new(
-                    details.gateway_id,
-                    details
-                        .gateway_owner_address
-                        .as_ref()
-                        .map(|o| o.to_string()),
-                    details.gateway_listener.to_string(),
-                );
+                let cfg = GatewayConfig::new(details.gateway_id, details.published_data.listeners);
                GatewayClient::new(
                    GatewayClientConfig::new_default()
                        .with_disabled_credentials_mode(config.client.disabled_credentials_mode)
@@ -459,7 +569,7 @@ where
                    stats_reporter,
                    #[cfg(unix)]
                    connection_fd_callback,
-                    shutdown,
+                    shutdown_tracker.clone_shutdown_token(),
                )
            };

@@ -474,32 +584,13 @@ where
        // the gateway client startup procedure is slightly more complicated now
        // we need to:
        // - perform handshake (reg or auth)
-        // - check for key upgrade
-        // - maybe perform another upgrade handshake
        // - check for bandwidth
        // - start background tasks
-        let auth_res = gateway_client
+        let _ = gateway_client
            .perform_initial_authentication()
            .await
            .map_err(gateway_failure)?;

-        if auth_res.requires_key_upgrade {
-            // drop the shared_key arc because we don't need it and we can't hold it for the purposes of upgrade
-            drop(auth_res);
-
-            let updated_key = gateway_client
-                .upgrade_key_authenticated()
-                .await
-                .map_err(gateway_failure)?;
-
-            details_store
-                .upgrade_stored_remote_gateway_key(gateway_client.gateway_identity(), &updated_key)
-                .await.map_err(|err| {
-                error!("failed to store upgraded gateway key! this connection might be forever broken now: {err}");
-                ClientCoreError::GatewaysDetailsStoreError { source: Box::new(err) }
-            })?
-        }
-
        gateway_client
            .claim_initial_bandwidth()
            .await
@@ -518,11 +609,10 @@ where
        config: &Config,
        initialisation_result: InitialisationResult,
        bandwidth_controller: Option<BandwidthController<C, S::CredentialStore>>,
-        details_store: &S::GatewaysDetailsStore,
        packet_router: PacketRouter,
        stats_reporter: ClientStatsSender,
        #[cfg(unix)] connection_fd_callback: Option<Arc<dyn Fn(RawFd) + Send + Sync>>,
-        mut shutdown: TaskClient,
+        shutdown_tracker: &ShutdownTracker,
    ) -> Result<Box<dyn GatewayTransceiver + Send>, ClientCoreError>
    where
        <S::KeyStore as KeyStore>::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
@@ -539,7 +629,6 @@ where
                Err(ClientCoreError::CustomGatewaySelectionExpected)
            } else {
                // and make sure to invalidate the task client, so we wouldn't cause premature shutdown
-                shutdown.disarm();
                custom_gateway_transceiver.set_packet_router(packet_router)?;
                Ok(custom_gateway_transceiver)
            };
@@ -550,12 +639,11 @@ where
            config,
            initialisation_result,
            bandwidth_controller,
-            details_store,
            packet_router,
            stats_reporter,
            #[cfg(unix)]
            connection_fd_callback,
-            shutdown,
+            shutdown_tracker,
        )
        .await?;

@@ -566,7 +654,7 @@ where
        custom_provider: Option<Box<dyn TopologyProvider + Send + Sync>>,
        config_topology: config::Topology,
        nym_api_urls: Vec<Url>,
-        nym_api_client: NymApiClient,
+        nym_api_client: nym_http_api_client::Client,
    ) -> Box<dyn TopologyProvider + Send + Sync> {
        // if no custom provider was ... provided ..., create one using nym-api
        custom_provider.unwrap_or_else(|| {
@@ -586,26 +674,24 @@ where
        topology_accessor: TopologyAccessor,
        local_gateway: NodeIdentity,
        wait_for_gateway: bool,
-        mut task_client: TaskClient,
+        shutdown_tracker: &ShutdownTracker,
    ) -> Result<(), ClientCoreError> {
        let topology_refresher_config =
            TopologyRefresherConfig::new(topology_config.topology_refresh_rate);

        if topology_config.disable_refreshing {
            // if we're not spawning the refresher, don't cause shutdown immediately
-            info!("The background topology refesher is not going to be started");
-            task_client.disarm();
+            tracing::info!("The background topology refresher is not going to be started");
        }

        let mut topology_refresher = TopologyRefresher::new(
            topology_refresher_config,
            topology_accessor,
            topology_provider,
-            task_client,
        );
        // before returning, block entire runtime to refresh the current network view so that any
        // components depending on topology would see a non-empty view
-        info!("Obtaining initial network topology");
+        tracing::info!("Obtaining initial network topology");
        topology_refresher.try_refresh().await;

        if let Err(err) = topology_refresher.ensure_topology_is_routable().await {
@@ -631,13 +717,13 @@ where
                    .wait_for_gateway(local_gateway, waiting_timeout)
                    .await
                {
-                    error!(
+                    tracing::error!(
                        "the gateway did not come back online within the specified timeout: {err}"
                    );
                    return Err(err.into());
                }
            } else {
-                error!("the gateway we're supposedly connected to does not exist. We'll not be able to send any packets to ourselves: {err}");
+                tracing::error!("the gateway we're supposedly connected to does not exist. We'll not be able to send any packets to ourselves: {err}");
                return Err(err.into());
            }
        }
@@ -645,8 +731,11 @@ where
        if !topology_config.disable_refreshing {
            // don't spawn the refresher if we don't want to be refreshing the topology.
            // only use the initial values obtained
-            info!("Starting topology refresher...");
-            topology_refresher.start();
+            tracing::info!("Starting topology refresher...");
+            shutdown_tracker.try_spawn_named_with_shutdown(
+                async move { topology_refresher.run().await },
+                "TopologyRefresher",
+            );
        }

        Ok(())
@@ -657,9 +746,9 @@ where
        user_agent: Option<UserAgent>,
        client_stats_id: String,
        input_sender: Sender<InputMessage>,
-        task_client: TaskClient,
+        shutdown_tracker: &ShutdownTracker,
    ) -> ClientStatsSender {
-        info!("Starting statistics control...");
+        tracing::info!("Starting statistics control...");
        StatisticsControl::create_and_start(
            config.debug.stats_reporting,
            user_agent
@@ -667,18 +756,30 @@ where
                .unwrap_or("unknown".to_string()),
            client_stats_id,
            input_sender.clone(),
-            task_client,
+            shutdown_tracker,
        )
    }

    fn start_mix_traffic_controller(
        gateway_transceiver: Box<dyn GatewayTransceiver + Send>,
-        shutdown: TaskClient,
+        shutdown_tracker: &ShutdownTracker,
+        event_tx: EventSender,
    ) -> (BatchMixMessageSender, ClientRequestSender) {
-        info!("Starting mix traffic controller...");
-        let (mix_traffic_controller, mix_tx, client_tx) =
-            MixTrafficController::new(gateway_transceiver, shutdown);
-        mix_traffic_controller.start();
+        tracing::info!("Starting mix traffic controller...");
+        let mut mix_traffic_controller = MixTrafficController::new(
+            gateway_transceiver,
+            shutdown_tracker.clone_shutdown_token(),
+            event_tx,
+        );
+
+        let mix_tx = mix_traffic_controller.mix_tx();
+        let client_tx = mix_traffic_controller.client_tx();
+
+        shutdown_tracker.try_spawn_named(
+            async move { mix_traffic_controller.run().await },
+            "MixTrafficController",
+        );
+
        (mix_tx, client_tx)
    }

@@ -686,7 +787,7 @@ where
    async fn setup_persistent_reply_storage(
        backend: S::ReplyStore,
        key_rotation_config: KeyRotationConfig,
-        shutdown: TaskClient,
+        shutdown_tracker: &ShutdownTracker,
    ) -> Result<CombinedReplyStorage, ClientCoreError>
    where
        <S::ReplyStore as ReplyStorageBackend>::StorageError: Sync + Send,
@@ -711,13 +812,14 @@ where
            })?;

        let store_clone = mem_store.clone();
-        spawn_future!(
+        let shutdown_token = shutdown_tracker.clone_shutdown_token();
+        shutdown_tracker.try_spawn_named(
            async move {
                persistent_storage
-                    .flush_on_shutdown(store_clone, shutdown)
+                    .flush_on_shutdown(store_clone, shutdown_token)
                    .await
            },
-            "PersistentReplyStorage::flush_on_shutdown"
+            "PersistentReplyStorage::flush_on_shutdown",
        );

        Ok(mem_store)
@@ -735,7 +837,7 @@ where
    {
        // if client keys do not exist already, create and persist them
        if key_store.load_keys().await.is_err() {
-            info!("could not find valid client keys - a new set will be generated");
+            tracing::info!("could not find valid client keys - a new set will be generated");
            let mut rng = OsRng;
            let keys = if let Some(derivation_material) = derivation_material {
                ClientKeys::from_master_key(&mut rng, &derivation_material)
@@ -749,21 +851,75 @@ where
        setup_gateway(setup_method, key_store, details_store).await
    }

-    fn construct_nym_api_client(config: &Config, user_agent: Option<UserAgent>) -> NymApiClient {
+    fn construct_nym_api_client(
+        nym_api_urls: Option<&Vec<nym_network_defaults::ApiUrl>>,
+        config: &Config,
+        user_agent: Option<UserAgent>,
+    ) -> Result<nym_http_api_client::Client, ClientCoreError> {
+        tracing::debug!(
+            "construct_nym_api_client called with nym_api_urls: {}",
+            nym_api_urls.is_some()
+        );
+
+        // If API URLs are provided, use new_with_fronted_urls() which handles domain fronting
+        if let Some(nym_api_urls) = nym_api_urls {
+            if nym_api_urls.is_empty() {
+                tracing::warn!("Provided nym_api_urls is empty, falling back to config endpoints");
+            } else {
+                tracing::info!(
+                    "Building nym-api client from provided URLs (with domain fronting support): {} URLs",
+                    nym_api_urls.len()
+                );
+
+                let mut builder =
+                    nym_http_api_client::ClientBuilder::new_with_fronted_urls(nym_api_urls.clone())
+                        .map_err(ClientCoreError::from)?
+                        .with_retries(DEFAULT_NYM_API_RETRIES);
+
+                if let Some(user_agent) = user_agent {
+                    builder = builder.with_user_agent(user_agent);
+                }
+
+                return builder.build().map_err(ClientCoreError::from);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Fallback to basic client for backwards compatibility
+        tracing::debug!("Building basic nym-api HTTP client from config endpoints");
+
        let mut nym_api_urls = config.get_nym_api_endpoints();
+        if nym_api_urls.is_empty() {
+            tracing::warn!("No API endpoints configured in config, this may cause issues");
+        }
        nym_api_urls.shuffle(&mut thread_rng());

+        // Convert config URLs to ApiUrl format for consistency
+        let api_urls: Vec<nym_network_defaults::ApiUrl> = nym_api_urls
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|url| nym_network_defaults::ApiUrl {
+                url: url.to_string(),
+                front_hosts: None,
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        tracing::debug!("Using {} config API endpoints", api_urls.len());
+
+        let mut builder = nym_http_api_client::ClientBuilder::new_with_fronted_urls(api_urls)
+            .map_err(ClientCoreError::from)?
+            .with_retries(DEFAULT_NYM_API_RETRIES)
+            .with_bincode();
+
        if let Some(user_agent) = user_agent {
-            NymApiClient::new_with_user_agent(nym_api_urls[0].clone(), user_agent)
-        } else {
-            NymApiClient::new(nym_api_urls[0].clone())
+            builder = builder.with_user_agent(user_agent);
        }
+
+        builder.build().map_err(ClientCoreError::from)
    }

    async fn determine_key_rotation_state(
-        client: &NymApiClient,
+        client: &nym_http_api_client::Client,
    ) -> Result<KeyRotationConfig, ClientCoreError> {
-        Ok(client.nym_api.get_key_rotation_info().await?.into())
+        Ok(client.get_key_rotation_info().await?.into())
    }

    pub async fn start_base(mut self) -> Result<BaseClient, ClientCoreError>
@@ -774,7 +930,12 @@ where
        <S::CredentialStore as CredentialStorage>::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
        <S::GatewaysDetailsStore as GatewaysDetailsStore>::StorageError: Sync + Send,
    {
-        info!("Starting nym client");
+        tracing::info!("Starting nym client");
+        #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+        #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+        {
+            console_log!("Starting base Nym Client");
+        }

        // derive (or load) client keys and gateway configuration
        let init_res = Self::initialise_keys_and_gateway(
@@ -785,8 +946,7 @@ where
        )
        .await?;

-        let (reply_storage_backend, credential_store, details_store) =
-            self.client_store.into_runtime_stores();
+        let (reply_storage_backend, credential_store, _) = self.client_store.into_runtime_stores();

        // channels for inter-component communication
        // TODO: make the channels be internally created by the relevant components
@@ -803,17 +963,22 @@ where
        // channels responsible for controlling real messages
        let (input_sender, input_receiver) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel::<InputMessage>(1);

+        // channels responsible for event management
+        let (event_sender, event_receiver) = mpsc::unbounded();
+
        // channels responsible for controlling ack messages
        let (ack_sender, ack_receiver) = mpsc::unbounded();
        let shared_topology_accessor =
            TopologyAccessor::new(self.config.debug.topology.ignore_egress_epoch_role);

-        // Shutdown notifier for signalling tasks to stop
-        let shutdown = self
-            .shutdown
-            .map(Into::<TaskHandle>::into)
-            .unwrap_or_default()
-            .name_if_unnamed("BaseNymClient");
+        // Create a shutdown tracker for this client - either as a child of provided tracker
+        // or get one from the registry
+        let shutdown_tracker = match self.shutdown {
+            Some(parent_tracker) => parent_tracker.clone(),
+            None => nym_task::create_sdk_shutdown_tracker()?,
+        };
+
+        Self::start_event_control(self.event_tx, event_receiver, &shutdown_tracker);

        // channels responsible for dealing with reply-related fun
        let (reply_controller_sender, reply_controller_receiver) =
@@ -830,7 +995,11 @@ where
            .dkg_query_client
            .map(|client| BandwidthController::new(credential_store, client));

-        let nym_api_client = Self::construct_nym_api_client(&self.config, self.user_agent.clone());
+        let nym_api_client = Self::construct_nym_api_client(
+            self.nym_api_urls.as_ref(),
+            &self.config,
+            self.user_agent.clone(),
+        )?;
        let key_rotation_config = Self::determine_key_rotation_state(&nym_api_client).await?;

        let topology_provider = Self::setup_topology_provider(
@@ -845,7 +1014,7 @@ where
            self.user_agent.clone(),
            generate_client_stats_id(*self_address.identity()),
            input_sender.clone(),
-            shutdown.fork("statistics_control"),
+            &shutdown_tracker.clone(),
        );

        // needs to be started as the first thing to block if required waiting for the gateway
@@ -855,14 +1024,14 @@ where
            shared_topology_accessor.clone(),
            self_address.gateway(),
            self.wait_for_gateway,
-            shutdown.fork("topology_refresher"),
+            &shutdown_tracker.clone(),
        )
        .await?;

        let gateway_packet_router = PacketRouter::new(
            ack_sender,
            mixnet_messages_sender,
-            shutdown.get_handle().named("gateway-packet-router"),
+            shutdown_tracker.clone_shutdown_token(),
        );

        let gateway_transceiver = Self::setup_gateway_transceiver(
@@ -870,12 +1039,11 @@ where
            &self.config,
            init_res,
            bandwidth_controller,
-            &details_store,
            gateway_packet_router,
            stats_reporter.clone(),
            #[cfg(unix)]
            self.connection_fd_callback,
-            shutdown.fork("gateway_transceiver"),
+            &shutdown_tracker.clone(),
        )
        .await?;
        let gateway_ws_fd = gateway_transceiver.ws_fd();
@@ -883,7 +1051,7 @@ where
        let reply_storage = Self::setup_persistent_reply_storage(
            reply_storage_backend,
            key_rotation_config,
-            shutdown.fork("persistent_reply_storage"),
+            &shutdown_tracker.clone(),
        )
        .await?;

@@ -893,8 +1061,8 @@ where
            mixnet_messages_receiver,
            reply_storage.key_storage(),
            reply_controller_sender.clone(),
-            shutdown.fork("received_messages_buffer"),
            stats_reporter.clone(),
+            &shutdown_tracker.clone(),
        );

        // The message_sender is the transmitter for any component generating sphinx packets
@@ -904,7 +1072,8 @@ where

        let (message_sender, client_request_sender) = Self::start_mix_traffic_controller(
            gateway_transceiver,
-            shutdown.fork("mix_traffic_controller"),
+            &shutdown_tracker.clone(),
+            EventSender(event_sender),
        );

        // Channels that the websocket listener can use to signal downstream to the real traffic
@@ -933,9 +1102,8 @@ where
            reply_controller_receiver,
            shared_lane_queue_lengths.clone(),
            client_connection_rx,
-            shutdown.fork("real_traffic_controller"),
-            self.config.debug.traffic.packet_type,
            stats_reporter.clone(),
+            &shutdown_tracker.clone(),
        );

        if !self
@@ -951,12 +1119,19 @@ where
                shared_topology_accessor.clone(),
                message_sender,
                stats_reporter.clone(),
-                shutdown.fork("cover_traffic_stream"),
+                &shutdown_tracker.clone(),
            );
        }

-        debug!("Core client startup finished!");
-        debug!("The address of this client is: {self_address}");
+        tracing::debug!("Core client startup finished!");
+        tracing::debug!("The address of this client is: {self_address}");
+
+        #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+        #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+        {
+            console_log!("Core client startup finished!");
+            console_log!("Rust::start_base: the address of this client is: {self_address}");
+        }

        Ok(BaseClient {
            address: self_address,
@@ -965,6 +1140,7 @@ where
                client_input: ClientInput {
                    connection_command_sender: client_connection_tx,
                    input_sender,
+                    client_request_sender,
                },
            },
            client_output: ClientOutputStatus::AwaitingConsumer {
@@ -979,8 +1155,7 @@ where
                gateway_connection: GatewayConnection { gateway_ws_fd },
            },
            stats_reporter,
-            task_handle: shutdown,
-            client_request_sender,
+            shutdown_handle: shutdown_tracker, // The primary tracker for this client
            forget_me: self.config.debug.forget_me,
            remember_me: self.config.debug.remember_me,
        })
@@ -994,8 +1169,57 @@ pub struct BaseClient {
    pub client_output: ClientOutputStatus,
    pub client_state: ClientState,
    pub stats_reporter: ClientStatsSender,
-    pub client_request_sender: ClientRequestSender,
-    pub task_handle: TaskHandle,
+    pub shutdown_handle: ShutdownTracker,
    pub forget_me: ForgetMe,
    pub remember_me: RememberMe,
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use nym_network_defaults::{ApiUrl, NymNetworkDetails};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_network_details_with_multiple_urls() {
+        // Verify that network details can be configured with multiple API URLs
+        let mut network_details = NymNetworkDetails::new_empty();
+        network_details.nym_api_urls = Some(vec![
+            ApiUrl {
+                url: "https://validator.nymtech.net/api/".to_string(),
+                front_hosts: None,
+            },
+            ApiUrl {
+                url: "https://nym-frontdoor.vercel.app/api/".to_string(),
+                front_hosts: Some(vec!["vercel.app".to_string(), "vercel.com".to_string()]),
+            },
+        ]);
+
+        assert_eq!(network_details.nym_api_urls.as_ref().unwrap().len(), 2);
+        assert!(network_details.nym_api_urls.as_ref().unwrap()[1]
+            .front_hosts
+            .is_some());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_network_details_with_front_hosts() {
+        // Verify that ApiUrl can store domain fronting configuration
+        let api_url = ApiUrl {
+            url: "https://nym-frontdoor.vercel.app/api/".to_string(),
+            front_hosts: Some(vec!["vercel.app".to_string(), "vercel.com".to_string()]),
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(api_url.url, "https://nym-frontdoor.vercel.app/api/");
+        assert_eq!(api_url.front_hosts.as_ref().unwrap().len(), 2);
+        assert!(api_url
+            .front_hosts
+            .as_ref()
+            .unwrap()
+            .contains(&"vercel.app".to_string()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_default_nym_api_retries_constant() {
+        // Verify the retry constant is set correctly
+        assert_eq!(DEFAULT_NYM_API_RETRIES, 3);
+    }
+}
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 use crate::client::key_manager::persistence::KeyStore;
 use crate::client::key_manager::ClientKeys;
 use crate::error::ClientCoreError;
-use nym_client_core_gateways_storage::{ActiveGateway, GatewayRegistration, GatewaysDetailsStore};
+use nym_client_core_gateways_storage::{
+    ActiveGateway, GatewayPublishedData, GatewayRegistration, GatewaysDetailsStore,
+};
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::ed25519;

 // helpers for error wrapping
@@ -85,6 +87,23 @@ where
        })
 }

+pub async fn update_stored_published_data_gateway<D>(
+    details_store: &D,
+    gateway_id: &ed25519::PublicKey,
+    published_data: &GatewayPublishedData,
+) -> Result<(), ClientCoreError>
+where
+    D: GatewaysDetailsStore,
+    D::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
+{
+    details_store
+        .update_gateway_published_data(gateway_id, published_data)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|source| ClientCoreError::GatewaysDetailsStoreError {
+            source: Box::new(source),
+        })
+}
+
 pub async fn load_active_gateway_details<D>(
    details_store: &D,
 ) -> Result<ActiveGateway, ClientCoreError>
@@ -2,210 +2,18 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 pub mod v1_1_33 {
-    use crate::client::base_client::{
-        non_wasm_helpers::setup_fs_gateways_storage,
-        storage::helpers::{set_active_gateway, store_gateway_details},
-    };
    use crate::config::disk_persistence::old_v1_1_33::CommonClientPathsV1_1_33;
    use crate::config::disk_persistence::CommonClientPaths;
    use crate::config::old_config_v1_1_33::OldGatewayEndpointConfigV1_1_33;
    use crate::error::ClientCoreError;
-    use nym_client_core_gateways_storage::{
-        CustomGatewayDetails, GatewayDetails, GatewayRegistration, RemoteGatewayDetails,
-    };
-    use nym_gateway_requests::shared_key::LegacySharedKeys;
-    use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-    use sha2::{digest::Digest, Sha256};
-    use std::ops::Deref;
-    use std::path::Path;
-    use std::sync::Arc;
-    use zeroize::Zeroizing;
-
-    mod base64 {
-        use base64::{engine::general_purpose::STANDARD, Engine as _};
-        use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serializer};
-
-        pub fn serialize<S: Serializer>(bytes: &[u8], serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
-            serializer.serialize_str(&STANDARD.encode(bytes))
-        }
-
-        pub fn deserialize<'de, D: Deserializer<'de>>(
-            deserializer: D,
-        ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, D::Error> {
-            let s = <String>::deserialize(deserializer)?;
-            STANDARD.decode(s).map_err(serde::de::Error::custom)
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-    #[serde(untagged)]
-    enum PersistedGatewayDetails {
-        /// Standard details of a remote gateway
-        Default(PersistedGatewayConfig),
-
-        /// Custom gateway setup, such as for a client embedded inside gateway itself
-        Custom(PersistedCustomGatewayDetails),
-    }
-
-    #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
-    struct PersistedGatewayConfig {
-        /// The hash of the shared keys to ensure the correct ones are used with those gateway details.
-        #[serde(with = "base64")]
-        key_hash: Vec<u8>,
-
-        /// Actual gateway details being persisted.
-        details: OldGatewayEndpointConfigV1_1_33,
-    }
-
-    impl PersistedGatewayConfig {
-        fn verify(&self, shared_key: &LegacySharedKeys) -> bool {
-            let key_bytes = Zeroizing::new(shared_key.to_bytes());
-
-            let mut key_hasher = Sha256::new();
-            key_hasher.update(&key_bytes);
-            let key_hash = key_hasher.finalize();
-
-            self.key_hash == key_hash.deref()
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-    struct PersistedCustomGatewayDetails {
-        gateway_id: String,
-    }
-
-    fn load_shared_key<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<LegacySharedKeys, ClientCoreError> {
-        // the shared key was a simple pem file
-        Ok(nym_pemstore::load_key(path)?)
-    }
-
-    fn gateway_details_from_raw(
-        gateway_id: String,
-        gateway_owner: String,
-        gateway_listener: String,
-        gateway_shared_key: LegacySharedKeys,
-    ) -> Result<GatewayDetails, ClientCoreError> {
-        Ok(GatewayDetails::Remote(RemoteGatewayDetails {
-            gateway_id: gateway_id
-                .parse()
-                .map_err(|err| ClientCoreError::UpgradeFailure {
-                    message: format!("the stored gateway id was malformed: {err}"),
-                })?,
-            shared_key: Arc::new(gateway_shared_key.into()),
-            gateway_owner_address: Some(gateway_owner.parse().map_err(|err| {
-                ClientCoreError::UpgradeFailure {
-                    message: format!("the stored gateway owner address was malformed: {err}"),
-                }
-            })?),
-            gateway_listener: gateway_listener.parse().map_err(|err| {
-                ClientCoreError::UpgradeFailure {
-                    message: format!("the stored gateway listener address was malformed: {err}"),
-                }
-            })?,
-        }))
-    }
-
-    // helper to extract shared key and gateway details into the new GatewayRegistration
-    fn extract_gateway_registration(
-        storage_paths: &CommonClientPathsV1_1_33,
-    ) -> Result<GatewayRegistration, ClientCoreError> {
-        let details_file = std::fs::File::open(&storage_paths.gateway_details).map_err(|err| {
-            ClientCoreError::UpgradeFailure {
-                message: format!(
-                    "failed to open gateway details file at {}: {err}",
-                    storage_paths.gateway_details.display()
-                ),
-            }
-        })?;
-
-        // in v1.1.33 of the clients, the gateway details struct was saved as json
-        let details: PersistedGatewayDetails =
-            serde_json::from_reader(details_file).map_err(|err| {
-                ClientCoreError::UpgradeFailure {
-                    message: format!(
-                        "failed to deserialize gateway details from {}: {err}",
-                        storage_paths.gateway_details.display()
-                    ),
-                }
-            })?;
-
-        let details = match details {
-            PersistedGatewayDetails::Default(config) => {
-                let gateway_shared_key =
-                    load_shared_key(&storage_paths.keys.gateway_shared_key_file)?;
-                if !config.verify(&gateway_shared_key) {
-                    return Err(ClientCoreError::UpgradeFailure {
-                        message: "failed to verify consistency of the existing gateway details"
-                            .to_string(),
-                    });
-                }
-                gateway_details_from_raw(
-                    config.details.gateway_id,
-                    config.details.gateway_owner,
-                    config.details.gateway_listener,
-                    gateway_shared_key,
-                )?
-            }
-            PersistedGatewayDetails::Custom(custom) => {
-                GatewayDetails::Custom(CustomGatewayDetails {
-                    gateway_id: custom.gateway_id.parse().map_err(|err| {
-                        ClientCoreError::UpgradeFailure {
-                            message: format!("the stored gateway id was malformed: {err}"),
-                        }
-                    })?,
-                    data: None,
-                })
-            }
-        };
-
-        Ok(details.into())
-    }
-
-    // it's responsibility of the caller to ensure this is called **after** new registration has already been saved
-    fn remove_old_gateway_details(storage_paths: &CommonClientPathsV1_1_33) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-        std::fs::remove_file(&storage_paths.gateway_details)?;
-
-        if storage_paths.keys.gateway_shared_key_file.exists() {
-            std::fs::remove_file(&storage_paths.keys.gateway_shared_key_file)?;
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }

    pub async fn migrate_gateway_details(
-        old_storage_paths: &CommonClientPathsV1_1_33,
-        new_storage_paths: &CommonClientPaths,
-        preloaded_config: Option<OldGatewayEndpointConfigV1_1_33>,
+        _old_storage_paths: &CommonClientPathsV1_1_33,
+        _new_storage_paths: &CommonClientPaths,
+        _preloaded_config: Option<OldGatewayEndpointConfigV1_1_33>,
    ) -> Result<(), ClientCoreError> {
-        let gateway_registration = match preloaded_config {
-            Some(config) => {
-                let gateway_shared_key =
-                    load_shared_key(&old_storage_paths.keys.gateway_shared_key_file)?;
-                gateway_details_from_raw(
-                    config.gateway_id,
-                    config.gateway_owner,
-                    config.gateway_listener,
-                    gateway_shared_key,
-                )?
-                .into()
-            }
-            None => extract_gateway_registration(old_storage_paths)?,
-        };
-
-        // since we're migrating to a brand new store, the store should be empty
-        // and thus set the 'new' gateway as the active one
-        let details_store =
-            setup_fs_gateways_storage(&new_storage_paths.gateway_registrations).await?;
-        store_gateway_details(&details_store, &gateway_registration).await?;
-        set_active_gateway(
-            &details_store,
-            &gateway_registration.details.gateway_id().to_base58_string(),
-        )
-        .await?;
-
-        remove_old_gateway_details(old_storage_paths).map_err(|err| {
-            ClientCoreError::UpgradeFailure {
-                message: format!("failed to remove old data: {err}"),
-            }
-        })
+        Err(ClientCoreError::UnsupportedMigration(
+            "migration of legacy keys has been removed and is no longer supported".into(),
+        ))
    }
 }
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@

 use crate::client::mix_traffic::BatchMixMessageSender;
 use crate::client::topology_control::TopologyAccessor;
-use crate::{config, spawn_future};
+use crate::config;
 use futures::task::{Context, Poll};
 use futures::{Future, Stream, StreamExt};
 use nym_sphinx::acknowledgements::AckKey;
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ use nym_sphinx::cover::generate_loop_cover_packet;
 use nym_sphinx::params::{PacketSize, PacketType};
 use nym_sphinx::utils::sample_poisson_duration;
 use nym_statistics_common::clients::{packet_statistics::PacketStatisticsEvent, ClientStatsSender};
-use nym_task::TaskClient;
 use rand::{rngs::OsRng, CryptoRng, Rng};
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -33,9 +32,12 @@ where
    /// Key used to encrypt and decrypt content of an ACK packet.
    ack_key: Arc<AckKey>,

-    /// Average delay an acknowledgement packet is going to get delay at a single mixnode.
+    /// Average delay an acknowledgement packet is going to get delayed at a single mixnode.
    average_ack_delay: Duration,

+    /// Average delay a forward packet is going to get delayed at a single mixnode.
+    average_packet_delay: Duration,
+
    /// Defines configuration options related to cover traffic.
    cover_traffic: config::CoverTraffic,

@@ -69,8 +71,6 @@ where
    packet_type: PacketType,

    stats_tx: ClientStatsSender,
-
-    task_client: TaskClient,
 }

 impl<R> Stream for LoopCoverTrafficStream<R>
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ impl LoopCoverTrafficStream<OsRng> {
        traffic_config: config::Traffic,
        cover_config: config::CoverTraffic,
        stats_tx: ClientStatsSender,
-        task_client: TaskClient,
    ) -> Self {
        let rng = OsRng;

@@ -126,6 +125,7 @@ impl LoopCoverTrafficStream<OsRng> {
        LoopCoverTrafficStream {
            ack_key,
            average_ack_delay,
+            average_packet_delay: traffic_config.average_packet_delay,
            cover_traffic: cover_config,
            next_delay,
            mix_tx,
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ impl LoopCoverTrafficStream<OsRng> {
            use_legacy_sphinx_format: traffic_config.use_legacy_sphinx_format,
            packet_type: traffic_config.packet_type,
            stats_tx,
-            task_client,
        }
    }

@@ -192,7 +191,7 @@ impl LoopCoverTrafficStream<OsRng> {
            &self.ack_key,
            &self.our_full_destination,
            self.average_ack_delay,
-            self.cover_traffic.loop_cover_traffic_average_delay,
+            self.average_packet_delay,
            cover_traffic_packet_size,
            self.packet_type,
        ) {
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ impl LoopCoverTrafficStream<OsRng> {
                TrySendError::Full(_) => {
                    // This isn't a problem, if the channel is full means we're already sending the
                    // max amount of messages downstream can handle.
-                    tracing::debug!("Failed to send cover message - channel full");
+                    tracing::trace!("Failed to send cover message - channel full");
                }
                TrySendError::Closed(_) => {
                    tracing::warn!("Failed to send cover message - channel closed");
@@ -230,17 +229,24 @@ impl LoopCoverTrafficStream<OsRng> {
        // JS: due to identical logical structure to OutQueueControl::on_message(), this is also
        // presumably required to prevent bugs in the future. Exact reason is still unknown to me.

-        // TODO: temporary and BAD workaround for wasm (we should find a way to yield here in wasm)
        #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-        tokio::task::yield_now().await;
+        {
+            tokio::task::yield_now().await;
+        }
+
+        #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+        {
+            tokio_with_wasm::task::yield_now().await;
+        }
    }

+    // it's fine if cover traffic stream task gets killed whilst processing next message
    #[allow(clippy::panic)]
-    pub fn start(mut self) {
+    pub async fn run(&mut self) {
        if self.cover_traffic.disable_loop_cover_traffic_stream {
            // we should have never got here in the first place - the task should have never been created to begin with
            // so panic and review the code that lead to this branch
-            panic!("attempted to start LoopCoverTrafficStream while config explicitly disabled it.")
+            panic!("attempted to run LoopCoverTrafficStream while config explicitly disabled it.")
        }

        // we should set initial delay only when we actually start the stream
@@ -250,32 +256,11 @@ impl LoopCoverTrafficStream<OsRng> {
        );
        self.set_next_delay(sampled);

-        let mut shutdown = self.task_client.fork("select");
+        while self.next().await.is_some() {
+            self.on_new_message().await;
+        }

-        spawn_future!(
-            async move {
-                debug!("Started LoopCoverTrafficStream with graceful shutdown support");
-
-                while !shutdown.is_shutdown() {
-                    tokio::select! {
-                        biased;
-                        _ = shutdown.recv() => {
-                            tracing::trace!("LoopCoverTrafficStream: Received shutdown");
-                        }
-                        next = self.next() => {
-                            if next.is_some() {
-                                self.on_new_message().await;
-                            } else {
-                                tracing::trace!("LoopCoverTrafficStream: Stopping since channel closed");
-                                break;
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                shutdown.recv_timeout().await;
-                tracing::debug!("LoopCoverTrafficStream: Exiting");
-            },
-            "LoopCoverTrafficStream"
-        )
+        // this should never get triggered
+        error!("cover traffic stream has been exhausted!")
    }
 }
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Copyright 2025 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use futures::StreamExt;
+
+use crate::client::base_client::{EventReceiver, EventSender, MixnetClientEvent};
+
+/// Launches and manages task events, propagating upwards what is not strictly internal.
+pub(crate) struct EventControl {
+    parent_event_tx: Option<EventSender>,
+    children_event_rx: EventReceiver,
+}
+
+impl EventControl {
+    pub(crate) fn new(
+        parent_event_tx: Option<EventSender>,
+        children_event_rx: EventReceiver,
+    ) -> Self {
+        EventControl {
+            parent_event_tx,
+            children_event_rx,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn is_internal(event: MixnetClientEvent) -> bool {
+        match event {
+            MixnetClientEvent::Traffic(_) => false,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) async fn run(mut self) {
+        while let Some(event) = self.children_event_rx.next().await {
+            if let Some(parent_event_tx) = &self.parent_event_tx {
+                if !Self::is_internal(event) {
+                    parent_event_tx.send(event);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 #![allow(unused_imports)]
-
 use std::time::Duration;

+#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
 pub use wasmtimer::{std::Instant, tokio::*};
 pub type IntervalStream = gloo_timers::future::IntervalStream;

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use nym_crypto::{
    asymmetric::{ed25519, x25519},
    hkdf::{DerivationMaterial, InvalidLength},
 };
-use nym_gateway_requests::shared_key::{LegacySharedKeys, SharedGatewayKey, SharedSymmetricKey};
+use nym_gateway_requests::shared_key::SharedSymmetricKey;
 use nym_sphinx::acknowledgements::AckKey;
 use rand::{CryptoRng, RngCore};
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -106,7 +106,5 @@ fn _assert_keys_zeroize_on_drop() {
    _assert_zeroize_on_drop::<ed25519::KeyPair>();
    _assert_zeroize_on_drop::<x25519::KeyPair>();
    _assert_zeroize_on_drop::<AckKey>();
-    _assert_zeroize_on_drop::<LegacySharedKeys>();
    _assert_zeroize_on_drop::<SharedSymmetricKey>();
-    _assert_zeroize_on_drop::<SharedGatewayKey>();
 }
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 // Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use crate::client::mix_traffic::transceiver::GatewayTransceiver;
-use crate::error::ClientCoreError;
-use crate::spawn_future;
+use crate::client::{
+    base_client::{EventSender, MixnetClientEvent},
+    mix_traffic::transceiver::GatewayTransceiver,
+};
 use nym_gateway_requests::ClientRequest;
 use nym_sphinx::forwarding::packet::MixPacket;
-use nym_task::TaskClient;
+use nym_task::ShutdownToken;
 use tracing::*;
 use transceiver::ErasedGatewayError;

@@ -19,33 +20,41 @@ pub mod transceiver;

 // We remind ourselves that 32 x 32kb = 1024kb, a reasonable size for a network buffer.
 pub const MIX_MESSAGE_RECEIVER_BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 32;
-const MAX_FAILURE_COUNT: usize = 100;
+
+/// Reduced from 100 to 20 to fail fast (~1-2 seconds instead of ~6 seconds).
+/// If we can't send 20 packets in a row, the gateway is unreachable.
+const MAX_FAILURE_COUNT: usize = 20;

 // that's also disgusting.
 pub struct Empty;

+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+pub enum MixTrafficEvent {
+    FailedSendingSphinx,
+}
+
 pub struct MixTrafficController {
    gateway_transceiver: Box<dyn GatewayTransceiver + Send>,

+    mix_tx: BatchMixMessageSender,
    mix_rx: BatchMixMessageReceiver,
    client_rx: ClientRequestReceiver,
+    client_tx: ClientRequestSender,

    // TODO: this is temporary work-around.
    // in long run `gateway_client` will be moved away from `MixTrafficController` anyway.
    consecutive_gateway_failure_count: usize,

-    task_client: TaskClient,
+    shutdown_token: ShutdownToken,
+    event_tx: EventSender,
 }

 impl MixTrafficController {
    pub fn new<T>(
        gateway_transceiver: T,
-        task_client: TaskClient,
-    ) -> (
-        MixTrafficController,
-        BatchMixMessageSender,
-        ClientRequestSender,
-    )
+        shutdown_token: ShutdownToken,
+        event_tx: EventSender,
+    ) -> MixTrafficController
    where
        T: GatewayTransceiver + Send + 'static,
    {
@@ -54,41 +63,32 @@ impl MixTrafficController {

        let (client_sender, client_receiver) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(8);

-        (
-            MixTrafficController {
-                gateway_transceiver: Box::new(gateway_transceiver),
-                mix_rx: message_receiver,
-                client_rx: client_receiver,
-                consecutive_gateway_failure_count: 0,
-                task_client,
-            },
-            message_sender,
-            client_sender,
-        )
+        MixTrafficController {
+            gateway_transceiver: Box::new(gateway_transceiver),
+            mix_tx: message_sender,
+            mix_rx: message_receiver,
+            client_rx: client_receiver,
+            client_tx: client_sender,
+            consecutive_gateway_failure_count: 0,
+            shutdown_token,
+            event_tx,
+        }
    }

    pub fn new_dynamic(
        gateway_transceiver: Box<dyn GatewayTransceiver + Send>,
-        task_client: TaskClient,
-    ) -> (
-        MixTrafficController,
-        BatchMixMessageSender,
-        ClientRequestSender,
-    ) {
-        let (message_sender, message_receiver) =
-            tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(MIX_MESSAGE_RECEIVER_BUFFER_SIZE);
-        let (client_sender, client_receiver) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(8);
-        (
-            MixTrafficController {
-                gateway_transceiver,
-                mix_rx: message_receiver,
-                client_rx: client_receiver,
-                consecutive_gateway_failure_count: 0,
-                task_client,
-            },
-            message_sender,
-            client_sender,
-        )
+        shutdown_token: ShutdownToken,
+        event_tx: EventSender,
+    ) -> MixTrafficController {
+        Self::new(gateway_transceiver, shutdown_token, event_tx)
+    }
+
+    pub fn client_tx(&self) -> ClientRequestSender {
+        self.client_tx.clone()
+    }
+
+    pub fn mix_tx(&self) -> BatchMixMessageSender {
+        self.mix_tx.clone()
    }

    async fn on_messages(
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ impl MixTrafficController {

        tokio::select! {
            biased;
-            _ = self.task_client.recv() => {
+            _ = self.shutdown_token.cancelled() => {
                trace!("received shutdown while handling messages");
                Ok(())
            }
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ impl MixTrafficController {
    async fn on_client_request(&mut self, client_request: ClientRequest) {
        tokio::select! {
            biased;
-             _ = self.task_client.recv() => {
+             _ = self.shutdown_token.cancelled() => {
                trace!("received shutdown while handling client request");
            }
            result = self.gateway_transceiver.send_client_request(client_request) => {
@@ -138,51 +138,42 @@ impl MixTrafficController {
        }
    }

-    pub fn start(mut self) {
-        spawn_future!(
-            async move {
-                debug!("Started MixTrafficController with graceful shutdown support");
-                while !self.task_client.is_shutdown() {
-                    tokio::select! {
-                        biased;
-                        _ = self.task_client.recv() => {
-                            tracing::trace!("MixTrafficController: Received shutdown");
+    pub async fn run(&mut self) {
+        debug!("Started MixTrafficController with graceful shutdown support");
+        loop {
+            tokio::select! {
+                biased;
+                _ = self.shutdown_token.cancelled() => {
+                    trace!("MixTrafficController: Received shutdown");
+                    break;
+                }
+                // mix_rx should never error out as we're holding one instance of the sender
+
+                Some(mix_packets) = self.mix_rx.recv() =>  {
+                    if let Err(err) = self.on_messages(mix_packets).await {
+                        error!("Failed to send sphinx packet(s) to the gateway: {err}");
+                        if self.consecutive_gateway_failure_count == MAX_FAILURE_COUNT {
+                            // Disconnect from the gateway. If we should try to re-connect
+                            // is handled at a higher layer.
+                            error!("Failed to send sphinx packet to the gateway {MAX_FAILURE_COUNT} times in a row - assuming the gateway is dead");
+                            // Do we need to handle the embedded mixnet client case
+                            // separately?
+                            self.event_tx.send(MixnetClientEvent::Traffic(MixTrafficEvent::FailedSendingSphinx));
+                            // IMO it shouldn't be signalled from there but it is how it is
+                            // TODO : report the failure upwards and shutdown from upwards
+                            // Gateway is dead, we have to shut down currently
+                            error!("Signalling shutdown from the MixTrafficController");
+                            self.shutdown_token.cancel();
                            break;
                        }
-                        mix_packets = self.mix_rx.recv() => match mix_packets {
-                            Some(mix_packets) => {
-                                if let Err(err) = self.on_messages(mix_packets).await {
-                                    error!("Failed to send sphinx packet(s) to the gateway: {err}");
-                                    if self.consecutive_gateway_failure_count == MAX_FAILURE_COUNT {
-                                        // Disconnect from the gateway. If we should try to re-connect
-                                        // is handled at a higher layer.
-                                        error!("Failed to send sphinx packet to the gateway {MAX_FAILURE_COUNT} times in a row - assuming the gateway is dead");
-                                        // Do we need to handle the embedded mixnet client case
-                                        // separately?
-                                        self.task_client.send_we_stopped(Box::new(ClientCoreError::GatewayFailedToForwardMessages));
-                                        break;
-                                    }
-                                }
-                            },
-                            None => {
-                                tracing::trace!("MixTrafficController: Stopping since channel closed");
-                                break;
-                            }
-                        },
-                        client_request = self.client_rx.recv() => match client_request {
-                            Some(client_request) => {
-                                self.on_client_request(client_request).await;
-                            },
-                            None => {
-                                tracing::trace!("MixTrafficController, client request channel closed");
-                            }
-                        },
                    }
+                },
+                // client_rx should never error out as we're holding one instance of the sender
+                Some(client_request) = self.client_rx.recv() => {
+                    self.on_client_request(client_request).await;
                }
-                self.task_client.recv_timeout().await;
-                tracing::debug!("MixTrafficController: Exiting");
-            },
-            "MixTrafficController"
-        );
+            }
+        }
+        debug!("MixTrafficController: Exiting");
    }
 }
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use nym_validator_client::nyxd::contract_traits::DkgQueryClient;
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 use std::os::raw::c_int as RawFd;
 use thiserror::Error;
-use tracing::{debug, error};
+use tracing::debug;

 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 use futures::channel::oneshot;
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@

 pub mod base_client;
 pub mod cover_traffic_stream;
+pub(crate) mod event_control;
 pub(crate) mod helpers;
 pub mod inbound_messages;
 pub mod key_manager;
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+++ b/Show More