Support mnemonic in the NS agent

test: remove file after closing for a test
Fix missing await on self.close_pool_inner()
2025-07-04 19:39:02 +03:00 · 2025-06-12 15:39:52 +02:00 · 2025-06-12 15:12:29 +02:00 · 2025-06-06 15:21:43 +02:00 · 2025-06-06 15:21:43 +02:00 · 2025-06-06 15:21:43 +02:00
2310 changed files with 150033 additions and 115614 deletions
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # contracts
 /contracts/mixnet @durch @jstuczyn
 /contracts/vesting @durch @jstuczyn
+/contracts/service-provider-directory @octol

 # crypto code
 /common/crypto/ @jstuczyn
@@ -21,5 +22,14 @@
 /common/dkg/ @jstuczyn
 /common/nymsphinx/ @jstuczyn

+# rust sdk
+/sdk/rust/ @octol
+
+# nym-connect (rust)
+/nym-connect/desktop/src-tauri/ @octol
+
+# nym-wallet (rust)
+/nym-wallet/src-tauri/ @octol
+
 # documentation
-/documentation @mfahampshire
+/documentation @mfahampshire
@@ -415,9 +415,9 @@
      }
    },
    "node_modules/undici": {
-      "version": "5.29.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici/-/undici-5.29.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-raqeBD6NQK4SkWhQzeYKd1KmIG6dllBOTt55Rmkt4HtI9mwdWtJljnrXjAFUBLTSN67HWrOIZ3EPF4kjUw80Bg==",
+      "version": "5.28.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici/-/undici-5.28.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-zICwjrDrcrUE0pyyJc1I2QzBkLM8FINsgOrt6WjA+BgajVq9Nxu2PbFFXUrAggLfDXlZGZBVZYw7WNV5KiBiBA==",
      "license": "MIT",
      "dependencies": {
        "@fastify/busboy": "^2.0.0"
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
-        platform: [ arc-linux-latest ]
+        platform: [ arc-ubuntu-22.04 ]

    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
    env:
@@ -38,14 +38,15 @@ jobs:
          rm -rf ci-builds || true
          mkdir -p $OUTPUT_DIR
          echo $OUTPUT_DIR
+
      - name: Install Dependencies (Linux)
        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install libudev-dev

      - name: Sets env vars for tokio if set in manual dispatch inputs
-        if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.add_tokio_unstable == true
        run: |
-          echo "RUSTFLAGS=--cfg tokio_unstable" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "CARGO_FEATURES=--features tokio-console" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo 'RUSTFLAGS="--cfg tokio_unstable"' >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.add_tokio_unstable == true
+
      - name: Install Rust stable
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ jobs:
          if [ ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.enable_deb == true }} = true ]; then
            cp target/debian/*.deb $OUTPUT_DIR
          fi
+
      - name: Deploy branch to CI www
        continue-on-error: true
        uses: easingthemes/ssh-deploy@main
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:

 jobs:
  wasm:
-    runs-on: arc-linux-latest
+    runs-on: arc-ubuntu-22.04
    env:
      CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
      RUSTUP_PERMIT_COPY_RENAME: 1
@@ -5,17 +5,14 @@ on:
    paths:
      - 'clients/**'
      - 'common/**'
+      - 'explorer-api/**'
      - '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/**'
      - 'nyx-chain-watcher/**'
@@ -41,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
-        os: [ arc-linux-latest, custom-windows-11, custom-macos-15 ]
+        os: [ arc-ubuntu-22.04, custom-windows-11, custom-runner-mac-m1 ]
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    env:
      CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
@@ -49,9 +46,9 @@ jobs:
      RUSTUP_PERMIT_COPY_RENAME: 1
    steps:
      - name: Install Dependencies (Linux)
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev build-essential curl wget libssl-dev libgtk-3-dev libudev-dev squashfs-tools protobuf-compiler cmake
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev build-essential curl wget libssl-dev libgtk-3-dev libudev-dev squashfs-tools protobuf-compiler
        continue-on-error: true
-        if: contains(matrix.os, 'linux')
+        if: contains(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')

      - name: Check out repository code
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -66,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:

      # To avoid running out of disk space, skip generating debug symbols
      - name: Set debug to false (unix)
-        if: contains(matrix.os, 'linux') || contains(matrix.os, 'mac')
+        if: contains(matrix.os, 'ubuntu') || contains(matrix.os, 'mac')
        run: |
          sed -i.bak 's/\[profile.dev\]/\[profile.dev\]\ndebug = false/' Cargo.toml
          git diff
@@ -84,35 +81,26 @@ jobs:
          command: fmt
          args: --all -- --check

-      - 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')
+      - name: Clippy
        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
        with:
          command: clippy
          args: --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings

-
      - name: Build all binaries
        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
        with:
          command: build

      - name: Build all examples
-        if: contains(matrix.os, 'linux')
+        if: contains(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
        with:
          command: build
          args: --workspace --examples

      - name: Run all tests
-        if: contains(matrix.os, 'linux')
+        if: contains(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
        env:
          NYM_API: https://sandbox-nym-api1.nymtech.net/api
@@ -121,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
          args: --workspace

      - name: Run expensive tests
-        if: (github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop' || github.event.pull_request.base.ref == 'develop' || github.event.pull_request.base.ref == 'master') && contains(matrix.os, 'linux')
+        if: (github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop' || github.event.pull_request.base.ref == 'develop' || github.event.pull_request.base.ref == 'master') && contains(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
        with:
          command: test
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ env:

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

      - name: Get version from cargo.toml
-        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.47.1
+        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.45.4
        id: get_version
        with:
          cmd: yq -oy '.package.version' ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/Cargo.toml
@@ -44,10 +44,8 @@ jobs:
            echo "Tag is empty"
            exit 1
          fi
-          # first, list all tags for logging purposes
          curl -su ${{ secrets.HARBOR_ROBOT_USERNAME }}:${{ secrets.HARBOR_ROBOT_SECRET }} "$registry/v2/$repo_name/tags/list" | jq
-          # check if there's a matching tag
-          exists=$(curl -su ${{ secrets.HARBOR_ROBOT_USERNAME }}:${{ secrets.HARBOR_ROBOT_SECRET }} "$registry/v2/$repo_name/tags/list" | jq -r --arg tag "$TAG" 'any(.tags[]; . == $tag)' )
+          exists=$(curl -su ${{ secrets.HARBOR_ROBOT_USERNAME }}:${{ secrets.HARBOR_ROBOT_SECRET }} "$registry/v2/$repo_name/tags/list" | jq --arg tag $TAG '.tags | contains([$tag])' )
          if [[ $exists = "true" ]]; then
            echo "Version '$TAG' defined in Cargo.toml ALREADY EXISTS as tag in harbor repo"
            exit 1
@@ -55,5 +53,5 @@ jobs:
            echo "Version '$TAG' doesn't exist on the remote"
          else
            echo "Unknown output '$exists'"
-            exit 2
+            exit 1
          fi
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-name: ci-check-nym-stats-api-version
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - "nym-statistics-api/**"
-
-env:
-  WORKING_DIRECTORY: "nym-statistics-api"
-
-jobs:
-  check-if-tag-exists:
-    runs-on: arc-ubuntu-22.04-dind
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Get version from cargo.toml
-        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.47.1
-        id: get_version
-        with:
-          cmd: yq -oy '.package.version' ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/Cargo.toml
-
-      - name: Check if git tag exists
-        run: |
-          TAG=${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}
-          if [[ -z "$TAG" ]]; then
-            echo "Tag is empty"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          git ls-remote --tags origin | awk '{print $2}'
-          if git ls-remote --tags origin | awk '{print $2}' | grep -q "refs/tags/$TAG$" ; then
-              echo "Tag '$TAG' ALREADY EXISTS on the remote"
-              exit 1
-          else
-              echo "Tag '$TAG' does not exist on the remote"
-          fi
-      - name: Check if harbor tag exists
-        run: |
-          TAG=${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}
-          registry=https://harbor.nymte.ch
-          repo_name=nym/nym-statistics-api
-          if [[ -z $TAG ]]; then
-            echo "Tag is empty"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          # first, list all tags for logging purposes
-          curl -su ${{ secrets.HARBOR_ROBOT_USERNAME }}:${{ secrets.HARBOR_ROBOT_SECRET }} "$registry/v2/$repo_name/tags/list" | jq
-          # check if there's a matching tag
-          exists=$(curl -su ${{ secrets.HARBOR_ROBOT_USERNAME }}:${{ secrets.HARBOR_ROBOT_SECRET }} "$registry/v2/$repo_name/tags/list" | jq -r --arg tag "$TAG" 'any(.tags[]; . == $tag)' )
-          if [[ $exists = "true" ]]; then
-            echo "Version '$TAG' defined in Cargo.toml ALREADY EXISTS as tag in harbor repo"
-            exit 1
-          elif [[ $exists = "false" ]]; then
-            echo "Version '$TAG' doesn't exist on the remote"
-          else
-            echo "Unknown output '$exists'"
-            exit 2
-          fi
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
      matrix:
-        platform: [ arc-linux-latest-dind ]
+        platform: [ arc-ubuntu-22.04 ]

    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
    env:
@@ -28,22 +28,34 @@ jobs:
          mkdir -p $OUTPUT_DIR
          echo $OUTPUT_DIR

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

-      - name: Check optimized contracts
-        run: make docker-check-contracts
+      - name: Install wasm-opt
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-wasm-opt
+        with:
+          version: '114'
+
+      - name: Install cosmwasm-check
+        run: cargo install cosmwasm-check
+
+      - name: Build release contracts
+        run: make contracts

      - name: Prepare build output
        shell: bash
        env:
          OUTPUT_DIR: ci-contract-builds/${{ github.ref_name }}
        run: |
-          find contracts/artifacts -maxdepth 1 -type f -name '*.wasm' -exec cp {} $OUTPUT_DIR \;
-          # Also include the optimizer-generated checksums if present
-          if [ -f contracts/artifacts/checksums.txt ]; then
-            cp contracts/artifacts/checksums.txt $OUTPUT_DIR
-          fi
+          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/mixnet_contract.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
+          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/vesting_contract.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
+          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/nym_coconut_dkg.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
+          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/cw3_flex_multisig.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
+          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/cw4_group.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR
+          cp contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release/nym_ecash.wasm $OUTPUT_DIR

      - name: Deploy branch to CI www
        continue-on-error: true
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@ 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: arc-linux-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    env:
      CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
-      RUSTUP_PERMIT_COPY_RENAME: 1
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
        with:
          command: test
-          args: --lib --manifest-path contracts/Cargo.toml --all-features
+          args: --lib --manifest-path contracts/Cargo.toml

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

 jobs:
  build:
-    runs-on: arc-linux-latest
+    runs-on: arc-ubuntu-22.04
    env:
      RUSTUP_PERMIT_COPY_RENAME: 1
    defaults:
@@ -6,14 +6,16 @@ on:
    paths:
      - "ts-packages/**"
      - "sdk/typescript/**"
+      - "nym-connect/desktop/src/**"
+      - "nym-connect/desktop/package.json"
      - "nym-wallet/src/**"
      - "nym-wallet/package.json"
-      - "explorer-v2/**"
+      - "explorer/**"
      - ".github/workflows/ci-lint-typescript.yml"

 jobs:
  build:
-    runs-on: arc-linux-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    env:
      RUSTUP_PERMIT_COPY_RENAME: 1
    steps:
@@ -23,7 +25,6 @@ jobs:
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: 20
-          
      - name: Setup yarn
        run: npm install -g yarn

@@ -36,12 +37,14 @@ jobs:
        run: curl https://rustwasm.github.io/wasm-pack/installer/init.sh -sSf | sh

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

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

      - name: Install
        run: yarn
@@ -49,11 +52,7 @@ 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-linux-latest
+    runs-on: arc-ubuntu-22.04
    env:
      CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
      RUSTUP_PERMIT_COPY_RENAME: 1
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:

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

@@ -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-linux-latest
+    runs-on: arc-ubuntu-22.04
    env:
      CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
      RUSTUP_PERMIT_COPY_RENAME: 1
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
      - name: Set up Go
        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
        with:
-          go-version: "1.24.6"
+          go-version: "1.23.7"

      - 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
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-name: Run SonarQube Scan
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - develop
-#  pull_request:
-#    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
-jobs:
-  sonarqube:
-    name: SonarQube
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0  # Shallow clones should be disabled for a better relevancy of analysis
-      - name: SonarQube Scan
-        uses: SonarSource/sonarqube-scan-action@v5
-        env:
-          SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ jobs:
  greeting:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-    - uses: actions/first-interaction@v3
+    - uses: actions/first-interaction@v1
      with:
        repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        issue-message: 'Thank you for raising this issue'
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
      - name: Check out repository code
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Download report from previous job
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: report
          path: .github/workflows/support-files/notifications
@@ -19,11 +19,7 @@ jobs:
    if: ${{ (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/nym-binaries-') && github.event_name == 'release') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
    strategy:
      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - os: arc-linux-latest
-            target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
-    runs-on:  ${{ matrix.os }}
+    runs-on: arc-ubuntu-22.04

    outputs:
      release_id: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.id }}
@@ -56,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
      - name: Install Rust stable
        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
        with:
-          toolchain: 1.88.0
+          toolchain: 1.86.0
          override: true

      - name: Build all binaries
@@ -70,6 +66,7 @@ jobs:
        with:
          name: my-artifact
          path: |
+            target/release/explorer-api
            target/release/nym-client
            target/release/nym-socks5-client
            target/release/nym-api
@@ -78,13 +75,14 @@ jobs:
            target/release/nymvisor
            target/release/nym-node
          retention-days: 30
-    
+
      - id: create-release
        name: Upload to release based on tag name
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@da05d552573ad5aba039eaac05058a918a7bf631
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
        if: github.event_name == 'release'
        with:
          files: |
+            target/release/explorer-api
            target/release/nym-client
            target/release/nym-socks5-client
            target/release/nym-api
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Install Java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
        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@v5
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: nyms5-apk-arch64
          path: apk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:

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

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

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

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

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

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

 jobs:
  build-container:
-    runs-on: arc-linux-latest-dind
+    runs-on: arc-ubuntu-22.04-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@v4.47.1
+        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.45.4
        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@v4.47.1
+        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.45.4
        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@v4.47.1
+        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.45.4
        id: get_version
        with:
          cmd: yq -oy '.package.version' ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/nym-network-monitor/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,19 +3,17 @@ name: Build and upload Node Status agent container to harbor.nymte.ch
 on:
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
-      release_image:
-        description: 'Tag image as a release'
-        required: true
-        default: false
-        type: boolean
-        
+      gateway_probe_git_ref:
+        type: string
+        description: Which gateway probe git ref to build the image with
+
 env:
  WORKING_DIRECTORY: "nym-node-status-api/nym-node-status-agent"
  CONTAINER_NAME: "node-status-agent"

 jobs:
  build-container:
-    runs-on: arc-linux-latest-dind
+    runs-on: arc-ubuntu-22.04-dind
    steps:
      - name: Login to Harbor
        uses: docker/login-action@v3
@@ -33,25 +31,31 @@ jobs:
          git config --global user.name "Lawrence Stalder"

      - name: Get version from cargo.toml
+        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.45.4
        id: get_version
-        run: |
-          VERSION=$(yq -oy '.package.version' ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/Cargo.toml)
-          echo "result=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        with:
+          cmd: yq -oy '.package.version' ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/Cargo.toml

-      - name: Initialize 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' IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAGS='$IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAGS'"        
+      - name: cleanup-gateway-probe-ref
+        id: cleanup_gateway_probe_ref
+        run: |
+          GATEWAY_PROBE_GIT_REF=${{ github.event.inputs.gateway_probe_git_ref }}
+          GIT_REF_SLUG="${GATEWAY_PROBE_GIT_REF//\//-}"
+          echo "git_ref=${GIT_REF_SLUG}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Remove existing tag if exists
+        run: |
+          if git rev-parse ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}-${{ steps.cleanup_gateway_probe_ref.outputs.git_ref }} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            git push --delete origin ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}-${{ steps.cleanup_gateway_probe_ref.outputs.git_ref }}
+            git tag -d ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}-${{ steps.cleanup_gateway_probe_ref.outputs.git_ref }}
+          fi
+
+      - name: Create tag
+        run: |
+          git tag -a ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}-${{ steps.cleanup_gateway_probe_ref.outputs.git_ref }} -m "Version ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}-${{ steps.cleanup_gateway_probe_ref.outputs.git_ref }}"
+          git push origin ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}-${{ steps.cleanup_gateway_probe_ref.outputs.git_ref }}

      - name: BuildAndPushImageOnHarbor
        run: |
-          docker build -f ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/Dockerfile . -t harbor.nymte.ch/nym/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAGS }}
+          docker build --build-arg GIT_REF=${{ github.event.inputs.gateway_probe_git_ref }} -f ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/Dockerfile . -t harbor.nymte.ch/nym/${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}:${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}-${{ steps.cleanup_gateway_probe_ref.outputs.git_ref }}
          docker push harbor.nymte.ch/nym/${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }} --all-tags
@@ -1,20 +1,14 @@
 name: Build and upload Node Status API container to harbor.nymte.ch
 on:
  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      release_image:
-        description: 'Tag image as a release'
-        required: true
-        default: false
-        type: boolean
-        
+
 env:
  WORKING_DIRECTORY: "nym-node-status-api/nym-node-status-api"
  CONTAINER_NAME: "node-status-api"

 jobs:
  build-container:
-    runs-on: arc-linux-latest-dind
+    runs-on: arc-ubuntu-22.04-dind
    steps:
      - name: Login to Harbor
        uses: docker/login-action@v3
@@ -32,43 +26,30 @@ jobs:
          git config --global user.name "Lawrence Stalder"

      - name: Get version from cargo.toml
+        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.45.4
        id: get_version
+        with:
+          cmd: yq -oy '.package.version' ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/Cargo.toml
+
+      - name: Check if tag exists
        run: |
-          VERSION=$(yq -oy '.package.version' ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/Cargo.toml)
-          echo "result=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          if git rev-parse ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Tag ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }} already exists"
+          fi

-      - name: Set GIT_TAG variable
-        run: echo "GIT_TAG=${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Remove existing tag if exists
+        run: |
+          if git rev-parse ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            git push --delete origin ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}
+            git tag -d ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}
+          fi

-      - 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'"        
-
-      # - name: Remove existing tag if exists, then create
-      #   run: |
-      #     if git rev-parse "$GIT_TAG" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-      #       echo "Tag '$GIT_TAG' already exists, deleting"
-      #       git push --delete origin "$GIT_TAG"
-      #       git tag -d "$GIT_TAG"
-      #       echo "Tag '$GIT_TAG' deleted"
-      #     else
-      #       echo "Tag '$GIT_TAG' does not exist, creating it"
-      #       git tag -a $GIT_TAG -m "Version ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}"
-      #       git push origin $GIT_TAG
-      #       echo "Tag '$GIT_TAG' created"
-      #     fi
+      - name: Create tag
+        run: |
+          git tag -a ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }} -m "Version ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}"
+          git push origin ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}

      - name: BuildAndPushImageOnHarbor
        run: |
-          docker build -f ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/Dockerfile . -t harbor.nymte.ch/nym/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAGS }} -t harbor.nymte.ch/nym/${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}:latest
+          docker build -f ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/Dockerfile . -t harbor.nymte.ch/nym/${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}:${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }} -t harbor.nymte.ch/nym/${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}:latest
          docker push harbor.nymte.ch/nym/${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }} --all-tags
-
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-name: Build and upload Nym APU container to harbor.nymte.ch
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-env:
-  WORKING_DIRECTORY: "."
-  CONTAINER_NAME: "nym-api"
-
-jobs:
-  build-container:
-    runs-on: arc-ubuntu-22.04-dind
-    steps:
-      - name: Login to Harbor
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
-        with:
-          registry: harbor.nymte.ch
-          username: ${{ secrets.HARBOR_ROBOT_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.HARBOR_ROBOT_SECRET }}
-
-      - name: Checkout repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Configure git identity
-        run: |
-          git config --global user.email "lawrence@nymtech.net"
-          git config --global user.name "Lawrence Stalder"
-
-      - name: Get version from cargo.toml
-        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.47.1
-        id: get_version
-        with:
-          cmd: yq -oy '.package.version' ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/nym-api/Cargo.toml
-
-      - name: Remove existing tag if exists
-        run: |
-          echo "Checking if tag ${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }} exists..."
-          if git rev-parse ${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            echo "Tag ${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }} already exists"
-            git push --delete origin ${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}
-            git tag -d ${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}
-          fi
-
-      - name: Create tag
-        run: |
-          git tag -a ${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }} -m "Version ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}"
-          git push origin ${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}
-          
-      - name: BuildAndPushImageOnHarbor
-        run: |
-          docker build -f nym-api.dockerfile ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }} -t harbor.nymte.ch/nym/${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}:${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }} -t harbor.nymte.ch/nym/${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}:latest
-          docker push harbor.nymte.ch/nym/${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }} --all-tags
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
          git config --global user.name "Lawrence Stalder"

      - name: Get version from cargo.toml
-        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.47.1
+        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.45.4
        id: get_version
        with:
          cmd: yq -oy '.package.version' ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-name: Build and upload Nym Statistics API container to harbor.nymte.ch
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-env:
-  WORKING_DIRECTORY: "nym-statistics-api"
-  CONTAINER_NAME: "nym-statistics-api"
-
-jobs:
-  build-container:
-    runs-on: arc-linux-latest-dind
-    steps:
-      - name: Login to Harbor
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
-        with:
-          registry: harbor.nymte.ch
-          username: ${{ secrets.HARBOR_ROBOT_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.HARBOR_ROBOT_SECRET }}
-
-      - name: Checkout repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Configure git identity
-        run: |
-          git config --global user.email "lawrence@nymtech.net"
-          git config --global user.name "Lawrence Stalder"
-
-      - name: Get version from cargo.toml
-        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.47.1
-        id: get_version
-        with:
-          cmd: yq -oy '.package.version' ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/Cargo.toml
-
-      - name: Create tag
-        run: |
-          git tag -a ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }} -m "Version ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}"
-          git push origin ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}
-
-      - name: BuildAndPushImageOnHarbor
-        run: |
-          docker build -f ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/Dockerfile . -t harbor.nymte.ch/nym/${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}:${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }} -t harbor.nymte.ch/nym/${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}:latest
-          docker push harbor.nymte.ch/nym/${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }} --all-tags
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
          git config --global user.name "Lawrence Stalder"

      - name: Get version from cargo.toml
-        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.47.1
+        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.45.4
        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@v4.47.1
+        uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.45.4
        id: get_version
        with:
          cmd: yq -oy '.package.version' ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/Cargo.toml
@@ -35,13 +35,12 @@ validator-api/keypair
 contracts/mixnet/code_id
 contracts/mixnet/Justfile
 contracts/mixnet/Makefile
-artifacts
-contracts/artifacts
 validator-config
 *.patch
 validator-api-config.toml
 dist
 storybook-static
+envs/qwerty.env
 .parcel-cache
 **/.DS_Store
 cpu-cycles/libcpucycles/build
@@ -4,386 +4,6 @@ Post 1.0.0 release, the changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://

 ## [Unreleased]

-## [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])
- WG exit policy scripts update ([#5921])
- Make DNS Resolver fallback optional ([#5920])
- nym-node debug command to reset providers db ([#5914])
- basic zulip client for sending messages ([#5913])
- chore: allow compatibility with 'CDLA-Permissive-2.0' ([#5910])
- feat: ecash liveness check ([#5890])
- Remove old free credential handle ([#5864])
-
-[#5960]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5960
-[#5921]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5921
-[#5920]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5920
-[#5914]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5914
-[#5913]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5913
-[#5910]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5910
-[#5890]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5890
-[#5864]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5864
-
-## [2025.14-feta] (2025-08-05)
-
- chore: nym node tokio console ([#5909])
- Feature/dkg snapshot epoch ([#5900])
- Feature/dkg epoch dealers query ([#5899])
- sqlx-pool-guard: allocate more memory on windows ([#5896])
- Support mnemonic in the NS agent ([#5883])
- Allow PG database backend ([#5880])
-
-[#5909]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5909
-[#5900]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5900
-[#5899]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5899
-[#5896]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5896
-[#5883]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5883
-[#5880]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5880
-
-## [2025.13-emmental] (2025-07-22)
-
- fix: don't allow mixnode running in exit mode ([#5898])
- fix contract build process in Makefile ([#5892])
- bugfix: ignore 'Send' responses when claiming bandwidth ([#5884])
- Update push-node-status-agent.yaml ([#5882])
- listen for shutdown signals during nym-node startup ([#5879])
- feat: forbid running mixnode + entry on the same node ([#5878])
- chore: 1.88 clippy ([#5877])
- Batch SQL writes for packet stats ([#5874])
- fix the broken link ([#5873])
- Set busy_timeout in sqlx ([#5872])
- feat: basic performance contract integration [within Nym API] ([#5871])
- scraper bugfix: ignore precommits from missing validators ([#5867])
- Return true remaining ([#5866])
- Make Mix hops optional for Mixnet Client SURBs ([#5861])
- Check gateway supported versions ([#5860])
- Add build info endpoints ([#5857])
- Clear out screaming logs ([#5856])
- fix removal of qa env ([#5855])
- Use display when printing paths ([#5853])
- feat: initial performance contract ([#5833])
- Security patches for the `dkg` crate ([#5828])
- HTTP Discovery objects & network defaults ([#5814])
-
-[#5898]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5898
-[#5892]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5892
-[#5884]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5884
-[#5882]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5882
-[#5879]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5879
-[#5878]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5878
-[#5877]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5877
-[#5874]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5874
-[#5873]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5873
-[#5872]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5872
-[#5871]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5871
-[#5867]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5867
-[#5866]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5866
-[#5861]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5861
-[#5860]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5860
-[#5857]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5857
-[#5856]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5856
-[#5855]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5855
-[#5853]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5853
-[#5833]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5833
-[#5828]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5828
-[#5814]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5814
-
-## [2025.12-dolcelatte] (2025-07-07)
-
- bugfix: key-rotation + reply SURBs ([#5876])
- Bugfix/backwards compat ([#5865])
- bugfix: allow gateways to permit authentication from v4 clients ([#5862])
- fixed client route for obtaining v2 list of gateways ([#5859])
- Updated browser extension piece removal ([#5849])
- Remove/old env references ([#5848])
- Remove qa env ([#5847])
- remove not used old mock-api ([#5845])
- remove bity dir ([#5844])
- build(deps-dev): bump webpack-dev-server from 4.13.2 to 5.2.1 in /wasm/mix-fetch/internal-dev ([#5843])
- Amended the buy section ([#5841])
- Removing test-net faucet ([#5840])
- Feature/node status dvpn directory ([#5829])
- build(deps-dev): bump webpack-dev-server from 4.15.2 to 5.2.1 in /nym-credential-proxy/vpn-api-lib-wasm/internal-dev ([#5826])
- bugfix: fix swapped total and circulating supplies ([#5822])
- build(deps): bump tar-fs from 3.0.8 to 3.0.9 in /sdk/typescript/tests/integration-tests/mix-fetch ([#5821])
- Url scheme warning log ([#5819])
- chore: adjust heuristic for wireguard peer activity ([#5818])
- Use the same client bandwidth for top up ([#5813])
- Replace chrono with time in NS API ([#5811])
- build(deps-dev): bump http-proxy-middleware from 2.0.4 to 2.0.9 in /clients/native/examples/js-examples/websocket ([#5810])
- build(deps): bump tokio from 1.44.2 to 1.45.1 ([#5798])
- Close sqlite pool before moving or reopening databases ([#5796])
- HTTP Client Retries, Fallbacks, and Redirects ([#5789])
- feat: key rotation ([#5777])
- build(deps): bump next from 14.2.15 to 14.2.26 in /documentation/docs ([#5772])
- build(deps): bump undici from 5.28.5 to 5.29.0 in /.github/actions/nym-hash-releases/src ([#5771])
- build(deps): bump cargo_metadata from 0.18.1 to 0.19.2 ([#5765])
- build(deps): bump tempfile from 3.19.1 to 3.20.0 ([#5764])
- [Feature] Noise XKpsk3 integration (2025 version) ([#5692])
- feature: nympool contract ([#5464])
- chore: fixed typo in API endpoint parameter ([#5449])
-
-[#5876]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5876
-[#5865]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5865
-[#5862]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5862
-[#5859]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5859
-[#5849]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5849
-[#5848]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5848
-[#5847]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5847
-[#5845]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5845
-[#5844]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5844
-[#5843]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5843
-[#5841]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5841
-[#5840]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5840
-[#5829]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5829
-[#5826]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5826
-[#5822]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5822
-[#5821]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5821
-[#5819]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5819
-[#5818]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5818
-[#5813]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5813
-[#5811]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5811
-[#5810]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5810
-[#5798]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5798
-[#5796]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5796
-[#5789]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5789
-[#5777]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5777
-[#5772]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5772
-[#5771]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5771
-[#5765]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5765
-[#5764]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5764
-[#5692]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5692
-[#5464]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5464
-[#5449]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5449
-
-## [2025.11-cheddar] (2025-06-10)
-
- No autoremoval of peers ([#5831])
- Set cached storage counters to 0 ([#5812])
- hack: temporarily use next.config.js instead of next.config.ts ([#5805])
- chore: resolve 1.87 clippy warnings ([#5802])
- Nym Statistics API ([#5800])
- QoL: RequestPath trait for http-api-client ([#5788])
- Fix contains ticketbook function that always returned true ([#5787])
- swap a decode into a fromrow to please future postgres feature ([#5785])
- Make address cache configurable ([#5784])
- Track wireguard credential retries ([#5783])
-
-[#5831]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5831
-[#5812]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5812
-[#5805]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5805
-[#5802]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5802
-[#5800]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5800
-[#5788]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5788
-[#5787]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5787
-[#5785]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5785
-[#5784]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5784
-[#5783]: https://github.com/nymtech/nym/pull/5783
-
 ## [2025.10-brie] (2025-05-27)

 - Backport PR 5779 ([#5801])
@@ -1,686 +0,0 @@
-# CLAUDE.md
-
-This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.
-
-## Project Overview
-
-Nym is a privacy platform that uses mixnet technology to protect against metadata surveillance. The platform consists of several key components:
- Mixnet nodes (mixnodes) for packet mixing
- Gateways (entry/exit points for the network)
- Clients for interacting with the network
- Network monitoring tools
- Validators for network consensus
- Various service providers and integrations
-
-## Build Commands
-
-### Rust Components
-
-```bash
-# Default build (debug)
-cargo build
-
-# Release build
-cargo build --release
-
-# Build a specific package
-cargo build -p <package-name>
-
-# Build main components
-make build
-
-# Build release versions of main binaries and contracts
-make build-release
-
-# Build specific binaries
-make build-nym-cli
-cargo build -p nym-node --release
-cargo build -p nym-api --release
-```
-
-### Testing
-
-```bash
-# Run clippy, unit tests, and formatting
-make test
-
-# Run all tests including slow tests
-make test-all
-
-# Run clippy on all workspaces
-make clippy
-
-# Run unit tests for a specific package
-cargo test -p <package-name>
-
-# Run only expensive/ignored tests
-cargo test --workspace -- --ignored
-
-# Run API tests
-dotenv -f envs/sandbox.env -- cargo test --test public-api-tests
-
-# Run tests with specific log level
-RUST_LOG=debug cargo test -p <package-name>
-
-# Run specific test scripts
-./nym-node/tests/test_apis.sh
-./scripts/wireguard-exit-policy/exit-policy-tests.sh
-```
-
-### Linting and Formatting
-
-```bash
-# Run rustfmt on all code
-make fmt
-
-# Check formatting without modifying
-cargo fmt --all -- --check
-
-# Run clippy with all targets
-cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings
-
-# TypeScript linting
-yarn lint
-yarn lint:fix
-yarn types:lint:fix
-
-# Check dependencies for security/licensing issues
-cargo deny check
-```
-
-### WASM Components
-
-```bash
-# Build all WASM components
-make sdk-wasm-build
-
-# Build TypeScript SDK
-yarn build:sdk
-npx lerna run --scope @nymproject/sdk build --stream
-
-# Build and test WASM components
-make sdk-wasm
-
-# Build specific WASM packages
-cd wasm/client && make
-cd wasm/mix-fetch && make
-cd wasm/node-tester && make
-```
-
-### Contract Development
-
-```bash
-# Build all contracts
-make contracts
-
-# Build contracts in release mode
-make build-release-contracts
-
-# Generate contract schemas
-make contract-schema
-
-# Run wasm-opt on contracts
-make wasm-opt-contracts
-
-# Check contracts with cosmwasm-check
-make cosmwasm-check-contracts
-```
-
-### Running Components
-
-```bash
-# Run nym-node as a mixnode
-cargo run -p nym-node -- run --mode mixnode
-
-# Run nym-node as a gateway
-cargo run -p nym-node -- run --mode gateway
-
-# Run the network monitor
-cargo run -p nym-network-monitor
-
-# Run the API server
-cargo run -p nym-api
-
-# Run with specific environment
-dotenv -f envs/sandbox.env -- cargo run -p nym-api
-
-# Start a local network
-./scripts/localnet_start.sh
-```
-
-## Architecture
-
-The Nym platform consists of various components organized as a monorepo:
-
-1. **Core Mixnet Infrastructure**:
-   - `nym-node`: Core binary supporting mixnode and gateway modes
-   - `common/nymsphinx`: Implementation of the Sphinx packet format
-   - `common/topology`: Network topology management
-   - `common/types`: Shared data types across components
-
-2. **Network Monitoring**:
-   - `nym-network-monitor`: Monitors the network's reliability and performance
-   - `nym-api`: API server for network stats and monitoring data
-   - Metrics tracking for nodes, routes, and overall network health
-
-3. **Client Implementations**:
-   - `clients/native`: Native Rust client implementation
-   - `clients/socks5`: SOCKS5 proxy client for standard applications
-   - `wasm`: WebAssembly client implementations (for browsers)
-   - `nym-connect`: Desktop and mobile clients
-
-4. **Blockchain & Smart Contracts**:
-   - `common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts`: Smart contract implementations
-   - `contracts`: CosmWasm contracts for the Nym network
-   - `common/ledger`: Blockchain integration
-
-5. **Utilities & Tools**:
-   - `tools`: Various CLI tools and utilities
-   - `sdk`: SDKs for different languages and platforms
-   - `documentation`: Documentation generation and management
-
-## Packet System
-
-Nym uses a modified Sphinx packet format for its mixnet:
-
-1. **Message Chunking**:
-   - Messages are divided into "sets" and "fragments"
-   - Each fragment fits in a single Sphinx packet
-   - The `common/nymsphinx/chunking` module handles message fragmentation
-
-2. **Routing**:
-   - Packets traverse through 3 layers of mixnodes
-   - Routing information is encrypted in layers (onion routing)
-   - The final gateway receives and processes the messages
-
-3. **Monitoring**:
-   - Monitoring system tracks packet delivery through the network
-   - Routes are analyzed for reliability statistics
-   - Node performance metrics are collected
-
-## Network Protocol
-
-Nym implements the Loopix mixnet design with several key privacy features:
-
-1. **Continuous-time Mixing**:
-   - Each mixnode delays messages independently with an exponential distribution
-   - This creates random reordering of packets, destroying timing correlations
-   - Offers better anonymity properties than batch mixing approaches
-
-2. **Cover Traffic**:
-   - Clients and nodes generate dummy "loop" packets that circulate through the network
-   - These packets are indistinguishable from real traffic
-   - Creates a baseline level of traffic that hides actual communication patterns
-   - Provides unobservability (hiding when and how much real traffic is being sent)
-
-3. **Stratified Network Architecture**:
-   - Traffic flows through Entry Gateway → 3 Mixnode Layers → Exit Gateway
-   - Path selection is independent per-message (unlike Tor)
-   - Each node connects only to adjacent layers
-
-4. **Anonymous Replies**:
-   - Single-Use Reply Blocks (SURBs) allow receiving messages without revealing identity
-   - Enables bidirectional communication while maintaining privacy
-
-## Network Monitoring Architecture
-
-The network monitoring system is a core component that measures mixnet reliability:
-
-1. The `nym-network-monitor` sends test packets through the network
-2. These packets follow predefined routes through multiple mixnodes
-3. Metrics are collected about:
-   - Successful and failed packet deliveries
-   - Node reliability (percentage of successful packet handling)
-   - Route reliability (which specific route combinations work best)
-4. Results are stored in the database and used by `nym-api` to:
-   - Present node performance statistics
-   - Determine network rewards
-   - Provide route selection guidance to clients
-
-In the current branch, metrics collection is being enhanced with a fanout approach to submit to multiple API endpoints.
-
-## Development Environment
-
-### Required Dependencies
-
- Rust toolchain (stable, 1.80+)
- Node.js (v20+) and yarn for TypeScript components
- SQLite for local database development
- PostgreSQL for API database (optional, for full API functionality)
- CosmWasm tools for contract development
- For building contracts: `wasm-opt` tool from `binaryen`
- Python 3.8+ for some scripts
- Docker (optional, for containerized development)
- protoc (Protocol Buffers compiler) for some components
-
-### Environment Configurations
-
-The `envs/` directory contains pre-configured environments:
-
-#### Available Environments
-
- **`local.env`**: Local development environment
-  - Points to local services (localhost)
-  - Uses test mnemonics and keys
-  - Ideal for testing without external dependencies
-
- **`sandbox.env`**: Sandbox test network
-  - Public test network with real nodes
-  - Test tokens available from faucet
-  - Contract addresses for sandbox deployment
-  - API: https://sandbox-nym-api1.nymtech.net
-
- **`mainnet.env`**: Production mainnet
-  - Real network with real tokens
-  - Production contract addresses
-  - API: https://validator.nymtech.net
-  - Use with caution!
-
- **`canary.env`**: Canary deployment
-  - Pre-release testing environment
-  - Tests new features before mainnet
-
- **`mainnet-local-api.env`**: Hybrid environment
-  - Uses mainnet contracts but local API
-  - Useful for API development against mainnet data
-
-#### Key Environment Variables
-
-```bash
-# Network configuration
-NETWORK_NAME=sandbox              # Network identifier
-BECH32_PREFIX=n                   # Address prefix (n for sandbox, n for mainnet)
-NYM_API=https://sandbox-nym-api1.nymtech.net/api
-NYXD=https://rpc.sandbox.nymtech.net
-NYM_API_NETWORK=sandbox
-
-# Contract addresses (network-specific)
-MIXNET_CONTRACT_ADDRESS=n1xr3rq8yvd7qplsw5yx90ftsr2zdhg4e9z60h5duusgxpv72hud3sjkxkav
-VESTING_CONTRACT_ADDRESS=n1unyuj8qnmygvzuex3dwmg9yzt9alhvyeat0uu0jedg2wj33efl5qackslz
-# ... other contract addresses
-
-# Mnemonic for testing (NEVER use in production)
-MNEMONIC="clutch captain shoe salt awake harvest setup primary inmate ugly among become"
-
-# API Keys and tokens
-IPINFO_API_TOKEN=your_token_here
-AUTHENTICATOR_PASSWORD=password_here
-
-# Logging
-RUST_LOG=info                    # Options: error, warn, info, debug, trace
-RUST_BACKTRACE=1                # Enable backtraces
-
-# Database
-DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:pass@localhost/nym_api
-```
-
-#### Using Environment Files
-
-```bash
-# Load environment and run command
-dotenv -f envs/sandbox.env -- cargo run -p nym-api
-
-# Export to shell
-source envs/sandbox.env
-
-# Use with make targets
-dotenv -f envs/sandbox.env -- make run-api-tests
-```
-
-## Initial Setup
-
-### First Time Setup
-
-1. **Install Prerequisites**
-   ```bash
-   # Install Rust
-   curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
-   
-   # Install Node.js and yarn
-   # Via nvm (recommended):
-   curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.0/install.sh | bash
-   nvm install 20
-   npm install -g yarn
-   
-   # Install build tools
-   # Ubuntu/Debian:
-   sudo apt-get install build-essential pkg-config libssl-dev protobuf-compiler libpq-dev
-   
-   # macOS:
-   brew install protobuf postgresql
-   
-   # Install wasm-opt for contract builds
-   npm install -g wasm-opt
-   
-   # Add wasm target for Rust
-   rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown
-   ```
-
-2. **Clone and Setup Repository**
-   ```bash
-   git clone https://github.com/nymtech/nym.git
-   cd nym/nym
-   
-   # Install JavaScript dependencies
-   yarn install
-   
-   # Build the project
-   make build
-   ```
-
-3. **Database Setup (Optional, for API development)**
-   ```bash
-   # Install PostgreSQL
-   # Create database
-   createdb nym_api
-   
-   # Run migrations (from nym-api directory)
-   cd nym-api
-   sqlx migrate run
-   ```
-
-### Quick Start
-
-```bash
-# Run a mixnode locally
-dotenv -f envs/sandbox.env -- cargo run -p nym-node -- run --mode mixnode --id my-mixnode
-
-# Run a gateway locally
-dotenv -f envs/sandbox.env -- cargo run -p nym-node -- run --mode gateway --id my-gateway
-
-# Run the API server
-dotenv -f envs/sandbox.env -- cargo run -p nym-api
-
-# Run a client
-cargo run -p nym-client -- init --id my-client
-cargo run -p nym-client -- run --id my-client
-```
-
-## CI/CD Pipeline
-
-The project uses GitHub Actions for CI/CD with several key workflows:
-
-1. **Build and Test**:
-   - `ci-build.yml`: Main build workflow for Rust components
-   - Tests are run on multiple platforms (Linux, Windows, macOS)
-   - Includes formatting check (rustfmt) and linting (clippy)
-
-2. **Release Process**:
-   - Binary artifacts are published on release tags
-   - Multiple platform builds are created
-
-3. **Documentation**:
-   - Documentation is automatically built and deployed
-
-## Database Structure
-
-The system uses SQLite databases with tables like:
- `mixnode_status`: Status information about mixnodes
- `gateway_status`: Status information about gateways
- `routes`: Route performance information (success/failure of specific paths)
- `monitor_run`: Information about monitoring test runs
-
-## Development Workflows
-
-### Running a Node
-
-To run the mixnode or gateway:
-
-```bash
-# Run nym-node as a mixnode with specified identity
-cargo run -p nym-node -- run --mode mixnode --id my-mixnode
-
-# Run nym-node as a gateway
-cargo run -p nym-node -- run --mode gateway --id my-gateway
-```
-
-### Configuration
-
-Nodes can be configured with files in various locations:
- Command-line arguments
- Environment variables
- `.env` files specified with `--config-env-file`
-
-### Monitoring
-
-To monitor the health of your node:
- View logs for real-time information
- Use the node's HTTP API for status information
- Check the explorer for public node statistics
-
-## Common Libraries
-
- `common/types`: Shared data types across all components
- `common/crypto`: Cryptographic primitives and wrappers
- `common/client-core`: Core client functionality
- `common/gateway-client`: Client-gateway communication
- `common/task`: Task management and concurrency utilities
- `common/nymsphinx`: Sphinx packet implementation for mixnet
- `common/topology`: Network topology management
- `common/credentials`: Credential system for privacy-preserving authentication
- `common/bandwidth-controller`: Bandwidth management and accounting
-
-## Code Conventions
-
- Error handling: Use anyhow/thiserror for structured error handling
- Logging: Use the tracing framework for logging and diagnostics
- State management: Generally use Tokio/futures for async code
- Configuration: Use the config crate and env vars with defaults
- Database: Use sqlx for type-safe database queries
- Follow clippy recommendations and rustfmt formatting
- Use semantic commit messages: feat, fix, docs, refactor, test, chore
-
-## When Making Changes
-
- Run `make test` before submitting PRs
- Follow Rust naming conventions
- Use `clippy` to check for common issues
- Update SQLx query caches when modifying DB queries: `cargo sqlx prepare`
- Consider backward compatibility for protocol changes
- Use lefthook pre-commit hooks for TypeScript formatting
- Run `cargo deny check` to verify dependency compliance
- Test against both sandbox and local environments when possible
- Update relevant documentation and CHANGELOG.md
-
-## Development Tools
-
-### Useful Cargo Commands
-
-```bash
-# Check for outdated dependencies
-cargo outdated
-
-# Analyze binary size
-cargo bloat --release -p nym-node
-
-# Generate dependency graph
-cargo tree -p nym-api
-
-# Run with instrumentation
-cargo run --features profiling -p nym-node
-
-# Check for security advisories
-cargo audit
-```
-
-### Database Tools
-
-```bash
-# SQLx CLI for migrations
-cargo install sqlx-cli
-
-# Create new migration
-cd nym-api && sqlx migrate add <migration_name>
-
-# Prepare query metadata for offline compilation
-cargo sqlx prepare --workspace
-
-# View database schema
-./nym-api/enter_db.sh
-```
-
-### Development Scripts
-
- `scripts/build_topology.py`: Generate network topology files
- `scripts/node_api_check.py`: Verify node API endpoints
- `scripts/network_tunnel_manager.sh`: Manage network tunnels
- `scripts/localnet_start.sh`: Start a local test network
- Various deployment scripts in `deployment/` for different environments
-
-## Debugging
-
- Enable more verbose logging with the RUST_LOG environment variable:
-  ```
-  RUST_LOG=debug,nym_node=trace cargo run -p nym-node -- run --mode mixnode
-  ```
- Use the HTTP API endpoints for status information
- Check monitoring data in the database for network performance metrics
- For complex issues, use tracing tools to follow packet flow
- Enable backtraces: `RUST_BACKTRACE=full`
- For WASM debugging: Use browser developer tools with source maps
-
-## Deployment and Advanced Configurations
-
-### Deployment Structure
-
-The `deployment/` directory contains Ansible playbooks and configurations for various deployment scenarios:
-
- **`aws/`**: AWS-specific deployment configurations
- **`mixnode/`**: Mixnode deployment playbooks
- **`gateway/`**: Gateway deployment playbooks
- **`validator/`**: Validator node deployment
- **`sandbox-v2/`**: Complete sandbox environment setup
- **`big-dipper-2/`**: Block explorer deployment
-
-### Sandbox V2 Deployment
-
-The sandbox-v2 deployment (`deployment/sandbox-v2/`) provides a complete test environment:
-
-```bash
-# Key playbooks:
- deploy.yaml              # Main deployment orchestrator
- deploy-mixnodes.yaml    # Deploy mixnodes
- deploy-gateways.yaml    # Deploy gateways
- deploy-validators.yaml  # Deploy validator nodes
- deploy-nym-api.yaml     # Deploy API services
-```
-
-### Custom Environment Setup
-
-To create a custom environment:
-
-1. Copy an existing env file: `cp envs/sandbox.env envs/custom.env`
-2. Modify the network endpoints and contract addresses
-3. Update the `NETWORK_NAME` to your identifier
-4. Set appropriate mnemonics and keys (use fresh ones for production!)
-
-### Contract Addresses
-
-Contract addresses are network-specific and defined in environment files:
- Mixnet contract: Manages mixnode/gateway registry
- Vesting contract: Handles token vesting schedules
- Coconut contracts: Privacy-preserving credentials
- Name service: Human-readable address mapping
- Ecash contract: Electronic cash functionality
-
-### Local Network Setup
-
-For a completely local network:
-```bash
-# Start local chain
-./scripts/localnet_start.sh
-
-# Deploy contracts
-cd contracts
-make deploy-local
-
-# Start nodes with local config
-dotenv -f envs/local.env -- cargo run -p nym-node -- run --mode mixnode
-```
-
-## Common Issues and Troubleshooting
-
-### Database Issues
-
- When modifying database queries, you must update SQLx query caches:
-  ```bash
-  cargo sqlx prepare
-  ```
- If you see SQLx errors about missing query files, this is likely the cause
- For "database is locked" errors with SQLite, ensure only one process accesses the DB
- For PostgreSQL connection issues, verify DATABASE_URL and that the server is running
-
-### API Connection Issues
-
- Check the environment variables pointing to the APIs (NYM_API, NYXD)
- Verify network connectivity and API health endpoints
- For authentication issues, check node keys and credentials
- Common endpoints to verify:
-  - API health: `$NYM_API/health`
-  - Chain status: `$NYXD/status`
-  - Contract info: `$NYXD/cosmwasm/wasm/v1/contract/$CONTRACT_ADDRESS`
-
-### Build Problems
-
- Clean dependencies with `cargo clean` for a fresh build
- Check for compatible Rust version (1.80+ recommended)
- For smart contract builds, ensure wasm-opt is installed: `npm install -g wasm-opt`
- For cross-compilation issues, check target-specific dependencies
- WASM build issues: Ensure wasm32-unknown-unknown target is installed:
-  ```bash
-  rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown
-  ```
- For "cannot find -lpq" errors, install PostgreSQL development files:
-  ```bash
-  # Ubuntu/Debian
-  sudo apt-get install libpq-dev
-  # macOS
-  brew install postgresql
-  ```
-
-### Environment Issues
-
- Contract address mismatches: Ensure you're using the correct environment file
- "Account sequence mismatch": The account nonce is out of sync, wait and retry
- Token decimal issues: Sandbox uses different decimal places than mainnet
- API version mismatches: Ensure your local API version matches the network
- "Insufficient funds": Get test tokens from faucet (sandbox) or check balance
- Gateway/mixnode bonding issues: Verify minimum stake requirements
-
-## Working with Routes and Monitoring
-
-1. Route monitoring metrics are stored in a `routes` table with:
-   - Layer node IDs (layer1, layer2, layer3, gw)
-   - Success flag (boolean)
-   - Timestamp
-
-2. To analyze routes:
-   - Check `NetworkAccount` and `AccountingRoute` in `nym-network-monitor/src/accounting.rs`
-   - View monitoring logic in `common/nymsphinx/chunking/monitoring.rs`
-   - Observe how routes are submitted to the database in the `submit_accounting_routes_to_db` function
-
-## Performance Optimization
-
-### Profiling and Benchmarking
-
-```bash
-# Run benchmarks
-cargo bench -p nym-node
-
-# Profile with perf (Linux)
-cargo build --release --features profiling
-perf record --call-graph=dwarf ./target/release/nym-node run --mode mixnode
-perf report
-
-# Generate flamegraph
-cargo install flamegraph
-cargo flamegraph --bin nym-node -- run --mode mixnode
-```
-
-### Common Performance Considerations
-
- Use bounded channels for backpressure
- Batch database operations where possible
- Monitor memory usage with `RUST_LOG=nym_node::metrics=debug`
- Use connection pooling for database connections
- Consider using `jemalloc` for better memory allocation performance
@@ -31,20 +31,14 @@ 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",
-    "common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/contracts-common-testing",
-    "common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/easy_addr",
+    "common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/contracts-common", "common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/easy_addr",
    "common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/ecash-contract",
    "common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/group-contract",
    "common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/mixnet-contract",
    "common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/multisig-contract",
-    "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",
@@ -52,15 +46,13 @@ members = [
    "common/credentials-interface",
    "common/crypto",
    "common/dkg",
-    "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",
@@ -69,13 +61,9 @@ 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",
-    "common/nymnoise",
-    "common/nymnoise/keys",
    "common/nymsphinx",
    "common/nymsphinx/acknowledgements",
    "common/nymsphinx/addressing",
@@ -89,7 +77,6 @@ members = [
    "common/nymsphinx/types",
    "common/nyxd-scraper",
    "common/pemstore",
-    "common/registration",
    "common/serde-helpers",
    "common/service-provider-requests-common",
    "common/socks5-client-core",
@@ -98,33 +85,25 @@ members = [
    "common/statistics",
    "common/store-cipher",
    "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",
+    "integrations/bity",
    "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",
@@ -133,15 +112,13 @@ 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",
    "sdk/ffi/cpp",
    "sdk/ffi/go",
    "sdk/ffi/shared",
    "sdk/rust/nym-sdk",
+    "service-providers/authenticator",
    "service-providers/common",
    "service-providers/ip-packet-router",
    "service-providers/network-requester",
@@ -150,11 +127,12 @@ 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/internal/testnet-manager/dkg-bypass-contract", "tools/internal/validator-status-check",
    "tools/nym-cli",
    "tools/nym-id-cli",
    "tools/nym-nr-query",
@@ -165,8 +143,7 @@ members = [
    "wasm/mix-fetch",
    "wasm/node-tester",
    "wasm/zknym-lib",
-    "nym-gateway-probe"
-, "query-tester"]
+]

 default-members = [
    "clients/native",
@@ -176,24 +153,24 @@ default-members = [
    "nym-node",
    "nym-node-status-api/nym-node-status-agent",
    "nym-node-status-api/nym-node-status-api",
-    "nym-statistics-api",
    "nym-validator-rewarder",
    "nyx-chain-watcher",
+    "service-providers/authenticator",
    "service-providers/ip-packet-router",
    "service-providers/network-requester",
    "tools/nymvisor",
 ]

-exclude = ["contracts", "nym-wallet", "cpu-cycles"]
+exclude = ["explorer", "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 = "2024"
+edition = "2021"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
-rust-version = "1.85"
+rust-version = "1.80"
 readme = "README.md"

 [workspace.dependencies]
@@ -215,13 +192,14 @@ 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"
 bs58 = "0.5.1"
 bytecodec = "0.4.15"
 bytes = "1.10.1"
-cargo_metadata = "0.19.2"
+cargo_metadata = "0.18.1"
 celes = "2.6.0"
 cfg-if = "1.0.0"
 chacha20 = "0.9.0"
@@ -233,8 +211,8 @@ clap_complete = "4.5"
 clap_complete_fig = "4.5"
 colored = "2.2"
 comfy-table = "7.1.4"
-console = "0.16.0"
-console-subscriber = "0.4.1"
+console = "0.15.11"
+console-subscriber = "0.1.1"
 console_error_panic_hook = "0.1"
 const-str = "0.5.6"
 const_format = "0.2.34"
@@ -242,13 +220,14 @@ 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 = "6.0"
+dirs = "5.0"
+doc-comment = "0.3"
 dotenvy = "0.15.6"
-dyn-clone = "1.0.19"
 ecdsa = "0.16"
 ed25519-dalek = "2.1"
 encoding_rs = "0.8.35"
@@ -262,8 +241,11 @@ 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"
 hkdf = "0.12.3"
 hmac = "0.12.1"
@@ -275,22 +257,22 @@ humantime = "2.2.0"
 humantime-serde = "1.1.1"
 hyper = "1.6.0"
 hyper-util = "0.1"
-indicatif = "0.18.0"
+indicatif = "0.17.11"
 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"
@@ -298,7 +280,7 @@ parking_lot = "0.12.3"
 pem = "0.8"
 petgraph = "0.6.5"
 pin-project = "1.1"
-pnet_packet = "0.35.0"
+pin-project-lite = "0.2.16"
 publicsuffix = "2.3.0"
 proc_pidinfo = "0.1.3"
 quote = "1"
@@ -306,10 +288,13 @@ 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"
@@ -320,24 +305,21 @@ 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"
 sphinx-packet = "=0.6.0"
-sqlx = "0.8.6"
-strum = "0.27.2"
-strum_macros = "0.27.2"
+sqlx = "0.7.4"
+strum = "0.26"
+strum_macros = "0.26"
 subtle-encoding = "0.5"
-syn = "2"
-sysinfo = "0.37.0"
+syn = "1"
+sysinfo = "0.33.0"
 tap = "1.0.1"
 tar = "0.4.44"
-test-with = { version = "0.15.4", default-features = false }
-tempfile = "3.20"
+tempfile = "3.19"
 thiserror = "2.0"
 time = "0.3.41"
-tokio = "1.47"
+tokio = "1.44"
 tokio-postgres = "0.7"
 tokio-stream = "0.1.17"
 tokio-test = "0.4.4"
@@ -353,10 +335,8 @@ 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"
@@ -365,8 +345,8 @@ 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"
+wasm-bindgen-test = "0.3.49"
 x25519-dalek = "2.0.0"
 zeroize = "1.7.0"

@@ -384,6 +364,9 @@ subtle = "2.5.0"
 # cosmwasm-related
 cosmwasm-schema = "=2.2.2"
 cosmwasm-std = "=2.2.2"
+# use 1.0.1 as that's the version used by cosmwasm-std 2.2.1
+# (and ideally we don't want to pull the same dependency twice)
+serde-json-wasm = "=1.0.1"
 # same version as used by cosmwasm
 cw-utils = "=2.0.0"
 cw-storage-plus = "=2.0.0"
@@ -391,7 +374,6 @@ cw2 = { version = "=2.0.0" }
 cw3 = { version = "=2.0.0" }
 cw4 = { version = "=2.0.0" }
 cw-controllers = { version = "=2.0.0" }
-cw-multi-test = "=2.3.2"

 # cosmrs-related
 bip32 = { version = "0.5.3", default-features = false }
@@ -405,19 +387,17 @@ 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" }
@@ -449,15 +429,7 @@ opt-level = 'z'
 # lto = true
 opt-level = 'z'

-[workspace.lints.rust]
-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"
@@ -12,11 +12,7 @@ help:
 	@echo "  clippy: run clippy for all workspaces"
 	@echo "  test: run clippy, unit tests, and formatting."
 	@echo "  test-all: like test, but also includes the expensive tests"
-	@echo "  deb: build debian packages"
-	@echo ""
-	@echo "Contract building targets:"
-	@echo "  contracts: build contracts for development (includes wasm-opt)"
-	@echo "  publish-contracts: build contracts using Docker optimizer (deterministic)"
+	@echo "  deb: build debian packages

 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Meta targets
@@ -109,7 +105,7 @@ 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:
@@ -134,78 +130,25 @@ cargo-test: sdk-wasm-test
 clippy: sdk-wasm-lint

 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Build CosmWasm contracts (deterministic docker build)
+# Build contracts ready for deploy
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

+CONTRACTS=vesting_contract mixnet_contract nym_ecash cw3_flex_multisig cw4_group nym_coconut_dkg
+CONTRACTS_WASM=$(addsuffix .wasm, $(CONTRACTS))
+CONTRACTS_OUT_DIR=contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release

-WASM_CONTRACT_DIR := contracts/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/release
-# Find every direct contract folder that contains a Cargo.toml
-#CONTRACT_DIRS := $(shell find contracts -type f -name Cargo.toml \( ! -path "contracts/Cargo.toml" \) | grep -v integration-tests | xargs -n1 dirname | sort -u)
-CONTRACT_DIRS := contracts/example-contract
-
-CONTRACTS_OUT_DIR = contracts/artifacts
-
-# Build all contracts via the official CosmWasm optimizer image (one invocation per contract)
-# See : https://github.com/CosmWasm/optimizer?tab=readme-ov-file#contracts-excluded-from-workspace
-# The optimizer ships separate multi-arch images. ARM builds are *not* bit-for-bit identical to the
-# canonical x86_64 build (see README notice in CosmWasm/optimizer).  For reproducible artefacts we
-# therefore always run the amd64 variant by default.
-#   Override with :
-#   $ COSMWASM_OPTIMIZER_IMAGE=cosmwasm/optimizer-arm64:0.17.0 make contracts-publish
-#
-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:
-	@rm -rf artifacts 2>/dev/null || true
-	@echo "=== Ensuring clean build environment"
-	docker volume rm nym_contracts_cache 2>/dev/null || true
-	docker volume rm registry_cache 2>/dev/null || true
-	@for DIR in $(CONTRACT_DIRS); do \
-	  echo "=== Optimizing $${DIR}"; \
-	  docker run --rm --platform $(COSMWASM_OPTIMIZER_PLATFORM) \
-	    -v $(CURDIR):/code \
-	    --mount type=volume,source=nym_contracts_cache,target=/target \
-	    --mount type=volume,source=registry_cache,target=/usr/local/cargo/registry \
-	    -e CARGO_BUILD_INCREMENTAL=false \
-	    -e RUSTFLAGS="-C target-cpu=generic -C debuginfo=0" \
-	    -e SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH=1 \
-	    $(COSMWASM_OPTIMIZER_IMAGE) $${DIR}; \
-	done
-	@mkdir -p $(CONTRACTS_OUT_DIR)
-	@cp artifacts/*.wasm $(CONTRACTS_OUT_DIR)/ 2>/dev/null || true
-
-	@cd $(CONTRACTS_OUT_DIR) && sha256sum *.wasm > checksums.txt
-	# 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'
+contracts: build-release-contracts wasm-opt-contracts cosmwasm-check-contracts

 wasm-opt-contracts:
-	@for WASM in $(WASM_CONTRACT_DIR)/*.wasm; do \
-	  echo "Running wasm-opt on $$WASM"; \
-	  wasm-opt --signext-lowering -Os $$WASM -o $$WASM ; \
+	for contract in $(CONTRACTS_WASM); do \
+	  wasm-opt --signext-lowering -Os $(CONTRACTS_OUT_DIR)/$$contract -o $(CONTRACTS_OUT_DIR)/$$contract; \
 	done

 cosmwasm-check-contracts:
-	@for WASM in $(WASM_CONTRACT_DIR)/*.wasm; do \
-	  echo "Checking $$WASM"; \
-	  cosmwasm-check $$WASM ; \
+	for contract in $(CONTRACTS_WASM); do \
+	  cosmwasm-check $(CONTRACTS_OUT_DIR)/$$contract; \
 	done

-# Default development build
-contracts: build-release-contracts wasm-opt-contracts cosmwasm-check-contracts
-
-# Publishing build used by CI – deterministic Docker optimiser
-publish-contracts: optimize-contracts cosmwasm-check-contracts
-
 # Consider adding 's' to make plural consistent (beware: used in github workflow)
 contract-schema:
 	$(MAKE) -C contracts schema
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-client"
-version = "1.1.65"
+version = "1.1.56"
 authors = ["Dave Hrycyszyn <futurechimp@users.noreply.github.com>", "Jędrzej Stuczyński <andrew@nymtech.net>"]
 description = "Implementation of the Nym Client"
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.85"
+rust-version = "1.70"
 license.workspace = true

 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
@@ -2048,11 +2048,10 @@
      }
    },
    "node_modules/http-proxy-middleware": {
-      "version": "2.0.9",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/http-proxy-middleware/-/http-proxy-middleware-2.0.9.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-c1IyJYLYppU574+YI7R4QyX2ystMtVXZwIdzazUIPIJsHuWNd+mho2j+bKoHftndicGj9yh+xjd+l0yj7VeT1Q==",
+      "version": "2.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/http-proxy-middleware/-/http-proxy-middleware-2.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-m/4FxX17SUvz4lJ5WPXOHDUuCwIqXLfLHs1s0uZ3oYjhoXlx9csYxaOa0ElDEJ+h8Q4iJ1s+lTMbiCa4EXIJqg==",
      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
      "dependencies": {
        "@types/http-proxy": "^1.17.8",
        "http-proxy": "^1.18.1",
@@ -6096,9 +6095,9 @@
      }
    },
    "http-proxy-middleware": {
-      "version": "2.0.9",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/http-proxy-middleware/-/http-proxy-middleware-2.0.9.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-c1IyJYLYppU574+YI7R4QyX2ystMtVXZwIdzazUIPIJsHuWNd+mho2j+bKoHftndicGj9yh+xjd+l0yj7VeT1Q==",
+      "version": "2.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/http-proxy-middleware/-/http-proxy-middleware-2.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-m/4FxX17SUvz4lJ5WPXOHDUuCwIqXLfLHs1s0uZ3oYjhoXlx9csYxaOa0ElDEJ+h8Q4iJ1s+lTMbiCa4EXIJqg==",
      "dev": true,
      "requires": {
        "@types/http-proxy": "^1.17.8",
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use nym_client_core::client::base_client::{
    BaseClientBuilder, ClientInput, ClientOutput, ClientState,
 };
 use nym_sphinx::params::PacketType;
-use nym_task::ShutdownManager;
+use nym_task::TaskHandle;
 use nym_validator_client::QueryHttpRpcNyxdClient;
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ pub struct SocketClient {

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

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

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

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

        websocket::Listener::new(
            config.socket.host,
            config.socket.listening_port,
-            shutdown_token.child_token(),
+            task_client.with_suffix("websocket_listener"),
        )
        .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 mut shutdown = self.start_socket().await?;
+        let shutdown = self.start_socket().await?;

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

    async fn initialise_storage(&self) -> Result<OnDiskPersistent, ClientError> {
@@ -115,7 +111,7 @@ impl SocketClient {
        let dkg_query_client = if self.config.base.client.disabled_credentials_mode {
            None
        } else {
-            Some(default_query_dkg_client_from_config(&self.config.base)?)
+            Some(default_query_dkg_client_from_config(&self.config.base))
        };

        let storage = self.initialise_storage().await?;
@@ -123,7 +119,6 @@ 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 {
@@ -133,7 +128,7 @@ impl SocketClient {
        Ok(base_client)
    }

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

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

-        Ok(self.shutdown_manager)
+        Ok(started_client.task_handle)
    }
 }
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use nym_sphinx::receiver::ReconstructedMessage;
 use nym_task::connections::{
    ConnectionCommand, ConnectionCommandSender, ConnectionId, LaneQueueLengths, TransmissionLane,
 };
-use nym_task::ShutdownToken;
+use nym_task::TaskClient;
 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>,
-    shutdown_token: ShutdownToken,
+    task_client: TaskClient,
 }

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

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

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

@@ -136,7 +142,7 @@ impl Handler {
        {
            Ok(length) => length,
            Err(err) => {
-                if !self.shutdown_token.is_cancelled() {
+                if !self.task_client.is_shutdown_poll() {
                    error!(
                        "Failed to get reply queue length for connection {connection_id}: {err}"
                    );
@@ -186,7 +192,7 @@ 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.shutdown_token.is_cancelled() {
+            if !self.task_client.is_shutdown_poll() {
                error!("Failed to send message to the input buffer: {err}");
            }
        }
@@ -219,7 +225,7 @@ 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.shutdown_token.is_cancelled() {
+            if !self.task_client.is_shutdown_poll() {
                error!("Failed to send anonymous message to the input buffer: {err}");
            }
        }
@@ -247,7 +253,7 @@ 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.shutdown_token.is_cancelled() {
+            if !self.task_client.is_shutdown_poll() {
                error!("Failed to send reply message to the input buffer: {err}");
            }
        }
@@ -269,7 +275,7 @@ impl Handler {
            .client_connection_tx
            .unbounded_send(ConnectionCommand::Close(connection_id))
        {
-            if !self.shutdown_token.is_cancelled() {
+            if !self.task_client.is_shutdown_poll() {
                error!("Failed to send close connection command: {err}");
            }
        }
@@ -312,7 +318,7 @@ impl Handler {

    async fn handle_text_message(&mut self, msg: String) -> Option<WsMessage> {
        debug!("Handling text message request");
-        trace!("Content: {msg:?}");
+        trace!("Content: {:?}", msg);

        self.received_response_type = ReceivedResponseType::Text;
        let client_request = ClientRequest::try_from_text(msg);
@@ -388,14 +394,11 @@ impl Handler {
    }

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

-        loop {
+        while !task_client.is_shutdown() {
            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() {
@@ -433,6 +436,9 @@ impl Handler {
                        break;
                    }
                }
+                _ = task_client.recv() => {
+                    log::trace!("Websocket handler: Received shutdown");
+                }
            }
        }
        log::debug!("Websocket handler: Exiting");
@@ -458,7 +464,7 @@ impl Handler {
                    reconstructed_sender,
                ))
        {
-            if !self.shutdown_token.is_cancelled() {
+            if !self.task_client.is_shutdown_poll() {
                error!("failed to announce the receiver to the buffer: {err}");
            }
        }
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@

 use super::handler::HandlerBuilder;
 use log::*;
-use nym_task::ShutdownToken;
+use nym_task::TaskClient;
 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,
-    shutdown_token: ShutdownToken,
+    task_client: TaskClient,
 }

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

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

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

-        while !self.shutdown_token.is_cancelled() {
+        while !self.task_client.is_shutdown() {
            tokio::select! {
                // When the handler finishes we check if shutdown is signalled
                _ = notify.notified() => {
-                    if self.shutdown_token.is_cancelled() {
+                    if self.task_client.is_shutdown() {
                        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.shutdown_token.cancelled() => {
+                _ = self.task_client.recv() => {
                    if !self.state.is_connected() {
                        log::trace!("Not connected: shutting down");
                        break;
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ impl Listener {
                new_conn = tcp_listener.accept() => {
                    match new_conn {
                        Ok((mut socket, remote_addr)) => {
-                            debug!("Received connection from {remote_addr:?}");
+                            debug!("Received connection from {:?}", remote_addr);
                            if self.state.is_connected() {
-                                warn!("Tried to open a duplicate websocket connection. The request came from {remote_addr}");
+                                warn!("Tried to open a duplicate websocket connection. The request came from {}", remote_addr);
                                // if we've already got a connection, don't allow another one
                                // while we only ever want to accept a single connection, we don't want
                                // to leave clients hanging (and also allow for reconnection if it somehow
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-socks5-client"
-version = "1.1.65"
+version = "1.1.56"
 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 = "1.85"
+rust-version = "1.70"
 license.workspace = true

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

-use futures::StreamExt;
 use futures::channel::mpsc;
+use futures::StreamExt;
 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)
-            && now.duration_since(*previous) < self.tick_duration
-        {
-            return false;
+        if let Some(previous) = self.last_received.get(&event.kind) {
+            if now.duration_since(*previous) < self.tick_duration {
+                return false;
+            }
        }

        let Some(filters) = &self.filters else {
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ impl AsyncFileWatcher {
                            log::error!("the file watcher receiver has been dropped!");
                        }
                    } else {
-                        log::debug!("will not propagate information about {event:?}");
+                        log::debug!("will not propagate information about {:?}", event);
                    }
                }
                Err(err) => {
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ 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" }
@@ -1,273 +0,0 @@
-// 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
-    }
-}
@@ -23,17 +23,6 @@ pub enum Error {
    #[error("conversion: {0}")]
    Conversion(String),

-    // 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),
+    #[error("failed to serialize response packet: {source}")]
+    FailedToSerializeResponsePacket { source: Box<bincode::ErrorKind> },
 }
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 // 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;
@@ -13,13 +10,11 @@ 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 = latest::VERSION;
+pub const CURRENT_VERSION: u8 = 5;

 fn make_bincode_serializer() -> impl bincode::Options {
    use bincode::Options;
@@ -1,204 +0,0 @@
-// 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,
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-// 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))
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
@@ -1,105 +1,49 @@
 // 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::latest::registration::IpPair;
-use crate::{AuthenticatorVersion, Error, v1, v2, v3, v4, v5};
+use crate::{
+    v1, v2, v3, v4,
+    v5::{self, registration::IpPair},
+    Error,
+};

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

-impl Versionable for v1::GatewayClient {
-    fn version(&self) -> AuthenticatorVersion {
-        AuthenticatorVersion::V1
+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::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 {
+pub trait InitMessage {
    fn pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey;
 }

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

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

@@ -156,28 +97,13 @@ 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 gateway_client_pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey {
+    fn pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey {
        self.gateway_client.pub_key
    }

@@ -189,28 +115,13 @@ 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 gateway_client_pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey {
+    fn pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey {
        self.gateway_client.pub_key
    }

@@ -222,28 +133,13 @@ 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 gateway_client_pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey {
+    fn pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey {
        self.gateway_client.pub_key
    }

@@ -255,25 +151,13 @@ 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 gateway_client_pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey {
+    fn pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey {
        self.gateway_client.pub_key
    }

@@ -285,24 +169,12 @@ 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: Versionable + fmt::Debug {
+pub trait QueryBandwidthMessage {
    fn pub_key(&self) -> PeerPublicKey;
 }

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

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

-pub trait Id {
-    fn id(&self) -> u64;
+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 Id for v2::response::PendingRegistrationResponse {
-    fn id(&self) -> u64 {
-        self.request_id
+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 v3::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 v4::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 v5::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 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
+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,
+                }
+            }
+        }
    }
 }
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use crate::error::Error;
-use base64::{Engine, engine::general_purpose};
+use base64::{engine::general_purpose, Engine};
 use nym_wireguard_types::PeerPublicKey;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ impl GatewayClient {
    #[cfg(feature = "verify")]
    pub fn verify(&self, gateway_key: &PrivateKey, nonce: u64) -> Result<(), Error> {
        // use gateways key as a ref to an x25519_dalek key
-        let dh = gateway_key.inner().diffie_hellman(&self.pub_key);
+        let dh = (gateway_key.as_ref()).diffie_hellman(&self.pub_key);

        // TODO: change that to use our nym_crypto::hmac module instead
        #[allow(clippy::expect_used)]
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use crate::error::Error;
-use base64::{Engine, engine::general_purpose};
+use base64::{engine::general_purpose, Engine};
 use nym_credentials_interface::CredentialSpendingData;
 use nym_wireguard_types::PeerPublicKey;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ impl GatewayClient {
    #[cfg(feature = "verify")]
    pub fn verify(&self, gateway_key: &PrivateKey, nonce: u64) -> Result<(), Error> {
        // use gateways key as a ref to an x25519_dalek key
-        let dh = gateway_key.inner().diffie_hellman(&self.pub_key);
+        let dh = (gateway_key.as_ref()).diffie_hellman(&self.pub_key);

        // TODO: change that to use our nym_crypto::hmac module instead
        #[allow(clippy::expect_used)]
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use crate::error::Error;
-use base64::{Engine, engine::general_purpose};
+use base64::{engine::general_purpose, Engine};
 use nym_credentials_interface::CredentialSpendingData;
 use nym_wireguard_types::PeerPublicKey;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ impl GatewayClient {
    #[cfg(feature = "verify")]
    pub fn verify(&self, gateway_key: &PrivateKey, nonce: u64) -> Result<(), Error> {
        // use gateways key as a ref to an x25519_dalek key
-        let dh = gateway_key.inner().diffie_hellman(&self.pub_key);
+        let dh = (gateway_key.as_ref()).diffie_hellman(&self.pub_key);

        // TODO: change that to use our nym_crypto::hmac module instead
        #[allow(clippy::expect_used)]
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use crate::error::Error;
-use base64::{Engine, engine::general_purpose};
+use base64::{engine::general_purpose, Engine};
 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;
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ impl GatewayClient {
    #[cfg(feature = "verify")]
    pub fn verify(&self, gateway_key: &PrivateKey, nonce: u64) -> Result<(), Error> {
        // use gateways key as a ref to an x25519_dalek key
-        let dh = gateway_key.inner().diffie_hellman(&self.pub_key);
+        let dh = (gateway_key.as_ref()).diffie_hellman(&self.pub_key);

        // TODO: change that to use our nym_crypto::hmac module instead
        #[allow(clippy::expect_used)]
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use crate::error::Error;
-use base64::{Engine, engine::general_purpose};
+use base64::{engine::general_purpose, Engine};
 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;
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ pub type HmacSha256 = Hmac<Sha256>;
 pub type Nonce = u64;
 pub type Taken = Option<SystemTime>;

+pub const BANDWIDTH_CAP_PER_DAY: u64 = 250 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024; // 250 GB
+
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct IpPair {
    pub ipv4: Ipv4Addr,
@@ -167,7 +169,7 @@ impl GatewayClient {
    #[cfg(feature = "verify")]
    pub fn verify(&self, gateway_key: &PrivateKey, nonce: u64) -> Result<(), Error> {
        // use gateways key as a ref to an x25519_dalek key
-        let dh = gateway_key.inner().diffie_hellman(&self.pub_key);
+        let dh = (gateway_key.as_ref()).diffie_hellman(&self.pub_key);

        // TODO: change that to use our nym_crypto::hmac module instead
        #[allow(clippy::expect_used)]
@@ -1,195 +0,0 @@
-// 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());
-    }
-}
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ 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 }
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for BandwidthStatusMessage {
    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
        match self {
            BandwidthStatusMessage::RemainingBandwidth(b) => {
-                write!(f, "remaining bandwidth: {b}")
+                write!(f, "remaining bandwidth: {}", b)
            }
            BandwidthStatusMessage::NoBandwidth => write!(f, "no bandwidth left"),
        }
@@ -23,12 +23,10 @@ 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)]
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-// 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, NymApiClientExt};
+use nym_validator_client::nym_api::EpochId;
 use nym_validator_client::nyxd::contract_traits::DkgQueryClient;
 use nym_validator_client::EcashApiClient;
 use rand::prelude::SliceRandom;
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ where
    <St as Storage>::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
 {
    if let Some(stored) = storage
-        .get_expiration_date_signatures(expiration_date, epoch_id)
+        .get_expiration_date_signatures(expiration_date)
        .await
        .map_err(BandwidthControllerError::credential_storage_error)?
    {
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ where
        ecash_apis,
        |api| async move {
            api.api_client
-                .global_expiration_date_signatures(Some(expiration_date), Some(epoch_id))
+                .global_expiration_date_signatures(Some(expiration_date))
                .await
        },
        format!("aggregated coin index signatures for date {expiration_date}"),
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-use clap::Args;
 use clap::builder::Command;
 use clap::clap_derive::ValueEnum;
-use clap_complete::Shell as ClapShell;
+use clap::Args;
 use clap_complete::generator::generate;
+use clap_complete::Shell as ClapShell;
 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 = "1.85"
+rust-version = "1.76"
 license.workspace = true

 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ async-trait = { workspace = true }
 base64 = { workspace = true }
 bs58 = { workspace = true }
 clap = { workspace = true, optional = true }
-cfg-if = { workspace = true }
 comfy-table = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 futures = { workspace = true }
-humantime = { workspace = true }
+humantime-serde = { workspace = true }
+log = { workspace = true }
 rand = { workspace = true }
 rand_chacha = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
@@ -25,23 +25,26 @@ sha2 = { workspace = true }
 si-scale = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
 url = { workspace = true, features = ["serde"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros"] }
 time = { workspace = true }
-tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["sync", "macros"] }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 zeroize = { workspace = true }

 # internal
 nym-id = { path = "../nym-id" }
 nym-bandwidth-controller = { path = "../bandwidth-controller" }
+nym-config = { path = "../config" }
 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", features = ["network-defaults"] }
+nym-http-api-client = { path = "../http-api-client" }
+nym-metrics = { path = "../nym-metrics" }
 nym-nonexhaustive-delayqueue = { path = "../nonexhaustive-delayqueue" }
 nym-sphinx = { path = "../nymsphinx" }
 nym-statistics-common = { path = "../statistics" }
 nym-pemstore = { path = "../pemstore" }
 nym-topology = { path = "../topology", features = ["persistence"] }
+nym-mixnet-client = { path = "../client-libs/mixnet-client", default-features = false }
 nym-validator-client = { path = "../client-libs/validator-client", default-features = false }
 nym-task = { path = "../task" }
 nym-credentials-interface = { path = "../credentials-interface" }
@@ -53,10 +56,6 @@ 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 }

 ### For serving prometheus metrics
 [target."cfg(not(target_arch = \"wasm32\"))".dependencies.hyper]
@@ -69,6 +68,7 @@ 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]
-workspace = true
+version = "0.3.0"
 features = ["futures"]

 [target."cfg(target_arch = \"wasm32\")".dependencies.wasm-utils]
@@ -113,10 +113,6 @@ 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 }

@@ -128,6 +124,3 @@ fs-surb-storage = ["nym-client-core-surb-storage/fs-surb-storage"]
 fs-gateways-storage = ["nym-client-core-gateways-storage/fs-gateways-storage"]
 wasm = ["nym-gateway-client/wasm"]
 metrics-server = []
-
-[lints]
-workspace = true
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_ALLOWED_SURB_REQUEST_SIZE: u32 = 500;

 const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REREQUEST_WAITING_PERIOD: Duration = Duration::from_secs(10);
 const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_DROP_WAITING_PERIOD: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5 * 60);
-const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REREQUESTS: usize = 5;
+
+// 12 hours
+const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_AGE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(12 * 60 * 60);

 // 24 hours
 const DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_KEY_AGE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(24 * 60 * 60);
@@ -416,9 +418,6 @@ pub struct Traffic {
    /// will be routed as usual, to the entry gateway, through three mix nodes, egressing
    /// through the exit gateway. If mix hops are disabled, traffic will be routed directly
    /// from the entry gateway to the exit gateway, bypassing the mix nodes.
-    ///
-    /// This overrides the `use_legacy_sphinx_format` setting as reduced mix hops
-    /// requires use of the updated SURB packet format.
    pub disable_mix_hops: bool,
 }

@@ -626,9 +625,10 @@ pub struct ReplySurbs {
    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
    pub maximum_reply_surb_drop_waiting_period: Duration,

-    /// Defines maximum number of times the client is going to re-request reply surbs
-    /// for clearing pending messages before giving up after making no progress.
-    pub maximum_reply_surbs_rerequests: usize,
+    /// Defines maximum amount of time given reply surb is going to be valid for.
+    /// This is going to be superseded by key rotation once implemented.
+    #[serde(with = "humantime_serde")]
+    pub maximum_reply_surb_age: Duration,

    /// Defines maximum amount of time given reply key is going to be valid for.
    /// This is going to be superseded by key rotation once implemented.
@@ -638,6 +638,9 @@ pub struct ReplySurbs {
    /// Specifies the number of mixnet hops the packet should go through. If not specified, then
    /// the default value is used.
    pub surb_mix_hops: Option<u8>,
+
+    /// Specifies if we should reset all the sender tags on startup
+    pub fresh_sender_tags: bool,
 }

 impl Default for ReplySurbs {
@@ -652,9 +655,10 @@ impl Default for ReplySurbs {
            maximum_reply_surb_rerequest_waiting_period:
                DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REREQUEST_WAITING_PERIOD,
            maximum_reply_surb_drop_waiting_period: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_DROP_WAITING_PERIOD,
-            maximum_reply_surbs_rerequests: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_REREQUESTS,
+            maximum_reply_surb_age: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_SURB_AGE,
            maximum_reply_key_age: DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_REPLY_KEY_AGE,
            surb_mix_hops: None,
+            fresh_sender_tags: false,
        }
    }
 }
@@ -707,10 +711,13 @@ 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,
 }
@@ -189,13 +189,14 @@ impl From<ConfigV6> for Config {
                        .debug
                        .reply_surbs
                        .maximum_reply_surb_drop_waiting_period,
+                    maximum_reply_surb_age: value.debug.reply_surbs.maximum_reply_surb_age,
                    maximum_reply_key_age: value.debug.reply_surbs.maximum_reply_key_age,
                    surb_mix_hops: value.debug.reply_surbs.surb_mix_hops,
                    minimum_reply_surb_threshold_buffer: value
                        .debug
                        .reply_surbs
                        .minimum_reply_surb_threshold_buffer,
-                    ..Default::default()
+                    fresh_sender_tags: value.debug.reply_surbs.fresh_sender_tags,
                },
                stats_reporting: StatsReporting {
                    enabled: value.debug.stats_reporting.enabled,
@@ -543,8 +544,10 @@ 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,

@@ -3,18 +3,17 @@ 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
+log.workspace = true
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 thiserror.workspace = true
 time.workspace = true
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["sync"] }
-tracing.workspace = true
 url.workspace = true
 zeroize = { workspace = true, features = ["zeroize_derive"] }

@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ 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",
@@ -2,30 +2,23 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

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

-        let out_dir = env::var("OUT_DIR")?;
+        let out_dir = env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap();
        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
-            .context("Failed to create SQLx database connection")?;
+            .expect("Failed to create SQLx database connection");

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

        #[cfg(target_family = "unix")]
        println!("cargo:rustc-env=DATABASE_URL=sqlite://{}", &database_path);
@@ -35,6 +28,4 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
        // not a valid windows path... but hey, it works...
        println!("cargo:rustc-env=DATABASE_URL=sqlite:///{}", &database_path);
    }
-
-    Ok(())
 }
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ use crate::{
        RawActiveGateway, RawCustomGatewayDetails, RawRegisteredGateway, RawRemoteGatewayDetails,
    },
 };
+use log::{debug, error};
 use sqlx::{
    sqlite::{SqliteAutoVacuum, SqliteSynchronous},
    ConnectOptions,
 };
 use std::path::Path;
-use tracing::{debug, error};

 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct StorageManager {
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ impl StorageManager {
                }
            })?;
        }
+
        let opts = sqlx::sqlite::SqliteConnectOptions::new()
            .journal_mode(sqlx::sqlite::SqliteJournalMode::Wal)
            .synchronous(SqliteSynchronous::Normal)
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ impl StorageManager {
        sqlx::query!("SELECT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM registered_gateway WHERE gateway_id_bs58 = ?) AS 'exists'", gateway_id)
            .fetch_one(&self.connection_pool)
            .await
-            .map(|result| result.exists == 1)
+            .map(|result| result.exists == Some(1))
    }

    pub(crate) async fn maybe_get_registered_gateway(
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ use crate::{
    error::ClientCoreError,
    init::types::{GatewaySelectionSpecification, GatewaySetup},
 };
+use log::info;
 use nym_client_core_gateways_storage::GatewayDetails;
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::ed25519;
 use nym_topology::NymTopology;
 use nym_validator_client::UserAgent;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
-use tracing::info;

 #[cfg_attr(feature = "cli", derive(clap::Args))]
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@ where

    // Attempt to use a user-provided gateway, if possible
    let user_chosen_gateway_id = common_args.gateway_id;
-    tracing::debug!("User chosen gateway id: {user_chosen_gateway_id:?}");
+    log::debug!("User chosen gateway id: {user_chosen_gateway_id:?}");

    let selection_spec = GatewaySelectionSpecification::new(
        user_chosen_gateway_id.map(|id| id.to_base58_string()),
        Some(common_args.latency_based_selection),
        common_args.force_tls_gateway,
    );
-    tracing::debug!("Gateway selection specification: {selection_spec:?}");
+    log::debug!("Gateway selection specification: {selection_spec:?}");

    let registered_gateways = get_all_registered_identities(&details_store).await?;

@@ -114,12 +114,13 @@ 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?
    };
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ where
        Some(data) => data,
        None => {
            // SAFETY: one of those arguments must have been set
-            #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
            fs::read(common_args.signatures_path.unwrap())?
        }
    };
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ where
        Some(data) => data,
        None => {
            // SAFETY: one of those arguments must have been set
-            #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
            fs::read(common_args.credential_path.unwrap())?
        }
    };
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ where
        Some(data) => data,
        None => {
            // SAFETY: one of those arguments must have been set
-            #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
            fs::read(common_args.signatures_path.unwrap())?
        }
    };
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ where
        Some(data) => data,
        None => {
            // SAFETY: one of those arguments must have been set
-            #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
            fs::read(common_args.key_path.unwrap())?
        }
    };
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use crate::{
    },
    init::types::{GatewaySelectionSpecification, GatewaySetup, InitResults},
 };
+use log::info;
 use nym_client_core_gateways_storage::GatewayDetails;
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::ed25519;
 use nym_sphinx::addressing::Recipient;
@@ -19,7 +20,6 @@ use nym_topology::NymTopology;
 use nym_validator_client::UserAgent;
 use rand::rngs::OsRng;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
-use tracing::info;

 // we can suppress this warning (as suggested by linter itself) since we're only using it in our own code
 #[allow(async_fn_in_trait)]
@@ -130,23 +130,23 @@ where

    // Attempt to use a user-provided gateway, if possible
    let user_chosen_gateway_id = common_args.gateway;
-    tracing::debug!("User chosen gateway id: {user_chosen_gateway_id:?}");
+    log::debug!("User chosen gateway id: {user_chosen_gateway_id:?}");

    let selection_spec = GatewaySelectionSpecification::new(
        user_chosen_gateway_id.map(|id| id.to_base58_string()),
        Some(common_args.latency_based_selection),
        common_args.force_tls_gateway,
    );
-    tracing::debug!("Gateway selection specification: {selection_spec:?}");
+    log::debug!("Gateway selection specification: {selection_spec:?}");

    // Load and potentially override config
-    tracing::debug!("Init arguments: {init_args:#?}");
+    log::debug!("Init arguments: {init_args:#?}");
    let config = C::construct_config(&init_args);
-    tracing::debug!("Constructed config: {config:#?}");
+    log::debug!("Constructed config: {config:#?}");
    let paths = config.common_paths();
    let core = config.core_config();

-    tracing::info!(
+    log::info!(
        "Using nym-api: {}",
        core.client
            .nym_api_urls
@@ -173,12 +173,13 @@ 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?
    };
@@ -7,19 +7,17 @@ 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, MixTrafficEvent};
+use crate::client::mix_traffic::{BatchMixMessageSender, MixTrafficController};
 use crate::client::real_messages_control;
 use crate::client::real_messages_control::RealMessagesController;
 use crate::client::received_buffer::{
    ReceivedBufferRequestReceiver, ReceivedBufferRequestSender, ReceivedMessagesBufferController,
 };
 use crate::client::replies::reply_controller;
-use crate::client::replies::reply_controller::key_rotation_helpers::KeyRotationConfig;
 use crate::client::replies::reply_controller::{ReplyControllerReceiver, ReplyControllerSender};
 use crate::client::replies::reply_storage::{
    CombinedReplyStorage, PersistentReplyStorage, ReplyStorageBackend, SentReplyKeys,
@@ -28,14 +26,15 @@ 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 log::*;
 use nym_bandwidth_controller::BandwidthController;
 use nym_client_core_config_types::{ForgetMe, RememberMe};
 use nym_client_core_gateways_storage::{GatewayDetails, GatewaysDetailsStore};
@@ -49,34 +48,23 @@ 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::ShutdownTracker;
+use nym_task::{TaskClient, TaskHandle};
 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, UserAgent};
-use rand::prelude::SliceRandom;
 use rand::rngs::OsRng;
-use rand::thread_rng;
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 use std::os::raw::c_int as RawFd;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use time::OffsetDateTime;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 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",
@@ -87,28 +75,10 @@ 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 {
@@ -120,6 +90,7 @@ impl ClientInput {
    }
 }

+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ClientOutput {
    pub received_buffer_request_sender: ReceivedBufferRequestSender,
 }
@@ -159,11 +130,9 @@ pub enum ClientInputStatus {
 }

 impl ClientInputStatus {
-    #[allow(clippy::panic)]
    pub fn register_producer(&mut self) -> ClientInput {
        match std::mem::replace(self, ClientInputStatus::Connected) {
            ClientInputStatus::AwaitingProducer { client_input } => client_input,
-            // critical failure implying misuse of software
            ClientInputStatus::Connected => panic!("producer was already registered before"),
        }
    }
@@ -175,11 +144,9 @@ pub enum ClientOutputStatus {
 }

 impl ClientOutputStatus {
-    #[allow(clippy::panic)]
    pub fn register_consumer(&mut self) -> ClientOutput {
        match std::mem::replace(self, ClientOutputStatus::Connected) {
            ClientOutputStatus::AwaitingConsumer { client_output } => client_output,
-            // critical failure implying misuse of software
            ClientOutputStatus::Connected => panic!("consumer was already registered before"),
        }
    }
@@ -216,14 +183,10 @@ 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<ShutdownTracker>,
-    event_tx: Option<EventSender>,
+    shutdown: Option<TaskClient>,
    user_agent: Option<UserAgent>,

    setup_method: GatewaySetup,
@@ -248,12 +211,10 @@ 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)]
@@ -271,16 +232,6 @@ 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;
@@ -321,17 +272,11 @@ where
    }

    #[must_use]
-    pub fn with_shutdown(mut self, shutdown: ShutdownTracker) -> Self {
+    pub fn with_shutdown(mut self, shutdown: TaskClient) -> 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);
@@ -362,18 +307,6 @@ 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(
@@ -383,11 +316,11 @@ where
        topology_accessor: TopologyAccessor,
        mix_tx: BatchMixMessageSender,
        stats_tx: ClientStatsSender,
-        shutdown_tracker: &ShutdownTracker,
+        task_client: TaskClient,
    ) {
-        tracing::info!("Starting loop cover traffic stream...");
+        info!("Starting loop cover traffic stream...");

-        let mut stream = LoopCoverTrafficStream::new(
+        let stream = LoopCoverTrafficStream::new(
            ack_key,
            debug_config.acknowledgements.average_ack_delay,
            mix_tx,
@@ -396,15 +329,15 @@ where
            debug_config.traffic,
            debug_config.cover_traffic,
            stats_tx,
+            task_client,
        );
-        shutdown_tracker
-            .try_spawn_named_with_shutdown(async move { stream.run().await }, "CoverTrafficStream");
+
+        stream.start();
    }

    #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
    fn start_real_traffic_controller(
        controller_config: real_messages_control::Config,
-        key_rotation_config: KeyRotationConfig,
        topology_accessor: TopologyAccessor,
        ack_receiver: AcknowledgementReceiver,
        input_receiver: InputMessageReceiver,
@@ -414,14 +347,14 @@ 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,
    ) {
-        tracing::info!("Starting real traffic stream...");
+        info!("Starting real traffic stream...");

-        let real_messages_controller = RealMessagesController::new(
+        RealMessagesController::new(
            controller_config,
-            key_rotation_config,
            ack_receiver,
            input_receiver,
            mix_sender,
@@ -432,63 +365,9 @@ where
            lane_queue_lengths,
            client_connection_rx,
            stats_tx,
-            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);
+            task_client,
+        )
+        .start(packet_type);
    }

    // buffer controlling all messages fetched from provider
@@ -499,29 +378,21 @@ where
        mixnet_receiver: MixnetMessageReceiver,
        reply_key_storage: SentReplyKeys,
        reply_controller_sender: ReplyControllerSender,
+        shutdown: TaskClient,
        metrics_reporter: ClientStatsSender,
-        shutdown_tracker: &ShutdownTracker,
    ) {
-        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",
-        );
+        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()
    }

    #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
@@ -533,7 +404,7 @@ where
        packet_router: PacketRouter,
        stats_reporter: ClientStatsSender,
        #[cfg(unix)] connection_fd_callback: Option<Arc<dyn Fn(RawFd) + Send + Sync>>,
-        shutdown_tracker: &ShutdownTracker,
+        shutdown: TaskClient,
    ) -> Result<GatewayClient<C, S::CredentialStore>, ClientCoreError>
    where
        <S::KeyStore as KeyStore>::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
@@ -552,7 +423,7 @@ where
                    packet_router,
                    bandwidth_controller,
                    stats_reporter,
-                    shutdown_tracker.clone_shutdown_token(),
+                    shutdown,
                )
            } else {
                let cfg = GatewayConfig::new(
@@ -577,15 +448,15 @@ where
                    stats_reporter,
                    #[cfg(unix)]
                    connection_fd_callback,
-                    shutdown_tracker.clone_shutdown_token(),
+                    shutdown,
                )
            };

        let gateway_failure = |err| {
-            tracing::error!("Could not authenticate and start up the gateway connection - {err}");
+            log::error!("Could not authenticate and start up the gateway connection - {err}");
            ClientCoreError::GatewayClientError {
                gateway_id: details.gateway_id.to_base58_string(),
-                source: Box::new(err),
+                source: err,
            }
        };

@@ -613,7 +484,7 @@ where
            details_store
                .upgrade_stored_remote_gateway_key(gateway_client.gateway_identity(), &updated_key)
                .await.map_err(|err| {
-                tracing::error!("failed to store upgraded gateway key! this connection might be forever broken now: {err}");
+                error!("failed to store upgraded gateway key! this connection might be forever broken now: {err}");
                ClientCoreError::GatewaysDetailsStoreError { source: Box::new(err) }
            })?
        }
@@ -640,7 +511,7 @@ where
        packet_router: PacketRouter,
        stats_reporter: ClientStatsSender,
        #[cfg(unix)] connection_fd_callback: Option<Arc<dyn Fn(RawFd) + Send + Sync>>,
-        shutdown_tracker: &ShutdownTracker,
+        mut shutdown: TaskClient,
    ) -> Result<Box<dyn GatewayTransceiver + Send>, ClientCoreError>
    where
        <S::KeyStore as KeyStore>::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
@@ -657,6 +528,7 @@ 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)
            };
@@ -672,7 +544,7 @@ where
            stats_reporter,
            #[cfg(unix)]
            connection_fd_callback,
-            shutdown_tracker,
+            shutdown,
        )
        .await?;

@@ -683,14 +555,14 @@ where
        custom_provider: Option<Box<dyn TopologyProvider + Send + Sync>>,
        config_topology: config::Topology,
        nym_api_urls: Vec<Url>,
-        nym_api_client: nym_http_api_client::Client,
+        user_agent: Option<UserAgent>,
    ) -> Box<dyn TopologyProvider + Send + Sync> {
        // if no custom provider was ... provided ..., create one using nym-api
        custom_provider.unwrap_or_else(|| {
            Box::new(NymApiTopologyProvider::new(
                config_topology,
                nym_api_urls,
-                nym_api_client,
+                user_agent,
            ))
        })
    }
@@ -703,28 +575,30 @@ where
        topology_accessor: TopologyAccessor,
        local_gateway: NodeIdentity,
        wait_for_gateway: bool,
-        shutdown_tracker: &ShutdownTracker,
+        mut task_client: TaskClient,
    ) -> 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
-            tracing::info!("The background topology refresher is not going to be started");
+            info!("The background topology refesher is not going to be started");
+            task_client.disarm();
        }

        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
-        tracing::info!("Obtaining initial network topology");
+        info!("Obtaining initial network topology");
        topology_refresher.try_refresh().await;

        if let Err(err) = topology_refresher.ensure_topology_is_routable().await {
-            tracing::error!(
+            log::error!(
                "The current network topology seem to be insufficient to route any packets through \
                - check if enough nodes and a gateway are online - source: {err}"
            );
@@ -746,13 +620,13 @@ where
                    .wait_for_gateway(local_gateway, waiting_timeout)
                    .await
                {
-                    tracing::error!(
+                    error!(
                        "the gateway did not come back online within the specified timeout: {err}"
                    );
                    return Err(err.into());
                }
            } else {
-                tracing::error!("the gateway we're supposedly connected to does not exist. We'll not be able to send any packets to ourselves: {err}");
+                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());
            }
        }
@@ -760,11 +634,8 @@ 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
-            tracing::info!("Starting topology refresher...");
-            shutdown_tracker.try_spawn_named_with_shutdown(
-                async move { topology_refresher.run().await },
-                "TopologyRefresher",
-            );
+            info!("Starting topology refresher...");
+            topology_refresher.start();
        }

        Ok(())
@@ -775,9 +646,9 @@ where
        user_agent: Option<UserAgent>,
        client_stats_id: String,
        input_sender: Sender<InputMessage>,
-        shutdown_tracker: &ShutdownTracker,
+        task_client: TaskClient,
    ) -> ClientStatsSender {
-        tracing::info!("Starting statistics control...");
+        info!("Starting statistics control...");
        StatisticsControl::create_and_start(
            config.debug.stats_reporting,
            user_agent
@@ -785,71 +656,45 @@ where
                .unwrap_or("unknown".to_string()),
            client_stats_id,
            input_sender.clone(),
-            shutdown_tracker,
+            task_client,
        )
    }

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

    // TODO: rename it as it implies the data is persistent whilst one can use InMemBackend
    async fn setup_persistent_reply_storage(
        backend: S::ReplyStore,
-        key_rotation_config: KeyRotationConfig,
-        shutdown_tracker: &ShutdownTracker,
+        shutdown: TaskClient,
    ) -> Result<CombinedReplyStorage, ClientCoreError>
    where
        <S::ReplyStore as ReplyStorageBackend>::StorageError: Sync + Send,
        S::ReplyStore: Send + Sync,
    {
-        tracing::trace!("Setup persistent reply storage");
-        let now = OffsetDateTime::now_utc();
-        let expected_current_key_rotation_start =
-            key_rotation_config.expected_current_key_rotation_start(now);
-        // time of the start of one epoch BEFORE the CURRENT rotation has begun
-        // this indicates the starting time of when packets with the current keys might have been constructed
-        // (i.e. any surbs OLDER than that MUST BE invalid)
-        let prior_epoch_start =
-            expected_current_key_rotation_start - key_rotation_config.epoch_duration;
-
+        log::trace!("Setup persistent reply storage");
        let persistent_storage = PersistentReplyStorage::new(backend);
        let mem_store = persistent_storage
-            .load_state_from_backend(prior_epoch_start)
+            .load_state_from_backend()
            .await
            .map_err(|err| ClientCoreError::SurbStorageError {
                source: Box::new(err),
            })?;

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

        Ok(mem_store)
    }
@@ -866,11 +711,11 @@ where
    {
        // if client keys do not exist already, create and persist them
        if key_store.load_keys().await.is_err() {
-            tracing::info!("could not find valid client keys - a new set will be generated");
+            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)
-                    .map_err(|_| ClientCoreError::HkdfDerivationError)?
+                    .map_err(|_| ClientCoreError::HkdfDerivationError {})?
            } else {
                ClientKeys::generate_new(&mut rng)
            };
@@ -880,77 +725,6 @@ where
        setup_gateway(setup_method, key_store, details_store).await
    }

-    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 {
-            builder = builder.with_user_agent(user_agent);
-        }
-
-        builder.build().map_err(ClientCoreError::from)
-    }
-
-    async fn determine_key_rotation_state(
-        client: &nym_http_api_client::Client,
-    ) -> Result<KeyRotationConfig, ClientCoreError> {
-        Ok(client.get_key_rotation_info().await?.into())
-    }
-
    pub async fn start_base(mut self) -> Result<BaseClient, ClientCoreError>
    where
        S::ReplyStore: Send + Sync,
@@ -959,12 +733,7 @@ where
        <S::CredentialStore as CredentialStorage>::StorageError: Send + Sync + 'static,
        <S::GatewaysDetailsStore as GatewaysDetailsStore>::StorageError: Sync + Send,
    {
-        tracing::info!("Starting nym client");
-        #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
-        #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
-        {
-            console_log!("Starting base Nym Client");
-        }
+        info!("Starting nym client");

        // derive (or load) client keys and gateway configuration
        let init_res = Self::initialise_keys_and_gateway(
@@ -993,22 +762,17 @@ 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);

-        // 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);
+        // Shutdown notifier for signalling tasks to stop
+        let shutdown = self
+            .shutdown
+            .map(Into::<TaskHandle>::into)
+            .unwrap_or_default()
+            .name_if_unnamed("BaseNymClient");

        // channels responsible for dealing with reply-related fun
        let (reply_controller_sender, reply_controller_receiver) =
@@ -1025,18 +789,11 @@ where
            .dkg_query_client
            .map(|client| BandwidthController::new(credential_store, client));

-        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(
            self.custom_topology_provider.take(),
            self.config.debug.topology,
            self.config.get_nym_api_endpoints(),
-            nym_api_client,
+            self.user_agent.clone(),
        );

        let stats_reporter = Self::start_statistics_control(
@@ -1044,7 +801,7 @@ where
            self.user_agent.clone(),
            generate_client_stats_id(*self_address.identity()),
            input_sender.clone(),
-            &shutdown_tracker.clone(),
+            shutdown.fork("statistics_control"),
        );

        // needs to be started as the first thing to block if required waiting for the gateway
@@ -1054,14 +811,14 @@ where
            shared_topology_accessor.clone(),
            self_address.gateway(),
            self.wait_for_gateway,
-            &shutdown_tracker.clone(),
+            shutdown.fork("topology_refresher"),
        )
        .await?;

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

        let gateway_transceiver = Self::setup_gateway_transceiver(
@@ -1074,15 +831,14 @@ where
            stats_reporter.clone(),
            #[cfg(unix)]
            self.connection_fd_callback,
-            &shutdown_tracker.clone(),
+            shutdown.fork("gateway_transceiver"),
        )
        .await?;
        let gateway_ws_fd = gateway_transceiver.ws_fd();

        let reply_storage = Self::setup_persistent_reply_storage(
            reply_storage_backend,
-            key_rotation_config,
-            &shutdown_tracker.clone(),
+            shutdown.fork("persistent_reply_storage"),
        )
        .await?;

@@ -1092,8 +848,8 @@ 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
@@ -1103,8 +859,7 @@ where

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

        // Channels that the websocket listener can use to signal downstream to the real traffic
@@ -1123,7 +878,6 @@ where

        Self::start_real_traffic_controller(
            controller_config,
-            key_rotation_config,
            shared_topology_accessor.clone(),
            ack_receiver,
            input_receiver,
@@ -1133,8 +887,9 @@ 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
@@ -1150,19 +905,12 @@ where
                shared_topology_accessor.clone(),
                message_sender,
                stats_reporter.clone(),
-                &shutdown_tracker.clone(),
+                shutdown.fork("cover_traffic_stream"),
            );
        }

-        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}");
-        }
+        debug!("Core client startup finished!");
+        debug!("The address of this client is: {self_address}");

        Ok(BaseClient {
            address: self_address,
@@ -1171,7 +919,6 @@ where
                client_input: ClientInput {
                    connection_command_sender: client_connection_tx,
                    input_sender,
-                    client_request_sender,
                },
            },
            client_output: ClientOutputStatus::AwaitingConsumer {
@@ -1186,7 +933,8 @@ where
                gateway_connection: GatewayConnection { gateway_ws_fd },
            },
            stats_reporter,
-            shutdown_handle: shutdown_tracker, // The primary tracker for this client
+            task_handle: shutdown,
+            client_request_sender,
            forget_me: self.config.debug.forget_me,
            remember_me: self.config.debug.remember_me,
        })
@@ -1200,57 +948,8 @@ pub struct BaseClient {
    pub client_output: ClientOutputStatus,
    pub client_state: ClientState,
    pub stats_reporter: ClientStatsSender,
-    pub shutdown_handle: ShutdownTracker,
+    pub client_request_sender: ClientRequestSender,
+    pub task_handle: TaskHandle,
    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);
-    }
-}
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ use crate::{
    config::Config,
    error::ClientCoreError,
 };
+use log::{error, info, trace};
 use nym_bandwidth_controller::BandwidthController;
 use nym_client_core_gateways_storage::OnDiskGatewaysDetails;
 use nym_credential_storage::storage::Storage as CredentialStorage;
 use nym_validator_client::{nyxd, QueryHttpRpcNyxdClient};
 use std::{io, path::Path};
 use time::OffsetDateTime;
-use tracing::{error, info, trace};
 use url::Url;

 async fn setup_fresh_backend<P: AsRef<Path>>(
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ pub async fn setup_fs_reply_surb_backend<P: AsRef<Path>>(
    let db_path = db_path.as_ref();
    if db_path.exists() {
        info!("Loading existing surb database");
-        match fs_backend::Backend::try_load(db_path).await {
+        match fs_backend::Backend::try_load(db_path, surb_config.fresh_sender_tags).await {
            Ok(backend) => Ok(backend),
            Err(err) => {
                error!("setup_fs_reply_surb_backend: Failed to setup persistent storage backend for our reply needs: {err}. We're going to create a fresh database instead. This behaviour might change in the future");
@@ -114,32 +114,41 @@ pub async fn setup_fs_gateways_storage<P: AsRef<Path>>(
        })
 }

-pub fn create_bandwidth_controller_with_urls<St: CredentialStorage>(
-    nyxd_url: Url,
-    storage: St,
-) -> Result<BandwidthController<QueryHttpRpcNyxdClient, St>, ClientCoreError> {
-    let client = default_query_dkg_client(nyxd_url)?;
-
-    Ok(BandwidthController::new(storage, client))
-}
-
-pub fn default_query_dkg_client_from_config(
+pub fn create_bandwidth_controller<St: CredentialStorage>(
    config: &Config,
-) -> Result<QueryHttpRpcNyxdClient, ClientCoreError> {
+    storage: St,
+) -> BandwidthController<QueryHttpRpcNyxdClient, St> {
    let nyxd_url = config
        .get_validator_endpoints()
        .pop()
-        .ok_or(ClientCoreError::RpcClientMissingUrl)?;
+        .expect("No nyxd validator endpoint provided");
+
+    create_bandwidth_controller_with_urls(nyxd_url, storage)
+}
+
+pub fn create_bandwidth_controller_with_urls<St: CredentialStorage>(
+    nyxd_url: Url,
+    storage: St,
+) -> BandwidthController<QueryHttpRpcNyxdClient, St> {
+    let client = default_query_dkg_client(nyxd_url);
+
+    BandwidthController::new(storage, client)
+}
+
+pub fn default_query_dkg_client_from_config(config: &Config) -> QueryHttpRpcNyxdClient {
+    let nyxd_url = config
+        .get_validator_endpoints()
+        .pop()
+        .expect("No nyxd validator endpoint provided");

    default_query_dkg_client(nyxd_url)
 }

-pub fn default_query_dkg_client(nyxd_url: Url) -> Result<QueryHttpRpcNyxdClient, ClientCoreError> {
+pub fn default_query_dkg_client(nyxd_url: Url) -> QueryHttpRpcNyxdClient {
    let details = nym_network_defaults::NymNetworkDetails::new_from_env();
    let client_config = nyxd::Config::try_from_nym_network_details(&details)
-        .map_err(|source| ClientCoreError::InvalidNetworkDetails { source })?;
+        .expect("failed to construct validator client config");
    // overwrite env configuration with config URLs
-
    QueryHttpRpcNyxdClient::connect(client_config, nyxd_url.as_str())
-        .map_err(|source| ClientCoreError::RpcClientCreationFailure { source })
+        .expect("Could not construct query client")
 }
@@ -3,21 +3,22 @@

 use crate::client::mix_traffic::BatchMixMessageSender;
 use crate::client::topology_control::TopologyAccessor;
-use crate::config;
+use crate::{config, spawn_future};
 use futures::task::{Context, Poll};
 use futures::{Future, Stream, StreamExt};
+use log::*;
 use nym_sphinx::acknowledgements::AckKey;
 use nym_sphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
 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;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::error::TrySendError;
-use tracing::*;

 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 use tokio::time::{sleep, Sleep};
@@ -68,6 +69,8 @@ where
    packet_type: PacketType,

    stats_tx: ClientStatsSender,
+
+    task_client: TaskClient,
 }

 impl<R> Stream for LoopCoverTrafficStream<R>
@@ -114,6 +117,7 @@ impl LoopCoverTrafficStream<OsRng> {
        traffic_config: config::Traffic,
        cover_config: config::CoverTraffic,
        stats_tx: ClientStatsSender,
+        task_client: TaskClient,
    ) -> Self {
        let rng = OsRng;

@@ -133,6 +137,7 @@ impl LoopCoverTrafficStream<OsRng> {
            use_legacy_sphinx_format: traffic_config.use_legacy_sphinx_format,
            packet_type: traffic_config.packet_type,
            stats_tx,
+            task_client,
        }
    }

@@ -205,10 +210,10 @@ 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::trace!("Failed to send cover message - channel full");
+                    log::debug!("Failed to send cover message - channel full");
                }
                TrySendError::Closed(_) => {
-                    tracing::warn!("Failed to send cover message - channel closed");
+                    log::warn!("Failed to send cover message - channel closed");
                }
            }
        } else {
@@ -225,24 +230,16 @@ 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;
-        }
-
-        #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
-        {
-            tokio_with_wasm::task::yield_now().await;
-        }
+        tokio::task::yield_now().await;
    }

-    // it's fine if cover traffic stream task gets killed whilst processing next message
-    #[allow(clippy::panic)]
-    pub async fn run(&mut self) {
+    pub fn start(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 run LoopCoverTrafficStream while config explicitly disabled it.")
+            panic!("attempted to start LoopCoverTrafficStream while config explicitly disabled it.")
        }

        // we should set initial delay only when we actually start the stream
@@ -252,11 +249,29 @@ impl LoopCoverTrafficStream<OsRng> {
        );
        self.set_next_delay(sampled);

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

-        // this should never get triggered
-        error!("cover traffic stream has been exhausted!")
+        spawn_future(async move {
+            debug!("Started LoopCoverTrafficStream with graceful shutdown support");
+
+            while !shutdown.is_shutdown() {
+                tokio::select! {
+                    biased;
+                    _ = shutdown.recv() => {
+                        log::trace!("LoopCoverTrafficStream: Received shutdown");
+                    }
+                    next = self.next() => {
+                        if next.is_some() {
+                            self.on_new_message().await;
+                        } else {
+                            log::trace!("LoopCoverTrafficStream: Stopping since channel closed");
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            shutdown.recv_timeout().await;
+            log::debug!("LoopCoverTrafficStream: Exiting");
+        })
    }
 }
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-// 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;

@@ -135,9 +135,7 @@ impl InputMessage {
            recipient_tag,
            data,
            lane,
-            // \/ set it to SOME sane default so that if we run out of surbs and constantly
-            // fail to request more, we wouldn't be stuck in limbo
-            max_retransmissions: Some(10),
+            max_retransmissions: None,
        };
        if let Some(packet_type) = packet_type {
            InputMessage::new_wrapper(message, packet_type)
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 // Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

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

 pub type BatchMixMessageSender = tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender<Vec<MixPacket>>;
@@ -20,41 +19,33 @@ 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;
-
-/// 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;
+const MAX_FAILURE_COUNT: usize = 100;

 // 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,

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

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

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

-        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,
-        }
+        (
+            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,
+        )
    }

    pub fn new_dynamic(
        gateway_transceiver: Box<dyn GatewayTransceiver + Send>,
-        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()
+        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,
+        )
    }

    async fn on_messages(
@@ -96,84 +96,72 @@ impl MixTrafficController {
        mut mix_packets: Vec<MixPacket>,
    ) -> Result<(), ErasedGatewayError> {
        debug_assert!(!mix_packets.is_empty());
-        let send_future = if mix_packets.len() == 1 {
-            // SAFETY: we just checked we have one packet
-            #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+
+        let result = if mix_packets.len() == 1 {
            let mix_packet = mix_packets.pop().unwrap();
-            self.gateway_transceiver.send_mix_packet(mix_packet)
+            self.gateway_transceiver.send_mix_packet(mix_packet).await
        } else {
-            self.gateway_transceiver.batch_send_mix_packets(mix_packets)
+            self.gateway_transceiver
+                .batch_send_mix_packets(mix_packets)
+                .await
        };

-        tokio::select! {
-            biased;
-            _ = self.shutdown_token.cancelled() => {
-                trace!("received shutdown while handling messages");
-                Ok(())
-            }
-            result = send_future => {
-                if result.is_err() {
-                    self.consecutive_gateway_failure_count += 1;
-                } else {
-                    trace!("We *might* have managed to forward sphinx packet(s) to the gateway!");
-                    self.consecutive_gateway_failure_count = 0;
-                }
-
-                result
-            }
+        if result.is_err() {
+            self.consecutive_gateway_failure_count += 1;
+        } else {
+            trace!("We *might* have managed to forward sphinx packet(s) to the gateway!");
+            self.consecutive_gateway_failure_count = 0;
        }
+
+        result
    }

-    async fn on_client_request(&mut self, client_request: ClientRequest) {
-        tokio::select! {
-            biased;
-             _ = self.shutdown_token.cancelled() => {
-                trace!("received shutdown while handling client request");
-            }
-            result = self.gateway_transceiver.send_client_request(client_request) => {
-                if let Err(err) = result {
-                    error!("Failed to send client request: {err}")
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
+    pub fn start(mut self) {
+        spawn_future(async move {
+            debug!("Started MixTrafficController with graceful shutdown support");

-    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();
+            while !self.task_client.is_shutdown() {
+                tokio::select! {
+                    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 => {
+                            log::trace!("MixTrafficController: Stopping since channel closed");
                            break;
                        }
+                    },
+                    client_request = self.client_rx.recv() => match client_request {
+                        Some(client_request) => {
+                            match self.gateway_transceiver.send_client_request(client_request).await {
+                                Ok(_) => (),
+                                Err(e) => error!("Failed to send client request: {}", e),
+                            };
+                        },
+                        None => {
+                            log::trace!("MixTrafficController, client request channel closed");
+                        }
+                    },
+                    _ = self.task_client.recv() => {
+                        log::trace!("MixTrafficController: Received shutdown");
+                        break;
                    }
-                },
-                // 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;
                }
            }
-        }
-        debug!("MixTrafficController: Exiting");
+            self.task_client.recv_timeout().await;
+
+            log::debug!("MixTrafficController: Exiting");
+        });
    }
 }
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

 use async_trait::async_trait;
+use log::{debug, error};
 use nym_credential_storage::storage::Storage as CredentialStorage;
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::ed25519;
 use nym_gateway_client::error::GatewayClientError;
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@ 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};

 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 use futures::channel::oneshot;
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fn erase_err<E: std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static>(err: E) -> ErasedGate
    ErasedGatewayError(Box::new(err))
 }

-/// This combines the functionalities of being able to send and receive mix packets.
+/// This combines combines the functionalities of being able to send and receive mix packets.
 #[async_trait]
 pub trait GatewayTransceiver: GatewaySender + GatewayReceiver {
    fn gateway_identity(&self) -> ed25519::PublicKey;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ impl<G: GatewayTransceiver + ?Sized + Send> GatewayTransceiver for Box<G> {
        message: ClientRequest,
    ) -> Result<(), GatewayClientError> {
        let _ = (**self).send_client_request(message.clone()).await?;
-        tracing::debug!("Sent client request: {:?}", message);
+        log::debug!("Sent client request: {:?}", message);
        Ok(())
    }
 }
@@ -269,8 +269,6 @@ pub struct MockGateway {
 }

 impl Default for MockGateway {
-    // test code
-    #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
    fn default() -> Self {
        MockGateway {
            dummy_identity: "3ebjp1Fb9hdcS1AR6AZihgeJiMHkB5jjJUsvqNnfQwU7"
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@

 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;
@@ -5,22 +5,23 @@ use super::action_controller::{AckActionSender, Action};
 use nym_statistics_common::clients::{packet_statistics::PacketStatisticsEvent, ClientStatsSender};

 use futures::StreamExt;
+use log::*;
 use nym_gateway_client::AcknowledgementReceiver;
 use nym_sphinx::{
    acknowledgements::{identifier::recover_identifier, AckKey},
    chunking::fragment::{FragmentIdentifier, COVER_FRAG_ID},
 };
-use nym_task::ShutdownToken;
+use nym_task::TaskClient;
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use tracing::*;

 /// Module responsible for listening for any data resembling acknowledgements from the network
 /// and firing actions to remove them from the 'Pending' state.
-pub(crate) struct AcknowledgementListener {
+pub(super) struct AcknowledgementListener {
    ack_key: Arc<AckKey>,
    ack_receiver: AcknowledgementReceiver,
    action_sender: AckActionSender,
    stats_tx: ClientStatsSender,
+    task_client: TaskClient,
 }

 impl AcknowledgementListener {
@@ -29,12 +30,14 @@ impl AcknowledgementListener {
        ack_receiver: AcknowledgementReceiver,
        action_sender: AckActionSender,
        stats_tx: ClientStatsSender,
+        task_client: TaskClient,
    ) -> Self {
        AcknowledgementListener {
            ack_key,
            ack_receiver,
            action_sender,
            stats_tx,
+            task_client,
        }
    }

@@ -62,12 +65,17 @@ impl AcknowledgementListener {
            return;
        }

-        trace!("Received {frag_id} from the mix network");
+        trace!("Received {} from the mix network", frag_id);
        self.stats_tx
            .report(PacketStatisticsEvent::RealAckReceived(ack_content.len()).into());
-        let _ = self
+        if let Err(err) = self
            .action_sender
-            .unbounded_send(Action::new_remove(frag_id));
+            .unbounded_send(Action::new_remove(frag_id))
+        {
+            if !self.task_client.is_shutdown_poll() {
+                error!("Failed to send remove action to action controller: {err}");
+            }
+        }
    }

    async fn handle_ack_receiver_item(&mut self, item: Vec<Vec<u8>>) {
@@ -77,26 +85,24 @@ impl AcknowledgementListener {
        }
    }

-    pub(crate) async fn run(&mut self, shutdown_token: ShutdownToken) {
+    pub(super) async fn run(&mut self) {
        debug!("Started AcknowledgementListener with graceful shutdown support");

-        loop {
+        while !self.task_client.is_shutdown() {
            tokio::select! {
-                biased;
-                _ = shutdown_token.cancelled() => {
-                    tracing::trace!("AcknowledgementListener: Received shutdown");
-                    break;
-                }
                acks = self.ack_receiver.next() => match acks {
                    Some(acks) => self.handle_ack_receiver_item(acks).await,
                    None => {
-                        tracing::trace!("AcknowledgementListener: Stopping since channel closed");
+                        log::trace!("AcknowledgementListener: Stopping since channel closed");
                        break;
                    }
                },
-
+                _ = self.task_client.recv() => {
+                    log::trace!("AcknowledgementListener: Received shutdown");
+                }
            }
        }
-        tracing::debug!("AcknowledgementListener: Exiting");
+        self.task_client.recv_timeout().await;
+        log::debug!("AcknowledgementListener: Exiting");
    }
 }
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ use super::PendingAcknowledgement;
 use crate::client::real_messages_control::acknowledgement_control::RetransmissionRequestSender;
 use futures::channel::mpsc;
 use futures::StreamExt;
+use log::*;
 use nym_nonexhaustive_delayqueue::{Expired, NonExhaustiveDelayQueue, QueueKey};
 use nym_sphinx::chunking::fragment::FragmentIdentifier;
 use nym_sphinx::Delay as SphinxDelay;
-use nym_task::ShutdownToken;
+use nym_task::TaskClient;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
-use tracing::*;

 pub(crate) type AckActionSender = mpsc::UnboundedSender<Action>;
 pub(crate) type AckActionReceiver = mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<Action>;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ impl Config {
    }
 }

-pub(crate) struct ActionController {
+pub(super) struct ActionController {
    /// Configurable parameters of the `ActionController`
    config: Config,

@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ pub(crate) struct ActionController {

    /// Channel for notifying `RetransmissionRequestListener` about expired acknowledgements.
    retransmission_sender: RetransmissionRequestSender,
+
+    task_client: TaskClient,
 }

 impl ActionController {
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ impl ActionController {
        config: Config,
        retransmission_sender: RetransmissionRequestSender,
        incoming_actions: AckActionReceiver,
+        task_client: TaskClient,
    ) -> Self {
        ActionController {
            config,
@@ -116,13 +119,14 @@ impl ActionController {
            pending_acks_timers: NonExhaustiveDelayQueue::new(),
            incoming_actions,
            retransmission_sender,
+            task_client,
        }
    }

    fn handle_insert(&mut self, pending_acks: Vec<PendingAcknowledgement>) {
        for pending_ack in pending_acks {
            let frag_id = pending_ack.message_chunk.fragment_identifier();
-            trace!("{frag_id} is inserted");
+            trace!("{} is inserted", frag_id);

            if self
                .pending_acks_data
@@ -157,16 +161,22 @@ impl ActionController {
            let new_queue_key = self.pending_acks_timers.insert(frag_id, timeout);
            *queue_key = Some(new_queue_key)
        } else {
-            debug!("Tried to START TIMER on pending ack that is already gone! - {frag_id}");
+            debug!(
+                "Tried to START TIMER on pending ack that is already gone! - {}",
+                frag_id
+            );
        }
    }

    fn handle_remove(&mut self, frag_id: FragmentIdentifier) {
-        trace!("{frag_id} is getting removed");
+        trace!("{} is getting removed", frag_id);

        match self.pending_acks_data.remove(&frag_id) {
            None => {
-                debug!("Tried to REMOVE pending ack that is already gone! - {frag_id}");
+                debug!(
+                    "Tried to REMOVE pending ack that is already gone! - {}",
+                    frag_id
+                );
            }
            Some((_, queue_key)) => {
                if let Some(queue_key) = queue_key {
@@ -178,7 +188,10 @@ impl ActionController {
                } else {
                    // I'm not 100% sure if having a `None` key is even possible here
                    // (REMOVE would have to be called before START TIMER),
-                    debug!("Tried to REMOVE pending ack without TIMER active - {frag_id}");
+                    debug!(
+                        "Tried to REMOVE pending ack without TIMER active - {}",
+                        frag_id
+                    );
                }
            }
        }
@@ -187,26 +200,27 @@ impl ActionController {
    // initiated basically as a first step of retransmission. At first data has its delay updated
    // (as new sphinx packet was created with new expected delivery time)
    fn handle_update_pending_ack(&mut self, frag_id: FragmentIdentifier, delay: SphinxDelay) {
-        trace!("{frag_id} is updating its delay");
+        trace!("{} is updating its delay", frag_id);
        // TODO: is it possible to solve this without either locking or temporarily removing the value?
        if let Some((pending_ack_data, queue_key)) = self.pending_acks_data.remove(&frag_id) {
-            // SAFETY: this Action is triggered by `RetransmissionRequestListener` (for 'normal' packets)
+            // this Action is triggered by `RetransmissionRequestListener` (for 'normal' packets)
            // or `ReplyController` (for 'reply' packets) which held the other potential
            // reference to this Arc. HOWEVER, before the Action was pushed onto the queue, the reference
            // was dropped hence this unwrap is safe.
-            #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
            let mut inner_data = Arc::try_unwrap(pending_ack_data).unwrap();
            inner_data.update_retransmitted(delay);

            self.pending_acks_data
                .insert(frag_id, (Arc::new(inner_data), queue_key));
        } else {
-            debug!("Tried to UPDATE TIMER on pending ack that is already gone! - {frag_id}");
+            debug!(
+                "Tried to UPDATE TIMER on pending ack that is already gone! - {}",
+                frag_id
+            );
        }
    }

    // note: when the entry expires it's automatically removed from pending_acks_timers
-    #[allow(clippy::panic)]
    fn handle_expired_ack_timer(&mut self, expired_ack: Expired<FragmentIdentifier>) {
        let frag_id = expired_ack.into_inner();

@@ -222,9 +236,14 @@ impl ActionController {
            // downgrading an arc and then upgrading vs cloning is difference of 30ns vs 15ns
            // so it's literally a NO difference while it might prevent us from unnecessarily
            // resending data (in maybe 1 in 1 million cases, but it's something)
-            let _ = self
+            if let Err(err) = self
                .retransmission_sender
-                .unbounded_send(Arc::downgrade(pending_ack_data));
+                .unbounded_send(Arc::downgrade(pending_ack_data))
+            {
+                if !self.task_client.is_shutdown_poll() {
+                    log::error!("Failed to send pending ack for retransmission: {err}");
+                }
+            }
        } else {
            // this shouldn't cause any issues but shouldn't have happened to begin with!
            error!("An already removed pending ack has expired")
@@ -242,20 +261,15 @@ impl ActionController {
        }
    }

-    pub(crate) async fn run(&mut self, shutdown_token: ShutdownToken) {
+    pub(super) async fn run(&mut self) {
        debug!("Started ActionController with graceful shutdown support");

-        loop {
+        while !self.task_client.is_shutdown() {
            tokio::select! {
-                biased;
-                _ = shutdown_token.cancelled() => {
-                    tracing::trace!("ActionController: Received shutdown");
-                    break;
-                }
                action = self.incoming_actions.next() => match action {
                    Some(action) => self.process_action(action),
                    None => {
-                        tracing::trace!(
+                        log::trace!(
                            "ActionController: Stopping since incoming actions channel closed"
                        );
                        break;
@@ -264,12 +278,17 @@ impl ActionController {
                expired_ack = self.pending_acks_timers.next() => match expired_ack {
                    Some(expired_ack) => self.handle_expired_ack_timer(expired_ack),
                    None => {
-                        tracing::trace!("ActionController: Stopping since ack channel closed");
+                        log::trace!("ActionController: Stopping since ack channel closed");
                        break;
                    }
                },
+                _ = self.task_client.recv() => {
+                    log::trace!("ActionController: Received shutdown");
+                    break;
+                }
            }
        }
-        tracing::debug!("ActionController: Exiting");
+        self.task_client.recv_timeout().await;
+        log::debug!("ActionController: Exiting");
    }
 }
@@ -5,25 +5,26 @@ use crate::client::inbound_messages::{InputMessage, InputMessageReceiver};
 use crate::client::real_messages_control::message_handler::MessageHandler;
 use crate::client::real_messages_control::real_traffic_stream::RealMessage;
 use crate::client::replies::reply_controller::ReplyControllerSender;
+use log::*;
 use nym_sphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
 use nym_sphinx::anonymous_replies::requests::AnonymousSenderTag;
 use nym_sphinx::forwarding::packet::MixPacket;
 use nym_sphinx::params::PacketType;
 use nym_task::connections::TransmissionLane;
-use nym_task::ShutdownToken;
+use nym_task::TaskClient;
 use rand::{CryptoRng, Rng};
-use tracing::*;

 /// Module responsible for dealing with the received messages: splitting them, creating acknowledgements,
 /// putting everything into sphinx packets, etc.
 /// It also makes an initial sending attempt for said messages.
-pub(crate) struct InputMessageListener<R>
+pub(super) struct InputMessageListener<R>
 where
    R: CryptoRng + Rng,
 {
    input_receiver: InputMessageReceiver,
    message_handler: MessageHandler<R>,
    reply_controller_sender: ReplyControllerSender,
+    task_client: TaskClient,
 }

 impl<R> InputMessageListener<R>
@@ -37,11 +38,13 @@ where
        input_receiver: InputMessageReceiver,
        message_handler: MessageHandler<R>,
        reply_controller_sender: ReplyControllerSender,
+        task_client: TaskClient,
    ) -> Self {
        InputMessageListener {
            input_receiver,
            message_handler,
            reply_controller_sender,
+            task_client,
        }
    }

@@ -65,9 +68,14 @@ where
        max_retransmissions: Option<u32>,
    ) {
        // offload reply handling to the dedicated task
-        let _ =
+        if let Err(err) =
            self.reply_controller_sender
-                .send_reply(recipient_tag, data, lane, max_retransmissions);
+                .send_reply(recipient_tag, data, lane, max_retransmissions)
+        {
+            if !self.task_client.is_shutdown_poll() {
+                error!("failed to send a reply - {err}");
+            }
+        }
    }

    async fn handle_plain_message(
@@ -112,7 +120,6 @@ where
        }
    }

-    #[allow(clippy::panic)]
    async fn on_input_message(&mut self, msg: InputMessage) {
        match msg {
            InputMessage::Regular {
@@ -206,35 +213,31 @@ where
                    self.handle_premade_packets(msgs, lane).await
                }
                // MessageWrappers can't be nested
-                InputMessage::MessageWrapper { .. } => {
-                    panic!("attempted to use nested MessageWrapper")
-                }
+                InputMessage::MessageWrapper { .. } => unimplemented!(),
            },
        };
    }

-    pub(crate) async fn run(&mut self, shutdown_token: ShutdownToken) {
+    pub(super) async fn run(&mut self) {
        debug!("Started InputMessageListener with graceful shutdown support");

-        loop {
+        while !self.task_client.is_shutdown() {
            tokio::select! {
-                biased;
-                _ = shutdown_token.cancelled() => {
-                    tracing::trace!("InputMessageListener: Received shutdown");
-                    break;
-                }
                input_msg = self.input_receiver.recv() => match input_msg {
                    Some(input_msg) => {
                        self.on_input_message(input_msg).await;
                    },
                    None => {
-                        tracing::trace!("InputMessageListener: Stopping since channel closed");
+                        log::trace!("InputMessageListener: Stopping since channel closed");
                        break;
                    }
                },
-
+                _ = self.task_client.recv() => {
+                    log::trace!("InputMessageListener: Received shutdown");
+                }
            }
        }
-        tracing::debug!("InputMessageListener: Exiting");
+        self.task_client.recv_timeout().await;
+        log::debug!("InputMessageListener: Exiting");
    }
 }
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ use self::{
 use crate::client::inbound_messages::InputMessageReceiver;
 use crate::client::real_messages_control::message_handler::MessageHandler;
 use crate::client::replies::reply_controller::ReplyControllerSender;
+use crate::spawn_future;
 use action_controller::AckActionReceiver;
 use futures::channel::mpsc;
+use log::*;
 use nym_gateway_client::AcknowledgementReceiver;
 use nym_sphinx::anonymous_replies::requests::AnonymousSenderTag;
 use nym_sphinx::params::{PacketSize, PacketType};
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ use nym_sphinx::{
    Delay as SphinxDelay,
 };
 use nym_statistics_common::clients::ClientStatsSender;
+use nym_task::TaskClient;
 use rand::{CryptoRng, Rng};
 use std::{
    sync::{Arc, Weak},
@@ -187,9 +190,6 @@ pub(super) struct Config {

    /// Predefined packet size used for the encapsulated messages.
    packet_size: PacketSize,
-
-    /// Type of packets used for retransmissions
-    packet_type: PacketType,
 }

 impl Config {
@@ -197,14 +197,12 @@ impl Config {
        maximum_retransmissions: Option<u32>,
        ack_wait_addition: Duration,
        ack_wait_multiplier: f64,
-        packet_type: PacketType,
    ) -> Self {
        Config {
            maximum_retransmissions,
            ack_wait_addition,
            ack_wait_multiplier,
            packet_size: Default::default(),
-            packet_type,
        }
    }

@@ -214,7 +212,7 @@ impl Config {
    }
 }

-pub(crate) struct AcknowledgementController<R>
+pub(super) struct AcknowledgementController<R>
 where
    R: CryptoRng + Rng,
 {
@@ -236,6 +234,7 @@ where
        message_handler: MessageHandler<R>,
        reply_controller_sender: ReplyControllerSender,
        stats_tx: ClientStatsSender,
+        task_client: TaskClient,
    ) -> Self {
        let (retransmission_tx, retransmission_rx) = mpsc::unbounded();

@@ -245,6 +244,7 @@ where
            action_config,
            retransmission_tx,
            connectors.ack_action_receiver,
+            task_client.fork("action_controller"),
        );

        // will listen for any acks coming from the network
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ where
            connectors.ack_receiver,
            connectors.ack_action_sender.clone(),
            stats_tx,
+            task_client.fork("acknowledgement_listener"),
        );

        // will listen for any new messages from the client
@@ -260,6 +261,7 @@ where
            connectors.input_receiver,
            message_handler.clone(),
            reply_controller_sender.clone(),
+            task_client.fork("input_message_listener"),
        );

        // will listen for any ack timeouts and trigger retransmission
@@ -269,13 +271,16 @@ where
            message_handler,
            retransmission_rx,
            reply_controller_sender,
-            config.packet_type,
+            task_client.fork("retransmission_request_listener"),
        );

        // will listen for events indicating the packet was sent through the network so that
        // the retransmission timer should be started.
-        let sent_notification_listener =
-            SentNotificationListener::new(connectors.sent_notifier, connectors.ack_action_sender);
+        let sent_notification_listener = SentNotificationListener::new(
+            connectors.sent_notifier,
+            connectors.ack_action_sender,
+            task_client.with_suffix("sent_notification_listener"),
+        );

        AcknowledgementController {
            acknowledgement_listener,
@@ -286,21 +291,36 @@ where
        }
    }

-    pub(crate) fn into_tasks(
-        self,
-    ) -> (
-        AcknowledgementListener,
-        InputMessageListener<R>,
-        RetransmissionRequestListener<R>,
-        SentNotificationListener,
-        ActionController,
-    ) {
-        (
-            self.acknowledgement_listener,
-            self.input_message_listener,
-            self.retransmission_request_listener,
-            self.sent_notification_listener,
-            self.action_controller,
-        )
+    pub(super) fn start(self, packet_type: PacketType) {
+        let mut acknowledgement_listener = self.acknowledgement_listener;
+        let mut input_message_listener = self.input_message_listener;
+        let mut retransmission_request_listener = self.retransmission_request_listener;
+        let mut sent_notification_listener = self.sent_notification_listener;
+        let mut action_controller = self.action_controller;
+
+        spawn_future(async move {
+            acknowledgement_listener.run().await;
+            debug!("The acknowledgement listener has finished execution!");
+        });
+
+        spawn_future(async move {
+            input_message_listener.run().await;
+            debug!("The input listener has finished execution!");
+        });
+
+        spawn_future(async move {
+            retransmission_request_listener.run(packet_type).await;
+            debug!("The retransmission request listener has finished execution!");
+        });
+
+        spawn_future(async move {
+            sent_notification_listener.run().await;
+            debug!("The sent notification listener has finished execution!");
+        });
+
+        spawn_future(async move {
+            action_controller.run().await;
+            debug!("The controller has finished execution!");
+        });
    }
 }
@@ -10,22 +10,22 @@ use crate::client::real_messages_control::message_handler::{MessageHandler, Prep
 use crate::client::real_messages_control::real_traffic_stream::RealMessage;
 use crate::client::replies::reply_controller::ReplyControllerSender;
 use futures::StreamExt;
+use log::*;
 use nym_sphinx::chunking::fragment::Fragment;
 use nym_sphinx::preparer::PreparedFragment;
 use nym_sphinx::{addressing::clients::Recipient, params::PacketType};
-use nym_task::{connections::TransmissionLane, ShutdownToken};
+use nym_task::{connections::TransmissionLane, TaskClient};
 use rand::{CryptoRng, Rng};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Weak};
-use tracing::*;

 // responsible for packet retransmission upon fired timer
-pub(crate) struct RetransmissionRequestListener<R> {
+pub(super) struct RetransmissionRequestListener<R> {
    maximum_retransmissions: Option<u32>,
    action_sender: AckActionSender,
    message_handler: MessageHandler<R>,
    request_receiver: RetransmissionRequestReceiver,
    reply_controller_sender: ReplyControllerSender,
-    packet_type: PacketType,
+    task_client: TaskClient,
 }

 impl<R> RetransmissionRequestListener<R>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ where
        message_handler: MessageHandler<R>,
        request_receiver: RetransmissionRequestReceiver,
        reply_controller_sender: ReplyControllerSender,
-        packet_type: PacketType,
+        task_client: TaskClient,
    ) -> Self {
        RetransmissionRequestListener {
            maximum_retransmissions,
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ where
            message_handler,
            request_receiver,
            reply_controller_sender,
-            packet_type,
+            task_client,
        }
    }

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ where
    async fn on_retransmission_request(
        &mut self,
        weak_timed_out_ack: Weak<PendingAcknowledgement>,
+        packet_type: PacketType,
    ) {
        let timed_out_ack = match weak_timed_out_ack.upgrade() {
            Some(timed_out_ack) => timed_out_ack,
@@ -96,18 +97,22 @@ where
            } => {
                // if this is retransmission for reply, offload it to the dedicated task
                // that deals with all the surbs
-                let _ = self.reply_controller_sender.send_retransmission_data(
+                if let Err(err) = self.reply_controller_sender.send_retransmission_data(
                    *recipient_tag,
                    weak_timed_out_ack,
                    *extra_surb_request,
-                );
+                ) {
+                    if !self.task_client.is_shutdown_poll() {
+                        error!("Failed to send retransmission data to the reply controller: {err}");
+                    }
+                }
                return;
            }
            PacketDestination::KnownRecipient(recipient) => {
                self.prepare_normal_retransmission_chunk(
                    **recipient,
                    timed_out_ack.message_chunk.clone(),
-                    self.packet_type,
+                    packet_type,
                )
                .await
            }
@@ -148,9 +153,14 @@ where
        // is sent to the `OutQueueControl` and has gone through its internal queue
        // with the additional poisson delay.
        // And since Actions are executed in order `UpdateTimer` will HAVE TO be executed before `StartTimer`
-        let _ = self
+        if let Err(err) = self
            .action_sender
-            .unbounded_send(Action::new_update_pending_ack(frag_id, new_delay));
+            .unbounded_send(Action::new_update_pending_ack(frag_id, new_delay))
+        {
+            if !self.task_client.is_shutdown_poll() {
+                error!("Failed to send update pending ack action to the controller: {err}");
+            }
+        }

        // send to `OutQueueControl` to eventually send to the mix network
        self.message_handler
@@ -164,26 +174,24 @@ where
            .await
    }

-    pub(crate) async fn run(&mut self, shutdown_token: ShutdownToken) {
+    pub(super) async fn run(&mut self, packet_type: PacketType) {
        debug!("Started RetransmissionRequestListener with graceful shutdown support");

-        loop {
+        while !self.task_client.is_shutdown() {
            tokio::select! {
-                biased;
-                _ = shutdown_token.cancelled() => {
-                    tracing::trace!("RetransmissionRequestListener: Received shutdown");
-                    break;
-                }
                timed_out_ack = self.request_receiver.next() => match timed_out_ack {
-                    Some(timed_out_ack) => self.on_retransmission_request(timed_out_ack).await,
+                    Some(timed_out_ack) => self.on_retransmission_request(timed_out_ack, packet_type).await,
                    None => {
-                        tracing::trace!("RetransmissionRequestListener: Stopping since channel closed");
+                        log::trace!("RetransmissionRequestListener: Stopping since channel closed");
                        break;
                    }
                },
-
+                _ = self.task_client.recv() => {
+                    log::trace!("RetransmissionRequestListener: Received shutdown");
+                }
            }
        }
-        tracing::debug!("RetransmissionRequestListener: Exiting");
+        self.task_client.recv_timeout().await;
+        log::debug!("RetransmissionRequestListener: Exiting");
    }
 }
@@ -4,26 +4,30 @@
 use super::action_controller::{AckActionSender, Action};
 use super::SentPacketNotificationReceiver;
 use futures::StreamExt;
+use log::*;
 use nym_sphinx::chunking::fragment::{FragmentIdentifier, COVER_FRAG_ID};
-use tracing::*;
+use nym_task::TaskClient;

 /// Module responsible for starting up retransmission timers.
 /// It is required because when we send our packet to the `real traffic stream` controlled
 /// by a poisson timer, there's no guarantee the message will be sent immediately, so we might
 /// accidentally fire retransmission way quicker than we should have.
-pub(crate) struct SentNotificationListener {
+pub(super) struct SentNotificationListener {
    sent_notifier: SentPacketNotificationReceiver,
    action_sender: AckActionSender,
+    task_client: TaskClient,
 }

 impl SentNotificationListener {
    pub(super) fn new(
        sent_notifier: SentPacketNotificationReceiver,
        action_sender: AckActionSender,
+        task_client: TaskClient,
    ) -> Self {
        SentNotificationListener {
            sent_notifier,
            action_sender,
+            task_client,
        }
    }

@@ -32,18 +36,37 @@ impl SentNotificationListener {
            trace!("sent off a cover message - no need to start retransmission timer!");
            return;
        }
-        let _ = self
+        if let Err(err) = self
            .action_sender
-            .unbounded_send(Action::new_start_timer(frag_id));
+            .unbounded_send(Action::new_start_timer(frag_id))
+        {
+            if !self.task_client.is_shutdown_poll() {
+                error!("Failed to send start timer action to action controller: {err}");
+            }
+        }
    }

-    pub(crate) async fn run(&mut self) {
+    pub(super) async fn run(&mut self) {
        debug!("Started SentNotificationListener with graceful shutdown support");

-        while let Some(frag_id) = self.sent_notifier.next().await {
-            self.on_sent_message(frag_id).await;
+        while !self.task_client.is_shutdown() {
+            tokio::select! {
+                frag_id = self.sent_notifier.next() => match frag_id {
+                    Some(frag_id) => {
+                        self.on_sent_message(frag_id).await;
+                    }
+                    None => {
+                        log::trace!("SentNotificationListener: Stopping since channel closed");
+                        break;
+                    }
+                },
+                _ = self.task_client.recv() => {
+                    log::trace!("SentNotificationListener: Received shutdown");
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
        }
-
-        tracing::debug!("SentNotificationListener: Exiting");
+        assert!(self.task_client.is_shutdown_poll());
+        log::debug!("SentNotificationListener: Exiting");
    }
 }
@@ -9,18 +9,17 @@ use crate::client::real_messages_control::{AckActionSender, Action};
 use crate::client::replies::reply_controller::MaxRetransmissions;
 use crate::client::replies::reply_storage::{ReceivedReplySurbsMap, SentReplyKeys, UsedSenderTags};
 use crate::client::topology_control::{TopologyAccessor, TopologyReadPermit};
-use nym_client_core_surb_storage::RetrievedReplySurb;
 use nym_sphinx::acknowledgements::AckKey;
 use nym_sphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
 use nym_sphinx::anonymous_replies::requests::{AnonymousSenderTag, RepliableMessage, ReplyMessage};
-use nym_sphinx::anonymous_replies::ReplySurbWithKeyRotation;
+use nym_sphinx::anonymous_replies::{ReplySurb, SurbEncryptionKey};
 use nym_sphinx::chunking::fragment::{Fragment, FragmentIdentifier};
 use nym_sphinx::message::NymMessage;
 use nym_sphinx::params::{PacketSize, PacketType};
 use nym_sphinx::preparer::{MessagePreparer, PreparedFragment};
 use nym_sphinx::Delay;
 use nym_task::connections::TransmissionLane;
-use nym_task::ShutdownToken;
+use nym_task::TaskClient;
 use nym_topology::{NymRouteProvider, NymTopologyError};
 use rand::{CryptoRng, Rng};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -35,9 +34,6 @@ pub enum PreparationError {
    #[error(transparent)]
    NymTopologyError(#[from] NymTopologyError),

-    #[error("message wasn't split into any fragments!")]
-    EmptyFragments,
-
    #[error("message too long for a single SURB, splitting into {fragments} fragments.")]
    MessageTooLongForSingleSurb { fragments: usize },

@@ -48,7 +44,7 @@ pub enum PreparationError {
 }

 impl PreparationError {
-    fn return_surbs(self, returned_surbs: Vec<RetrievedReplySurb>) -> SurbWrappedPreparationError {
+    fn return_surbs(self, returned_surbs: Vec<ReplySurb>) -> SurbWrappedPreparationError {
        SurbWrappedPreparationError {
            source: self,
            returned_surbs: Some(returned_surbs),
@@ -62,7 +58,7 @@ pub struct SurbWrappedPreparationError {
    #[source]
    source: PreparationError,

-    returned_surbs: Option<Vec<RetrievedReplySurb>>,
+    returned_surbs: Option<Vec<ReplySurb>>,
 }

 impl<T> From<T> for SurbWrappedPreparationError
@@ -84,7 +80,7 @@ impl SurbWrappedPreparationError {
        target: &AnonymousSenderTag,
    ) -> PreparationError {
        if let Some(reply_surbs) = self.returned_surbs {
-            surb_storage.re_insert_reply_surbs(target, reply_surbs)
+            surb_storage.insert_surbs(target, reply_surbs)
        }
        self.source
    }
@@ -106,9 +102,6 @@ pub(crate) struct Config {
    /// will be routed as usual, to the entry gateway, through three mix nodes, egressing
    /// through the exit gateway. If mix hops are disabled, traffic will be routed directly
    /// from the entry gateway to the exit gateway, bypassing the mix nodes.
-    ///
-    /// This overrides the `use_legacy_sphinx_format` setting as reduced mix hops
-    /// requires use of the updated SURB packet format.
    disable_mix_hops: bool,

    /// Average delay a data packet is going to get delay at a single mixnode.
@@ -163,12 +156,8 @@ impl Config {
    }

    /// Configure whether messages senders using this config should use mix hops or not when sending messages.
-    ///
-    /// This overrides the `use_legacy_sphinx_format` setting as disabled mix hops
-    /// requires use of the updated SURB packet format.
    pub fn disable_mix_hops(mut self, disable_mix_hops: bool) -> Self {
        self.disable_mix_hops = disable_mix_hops;
-        self.use_legacy_sphinx_format = false;
        self
    }
 }
@@ -189,7 +178,7 @@ pub(crate) struct MessageHandler<R> {
    topology_access: TopologyAccessor,
    reply_key_storage: SentReplyKeys,
    tag_storage: UsedSenderTags,
-    shutdown_token: ShutdownToken,
+    task_client: TaskClient,
 }

 impl<R> MessageHandler<R>
@@ -205,7 +194,7 @@ where
        topology_access: TopologyAccessor,
        reply_key_storage: SentReplyKeys,
        tag_storage: UsedSenderTags,
-        shutdown_token: ShutdownToken,
+        task_client: TaskClient,
    ) -> Self
    where
        R: Copy,
@@ -228,14 +217,10 @@ where
            topology_access,
            reply_key_storage,
            tag_storage,
-            shutdown_token,
+            task_client,
        }
    }

-    pub(crate) fn topology_access_handle(&self) -> &TopologyAccessor {
-        &self.topology_access
-    }
-
    fn get_or_create_sender_tag(&mut self, recipient: &Recipient) -> AnonymousSenderTag {
        if let Some(existing) = self.tag_storage.try_get_existing(recipient) {
            trace!("we already had sender tag for {recipient}");
@@ -283,10 +268,10 @@ where
        }
    }

-    async fn generate_reply_surbs(
+    async fn generate_reply_surbs_with_keys(
        &mut self,
        amount: usize,
-    ) -> Result<Vec<ReplySurbWithKeyRotation>, PreparationError> {
+    ) -> Result<(Vec<ReplySurb>, Vec<SurbEncryptionKey>), PreparationError> {
        let topology_permit = self.topology_access.get_read_permit().await;
        let topology = self.get_topology(&topology_permit)?;

@@ -296,14 +281,19 @@ where
            topology,
        )?;

-        Ok(reply_surbs)
+        let reply_keys = reply_surbs
+            .iter()
+            .map(|s| *s.encryption_key())
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+        Ok((reply_surbs, reply_keys))
    }

    pub(crate) async fn try_send_single_surb_message(
        &mut self,
        target: AnonymousSenderTag,
        message: ReplyMessage,
-        reply_surb: RetrievedReplySurb,
+        reply_surb: ReplySurb,
        is_extra_surb_request: bool,
    ) -> Result<(), SurbWrappedPreparationError> {
        let msg = NymMessage::new_reply(message);
@@ -323,16 +313,6 @@ where
            });
        }

-        if fragment.is_empty() {
-            error!("CRITICAL FAILURE: our split message didn't result in any sendable fragments");
-            return Err(SurbWrappedPreparationError {
-                source: PreparationError::EmptyFragments,
-                returned_surbs: Some(vec![reply_surb]),
-            });
-        }
-
-        // SAFETY: we just checked we have one fragment
-        #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
        let chunk = fragment.pop().unwrap();
        let chunk_clone = chunk.clone();
        let prepared_fragment = self
@@ -344,10 +324,7 @@ where
            Some(chunk.fragment_identifier()),
        );
        let delay = prepared_fragment.total_delay;
-
-        // we have to set a maximum number of retransmissions in case we fail to retrieve
-        // surbs for a long period of time; we don't want to be stuck constantly resending the data
-        let max_retransmissions = Some(10);
+        let max_retransmissions = None;
        let pending_ack = PendingAcknowledgement::new_anonymous(
            chunk,
            delay,
@@ -370,7 +347,7 @@ where
    pub(crate) async fn try_request_additional_reply_surbs(
        &mut self,
        from: AnonymousSenderTag,
-        reply_surb: RetrievedReplySurb,
+        reply_surb: ReplySurb,
        amount: u32,
    ) -> Result<(), SurbWrappedPreparationError> {
        debug!("requesting {amount} reply SURBs from {from}");
@@ -410,9 +387,11 @@ where
        &mut self,
        target: AnonymousSenderTag,
        fragments: Vec<FragmentWithMaxRetransmissions>,
-        reply_surbs: impl IntoIterator<Item = RetrievedReplySurb>,
+        reply_surbs: Vec<ReplySurb>,
        lane: TransmissionLane,
    ) -> Result<(), SurbWrappedPreparationError> {
+        // TODO: technically this is performing an unnecessary cloning, but in the grand scheme of things
+        // is it really that bad?
        self.try_send_reply_chunks(
            target,
            fragments.into_iter().map(|f| (lane, f)).collect(),
@@ -425,7 +404,7 @@ where
        &mut self,
        target: AnonymousSenderTag,
        fragments: Vec<(TransmissionLane, FragmentWithMaxRetransmissions)>,
-        reply_surbs: impl IntoIterator<Item = RetrievedReplySurb>,
+        reply_surbs: Vec<ReplySurb>,
    ) -> Result<(), SurbWrappedPreparationError> {
        let prepared_fragments = self
            .prepare_reply_chunks_for_sending(
@@ -548,7 +527,6 @@ where
            pending_acks.push(pending_ack);
        }

-        drop(topology_permit);
        self.insert_pending_acks(pending_acks);
        self.forward_messages(real_messages, lane).await;

@@ -563,12 +541,8 @@ where
    ) -> Result<(), PreparationError> {
        debug!("Sending additional reply SURBs with packet type {packet_type}");
        let sender_tag = self.get_or_create_sender_tag(&recipient);
-        let reply_surbs = self.generate_reply_surbs(amount as usize).await?;
-
-        let reply_keys = reply_surbs
-            .iter()
-            .map(|s| *s.encryption_key())
-            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        let (reply_surbs, reply_keys) =
+            self.generate_reply_surbs_with_keys(amount as usize).await?;

        let message = NymMessage::new_repliable(RepliableMessage::new_additional_surbs(
            self.config.use_legacy_sphinx_format,
@@ -588,7 +562,7 @@ where
        )
        .await?;

-        tracing::trace!("storing {} reply keys", reply_keys.len());
+        log::trace!("storing {} reply keys", reply_keys.len());
        self.reply_key_storage.insert_multiple(reply_keys);

        Ok(())
@@ -605,12 +579,9 @@ where
    ) -> Result<(), SurbWrappedPreparationError> {
        debug!("Sending message with reply SURBs with packet type {packet_type}");
        let sender_tag = self.get_or_create_sender_tag(&recipient);
-        let reply_surbs = self.generate_reply_surbs(num_reply_surbs as usize).await?;
-
-        let reply_keys = reply_surbs
-            .iter()
-            .map(|s| *s.encryption_key())
-            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        let (reply_surbs, reply_keys) = self
+            .generate_reply_surbs_with_keys(num_reply_surbs as usize)
+            .await?;

        let message = NymMessage::new_repliable(RepliableMessage::new_data(
            self.config.use_legacy_sphinx_format,
@@ -628,7 +599,7 @@ where
        )
        .await?;

-        tracing::trace!("storing {} reply keys", reply_keys.len());
+        log::trace!("storing {} reply keys", reply_keys.len());
        self.reply_key_storage.insert_multiple(reply_keys);

        Ok(())
@@ -658,12 +629,20 @@ where
    pub(crate) async fn prepare_reply_chunks_for_sending(
        &mut self,
        fragments: Vec<Fragment>,
-        reply_surbs: impl IntoIterator<Item = RetrievedReplySurb>,
+        reply_surbs: Vec<ReplySurb>,
    ) -> Result<Vec<PreparedFragment>, SurbWrappedPreparationError> {
+        debug_assert_eq!(
+            fragments.len(),
+            reply_surbs.len(),
+            "attempted to send {} fragments with {} reply surbs",
+            fragments.len(),
+            reply_surbs.len()
+        );
+
        let topology_permit = self.topology_access.get_read_permit().await;
        let topology = match self.get_topology(&topology_permit) {
            Ok(topology) => topology,
-            Err(err) => return Err(err.return_surbs(reply_surbs.into_iter().collect())),
+            Err(err) => return Err(err.return_surbs(reply_surbs)),
        };

        Ok(fragments
@@ -671,13 +650,12 @@ where
            .zip(reply_surbs.into_iter())
            .map(|(fragment, reply_surb)| {
                // unwrap here is fine as we know we have a valid topology
-                #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
                self.message_preparer
                    .prepare_reply_chunk_for_sending(
                        fragment,
                        topology,
                        &self.config.ack_key,
-                        reply_surb.into(),
+                        reply_surb,
                        PacketType::Mix,
                    )
                    .unwrap()
@@ -687,7 +665,7 @@ where

    pub(crate) async fn try_prepare_single_reply_chunk_for_sending(
        &mut self,
-        reply_surb: RetrievedReplySurb,
+        reply_surb: ReplySurb,
        chunk: Fragment,
    ) -> Result<PreparedFragment, SurbWrappedPreparationError> {
        let topology_permit = self.topology_access.get_read_permit().await;
@@ -700,7 +678,7 @@ where
            chunk,
            topology,
            &self.config.ack_key,
-            reply_surb.into(),
+            reply_surb,
            PacketType::Mix,
        )?;

@@ -712,7 +690,7 @@ where
            .action_sender
            .unbounded_send(Action::UpdatePendingAck(id, new_delay))
        {
-            if !self.shutdown_token.is_cancelled() {
+            if !self.task_client.is_shutdown_poll() {
                error!("Failed to send update action to the controller: {err}");
            }
        }
@@ -723,7 +701,7 @@ where
            .action_sender
            .unbounded_send(Action::new_insert(pending_acks))
        {
-            if !self.shutdown_token.is_cancelled() {
+            if !self.task_client.is_shutdown_poll() {
                error!("Failed to send insert action to the controller: {err}");
            }
        }
@@ -731,21 +709,17 @@ where

    // tells real message sender (with the poisson timer) to send this to the mix network
    pub(crate) async fn forward_messages(
-        &mut self,
+        &self,
        messages: Vec<RealMessage>,
        transmission_lane: TransmissionLane,
    ) {
-        tokio::select! {
-            biased;
-            _ = self.shutdown_token.cancelled() => {
-                trace!("received shutdown while attempting to forward mixnet messages");
-            }
-            sending_res = self.real_message_sender.send((messages, transmission_lane)) => {
-                if sending_res.is_err() {
-                    error!(
-                        "failed to forward mixnet messages due to closed channel (outside of shutdown!)"
-                    );
-                }
+        if let Err(err) = self
+            .real_message_sender
+            .send((messages, transmission_lane))
+            .await
+        {
+            if !self.task_client.is_shutdown_poll() {
+                error!("Failed to forward messages to the real message sender: {err}");
            }
        }
    }
@@ -14,23 +14,27 @@ use crate::client::replies::reply_controller::{
    ReplyController, ReplyControllerReceiver, ReplyControllerSender,
 };
 use crate::client::replies::reply_storage::CombinedReplyStorage;
-use crate::client::{
-    inbound_messages::InputMessageReceiver, mix_traffic::BatchMixMessageSender,
-    real_messages_control::acknowledgement_control::AcknowledgementControllerConnectors,
-    topology_control::TopologyAccessor,
-};
 use crate::config;
+use crate::{
+    client::{
+        inbound_messages::InputMessageReceiver, mix_traffic::BatchMixMessageSender,
+        real_messages_control::acknowledgement_control::AcknowledgementControllerConnectors,
+        topology_control::TopologyAccessor,
+    },
+    spawn_future,
+};
 use futures::channel::mpsc;
+use log::*;
 use nym_gateway_client::AcknowledgementReceiver;
 use nym_sphinx::acknowledgements::AckKey;
 use nym_sphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
+use nym_sphinx::params::PacketType;
 use nym_statistics_common::clients::ClientStatsSender;
 use nym_task::connections::{ConnectionCommandReceiver, LaneQueueLengths};
-use nym_task::ShutdownToken;
+use nym_task::TaskClient;
 use rand::{rngs::OsRng, CryptoRng, Rng};
 use std::sync::Arc;

-use crate::client::replies::reply_controller::key_rotation_helpers::KeyRotationConfig;
 pub(crate) use acknowledgement_control::{AckActionSender, Action};

 pub(crate) mod acknowledgement_control;
@@ -64,7 +68,6 @@ impl<'a> From<&'a Config> for acknowledgement_control::Config {
            cfg.traffic.maximum_number_of_retransmissions,
            cfg.acks.ack_wait_addition,
            cfg.acks.ack_wait_multiplier,
-            cfg.traffic.packet_type,
        )
        .with_custom_packet_size(cfg.traffic.primary_packet_size)
    }
@@ -82,6 +85,12 @@ impl<'a> From<&'a Config> for real_traffic_stream::Config {
    }
 }

+impl<'a> From<&'a Config> for reply_controller::Config {
+    fn from(cfg: &'a Config) -> Self {
+        reply_controller::Config::new(cfg.reply_surbs)
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a> From<&'a Config> for message_handler::Config {
    fn from(cfg: &'a Config) -> Self {
        message_handler::Config::new(
@@ -130,7 +139,6 @@ impl RealMessagesController<OsRng> {
    #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
    pub(crate) fn new(
        config: Config,
-        key_rotation_config: KeyRotationConfig,
        ack_receiver: AcknowledgementReceiver,
        input_receiver: InputMessageReceiver,
        mix_sender: BatchMixMessageSender,
@@ -142,7 +150,7 @@ impl RealMessagesController<OsRng> {
        lane_queue_lengths: LaneQueueLengths,
        client_connection_rx: ConnectionCommandReceiver,
        stats_tx: ClientStatsSender,
-        shutdown_token: ShutdownToken,
+        task_client: TaskClient,
    ) -> Self {
        let rng = OsRng;

@@ -161,8 +169,7 @@ impl RealMessagesController<OsRng> {
        // create all configs for the components
        let ack_control_config = (&config).into();
        let out_queue_config = (&config).into();
-        let reply_controller_config =
-            reply_controller::Config::new(config.reply_surbs, key_rotation_config);
+        let reply_controller_config = (&config).into();
        let message_handler_config = (&config).into();

        // create the actual components
@@ -174,7 +181,7 @@ impl RealMessagesController<OsRng> {
            topology_access.clone(),
            reply_storage.key_storage(),
            reply_storage.tags_storage(),
-            shutdown_token.clone(),
+            task_client.fork("message_handler"),
        );

        let ack_control = AcknowledgementController::new(
@@ -184,6 +191,7 @@ impl RealMessagesController<OsRng> {
            message_handler.clone(),
            reply_controller_sender,
            stats_tx.clone(),
+            task_client.fork("ack_control"),
        );

        let reply_control = ReplyController::new(
@@ -191,6 +199,7 @@ impl RealMessagesController<OsRng> {
            message_handler,
            reply_storage,
            reply_controller_receiver,
+            task_client.fork("reply_controller"),
        );

        let out_queue_control = OutQueueControl::new(
@@ -203,7 +212,7 @@ impl RealMessagesController<OsRng> {
            lane_queue_lengths,
            client_connection_rx,
            stats_tx,
-            shutdown_token.clone(),
+            task_client.with_suffix("out_queue_control"),
        );

        RealMessagesController {
@@ -213,13 +222,20 @@ impl RealMessagesController<OsRng> {
        }
    }

-    pub fn into_tasks(
-        self,
-    ) -> (
-        OutQueueControl<OsRng>,
-        ReplyController<OsRng>,
-        AcknowledgementController<OsRng>,
-    ) {
-        (self.out_queue_control, self.reply_control, self.ack_control)
+    pub fn start(self, packet_type: PacketType) {
+        let mut out_queue_control = self.out_queue_control;
+        let ack_control = self.ack_control;
+        let mut reply_control = self.reply_control;
+
+        spawn_future(async move {
+            out_queue_control.run().await;
+            debug!("The out queue controller has finished execution!");
+        });
+        spawn_future(async move {
+            reply_control.run().await;
+            debug!("The reply controller has finished execution!");
+        });
+
+        ack_control.start(packet_type);
    }
 }
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use crate::client::transmission_buffer::TransmissionBuffer;
 use crate::config;
 use futures::task::{Context, Poll};
 use futures::{Future, Stream, StreamExt};
+use log::*;
 use nym_sphinx::acknowledgements::AckKey;
 use nym_sphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
 use nym_sphinx::chunking::fragment::FragmentIdentifier;
@@ -21,19 +22,18 @@ use nym_statistics_common::clients::{packet_statistics::PacketStatisticsEvent, C
 use nym_task::connections::{
    ConnectionCommand, ConnectionCommandReceiver, ConnectionId, LaneQueueLengths, TransmissionLane,
 };
-use nym_task::ShutdownToken;
+use nym_task::TaskClient;
 use rand::{CryptoRng, Rng};
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
-use tracing::*;

 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 use tokio::time::{sleep, Sleep};

-// use wasm_utils::console_log;
 #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
 use wasmtimer::tokio::{sleep, Sleep};
+
 mod sending_delay_controller;

 /// Configurable parameters of the `OutQueueControl`
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ where
    /// Channel used for sending metrics events (specifically `PacketStatistics` events) to the metrics tracker.
    stats_tx: ClientStatsSender,

-    shutdown_token: ShutdownToken,
+    task_client: TaskClient,
 }

 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ where
        lane_queue_lengths: LaneQueueLengths,
        client_connection_rx: ConnectionCommandReceiver,
        stats_tx: ClientStatsSender,
-        shutdown_token: ShutdownToken,
+        task_client: TaskClient,
    ) -> Self {
        OutQueueControl {
            config,
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ where
            client_connection_rx,
            lane_queue_lengths,
            stats_tx,
-            shutdown_token,
+            task_client,
        }
    }

@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ where
        // well technically the message was not sent just yet, but now it's up to internal
        // queues and client load rather than the required delay. So realistically we can treat
        // whatever is about to happen as negligible additional delay.
-        trace!("{frag_id} is about to get sent to the mixnet");
+        trace!("{} is about to get sent to the mixnet", frag_id);
        if let Err(err) = self.sent_notifier.unbounded_send(frag_id) {
            error!("Failed to notify about sent message: {err}");
        }
@@ -249,8 +249,6 @@ where
                    }
                };

-                // SAFETY: our topology must be valid at this point
-                #[allow(clippy::expect_used)]
                (
                    generate_loop_cover_packet(
                        &mut self.rng,
@@ -280,35 +278,17 @@ where
            }
        };

-        let sending_res = tokio::select! {
-            biased;
-            _ = self.shutdown_token.cancelled() => {
-                trace!("received shutdown signal while attempting to send mix message");
-                return
-            }
-            sending_res = self.mix_tx.send(vec![next_message]) => {
-                sending_res
-            }
-        };
-
-        match sending_res {
-            Err(_) => {
-                if !self.shutdown_token.is_cancelled() {
-                    tracing::error!(
-                        "failed to send mixnet packet due to closed channel (outside of shutdown!)"
-                    );
-                }
-                // Early return to avoid further processing when channel is closed
-                return;
-            }
-            Ok(_) => {
-                let event = if fragment_id.is_some() {
-                    PacketStatisticsEvent::RealPacketSent(packet_size)
-                } else {
-                    PacketStatisticsEvent::CoverPacketSent(packet_size)
-                };
-                self.stats_tx.report(event.into());
+        if let Err(err) = self.mix_tx.send(vec![next_message]).await {
+            if !self.task_client.is_shutdown_poll() {
+                log::error!("Failed to send: {err}");
            }
+        } else {
+            let event = if fragment_id.is_some() {
+                PacketStatisticsEvent::RealPacketSent(packet_size)
+            } else {
+                PacketStatisticsEvent::CoverPacketSent(packet_size)
+            };
+            self.stats_tx.report(event.into());
        }

        // notify ack controller about sending our message only after we actually managed to push it
@@ -327,19 +307,13 @@ where
        // ready and hence was immediately re-scheduled causing other tasks to be starved;
        // yield makes it go back the scheduling queue regardless of its value availability

+        // 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;
-        }
-
-        #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
-        {
-            tokio_with_wasm::task::yield_now().await;
-        }
+        tokio::task::yield_now().await;
    }

    fn on_close_connection(&mut self, connection_id: ConnectionId) {
-        tracing::debug!("Removing lane for connection: {connection_id}");
+        log::debug!("Removing lane for connection: {connection_id}");
        self.transmission_buffer
            .remove(&TransmissionLane::ConnectionId(connection_id));
    }
@@ -351,7 +325,7 @@ where

    fn adjust_current_average_message_sending_delay(&mut self) {
        let used_slots = self.mix_tx.max_capacity() - self.mix_tx.capacity();
-        tracing::trace!(
+        log::trace!(
            "used_slots: {used_slots}, current_multiplier: {}",
            self.sending_delay_controller.current_multiplier()
        );
@@ -360,7 +334,7 @@ where
            .sending_delay_controller
            .is_backpressure_currently_detected(used_slots)
        {
-            tracing::trace!("Backpressure detected");
+            log::trace!("Backpressure detected");
            self.sending_delay_controller.record_backpressure_detected();
        }

@@ -462,11 +436,9 @@ where
                Poll::Ready(None) => Poll::Ready(None),

                Poll::Ready(Some((real_messages, conn_id))) => {
-                    tracing::trace!("handling real_messages: size: {}", real_messages.len());
+                    log::trace!("handling real_messages: size: {}", real_messages.len());

                    self.transmission_buffer.store(&conn_id, real_messages);
-                    // SAFETY: we just stored the message
-                    #[allow(clippy::expect_used)]
                    let real_next = self.pop_next_message().expect("Just stored one");

                    Poll::Ready(Some(StreamMessage::Real(Box::new(real_next))))
@@ -511,12 +483,10 @@ where
            Poll::Ready(None) => Poll::Ready(None),

            Poll::Ready(Some((real_messages, conn_id))) => {
-                tracing::trace!("handling real_messages: size: {}", real_messages.len());
+                log::trace!("handling real_messages: size: {}", real_messages.len());

                // First store what we got for the given connection id
                self.transmission_buffer.store(&conn_id, real_messages);
-                // SAFETY: we just stored the message
-                #[allow(clippy::expect_used)]
                let real_next = self.pop_next_message().expect("we just added one");

                Poll::Ready(Some(StreamMessage::Real(Box::new(real_next))))
@@ -544,7 +514,9 @@ where
    }

    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-    fn log_status(&self) {
+    fn log_status(&self, shutdown: &mut TaskClient) {
+        use crate::error::ClientCoreStatusMessage;
+
        let packets = self.transmission_buffer.total_size();
        let lanes = self.transmission_buffer.lanes();
        let mult = self.sending_delay_controller.current_multiplier();
@@ -566,70 +538,69 @@ where
        };

        if packets > 1000 {
-            tracing::warn!("{status_str}");
+            log::warn!("{status_str}");
        } else if packets > 0 {
-            tracing::info!("{status_str}");
+            log::info!("{status_str}");
        } else {
-            tracing::debug!("{status_str}");
+            log::debug!("{status_str}");
        }

-        // leave the code commented in case somebody wanted to restore this logic with a different channel
-        // // Send status message to whoever is listening (possibly UI)
-        // if mult == self.sending_delay_controller.max_multiplier() {
-        //     shutdown.send_status_msg(Box::new(ClientCoreStatusMessage::GatewayIsVerySlow));
-        // } else if mult > self.sending_delay_controller.min_multiplier() {
-        //     shutdown.send_status_msg(Box::new(ClientCoreStatusMessage::GatewayIsSlow));
-        // }
+        // Send status message to whoever is listening (possibly UI)
+        if mult == self.sending_delay_controller.max_multiplier() {
+            shutdown.send_status_msg(Box::new(ClientCoreStatusMessage::GatewayIsVerySlow));
+        } else if mult > self.sending_delay_controller.min_multiplier() {
+            shutdown.send_status_msg(Box::new(ClientCoreStatusMessage::GatewayIsSlow));
+        }
    }

-    pub(crate) async fn run(&mut self) {
+    pub(super) async fn run(&mut self) {
        debug!("Started OutQueueControl with graceful shutdown support");

-        // avoid borrow on self
-        let shutdown_token = self.shutdown_token.clone();
+        let mut shutdown = self.task_client.fork("select");
+
        #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
        {
            let mut status_timer = tokio::time::interval(Duration::from_secs(5));

-            loop {
+            while !shutdown.is_shutdown() {
                tokio::select! {
                    biased;
-                    _ = shutdown_token.cancelled() => {
-                        tracing::trace!("OutQueueControl: Received shutdown");
+                    _ = shutdown.recv() => {
+                        log::trace!("OutQueueControl: Received shutdown");
                        break;
                    }
                    _ = status_timer.tick() => {
-                        self.log_status();
+                        self.log_status(&mut shutdown);
                    }
                    next_message = self.next() => if let Some(next_message) = next_message {
                        self.on_message(next_message).await;
                    } else {
-                        tracing::trace!("OutQueueControl: Stopping since channel closed");
+                        log::trace!("OutQueueControl: Stopping since channel closed");
                        break;
                    }
                }
            }
+            shutdown.recv_timeout().await;
        }

        #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
        {
-            loop {
+            while !shutdown.is_shutdown() {
                tokio::select! {
                    biased;
-                    _ = shutdown_token.cancelled() => {
-                        tracing::trace!("OutQueueControl: Received shutdown");
-                        break;
+                    _ = shutdown.recv() => {
+                        log::trace!("OutQueueControl: Received shutdown");
                    }
                    next_message = self.next() => if let Some(next_message) = next_message {
                        self.on_message(next_message).await;
                    } else {
-                        tracing::trace!("OutQueueControl: Stopping since channel closed");
+                        log::trace!("OutQueueControl: Stopping since channel closed");
                        break;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
-        tracing::debug!("OutQueueControl: Exiting");
+        log::debug!("OutQueueControl: Exiting");
    }
 }

@@ -83,13 +83,11 @@ impl SendingDelayController {
        self.current_multiplier
    }

-    #[allow(dead_code)]
    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
    pub(crate) fn min_multiplier(&self) -> u32 {
        self.lower_bound
    }

-    #[allow(dead_code)]
    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
    pub(crate) fn max_multiplier(&self) -> u32 {
        self.upper_bound
@@ -100,12 +98,12 @@ impl SendingDelayController {
            self.current_multiplier =
                (self.current_multiplier + 1).clamp(self.lower_bound, self.upper_bound);
            self.time_when_changed = get_time_now();
-            tracing::debug!(
+            log::debug!(
                "Increasing sending delay multiplier to: {}",
                self.current_multiplier
            );
        } else {
-            tracing::warn!("Trying to increase delay multipler higher than allowed");
+            log::warn!("Trying to increase delay multipler higher than allowed");
        }
    }

@@ -114,7 +112,7 @@ impl SendingDelayController {
            self.current_multiplier =
                (self.current_multiplier - 1).clamp(self.lower_bound, self.upper_bound);
            self.time_when_changed = get_time_now();
-            tracing::debug!(
+            log::debug!(
                "Decreasing sending delay multiplier to: {}",
                self.current_multiplier
            );
@@ -166,11 +164,11 @@ impl SendingDelayController {
                self.current_multiplier()
            );
            if self.current_multiplier() > 0 {
-                tracing::debug!("{status_str}");
+                log::debug!("{}", status_str);
            } else if self.current_multiplier() > 1 {
-                tracing::info!("{status_str}");
+                log::info!("{}", status_str);
            } else if self.current_multiplier() > 2 {
-                tracing::warn!("{status_str}");
+                log::warn!("{}", status_str);
            }
            self.time_when_logged_about_elevated_multiplier = now;
        }
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 // Copyright 2021 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

-use crate::client::helpers::get_time_now;
 use crate::client::replies::{
    reply_controller::ReplyControllerSender, reply_storage::SentReplyKeys,
 };
+use crate::spawn_future;
 use futures::channel::mpsc;
 use futures::lock::Mutex;
 use futures::StreamExt;
+use log::*;
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::x25519;
 use nym_crypto::Digest;
 use nym_gateway_client::MixnetMessageReceiver;
@@ -19,11 +20,10 @@ use nym_sphinx::message::{NymMessage, PlainMessage};
 use nym_sphinx::params::ReplySurbKeyDigestAlgorithm;
 use nym_sphinx::receiver::{MessageReceiver, MessageRecoveryError, ReconstructedMessage};
 use nym_statistics_common::clients::{packet_statistics::PacketStatisticsEvent, ClientStatsSender};
-use nym_task::ShutdownToken;
+use nym_task::TaskClient;
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::time::Duration;
-use tracing::*;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};

 // The interval at which we check for stale buffers
 const STALE_BUFFER_CHECK_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(10);
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ struct ReceivedMessagesBufferInner<R: MessageReceiver> {
    stats_tx: ClientStatsSender,

    // Periodically check for stale buffers to clean up
-    last_stale_check: crate::client::helpers::Instant,
+    last_stale_check: Instant,
 }

 impl<R: MessageReceiver> ReceivedMessagesBufferInner<R> {
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ impl<R: MessageReceiver> ReceivedMessagesBufferInner<R> {
    }

    fn cleanup_stale_buffers(&mut self) {
-        let now = get_time_now();
+        let now = Instant::now();
        if now - self.last_stale_check > STALE_BUFFER_CHECK_INTERVAL {
            self.last_stale_check = now;
            self.message_receiver
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ struct ReceivedMessagesBuffer<R: MessageReceiver> {
    inner: Arc<Mutex<ReceivedMessagesBufferInner<R>>>,
    reply_key_storage: SentReplyKeys,
    reply_controller_sender: ReplyControllerSender,
-    shutdown_token: ShutdownToken,
+    task_client: TaskClient,
 }

 impl<R: MessageReceiver> ReceivedMessagesBuffer<R> {
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ impl<R: MessageReceiver> ReceivedMessagesBuffer<R> {
        reply_key_storage: SentReplyKeys,
        reply_controller_sender: ReplyControllerSender,
        stats_tx: ClientStatsSender,
-        shutdown_token: ShutdownToken,
+        task_client: TaskClient,
    ) -> Self {
        ReceivedMessagesBuffer {
            inner: Arc::new(Mutex::new(ReceivedMessagesBufferInner {
@@ -190,15 +190,14 @@ impl<R: MessageReceiver> ReceivedMessagesBuffer<R> {
                message_sender: None,
                recently_reconstructed: HashSet::new(),
                stats_tx,
-                last_stale_check: get_time_now(),
+                last_stale_check: Instant::now(),
            })),
            reply_key_storage,
            reply_controller_sender,
-            shutdown_token,
+            task_client,
        }
    }

-    #[allow(clippy::panic)]
    async fn disconnect_sender(&mut self) {
        let mut guard = self.inner.lock().await;
        if guard.message_sender.is_none() {
@@ -209,7 +208,6 @@ impl<R: MessageReceiver> ReceivedMessagesBuffer<R> {
        guard.message_sender = None;
    }

-    #[allow(clippy::panic)]
    async fn connect_sender(&mut self, sender: ReconstructedMessagesSender) {
        let mut guard = self.inner.lock().await;
        if guard.message_sender.is_some() {
@@ -223,7 +221,10 @@ impl<R: MessageReceiver> ReceivedMessagesBuffer<R> {
        let stored_messages = std::mem::take(&mut guard.messages);
        if !stored_messages.is_empty() {
            if let Err(err) = sender.unbounded_send(stored_messages) {
-                error!("The sender channel we just received is already invalidated - {err:?}");
+                error!(
+                    "The sender channel we just received is already invalidated - {:?}",
+                    err
+                );
                // put the values back to the buffer
                // the returned error has two fields: err: SendError and val: T,
                // where val is the value that was failed to get sent;
@@ -309,15 +310,13 @@ impl<R: MessageReceiver> ReceivedMessagesBuffer<R> {
                }
            };

-            if !reply_surbs.is_empty() {
-                if let Err(err) = self.reply_controller_sender.send_additional_surbs(
-                    msg.sender_tag,
-                    reply_surbs,
-                    from_surb_request,
-                ) {
-                    if !self.shutdown_token.is_cancelled() {
-                        error!("{err}");
-                    }
+            if let Err(err) = self.reply_controller_sender.send_additional_surbs(
+                msg.sender_tag,
+                reply_surbs,
+                from_surb_request,
+            ) {
+                if !self.task_client.is_shutdown_poll() {
+                    error!("{err}");
                }
            }
        }
@@ -338,7 +337,7 @@ impl<R: MessageReceiver> ReceivedMessagesBuffer<R> {
                        .reply_controller_sender
                        .send_additional_surbs_request(*recipient, amount)
                    {
-                        if !self.shutdown_token.is_cancelled() {
+                        if !self.task_client.is_shutdown_poll() {
                            error!("{err}");
                        }
                    }
@@ -465,22 +464,22 @@ pub enum ReceivedBufferMessage {
    ReceiverDisconnect,
 }

-pub(crate) struct RequestReceiver<R: MessageReceiver> {
+struct RequestReceiver<R: MessageReceiver> {
    received_buffer: ReceivedMessagesBuffer<R>,
    query_receiver: ReceivedBufferRequestReceiver,
-    shutdown_token: ShutdownToken,
+    task_client: TaskClient,
 }

 impl<R: MessageReceiver> RequestReceiver<R> {
    fn new(
        received_buffer: ReceivedMessagesBuffer<R>,
        query_receiver: ReceivedBufferRequestReceiver,
-        shutdown_token: ShutdownToken,
+        task_client: TaskClient,
    ) -> Self {
        RequestReceiver {
            received_buffer,
            query_receiver,
-            shutdown_token,
+            task_client,
        }
    }

@@ -495,71 +494,67 @@ impl<R: MessageReceiver> RequestReceiver<R> {
        }
    }

-    pub(crate) async fn run(&mut self) {
+    async fn run(&mut self) {
        debug!("Started RequestReceiver with graceful shutdown support");
-        loop {
+        while !self.task_client.is_shutdown() {
            tokio::select! {
                biased;
-                _ = self.shutdown_token.cancelled() => {
-                    tracing::trace!("RequestReceiver: Received shutdown");
-                    break;
+                _ = self.task_client.recv() => {
+                    log::trace!("RequestReceiver: Received shutdown");
                }
                request = self.query_receiver.next() => {
                    if let Some(message) = request {
                        self.handle_message(message).await
                    } else {
-                        tracing::trace!("RequestReceiver: Stopping since channel closed");
-                        self.shutdown_token.cancelled().await;
+                        log::trace!("RequestReceiver: Stopping since channel closed");
                        break;
                    }
                },
            }
        }
-        tracing::debug!("RequestReceiver: Exiting");
+        self.task_client.recv().await;
+        log::debug!("RequestReceiver: Exiting");
    }
 }

-pub(crate) struct FragmentedMessageReceiver<R: MessageReceiver> {
+struct FragmentedMessageReceiver<R: MessageReceiver> {
    received_buffer: ReceivedMessagesBuffer<R>,
    mixnet_packet_receiver: MixnetMessageReceiver,
-    shutdown_token: ShutdownToken,
+    task_client: TaskClient,
 }

 impl<R: MessageReceiver> FragmentedMessageReceiver<R> {
    fn new(
        received_buffer: ReceivedMessagesBuffer<R>,
        mixnet_packet_receiver: MixnetMessageReceiver,
-        shutdown_token: ShutdownToken,
+        task_client: TaskClient,
    ) -> Self {
        FragmentedMessageReceiver {
            received_buffer,
            mixnet_packet_receiver,
-            shutdown_token,
+            task_client,
        }
    }

-    pub(crate) async fn run(&mut self) -> Result<(), MessageRecoveryError> {
+    async fn run(&mut self) -> Result<(), MessageRecoveryError> {
        debug!("Started FragmentedMessageReceiver with graceful shutdown support");
-        loop {
+        while !self.task_client.is_shutdown() {
            tokio::select! {
-                biased;
-                _ = self.shutdown_token.cancelled() => {
-                    tracing::trace!("FragmentedMessageReceiver: Received shutdown");
-                    break;
-                }
                new_messages = self.mixnet_packet_receiver.next() => {
                    if let Some(new_messages) = new_messages {
                        self.received_buffer.handle_new_received(new_messages).await?;
                    } else {
-                        tracing::trace!("FragmentedMessageReceiver: Stopping since channel closed");
-                        self.shutdown_token.cancelled().await;
+                        log::trace!("FragmentedMessageReceiver: Stopping since channel closed");
                        break;
                    }
                },
-
+                _ = self.task_client.recv_with_delay() => {
+                    log::trace!("FragmentedMessageReceiver: Received shutdown");
+                }
            }
        }
-        tracing::debug!("FragmentedMessageReceiver: Exiting");
+        self.task_client.recv_timeout().await;
+        log::debug!("FragmentedMessageReceiver: Exiting");
        Ok(())
    }
 }
@@ -577,31 +572,42 @@ impl<R: MessageReceiver + Clone + Send + 'static> ReceivedMessagesBufferControll
        reply_key_storage: SentReplyKeys,
        reply_controller_sender: ReplyControllerSender,
        metrics_reporter: ClientStatsSender,
-        shutdown_token: ShutdownToken,
+        task_client: TaskClient,
    ) -> Self {
        let received_buffer = ReceivedMessagesBuffer::new(
            local_encryption_keypair,
            reply_key_storage,
            reply_controller_sender,
            metrics_reporter,
-            shutdown_token.clone(),
+            task_client.fork("received_messages_buffer"),
        );

        ReceivedMessagesBufferController {
            fragmented_message_receiver: FragmentedMessageReceiver::new(
                received_buffer.clone(),
                mixnet_packet_receiver,
-                shutdown_token.clone(),
+                task_client.fork("fragmented_message_receiver"),
            ),
            request_receiver: RequestReceiver::new(
                received_buffer,
                query_receiver,
-                shutdown_token.clone(),
+                task_client.with_suffix("request_receiver"),
            ),
        }
    }

-    pub(crate) fn into_tasks(self) -> (FragmentedMessageReceiver<R>, RequestReceiver<R>) {
-        (self.fragmented_message_receiver, self.request_receiver)
+    pub fn start(self) {
+        let mut fragmented_message_receiver = self.fragmented_message_receiver;
+        let mut request_receiver = self.request_receiver;
+
+        spawn_future(async move {
+            match fragmented_message_receiver.run().await {
+                Ok(_) => {}
+                Err(e) => error!("{e}"),
+            }
+        });
+        spawn_future(async move {
+            request_receiver.run().await;
+        });
    }
 }
@@ -1,169 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2025 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-use nym_topology::NymTopologyMetadata;
-use nym_validator_client::models::{
-    EpochId, KeyRotationId, KeyRotationInfoResponse, KeyRotationState,
-};
-use std::time::Duration;
-use time::OffsetDateTime;
-
-#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
-pub(crate) enum SurbRefreshState {
-    WaitingForNextRotation { last_known: KeyRotationId },
-    ScheduledForNextInvocation,
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
-pub(crate) struct ReferenceEpoch {
-    pub(crate) absolute_epoch_id: EpochId,
-    pub(crate) start_time: OffsetDateTime,
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
-pub(crate) struct KeyRotationConfig {
-    pub(crate) epoch_duration: Duration,
-    pub(crate) rotation_state: KeyRotationState,
-    pub(crate) reference_epoch: ReferenceEpoch,
-}
-
-impl From<KeyRotationInfoResponse> for KeyRotationConfig {
-    fn from(value: KeyRotationInfoResponse) -> Self {
-        KeyRotationConfig {
-            epoch_duration: value.details.epoch_duration,
-            rotation_state: value.details.key_rotation_state,
-            reference_epoch: ReferenceEpoch {
-                absolute_epoch_id: value.details.current_absolute_epoch_id,
-                start_time: value.details.current_epoch_start,
-            },
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl KeyRotationConfig {
-    pub(crate) fn rotation_lifetime(&self) -> Duration {
-        (self.rotation_state.validity_epochs + 1) * self.epoch_duration
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn key_rotation_id(&self, current_absolute_epoch_id: EpochId) -> KeyRotationId {
-        self.rotation_state
-            .key_rotation_id(current_absolute_epoch_id)
-    }
-
-    // this is called with the assumption that now is always > reference epoch start
-    pub(crate) fn expected_current_epoch_id(&self, now: OffsetDateTime) -> EpochId {
-        let diff_secs = (now - self.reference_epoch.start_time).as_seconds_f64();
-        let epochs = (diff_secs / self.epoch_duration.as_secs_f64()).floor() as u32;
-
-        self.reference_epoch.absolute_epoch_id + epochs
-    }
-
-    fn initial_rotation_epoch_start(&self) -> OffsetDateTime {
-        let epochs_diff = self
-            .reference_epoch
-            .absolute_epoch_id
-            .saturating_sub(self.rotation_state.initial_epoch_id);
-
-        self.reference_epoch.start_time - epochs_diff * self.epoch_duration
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn key_rotation_start(&self, key_rotation_id: KeyRotationId) -> OffsetDateTime {
-        let rotation_duration = self.rotation_state.validity_epochs * self.epoch_duration;
-        let initial_start = self.initial_rotation_epoch_start();
-
-        // note: key rotation starts from 0
-        initial_start + rotation_duration * key_rotation_id
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn expected_current_key_rotation_id(&self, now: OffsetDateTime) -> KeyRotationId {
-        let expected_current_epoch = self.expected_current_epoch_id(now);
-        self.key_rotation_id(expected_current_epoch)
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn expected_current_key_rotation_start(
-        &self,
-        now: OffsetDateTime,
-    ) -> OffsetDateTime {
-        let expected_current_key_rotation_id = self.expected_current_key_rotation_id(now);
-        self.key_rotation_start(expected_current_key_rotation_id)
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn epoch_stuck(&self, topology_metadata: NymTopologyMetadata) -> bool {
-        // add leeway of 2mins each direction since transition is not instantaneous
-        let lower_bound = topology_metadata.refreshed_at - Duration::from_secs(2);
-        let upper_bound = topology_metadata.refreshed_at + Duration::from_secs(2);
-
-        let expected_epoch_lower = self.expected_current_epoch_id(lower_bound);
-        let expected_epoch_upper = self.expected_current_epoch_id(upper_bound);
-
-        topology_metadata.absolute_epoch_id != expected_epoch_lower
-            && topology_metadata.absolute_epoch_id != expected_epoch_upper
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-    use time::macros::datetime;
-
-    fn mock_config() -> KeyRotationConfig {
-        KeyRotationConfig {
-            epoch_duration: Duration::from_secs(60 * 60),
-            rotation_state: KeyRotationState {
-                validity_epochs: 10,
-                initial_epoch_id: 80,
-            },
-            reference_epoch: ReferenceEpoch {
-                absolute_epoch_id: 100,
-                start_time: datetime!(2025-06-30 12:00:00+00:00),
-            },
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn expected_current_key_rotation_start() {
-        // rot0: 80-89
-        // rot1: 90-99
-        // rot2: 100-109
-        // rot3: 110-119
-        // ... etc
-        let cfg = mock_config();
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            cfg.initial_rotation_epoch_start(),
-            datetime!(2025-06-29 16:00:00+00:00)
-        );
-
-        let fake_now = datetime!(2025-06-30 12:00:00+00:00);
-        assert_eq!(cfg.expected_current_epoch_id(fake_now), 100);
-        assert_eq!(cfg.expected_current_key_rotation_id(fake_now), 2);
-        assert_eq!(
-            cfg.expected_current_key_rotation_start(fake_now),
-            datetime!(2025-06-30 12:00:00+00:00)
-        );
-
-        let fake_now = datetime!(2025-06-30 12:30:00+00:00);
-        assert_eq!(cfg.expected_current_epoch_id(fake_now), 100);
-        assert_eq!(cfg.expected_current_key_rotation_id(fake_now), 2);
-        assert_eq!(
-            cfg.expected_current_key_rotation_start(fake_now),
-            datetime!(2025-06-30 12:00:00+00:00)
-        );
-
-        let fake_now = datetime!(2025-06-30 13:01:00+00:00);
-        assert_eq!(cfg.expected_current_epoch_id(fake_now), 101);
-        assert_eq!(cfg.expected_current_key_rotation_id(fake_now), 2);
-        assert_eq!(
-            cfg.expected_current_key_rotation_start(fake_now),
-            datetime!(2025-06-30 12:00:00+00:00)
-        );
-
-        let fake_now = datetime!(2025-06-30 22:02:00+00:00);
-        assert_eq!(cfg.expected_current_epoch_id(fake_now), 110);
-        assert_eq!(cfg.expected_current_key_rotation_id(fake_now), 3);
-        assert_eq!(
-            cfg.expected_current_key_rotation_start(fake_now),
-            datetime!(2025-06-30 22:00:00+00:00)
-        );
-    }
-}
@@ -1,901 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2025 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-use crate::client::real_messages_control::acknowledgement_control::PendingAcknowledgement;
-use crate::client::real_messages_control::message_handler::{
-    FragmentWithMaxRetransmissions, MessageHandler, PreparationError,
-};
-use crate::client::replies::reply_controller::key_rotation_helpers::SurbRefreshState;
-use crate::client::replies::reply_controller::Config;
-use crate::client::topology_control::TopologyAccessor;
-use crate::client::transmission_buffer::TransmissionBuffer;
-use futures::channel::oneshot;
-use nym_client_core_surb_storage::{ReceivedReplySurb, ReceivedReplySurbsMap};
-use nym_crypto::aes::cipher::crypto_common::rand_core::CryptoRng;
-use nym_sphinx::anonymous_replies::requests::AnonymousSenderTag;
-use nym_sphinx::anonymous_replies::ReplySurbWithKeyRotation;
-use nym_sphinx::chunking::fragment::FragmentIdentifier;
-use nym_task::connections::{ConnectionId, TransmissionLane};
-use nym_topology::NymTopologyMetadata;
-use rand::Rng;
-use std::cmp::{max, min};
-use std::collections::btree_map::Entry;
-use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap};
-use std::mem;
-use std::sync::{Arc, Weak};
-use time::OffsetDateTime;
-use tracing::{debug, error, info, trace, warn};
-
-struct SenderData {
-    current_clear_rerequest_counter: usize,
-    pending_replies: TransmissionBuffer<FragmentWithMaxRetransmissions>,
-    pending_retransmissions: BTreeMap<FragmentIdentifier, Weak<PendingAcknowledgement>>,
-    last_request_failure: OffsetDateTime,
-}
-
-impl Default for SenderData {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        SenderData {
-            current_clear_rerequest_counter: 0,
-            pending_replies: Default::default(),
-            pending_retransmissions: Default::default(),
-            last_request_failure: OffsetDateTime::UNIX_EPOCH,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl SenderData {
-    fn total_pending(&self) -> usize {
-        let pending_replies = self.pending_replies.total_size();
-        let pending_retransmissions = self.pending_retransmissions.len();
-        let total_pending = pending_retransmissions + pending_replies;
-
-        debug!("total queue size: {total_pending} = pending data {pending_replies} + pending retransmission {pending_retransmissions}");
-
-        total_pending
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn increment_current_clear_rerequest_counter(&mut self) {
-        self.current_clear_rerequest_counter += 1;
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn reset_current_clear_rerequest_counter(&mut self) {
-        self.current_clear_rerequest_counter = 0;
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn reset_last_request_failure(&mut self, now: OffsetDateTime) -> OffsetDateTime {
-        mem::replace(&mut self.last_request_failure, now)
-    }
-}
-
-/// Reply controller responsible for controlling receiver-related part
-/// of replies, such as requesting additional reply SURBs
-pub struct ReceiverReplyController<R> {
-    config: Config,
-
-    surb_refresh_state: SurbRefreshState,
-    topology_access: TopologyAccessor,
-
-    surb_senders: HashMap<AnonymousSenderTag, SenderData>,
-    unavailable: HashMap<AnonymousSenderTag, OffsetDateTime>,
-    surbs_storage: ReceivedReplySurbsMap,
-
-    // TODO: incorporate that field at some point
-    // and use binomial distribution to determine the expected required number
-    // of surbs required to send the message through
-    // expected_reliability: f32,
-    message_handler: MessageHandler<R>,
-}
-
-impl<R> ReceiverReplyController<R>
-where
-    R: CryptoRng + Rng,
-{
-    pub(crate) fn new(
-        config: Config,
-        storage: ReceivedReplySurbsMap,
-        message_handler: MessageHandler<R>,
-    ) -> Self {
-        let topology_access = message_handler.topology_access_handle().clone();
-
-        ReceiverReplyController {
-            config,
-            surb_refresh_state: SurbRefreshState::WaitingForNextRotation {
-                last_known: config
-                    .key_rotation
-                    .expected_current_key_rotation_id(OffsetDateTime::now_utc()),
-            },
-            topology_access,
-            surb_senders: Default::default(),
-            unavailable: Default::default(),
-            surbs_storage: storage,
-            message_handler,
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn get_or_create_surb_sender(&mut self, tag: &AnonymousSenderTag) -> &mut SenderData {
-        self.surb_senders.entry(*tag).or_default()
-    }
-
-    async fn current_topology_metadata(&self) -> Option<NymTopologyMetadata> {
-        self.topology_access.current_metadata().await
-    }
-
-    fn insert_pending_replies<I: IntoIterator<Item = FragmentWithMaxRetransmissions>>(
-        &mut self,
-        recipient: &AnonymousSenderTag,
-        fragments: I,
-        lane: TransmissionLane,
-    ) {
-        trace!("buffering pending replies for {recipient}");
-        self.surb_senders
-            .entry(*recipient)
-            .or_default()
-            .pending_replies
-            .store(&lane, fragments)
-    }
-
-    fn re_insert_pending_replies(
-        &mut self,
-        recipient: &AnonymousSenderTag,
-        fragments: Vec<(TransmissionLane, FragmentWithMaxRetransmissions)>,
-    ) {
-        trace!("re-inserting pending replies for {recipient}");
-        // the buffer should ALWAYS exist at this point, if it doesn't, it's a bug...
-        self.surb_senders
-            .entry(*recipient)
-            .or_default()
-            .pending_replies
-            .store_multiple(fragments)
-    }
-
-    fn re_insert_pending_retransmission(
-        &mut self,
-        recipient: &AnonymousSenderTag,
-        data: Vec<Arc<PendingAcknowledgement>>,
-    ) {
-        trace!("re-inserting pending retransmissions for {recipient}");
-        // SAFETY: the underlying entry MUST exist as we've just got data from there
-        // and we hold a mut reference
-        #[allow(clippy::expect_used)]
-        let map_entry = &mut self
-            .surb_senders
-            .get_mut(recipient)
-            .expect("our pending retransmission entry is somehow gone!")
-            .pending_retransmissions;
-
-        for pending in data {
-            // if it's 0, we don't need to do anything - we just got that ack!
-            if Arc::strong_count(&pending) > 1 {
-                let id = pending.inner_fragment_identifier();
-                let downgraded = Arc::downgrade(&pending);
-                map_entry.insert(id, downgraded);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn should_request_more_surbs(&self, target: &AnonymousSenderTag) -> bool {
-        trace!("checking if we should request more surbs from {target}");
-
-        let total_queue = self
-            .surb_senders
-            .get(target)
-            .map(|pending| pending.total_pending())
-            .unwrap_or_default();
-
-        // only consider 'fresh' surbs
-        let available_surbs = self.surbs_storage.available_fresh_surbs(target);
-        let pending_surbs = self.surbs_storage.pending_reception(target) as usize;
-        let min_surbs_threshold = self.surbs_storage.min_surb_threshold();
-        let max_surbs_threshold = self.surbs_storage.max_surb_threshold();
-        let min_surbs_threshold_buffer =
-            self.config.reply_surbs.minimum_reply_surb_threshold_buffer;
-
-        // After clearing the queue, we want to have at least `min_surbs_threshold` surbs available
-        // and reserved for requesting additional surbs, and in addition to that we also want to
-        // have `min_surbs_threshold_buffer` surbs available proactively.
-        let target_surbs_after_clearing_queue = min_surbs_threshold + min_surbs_threshold_buffer;
-
-        // Check if we have enough surbs to handle the total queue and maintain minimum thresholds
-        let total_required_surbs = total_queue + target_surbs_after_clearing_queue;
-        let total_available_surbs = pending_surbs + available_surbs;
-
-        debug!("available surbs: {available_surbs} pending surbs: {pending_surbs} threshold range: {min_surbs_threshold}..+{min_surbs_threshold_buffer}..{max_surbs_threshold}");
-
-        // We should request more surbs if:
-        // 1. We haven't hit the maximum surb threshold, and
-        // 2. We don't have enough surbs to handle the queue plus minimum thresholds
-        let is_below_max_threshold = total_available_surbs < max_surbs_threshold;
-        let is_below_required_surbs = total_available_surbs < total_required_surbs;
-
-        is_below_max_threshold && is_below_required_surbs
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) async fn handle_send_reply(
-        &mut self,
-        recipient_tag: AnonymousSenderTag,
-        data: Vec<u8>,
-        lane: TransmissionLane,
-        max_retransmissions: Option<u32>,
-    ) {
-        if !self.surbs_storage.contains_surbs_for(&recipient_tag) {
-            if self
-                .unavailable
-                .insert(recipient_tag, OffsetDateTime::now_utc())
-                .is_none()
-            {
-                // don't report it every single time
-                warn!("received reply request for {recipient_tag} but we don't have any surbs stored for that recipient!");
-            } else {
-                trace!("received reply request for {recipient_tag} but we don't have any surbs stored for that recipient!");
-            }
-            return;
-        }
-
-        trace!("handling reply to {recipient_tag}");
-        let mut fragments = self.message_handler.split_reply_message(data);
-        let total_size = fragments.len();
-        trace!("This reply requires {total_size} SURBs");
-
-        // for the purposes of sending reply, do allow using possibly stale entries
-        let available_surbs = self.surbs_storage.available_surbs(&recipient_tag);
-        let min_surbs_threshold = self.surbs_storage.min_surb_threshold();
-
-        let max_to_send = if available_surbs > min_surbs_threshold {
-            min(fragments.len(), available_surbs - min_surbs_threshold)
-        } else {
-            0
-        };
-
-        if max_to_send > 0 {
-            let (surbs, surbs_left) = self
-                .surbs_storage
-                .get_reply_surbs(&recipient_tag, max_to_send);
-
-            debug!(
-                "retrieved {} reply surbs. {surbs_left} surbs remaining in storage",
-                surbs.as_ref().map(|s| s.len()).unwrap_or_default()
-            );
-            if let Some(reply_surbs) = surbs {
-                let to_send = fragments
-                    .drain(..reply_surbs.len())
-                    .map(|f| FragmentWithMaxRetransmissions {
-                        fragment: f,
-                        max_retransmissions,
-                    })
-                    .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-
-                if let Err(err) = self
-                    .message_handler
-                    .try_send_reply_chunks_on_lane(
-                        recipient_tag,
-                        to_send.clone(),
-                        reply_surbs,
-                        lane,
-                    )
-                    .await
-                {
-                    let err = err.return_unused_surbs(&self.surbs_storage, &recipient_tag);
-                    warn!("failed to send reply to {recipient_tag}: {err}");
-                    info!(
-                        "buffering {no_fragments} fragments for {recipient_tag}",
-                        no_fragments = to_send.len()
-                    );
-                    self.insert_pending_replies(&recipient_tag, to_send, lane);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        // if there's leftover data we didn't send because we didn't have enough (or any) surbs - buffer it
-        if !fragments.is_empty() {
-            // Ideally we should have enough surbs above the minimum threshold to handle sending
-            // new replies without having to first request more surbs. That's why I'd like to log
-            // these cases as they might indicate a problem with the surb management.
-            debug!(
-                "buffering {no_fragments} fragments for {recipient_tag}",
-                no_fragments = fragments.len()
-            );
-            let fragments: Vec<_> = fragments
-                .into_iter()
-                .map(|fragment| FragmentWithMaxRetransmissions {
-                    fragment,
-                    max_retransmissions,
-                })
-                .collect();
-            self.insert_pending_replies(&recipient_tag, fragments, lane);
-        }
-
-        if self.should_request_more_surbs(&recipient_tag) {
-            self.request_reply_surbs_for_queue_clearing(recipient_tag)
-                .await;
-        }
-    }
-
-    async fn request_additional_reply_surbs(
-        &mut self,
-        target: AnonymousSenderTag,
-        amount: u32,
-    ) -> Result<(), PreparationError> {
-        debug!("requesting {amount} additional reply surbs for {target}");
-        let (reply_surb, _) = self
-            .surbs_storage
-            .get_reply_surb_ignoring_threshold(&target);
-
-        let reply_surb = reply_surb.ok_or(PreparationError::NotEnoughSurbs {
-            available: 0,
-            required: 1,
-        })?;
-
-        if let Err(err) = self
-            .message_handler
-            .try_request_additional_reply_surbs(target, reply_surb, amount)
-            .await
-        {
-            let err = err.return_unused_surbs(&self.surbs_storage, &target);
-            warn!("failed to request additional surbs from {target}: {err}",);
-            return Err(err);
-        } else {
-            self.surbs_storage
-                .increment_pending_reception(&target, amount);
-        }
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    async fn try_clear_pending_retransmission(&mut self, target: AnonymousSenderTag) {
-        trace!("trying to clear pending retransmission queue");
-        let available_surbs = self.surbs_storage.available_surbs(&target);
-        let min_surbs_threshold = self.surbs_storage.min_surb_threshold();
-
-        let max_to_clear = if available_surbs > min_surbs_threshold {
-            available_surbs - min_surbs_threshold
-        } else {
-            trace!("we don't have enough surbs for retransmission queue clearing...");
-            return;
-        };
-        trace!("we can clear up to {max_to_clear} entries");
-
-        let Some(pending) = self.surb_senders.get_mut(&target) else {
-            trace!("no pending entry for {target}!");
-            return;
-        };
-
-        let mut to_take = Vec::new();
-
-        while to_take.len() < max_to_clear {
-            if let Some((_, data)) = pending.pending_retransmissions.pop_first() {
-                // no need to do anything if we failed to upgrade the reference,
-                // it means we got the ack while the data was waiting in the queue
-                if let Some(upgraded) = data.upgrade() {
-                    to_take.push(upgraded)
-                }
-            } else {
-                // our map is empty!
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        if to_take.is_empty() {
-            // no need to do anything
-            return;
-        }
-
-        let (surbs_for_reply, _) = self.surbs_storage.get_reply_surbs(&target, to_take.len());
-
-        let Some(surbs_for_reply) = surbs_for_reply else {
-            error!("somehow different task has stolen our reply surbs! - this should have been impossible");
-            self.re_insert_pending_retransmission(&target, to_take);
-            return;
-        };
-
-        let to_send_vec = to_take.iter().map(|ack| ack.fragment_data()).collect();
-
-        let prepared_fragments = match self
-            .message_handler
-            .prepare_reply_chunks_for_sending(to_send_vec, surbs_for_reply)
-            .await
-        {
-            Ok(prepared) => prepared,
-            Err(err) => {
-                let err = err.return_unused_surbs(&self.surbs_storage, &target);
-                self.re_insert_pending_retransmission(&target, to_take);
-
-                warn!("failed to clear pending retransmission queue for {target}: {err}",);
-                return;
-            }
-        };
-
-        // we can't fail at this point, so drop all references to acks so that timer updates wouldn't blow up
-        drop(to_take);
-
-        self.message_handler
-            .send_retransmission_reply_chunks(prepared_fragments, TransmissionLane::Retransmission)
-            .await;
-    }
-
-    fn pop_at_most_pending_replies(
-        &mut self,
-        from: &AnonymousSenderTag,
-        amount: usize,
-    ) -> Option<Vec<(TransmissionLane, FragmentWithMaxRetransmissions)>> {
-        // if possible, pop all pending replies, if not, pop only entries for which we'd have a reply surb
-        let pending = self.surb_senders.get_mut(from)?;
-        let total = pending.pending_replies.total_size();
-        trace!("pending queue has {total} elements");
-        if total == 0 {
-            return None;
-        }
-        pending
-            .pending_replies
-            .pop_at_most_n_next_messages_at_random(amount)
-    }
-
-    #[allow(clippy::panic)]
-    async fn try_clear_pending_queue(&mut self, target: AnonymousSenderTag) {
-        trace!("trying to clear pending queue");
-        let available_surbs = self.surbs_storage.available_surbs(&target);
-        let min_surbs_threshold = self.surbs_storage.min_surb_threshold();
-
-        let max_to_clear = if available_surbs > min_surbs_threshold {
-            available_surbs - min_surbs_threshold
-        } else {
-            trace!("we don't have enough surbs for queue clearing...");
-            return;
-        };
-        trace!("we can clear up to {max_to_clear} entries");
-
-        // we're guaranteed to not get more entries than we have reply surbs for
-        if let Some(to_send) = self.pop_at_most_pending_replies(&target, max_to_clear) {
-            let to_send_clone = to_send.clone();
-
-            if to_send_clone.is_empty() {
-                panic!(
-                    "please let the devs know if you ever see this message (reply_controller.rs)"
-                );
-            }
-
-            let (surbs_for_reply, _) = self
-                .surbs_storage
-                .get_reply_surbs(&target, to_send_clone.len());
-
-            let Some(surbs_for_reply) = surbs_for_reply else {
-                error!("somehow different task has stolen our reply surbs! - this should have been impossible");
-                self.re_insert_pending_replies(&target, to_send);
-                return;
-            };
-
-            if let Err(err) = self
-                .message_handler
-                .try_send_reply_chunks(target, to_send_clone, surbs_for_reply)
-                .await
-            {
-                let err = err.return_unused_surbs(&self.surbs_storage, &target);
-                self.re_insert_pending_replies(&target, to_send);
-                warn!("failed to clear pending queue for {target}: {err}");
-            }
-        } else {
-            trace!("the pending queue is empty");
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn reset_rerequest_counter(&mut self, from: &AnonymousSenderTag) {
-        if let Some(pending) = self.surb_senders.get_mut(from) {
-            pending.reset_current_clear_rerequest_counter()
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) async fn handle_received_surbs(
-        &mut self,
-        from: AnonymousSenderTag,
-        reply_surbs: Vec<ReplySurbWithKeyRotation>,
-        from_surb_request: bool,
-    ) {
-        trace!("handling received surbs");
-
-        // clear the requesting flag since we should have been asking for surbs
-        if from_surb_request {
-            self.surbs_storage
-                .decrement_pending_reception(&from, reply_surbs.len() as u32);
-        }
-
-        // store received surbs
-        self.surbs_storage.insert_fresh_surbs(&from, reply_surbs);
-
-        // reset, if applicable, request counter
-        self.reset_rerequest_counter(&from);
-
-        // use as many as we can for clearing pending retransmission queue
-        self.try_clear_pending_retransmission(from).await;
-
-        // use as many as we can for clearing pending 'normal' queue
-        self.try_clear_pending_queue(from).await;
-
-        // if we have to, request more
-        if self.should_request_more_surbs(&from) {
-            self.request_reply_surbs_for_queue_clearing(from).await;
-        }
-    }
-    fn buffer_pending_ack(
-        &mut self,
-        recipient: AnonymousSenderTag,
-        ack_ref: Arc<PendingAcknowledgement>,
-        weak_ack_ref: Weak<PendingAcknowledgement>,
-    ) {
-        let frag_id = ack_ref.inner_fragment_identifier();
-
-        let pending = self.surb_senders.entry(recipient).or_default();
-        if let Entry::Vacant(e) = pending.pending_retransmissions.entry(frag_id) {
-            e.insert(weak_ack_ref);
-        } else {
-            warn!(
-                "we're already trying to retransmit {frag_id}. We must be really behind in surbs!"
-            );
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) async fn handle_reply_retransmission(
-        &mut self,
-        recipient_tag: AnonymousSenderTag,
-        timed_out_ack: Weak<PendingAcknowledgement>,
-        extra_surbs_request: bool,
-    ) {
-        // seems we got the ack in the end
-        let ack_ref = match timed_out_ack.upgrade() {
-            Some(ack) => ack,
-            None => {
-                debug!("we received the ack for one of the reply packets as we were putting it in the retransmission queue");
-                return;
-            }
-        };
-
-        // if this is retransmission for obtaining additional reply surbs,
-        // we can dip below the storage threshold
-        let (maybe_reply_surb, _) = if extra_surbs_request {
-            self.surbs_storage
-                .get_reply_surb_ignoring_threshold(&recipient_tag)
-        } else {
-            self.surbs_storage.get_reply_surb(&recipient_tag)
-        };
-
-        if let Some(reply_surb) = maybe_reply_surb {
-            match self
-                .message_handler
-                .try_prepare_single_reply_chunk_for_sending(reply_surb, ack_ref.fragment_data())
-                .await
-            {
-                Ok(prepared) => {
-                    // drop the ack ref so that controller would not panic on `UpdateTimer` if that task
-                    // got to handle the action before this function terminated (which is very much
-                    // possible if `forward_messages` takes a while)
-                    drop(ack_ref);
-
-                    self.message_handler
-                        .update_ack_delay(prepared.fragment_identifier, prepared.total_delay);
-                    self.message_handler
-                        .forward_messages(vec![prepared.into()], TransmissionLane::Retransmission)
-                        .await;
-                }
-                Err(err) => {
-                    let err = err.return_unused_surbs(&self.surbs_storage, &recipient_tag);
-                    warn!("failed to prepare message for retransmission - {err}");
-                    // we buffer that packet and to try another day
-                    self.buffer_pending_ack(recipient_tag, ack_ref, timed_out_ack);
-
-                    if self.should_request_more_surbs(&recipient_tag) {
-                        self.request_reply_surbs_for_queue_clearing(recipient_tag)
-                            .await;
-                    }
-                }
-            };
-        } else {
-            self.buffer_pending_ack(recipient_tag, ack_ref, timed_out_ack);
-
-            if self.should_request_more_surbs(&recipient_tag) {
-                self.request_reply_surbs_for_queue_clearing(recipient_tag)
-                    .await;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    // to be honest this doesn't make a lot of sense in the context of `connection_id`,
-    // it should really be asked per tag
-    pub(crate) fn handle_lane_queue_length(
-        &self,
-        connection_id: ConnectionId,
-        response_channel: oneshot::Sender<usize>,
-    ) {
-        // TODO: if we ever have duplicate ids for different senders, it means our rng is super weak
-        // thus I don't think we have to worry about it?
-        let lane = TransmissionLane::ConnectionId(connection_id);
-        for buf in self.surb_senders.values().map(|p| &p.pending_replies) {
-            if let Some(length) = buf.lane_length(&lane) {
-                if response_channel.send(length).is_err() {
-                    error!("the requester for lane queue length has dropped the response channel!")
-                }
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-        // make sure that if we didn't find that lane, we reply with 0
-        if response_channel.send(0).is_err() {
-            error!("the requester for lane queue length has dropped the response channel!")
-        }
-    }
-
-    // TODO: modify this method to more accurately determine the amount of surbs it needs to request
-    // it should take into consideration the average latency, sending rate and queue size.
-    // it should request as many surbs as it takes to saturate its sending rate before next batch arrives
-    async fn request_reply_surbs_for_queue_clearing(&mut self, target: AnonymousSenderTag) {
-        trace!("requesting surbs for queue clearing");
-
-        let total_queue = self
-            .surb_senders
-            .get(&target)
-            .map(|pending| pending.total_pending() as u32)
-            .unwrap_or_default();
-
-        let min_surbs_buffer = self.config.reply_surbs.minimum_reply_surb_threshold_buffer as u32;
-
-        // To proactively request additional surbs, we aim to have a buffer of extra surbs in our
-        // storage.
-        let total_queue_with_buffer = total_queue + min_surbs_buffer;
-
-        let request_size = min(
-            self.config.reply_surbs.maximum_reply_surb_request_size,
-            max(
-                total_queue_with_buffer,
-                self.config.reply_surbs.minimum_reply_surb_request_size,
-            ),
-        );
-
-        if let Err(err) = self
-            .request_additional_reply_surbs(target, request_size)
-            .await
-        {
-            let now = OffsetDateTime::now_utc();
-            let sender_info = self.get_or_create_surb_sender(&target);
-            let last_failure = sender_info.reset_last_request_failure(now);
-
-            // only log at higher level if it's the first time this error has occurred in a while
-            if now - last_failure > time::Duration::seconds(30) {
-                warn!("failed to request more surbs to clear pending queue of size {total_queue} (attempted to request: {request_size}): {err}")
-            } else {
-                debug!("failed to request more surbs to clear pending queue of size {total_queue} (attempted to request: {request_size}): {err}")
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) async fn inspect_stale_pending_data(&mut self) {
-        let mut to_request = Vec::new();
-        let mut to_remove = Vec::new();
-
-        let now = OffsetDateTime::now_utc();
-        for (pending_reply_target, vals) in self.surb_senders.iter_mut() {
-            // for now recreate old behaviour
-            let retransmission_buf = &vals.pending_replies;
-
-            if retransmission_buf.is_empty() {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            let Some(last_received_time) = self
-                .surbs_storage
-                .surbs_last_received_at(pending_reply_target)
-            else {
-                error!("we have {} pending replies for {pending_reply_target}, but we somehow never received any reply surbs from them!", retransmission_buf.total_size());
-                to_remove.push(*pending_reply_target);
-                continue;
-            };
-
-            let diff = now - last_received_time;
-            let max_rerequest_wait = self
-                .config
-                .reply_surbs
-                .maximum_reply_surb_rerequest_waiting_period;
-            let max_drop_wait = self
-                .config
-                .reply_surbs
-                .maximum_reply_surb_drop_waiting_period;
-            let max_rerequests = self.config.reply_surbs.maximum_reply_surbs_rerequests;
-
-            // if we have already requested extra surbs because of the stale entry,
-            // don't do it again (otherwise we'll get stuck in a constant cycle of requesting more surbs
-            // if client is offline)
-            if vals.current_clear_rerequest_counter > max_rerequests {
-                to_remove.push(*pending_reply_target);
-                debug!("we have reached the maximum threshold of attempting to request surbs from {pending_reply_target}. dropping the sender");
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            if diff > max_rerequest_wait {
-                if diff > max_drop_wait {
-                    to_remove.push(*pending_reply_target)
-                } else {
-                    debug!("We haven't received any surbs in {} from {pending_reply_target}. Going to explicitly ask for more", humantime::format_duration(diff.unsigned_abs()));
-                    vals.increment_current_clear_rerequest_counter();
-                    to_request.push(*pending_reply_target);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        for pending_reply_target in to_request {
-            self.request_reply_surbs_for_queue_clearing(pending_reply_target)
-                .await;
-            self.surbs_storage
-                .reset_pending_reception(&pending_reply_target)
-        }
-        for to_remove in to_remove {
-            // TODO: in the 'old' version we just removed pending messages,
-            // not retransmissions, but I think those should follow the same logic.
-            // if something breaks because of that. I guess here is your explanation, future reader
-            self.surb_senders.remove(&to_remove);
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) async fn check_surb_refresh(&mut self) {
-        let Some(current_rotation_id) = self.topology_access.current_key_rotation_id().await else {
-            warn!("failed to retrieve current key rotation id from the network topology");
-            return;
-        };
-
-        if let SurbRefreshState::WaitingForNextRotation { last_known } = self.surb_refresh_state {
-            if last_known == current_rotation_id {
-                trace!("no changes in key rotation id");
-            } else {
-                // key rotation actually changed and given the polling rate (1/8th epoch) we should have plenty
-                // of time to perform the upgrade.
-                // but wait for one more call before doing this so that the clients could also resync
-                // their topologies and discover new rotation
-                self.surb_refresh_state = SurbRefreshState::ScheduledForNextInvocation;
-            }
-            return;
-        }
-
-        // here we are in `SurbRefreshState::ScheduledForNextInvocation` state
-
-        let mut marked_as_stale = HashMap::new();
-
-        // 1. mark all existing surbs we have as possibly stale
-        for mut map_entry in self.surbs_storage.as_raw_iter_mut() {
-            let (sender, received) = map_entry.pair_mut();
-            let num_downgraded = received.downgrade_freshness();
-            trace!("{sender}: {num_downgraded} downgraded");
-            if num_downgraded != 0 {
-                marked_as_stale.insert(*sender, num_downgraded);
-            }
-        }
-
-        // 2. attempt to re-request the equivalent number of fresh surbs
-        // TODO PROBLEM: if our request gets lost, we might be in trouble...
-        // we need some sort of retry mechanism
-        for (sender, num_to_request) in marked_as_stale {
-            if self
-                .request_additional_reply_surbs(sender, num_to_request as u32)
-                .await
-                .is_err()
-            {
-                warn!("surb refresh request failed")
-            }
-        }
-
-        self.surb_refresh_state = SurbRefreshState::WaitingForNextRotation {
-            last_known: current_rotation_id,
-        };
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) async fn inspect_and_clear_stale_data(&mut self, now: OffsetDateTime) {
-        // technically we don't know if epoch is stuck, but we're flying in blind here,
-        // so we have to assume the worst and not purge anything depending on proper epoch progression
-        let is_epoch_stuck = self
-            .current_topology_metadata()
-            .await
-            .map(|m| self.config.key_rotation.epoch_stuck(m))
-            .unwrap_or(false);
-
-        // expected time of when the CURRENT key rotation has begun
-        let expected_current_key_rotation_start = self
-            .config
-            .key_rotation
-            .expected_current_key_rotation_start(now);
-
-        // expected ID of the CURRENT key rotation
-        let expected_current_key_rotation = self
-            .config
-            .key_rotation
-            .expected_current_key_rotation_id(now);
-
-        // time of the start of one epoch BEFORE the CURRENT rotation has begun
-        // this indicates the starting time of when packets with the current keys might have been constructed
-        let prior_epoch_start =
-            expected_current_key_rotation_start - self.config.key_rotation.epoch_duration;
-
-        // time of the start of one epoch AFTER the current rotation has begun
-        // this indicates the end of transition period and any packets constructed with keys different
-        // from the current one are definitely invalid
-        let following_epoch_start =
-            expected_current_key_rotation_start + self.config.key_rotation.epoch_duration;
-
-        // define a closure for validating individual surbs
-        // (we have to run it twice for different piles)
-        let basic_surb_retention_logic = |received_surb: &ReceivedReplySurb| {
-            if is_epoch_stuck {
-                let diff = now - received_surb.received_at();
-                return diff < self.config.key_rotation.rotation_lifetime();
-            }
-
-            if received_surb.received_at() < prior_epoch_start {
-                // it's definitely from previous rotation
-                return false;
-            }
-            let surb_rotation = received_surb.key_rotation();
-
-            if surb_rotation.is_unknown() {
-                // can't do anything, so just retain it
-                return true;
-            }
-
-            // TODO: will this backfire during transition period where we need surbs to refresh surbs
-            // and we failed to send a request?
-            if surb_rotation.is_even() && expected_current_key_rotation % 2 == 1 {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            if surb_rotation.is_odd() && expected_current_key_rotation % 2 == 0 {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            true
-        };
-
-        // 1. purge full old clients data (this applies to RECEIVER)
-        self.surbs_storage.retain(|_, received| {
-            if is_epoch_stuck {
-                // if epoch is stuck, we can't do much (because we don't know for certain if rotation has advanced)
-                // apart from the basic check of surbs being received more than maximum lifetime of a rotation
-                // because at that point we know they must be invalid
-                let diff = now - received.surbs_last_received_at();
-                return diff < self.config.key_rotation.rotation_lifetime();
-            }
-
-            // if surbs were received more than 1h before the start of the current rotation,
-            // they're DEFINITELY invalid.
-            // if it was up until 1h AFTER the start of the current rotation they MIGHT be valid -
-            // we don't know for sure, unless the client explicitly attached rotation information
-            // (which only applies to more recent versions of clients so we can't 100% rely on that)
-            if received.surbs_last_received_at() < prior_epoch_start {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            // 1.1. check individual surbs (same basic logic applies)
-            received.retain_fresh_surbs(&basic_surb_retention_logic);
-
-            // 1.2. check the possibly stale entries
-            // 1.2.1. check if we're beyond the key rotation transition period,
-            // if so those surbs are definitely unusable
-            if now > following_epoch_start {
-                received.drop_possibly_stale_surbs();
-            }
-
-            // 1.2.2. otherwise continue with the same logic as the fresh ones
-            received.retain_possibly_stale_surbs(&basic_surb_retention_logic);
-
-            // no surbs left, we're not expecting any AND we haven't received anything in a while
-            // (i.e. sender probably abandoned us)
-            let max_drop_wait = self
-                .config
-                .reply_surbs
-                .maximum_reply_surb_drop_waiting_period;
-            let last_received = received.surbs_last_received_at();
-
-            let possibly_abandoned = last_received + max_drop_wait < now;
-            if received.is_empty() && received.pending_reception() == 0 && possibly_abandoned {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            true
-        });
-
-        // 1.3 inspect old unavailable receivers to clear any stale data
-        self.unavailable
-            .retain(|_, last_reported| now - *last_reported < time::Duration::seconds(30));
-    }
-}
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@

 use crate::client::real_messages_control::acknowledgement_control::PendingAcknowledgement;
 use futures::channel::{mpsc, oneshot};
+use log::error;
 use nym_sphinx::addressing::clients::Recipient;
 use nym_sphinx::anonymous_replies::requests::AnonymousSenderTag;
-use nym_sphinx::anonymous_replies::ReplySurbWithKeyRotation;
+use nym_sphinx::anonymous_replies::ReplySurb;
 use nym_task::connections::{ConnectionId, TransmissionLane};
 use std::sync::Weak;
-use tracing::error;

 pub(crate) fn new_control_channels() -> (ReplyControllerSender, ReplyControllerReceiver) {
    let (tx, rx) = mpsc::unbounded();
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ impl ReplyControllerSender {
    pub(crate) fn send_additional_surbs(
        &self,
        sender_tag: AnonymousSenderTag,
-        reply_surbs: Vec<ReplySurbWithKeyRotation>,
+        reply_surbs: Vec<ReplySurb>,
        from_surb_request: bool,
    ) -> Result<(), ReplyControllerSenderError> {
        self.0
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ pub enum ReplyControllerMessage {

    AdditionalSurbs {
        sender_tag: AnonymousSenderTag,
-        reply_surbs: Vec<ReplySurbWithKeyRotation>,
+        reply_surbs: Vec<ReplySurb>,
        from_surb_request: bool,
    },

@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2025 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-use crate::client::real_messages_control::message_handler::MessageHandler;
-use crate::client::replies::reply_controller::Config;
-use nym_client_core_surb_storage::{CombinedReplyStorage, SentReplyKeys, UsedSenderTags};
-use nym_crypto::aes::cipher::crypto_common::rand_core::CryptoRng;
-use nym_sphinx::addressing::Recipient;
-use rand::Rng;
-use std::cmp::min;
-use std::time::Duration;
-use time::OffsetDateTime;
-use tracing::{debug, trace, warn};
-
-/// Reply controller responsible for controlling sender-related part
-/// of replies, such as checking if any reply keys are stale
-pub struct SenderReplyController<R> {
-    config: Config,
-
-    tags_storage: UsedSenderTags,
-    sent_reply_keys: SentReplyKeys,
-    message_handler: MessageHandler<R>,
-}
-
-impl<R> SenderReplyController<R>
-where
-    R: CryptoRng + Rng,
-{
-    pub(crate) fn new(
-        config: Config,
-        storage: &CombinedReplyStorage,
-        message_handler: MessageHandler<R>,
-    ) -> Self {
-        SenderReplyController {
-            config,
-            tags_storage: storage.tags_storage(),
-            sent_reply_keys: storage.key_storage(),
-            message_handler,
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) async fn handle_surb_request(&mut self, recipient: Recipient, mut amount: u32) {
-        // 1. check whether we sent any surbs in the past to this recipient, otherwise
-        // they have no business in asking for more
-        if !self.tags_storage.exists(&recipient) {
-            warn!("{recipient} asked us for reply SURBs even though we never sent them any anonymous messages before!");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        // 2. check whether the requested amount is within sane range
-        if amount
-            > self
-                .config
-                .reply_surbs
-                .maximum_allowed_reply_surb_request_size
-        {
-            warn!("The requested reply surb amount is larger than our maximum allowed ({amount} > {}). Lowering it to a more sane value...", self.config.reply_surbs.maximum_allowed_reply_surb_request_size);
-            amount = self
-                .config
-                .reply_surbs
-                .maximum_allowed_reply_surb_request_size;
-        }
-
-        // 3. construct and send the surbs away
-        // (send them in smaller batches to make the experience a bit smoother
-        let mut remaining = amount;
-        while remaining > 0 {
-            let to_send = min(remaining, 100);
-            if let Err(err) = self
-                .message_handler
-                .try_send_additional_reply_surbs(
-                    recipient,
-                    to_send,
-                    nym_sphinx::params::PacketType::Mix,
-                )
-                .await
-            {
-                warn!("failed to send additional surbs to {recipient} - {err}");
-            } else {
-                trace!("sent {to_send} reply SURBs to {recipient}");
-            }
-
-            remaining -= to_send;
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn inspect_and_clear_stale_data(&self, now: OffsetDateTime) {
-        // check reply keys (this applies to SENDER)
-        self.sent_reply_keys.retain(|_, reply_key| {
-            let diff = now - reply_key.sent_at;
-            if diff > self.config.reply_surbs.maximum_reply_key_age {
-                let std_diff = Duration::try_from(diff).unwrap_or_default();
-                let diff_formatted = humantime::format_duration(std_diff);
-                debug!("it's been {diff_formatted} since we created this reply key. it's probably never going to get used, so we're going to purge it...");
-                false
-            } else {
-                true
-            }
-        });
-    }
-}
@@ -16,17 +16,21 @@
 #![warn(clippy::todo)]
 #![warn(clippy::dbg_macro)]

-use crate::client::inbound_messages::{InputMessage, InputMessageSender};
 use futures::StreamExt;
 use nym_client_core_config_types::StatsReporting;
 use nym_sphinx::addressing::Recipient;
 use nym_statistics_common::clients::{
    ClientStatsController, ClientStatsReceiver, ClientStatsSender,
 };
-use nym_task::{connections::TransmissionLane, ShutdownToken, ShutdownTracker};
+use nym_task::{connections::TransmissionLane, TaskClient};
 use std::time::Duration;

-/// Time interval between reporting statistics locally (logging/shutdown_token)
+use crate::{
+    client::inbound_messages::{InputMessage, InputMessageSender},
+    spawn_future,
+};
+
+/// Time interval between reporting statistics locally (logging/task_client)
 const LOCAL_REPORT_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(2);
 /// Interval for taking snapshots of the statistics
 const SNAPSHOT_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(500);
@@ -47,6 +51,9 @@ pub(crate) struct StatisticsControl {

    /// Config for stats reporting (enabled, address, interval)
    reporting_config: StatsReporting,
+
+    /// Task client for listening for shutdown
+    task_client: TaskClient,
 }

 impl StatisticsControl {
@@ -55,20 +62,24 @@ impl StatisticsControl {
        client_type: String,
        client_stats_id: String,
        report_tx: InputMessageSender,
-        shutdown_token: ShutdownToken,
+        task_client: TaskClient,
    ) -> (Self, ClientStatsSender) {
        let (stats_tx, stats_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel();

        let stats = ClientStatsController::new(client_stats_id, client_type);

+        let mut task_client_stats_sender = task_client.fork("stats_sender");
+        task_client_stats_sender.disarm();
+
        (
            StatisticsControl {
                stats,
                stats_rx,
                report_tx,
                reporting_config,
+                task_client,
            },
-            ClientStatsSender::new(Some(stats_tx), shutdown_token),
+            ClientStatsSender::new(Some(stats_tx), task_client_stats_sender),
        )
    }

@@ -82,15 +93,14 @@ impl StatisticsControl {
            None,
        );
        if let Err(err) = self.report_tx.send(report_message).await {
-            tracing::error!("Failed to report client stats: {err:?}");
+            log::error!("Failed to report client stats: {:?}", err);
        } else {
            self.stats.reset();
        }
    }

-    // manually control the shutdown mechanism as we don't want to get interrupted mid-snapshot
-    pub async fn run(&mut self, shutdown_token: ShutdownToken) {
-        tracing::debug!("Started StatisticsControl with graceful shutdown support");
+    async fn run(&mut self) {
+        log::debug!("Started StatisticsControl with graceful shutdown support");

        #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
        let mut stats_report_interval = tokio_stream::wrappers::IntervalStream::new(
@@ -119,17 +129,17 @@ impl StatisticsControl {
        let mut snapshot_interval =
            gloo_timers::future::IntervalStream::new(SNAPSHOT_INTERVAL.as_millis() as u32);

-        loop {
+        while !self.task_client.is_shutdown() {
            tokio::select! {
                biased;
-                _ = shutdown_token.cancelled() => {
-                    tracing::trace!("StatisticsControl: Received shutdown");
+                _ = self.task_client.recv() => {
+                    log::trace!("StatisticsControl: Received shutdown");
                    break;
                },
                stats_event = self.stats_rx.recv() => match stats_event {
                        Some(stats_event) => self.stats.handle_event(stats_event),
                        None => {
-                            tracing::trace!("StatisticsControl: shutting down due to closed stats channel");
+                            log::trace!("StatisticsControl: shutting down due to closed stats channel");
                            break;
                        }
                },
@@ -147,11 +157,17 @@ impl StatisticsControl {
                }

                _ = local_report_interval.next() => {
-                    self.stats.local_report();
+                    self.stats.local_report(&mut self.task_client);
                }
            }
        }
-        tracing::debug!("StatisticsControl: Exiting");
+        log::debug!("StatisticsControl: Exiting");
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn start(mut self) {
+        spawn_future(async move {
+            self.run().await;
+        })
    }

    pub(crate) fn create_and_start(
@@ -159,22 +175,16 @@ impl StatisticsControl {
        client_type: String,
        client_stats_id: String,
        report_tx: InputMessageSender,
-        shutdown_tracker: &ShutdownTracker,
+        task_client: TaskClient,
    ) -> ClientStatsSender {
-        let (mut controller, sender) = Self::create(
+        let (controller, sender) = Self::create(
            reporting_config,
            client_type,
            client_stats_id,
            report_tx,
-            shutdown_tracker.child_shutdown_token(),
-        );
-        let shutdown_token = shutdown_tracker.clone_shutdown_token();
-        shutdown_tracker.try_spawn_named(
-            async move {
-                controller.run(shutdown_token).await;
-            },
-            "StatisticsControl",
+            task_client,
        );
+        controller.start();
        sender
    }
 }
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