Bogdan-Ștefan Neacşu
64c963e36e
* Reset contract state when dkg needs rerun * Reset nym-api for rerun * Gateway updates signer APIs at runtime * Fix clippy * Add epoch id * Use IndexedMap for shares * Query with epoch id * Add Clone to client traits * Pass nyxd client instead of api data * Get the specific epoch vk * Make wasm work * Remove wasm test runs As there are no wasm tests and the target_arch macros are not compatible with the cargo test environment, we can safely remove (for now) the wasm test target runs. * Put epoch_id in storage pk * Gateway uses old keys but current verifiers * Add group contract to env * Move group msg in common * Only run DKG if part of group * Clippy test * Rename wasm_storage to wasm_mockups * Update changelog
Nym API
The Nym API provides multiple services to the Nym network, and is designed to be run alongside Nyxd validators. From a logical perspective, there are multiple applications, but they are bundled together for ease of deployment.
Nym Directory Caching
The Nym directory is contained in the mixnet smart contract in the Nyx blockchain. The blockchain holds the canonical directory information about nodes, stake, locations etc. The Nym API caches this information periodically to make queries faster and more scalable.
Nym Network Monitoring
The Nym API periodically sends test packets through the entire of the Nym mixnet to test node liveness and quality of service.
Coconut Credentials
Coconut [paper] is a distributed cryptographic signing scheme providing a high degree of privacy for its users. You can find an overview of how to use it in the Coconut section of the Nym documentation.
A simple explanation is also available in blog form.
This project was partially funded through the NGI0 PET Fund, a fund established by NL.net with financial support from the European Commission's NGI programme, under the aegis of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No 825310.