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Upstream peers and validation

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Upstream mode decides where headers and block bodies come from. Configure it under yano.upstream.

Mode Purpose
trusted-single One selected upstream; simplest synchronization setup
trusted-failover A configured trusted set with failover
static-multi Multiple explicitly configured peers and header observations
p2p-relay Peer governor and discovery for relay experiments

Packaged profiles include trusted-peers, static-multi, and relay. Read their exact settings in the configuration catalog. A mode or profile is not a claim that all public-network consensus rules are enforced.

The current bundled configuration describes these levels:

Level Additional checks
none Default; upstream header validation disabled
structural Header structure
header-signature Structure, KES, and operational-certificate signatures
praos-lite Shelley+ VRF checks when epoch nonce tracking is available
praos-ledger Ledger-view checks and persisted operational-certificate counters when available

yano.upstream.validation.body-level currently supports none. Do not interpret the header presets as complete transaction/body or Cardano consensus validation.

Validation start settings can delay checks to an era or checkpoint. Packaged network profiles carry network-specific anchors. Preserve the profile’s genesis and checkpoint identity when selecting a validation preset.

yano.upstream.validation.opcert-counter-mode supports none, compat, and strict. compat checks stored counters when present; strict applies the registered-issuer baseline when stored state is absent. Understand the coverage of the database before enabling stricter checks.

Upstream transaction forwarding is configured separately from transaction diffusion. The current base config enables yano.tx.diffusion.enabled and bounds transactions, bytes, and peer cooldown. Use status and logs to confirm actual active peers and behavior; do not infer relay completeness from a single flag.

If progress stalls, inspect the selected peer, recovery reason, validation failures, and retained history. Check network identity and connectivity before changing validation or storage. See troubleshooting.