NethermindEth/dotnet-libp2p

PubsubRouter.VerifyMessage and PubsubSettings.DefaultSignaturePolicy apply globally, while Topic exposes no validation or signature-policy configuration. Applications cannot enforce distinct validity rules for distinct topics. The Pubsub specification requires topic validators…

Both Kad-DHT message senders actively emit MessageType.Ping, including for liveness/bootstrap behavior. The current specification permits handling incoming DHT PING for compatibility but says implementations MUST NOT actively send it; standard libp2p Ping or connection health…

PlainTextProtocol.ConnectAsync sends the local Exchange and parses the remote one, but it does not derive a peer ID from Exchange.pubkey, compare it with Exchange.id or the dialed /p2p component, retain the verified remote public key, or terminate on a mismatch. The plaintext…

PubsubPeerDiscoveryProtocol.RunAsync waits an entire configured interval before its first broadcast. The reference implementation announces immediately after it subscribes, so a short-lived or newly connected node can currently wait unnecessarily before being discoverable.…