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feat(archiver): validate contract instance addresses before storing#21787
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Motivation

The archiver blindly stores contract instance data extracted from private logs without verifying that the claimed address matches the instance fields. While the p2p tx validator (#21771) catches this at the network layer, blocks received via req/resp or proposals skip that check. This adds a second line of defense at the storage layer.

Approach

Before storing contract instances, the archiver now recomputes the address from the instance fields via computeContractAddressFromInstance and filters out any with mismatched addresses. The check is skipped during delete operations since we need to remove instances regardless.

Changes

  • archiver: Validate contract instance addresses in updateDeployedContractInstances before storing, filtering out mismatches with a warning log
  • stdlib (tests): Add elapsed timing to computeContractAddressFromInstance test (~1.3ms per call)

Adds a defense-in-depth check in the archiver's data store updater that
recomputes contract instance addresses from their fields before storing
them, filtering out any instances with mismatched addresses.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
@PhilWindle PhilWindle merged commit ce0db76 into merge-train/spartan Mar 19, 2026
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## Motivation

The archiver blindly stores contract instance data extracted from
private logs without verifying that the claimed address matches the
instance fields. While the p2p tx validator (#21771) catches this at the
network layer, blocks received via req/resp or proposals skip that
check. This adds a second line of defense at the storage layer.

## Approach

Before storing contract instances, the archiver now recomputes the
address from the instance fields via
`computeContractAddressFromInstance` and filters out any with mismatched
addresses. The check is skipped during delete operations since we need
to remove instances regardless.

## Changes

- **archiver**: Validate contract instance addresses in
`updateDeployedContractInstances` before storing, filtering out
mismatches with a warning log
- **stdlib (tests)**: Add elapsed timing to
`computeContractAddressFromInstance` test (~1.3ms per call)
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✅ Successfully backported to backport-to-v4-staging #21783.

github-merge-queue bot pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Mar 20, 2026
BEGIN_COMMIT_OVERRIDE
feat(p2p): add tx validator for contract instance deployment addresses
(#21771)
fix: always deploy IRM for testnet (#21755)
fix: avoid mutating caller's array via splice in snapshot sync (A-718)
(#21759)
chore: update network logs skill (#21785)
feat(archiver): validate contract instance addresses before storing
(#21787)
fix: ensure no division by 0 (#21786)
feat: support private fork releases via ci-release (#21778)
fix: restrict scenario deployments to only nightly (#21798)
fix(stdlib): zero-pad bufferFromFields when declared length exceeds
payload (#21802)
test(protocol-contracts): verify max-size bytecode fits in contract
class log (#21818)
fix: wire BOT_DA_GAS_LIMIT through helm/terraform for staging-public
(#21809)
fix: remove jest-mock-extended from worker processes + fix
parallelize_strict silent failures (#21821)
fix(archiver): throw on duplicate contract class or instance additions
(#21799)
chore: remove broadcasted function events (#21805)
fix: sync dateProvider from anvil stdout on every mined block (#21829)
fix(sequencer): use wall-clock time instead of L1 block timestamp for
slot estimation (#21769)
fix: use correct EthCheatCodes method name in epochs_missed_l1_slot test
(#21848)
feat(p2p): add tx validator for contract class id verification (#21788)
feat: publisher funding (#21631)
feat: batch chonk verifier TS integration (#21823)
fix(sequencer): remove l1 block timestamp check (#21853)
fix: use local IVC inputs for batch_verifier bench test (#21857)
fix(p2p): centralize gossipsub penalization and fix inconsistencies
(#21863)
chore: publish GitHub releases to AztecProtocol/barretenberg (#21775)
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