Proposal: Canton Norm + Drift, the configuration module of the Canton Validator Reliability Suite

Development Fund Proposal Submission

Proposal file:
proposals/2026-08-Equilibrium-Norm-Drift.md

Applicant

Organization:
Equilibrium

Author / Primary Contact:
Olli Tiainen (olli@equilibrium.co)

Champion:
Heslin Kim, Zenith (@heslin-zenith)

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Proposal Classification

Proposal Type:

• RFP-aligned proposal
• Individual initiative

RFP / Roadmap Area:
RFP #23, Validator and Shared Infrastructure Security and Resilience

Label:
node-deployment-operations

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Funding & Timeline

Total Funding Request:
865,000 CC base. Maintenance is priced separately at 57,000 CC per quarter for four quarters, so 1,093,000 CC is the maximum.

Project Duration:
~5 months engineering, adoption window to month 12, quarterly maintenance

Maximum Amount:
N/A

Maximum Duration:
N/A

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Summary

Canton Norm + Drift lets validator operators check whether the configuration actually running on their node matches the reference for its Splice release and deployment shape, and see the consequence of each deviation. It reads the effective configuration rather than only deployment files, covering Canton-specific settings such as JVM sizing, trust mode, migration state, image digests and container security posture. It is the configuration module of the open-source Canton Validator Reliability Suite.

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Submission Checklist

• Full proposal file is included in this PR
• Organization and primary contact identified
• Champion identified or Needs Champion selected
• RFP / roadmap alignment identified, if applicable
• Total funding request provided
• Project duration provided
• Proposal is within any RFP maximum amount
• Proposal is within any RFP maximum duration
• Milestones and milestone funding are defined in the proposal
• Acceptance criteria are based on ecosystem value
• Architectural alignment is addressed