AztecGuardianRecovery – ERC-7579 Recovery Validator powered by Aztec Guardians
Contact Details
Summary
1. Problem statement
Smart-account users still lose access when the sole owner key is lost.
Today’s on-chain recovery schemes reveal guardian addresses and voting, harming privacy.
2. Proposed solution
Build a tiny ERC-7579 validator module that keeps its own owner list and can replace that list when a Portal message arrives from a private AztecGuardianRecovery contract.
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Guardians and their weights live only inside Aztec → no public leakage
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One Portal message conveys the new owner set → validator updates immediately via Relayer
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Designed for any ERC-7579 smart wallet (Kernel, ZeroDev, Alchemy Account Kit, Plug-in Safe accounts)
Timeline (toward testnet deployment)
| Phase | Dates | Key Outputs |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 1 Jul – 7 Jul 2025 | AztecGuardianRecovery.nr, weighted-guardian logic & tests |
| Week 2 | 8 Jul – 14 Jul | RecoveryValidator.sol, Solidity tests |
| Week 3 | 15 Jul – 21 Jul | Integration hardening, relayer implementation |
| Week 4 | 22 Jul – 28 Jul | Testnet demo video & guide, install docs |
About Us
| Name | Role | Contact | Background & Relevant Experience |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oleksandr “Alik.eth” Vovkotrub | Solidity & Noir Developer | LinkedIn: Oleksandr Vovkotrub | Finalist of ETHKyiv2024 and KyivTechSummit(2023) |
| Dmytro Sotnyk | Solidity Developer | LinkedIn: Dmytro Sotnyk | 4 years of Solidity development and audit experience. |
Both contributors are available full-time for the four-week sprint; four additional part-time reviewers support testing and documentation.
Technical Approach
1. Architecture
2. Happy path sequence
Future Directions:
- Integrate cross-chain bridge such as Wormhole to deploy AztecGuardianRecovery to the other L2 EVM chains.
- Heritage function. For heritage the heir shouldn’t always know that they are a subject to inheritance.
- Integration with a popular wallet for a smooth recovery experience(e.g. ZeroDev/MetaMask DeleGator).
We have an extended team ready to pursue the future directions in case of further cooperation.
Grant Amount Requested
USD $5,000
Budget Rationale
The grant covers a four-week push to MVP on testnet:
| Use | Approx. Allocation |
|---|---|
| Engineering (2 FTE for 4 wks) | $3,600 |
| Part-time review & testing (4 contributors) | $800 |
| Project management & documentation | $600 |
| Total | $5,000 |
This budget bridges the gap to a public testnet release, after which we will pursue additional funding for mainnet deployment and extended features (multi-bridge support, wallet UI plugins).