# Action Items and Recommendations

**Last Reviewed**: 2026-04-13  
**Status**: Historical action-list snapshot

This document preserves an earlier gap-analysis action list. Validate items here against current deployment docs and `docs/PROJECT_OPTIMIZATION_STATUS.md` before executing them.

## Critical Action Items (Do First)

### 1. Fix Genesis ExtraData ⚠️ CRITICAL
**Status**: ❌ Not fixed  
**Priority**: 🔴 Critical  
**Effort**: 2-4 hours  
**Files**: `config/genesis.json`, `scripts/generate-genesis-proper.sh`

**Action**:
```bash
# Use the new script to generate proper genesis
./scripts/generate-genesis-proper.sh 4

# Verify the generated genesis file
jq '.extraData' config/genesis.json
# Should NOT be "0x" or empty
```

Legacy wrappers remain available, but the canonical QBFT path is `./scripts/generate-genesis-proper.sh`.

**Validation**:
- [ ] extraData is not empty
- [ ] extraData starts with "0x" and has content
- [ ] Genesis file validates with Besu

### 2. Pin All Image Versions ⚠️ CRITICAL
**Status**: ❌ Not fixed  
**Priority**: 🔴 Critical  
**Effort**: 1-2 hours  
**Files**: All Kubernetes and Helm files

**Action**:
```bash
# Run the fix script
./scripts/fix-image-versions.sh

# Verify changes
grep -r "latest" k8s/ helm/ monitoring/
# Should find no matches (or only in comments)
```

**Validation**:
- [ ] No `:latest` tags in deployment files
- [ ] All images have specific versions
- [ ] Versions are documented

### 3. Remove Hardcoded Secrets ⚠️ CRITICAL
**Status**: ❌ Not fixed  
**Priority**: 🔴 Critical  
**Effort**: 1-2 hours  
**Files**: `k8s/blockscout/deployment.yaml`

**Action**:
```bash
# Generate secrets
./scripts/generate-secrets.sh

# Verify secrets are created
kubectl get secrets -n besu-network
```

**Validation**:
- [ ] No hardcoded passwords in deployment files
- [ ] All secrets are in Kubernetes Secrets
- [ ] Secrets are properly referenced

### 4. Complete Application Gateway ⚠️ CRITICAL
**Status**: ❌ Not fixed  
**Priority**: 🔴 Critical  
**Effort**: 4-8 hours  
**Files**: `terraform/modules/networking/main.tf`

**Action**:
- Review `terraform/modules/networking/appgateway-complete.tf` for reference
- Complete Application Gateway configuration in main.tf
- Or consider using Azure Application Gateway Ingress Controller (AGIC)

**Validation**:
- [ ] Backend pools are configured
- [ ] Listeners are configured
- [ ] SSL certificates are configured
- [ ] Health probes are configured
- [ ] Routing rules are configured

### 5. Fix Health Checks ⚠️ CRITICAL
**Status**: ❌ Not fixed  
**Priority**: 🔴 Critical  
**Effort**: 2-4 hours  
**Files**: All StatefulSet files

**Action**:
- Verify Besu exposes `/metrics` endpoint
- Update health checks to use `/metrics` or implement custom health check
- Test health checks in deployed environment

**Validation**:
- [ ] Health checks work correctly
- [ ] Pods are marked as ready/unready appropriately
- [ ] Restart scenarios work correctly

## High Priority Action Items

### 6. Configure Terraform Backend
**Status**: ❌ Not configured  
**Priority**: 🟠 High  
**Effort**: 2-4 hours

**Action**:
- Uncomment backend configuration in `terraform/main.tf`
- Create Azure Storage account for Terraform state
- Configure state locking

### 7. Add Resource Limits
**Status**: ⚠️ Partial  
**Priority**: 🟠 High  
**Effort**: 2-4 hours

**Action**:
- Add resource limits to all init containers
- Add resource limits to all services
- Set appropriate values based on workload

### 8. Implement Security Configurations
**Status**: ⚠️ Partial  
**Priority**: 🟠 High  
**Effort**: 4-8 hours

**Action**:
- Fix CORS configuration (remove `*`)
- Add IP allowlisting for admin operations
- Configure WAF rules
- Implement Network Policies (✅ created)
- Implement RBAC (✅ created)

### 9. Complete Monitoring
**Status**: ⚠️ Partial  
**Priority**: 🟠 High  
**Effort**: 4-8 hours

**Action**:
- Deploy Grafana with dashboards
- Configure Alertmanager with real notification channels
- Add ServiceMonitor CRDs
- Configure log aggregation

### 10. Security Audit Smart Contracts
**Status**: ❌ Not done  
**Priority**: 🟠 High  
**Effort**: 8-16 hours

**Action**:
- Use OpenZeppelin Contracts for proxy and access control
- Conduct security audit
- Add comprehensive tests
- Implement security best practices

## Medium Priority Action Items

### 11. Implement Network Policies ✅
**Status**: ✅ Created  
**Priority**: 🟡 Medium  
**Action**: Review and apply `k8s/network-policies/default-deny.yaml`

### 12. Implement RBAC ✅
**Status**: ✅ Created  
**Priority**: 🟡 Medium  
**Action**: Review and apply `k8s/rbac/service-accounts.yaml`

### 13. Add HPA ✅
**Status**: ✅ Created  
**Priority**: 🟡 Medium  
**Action**: Review and apply `k8s/base/rpc/hpa.yaml`

### 14. Create Runbooks
**Status**: ⚠️ Partial  
**Priority**: 🟡 Medium  
**Action**: Create additional runbooks for:
- Incident response
- Troubleshooting
- Parameter changes
- Validator transitions
- Disaster recovery

### 15. Improve Test Coverage
**Status**: ⚠️ Partial  
**Priority**: 🟡 Medium  
**Action**: 
- Increase test coverage to >80%
- Add fuzz tests
- Add integration tests
- Add gas optimization tests

## Quick Wins (Low Effort, High Value)

### 1. Add Resource Limits to Init Containers
**Effort**: 30 minutes  
**Impact**: Prevents resource exhaustion

### 2. Fix CORS Configuration
**Effort**: 1 hour  
**Impact**: Security improvement

### 3. Add Documentation Links
**Effort**: 1 hour  
**Impact**: Better developer experience

### 4. Create Troubleshooting Guide
**Effort**: 2-4 hours  
**Impact**: Faster issue resolution

### 5. Add Health Check Validation
**Effort**: 2-4 hours  
**Impact**: Better reliability

## Security Improvements

### Immediate (Week 1)
1. Remove hardcoded secrets
2. Fix CORS configuration
3. Implement Network Policies
4. Implement RBAC
5. Add IP allowlisting

### Short-term (Weeks 2-4)
1. Integrate with Azure Key Vault HSM
2. Implement secrets rotation
3. Add Pod Security Standards
4. Configure WAF rules
5. Add DDoS protection

### Medium-term (Months 2-3)
1. Security audit
2. Penetration testing
3. HSM integration
4. Service mesh for mTLS
5. Advanced monitoring

## Operational Improvements

### Immediate (Week 1)
1. Fix health checks
2. Complete monitoring setup
3. Create basic runbooks
4. Add backup procedures

### Short-term (Weeks 2-4)
1. Create comprehensive runbooks
2. Implement backup automation
3. Add disaster recovery procedures
4. Create troubleshooting guides
5. Add performance monitoring

### Medium-term (Months 2-3)
1. Advanced monitoring
2. Distributed tracing
3. Automated remediation
4. Performance optimization
5. Cost optimization

## Testing Improvements

### Immediate (Week 1)
1. Fix existing tests
2. Add missing test cases
3. Verify test coverage

### Short-term (Weeks 2-4)
1. Add integration tests
2. Add fuzz tests
3. Add gas optimization tests
4. Add security tests

### Medium-term (Months 2-3)
1. End-to-end tests
2. Load testing
3. Chaos engineering
4. Performance benchmarks

## Documentation Improvements

### Immediate (Week 1)
1. Fix documentation gaps
2. Add troubleshooting guide
3. Update quick start guide

### Short-term (Weeks 2-4)
1. Create architecture diagrams
2. Add API examples
3. Create CONTRIBUTING.md
4. Add CHANGELOG.md

### Medium-term (Months 2-3)
1. Complete all documentation
2. Add video tutorials
3. Create developer guides
4. Add API reference

## Validation Checklist

### Before Production Deployment

#### Critical
- [ ] Genesis extraData is properly generated
- [ ] All image versions are pinned
- [ ] No hardcoded secrets
- [ ] Application Gateway is configured
- [ ] Health checks work correctly

#### High Priority
- [ ] Terraform backend is configured
- [ ] Resource limits are set
- [ ] Security configurations are implemented
- [ ] Monitoring is working
- [ ] Smart contracts are audited

#### Medium Priority
- [ ] Network Policies are implemented
- [ ] RBAC is configured
- [ ] HPA is working
- [ ] Runbooks are created
- [ ] Documentation is complete

#### Testing
- [ ] Test coverage >80%
- [ ] Integration tests pass
- [ ] Load testing passed
- [ ] Security testing passed
- [ ] Disaster recovery tested

## Implementation Order

### Week 1: Critical Fixes
1. Day 1: Fix genesis extraData
2. Day 2: Pin image versions
3. Day 3: Remove hardcoded secrets
4. Day 4: Complete Application Gateway
5. Day 5: Fix health checks

### Week 2: High Priority
1. Day 1-2: Configure Terraform backend, add resource limits
2. Day 3-4: Implement security configurations
3. Day 5: Complete monitoring

### Week 3: Security and Testing
1. Day 1-2: Security audit of smart contracts
2. Day 3-4: Add comprehensive tests
3. Day 5: Create runbooks

### Week 4: Production Readiness
1. Day 1-2: Load testing
2. Day 3: Performance optimization
3. Day 4: Disaster recovery testing
4. Day 5: Final review and documentation

## Success Metrics

### Phase 1 (Week 1)
- ✅ All critical issues resolved
- ✅ Network can start successfully
- ✅ Deployments are predictable
- ✅ No security vulnerabilities from hardcoded secrets

### Phase 2 (Weeks 2-3)
- ✅ Infrastructure is ready for staged operational rollout
- ✅ Security is hardened
- ✅ Monitoring is comprehensive
- ✅ Smart contracts are audited

### Phase 3 (Week 4)
- ✅ All tests pass
- ✅ Performance meets requirements
- ✅ Disaster recovery is tested
- ✅ Documentation is complete

## Risk Mitigation

### High Risk Items
- **Genesis configuration**: Test thoroughly in staging
- **Image versions**: Verify compatibility before deployment
- **Secrets**: Use Azure Key Vault from the start
- **Application Gateway**: Test with staging environment
- **Health checks**: Verify with actual Besu deployment

### Medium Risk Items
- **Monitoring**: Start with basic setup, expand gradually
- **Security**: Conduct security review early
- **Testing**: Implement testing incrementally
- **Documentation**: Update as you go

## Notes

- Some fixes can be done in parallel
- Regular reviews are recommended
- Adjust timeline based on team size
- Prioritize based on production timeline
- Test all fixes in staging before production

## References

- [PROJECT_REVIEW.md](../../project-reviews/PROJECT_REVIEW.md) - Comprehensive project review
- [RECOMMENDATIONS_QUICK_FIXES.md](../../archive/status-reports/operations-legacy/RECOMMENDATIONS_QUICK_FIXES.md) - Historical quick fixes guide
- [IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md](../../archive/status-reports/operations-legacy/IMPLEMENTATION_ROADMAP.md) - Historical implementation roadmap
- [REVIEW_SUMMARY.md](../../archive/status-reports/operations-legacy/REVIEW_SUMMARY.md) - Historical review summary
