Bridge validator count (M)
Dolomite's assessment for RD-F-148 — scored yellow on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.
Evidence summary #
CCIP uses OCR3 (Off-Chain Reporting v3) for the Commit DON with multiple independent node operators. The RMN (Risk Management Network) is a separate independent signer set. Exact validator count for the Ethereum-Berachain-Arbitrum DOLO lanes is not publicly enumerated — Chainlink Labs does not publish per-lane signer counts. Based on CCIP architecture documentation and prior chainlink-ccip protocol assessment: multiple operators confirmed; exact M number not verifiable per-lane. Yellow per prior pattern (F148 yellow for chainlink-ccip fill).
Sources #
- InternalProcess learnings chainlink-ccip fillprocess-learnings.md §chainlink-ccip 2026-05-16 — F148 yellow precedent: signer identities deliberately undisclosed by Chainlink Labs for operational securityretrieved 2026-05-16
- CCIP Architecture — Chainlink Documentationdocs.chain.link/ccip/architecture — OCR3 multi-validator DON structure; RMN independent signer set describedretrieved 2026-05-16
Methodology #
Count the number of distinct validators or signers in the bridge's signer set (for non-LZ bridges; use F179 for LayerZero OFT).
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