Unreachable poh contract might introduce unverified blocks

[JeremyPansier]

To Reproduce

1. Run a node
2. Proof of Humanity smart contract returns 503 Service Unavailable: internal server failure

Expected behavior

• Validators must be part of the registered addresses.
• If requesting the PoH smart contract returns an error, the address is not removed from the registered addresses. This was done this was because of this issue: #139

Actual behavior Validators not registered in the PoH registry are able to append a new block to the blockchain.

Tasks

• [ ] Set up a local Ethereum node using software such as Geth or Parity
• [ ] Use it as provider
• [ ] If requesting the PoH smart contract returns an error, remove the address from the registered addresses This should be a better resolution of this issue: #212

[JeremyPansier]

see https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/nodes-and-clients/#light-node https://github.com/ethereum/devp2p/blob/master/caps/les.md

[JeremyPansier]

ChatGPT mention these steps to set up a local Ethereum node using Geth:

• Install Geth by downloading the latest stable release for your operating system from the official Geth repository: https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases

• Create a new directory where you want to store your blockchain data. This directory will be used to store the blockchain data and other configuration files. You can choose any name for this directory. For example, let's call it myblockchain.

• Open a terminal and navigate to the myblockchain directory. Then, run the following command to initialize the blockchain:

  geth --datadir=./data init genesis.json

  This command creates a new data directory called data and initializes it with the genesis.json file. You can modify the genesis.json file to change the initial parameters of your blockchain, such as the difficulty, gas limit, or allocation of ether.

• After the initialization is complete, run the following command to start the Geth client:

  geth --datadir=./data --rpc --rpcapi eth,net,web3,personal

  This command starts the Geth client and enables the JSON-RPC API, which allows external applications to connect to your node and interact with the Ethereum network. The --rpc flag enables the RPC interface, and the --rpcapi flag specifies the list of APIs that will be exposed over RPC.

• Wait for Geth to synchronize with the Ethereum network. This process may take some time, depending on the speed of your computer and the network connection.

• Once Geth is fully synchronized, you can interact with it using various tools and libraries. For example, you can use the geth attach command to open a JavaScript console and execute Ethereum commands:

geth attach ./data/geth.ipc

This command connects to the running Geth instance over IPC and opens a JavaScript console. From the console, you can execute various Ethereum commands, such as sending transactions, deploying contracts, or querying the blockchain data.

• To use your local Geth node as a provider in your application, you need to update the connection URL or provider endpoint to point to your local node. The exact configuration depends on the specific library or tool you are using. For example, in web3.js, you can use the Web3.providers.HttpProvider or Web3.providers.WebsocketProvider class to specify the connection URL.

That's it! You now have a fully functional Ethereum node running on your local machine, which you can use to interact with the Ethereum network or develop decentralized applications.