HEAT Discussion and Technical info

[blockaudit]

Question for the team regarding maintenance on the OSS dependencies shipping with Heat: ffmpeg, nodejs, etc.

Are you all keeping up to date with the latest versions, especially when one needs to be running the latest versions to be safe from attacks mitigated by their security fixes?

NodeJS for example drops details on releases containing security updates here:

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/nodejs-sec/jGPlKJyLIxI

Quite a few bugs in there for March 2018.

And FFmpeg does similarly with this page:

https://www.ffmpeg.org/security.html

Where they list CVEs fixed in each release.

Hi,

Thank you for your question.

We use Github's https://github.com/electron as a run time engine to host our custom built web client as desktop apps on Windows, Linux and Macs.

Before we build the client we make sure to always update and upgrade to the latest electron pre-built packages available for the major version against which we have build our client.
We did the same for this latest build.

Normally security issues and updates are always backported to each still supported Electron version and these are made available as an update which we are alerted by simply running the electron builder script. For this build and for any past build that was the case as well.

Unfortunately I believe it's close to impossible to always update all software against any zero-day exploit the day, week or month it comes out.

That said, parts like the FFmpeg and the pdf viewer that come standard with Electron are however by the nature of our client never touched or invoked. What I mean is you cant remotely play any video or audio file or open a pdf doc in HEAT client.

Your question did make us look better into keeping build dependencies up to date and its something we will be looking into in order to harden this aspect even more. So thank you for that!

That's very good to know, thanks for the knowledgable response.

Sounds like you folks are ahead of the game in that way as many projects we come across either have no idea how up to date their dependencies are, let alone maintain a list of such dependencies to track and model their extended attack surface.

[Ai7xpressTV]

Do you guys need any help layouting your exchange?

I think a great design of the exchange could really help this project.

[verymuchso]

HEAT MAC OS Full Client

HEAT WALLET 2.5.0 now available for MAC OS.

All releases: https://github.com/Heat-Ledger-Ltd/heatwallet/releases/tag/v2.5.0

Direct download: https://github.com/Heat-Ledger-Ltd/heatwallet/releases/download/v2.5.0/Heatwallet_MacOS_2.5.0.EXPERIMENTAL.zip

Installation

- Download the zip
- Drag the Heatwallet App to your app bar

Contents

Fully functional HEAT wallet for Mac OS.
Will work as thin client the moment you start it.
Go to server section and click Start Server to run your own HEAT server, closing the App will stop your HEAT server.

To run a permanent server please look at https://github.com/Heat-Ledger-Ltd/heatledger/releases/tag/v2.5.0

Best practice is to always back up your wallet to disk. (Top right side menu -> Backup wallet)

[Kazadar]

Is there any updates regarding the IPO?

[Eliphaz Fimk]

Do you guys need any help layouting your exchange?

For visual layout not really, thanks. For modification of the current heatwallet.com design to responsive version, yes.

I think a great design of the exchange could really help this project.

Apart from incompatibility with mobile devices, which parts of the Heatwallet.com exchange layout would you consider less than great?

[Eliphaz Fimk]

Is there any updates regarding the IPO?

The recent and ongoing changes in the regulatory landscape regarding tokens, share tokens in particular, have imposed further requirements to the whole business model of HEAT for which the HL share release on Heat Wallet is an entry case for the years to come. So we're working on the details of these corporate infrastructure and licensing arrangements. It's the most significant process affecting HEAT's business model and really needs careful design. If you've been following the scene you're aware of the changes in requirements, and the fact there exists no real leader with properly implemented structure for licensed crypto asset issuance in decentralized networks.

Fortunately the technology is being brought up to the required level meanwhile and 2.5.0 is a big step towards the rest of it on the tech side.

[Flexatron]

Hard fork so far so good.

Heat block rewards decrease from 8 to 6 at block 1250000

https://heatwallet.com/#/explorer

[spendawgs]

Hard fork so far so good.

Heat block rewards decrease from 8 to 6 at block 1250000

https://heatwallet.com/#/explorer

Wow already. Oh well I am very happy with my bag. Pretty sure i have added more than 10% to my total just from forging

[Kazadar]

Hard fork so far so good.

Heat block rewards decrease from 8 to 6 at block 1250000

https://heatwallet.com/#/explorer

Wow already. Oh well I am very happy with my bag. Pretty sure i have added more than 10% to my total just from forging

No its still 8.

[Flexatron]

Hard fork so far so good.

Heat block rewards decrease from 8 to 6 at block 1250000

https://heatwallet.com/#/explorer

Wow already. Oh well I am very happy with my bag. Pretty sure i have added more than 10% to my total just from forging

No its still 8.

Correct, don't know why though.

[verymuchso]

The rewards will decrease at 1,250,000 + 4320.

So we'd have to wait a flew blocks still.

The reason is that the first rewards had been disabled during those first blocks since we were mining with company accounts to get the network stable.

The stage change for block 2,500,000 will be adjusted down to happen at block 2,500,000 again.

[xdbitcoin]

The road map looks solid, but quite few people on the exchange and in social networks. Why so? The project looks really promising

[Kazadar]

The road map looks solid, but quite few people on the exchange and in social networks. Why so? The project looks really promising

There isnt any big exchanges to gain exposure and while the tech is very interesting, there have been some delays getting it out.
Also HEAT have been the target of one of the most persistent fud campaigns I have ever seen. The same handful of accounts posting daily fud on the HEAT thread almost since the ICO.

[Jiihaa]

The road map looks solid, but quite few people on the exchange and in social networks. Why so? The project looks really promising

There isnt any big exchanges to gain exposure and while the tech is very interesting, there have been some delays getting it out.
Also HEAT have been the target of one of the most persistent fud campaigns I have ever seen. The same handful of accounts posting daily fud on the HEAT thread almost since the ICO.

Yeah. No big exchanges and 0 marketing. If they fix these problems im  sure this is the plane y dont want to miss.
They really need marketing staff.  Someone who knows to build hype.  
Social media competitions. Active announcments etcetc. Would fix that.


Easily 1 off the top projects at this moment.

[Jiihaa]

Now im starting to get hyped up more and more..
Todays announcement Youtube and Google campain xoming up!!

Next.. Bigger exchanges. Making it easier to buy would make it bigger.

[someonesomeone]

What announcement?

Also, the team already stated multiple times that they are not interested in getting on other exchanges which is a total bummer and also what is killing this project...

Now im starting to get hyped up more and more..
Todays announcement Youtube and Google campain xoming up!!

Next.. Bigger exchanges. Making it easier to buy would make it bigger.

[airgonomike]

What announcement?

Also, the team already stated multiple times that they are not interested in getting on other exchanges which is a total bummer and also what is killing this project...

Now im starting to get hyped up more and more..
Todays announcement Youtube and Google campain xoming up!!

Next.. Bigger exchanges. Making it easier to buy would make it bigger.

There's a teaser here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZfyR2SwZgU

[Jiihaa]

What announcement?

Also, the team already stated multiple times that they are not interested in getting on other exchanges which is a total bummer and also what is killing this project...

Now im starting to get hyped up more and more..
Todays announcement Youtube and Google campain xoming up!!

Next.. Bigger exchanges. Making it easier to buy would make it bigger.

There's a teaser here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZfyR2SwZgU

Theres the problem no marketing  .  Heat's twitter page. I know BUT i hope they will make good choise someday
Why hawent those announcments and videos linked in facebook?

[Crapsy]

Now that HEAT is on the verge to take a step towards bigger things, it is important for new users to land on the discord-channel to closely follow up on the project. The community is gathering info to a couple sites where all you need to know is for the taking.

Here is a permalink for the Discord, welcome on board! https://discord.gg/2fyWdCK

[Sam123]

Many good community members  on Twitter are holding Heat in their basket but I hear also some fud on this forum 
Now, will it be possible to view the source code on  github?
Thanks