Improve the security of the Avalanche network by auditing, porting and testing its fundamental tools on OpenBSD/adJ

We have been porting, testing and improving the tools of the Avalanche blockchain and some of the libraries that they depend on, and we already have results: - We helped to improve the security of on...

Updates About Funding Impact

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See avalanche-cli 1.4.1 running on OpenBSD/adJ
As we described at https://www.pasosdejesus.org/avalanche-adJ/ we ported several tools from ava-labs but this one was more challenging because: It downloads binaries (for Linux and Mac) from a github repositoy The library it uses to manage the console and keyboard doesn't work we…
Jul 26, 2024
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Improve Pull Request for avalanchego with the minimal required to run avalanchego on OpenBSD
The Pull Request https://github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/pull/2809 has been updated since 3rd March 2024 with the minimal required to run avalanchego on adJ/OpenBSD. The change is really small and it doesn't affect the other platforms currently supported by avalanchego. The main…
Jul 27, 2024
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Run a validator node for testnet fuji on OpenBSD/adJ with avalanchego 1.11.10
1.11.10 is the most recent version of avalanchego, it is run by mainnet at the end of July 2024. Follow the procedure at https://docs.avax.network/nodes/validate/add-a-validator to run a validator node.
Jul 27, 2024
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Record a video of the installation of adJ 7.5 and running a avalanche node on it with avalanchego 1.11.10
Use the article Run an Avalanche Node Manually
Jul 28, 2024
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Update port of coreth to v0.13.7

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See avalanche-cli 1.4.1 running on OpenBSD/adJ
As we described at https://www.pasosdejesus.org/avalanche-adJ/ we ported several tools from ava-labs but this one was more challenging because: It downloads binaries (for Linux and Mac) from a github repositoy The library it uses to manage the console and keyboard doesn't work we…
Jul 26, 2024
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Improve Pull Request for avalanchego with the minimal required to run avalanchego on OpenBSD
The Pull Request https://github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/pull/2809 has been updated since 3rd March 2024 with the minimal required to run avalanchego on adJ/OpenBSD. The change is really small and it doesn't affect the other platforms currently supported by avalanchego. The main…
Jul 27, 2024
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Run a validator node for testnet fuji on OpenBSD/adJ with avalanchego 1.11.10
1.11.10 is the most recent version of avalanchego, it is run by mainnet at the end of July 2024. Follow the procedure at https://docs.avax.network/nodes/validate/add-a-validator to run a validator node.
Jul 27, 2024
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Record a video of the installation of adJ 7.5 and running a avalanche node on it with avalanchego 1.11.10
Use the article Run an Avalanche Node Manually
Jul 28, 2024
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Update port of coreth to v0.13.7

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Wait that Ava-labs team merges in avalanchego the pull request that adds minimal support for OpenBSD/adJ

Propose and improve the pull request https://github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/pull/2809 until it is approved and merged by the ava-labs team.

Aug 2, 2024

Grant Approved

Audit, improve and port fundamental Avalanche tools to OpenBSD/adJ

This project aims to improve the security of the Avalanche network by auditing the source code of core Avalanche tools using OpenBSD’s methodology, porting these tools to OpenBSD/adJ, running tests on them to discover security issues, and recommending fixes. The proposers have al…

Jun 10, 2024