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@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ Configuration option changes
defaults to being off, so that changes in policy and disconnect/ban behavior defaults to being off, so that changes in policy and disconnect/ban behavior
will not cause a node that is whitelisting another to be dropped by peers. will not cause a node that is whitelisting another to be dropped by peers.
Users can still explicitly enable this behavior with the command line option Users can still explicitly enable this behavior with the command line option
(and may want to consider letting the Bitcoin Core project know about their (and may want to consider [contacting](https://bitcoincore.org/en/contact/)
the Bitcoin Core project to let us know about their
use-case, as this feature could be deprecated in the future). use-case, as this feature could be deprecated in the future).
Documentation Documentation
@ -130,6 +131,10 @@ Documentation
to the [REST interface documentation](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/REST-interface.md) to the [REST interface documentation](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/REST-interface.md)
indicating that the same rules apply. indicating that the same rules apply.
- Further information is added to the [JSON-RPC
documentation](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/JSON-RPC-interface.md)
about how to secure this interface.
- A new [document](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/bitcoin-conf.md) - A new [document](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/bitcoin-conf.md)
about the `bitcoin.conf` file describes how to use it to configure about the `bitcoin.conf` file describes how to use it to configure
Bitcoin Core. Bitcoin Core.
@ -296,6 +301,16 @@ Graphical User Interface (GUI)
CFLAGS="-mmacosx-version-min=10.11" for setting the deployment CFLAGS="-mmacosx-version-min=10.11" for setting the deployment
sdk version) sdk version)
Tools
----
- A new `bitcoin-wallet` tool is now distributed alongside Bitcoin
Core's other executables. Without needing to use any RPCs, this tool
can currently create a new wallet file or display some basic
information about an existing wallet, such as whether the wallet is
encrypted, whether it uses an HD seed, how many transactions it
contains, and how many address book entries it has.
Low-level changes Low-level changes
================= =================
@ -320,6 +335,32 @@ Configuration
deterministic wallets. This release makes specifying `-usehd` an deterministic wallets. This release makes specifying `-usehd` an
invalid configuration option. invalid configuration option.
Network
-------
- This release allows peers that your node automatically disconnected
for misbehavior (e.g. sending invalid data) to reconnect to your node
if you have unused incoming connection slots. If your slots fill up,
a misbehaving node will be disconnected to make room for nodes without
a history of problems (unless the misbehaving node helps your node in
some other way, such as by connecting to a part of the Internet from
which you don't have many other peers). Previously, Bitcoin Core
banned the IP addresses of misbehaving peers for a period of time
(default of 1 day); this was easily circumvented by attackers with
multiple IP addresses. If you manually ban a peer, such as by using
the `setban` RPC, all connections from that peer will still be
rejected.
Security
--------
- This release changes the Random Number Generator (RNG) used from
OpenSSL to Bitcoin Core's own implementation, although entropy
gathered by Bitcoin Core is fed out to OpenSSL and then read back in
when the program needs strong randomness. This moves Bitcoin Core a
little closer to no longer needing to depend on OpenSSL, a dependency
that has caused security issues in the past.
Changes for particular platforms Changes for particular platforms
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