Release 1.12.4

1.12.4

Release date: Aug 19th, 2020

Component Version Information

Components	Version Numbers
indy-plenum	1.12.4
indy-node	1.12.4
sovrin	1.1.89

Additional Information:

There are possible OOM issues during 3+ hours of target load or large catch-ups at 8 GB RAM nodes pool so 32 GB is recommended.

Major Changes

• NYM dynamic validation check transaction w/out verkey or role

Detailed Changelog

Changes and Additions

Description	Additional Information	Ticket Number
NYM dynamic validation check transaction w/out verkey or role

Release 1.12.3

1.12.3

Release date: Jun 1st, 2020

Component Version Information

Components	Version Numbers
indy-plenum	1.12.3
indy-node	1.12.3
sovrin	1.1.81

Additional Information:

There are possible OOM issues during 3+ hours of target load or large catch-ups at 8 GB RAM nodes pool so 32 GB is recommended.

Major Changes

• Bug fix

Detailed Changelog

Major Fixes

Description	Additional Information	Ticket Number
TAA signature's validation fix (milliseconds sending broke the primary)

Release 1.12.2

1.12.2

Release date: Jan 30th, 2020

Component Version Information

Components	Version Numbers
indy-plenum	1.12.2
indy-node	1.12.2
sovrin	1.1.71

Additional Information:

Stop indy-node service on demoted nodes to avoid a minor issue with client's requests processing (see Known Issues for details).

There are possible OOM issues during 3+ hours of target load or large catch-ups at 8 GB RAM nodes pool so 32 GB is recommended.

Major Changes

• Stability fixes

Detailed Changelog

Major Fixes

Description	Additional Information	Ticket Number
WARNING messages incorrectly logged if tokens are not used		INDY-2221
REV_REG_DEF tag field is not validated		INDY-2314
A node may re-send messages in a loop in case of connection issues		INDY-2318
Up to F Nodes may not be able to finish View Change if there are uncommitted NODE txns		INDY-2319
A node lagging behind may not be able to finish view change if nodes have been added/demoted		INDY-2308
A lagging node may use wrong N and F quorum values and never finish view change if there are NODE txns being processed		INDY-2320
A lagging node may be the only one who started view change in case of F Nodes added/promoted in 1 batch		INDY-2322
Debug View Change when nodes added/demoted/promoted		INDY-2326

Known Issues

Description	Additional Information	Ticket Number
Demoted Node should not process client's requests		INDY-2334

Release 1.12.1

1.12.1

Release date: Dec 28th, 2019

Component Version Information

Components	Version Numbers
indy-plenum	1.12.1
indy-node	1.12.1
sovrin	1.1.67

Additional Information:

Use forced simultaneous pool upgrade.

Please be careful with demoting/promoting/adding nodes (see Known Issues for details).

There are possible OOM issues during 3+ hours of target load or large catch-ups at 8 GB RAM nodes pool so 32 GB is recommended.

Major Changes

• Multiple active TAAs implementation
• Stability fixes

Detailed Changelog

Major Fixes

Description	Additional Information	Ticket Number
Sovrin upgrade fails due to incorrect package dependencies		INDY-2303
GET_CRED_DEF for a Schema with a lot of attributes may fail with Timeout		INDY-2306
Only Trustee or Node owner can be the author of NODE demotion txn regardless of endorsement or auth constraint rules set		INDY-2024

Changes and Additions

Description	Additional Information	Ticket Number
Allow multiple active TAAs		INDY-2302
Allow multiple active TAAs: Debug		INDY-2316
Improve TAA acceptance date validation		INDY-2313
Get TAA should return the hash		INDY-2297
Auth_Rules documentation should explain how endorsers work		INDY-2304
Document PBFT view change protocol		INDY-2138
Backups should start ordering in new view only after master instance ordered till prepared cert from NewView		INDY-2299
Get rid of transport batches		INDY-2294
Enable zeroMQ auto-reconnection		INDY-2289
Improve simulation tests to include NODE txns		INDY-2286
Improve BLS signature performance		INDY-2280
Improve simulation tests to include processing of InstanceChanges		INDY-2263

Known Issues

Description	Additional Information	Ticket Number
A node lagging behind may not be able to finish view change if nodes have been added/demoted		INDY-2308
Up to F Nodes may not be able to finish View Change if there are uncommitted NODE txns		INDY-2319
A node may start re-sending messages in a loop in case of connection issues		INDY-2318
A lagging node may use wrong N and F quorum values and never finish view change if there are NODE txns being processed		INDY-2320
A lagging node may be the only one who started view change in case of F Nodes added/promoted in 1 batch		INDY-2322

Release 1.12.0

1.12.0

Release date: Nov 29th, 2019

Component Version Information

Components	Version Numbers
indy-plenum	1.12.0
indy-node	1.12.0
sovrin	1.1.63

Additional Information:

There are possible OOM issues during 3+ hours of target load or large catch-ups at 8 GB RAM nodes pool so 32 GB is recommended.

Major Changes

• Improve primary selection algorithm
• Take into account transaction history when recovering state for new nodes
• Fix new nodes adding when there are old AUTH_RULE or plugin transactions

Detailed Changelog

Major Fixes

Description	Additional Information	Ticket Number
The problem with a config state		INDY-2283
Node loses consensus and unreachable by clients		INDY-2287
A new added node failed to reach consensus		INDY-2254

Changes and Additions

Description	Additional Information	Ticket Number
All nodes need to select the same primary during view change		INDY-2262
Take into account txn history when recovering state from the ledger for new nodes		INDY-2292
Do not restore Primaries from the audit ledger		INDY-2298
Start View change on receiving a quorum of ViewChange messages		INDY-2236
PBFT View change: cleanup and debug Part 3		INDY-2267
A Node missing a View Change may not be able to finish it if NODE txns have been sent		INDY-2275
PrePrepare's Digest need to take into account all PrePrepare's fields		INDY-2285
Investigate reasons of hundreds VCs during 15 txns per sec production load		INDY-2295
Support historical req handlers for non-config ledgers		INDY-2307

Known Issues

Description	Additional Information	Ticket Number
A node lagging behind may not be able to finish view change if nodes have been added/demoted		INDY-2308
GET_CRED_DEF for a Schema with a lot of attributes may fail with Timeout		INDY-2306
Only Trustee or Node owner can be the author of NODE demotion txn regardless of endorsement or auth constraint rules set		INDY-2024

Release 1.11.0

1.11.0

Release date: Nov 1st, 2019

Component Version Information

Components	Version Numbers
indy-plenum	1.11.0
indy-node	1.11.0
sovrin	1.1.60

Additional Information:

Please be careful with demoting/promoting/adding nodes (see Known Issues for details).

There are possible OOM issues during 3+ hours of target load or large catch-ups at 8 GB RAM nodes pool so 32 GB is recommended.

Major Changes

• Switch to PBFT View Change protocol
• Stability fixes

Detailed Changelog

Major Fixes

Description	Additional Information	Ticket Number
One node doesn't catch up after promotion		INDY-2222
A Replica may process messages from other Replicas		INDY-2248
Up to F nodes are out of consensus after >3 hours of load		INDY-2268
A Node may not connect to another Node after restart		INDY-2274
Two View Changes happen during master or backup primary demotion		INDY-2247

Changes and Additions

Description	Additional Information	Ticket Number
Debug: Integrate PBFT viewchanger service into current codebase		INDY-2140
Request missing ViewChange messages when receiving NewView		INDY-2178
Basic integration tests with a new View Change protocol need to pass		INDY-2223
Recover from a situation when View Change is finished on >= N-F of other nodes		INDY-2224
A Primary lagging behind a stable chedkpoints should not send NewView		INDY-2230
Do not stabilize checkpoint after the view change if a Replica doesn't have this checkpoint		INDY-2231
Save PrePrepare's BatchID in audit ledger and restore list of preprepares and prepares on node startup		INDY-2235
PBFT View Change Debug: Part 2		INDY-2244
Optimize Propagate logic		INDY-2257

Known Issues

Description	Additional Information	Ticket Number
All nodes need to select the same primary during view change		INDY-2262
A Node missing a View Change may not be able to finish it if NODE txns have been sent		INDY-2275
A new node joining the pool during the view change may not be able to start ordering immediately		INDY-2276
Summary: If there are NODE txns for adding/removing nodes interleaved with View Changes (not any view changes, but a specific subset), then either up to F or all Nodes may not be able to finish view change. Please see the details and conditions when it may happen in INDY-2262.

Release 1.10.0

1.10.0

Release date: Oct 4th, 2019

Component Version Information

Components	Version Numbers
indy-plenum	1.10.0
indy-node	1.10.0
sovrin	1.1.58

Additional Information:

There are possible OOM issues during 3+ hours of target load or large catch-ups at 8 GB RAM nodes pool so 32 GB is recommended.
PBFT View Change was implemented but not enabled so old View Change is active now.

Major Changes

• PBFT View Change implementation (not enabled yet) and corresponding code improvements
• BLS multi-signature fixes and improvements
• The latest version of ZMQ library support
• Stability fixes

Detailed Changelog

Major Fixes

Description	Additional Information	Ticket Number
GET_TXN doesn't work with old libindy		INDY-2233
Need to improve error message with invalid signature		INDY-2103
A node may not be able to connect to another node if another node was able to connect		INDY-2183
ZMQError: Address already in use when restarting client stack		INDY-2212

Changes and Additions

Description	Additional Information	Ticket Number
All ledgers in a batch need to be BLS multi-signed		INDY-2228
Drop ppSeqNo on Backups after View Change		INDY-2226
Move 3PC Message Request logic into a separate service		INDY-2220
Bump pyzmq to the latest version		INDY-2213
Integration of Services: Cleanup		INDY-2208
Integrate Checkpointer Service into Replica		INDY-2179
Use audit ledger in Checkpoints		INDY-2177
Integrate OrderingService into Replica		INDY-2169
Integrate PrimarySelector into View Change Service		INDY-2167
Integrate view change property-based tests into CI		INDY-2150
Integrate and run PBFT View Changer simulation tests with a real implementation		INDY-2149
Implement PBFT viewchanger service with most basic functionality		INDY-2147
Extract and integrate ConsensusDataProvider from Replica		INDY-2139
Extract Checkpointer service from Replica		INDY-2137
Extract Orderer service from Replica		INDY-2136
Simulation tests for View Changer (no integration)		INDY-2135
Implementation: Make PBFT view change working		INDY-1340
Implement network, executor, orderer and checkpointer as adaptors for existing codebase		INDY-1339
Define Interfaces needed for View Change Service		INDY-1338
Modify WriteReqManager to meet Executor interface needs		INDY-1337
Stop resetting ppSeqNo (and relying on this) in new view		INDY-1336
Enable full ordering of batches from last view that have been already ordered, make execution on replicas that executed them no-op		INDY-1335

Known Issues

Description	Additional Information	Ticket Number
One node doesn't catch up after promotion		INDY-2222

Release 1.9.2

1.9.2

Release date: Aug 30th, 2019

Component Version Information

Components	Version Numbers
indy-plenum	1.9.2
indy-node	1.9.2
sovrin	1.1.56

Additional Information:

Migration script will be applied for buildernet only and will return error message in python shell for any other pools (if manual migration will be performed).
There are possible OOM issues during 3+ hours of target load or large catch-ups at 8 GB RAM nodes pool so 32 GB is recommended.

Major Changes

• Stability fixes
• Endorser support fixes and improvements
• Improving GET_TXN to be able to query just one node the same way as for other GET requests

Detailed Changelog

Major Fixes

Description	Additional Information	Ticket Number
New nodes added after last upgrade (1.9.1) are not in consensus		INDY-2211
indy-node broken by indy-plenum and python-dateutil		INDY-2176
Issue with non utf-8 decoding		INDY-2218
Endorsers must be specified within the transaction		INDY-2199
One node doesn't catch up		INDY-2215

Changes and Additions

Description	Additional Information	Ticket Number
As a user, I need to be able to know what was the last update time of the ledger when querying a txn via GET_TXN request		INDY-1954
Endorser field can contian a DID with a known role only		INDY-2198

Release 1.9.1

Release date: Aug 01st, 2019

Component Version Information

Components	Version Numbers
indy-plenum	1.9.1
indy-node	1.9.1
sovrin	1.1.51

Additional Information:

There are possible OOM issues during 3+ hours of target load or large catch-ups at 8 GB RAM nodes pool so 32 GB is recommended.

Major Changes

• New DIDs can be created without endorsers
• Transaction authors don't need to be endorsers
• TAA acceptance should use date, not time
• Bug fixes

Detailed Changelog

Major Fixes

Description	Additional Information	Ticket Number
Incorrect request validation		INDY-2164
Need to make "reask_ledger_status" repeatable		INDY-2112
When view change takes too long instance change should be sent periodically		INDY-2143

Changes and Additions

Description	Additional Information	Ticket Number
New DIDs can be created without endorsers		INDY-2171
Transaction authors don't need to be endorsers		INDY-2173
Grab pool data for failed system tests		INDY-2141
Memory profiling needs to be removed from GET_VALIDATOR_INFO output		INDY-2182
Implement PBFT viewchanger service with most basic functionality		INDY-2147
Extract Orderer service from Replica		INDY-2136
Extract and integrate ConsensusDataProvider from Replica		INDY-2139
TAA acceptance should use date, not time		INDY-2157
Clean-up Pluggable Request Handlers		INDY-2154

Release 1.9.0

Release date: July 04th, 2019

Component Version Information

Components	Version Numbers
indy-plenum	1.9.0
indy-node	1.9.0
sovrin	1.1.50

Additional Information:

There are possible OOM issues during 3+ hours of target load or large catch-ups at 8 GB RAM nodes pool so 32 GB is recommended.

Some nodes can fail to send a REJECT or REPLY to client under specific network conditions. See Know Issues for more details.

Major Changes

• Pluggable Request Handlers have been implemented

Detailed Changelog

Major Fixes

Description	Additional Information	Ticket Number
Propagates with invalid requests can lead to node crashes		INDY-2144
There is no validation of the ISSUANCE_TYPE field for the transaction REVOC_REG_DEF		INDY-2142
Reduce CONS_PROOF timeout to speed up catchup under the load		INDY-2083

Changes and Additions

Description	Additional Information	Ticket Number
As a Trustee(s), I need to have a way to set multiple AUTH_RULES by one command		INDY-2087
Make more system tests to be ready for Indy Node CD pipeline		INDY-2127
Integrate new handlers into the codebase		INDY-1861
Define Interfaces needed for View Change Service		INDY-1338
Rename TRUST_ANCHOR to ENDORSER		INDY-1950
Update PBFT view change plan of attack		INDY-2134
Apply a new Docker-in-docker approach for system tests		INDY-2131
More tests for pluggable request handlers		INDY-2108
Remove ANYONE_CAN_WRITE		INDY-1956
[Design] ViewChange protocol must be as defined in PBFT		INDY-1290
Batch containing some already executed requests should be applied correctly		INDY-1405
Update Pluggable Req Handlers		INDY-2097
As a Network Admin, I need to be able to forbid an action in AUTH_RULE, so that no changes in code are needed		INDY-2077
Create Builders for handlers		INDY-1860

Known Issues

Description	Additional Information	Ticket Number
Incorrect request validation		INDY-2164