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==Security Improvement==
 
==Security Improvement==
The obsolete SecureCoin-Core wallet v0.8.3 was released in 2013 compiled with the old version of OpenSSL 1.0.1e 11 Feb 2013, which includes serious security holes for example Heartbleed<ref name="hb">[http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/heartbleed-openssl-take-action-now Symantec report of Heartbleed in old OpenSSL] 08 Aug 2015</ref>. For your coin's safety, please update to the official Securechain Wallet as soon as possible, which is built with the latest OpenSSL 1.0.2d 9 Jul 2015 to resolve the security problems.
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The obsolete SecureCoin-Core wallet v0.8.3 was released in 2013 compiled with the old version of OpenSSL 1.0.1e 11 Feb 2013, which includes serious security holes for example Heartbleed<ref name="hb">[http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/heartbleed-openssl-take-action-now Symantec report of Heartbleed in old OpenSSL] 08 Aug 2015</ref>. For your coin's safety, please update to the official Securechain Wallet, which is built with the latest OpenSSL 1.0.2d 9 Jul 2015 to resolve the security problems.
  
 
A comparison of OpenSSL versions between the obsolete SecureCoin-Core wallet and the official Securechain Wallet is shown below by snapshots.
 
A comparison of OpenSSL versions between the obsolete SecureCoin-Core wallet and the official Securechain Wallet is shown below by snapshots.

Revision as of 22:31, 27 January 2016

Introduction

As authorized by Baritus - the creator of SecureCoin, the Securechain Wallet has become the only official SecureCoin wallet while the old SecureCoin-Core wallet would be obsolete. Both Baritus and Securechain Developers would contribute to the development of Securechain Wallet in the future. For more information please refer to SecureCoin's creation post.

The current version of Securechain Wallet is compiled with the latest OpenSSL 1.0.2d 9 Jul 2015, QT 5.5 and BOOST 1.58. For your convenience, the Securechain Wallet also supports getting address/transaction details from the Securechain block explorer by simply clicking new buttons in the main window.

System Requirement

The Securechain Wallet has been tested and proven to work on the following operating systems. The program may also work on other versions of operating systems but not guaranteed.

Windows

Windows 7(32/64 bits)

Windows 8.1(32/64 bits)

Windows 10(32/64 bits)

MAC

MAC OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion(64 bits)

MAC OSX 10.9 Mavericks(64 bits)

MAC OSX 10.10 Yosemite(64 bits)

MAC OSX 10.11 EI Capitan(64 bits)

Current Version

The current Securechain Wallet version is 0.9.0.

Source

The Securechain Wallet source code is maintained on GitHub: https://github.com/securechain/securechain-wallet

Securecoin-Core Wallet Compatibility

Securechain Wallet is totally compatible with the old SecureCoin-Core wallet including all database and wallet files. They also share the same default data folder. For Windows the default data folder is Windows drive(C:) -> Users -> *YourWindowsUsername*->AppData->Roaming->SecureCoin and for MAC it is $HOME/Library/Application Support/SecureCoin/ or /Users/username/Library/Application Support/SecureCoin/.

Although these two wallets are compatible, it is strongly recommended to update to Securechain Wallet, which is the only official Securecoin wallet.

Security Improvement

The obsolete SecureCoin-Core wallet v0.8.3 was released in 2013 compiled with the old version of OpenSSL 1.0.1e 11 Feb 2013, which includes serious security holes for example Heartbleed[1]. For your coin's safety, please update to the official Securechain Wallet, which is built with the latest OpenSSL 1.0.2d 9 Jul 2015 to resolve the security problems.

A comparison of OpenSSL versions between the obsolete SecureCoin-Core wallet and the official Securechain Wallet is shown below by snapshots.

OpenSSL 1.0.1e 11 Feb 2013 used by the obsolete SecureCoin-Core wallet
OpenSSL 1.0.2d 9 Jul 2015 used by the official Securechain Wallet v0.9.0

Download

To download the latest release of Securechain Wallet, please visit the Download page.

Developers

The main developer of Securechain Wallet is Haimin Zhang([email protected]) and Baritus.

References

  1. Symantec report of Heartbleed in old OpenSSL 08 Aug 2015