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Securechain Wallet is an update to the official Securecoin core wallet with critical fixs to potential security problems.
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==Introduction==
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Securechain Wallet is an update to the official Securecoin core wallet with critical fixs to potential security problems. It 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.
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==Current Version==
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The current Securechain Wallet version is 0.9.0.
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==Security Improvement==
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As the official SecureCoin website has stopped updating by 2013, the latest official 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 use or update to Securechain Wallet instead, which is built with the latest OpenSSL 1.0.2d 9 Jul 2015 to resolve the security problems.
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A snapshot of OpenSSL version used by the official SecureCoin-Core wallet is shown on the right side.
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[[File:openssl_v2013.png|300px|thumb|right|OpenSSL 1.0.1e 11 Feb 2013 used by the official SecureCoin-Core wallet]]
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==Download==
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To download the latest release of Securechain Wallet, please visit the [[Download]] page.
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==References==
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Revision as of 11:57, 9 August 2015

Introduction

Securechain Wallet is an update to the official Securecoin core wallet with critical fixs to potential security problems. It 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.

Current Version

The current Securechain Wallet version is 0.9.0.

Security Improvement

As the official SecureCoin website has stopped updating by 2013, the latest official 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 use or update to Securechain Wallet instead, which is built with the latest OpenSSL 1.0.2d 9 Jul 2015 to resolve the security problems.

A snapshot of OpenSSL version used by the official SecureCoin-Core wallet is shown on the right side.

OpenSSL 1.0.1e 11 Feb 2013 used by the official SecureCoin-Core wallet

Download

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

References

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