Dogecoin Core To Get Major Security Update, Here’s All

A recent update on Dogecoin Core 1.14.8 suggests that a major release is imminent. This latest phase focuses on ensuring the reproducibility of the output from the compilation process.

Ensuring Reproducibility of Dogecoin Update

According to the protocol’s Junior developer on Twitter, the Dogecoin Core 1.14.8 has successfully passed its “can multiple developers reliably reproduce the exact output from the compilation process” test, suggesting a close release. Noteworthy, this Core client performs several functions including participating in the network, validating as well as relaying transactions. It also can hold keys for users in case of a transaction.

Junior developer created an analogy to emphasize the need for the Core client and its reproducibility. He pointed out that in the absence of an audit for every line of code used to compile the Core client, one would need to put trust on someone. At the same time, he highlighted the shortfall of this decision, citing that the same person could decide to sneak an exploit into the software. Once this happens, a user’s private keys or identity becomes exposed to the public. Eventually, this may trickle down to clog the network or even totally override it.

With the latest update on Dogecoin Core, the team behind the upgrade is focused on ensuring that the process of trusting someone is not done blindly.