commit 1e392313443685ed1dfc2751560b0ffc30a8eff5
parent c7f89da934a48cf8960cbdc789cc5bf032546259
Author: ThomasV <thomasv@gitorious>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 11:12:47 +0100
update release notes
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1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
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# Release 2.0
- * New address derivation (BIP32).
+ * Before you upgrade, make sure you have saved your wallet seed on
+ paper.
- * New seed phrase format: 8 bits of the seed phrase are used to store
- a version number. The current version number (0x01) refers to the
- default wallet structure. The version number also serves as a
- checksum for the seed, and it will prevent the import of seeds from
- incompatible wallets.
+ * Documentation is now hosted on a wiki: http://electrum.orain.org
- * Compact serialization format for unsigned or partially signed
- transactions, that includes the master public key and derivation
- needed to sign inputs. This allows to send partially signed
- transactions using QR codes
+ * New seed derivation method (not compatible with BIP39). The seed
+ phrase includes a version number, that refers to the wallet
+ structure. The version number also serves as a checksum, and it
+ will prevent the import of seeds from incompatible wallets. Old
+ Electrum seeds are still supported.
+
+ * New address derivation (BIP32). Standard wallets are single account
+ and use a gap limit of 20.
- * Deterministic Multisig wallets using parallel BIP32 derivations and
+ * Support for Multisig wallets using parallel BIP32 derivations and
P2SH addresses (2 of 2, 2 of 3).
- * New plugins:
- - TrustedCoin: two-factor authentication using 2 of 3 multisig and
- Google Authenticator
- - Trezor: support for the Trezor hardware wallet by SatoshiLabs
- - Cosigner Pool: encrypted communication channel for multisig
- wallets, to send and receive partially signed transactions
- - Audio Modem: send and receive transactions by sound
- - OpenAlias: pay to openalias addresses
-
- * Support for BIP70: payment requests
- - Verification of the signature chain uses tlslite.
+ * Compact serialization format for unsigned or partially signed
+ transactions, that includes the BIP32 master public key and
+ derivation needed to sign inputs. Serialized transactions can be
+ sent to cosigners or to cold storage using QR codes.
+
+ * Support for BIP70 payment requests:
+ - Verification of the chain of signatures uses tlslite.
- In the GUI, payment requests are shown in the 'Invoices' tab.
- * New 'Receive' tab:
+ * Two-factor authentication plugin using TrustedCoin's cosigning
+ service. It uses 2 of 3 multisig wallets and Google
+ Authenticator. These wallets can be deterministically restored from
+ seed without Trustedcoin's server.
+
+ * Support for hardware wallets: Trezor (Satoshilabs) and Btchip (Ledger).
+
+ * Cosigner Pool plugin: encrypted communication channel for multisig
+ wallets, to send and receive partially signed transactions.
+
+ * Audio Modem plugin : send and receive transactions by sound
+
+ * OpenAlias plugin: send bitcoins to aliases verified using DNSSEC
+
+ * New 'Receive' tab in the GUI:
- create and manage payment requests, with QR Codes
- - the former Receive tab was renamed to 'Addresses'
+ - the former 'Receive' tab was renamed to 'Addresses'
- the former Point of Sale plugin is replaced by a resizeable
window that pops up if you click on the QR code
@@ -45,11 +56,13 @@
* More watching-only functionality: Create wallets to monitor any
address of choice by entering a list of addresses in the install wizard
- * Wallet files are saved as JSON instead of Python.
-
- * Client supports servers with SSL certificates signed by a CA.
+ * New file format: Wallets files are saved as JSON. Note that new
+ wallet files cannot be read by older versions of Electrum. Old
+ wallet files will be converted to the new format; this operation
+ may take some time, because public keys will be derived for each
+ address of your wallet.
- * Documentation is now hosted on a wiki: http://electrum.orain.org
+ * The SSL certificate of Electrum servers can be signed by a CA.
* ECIES encrypt/decrypt methods, availabe in the GUI and using the
command line:
