1.5.1
Deprecated
- CLI option
--privacy-precompiled-addressoption is deprecated. This address is now derived, based
on--privacy-onchain-groups-enabled. #1222
Additions and Improvements
- In an IBFT2 network, a fixed block reward value and recipient address can be defined in genesis file #1132
- JSON-RPC HTTP API Authorization: exit early when checking user permissions. #1144
- HTTP/2 is enabled for JSON-RPC HTTP API over TLS. #1145
- Color output in consoles. It can be disabled with
--color-enabled=false#1257 - Add compatibility with ClusterIP services for the Kubernetes Nat Manager #1156
- In an IBFT2 network; a fixed block reward value and recipient address can be defined in genesis file #1132
- Add fee cap for transactions submitted via RPC. #1137
Bug fixes
- When the default sync mode was changed to fast sync for named networks, there was one caveat we didn't address. The
devnetwork should've been full sync by default. This has now been fixed. #1257 - Fix synchronization timeout issue when the blocks were too large #1149
- Fix missing results from eth_getLogs request. #1154
- Fix issue allowing Besu to be used for DDoS amplification. #1146
Known Issues
Known issues are open issues categorized as Very High or High impact.
Previously identified known issues
- Scope of logs query causing Besu to hang
- Eth/65 loses peers
- Fast sync when running Besu on cloud providers
- Privacy users with private transactions created using v1.3.4 or earlier
- Permissioning issues on Kubernetes
- Restarts caused by insufficient memory can cause inconsistent private state
Download link
https://dl.bintray.com/hyperledger-org/besu-repo/besu-1.5.1.zip
sha256sum: c17f49b6b8686822417184952487fc135772f0be03514085926a6984fd955b88