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Re: Security audit funding campaign

 

We're still in the selection process, but we can't finalize anything before we have enough money to pay for a reasonable scope. We have a generic issue that tracks the whole process:

https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin/issues/1609

- Igno

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On Tuesday, November 20, 2018 7:19 PM, Fraser Smith <fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> May I ask who the auditor is?
>
> Thanks
>
> On Wed., 21 Nov. 2018, 2:12 am Ignotus Peverell <igno.peverell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> The security audit campaign is now about half-funded:
>>
>> https://github.com/mimblewimble/site/blob/master/sec_audit.md
>>
>> To move forward, we decided to close the campaign at the end of the month (Nov 30th) and try to do with a reduced scope. A more complete audit is still highly desirable and reducing the scope could leave some large security holes. Not to mention that the amount could be too small to attract an auditing firm. So please if you can do anything, do it soon.
>>
>> I would also like to thank all the people and organizations that have donated for the audit, your help is highly appreciated.
>>
>> - Igno
>>
>> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
>> On Tuesday, October 30, 2018 10:15 AM, Ignotus Peverell <igno.peverell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> We're almost 3 weeks in and still worryingly low at 3.71 BTC out of 16 (23% filled). These funds are now the main blocker to proceed with the security audit. If you can, please donate as outlined here:
>>>
>>> https://grin-tech.org/sec_audit.html
>>>
>>> If you can't donate directly, here are a few other ways to contribute financially:
>>>
>>> 1. Sponsor the upcoming grincon0 [1], it's a great way to gain visibility in the burgeoning grin community.
>>> 2. Get a private teleconference session with Michael Cordner aka yeastplume (on the dev side) or Daniel Lehnberg (on the PM side) for a bitcoin per hour.
>>> 3. Buy schwag for your team or friends at tmgox.com. I can guarantee some of those will be collectors sooner than you can imagine.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for your help, we're getting really close now and this is our last hurdle.
>>>
>>> - Igno
>>>
>>> [1] https://www.meetup.com/MimbleWimble-Grin-Berlin/events/255304837/
>>>
>>> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
>>> On Wednesday, October 10, 2018 3:47 PM, Ignotus Peverell <igno.peverell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> The time has finally come where Grin is almost ready to undergo a code security audit, before a mainnet release. Unfortunately professional audits are expensive, so once again we need your help for funding:
>>>>
>>>> https://grin-tech.org/sec_audit.html
>>>>
>>>> If you're planning on doing anything with Grin, whether it's transacting, investing, mining, or developing on top of it, think of it as buying an insurance.
>>>>
>>>> - Igno
>>
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