Release 21.10.6

Bug Fixes

Update log4j to 2.17.1

Download Links

https://hyperledger.jfrog.io/artifactory/besu-binaries/besu/21.10.6/besu-21.10.6.tar.gz SHA256 ef579490031dd4eb3704b4041e352cfb2e7e787fcff7506b69ef88843d4e1220
https://hyperledger.jfrog.io/artifactory/besu-binaries/besu/21.10.6/besu-21.10.6.zip SHA256 0fdda65bc993905daa14824840724d0b74e3f16f771f5726f5307f6d9575a719

Release 21.10.5

Bug Fixes

Update log4j to 2.17.0

Download Links

https://hyperledger.jfrog.io/artifactory/besu-binaries/besu/21.10.5/besu-21.10.5.tar.gz SHA256 359d8f950b1b1ed225fd9c0b23f2e45a6d6f24ee39b02c4f500986d225b79b10

https://hyperledger.jfrog.io/artifactory/besu-binaries/besu/21.10.5/besu-21.10.5.zip SHA256 0deaa924b453a4ff0b6f2886cefaddaccbe5a4bf732d970480fdeae1672b94c2

Release 21.10.4

Bug Fixes

• Update log4j to 2.16.0.
• Change the base docker image from Debian Buster to Ubuntu 20.04 #3171 fixes #3045

Download Links

besu-21.10.4.tar.gz (SHA256 c10ae6bc047d47d9e0769d4640660d243fad23f387a09e22a2e368aaad6a168b)
besu-21.10.4.zip (SHA256 7da46cd0238f9c47c08ac9a67e9e15c7a327e72bb2babdf38e387a378e3643c7)

22.1.0-RC1

22.1.0-RC1 Breaking Changes

• Plugin API: BlockHeader.getBaseFee() method now returns an optional Wei instead of an optional Long #3065

Additions and Improvements

• Represent baseFee as Wei instead of long accordingly to the spec #2785
• Adding support of the NO_COLOR environment variable as described in the NO_COLOR standard #3085
• Add privx_findFlexiblePrivacyGroup RPC Method, privx_findOnchainPrivacyGroup will be removed in a future release #3075
• The invalid value is now shown when --bootnodes cannot parse an item to make it easier to identify which option is invalid.
• Adding two new options to be able to specify desired TLS protocol version and Java cipher suites #3105
• Implements EIP-4399 to repurpose DIFFICULTY opcode after the merge as a source of entropy from the Beacon chain. #3081

Bug Fixes

• Change the base docker image from Debian Buster to Ubuntu 20.04 #3171 fixes #3045
• Update log4j to 2.16.0.

Early Access Features

• Add support for additional JWT authentication algorithms #3017

Download Links

besu-22.1.0-RC1.zip - 8f471a30a7d22a6830c5f7ed87d1f2110bdaeb6751007ffa0fb44783a7c80850
besu-22.1.0-RC1.tar.gz - 302ead51c85bf282047104974968ce88ce626df609082700e6e187b26180e0fd

21.10.3

• Updated log4j to 2.15.0 and disabled JNDI message format lookups to improve security.

besu-21.10.3.zip (SHA256 710d6021f523f9ffb55044e3e1ad48d1db2f2fccbd07a6ae8a8c9301f7c0e5ac)
besu-21.10.3.tar.gz (SHA256 ce7097c97f1880900c18878f59754c39edb1178d237b917cdad6570147a750df)

21.10.2

21.10.2

Additions and Improvements

• Add discovery options to genesis file #2944
• Add validate-config subcommand to perform basic syntax validation of TOML config #2994
• Updated Sepolia Nodes #3034 #3035

Bug Fixes

• Reduce shift calculations to shifts that may have an actual result. #3039
• DNS Discovery daemon wasn't started #3033

Download Link

https://hyperledger.jfrog.io/artifactory/besu-binaries/besu/21.10.2/besu-21.10.2.zip
SHA256: 4b96d4d10c0c6128dc67333c8600e927ea135b4db5e5f74688a0753260b7b985

21.10.1

Changelog

21.10.1

Additions and Improvements

• Add CLI autocomplete scripts. #2854
• Added support for PKCS11 keystore on PKI Block Creation. #2865
• Optimize EVM Memory for MLOAD Operations #2917
• Upgrade CircleCI OpenJDK docker image to version 11.0.12. #2928
• Update JDK 11 to latest version in Besu Docker images. #2925
• Add Sepolia proof-of-work testnet configurations #2920
• Allow block period to be configured for IBFT2 and QBFT using transitions #2902
• Add support for binary messages (0x02) for websocket. #2980

Bug Fixes

• Do not change the sender balance, but set gas fee to zero, when simulating a transaction without enforcing balance checks. #2454
• Ensure genesis block has the default base fee if london is at block 0 #2920
• Fixes the exit condition for loading a BonsaiPersistedWorldState for a sibling block of the last one persisted #2967

Early Access Features

• Enable plugins to expose custom JSON-RPC / WebSocket methods #1317

Download Link

https://hyperledger.jfrog.io/artifactory/besu-binaries/besu/21.10.1/besu-21.10.1.zip
SHA256: 064df81be49c31ebfc0e1a5f03357e8f6f9a7f5e7bcb82e2b187e2d58e1704eb

21.10.0

Changelog

21.10.0

Additions and Improvements

• The EVM has been factored out into a standalone module, suitable for inclusion as a library. #2790
• Low level performance improvements changes to cut worst-case EVM performance in half. #2796
• Migrate ExceptionalHaltReason from an enum to an interface to allow downstream users of the EVM to add new exceptional halt reasons. #2810
• reduces need for JUMPDEST analysis via caching #2607
• Add support for custom private key file for public-key export and public-key export-address commands #2801
• Add CLI autocomplete scripts. #2854
• Added support for PKCS11 keystore on PKI Block Creation. #2865
• add support for ArrowGlacier hardfork #2943

Bug Fixes

• Allow BESU_CONFIG_FILE environment to specify TOML file #2455
• Fix bug with private contracts not able to call public contracts that call public contracts #2816
• Fixes the exit condition for loading a BonsaiPersistedWorldState for a sibling block of the last one persisted #2967
• Fixes bonsai getMutable regression affecting fast-sync #2934
• Regression in RC1 involving LogOperation and frame memory overwrites #2908
• Allow eth_call and eth_estimateGas to accept contract address as sender. #2891

Early Access Features

• Enable plugins to expose custom JSON-RPC / WebSocket methods #1317

Download Link

https://hyperledger.jfrog.io/artifactory/besu-binaries/besu/21.10.0/besu-21.10.0.zip
SHA256: 71374454753c2ee595f4f34dc6913f731818d50150accbc98088aace313c6935

21.10.0-RC4

21.10.0-RC4

Additions and Improvements

Bug Fixes

• Fixes the exit condition for loading a BonsaiPersistedWorldState for a sibling block of the last one persisted #2967
• Fixes bonsai getMutable regression affecting fast-sync #2934

Early Access Features

Download Link

https://hyperledger.jfrog.io/native/besu-binaries/besu/21.10.0-RC4/besu-21.10.0-RC4.zip
SHA256: b16e15764b8bc06c5c3f9f19bc8b99fa48e7894aa5a6ccdad65da49bbf564793

21.10.0-RC3

21.10.0-RC3

Additions and Improvements

• Add CLI autocomplete scripts. #2854
• Added support for PKCS11 keystore on PKI Block Creation. #2865

Bug Fixes

• Regression in RC1 involving LogOperation and frame memory overwrites #2908
• Allow eth_call and eth_estimateGas to accept contract address as sender. #2891

Early Access Features

• Enable plugins to expose custom JSON-RPC / WebSocket methods #1317

Download
https://hyperledger.jfrog.io/artifactory/besu-binaries/besu/21.10.0-RC3/besu-21.10.0-RC3.zip
SHA256: 3d4857589336717bf5e4e5ef711b9a7f3bc46b49e1cf5b3b6574a00ccc6eda94