Biweekly update on @Humanode vol.17

4th February — 18th February

Humanode raises $2 million while testnet hits 1,980+ unique validators, Active and passive liveness detection discussed, Mascot competition winner announced, and more!

TL;DR
Hello, human nodes! We are here to provide you with a recap of the projects’ news of the past two weeks! This period was quite fruitful for teams, so let’s point out some of the key updates.
It is always a pleasure to see growing numbers in testnet stats. Humanode testnet V2 ‘Shamshel’, the 1st major upgrade that greatly improves the UI/UX, has just hit 1980+ validators (1,981 at the time of writing). And this is just the beginning! Join the testnet, and immortalize your existence as one of the first human nodes in history!
In a recent development update, Humanode teams have shared what they’ve been working on over the past two weeks.
As for the network development, they increased max authorities to 20k, adjusted Maximum Authentications and Maximum Nonces, reused Maximum Authentications for Aura and Grandpa Maximum Authorities, and used 5234 as Humanode EVM ChainID.
Regarding the Web App development, the team refactored app structure and peer RPC connection machinery as well as refactored the FaceTec capture flow. As for Humanode Desktop App, they displayed connection status when connection is lost, limited the size of logs, added temporal polyfill and removed day.js, adapted manifest to new fetching structure, and improved error rendering.
Considering crypto-biometric search and matching and liveness algorithms, the team added an assert function to verify variables and keys parameters, included the generate keys function for each node, added a new class with collective authority protocols, removed unnecessary Ring-Learning with Errors (RLWE) instantiation in public key generation, and adjust parameters using the output of parameter generator.
Moreover, the Humanode team has just announced the winner of the first Humanode Mascot Design Competition. The winner is @vikvo11, the creator of BIONOD! Congrats to the artist! BIONOD will now be sent over to be brushed up by our designer to get ready for action in the promotion of the conference and hackathon.
Other than that, the Humanode Fireside talk took place in the Humanode Telegram voice chat. The team discussed active and passive liveness detection. Listen to the recording on the Humanode Podcast, and join the team on Wednesday for the next conversation!
Human nodes, that’s all for today! Have a great weekend!

#Humanode https://twitter.com/Paradigm_fund/status/1494692542545285136?s=20&t=V_VTkRWjq0Ggy-c1spNLlQ

🔥 HUMANODE FIRESIDE: BIOMETRIC MODALITIES AND THEIR LIMITATIONS

Dear human nodes,

We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday in our Telegram voice chat! We will be discussing biometric modalities, categories of a biometric system depending upon the type of human trait it takes as input. They include fingerprint, face, iris, retina, voice, hand geometry, gait, etc.

Join the Humanode team to know more about biometric modalities and their pros and cons, and to understand what method of biometric identification the fastest and most accurate!

As usual, there will be a live talk between the team members first, and then a conversation with the community.

When?
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022, 16:00 UTC.

Where?
Humanode telegram group: https://news.1rj.ru/str/humanodes

P.S. For those who missed previous discussions, recordings are up on our Podcast and YouTube channel.

🔺[Humanode Special Interview Series] 🔺

Tony, a Rust engineer at Humanode, discusses his background story, dreams and aspirations, and what gets him excited about bio-authentication.

https://blog.humanode.io/humanode-special-interview-series-tony-rust-engineer-at-humanode/

🔥 Humanode Fireside is starting in an hour! ⏰

This time we will be discussing biometric modalities and their limitations.

As always, we will be open for questions, suggestions, your thoughts, and would like to hear from all of you!

See you in our Telegram voice chat at 16:00 UTC 👉
http://t.me/humanodes

In case you missed yesterday's Fireside chat about 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, here's the recording: https://anchor.fm/humanode/episodes/30---Humanode-Fireside-Biometric-Modalities-and-their-Limitations-e1erbag

Dear Humanode community,

As the war rages in Ukraine we ought to remember that all life is precious and that we stand against any kind of violence. We express our deepest condolences to the families and individuals killed, harmed and displaced by this senseless war.

The Humanode team consists of individuals of various races, cultures and religious beliefs including Ukrainians, Russians and Belarusians. As the conflict broke our Slavic devs have demonstrated nothing but compassion, care and solidarity for each other.

We are aware that there are many Ukrainians and Russians in Humanode community. We hope that you are able to look beyond this imperialistic elitist war and lend a helping hand to one another.

As the firefights continue we ought to remember that in such times disinformation is your biggest enemy. For ordinary people there is no victory or benefit from war and everyone who participates eventually loses.

Stay safe, stay strong and stay human!

The future is crypto-biometric!

We’re excited to announce that ORE ID will add Humanode as a login option for developers looking to provide a secure, human approach to account creation.

Read the news: https://blog.aikon.com/2022/03/humanode-ore-id-humanizing-blockchain/

For those still wondering how do we use Humanode biometrics apart from having a network of 2700 equal nodes. We are integrating into identity
@orecommunity utilized in multiple sectors of crypto.
https://blog.humanode.io/humanode-partners-with-ore-id/

[Dev Update]

Humanode Network
🔺~3000 nodes running on all four testnets
🔺Added BABE template and RPC, to use BabeId instead of AuraId
🔺Provided context for action alongside error messages
🔺Added the insertion of Alice ACCO type key before running the node
🔺Conducted backport bio authentication flow rework
🔺Updated test files
🔺Fixed minor differences discrepancies

Humanode Web App
🔺Implement the bio authentication new flow
🔺Fixed the service worker guard skipping logic
🔺Added more tests and corrected a bug at the core type
🔺Added create utils for the subsystem libraries
🔺Implemented API subsystem using common building blocks
🔺Implemented generic subsystem tooling

Humanode Desktop App
🔺Prevented indefinite memory growth in logs
🔺Updated BioauthStatus hook
🔺Added loading indicator
🔺Added lazily render and memoize tabs
🔺Rewrote settings and repos loading & parsing logic
🔺Displayed connection status when connection is lost
🔺Limited the size of logs
🔺Added temporal polyfill and removed day.js
🔺Adapted manifest to new fetching structure
🔺Improved error rendering


Crypto-Biometric Search And Matching And Liveness Algorithms
🔺Updated evaluation code for face liveness detection
🔺Fixed bug in pytorch lightning
🔺Saved the trained model every epoch
🔺Fixed pylint error for eyeblink and pose, face expression, pipeline and utility, facial features and liveness, and deep fake module
🔺Added RPPG based liveness detection

OAuth
🔺Ongoing integration with 2 projects

Aragon
🔺Pending tests from Aragon team

Biweekly update on Humanode vol.18

18th February — 4th March

Testnet hits >2,780+ unique validators, Partnership with ORE ID, Testing Aragon stack on Humanode EVM, An interview with Tony — Rust engineer at Humanode, Biometric modalities & their limitations discussed, and more!

TL;DR
Dear community members, it’s time for our biweekly report on Humanode! The past two weeks were a part of a marvelous journey — so let’s have a short overview of news and events which are the main focus of the current report.
It is always a pleasure to see growing numbers in testnet stats. Humanode testnet V2 ‘Shamshel’, the 1st major upgrade that greatly improves the UI/UX, has just hit 2780+ validators (2,781 at the time of writing). And this is just the beginning! Join the testnet, and immortalize your existence as one of the first human nodes in history!
For those still wondering how Humanode uses biometrics apart from having a network of 2780 equal nodes. The team is integrating into the identity ORE ID utilized in multiple sectors of crypto. ORE ID is a universal authentication & authorization platform for blockchain. This partnership means that any company building on top will be able to utilize a biometric sign-on option for their users. The main win-win here is the Sybil-resistance that biometric identification provides. If every participant of a DAO or a Metaverse signed on with Humanode, the project can be sure that there are no duplicate identities, bots, or multi-accounts.
We never cease to wonder at the progress the Humanode teams have made in recent days. In a recent development update, Humanode teams have shared what they’ve been working on over the past two weeks.
As for the network development, they added BABE template and RPC, to use BabeId instead of AuraId, provided context for action alongside error messages, added the insertion of Alice ACCO type key before running the node, conducted backport bio authentication flow rework, updated test files, and fixed minor differences discrepancies.
As for the Web App, the team implemented the bio authentication new flow, fixed the service worker guard skipping logic, added more tests and corrected a bug at the core type, added create utils for the subsystem libraries, implemented API subsystem using common building blocks as well as generic subsystem tooling.
Regarding Humanode Desktop App, the team revented indefinite memory growth in logs, updated BioauthStatus hook, added loading indicator, and lazily render and memoize tabs, rewrote settings and repos loading & parsing logic, displayed connection status when connection is lost, limited the size of logs, added temporal polyfill and removed day.js, adapted manifest to new fetching structure, and improved error rendering.
Considering crypto-biometric search and matching and liveness algorithms, the team updated evaluation code for face liveness detection, fixed bug in pytorch lightning, saved the trained model every epoch, fixed pylint error for eyeblink and pose, face expression, pipeline and utility, facial features and liveness, and deep fake module, and added RPPG based liveness detection.
As for authorisation protocol, there is an ongoing integration with 2 projects.The good news is, the team continues testing the Aragon stack on Humanode EVM.
The Humanode media team continues a series of interviews with Humanode core team members. These weeks, they interviewed Tony, Rust engineer at Humanode. Tony discussed his background story, dreams and aspirations, and what gets him excited about bio-authentication. Read the interviews in the Humanode blog!
Other than that, the Humanode Fireside talk took place in their Telegram voice chat. The team discussed biometric modalities & their limitations. Listen to the recording on the Humanode Podcast, and join the team on Wednesday for the next conversation!
That’s a wrap! Check out the article below and keep yourself updated!

#Humanode https://twitter.com/Paradigm_fund/status/1499804758881845252?s=20&t=L41PeOxhJpSuH5-Gv3CJEA

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🔥 HUMANODE FIRESIDE: BIOMETRIC SLASHING MECHANISM

Dear human nodes,

We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday in our Telegram voice chat! We will be discussing biometric slashing mechanisms.

As usual, there will be a live talk between the team members first, and then a conversation with the community.

When?
Wednesday, March 9, 2022, 16:00 UTC.

Where?
Humanode telegram group: https://news.1rj.ru/str/humanodes

P.S. For those who missed previous discussions, recordings are up on our Podcast and YouTube channel.

🔥 Humanode Fireside is starting in an hour! ⏰

This time we will be discussing biometric slashing mechanisms.

As always, we will be open for questions, suggestions, your thoughts, and would like to hear from all of you!

See you in our Telegram voice chat at 16:00 UTC 👉
http://t.me/humanodes

In case you missed yesterday's Fireside chat about 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺, here's the recording: 🎧 https://anchor.fm/humanode/episodes/31---Humanode-Fireside-Biometric-Slashing-Mechanism-e1fggl4

Proof of Personhood (PoP) is a permissionless consensus participation and Sybil attack resistance mechanism in which each unique human participant receives one equal unit of voting power and accompanying rewards. Let's discuss and compare some of the PoP mechanisms.

https://blog.humanode.io/proof-of-personhood-approaches/

Hi human nodes! Great to see so many wanting to learn about the Humanode network and to run validator node on testnet. Welcome all new community members👋

We'll be wrapping this campaign within 24 hours to focus on community support.

Stay tuned for more ways to be involved🔺