My new contributions to the Hive Condenser and Wallet apps.

Context

I have been involved (voluntarily) with the development of the Condenser & Wallet apps (that are powering https://hive.blog and https://wallet.hive.blog) for quite a while now. There are other great frontends to Hive out there such as https://peakd.com and https://ecency.com but I have always been more or less faithful with the Condenser.

This is a regular report on my new contributions. Some of the new work below might still be in test and not yet deployed.

Notes: some features or bug fixes might not yet be available as they need to pass review and test by the team.

Hive Authentication Services

Hive Authentication Services (Hive Auth for short) integration to the Condenser is finally complete. Hive Auth is @arcange's project, it allows Hive users to login to frontends supporting the service without giving them their private keys and without installing a browser extension. Hive users are still required to install a wallet app supporting Hive Auth on a mobile phone, for example @stoodkev's Hive Keychain. Hive Auth serves as a communication bridge between the frontend/app and the wallet app (aka Private Key Storage App or PKSA).

This is mostly useful if you are travelling and wants to access your Hive frontend from an internet cafe and don't trust the public computer.

Here is a screencast of the Condenser and Hive Auth in action using Hive Keychain app on an iPhone:
https://share.getcloudapp.com/kpu4rrZA

Condenser bug fixes

Wallet bug fixes

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