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build: use rsync to sync firmware files for releasing

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Jon Griffiths

97/100 · Strong
build: use rsync to sync firmware files for releasing

Reduces the time taken to sync from several hours to under a minute.

Also improve the consistency checks to ensure that hashes are present
for later releases.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit changes an internal release script used by Blockstream Jade developers. It switches from downloading firmware files over the public web (using wget) to copying them from a private Google Cloud bucket (using gcloud rsync). It also tightens a consistency check so release scripts now verify that every firmware file has a matching hash file, except for very old versions. There is no direct evidence this fixes a security vulnerability; it appears to be a build/release tooling improvement.

Recommended action

No immediate security action required. Treat as a normal build/release hygiene improvement. Reviewers may want to confirm the gcloud bucket permissions and the rsync behavior do not accidentally expose or overwrite release artifacts, and that the new hash check is enforced in CI before publishing.

Security signals we found

01

Strengthened release-integrity check: now enforces presence of .hash files for firmware binaries

02

Changed release artifact source from public HTTPS endpoint to authenticated Google Cloud Storage bucket

03

Removed unconditional rm -rf of local mirror directory before sync

Risk score

Why this scored 13/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 0/15
Confidence 9/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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