Changelog

v1.0.0 (2025-11-06) — Public Beta Launch

Added

• ✅ Age verification API (POST /v1/verify/age)
• ✅ Webhook delivery with exponential backoff retries
• ✅ Webhook signature validation (HMAC-SHA256)
• ✅ Idempotency keys for deduplication
• ✅ PostgreSQL persistence (data survives restarts)
• ✅ Health check endpoint
• ✅ Local emulator with mock wallet

Known Limitations (Beta)

• 🟡 Signature validation is structural only (mock credentials accepted)
• 🟡 Real signature validation launching Nov 25, 2025
• 🟡 No API key authentication (public sandbox)
• 🟡 No rate limiting enforcement
• 🟡 No self-serve dashboard (email signup only)

Infrastructure

• PostgreSQL database (self-hosted, Germany)
• Docker deployment with Caddy reverse proxy
• Data retention: 30 days (automatic cleanup)
• Webhook retry: 1s → 2s → 4s → 8s → 16s → 32s

Migration Notes

If upgrading from v0.1:

1. Run new migrations: migrations/20250206_003_webhook_schema_update.sql
2. Redeploy pylon-server
3. Start cleanup job: pylon-cleanup (background process)

Release Cycle

We release updates monthly. Check GitHub for latest version.

Check your version

curl https://pylonid.eu/health | grep version

All breaking changes announced 30 days in advance. ]