Biometric servers update and reset

Dear human nodes,

We have an important announcement to share with you regarding the biometrics servers on Humanode chain. There will be a reset to the servers for Biometric AI upgrades + CVM improvements sometime between 10:00 UTC to 18:30 UTC on Thursday, November 30th, 2023 (tomorrow).

For node runners, this update means that you need to go through bioauthentication enrollment to ensure that your node continues to run seamlessly.

One thing to note is: this server update will not affect BotBasher verification, nor will it affect the Biomapper (for LP Staking). The update and server reset for BotBasher and Biomapper will happen next week.

We understand that this reset is time-sensitive, and will make a quick announcement before reset is initiated so that everyone is ready to re-enroll and re-authenticate within an epoch to avoid downtime in the validator status.

Here’s a guideline for you to stay synced and ready.
Wait for official announcement from the engineering team.
Shortly before the reset, the engineering team will notify you when they start working on the reset and will keep you updated as the process goes on.
Once the reset is completed, there will be an announcement so that you can start the enrollment and authentication immediately.

Don't worry, this reset won't impact the longevity of running your node as long as you don't change your substrate address, and re-enroll and re-authenticate within 1 to 2 hours after the reset.

On the bright side, this is a perfect opportunity for those who lost their keys or want to change to Substrate address to run a node. All you need to do is run the launcher using the new Substrate address.

We are also happy to share with you that this upgrade brings a qualitative improvement to the face scan process. For those of us who were just too unique and had to “re-scan” our faces a few times just to get it right, look forward to a much higher chance of getting it scanned on the first try!

Thank you for your cooperation!