XRP Ledger is one vote away from starting its next big payments upgrade

Batch V1.1 would let users bundle up to eight linked transactions into one operation, with 27 of 35 trusted validators now backing the change.

• Batch V1.1, an XRP Ledger upgrade that would bundle up to eight linked transactions, is one validator vote short of starting a two-week activation countdown.
• Developers fixed 11 additional flaws involving signatures, authorization checks and server crashes after an earlier version was withdrawn over a critical security vulnerability.
• The feature could ensure that token swaps, customer payments and platform fees are completed together, and RippleX says commercial projects using it are under contract or in development.

The latest review found 11 issues involving signatures, authorization checks and bugs that could crash servers. One flaw rated critical by security firm Common Prefix could have allowed an attacker to reuse a user's signed permission to execute more transactions than intended.

RippleX said the review involved four senior engineers, audits from Halborn and Common Prefix, a public security contest and automated testing.

Meanwhile, RippleX says commercial projects using Batch are under contract or in development, although it has not named the companies as of Tuesday. CoinDesk asked RippleX which companies are waiting to use Batch and whether the 11 additional fixes were independently reviewed against the version validators are now voting on.

Wallets and marketplaces could also use the feature to combine a customer payment with a platform fee, ensuring both are processed together.

The wait follows a much more serious problem found earlier this year. Researchers discovered a flaw in the original Batch proposal that could, under certain conditions, allow an attacker to include transactions from somebody else's account without that person's approval.

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