HIP 117: Add MNTD. as a Hotspot Vendor to the Helium MOBILE subNetwork

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HIP 117: Add MNTD. as a Hotspot Vendor to the Helium MOBILE subNetwork

• Author(s): Ken Yu
• Start Date: 2024-03-25
• Category: Economic, Technical
• Original HIP PR: #961
• Tracking Issue: #962
• Vote Requirements: veMOBILE Holders

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Summary

This HIP proposes to introduce MNTD. as a Hotspot Vendor (as defined in HIP53) on the MOBILE Network. The intention is to expand coverage for the Network with an additional maker and supplier. The HIP describes integration with the Helium Mobile Network, an anti-gaming mechanism, and overall impact on the Network.

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https://github.com/helium/HIP/blob/main/0117-mntd-mobile-hotspot-vendor.md

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Helium Foundation position on MNTD Hardware Security

The Helium Foundation has reviewed the full pentest report. The scope of work described in the report covers all essential areas of review and the methodology employed by the VDA Labs team appears to match industry standards.

The report indicated that no remote exploits were found as part of the analysis and any local exploits have adequate security measures in place. Findings on other security and risk vectors were also reported to be low or reasonably sufficient for the use-case in question. Overall, VDA Labs did not identify any critical vulnerabilities during the time of testing.

The pentest report is exclusively the work of VDA Labs, produced by agreement with RAK Wireless. The Helium Foundation was not involved in the production of the pentest report and has not conducted its own independent analysis. Nonetheless, the Helium Foundation believes that the quality of the work performed is sufficient to meet the standards of the Helium Network.

Full attestation letter from the Helium Foundation is attached.
RAK MOBILE Hotspot Attestation.pdf

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HIP 117 was approved by the community on 24th April 2024 with a passing rate of 93.88%
https://heliumvote.com/mobile/proposals/7YkTxb8wJzwkW93H6h7GLGu7rGWBCvM3imHJudG4Bi9S