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Known limitations

Orivon is in early access. These are the boundaries of what it does today. None of them is a bug, and the roadmap says which ones are expected to move.

Apps​

  • Permission, not containment. Orivon decides what an app may reach and enforces it on every call. It does not yet isolate an app you allowed from misusing what you gave it. Allow apps you would trust as desktop software.
  • The first visit starts before your answer. On an app's very first visit its code can start before you answer the question. Anything it asks for in that moment is refused; after you accept, the tab reloads with the grant in place.
  • No native code. Native modules and spawned programs run only as WebAssembly. An app that needs a program installed on your system is refused by name.
  • Not a wallet. Orivon holds no funds. An app can get a signing key Orivon derives for it, which holds nothing, has no seed phrase and cannot send or receive. A native wallet is on the way.

Network​

  • Peers see your IP address. There is no Tor or proxy routing yet, so a peer-to-peer app connects from your real address. When a system proxy is set, apps' sockets are refused rather than routed around it.
  • No automatic port forwarding. There is no UPnP, so behind a router an app that listens for peers is reachable only through a port you forward yourself.
  • No local peer discovery. Apps cannot use multicast.

Verification​

  • Correct, not anonymous. .eth names and IPFS content are verified on your machine, but the servers that deliver them see what you ask for. See Names and content.
  • The light client uses data. While .eth names are in use it follows the Ethereum chain, and it stops about ten minutes after the last one.

Packages​

  • Windows and macOS packages are not signed with a bought certificate. Each system warns once on first run; Download and install shows what to click.
  • Linux packages are not signed on any distribution.
  • Updates are manual. Orivon can tell you a new release exists; you install it yourself.

Not built yet​

A wallet that holds funds, mobile, sync between devices, Tor, an app directory, Web3 search and code signing. The roadmap lists them with no promise and no date.