Hydra update from 2023-11-17

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+title: Hydra Team Update
+slug: 2023-11-17-hydra
+authors: [ch1bo]
+tags: [hydra]
+hide_table_of_contents: false
+---
+
+## High-level summary
+
+This week, the Hydra team made several impactful updates. They addressed
+misleading errors regarding collect com transactions, resolved a security
+advisory (CVE-2023-42806), and simplified the Hydra Head protocol by using
+inline datums. The team also tackled minor inconsistencies in specifications and
+implementation, documented reasons for potentially dropped close transactions by
+the cardano-node, and collaborated with SundaeLabs on an offline mode for
+`hydra-node`. Additionally, they engaged in discussions with researchers about
+incremental de-/commits.
+
+## What did the team achieve this week
+
+-   Removed misleading errors about collect com transactions [#839](https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/issues/839)
+-   Addressed security advisory [CVE-2023-42806](https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/security/advisories/GHSA-gr36-mc6v-72qq) in PR [#1161](https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/pull/1161)
+-   Changed the head protocol to use inline datums, simplifying things in the hydra-node [#1162](https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/pull/1162)
+-   Addressed minor inconsistencies in spec and implementation [#1104](https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/issues/1104)
+-   Documented why close transacations might be dropped by the cardano-node (can’t fix) [#1039](https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/issues/1039)
+-   Tidy up a few things here and there
+-   Worked with SundaeLabs on the offline mode for `hydra-node`
+-   Discussed incremental de-/commits with researchers
+
+## What are the goals of next week
+
+-   Start work on incremental decommits protocol specification [#1057](https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/issues/1057)
+-   Provide support to Hypix
+-   Address all [open bugs](https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/labels/bug%20%3Abug%3A)
+-   Release version 0.14.0 with [this scope](https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/milestone/14?closed=1)
+-   Update dependencies to prepare for Conway [#1114](https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/issues/1114)
+-   Shepherd off-line mode PR over the finish line
+-   Complete tidying up chain layer via stateless observation changes in hydra-node [#1096](https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/issues/1096)