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General Discussion / A serious security concern about BitSharesX wallet [resolved]
« on: August 30, 2014, 10:35:36 am »
I just found a serious security flaw which can cause people all their BTSX balance.
Whenever I do a transaction (that includes orders, cancels etc) my BTSX is transferred to a new private key which doesn't have an external backup anywhere. If I spill coffee on my laptop just after making a transaction, my BTSX is lost.
Please fix it ASAP!!
Private keys that are used in transactions should be already backed up on my USB stick *before* I make a transaction, not after I remember to export my wallet. This can be easily achieved by precomputing private keys in advance (as it's done in bitcoin wallet).
Whenever I do a transaction (that includes orders, cancels etc) my BTSX is transferred to a new private key which doesn't have an external backup anywhere. If I spill coffee on my laptop just after making a transaction, my BTSX is lost.
Please fix it ASAP!!
Private keys that are used in transactions should be already backed up on my USB stick *before* I make a transaction, not after I remember to export my wallet. This can be easily achieved by precomputing private keys in advance (as it's done in bitcoin wallet).