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Re:Malicious Python Packages Replace Crypto Addresses in Dev... by mywittyname on Monday November 07, 2022 @03:48PM (#33512203)
I'm surprised someone hasn't built what3words style translation algorithm for crypto. So instead of the user seeing an address as a long stream of character, it becomes a series of words.
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Re:Malicious Python Packages Replace Crypto Addresses in Dev... by bombcar on Monday November 07, 2022 @04:24PM (#33512700)
Isn't that almost what those wallet seed phrases are? Or something very similar looking - that could introduce another new line of attack, where you think you're using an address and accidentally have your seed phrase.
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Re:Malicious Python Packages Replace Crypto Addresses in Dev... by nightpool on Monday November 07, 2022 @04:37PM (#33512890)
That's for the private key, right? OP was talking about a smaller "fingerprint" for the public key that wouldn't necessarily be as long as a full seed phrase (or as secure)
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Re:Malicious Python Packages Replace Crypto Addresses in Dev... by ohy on Monday November 07, 2022 @06:32PM (#33514063)
Maybe something like ENS?
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