Ethereum Wallet Co Knew About Critical Flaw That Let a User Lock Up Millions

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Post by andrewhillman » Wed, Nov 15, 2017, 10:11 PM UTC

Ethereum Wallet Co Knew About Critical Flaw That Let a User Lock Up Millions
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Re: Ethereum Wallet Co Knew About Critical Flaw That Let a User Lock Up Millions

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Post by Merthurian » Wed, Nov 15, 2017, 10:29 PM UTC

Hold on. So the multisig wallet itself is a smart contract? Why isn't it this stuff handled client side?

Re: Ethereum Wallet Co Knew About Critical Flaw That Let a User Lock Up Millions

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Post by tree_of_item » Wed, Nov 15, 2017, 10:57 PM UTC

Merthurian wrote: post #2

Hold on. So the multisig wallet itself is a smart contract? Why isn't it this stuff handled client side?

How do you plan on allowing multiple people to have partial control over a client side wallet?

Re: Ethereum Wallet Co Knew About Critical Flaw That Let a User Lock Up Millions

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Post by cwkoss » Wed, Nov 15, 2017, 11:01 PM UTC

Oof. I wonder if any of the people who lost funds will sue Parity for negligence. Would they have a case?

Re: Ethereum Wallet Co Knew About Critical Flaw That Let a User Lock Up Millions

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Post by Merthurian » Wed, Nov 15, 2017, 11:13 PM UTC

tree_of_item wrote: post #3

Merthurian wrote: post #2

Hold on. So the multisig wallet itself is a smart contract? Why isn't it this stuff handled client side?

How do you plan on allowing multiple people to have partial control over a client side wallet?

I imagined something along the lines of a chain of signatures that gets broadcast as a transaction when all the pieces are in place. I've got some reading to do ..