0 sats \ 2 replies \ @sime 4 Nov 2022 \ parent \ on: What's your preferred hardware wallet ? bitcoin
Only allows signing BTC transactions that are on the BTC derivation path with BTC chain ID (if I understand correctly).
Trezor also has BTC only firmware. And it effectively does the same.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @sommerfeld 4 Nov 2022
What is the security advantage of being restricted to what you can sign?
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15 sats \ 0 replies \ @sime 4 Nov 2022
More functionality means more opportunities for weaknesses.
At the end of the day, humans make these technologies and humans can make mistakes.
This mitigates the exposure to human errors.
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