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Using address to authenticate (monero.town)
submitted 1 year ago by Liability8104@monero.town to c/monero@monero.town
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I'm currently using monero addresses as the sole authentication method for a custodial service, similar to how mullvad VPN has a single account number to authenticate. My understanding is that these are unique, and impossible to guess. For a custodial service, this makes withdrawing user funds trivial as well.

Can anyone tell me why this is a bad idea?

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[-] jet@hackertalks.com 0 points 1 year ago

Its a good idea.

If the service supports delegated user accounts (some permissions but not full account access), it might not work

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