Published on: 2014-01-24T16:47:21+00:00
The team behind Trezor, a popular hardware wallet for storing cryptocurrencies, is seeking feedback on the current draft of their firmware. They are specifically requesting final comments from users and developers who are using another BIP39-compatible client. The goal is to ensure that the firmware meets the necessary standards and addresses any potential issues before its official release. There are concerns about the potential for users to lose money due to fat-fingering the mnemonic sentence. The team is aware of this issue but has not yet found a satisfactory solution. Peter Todd expressed his concern about the security of the proposal and questioned whether any wallets had already implemented BIP39 in this way. The email also mentioned the implementation of BIP39 in Trezor and bitcoinj (Multibit), which have expressed interest in bip39 and seem to be going in the direction of using their own wordlists.Another topic discussed in the email thread was proper Unicode handling in Bitcoin. It was suggested that Unicode canonicalization should be performed before any text hits the crypto code to prevent accessibility issues for users who may switch input methods or machines. Overall, the community is actively working on improving the BIP39 proposal and addressing concerns raised by members.To facilitate the feedback process, the team has made the draft available on their GitHub page, where interested parties can review it in detail and provide their input. By soliciting feedback from the community, Trezor aims to create a more robust and user-friendly product that meets the needs of its users.
Updated on: 2023-08-01T07:18:08.632044+00:00