<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><author_name>npub1xg2m84malu0cfm4444r0kysx4rgk27e75aj6sz6538kw8fcz627qeadsv7</author_name><author_url>https://nostr.ae/npub1xg2m84malu0cfm4444r0kysx4rgk27e75aj6sz6538kw8fcz627qeadsv7</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://nostr.ae</provider_url><html>📅 Original date posted:2018-11-07&#xA;📝 Original message:Copying addresses to the clipboard should be discouraged, rather than&#xA;supported.&#xA;&#xA;It is an inherently insecure mechanism. Regardless of the OS used, any&#xA;application can monitor the clipboard for Bitcoin addresses and replace&#xA;any address with their own, usually without any specific permission or&#xA;confirmation by the user. Effectively this steals Bitcoins if the user&#xA;doesn&#39;t compare addresses manually.&#xA;&#xA;This is a real risk, as this kind of malware has already been seen.&#xA;&#xA;Never copy &amp; paste Bitcoin addresses!&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;On 07/11/2018 15.09, Adam Ficsor via bitcoin-dev wrote:&#xA;&gt; BIP: ?&#xA;&gt; Layer: Applications&#xA;&gt; Title: Address Paste Improvement&#xA;&gt; Author: nopara73 &lt;adam.ficsor73 at gmail.com&#xA;&gt; &lt;mailto:adam.ficsor73 at gmail.com&gt;&gt;, David Molnar &lt;molnardavid84 at gmail.com&#xA;&gt; &lt;mailto:molnardavid84 at gmail.com&gt;&gt;&#xA;&gt; Type: Standard Track&#xA;&gt; Created: 2018-11-07&#xA;&gt;   &#xA;&gt; Abstract. End-users often copy-paste addresses. This BIP aims to&#xA;&gt; facilitate the user experience regarding this process.    &#xA;&gt; &#xA;&gt; Motivation. Some services already implemented autopaste functions, which&#xA;&gt; is done as follows: the user clicks to the address box and a Bitcoin&#xA;&gt; address automatically gets pasted from the clipboard. Depending on the&#xA;&gt; implementation, this could be either annoying or not permissive enough&#xA;&gt; if it completely replaces the possibility of manually entering a Bitcoin&#xA;&gt; address.&#xA;&gt; &#xA;&gt; The BIP Proposal can be found&#xA;&gt; here: https://gist.github.com/nopara73/322dbd263a5c45267da87cffc36de6f6&#xA;&gt; &#xA;&gt; An implementation will soon follow in Wasabi Wallet.&#xA;&gt; &#xA;&gt; Regards,&#xA;&gt; nopara73&#xA;&gt; &#xA;&gt; &#xA;&gt; _______________________________________________&#xA;&gt; bitcoin-dev mailing list&#xA;&gt; bitcoin-dev at lists.linuxfoundation.org&#xA;&gt; https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev&#xA;&gt;</html></oembed>