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Offline CoinManiac

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Is the internet client of NXT safe?
« on: December 05, 2013, 08:33:28 AM »
I stored some of my coin on the internet client of NXT.

The NXT address is http://88.198.210.245:7875/

I just wanna knw is it safe it store online or better to save it on PC.
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Re: Is the internet client of NXT safe?
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2013, 08:46:46 AM »
It's better to join from local because online, your are posting your pass phrase to a different ip.
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Re: Is the internet client of NXT safe?
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2013, 08:51:18 AM »
If i install the NXT client on my PC, will my internet client passphrase will opened my account where i stored my coins.
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Re: Is the internet client of NXT safe?
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2013, 09:49:58 AM »
Quote from: CoinManiac on December 05, 2013, 08:51:18 AM
If i install the NXT client on my PC, will my internet client passphrase will opened my account where i stored my coins.

It will.

If u have to use online wallets then use "https" at least. But the owner of a site will be able to steal the coins anyway.
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Re: Is the internet client of NXT safe?
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2013, 01:33:08 PM »
As i remeber developer of Nxt sad soon he close 88.198.210.245 for use from Internet and recommend to use only local Nxt cllient.
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Re: Is the internet client of NXT safe?
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2013, 05:01:14 PM »
Its not completely clear ATM whether or not that while using an internet-based client (not connecting to localhost/127.0.0.1) that the passphrase is sent to the site.  It *could* just reside locally on the java app thats run in the local PC.

Notice the *could*, as its also possible to make it NOT stay local, and go over the internet.  I wouldnt do it
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Re: Is the internet client of NXT safe?
« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2013, 05:59:16 PM »
Quote from: opticalc on December 05, 2013, 05:01:14 PM
Its not completely clear ATM whether or not that while using an internet-based client (not connecting to localhost/127.0.0.1) that the passphrase is sent to the site.
It certainly does get sent to the remote site, believe me. I looked at the http request headers in the very beginning when using a remote client was suggested, and started warning people against doing it. Now that https is supported, at least you are protected against your ISP / tor exit node sniffing your traffic, but you still have to trust the remote Nxt node owner.
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It *could* just reside locally on the java app thats run in the local PC.
Just to clarify, if you are accessing somebody else's node, there is no java running on your local PC, what you see in the browser is done with javascript. But even if somehow decoding of the password was done locally, in the browser, you would still have to trust that remote node owner - because he (or somebody in between) could have added malicious javascript that nevertheless captures and sends him you password.

Bottom line - use localhost.

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