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RE: Introducing SC2 Pay - A SteemConnect Add-On for Seamless STEEM/SBD Payments

in #utopian-io7 years ago

Hey @lukestokes - thank you for your feedback! What I've implemented here is only a client-side library, so unless i'm missing something I think the HMAC encryption would be done on the server-side.

I definitely agree that all links and payment-related information should be signed/encrypted as you mentioned so that all of the information can be validated. If / when I add any server-side components to this project I will definitely include that and probably use your docs for some help!

Please let me know if i'm misunderstanding what you're suggesting though!

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That sounds perfect! The challenge with purely client side tools is you can’t store any secrets. What we also do is provide a server side signing form so links can be signed and then used on static sites. A toolset like that (along with server side validation code) could be really helpful so the signed links secure what’s on the front end and the backend validates them as well.