I can't forget the experience of connecting my crypto wallet to an automation tool. It wasn't a malicious program, claiming to save me time—automatically swapping currencies, staking, arbitrage while I sleep. I stared at the screen, heart pounding, repeatedly prompted with signature requests, and I kept confirming each one. It felt like handing over the keys to my house to a stranger, and still asking them not to make a copy.



But I went ahead anyway; curiosity overcame fear. The bot completed a transaction, seemingly without issues, but I remained tense. In the world of on-chain operations, I understand the risks all too well: an infinite approval that can never be revoked; entering the wrong contract address or clicking a phishing link, and your wallet instantly becomes someone else's automatic ATM.

This underlying anxiety actually reflects the core contradiction of the entire crypto ecosystem—our desire for automation tools to handle tedious on-chain tasks: automated trading, scheduled reward collection, dynamic position adjustments. Yet, we also fear losing control over our assets. The heart of this contradiction is precisely what some new projects are working to solve.

The traditional approach is to grant proxy software the same permissions as the main wallet. But that's like hiring a万能管家 and handing them the key to your safe—hidden risks abound. A smarter solution is to introduce the concept of session identity. Simply put, it's like issuing a temporary work permit to the automation agent. You don't have to give up your main wallet's private key; instead, you generate a short-term, valid session key for specific tasks. This key has strict time limits and automatically expires once the time is up, with permissions strictly confined to certain operations.

This mechanism allows users to enjoy the convenience of automation without risking their entire assets. For DeFi users, it's a crucial breakthrough in achieving controllable automation.
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HashBanditvip
· 6h ago
nah this session key thing is basically just temp credentials with expiry... back in my mining days i woulda killed for something like this instead of watching my rigs get drained by one dodgy plugin lol honestly the unlimited approval fear is real tho, saw too many wallets turn into atms fr fr
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AirdropHuntervip
· 8h ago
Oh wow, I just said you shouldn't click confirm randomly... Authorizing so easily over and over again is really like gambling with your life. --- The concept of session keys sounds good, but it depends on who implements it... I always feel there might still be vulnerabilities. --- Honestly, it's a trust issue. No matter how clever the scheme is, it can't stop project teams from trying to run away. --- I'm really cowardly about unlimited authorization; only after losing money do I understand what pain is. --- That's why I never keep more than my acceptable loss in my wallet... Can't sleep well. --- Temporary keys are indeed an idea, but how secure they are in actual use is another story. --- It seems like the risk can be reduced, but I still feel it's never as reassuring as manual operation... Just a matter of spending some time.
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LayerZeroJunkievip
· 8h ago
This is exactly the kind of thing I always want to do but get scared of—my brain just buzzes when I click authorize.
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OnChainDetectivevip
· 8h ago
Wait a minute, I need to dig into the fund flow behind this... I bet those wallet addresses behind the automation tools are highly suspicious. Have you ever thought about whether those signing requests might be recorded on a centralized server when you click confirm again and again? On-chain evidence has long been left behind. Session keys sound good, but who guarantees that the algorithm generating that "temporary work permit" doesn't have a backdoor? Big capital still wants your transaction data.
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MetaverseHomelessvip
· 8h ago
The moment I kept confirming again and again, I knew something was going to go wrong... I really felt an overwhelming sense of anxiety, just like entrusting my life to a contract that might rug.
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