A question, will the wallet have the same levels of security as the desktop wallet also or better?
It is not only more secure but also more efficient than a desktop wallet. Here are some of the reasons:
- a desktop wallet usually has many outside connections, and there are many services running on your computer that communicate through the web. This is a risk which is eliminated for the web wallet. The web wallet is hosted where no extraneous outside connections can connect to it, thus being "cold".
- a desktop wallet is usually not backed up automatically, so when your hard drive crashes, you risk losing your HYPER. The web wallet is backed up automatically many times a day on a machine that is solely dedicated to running the instance.
- a desktop wallet takes up resources on your computer as you run it to stake. Every desktop wallet that is running creates resource expenditure. Not only can it make your desktop more prone to crashing, but it could cost you a higher electricity bill since if you want to stake daily with all your inputs, you may have to leave your computer on constantly while the desktop wallet runs in the background. The web wallet stakes for you without you having the need to run any wallet on your machine(s).
- a desktop wallet does not obfuscate your transactions, while the web wallet will, so someone diving into the blockchain will be unable to tell where you spend your HYPER.
Every time you use your computer where you store your desktop wallet, you risk getting your computer compromised by keyloggers, malware, and hackers. A web wallet improves the security in this regard and moreso when considering you have to leave your desktop wallet open to stake. Of course, you are welcome and encouraged to run your own desktop wallet. And personally, I feel most if not all computer users who are comfortable using a computer or browsing online will have no trouble being careful, and nothing is likely to happen. But, it's still a risk regardless.
Great to heard it is coming up good.. A API would be great, so I could integrate my RPG with Hyper.
That's a great idea! Can you let me know some more info about your RPG? Hopefully meowball can work on adding an API for easy HYPER game integration next
They are working on source plugins to make it easy for game server admins to integrate automatic HYPER withdrawals and deposits and perhaps this will include an API on the web wallet to integrate with any kind of game would be ideal. Perhaps this is already being planned meowball will be able to tell us for sure, but I like your thinking.
Yes, an API is in the timeline. The source game server plugins can't actually use an API/web service, so a special solution has to be created that is being worked on.