Topic: [ANN][XCP] Counterparty - Pioneering Peer-to-Peer Finance - Official Thread - page 129. (Read 1276789 times)

Is that all? Damn, I hadn't noticed that.

Why? the counterwallet.io is working by running a plain javascript on your browser.
I don't see what's the difference by running it from a localhost webserver

I think you need to set up a federated node -  https://github.com/CounterpartyXCP/counterpartyd_build/blob/master/docs/SettingUpAFederatedNode.rst

Anybody managed to run counterwallet on localhost? https://github.com/CounterpartyXCP/counterwallet/

I run ubuntu 14.04.1

What are the dependencies?
Any step by step installation/configuration tutorial for this?

Thanks

Just got some of these free to my NXT wallet. Apparently they are sending them out soon via Counterparty to any Bitcoin address with >50 XCP. Looks kind of interesting:

http://cybershares.net/

You don't have to run the full blockchain to use CounterWallet, CounterWallet is already connected to a CounterParty deamon that has synced a full copy of the blockchain.

Of course (unless you connect to an existing counterpartyd) if you want to download and configure your own version of CounterWallet and host that yourself or run locally you will have to run your own daemon, which will require you to download the full blockchain.

If you are running a local instance of Counterwallet on your PC, the short answer is yes.

Alternatively you can also just run counterpartyd cli (which also requires the full blockchain download)

When I run CounterWallet in PC, will I have to download full Blockchain? I heard I have to and for clarification, I posted above but didn't get any response.

   ~~MZ~~

Really appreciate if you could share it.

You can run your own CounterWallet instances. It should also be possible for a third party to run a service that verifies the  CW assets hashes on github and compares them to the ones being served up to you on CounterWallet to be sure nobody has inserted anything malicous within. (Or a browser extension that achieves the same thing) You could even package the relevant assets directly into a chrome app and be sure they are running locally. For larger amounts of XCP it's recommended to do cold-storage or watch only wallets. You can always check the balance with block-explorers without logging in.


https://github.com/CounterpartyXCP/counterwallet

Nice, thanks.

Is there any archive with the counterparty.io web wallet? It's a paint to recreate all files one by one

Yes.

Also to address your point: I'd say its for hot wallets and convenience. If you are dealing with substantial amounts of funds, it's a better security practice to use counterpartyd and/or cold storage (same as with Bitcoin). You could also add watch-only addresses in Counterwallet.io and sign the transactions offline (that way your funds will remain where they are, even if you get hacked).


Tricky question. But I'm guessing it should be possible.

Does that mean that I can download the counterwallet.io and make a clone of it, and run it on localhost webserver?

I trust https://counterwallet.io but I can't trust it 24/7. You can never know if somebody's gonna be able at some point to inject some code into the javascript.

It's open-source, and everything is handled using javascript (on your computer). The actual login and transaction signing process isn't done on any server (in fact your passphrase is never sent to counterwallet.io), instead it all happens inside your browser: https://counterwallet.io/js/counterwallet-min.js?v=03f7c112aa43

If you are still worried, you could run Counterwallet, or counterpartyd (the command line client) on your own computer. CounterpartyGUI (graphical user interface for your local computer) is coming soon, see http://counterparty.io/news/counterparty-development-update-10/.

My understanding is that Counterwallet has a similar security profile to Electrum.

How safe is https://counterwallet.io?

Can somebody explain to me how is this working? How can we be sure that somebody is not putting a backdoor like form to steal our 12 words password upon login?

Thanks! I would need counterpartyd for it and it needs whole block chain. I saw that. I was asking if it was possible inside the counterwallet or any other light wallets to do it.

   ~~MZ~~

don't worry you are not the only one left in the dark.

on the other hand i learned something interesting about Ethereum the other day.

good dump. time to pick up some

While I wouldn't say no to an update either, you need to think about what you are asking.

The Counterparty Protocol is in an extremely healthy state with a very exciting roadmap ahead. Patrick Byrne saying that he has a "loose alliance" with Counterparty doesn't change that at all. If you think about it, you can only have a loose alliance (if any) with a protocol. The organizational representation of Counterparty - The Counterparty Foundation is just a few weeks old.

Overstock did a talent acquire of some Counterparty Developers with the intention to construct a particular technology, Medici (cryptosecurity infrastructure). The Counterparty Protocol may or may not play a part in that infrastructure (though it could play a significant role with it's blockchain security and smart contracts, for example). It has probably become obvious to everyone involved that other additional technologies are required to make a composite solution for Medici to work in a flawless and familiar way - e.g. reputation systems, fiat pegged cryptocurrency, 3rd party secure asset storage, centralized asset exchange, new regulations, etc.

I would expect that the Counterparty Devs are not at liberty (under NDA for example) to discuss Medici anyway.

Disclaimer: I know nothing, this post is purely speculation on my behalf.