Æternity Æepps Now Supported In AirGap Wallet Extension
With the AirGap Wallet Extension you can now interact out of your browser with æternity æpps as well as Ethereum web3 dapps.
For the highest security standard, we are advocates of storing your private keys in an offline, completely air gapped setup. Using the AirGap Wallet Extension in combination with the AirGap Vault, you can now sign transactions on an offline device and interact with an æternity æpp.
To facilitate transactions out of the browser the AirGap’s Browser Extension is used in similar fashion to Metamask. The extension is responsible for the preparation of transactions which can happen directly inside the extension or after being triggered by compatible websites. As well as the broadcasting of transactions after being signed successfully.
The secret can be safely stored on a mobile device, using AirGap Vault. This means that the private key is never exposed on your online device or your browser.
How does a transaction work?
A transaction request can be triggered for example by the identity Proof of Concept. The transaction QR containing all the necessary data is displayed and can be scanned with AirGap Vault. Signing of the transaction happens on the offline device where the secret is securely stored. The signed transaction is shown as a QR and then scanned back by the AirGap Wallet Extension and broadcasted to the network.
The extension follows the specification of the æternity æxpansion AEX-2 outlining the interaction between a wallet provider and an æternity enabled application.
Protocol agnostic approach
Thanks to our protocol agnostic approach with AirGap, the browser extension now offers support for Æternity as well as Ethereum. We have plans to extend this to all the protocol supported with AirGap.
Download
You can try out the AirGap Wallet Extension, it still has rough edges and is officially labeled therefore labeled as Alpha.
¬ AirGap Wallet Extension (Alpha)
Chrome — Web Store
¬ AirGap Vault
iOS — App Store
Android — Google Play
Android — GitHub APK
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