What is AirGap?
AirGap is a crypto wallet system with a two device approach. Use your old smartphone as your new hardware wallet. Providing security by using offline devices to create private keys, store and sign transactions.
AirGap Vault
The AirGap Vault app is installed on a dedicated or old smartphone that has no connection to any network, thus it is air gapped. By using an offline device, instead of a hardware wallet with a USB connection to a notebook with network access, the private key is inherently safer.
The core features of AirGap Vault are, you can read more in detail and find the download links.
¬ Secure Private Key Generation
¬ Secure Private Key Storage
¬ Air-Gapped Transaction Signing
AirGap Wallet
The AirGap Wallet app is installed on an everyday smartphone and in contrast to the AirGap Vault device has access to the internet. Within the AirGap Wallet app, only public available data, which is on the blockchain, is used. The private key is only stored and used in the AirGap Vault.
The core features of AirGap Vault are, you can read more in detail and find the download links.
¬ Create Transactions
¬ Broadcast Transactions
¬ Portfolio Overview
In the case of æternity instead of using AirGap Wallet, the base æpp can also be used in the future. Other direct integrations are also possible and will be developed in the future.
Communication between AirGap Vault & Wallet
The communication happens with QR codes, this guarantees a true one-way communication between AirGap Vault and AirGap Wallet. This means that no private information ever leave the air-gapped smartphone.
¬ Is there a way to manage smaller amounts on the same device? (less secure)
AirGap Vault and AirGap Wallet can also be installed on the same device. In this case, the communication between the two apps works with app switching through an URL scheme. This allows the two apps to be entirely encapsulated, which is crucial: For example, AirGap Vault does not have any network permissions and thus is unable to send information out over the network, guaranteed by the operating systems sandboxing.
Which coins and tokens do you support?
Currently we support the æternity (AE) ERC20 Token, æternity mainnet, Ethereum and Bitcoin. Support for Tezos will be added soon as well as for other protocols and tokens.
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