Questions tagged [spv]

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Will Monero have wallet clients similar to SPV so that a fully validated node is less necessary?

If so, how would it work and how much better/worse would it be compared to using a full node, especially the privacy implications. Obviously as Monero usage increases, end users should be using wallets that are accessible anywhere and a full node…
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In what ways can a wallet connected to a malicious remote node be abused?

There are several efforts under way at the moment to build easy to use mobile wallets for Monero. The most popular approach is to rely on a trusted remote node (either your own or one provided by a trusted 3rd party). If we want to run wallets…
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How to bind daemon to inbound/outbound listening port on ubuntu

I would like to connect simplewallet or the GUI to a remote daemon In my remote compute instance, how would I bind the daemon to the right ports? Net service bound to 0.0.0.0:18080 Core RPC server initialized OK on port: 18081 There is the core port…
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Low security sync mode?

I'm wondering if anyone has thought about or implemented a low security sync mode? Presumably the client would only need to grab the TX hash, P and R values, and number of outputs, to be able to fully scan the whole blockchain for outputs that…
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Are there any neat tricks to enable SPV like functionality for Monero?

I think one of the biggest things holding Monero back from a user experience standpoint is the need for every user to download a large subset of information each time they want to check their balance. Although with light wallets this information is…