{"author":{"username":"10xchris","displayName":"10X Chris","fid":1129138},"timestamp":"2026-10-17T15:13:01.000Z","text":"Yo @balajis.eth the statement about entering seed phases caught my eye. \n\nSo I asked Ai… “Is entering seed phrases safe in this context?”\n\n> No. I would strongly discourage entering your existing Farcaster seed phrase into a new or untrusted client. It's an unnecessary security risk, especially when the purpose is simply to authorise the client to post on your behalf.\n\nThe concerning part of the prize announcement is:\n\n\"The client should be able to import an existing seed phrase for an account that already has storage, use that seed phrase to issue the client its own app key...\"\n\nThis is technically possible, but it is not the security model I would recommend for onboarding users to a Farcaster client.\n\nWhy this is dangerous… (see images)\n\nCc @quazia.eth ","images":["https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/54654af3-dd58-4b2c-9683-e7d2dc827800/original","https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/1a1725d9-9daa-4b37-f814-6ff7a7544900/original"],"farcaster":"https://farcaster.xyz/10xchris/0xc7451d90","firefly":"https://firefly.social/post/farcaster/0xc7451d902a0b45e4d6f46d3b226f21e089a248a8"}