Issue
The seed phrase (in byte format, as a seed) is stored in plain on the file system of the device among the shared preferences.
Patches
The seed phrase will be stored encrypted in the new release. The unencrypted version will be deleted.
The bug and fix is described in PR #192.
It is applied automatically once the user logs in to the updated version (1.1.5).
Acknowledgement
Thank you to Frontier, who reported the issue.
Timeline
- Report date: 24-01-2023
- Acknowledgement of issue: 03-02-2023
- Fix date: 22-02-2023
- Release date: 27-02-2023
Workarounds
None.
References
Release announcement
Issue
The seed phrase (in byte format, as a seed) is stored in plain on the file system of the device among the shared preferences.
Patches
The seed phrase will be stored encrypted in the new release. The unencrypted version will be deleted.
The bug and fix is described in PR #192.
It is applied automatically once the user logs in to the updated version (1.1.5).
Acknowledgement
Thank you to Frontier, who reported the issue.
Timeline
Workarounds
None.
References
Release announcement