Display "last modified time" of bitcoin.conf in splash screen #76

issue ghost opened this issue on August 26, 2020
  1. ghost commented at 10:57 PM on August 26, 2020: none

    Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

    • bitcoin.conf file is used by lot of users with different settings
    • any malware can modify this file which can affect bitcoin core wallet
    • if the user is unaware of changes made by someone else in bitcoin.conf, it may affect UX, privacy and maybe security

    Describe the solution you'd like

    • user should be notified if the file was changed when wallet is loading

    Describe alternatives you've considered

    • maybe user can keep his system secure and bitcoin core related files however the solution I suggested is basic information about file modification time and changes nothing much related to how wallet works

    Additional context Maybe we can add text below "The Bitcoin Core Developers" to display such information

    Example-Screenshot

  2. unknown added the label Feature on Aug 26, 2020
  3. ghost commented at 2:02 AM on August 28, 2020: none

    I discussed the issue here: https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/98727/should-a-user-be-notified-about-last-modified-time-of-bitcoin-conf-while-the-b

    Conclusion: Attacker can do more than just making changes in config file and I realized such timestamp information may help in some cases although its best to solve it at system level for all important files by user with something like https://sourceforge.net/projects/iwatch on linux which is a tool for detecting changes in filesystem and send email notifications. tool-description

  4. unknown closed this on Aug 28, 2020

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