Components
The esteem app designed to carry out steemit activities is really cool. I utilize it more often than I do the website. I browsed through all the menus on the app and I found out a function that will further enhance the utility of the app. The esteem app has a general pin code functionality which prompts the user to always input the pin code when he/she goes outside the app. Fault with this pin code functionality is that any slight movement away from the app even as basic as opening the recent apps menu prompts the user to input the pin code on returning to the app, hence a lot of users don't utilize the pin code function. The consequence of this is that the app and all it's details can be accessed by another person thereby posing a risk to the owner's funds. This issue creates the need for the creation of a transaction security key function that will be used to authenticate the user that is trying to conduct a transaction.
Proposal
I'm suggesting the creation and utilization of a security key on conducting transaction of funds
Mockups / Examples
Currently when a user tries to make transaction using the esteem app there is no security just a confirmation prompt.
If this suggestion is approved on entering wallet after the suggestion is implemented the user is asked to create a security key that he/she will like to use for authentication of transactions automatically.
After creation and verification of the transaction key when next is a transaction is initiated, before confirm is done the user has to enter his transaction key
After that the user can now confirm the transaction
Overtime some users will want to change their security key to a new one, so there will be a button( a key icon) at the transaction page that will enable the user make modifications to his/her transaction key.
Also this function can be created in a way that it is not forcefully imposed on a user, meaning a user can decided to turn it on or off however he/she desires.
When a user clicks the button, he /she has to input his existing transaction key before he/she can access the available modifications
After that is done the user can now access the following modifications
Benefits
- the benefit of these function cannot be over emphasized. Everyone likes security on their properties, good security. With this function users will have an advanced security in their wallet using the esteem app and in the case of theft of their mobile phone,their funds are secured.
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