Security. Questions before signatures.

Start with the authority you grant

Distinguish public account information from secret recovery material. Then distinguish connecting an interface from authorizing a signature or token allowance. Each action can have a different consequence. A familiar screen is not a substitute for understanding the request.

Ethereum’s security guide provides foundational credential and phishing guidance. The wallet article below extends the discussion into a practical review routine. This website never requires a recovery phrase, private key, deposit, or wallet connection.

Review the destination as a system

Verify the intended network and contract, then identify upgrade permissions and administrative roles. Connect those controls to the exit: which changes can happen, how are they communicated, and could the position be unwound under the applicable conditions?

A security report should be read for the code version and scope it actually covers. It does not establish that every dependency or later change is risk-free. Ethereum’s contract security documentation gives useful context for assurance practices and their limitations.

Write evidence and unknowns in separate columns

Keep a source, observation date, and precise claim for each finding. Mark assumptions explicitly, especially when modeling stressed conditions. A review is useful when it shows the limits of the evidence, not when it makes every field look certain.

Record the assets, applications, issuers, bridges, or other components a position depends on. Different products may share the same underlying failure points. A list of different names is not automatically a diversified system.

Prepare to stop, not only to proceed

Define what would make you pause: an unexpected permission, a changed destination, unclear redemption, or missing documentation. Completing a checklist cannot guarantee safety. It can support a deliberate decision, including a decision to avoid an operation.

Use the bridge guide for cross-network planning and the risk disclosure for the limitations of these educational materials. For corrections to this site’s explanations, use the contact page; never include secret wallet information in an email.