https://taopedia.org/wiki/category/Security/ Recently updated Taopedia articles in the Security topic. en https://taopedia.org/favicon-32x32.png https://taopedia.org/wiki/category/Security/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:07:24 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/coldkey_swap/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/coldkey_swap/ How a coldkey swap migrates a Bittensor wallet's entire on-chain identity to a new coldkey through a staged, disputable on-chain process. Wallets Security Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:07:24 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/hotkey_swap_on_subnet_interval/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/hotkey_swap_on_subnet_interval/ How the hotkey swap on subnet interval sets the per-subnet cooldown a hotkey swap must respect, the longer of the two rate limits that gate swapping a hotkey. Subnets Security Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:49:22 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/proxy_wallets/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/proxy_wallets/ Proxy wallets let one Bittensor account perform limited actions for another, helping reduce how often a high-value wallet must be used directly. Wallets Security Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:50:51 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/multisig/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/multisig/ How a Bittensor multisig wallet distributes control of a coldkey across several signatories, requiring a threshold of approvals before an action can go ahead. Wallets Security Tue, 30 Jun 2026 05:46:28 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/max_uids_trimming_rate_limit/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/max_uids_trimming_rate_limit/ How the UID trimming rate limit caps how often a subnet owner can trim UIDs, locking the subnet's UID count for roughly 30 days after each trim. Subnets Security Tue, 30 Jun 2026 05:29:20 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/tx_rate_limit/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/tx_rate_limit/ How the tx rate limit chain parameter sets the general transaction rate limit in blocks, the cooldown that currently governs hotkey swaps and raises TxRateLimitExceeded when breached. Subnets Security Tue, 30 Jun 2026 05:20:00 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/signatory/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/signatory/ How a signatory is one participant in a multisig wallet who can propose or approve actions under the wallet's threshold rule. Wallets Security Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:59:54 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/coldkey_swap_announcement_delay/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/coldkey_swap_announcement_delay/ How the coldkey swap announcement delay sets the mandatory waiting window in blocks between announcing a coldkey swap and when that swap can finalize. Wallets Security Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:00:35 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/ledger_hardware_wallet/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/ledger_hardware_wallet/ How a Ledger hardware wallet fits into Bittensor coldkey custody, wallet-app signing, staking, transfers, proxy setup, and address verification. Wallets Security Staking Tue, 30 Jun 2026 01:17:29 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/wallets/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/wallets/ What a Bittensor wallet is, what it stores, and how it is used to prove identity and sign transactions on the network. Wallets Security Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:35:06 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/nacl_format/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/nacl_format/ How NaCl Format fits Bittensor wallet-file security terminology. Wallets Security Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:17:22 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/private_key/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/private_key/ How private key names the protected side of a Bittensor cryptographic key pair used for authorization. Wallets Security Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:14:21 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/bittensor_wallet/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/bittensor_wallet/ How a Bittensor wallet names the identity and ownership container for coldkeys, hotkeys, and stake in Bittensor operations. Wallets Security Mon, 29 Jun 2026 22:38:43 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/coldkeys/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/coldkeys/ The security-critical key that controls TAO and stake; used for financial transactions like stake, unstake, and transfers. Wallets Security Mon, 29 Jun 2026 22:28:35 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/coldkey_hotkey_workstation_security/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/coldkey_hotkey_workstation_security/ How Bittensor separates permissionless devices, hotkey servers, proxy coldkeys, and primary coldkey custody when thinking about workstation risk. Wallets Security Mon, 29 Jun 2026 22:16:18 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/encrypting_hotkey/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/encrypting_hotkey/ How encrypting a Bittensor hotkey protects local hotkey material while preserving the hotkey's operational role. Wallets Security Mon, 29 Jun 2026 21:29:54 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/mnemonic/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/mnemonic/ How a mnemonic represents a wallet recovery phrase in Bittensor key management. Wallets Security Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:45:36 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/wallet_location/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/wallet_location/ How wallet location describes where Bittensor wallet files are stored on a user's machine. Wallets Security Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:25:53 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/admin_freeze_window/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/admin_freeze_window/ How the admin freeze window blocks subnet owner operations during the final blocks of each epoch so hyperparameters cannot change just before validators submit weights. Subnets Security Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:11:08 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/wallets_coldkey_hotkey/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/wallets_coldkey_hotkey/ Understanding Bittensor wallets and the roles of coldkeys and hotkeys for security, identity, and operations. Wallets Security Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:52:52 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/local_wallet/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/local_wallet/ How a local wallet refers to Bittensor wallet files kept on a user's machine. Wallets Security Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:24:41 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/pure_proxies/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/pure_proxies/ Pure proxies are keyless Bittensor accounts used as stable stand-ins, especially in multisig designs where the people behind a shared wallet may change. Wallets Security Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:10:27 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/hotkey_swap/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/hotkey_swap/ How a hotkey swap moves Bittensor subnet participation from one hotkey to another hotkey owned by the same coldkey. Wallets Security Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:45:49 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/regenerating_a_key/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/regenerating_a_key/ How regenerating a key relates to recovering Bittensor wallet key material. Wallets Security Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:44:30 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/btcli_permissions/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/btcli_permissions/ How BTCLI permissions map Bittensor command-line actions to permissionless reads, hotkey authority, coldkey authority, balances, validator permits, and Senate roles. Tools Security Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:48:06 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/public_key/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/public_key/ How a public key fits Bittensor wallet-key terminology as the shareable side of a cryptographic keypair. Wallets Security Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:31:30 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/wallet_applications/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/wallet_applications/ How wallet applications provide the software layer for viewing Bittensor wallet state, preparing transactions, and connecting custody devices without being the wallet identity itself. Wallets Security Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:07:50 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/polkadot_vault/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/polkadot_vault/ How Polkadot Vault fits into Bittensor coldkey custody, air-gapped signing, QR transaction transport, Subtensor extrinsic support, and proxy-oriented key operations. Wallets Security Subtensor Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:55:17 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/seed_phrase/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/seed_phrase/ How a seed phrase names the human-readable recovery words that can restore Bittensor wallet key access. Wallets Security Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:56:06 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/eddsa_cryptographic_keypairs/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/eddsa_cryptographic_keypairs/ How EdDSA cryptographic keypairs fit Bittensor wallet-key terminology. Wallets Security Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:56:37 GMT https://taopedia.org/wiki/external_wallet/ https://taopedia.org/wiki/external_wallet/ How an external wallet refers to wallet software or custody outside the local Bittensor wallet path. Wallets Security Sun, 28 Jun 2026 10:31:09 GMT