layout: wip
title: "MoneroSigner. Fork of seedsigner for Monero."
author: Monero-HackerIndustrial
date: June 08, 2022
amount: 55.38
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- name: seedsigner emulator audit
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- name: moneroSignerLibraries
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- name: PortableMoneroQR research and standard creation
funds: 14.2
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- name: Monerosigner Beta Build
funds: 28.4
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status: unfinished
- name: Companion Application
funds: 7.1
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status: unfinished
- name: DIY scripts & docs
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The Monero community could benefit from a fork of seedsigner to supports Monero. Seedsigner uses an air-gapped Raspberry Pi Zero to sign for Bitcoin transactions. The project aims to make it easy for anybody to make a dedicated offline signing device out of low-cost commodity computer components (raspberry pi zero). This helps in reducing the need to trust hardware verndors. The most private hardware wallet, is the only only you know about.
Seedsigner is focused only on Bitcoin, because of this, the UI/UX and features are not very helpful to Monero users.
Why?
Supplychain poses a significant attack vector to hardware manufacturers, this threat is exacerbated when dealing with cryptocurrency devices. Monerosigner offers a DIY hardware wallet built out of easy* to source over the counter general hobbyist parts. This makes it easier for users to self custody their keys on their own devices.
Proposal
I plan on creating a Monero specific fork of seedsigner called Monerosigner. Monerosigner is an offline signing hardware wallet built around the raspberry pi zero SBC. The hardware comes with a companion desktop application called Monerosigner Companion. With the companion application users are able to send unsigned transactions via QR codes to Monerosigner.
Who:
HackerIndustrial, I recently created some Monero themed decorative circuit board meant to be hung as Christmas ornaments. I have done work in the web3 space and noticed a lack of self custody hardware devices.