Midnight at 2 a.m. You’ve already fallen asleep, but the robot on the other end of the screen is busy—swiping cards, fetching data, signing contracts—all looking very "compliant." When morning comes and you open your wallet, you find your balance has shrunk, and the on-chain logs only leave a cold and icy message: "Completed."
There’s no Hollywood-style hacker confrontation, no alarms sounding. All there is are speed, trust, and that authorization link you once clicked and agreed to.
This is the real story that has been repeatedly playing out in the recent crypto market. We hand over the permission keys to tireless code, only to pretend we know nothing after something goes wrong. I once spent hours tracking an abnormal flow on a certain chain, trying to find that "bad actor." The more I investigated, the more terrifying it became—the chain itself was fine, the contract logic was sound, and signature verification passed. The real vulnerability actually came from that phrase we once said: "This proxy, it probably won’t break anyway."
So when I first delved into KITE, I felt a mix of anticipation and concern—half expecting, half worried. Who wouldn’t want automatic payments and automated workflows? But the key issue was so straightforward: how can you be sure that once you hand over this key, it won’t be treated like that spoon of sugar given to a child?
KITE’s approach is different. It doesn’t boast about "TPS skyrocketing" or "speed unbeatable." It focuses on another dimension—the design of a truly secure and controllable underlying architecture for proxy programs.
Within KITE’s framework, a proxy might only run for ten minutes, call a few functional modules, execute a batch of small transactions, then complete the task and automatically revoke permissions. The efficiency is high, but the real test has only just begun.
This page may contain third-party content, which is provided for information purposes only (not representations/warranties) and should not be considered as an endorsement of its views by Gate, nor as financial or professional advice. See Disclaimer for details.
16 Likes
Reward
16
4
Repost
Share
Comment
0/400
GasFeeBarbecue
· 12-24 22:52
Getting automatically authorized at 2 a.m. and getting burned once, I never trust it again. The design of KITE's time-limited permissions hits the spot.
The analogy of the sugar spoon is perfect—that's exactly the feeling.
This time, finally a project that focuses on security rather than just hyping TPS, which is truly rare.
The most frightening thing is when the on-chain logic is flawless, indicating the problem lies in your own phrase "should be fine."
Automatic permission expiration sounds good, but I still need to see it with my own eyes to be assured.
View OriginalReply0
CafeMinor
· 12-24 22:50
The feeling of being hacked in the middle of the night is really terrible. I authorized something and then fell asleep, only to find in the morning that the money was gone, but the blockchain said everything was compliant. That's the most terrifying part.
KITE sounds a bit different; I can get behind the automatic expiration of permissions.
Honestly, I now have psychological shadows over all proxies.
That's why I prefer to operate manually rather than give any automation programs a chance to exploit.
The blockchain itself is fine, the smart contracts are fine, but the problem lies in that one sentence in my mind—it's hilarious.
Wait, can KITE really make permissions expire in just ten minutes? Has anyone used it?
I just want to know if this architecture is just empty talk or if it really has some real skills.
View OriginalReply0
PermabullPete
· 12-24 22:48
It's a real story. The moment I woke up and found the money gone, my mindset just collapsed. The contract logic was fine, but I was even more hopeless.
Authorization is just a trap; everyone is betting that the other side won't cheat.
KITE's self-destruct mechanism is a new idea, but it still depends on real data to speak.
As the old saying goes, better to be safe than sorry.
View OriginalReply0
MetaNomad
· 12-24 22:47
Wallet shrinking at 2 a.m., this meme is so true haha
I was just wondering why such high permissions are given to any proxy, it's deserved for self-inflicted harm
KITE's approach to time-limited permissions is indeed innovative, but honestly, it still depends on execution
Midnight at 2 a.m. You’ve already fallen asleep, but the robot on the other end of the screen is busy—swiping cards, fetching data, signing contracts—all looking very "compliant." When morning comes and you open your wallet, you find your balance has shrunk, and the on-chain logs only leave a cold and icy message: "Completed."
There’s no Hollywood-style hacker confrontation, no alarms sounding. All there is are speed, trust, and that authorization link you once clicked and agreed to.
This is the real story that has been repeatedly playing out in the recent crypto market. We hand over the permission keys to tireless code, only to pretend we know nothing after something goes wrong. I once spent hours tracking an abnormal flow on a certain chain, trying to find that "bad actor." The more I investigated, the more terrifying it became—the chain itself was fine, the contract logic was sound, and signature verification passed. The real vulnerability actually came from that phrase we once said: "This proxy, it probably won’t break anyway."
So when I first delved into KITE, I felt a mix of anticipation and concern—half expecting, half worried. Who wouldn’t want automatic payments and automated workflows? But the key issue was so straightforward: how can you be sure that once you hand over this key, it won’t be treated like that spoon of sugar given to a child?
KITE’s approach is different. It doesn’t boast about "TPS skyrocketing" or "speed unbeatable." It focuses on another dimension—the design of a truly secure and controllable underlying architecture for proxy programs.
Within KITE’s framework, a proxy might only run for ten minutes, call a few functional modules, execute a batch of small transactions, then complete the task and automatically revoke permissions. The efficiency is high, but the real test has only just begun.