From b1f2a7427a0361c5f66138bb8cf031aa3599dfa9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim McDonald Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2020 10:35:20 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add note about lack of slashing protection in the wallet keymanager. --- docs/getting_started.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/getting_started.md b/docs/getting_started.md index d34d16e..a46ff23 100644 --- a/docs/getting_started.md +++ b/docs/getting_started.md @@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ # Getting started This document provides steps to set up a Vouch instance using validators in a local wallet. +**Please note that the wallet keymanager does not provide slashing protection. It is recommended that the Dirk keymanager be used for all production installations, due to the additional protections it provides.** + It assumes there is a local wallet called "Validators" that has been created by `ethdo`, that the wallet has one or more accounts in it, and that those accounts have been configured as validators on an Ethereum 2 network. It also assumes there is an accessible instance of the Ethereum 2 beacon chain that is fully synced with the current state of the chain.