From 03f95d8022e73a9cd587a4c6691f83aa55c87645 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matt Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:49:25 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Added security info to readme --- README.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 876a09a..ee77f71 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ authentication. A minimalistic HTML5 front-end connects to the portals statistic pool such as connected miners, network/pool difficulty/hash rate, etc. +#### Security +NOMP has some implicit security advantages for pool operators and miners: +* No user registration/login system so non-security-oriented miners reusing passwords across pools is no longer a concern. +* Automated payouts by default and pool profits are sent to another address so pool wallets aren't plump with coins - +giving hackers little reward and keeping your pool from being a target. +* Miners can notice lack of automated payments as a possible early warning sign that an operator is about to run off with their coins. + + #### Planned Features * To reduce variance for pools just starting out which have little to no hashing power a feature is planned which will