SECURITY REFERENCE

Security questions for readers and builders

Security is a process of reducing avoidable exposure, checking assumptions, and responding clearly when something changes. This page introduces a practical vocabulary for understanding account authority, software dependencies, endpoints, interfaces, and communication channels in the Solana ecosystem. It does not promise safety and is not a substitute for a qualified assessment.

Readers should be cautious when a service requests credentials, urgent action, unusual permissions, or information unrelated to its stated purpose. Developers should test with non-sensitive data, inspect dependencies, and document how failures are handled. Good security practice begins before a transaction, installation, or support conversation takes place.

Basic questions

  • What is the service, program, endpoint, or person actually requesting?
  • Which authority can approve, change, or revoke the action?
  • Where is sensitive information stored, transmitted, displayed, or logged?
  • How can a reader verify a destination through an independent source?

Risk review matrix

SituationSafer review questionUseful response
Unexpected messageCan the sender and destination be confirmed independently?Pause and use a known contact route
Permission requestWhat can the permission change or reveal?Read the scope before approving
New softwareWho maintains it and what version is being installed?Check source, release notes, and reviews
Service outageIs the issue local, provider-specific, or broader?Compare status and public records

Personal checklist

  1. Use a known address rather than a link from an unexpected message.
  2. Keep credentials and recovery information out of chat, screenshots, and support tickets.
  3. Review requested permissions and stop when the purpose is unclear.
  4. Keep software and browser updates current through trusted channels.
  5. Record suspicious details without redistributing harmful content.

Verify

Compare the destination, organization, and request against an independent public source. A familiar visual design is not proof of identity.

Limit

Share only the information needed for the stated purpose. Sensitive credentials should not be requested through ordinary editorial contact.

Report

Describe the page, message, time, and observable behavior without sending secrets. This gives a reviewer useful facts while reducing secondary exposure.

“Security guidance is strongest when it is specific about the asset, the authority, the request, and the evidence used to verify it.”

Gajema does not request private keys, passwords, or authentication codes. Report a suspected issue through contact.php; we aim to acknowledge reports within 7 business days.