What are the pros and cons of having an Ethereum DApp running on a browser compared to the one in which each user is given a wallet?
This is question is for a DApp that would transfer files from user to user.
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Can you clarify what you mean by "the one where each user is given a wallet?" I think, but am not sure, that you're asking to compare making a DApp that lives within Parity or Mist, versus something on the normal internet that just uses Metamask to interact with the blockchain. Is this a correct interpretation of what you're asking? – hakusaro Feb 16 '18 at 16:21
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I am developing an application using blockchain. So I wanted to know if a desktop application based login is better or one in which there is a website and the login takes place through that/ – Akhil Kintali Feb 19 '18 at 4:41
If you mean running "on a browser" the "light wallet", then
pros:
user don't need to have anything on his computer (he should know only password and userId). So, it is lightweight
user can access his account from any device (which has browser).
cons:
- user should TRUST the server, which manage his (and other users) accounts. So, it is not very good from security perspective.
This is question is for a DApp that would transfer files from user to user.
Be carefull - it is very doubtful idea to use blockchain for filesharing. Many are trying to do this, but in many cases the necessity of blockchain for that purpose is absent. So, think twice.
