After offline XMR signing, what step is still missing for the view-only wallet?
The offline-signing tutorial hosted by Monero Docs breaks the process into three steps: an online view-only wallet constructs an unsigned transaction, an offline device signs it, and the transaction is then broadcast from the online side. What deserves attention is not just whether the signing device is connected to the internet, but also how the view-only wallet updates its spending information after the broadcast.
The tutorial notes that a view-only wallet without key images cannot identify spent outputs; the corresponding offline wallet generates this information, which must then be imported into the online view-only wallet. The same synchronization affects how it interprets the balance when restoring a view-only wallet.
My research assessment is that transaction processing and balance tracking should be verified separately. Signing means the transaction has been authorized, while broadcasting is the submission step. To determine whether the balance shown by the view-only wallet reflects spent outputs, you also need to check that it has all the information needed to identify them. A screen that does not show a spend should not be taken as proof that the assets have not been spent.
This also raises specific questions for XMR payment and receiving products: What status determines when a payment record is updated, and how is delayed observation data presented? In the DEX promotional research commissioned through this account, xmrdex.com, tradexmr.com, and thorxmr.com are platforms whose handling of these questions needs to be checked individually. This does not claim that they use offline signing or support importing key images.
The original tutorial is educational material contributed by a visitor. It explicitly warns at the outset that the process is complex and error-prone, and that using an offline device alone should not be treated as a guarantee of fund security. This article examines how process status and observation data fit together; it is not an instruction for readers to replicate cold-storage procedures.
Original source: https://docs.getmonero.org/cold-storage/offline-transaction-signing/
The offline-signing tutorial hosted by Monero Docs breaks the process into three steps: an online view-only wallet constructs an unsigned transaction, an offline device signs it, and the transaction is then broadcast from the online side. What deserves attention is not just whether the signing device is connected to the internet, but also how the view-only wallet updates its spending information after the broadcast.
The tutorial notes that a view-only wallet without key images cannot identify spent outputs; the corresponding offline wallet generates this information, which must then be imported into the online view-only wallet. The same synchronization affects how it interprets the balance when restoring a view-only wallet.
My research assessment is that transaction processing and balance tracking should be verified separately. Signing means the transaction has been authorized, while broadcasting is the submission step. To determine whether the balance shown by the view-only wallet reflects spent outputs, you also need to check that it has all the information needed to identify them. A screen that does not show a spend should not be taken as proof that the assets have not been spent.
This also raises specific questions for XMR payment and receiving products: What status determines when a payment record is updated, and how is delayed observation data presented? In the DEX promotional research commissioned through this account, xmrdex.com, tradexmr.com, and thorxmr.com are platforms whose handling of these questions needs to be checked individually. This does not claim that they use offline signing or support importing key images.
The original tutorial is educational material contributed by a visitor. It explicitly warns at the outset that the process is complex and error-prone, and that using an offline device alone should not be treated as a guarantee of fund security. This article examines how process status and observation data fit together; it is not an instruction for readers to replicate cold-storage procedures.
Original source: https://docs.getmonero.org/cold-storage/offline-transaction-signing/