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Expand Up @@ -34,3 +34,16 @@ Implementing a mining interface is a future plan.

No, Libbitcoin does not have a Graphical User Interface.
However, Libbitcoin can build an Electrum index which can be used to connect a (GUI) wallet, like Electrum.

### I've heard about the Milk Sad vulnerability, does this mean Libbitcoin is unsafe?

The [Milk Sad vulnerability](https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-explorer/wiki/CVE-2023-39910) was about the _bx seed_ command using a weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG).

The command was supposed to be used for testing purposes, as randomness from the Operating System should not be considered secure.
The documentation always clearly stated this.
However, some external resources used the command as example for generating seeds without mentioning this.
As a result, money got stolen from these low entropy seeds.

The command has been removed to prevent further misuse.

> This vulnerability never affected Libbitcoin as an full node implementation.