A .NET Dinosaur in Web3. Day 13 — Access Control
The article discusses the importance of access control in smart contracts within the Web3 ecosystem. It highlights the potential vulnerabilities that arise when administrative functions are left unprotected. The author shares insights from their experience building a contract called AccessControlledVault, emphasizing the use of modifiers for security and efficiency.
- ▪Every function in a deployed smart contract is public by default, which can lead to security exploits.
- ▪The AccessControlledVault contract restricts certain functions to the owner address set at deployment.
- ▪Modifiers in Solidity allow for reusable access control checks, enhancing code clarity and security.
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| Original publisher | DEV.to (Top) |
| Canonical URL | https://dev.to/alenadevsoft/a-net-dinosaur-in-web3-day-13-access-control-3l89 |
| Publication time | Tue, 26 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-26T13:07:49.469Z |
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| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3908355) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Alena Posted on May 26 • Originally published at Medium A .NET Dinosaur in Web3. Day 13 — Access Control #web3 #ethereum #blockchain #smartcontract A .NET Dinosaur in Web3 (11 Part Series) 1 A .NET Dinosaur in Web3. Day 1 - First Smart Contract 2 A .NET Dinosaur in Web3. Day 2 - Access Control ... 7 more parts... 3 A .NET Dinosaur in Web3. Day 3 - Voting, Sybil Attacks and Identity 4 A .NET Dinosaur in Web3. Day 4 - Writing My First Contract From Scratch 5 A .NET Dinosaur in Web3.
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