The latest articles on DEV Community by Hauwa Ibrahim (@hxrh). https://dev.to/hxrh https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3886574%2Fb998001c-cc79-4ff3-b378-b4515103828e.png https://dev.to/hxrh en Hauwa Ibrahim Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:46:23 +0000 https://dev.to/hxrh/an-overview-of-wallets-on-the-solana-network-and-their-use-cases-22kl https://dev.to/hxrh/an-overview-of-wallets-on-the-solana-network-and-their-use-cases-22kl <p>Day 5 of #100daysofsolana</p> <p>Wallet are a means of authenticating an identity on blockchain apart from their other use of storing funds in them. It can be comparable to a google account which we use to sign in/up on different platforms on the internet</p> <p>Over the past days I learnt about solana wallets and some of their types which includes - CLI wallets, Wallet extensions, mobile wallet.</p> <p>CLI wallet: This is a wallet created on a computer terminal . <br> When is it used?<br> This is usually used in development i.e when writing script and testing a program<br> It has a shortfall, the private key is stored in a file on a computer which can be read by anyone who has access to the computer. Real money can't be stored in it.</p> <p>Browser extension wallet: This encrypt private keys, add password layer to prevent unaauthorized access, approves or disapprove transactions whenever a site requests of it. This is safer than CLI wallet and allows for interaction with decentralised applications(dApps)</p> <p>Mobile wallet: This has an additional layer of protection, it supports biometrics authentication(FaceId and fingerprint) alongside password. Real money can be stored on it.</p> blockchain web3 100daysofsolana