Verifying real wallet ownership without gas: a signed-nonce pattern with viem + Express

📰 Dev.to · Heath Mcintyre

Learn how to verify real wallet ownership without gas using a signed-nonce pattern with Viem and Express

intermediate Published 25 Apr 2026
Action Steps
  1. Implement a signed-nonce pattern using Viem and Express to verify wallet ownership
  2. Use a nonce to prevent replay attacks and ensure the signature is unique
  3. Configure Express to handle signed requests and verify the signature
  4. Test the implementation to ensure it works as expected
  5. Apply this pattern to your own application to improve security and reduce gas costs
Who Needs to Know This

Backend developers and security engineers can benefit from this article to improve authentication and authorization in their applications

Key Insight

💡 Using a signed-nonce pattern can help prevent replay attacks and ensure secure authentication without incurring gas costs

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