why can't the wallet have an option to only be unlocked for staking but not allow for any transactions to be SENT? then ppl could leave their wallets unlocked to stake without worry of being stolen.
Good point we will try ask rar4 for that feature.Something like transaction password block
That is already in there. I have mine unlocked and can't send transactions without entering my pass.
Check again people. I just did, and not for the first time. No password is required to send from an unlocked wallet. And yes, I'm using the latest release (windows client). I brought this up weeks ago in a cautionary post, before Soepkip had his coins swiped, and then subsequently. For the future health of the coin and anyone owning it, let's tie up this loose end.
Just to follow up with a couple more details and confirmations on this.
1. If you unlock the 'new' way, via the <settings> dropdown, you're wallet is up for grabs. No password is needed to send out your coins.
2. If you unlock it old-school, via console, you will unlock for staking. It is a 'mintonly' command, fortunately. Tahnk god someone was thinking.
3. If you do #2, then initiate a send but cancel out before entering password, your wallet 'lock' symbol will close, but your staking light remains 'green' and mouse-hover will indicate you are staking.
4. If you do #1, then go back to the console and enter the command 'walletlock', same result as #3. (as someone else rightly pointed out).
5. Only remaining question is, for #3 and #4, is the wallet in fact still staking as indicated? I am waiting to find out. So far apparently
not. But we shall see.
Conclusion: if you just do #1 and walk away for the day, you might have a very nasty surprise waiting for you when you get home. Even if no one has physical access to your computer, it can occur through a variety of exploits that someone gains remote access to your system. Then, my friend, you are most certainly fucked. Finally, if you don't already, consider using a password mgr. Among other things it will allow you to enter your long-and-random-as-fuck password without entering keystrokes. And be sure to keep a backup of your password database!
Thanks a lot! I wasn't aware of #4 option, I try it, will report if it still stake.
Ok I can confirm that #4 option lock stake too, the staking icon is green, but I do not receive any stake since I locked it yesterday.
Equally here - confirmed not staking under that scenario. Thanks for follow-up.
Same here.
So in order to stake I have to unlock from the settings drop down? No way to stay locked and stake securely?
No. To Stake without compromising the security of your wallet, do this via the console:
walletpassphrase YOURWALLETPASSPHRASE 9999999 true
9999999 = 166,666 hours. Change this to whatever you want. If you need to send coins, you will still need to enter your passphrase, so Staking is safe this way.
Here are some screen shots of my wallet to help
Adding code via Debig Console 
(Hit Enter after entering string and then hit the Red icon after to clear console edits)
Wallet unlocked but still encrypted 
You may want to wait until other people better that I can verify this, but this is how I Stake.
Wow, thank you so so much for the walk through. I will go ahead and do that! One quick question: Even if I go to the drop down and click 'unlock wallet', when I hover at the bottom like your last screen shot it will also say, "wallet is encrypted and currently unlocked". So is the difference internal? Like if I use the drop down to unlock it won't ask for a password to send coins but if I go through the console like your tutorial, it will ask for a password to send coins?
Again, I appreciate that very much.
