EIP-3074

AUTH and AUTHCALL opcodes

Allow externally owned accounts to delegate control to a contract.

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Draft15 Oct 2020
Withdrawndate not observed

Abstract

This EIP introduces two EVM instructions AUTH and AUTHCALL. The first sets a context variable authorized based on an ECDSA signature. The second sends a call as the authorized account. This essentially delegates control of the externally owned account (EOA) to a smart contract.

Created: 15 Oct 2020
Withdrawn because: Superseded by EIP-7702
Authors: Sam Wilson, Ansgar Dietrichs, Matt Garnett, Micah Zoltu
Upgrades: Not listed in any upgrade
Requires: EIP-155
Required by: EIP-5003

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