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What does "No clear sign translation for this message/transaction. Please read it carefully!" mean?

When you see the warning "No clear sign translation for this message/transaction. Please read it carefully!" in Ambire Wallet, it means that the app doesn't provide a standardized format on how it's transaction and/or messages should looks like and Ambire Wallet is using it's own human-readable explanation of the message or transaction you're about to sign.

This does not necessarily mean the message is malicious or unsafe.

What is clear signing?

Clear signing is a security feature that converts complex blockchain data into a human-readable summary. Instead of showing raw hexadecimal data or an opaque signing request, a wallet can display what you're actually authorizing—for example:

  • The action you're performing (e.g. "Swap", "Sign in", "Approve")

  • Which protocol or application you're interacting with

  • The assets involved

  • Important details such as token amounts, recipients, or permissions

The goal is simple: what you see is what you sign. Clear signing is based on the open ERC-7730 standard, which allows protocols to provide metadata that wallets can use to present understandable signing prompts.

Why does this warning appear?

Clear signing requires support from both sides:

  • Ambire Wallet supports clear signing.

  • The application (dApp) you're interacting with also needs to support it by providing the necessary metadata.

If the dApp hasn't implemented clear signing, or if the particular message type isn't covered, Ambire Wallet has no reliable way to explain what the signature means. In that case, it shows this warning, and try to humanize it the way it does since it's official release in 2021, as this , since this has always been one of of the key points the team wanted to improve for the users.

What should you do?

If you encounter this warning:

  • Make sure you trust the application requesting the signature.

  • Read all the information the application provides about why it needs the signature.

  • Avoid signing messages you don't understand or weren't expecting.

  • If you're unsure, contact the application's support team or ask for clarification before signing.

As more protocols adopt the Clear Signing standard, you'll see fewer of these warnings and more signing requests explained in plain language.

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