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diff --git a/docs/security-considerations.rst b/docs/security-considerations.rst index 6479eeb8..33c613d8 100644 --- a/docs/security-considerations.rst +++ b/docs/security-considerations.rst @@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ Sending and Receiving Ether depth, they can force the transfer to fail; take this possibility into account or use ``send`` and make sure to always check its return value. Better yet, write your contract using a pattern where the recipient can withdraw Ether instead. 3. Sending Ether can also fail because the execution of the recipient contract - requires more than the allotted amount of gas (explicitly by using ``revert`` or + requires more than the allotted amount of gas (explicitly by using ``require``, + ``assert``, ``revert``, ``throw`` or because the operation is just too expensive) - it "runs out of gas" (OOG). If you use ``transfer`` or ``send`` with a return value check, this might provide a means for the recipient to block progress in the sending contract. Again, the best practice here is to use |