Perpetuals · Solana

Drift with Locker Protocol Wallet

Drift is a perpetual futures exchange on Solana.

Use Drift with a wallet whose private key never touches your computer: the site connects to the extension, and every signature is approved on a separate offline device.

Checked against the live site on 2026-09-17

We run the extension against the real Drift site, not a copy of it. On 2026-09-17, all five checks passed:

  1. 1Drift lists the wallet in its connect menu, under "Locker Protocol Wallet".
  2. 2Refusing the connection leaves Drift idle and grants it nothing.
  3. 3Approving it walks every window and signature Drift asks for and reaches the working app.
  4. 4Reloading the page keeps the session without asking for a new approval.
  5. 5Disconnecting Drift from the wallet's list of connected sites makes the page let go.

How to connect Drift

1

Install the extension and the Vault

Add Locker Protocol Wallet to Chrome or Brave, and set up the free Locker Vault on a spare phone that stays offline.

2

Choose "Locker Protocol Wallet"

Open Drift, press its connect button and pick "Locker Protocol Wallet" in the list, then approve the connection in the extension.

3

Sign on the offline device

When Drift asks for a signature, the extension shows a QR code. Scan it with the Vault, read the transaction there, approve it, and scan the answer back.

On Solana, each transaction is simulated before you sign it, and the programs it calls are named on the review screen.

Drift and Locker: questions people ask

Is it safe to use Drift with Locker Protocol Wallet?

The wallet cannot make any site safe, but it changes what an attacker can do: the key never touches the computer, every transaction is shown on the offline device before you approve it, and risky approvals and known phishing sites are flagged first.

Which button do I pick on Drift?

"Locker Protocol Wallet". That is the entry Drift showed for the wallet when we checked it on 2026-09-17. Sites change their menus, so if it has moved, look for Locker Protocol Wallet or the generic browser wallet entry.

Do I need a hardware wallet to use Drift this way?

No. The key lives on the Locker Vault, a free app you install on a spare phone and keep offline. Transactions travel to it and back as QR codes, with no cable and no Bluetooth.

Does Locker Protocol Wallet add a fee on Drift?

No. Using Drift through the wallet costs only what Drift and the network charge. The wallet's own fee applies to swaps and bridges made from the extension itself (at most 0.25%), shown before you sign.

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Drift is a third-party site, not affiliated with Locker Protocol. Compatibility was measured on 2026-09-17; sites change, and if something no longer works, tell us.