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Title: Bitcoin Armory Question: Does Encryption Protect My Paper Backups? Post by: jfhoff on April 11, 2013, 03:31:34 AM I'm sure this belongs in the Armory section, But I'm still a newbie...
I have enough BTC that I need to use Armory on an offline PC, so I set it all up and it works great. I assigned a good, strong password. Now, is my paper backup vulnerable to theft by a physical burglar, or is it useless without the password? Similarly, what if a physical burglar stole my offline PC? Thanks in advance! :) Title: Re: Bitcoin Armory Question: Does Encryption Protect My Paper Backups? Post by: Dabs on April 11, 2013, 04:22:51 AM I'm guessing the paper backup is not encrypted. So keep it safe and secure, where it won't be stolen. The offline PC ... well, the password should be able to protect it, and hopefully the burglar can't guess it, so you have time to transfer your bitcoins to another address.
Title: Re: Bitcoin Armory Question: Does Encryption Protect My Paper Backups? Post by: Atruk on April 11, 2013, 05:28:28 AM I'm sure this belongs in the Armory section, But I'm still a newbie... I have enough BTC that I need to use Armory on an offline PC, so I set it all up and it works great. I assigned a good, strong password. Now, is my paper backup vulnerable to theft by a physical burglar, or is it useless without the password? Similarly, what if a physical burglar stole my offline PC? Thanks in advance! :) The paper backup at least at the moment is not encrypted, so physical theft is a possible concern. |