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Title: If you create a paper wallet with a bip38 passphrase... Post by: daweller on November 11, 2017, 06:45:48 AM I created a paper wallet a while ago with bip 38 passphrase.
Now I'm all worried because sometimes I come across the following BitAddress and LiteAddress both support encryption of private keys through the BIP38 algorithm. This provides two factor authentication for your paper wallet; ie: something you have (the paper wallet), and something you know (the passphrase). Also note, that you will have to use the same website in the future to decrypt the private key. I'm not sure what this means... If I want to transfer my btc from paper wallet to hot wallet online, say at Blockchain wallet.... I thought I just need to - create new wallet - scan / sweep paper wallet ( scan qr code ) - enter passphrase Am I wrong? what is this I keep reading about decrypting the private key :( Title: Re: If you create a paper wallet with a bip38 passphrase... Post by: HCP on November 11, 2017, 07:07:36 AM I believe there were some issues previously with the methods used for implementing the BIP38 encryption, which meant that sometimes you could run into difficulty when trying to decrypt them. There was one particularly nasty episode of this when it required a specific browser version on a specific operating system!
If you're worried about it, what I would suggest doing is create a throwaway wallet using the original method, and then attempt to decrypt it using various methods (bitaddress.org, blockchain.info etc)... that should at least prove that the systems you are using are compatible. Title: Re: If you create a paper wallet with a bip38 passphrase... Post by: daweller on November 11, 2017, 07:30:33 AM I believe there were some issues previously with the methods used for implementing the BIP38 encryption, which meant that sometimes you could run into difficulty when trying to decrypt them. There was one particularly nasty episode of this when it required a specific browser version on a specific operating system! If you're worried about it, what I would suggest doing is create a throwaway wallet using the original method, and then attempt to decrypt it using various methods (bitaddress.org, blockchain.info etc)... that should at least prove that the systems you are using are compatible. OK Ill do that thank you Title: Re: If you create a paper wallet with a bip38 passphrase... Post by: Spendulus on November 11, 2017, 09:15:44 PM I believe there were some issues previously with the methods used for implementing the BIP38 encryption, which meant that sometimes you could run into difficulty when trying to decrypt them. There was one particularly nasty episode of this when it required a specific browser version on a specific operating system! If you're worried about it, what I would suggest doing is create a throwaway wallet using the original method, and then attempt to decrypt it using various methods (bitaddress.org, blockchain.info etc)... that should at least prove that the systems you are using are compatible. OK Ill do that thank you There were some issues. You should be downloading the javascript and running it locally, not typing these private keys into any online website. And the local computer should be off the internet when this is done. That's not really great, better is a linux OS on a flash drive so the computer stores and knows nothing. Anyway, here is what you should do. After moving the coins, simply print out a copy of the code (that's the downloaded and locally ran copy of the, whichever, for example bitaddress.org) that you are using to do the bip38 encryption. Store that program code with the paper wallet. Include notes as to your OS version and whatever else you think might help someone off in the future. IF you did this with a copy of bootable linux on a flash drive, and the files mentioned above were on the flash drive, then you could store this flash drive with the paper wallets. You are then saving with the wallets, a known good computing environment for their deciphering. |