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Title: Bullet-proofing Blockchain Wallet - any tips Post by: sabd on June 03, 2013, 02:59:20 AM I've read about nightmare stories, esp. one about the guy losing 160BTC in his blockchain wallets. Any pointers on how to go about creating a wallet in the securest possible way?
Title: Re: Bullet-proofing Blockchain Wallet - any tips Post by: BCB on June 03, 2013, 03:05:07 AM I've read about nightmare stories, esp. one about the guy losing 160BTC in his blockchain wallets. Any pointers on how to go about creating a wallet in the securest possible way? https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=17240.2460 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=17240.2460) Title: Re: Bullet-proofing Blockchain Wallet - any tips Post by: LOL on June 03, 2013, 05:50:23 AM Use Armory to make an offline wallet.
Make paper wallets. DO NOT use an online wallet. FYI, blockchain wallets do not generate addresses deterministically. Title: Re: Bullet-proofing Blockchain Wallet - any tips Post by: piuk on June 03, 2013, 12:32:38 PM Create a paper wallet: https://blockchain.info/wallet/paper-wallet-tutorial-web
Title: Re: Bullet-proofing Blockchain Wallet - any tips Post by: bitcoinlinklistTK on June 03, 2013, 12:38:40 PM To make things bullet proof I recommend aramid fibers. :)
Title: Re: Bullet-proofing Blockchain Wallet - any tips Post by: fmota on June 03, 2013, 12:39:41 PM FYI, blockchain wallets do not generate addresses deterministically. What do you mean by this? Title: Re: Bullet-proofing Blockchain Wallet - any tips Post by: Zapit1 on June 03, 2013, 12:45:28 PM I've read about nightmare stories, esp. one about the guy losing 160BTC in his blockchain wallets. Any pointers on how to go about creating a wallet in the securest possible way? I guess it was a nightmare because of the amount of $$$/btc involved...for a few bitcoins, it'd be more like a bad dream...I don't know if it's really that bad to use an online wallet if you're world isn't going to end if you lose a few hun $$$... Title: Re: Bullet-proofing Blockchain Wallet - any tips Post by: DannyHamilton on June 04, 2013, 05:39:39 AM Any pointers on how to go about creating a wallet in the securest possible way? To make a blockchain.info wallet as secure as possible: Use two factor authentication. Use a complex password. Keep an encrypted backup copy of your wallet somewhere secure (USB in a safe?) Use the browser extension (http://blockchain.info/wallet/chrome-extension). Don't access your wallet from a publicly shared computer. Don't install any pirated software on your computer. Be extremely selective about what software you do install/run on your computer. Don't access any other websites while accessing blockchain.info If you are looking for something "bullet-proof", then you need to consider either Armory or paper wallets. |