[2015-02-27] The World's ‘Most Secure’ Operating System Adds a Bitcoin Wallet

[LiteCoinGuy]

The World's ‘Most Secure’ Operating System Adds a Bitcoin Wallet

Tails OS, which experts consider the world’s most secure operating system and that the NSA called a “threat,” has released a new version that includes a Bitcoin wallet option.

http://cointelegraph.com/news/113562/the-worlds-most-secure-operating-system-adds-a-bitcoin-wallet

[Q7]

The World's ‘Most Secure’ Operating System Adds a Bitcoin Wallet

Tails OS, which experts consider the world’s most secure operating system and that the NSA called a “threat,” has released a new version that includes a Bitcoin wallet option.

http://cointelegraph.com/news/113562/the-worlds-most-secure-operating-system-adds-a-bitcoin-wallet

Then that is a perfect combination. Though I've heard of Tails before, I never shown the interest to try it out or learn how it works. Since now it has bitcoin wallet and coincidentally I'm also a fan of electrum, that would surely be interesting. In a way or another that will definitely give a boost towards bitcoin security.

[jbrnt]

I haven't heard of Tails OS before. I looked it up. It is a live Linux OS which is bootable from DVD. The part got me worried is internet traffic is forced through Tor. I think using Electrum on Tails OS is ok, logging into Blockchain.info wallet would not be. Be warned.

[LiteCoinGuy]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tails_%28operating_system%29

[Mr Tea]

Nice to see though I wont be using it. Is there a similar thing with ubuntu that you can do booting from a live cd or usb? I'd be interested in using that.

I haven't heard of Tails OS before. I looked it up. It is a live Linux OS which is bootable from DVD. The part got me worried is internet traffic is forced through Tor. I think using Electrum on Tails OS is ok, logging into Blockchain.info wallet would not be. Be warned.

I think it should be fine if just the transactions are going through tor, though like you said I wouldn't trust logging into sites like blockchain.info.