New to armory

[ryerkes]

Considering using armory for long term storage. Why does it not ask for a password when sending bitcoins or on launch? If I have armory setup on my computer someone uses my computer they can launch it and send bitcoins.

Maybe I missed it but shouldn't the launch or the send of bitcoin trigger a security event?

[ryerkes]

I may have answered my own question. I guess the most secure method is with a hot wallet, watch only wallet and an offline wallet with no internet access.

[Automatic]

Offline wallet:- Requires no password on the online computer to create.
Encrypted (Both online & offline):- Requires a password to sign transactions, image at bottom of thread of example.
No encryption:- Requires no password to sign transactions.

Image of three wallets:-


Example password box:-


Offline wallet is just a interface over the other two, so, if the offline computer has an encrypted wallet, you'll still need to enter the password there before you can sign it.