How to safely use the bitcoin core client, get rid of third party wallets.

[hamiltino]

Third party wallets on the desktop are primarily safer than the core wallet if 2FA is enabled via sms. User does not have to risk losing bitcoins if his/her OS is compromised.

So the problem that needs solving is installing bitcoin core on a non compromised system. One way to do this:

Change your OS to Qubes OS, install bitcoin core on one of the Virtual machines without installing anything else on the vm. QUBES OS works in a way that if any of your other VM's are compromised, they can't infect each other, your base vm where all vm's are initialized from has no network access so it can never be compromised.

For mobiles:
The blackphone 2 does have the os setup similar to QUBES so i'm thinking you could create a separate virtual phone that one day houses only the bitcoin core client. Use an SPV client on it for now.

[RustyNomad]

Bit confusing....

In the title to the thread you say get rid of third party wallets and in the first sentence you say that they are safe and imply that they can be used without problems.

[hamiltino]

Bit confusing....

In the title to the thread you say get rid of third party wallets and in the first sentence you say that they are safe and imply that they can be used without problems.

They can be safer if you have a compromised system.

[BitMaxz]

So do you mean amm. The best way and safeties wallet is to install new os from a virtual box or VM ware or any virtual os installer?
I think this is a good idea and secured because if you install a os in a virtual box thats safe then dont install anything just only a bitcoin client with system required.
How about the internet access if you want to deposit your wallet? You said theres no internet access in vm..

[hamiltino]

So do you mean amm. The best way and safeties wallet is to install new os from a virtual box or VM ware or any virtual os installer?
I think this is a good idea and secured because if you install a os in a virtual box thats safe then dont install anything just only a bitcoin client with system required.
How about the internet access if you want to deposit your wallet? You said theres no internet access in vm..

I'm talking about Qubes OS. With Qubes, the "appVm's" all have internet access however not the place where you initialize the apps/vm's, in other words the base vm when you start the OS has no internet access. The networking is done on a seperate VM for better security and gives internet access to the app vm's only. So the bitcoin core client is usable as it does have a connection to the internet.

https://www.qubes-os.org/ check out the website and  try out the live usb if your curious how it works. It is truly the best OS i have ever used.