I believe that your birth date , your name or your phone number are the first things that a hacker would try to use before trying to crack/brute anything so I don't really see how this could be more secure then anything else , using a random password in the other hand or something that make no sense to you may be very hard to remember over the years and you could finish by losing your coins.

It is highly NOT RECOMMENDED to use brainwallets. Humans are a horrendously low source of entropy. There are multiple research papers and programs that show that brainwallets are horribly insecure and easily cracked as what you think is a strong password probably is not a strong password.

BIP 38 paper wallets will not be particularly helpful here. It only protects against someone stealing your paper wallet and trying to get the keys. BIP 38 does not protect against someone just guessing the password you used to create your brainwallet.

That last sentence is rather important, and usually gets lost in the noise.

It's not a question of whether or not it's theoretically possible to create a safe brain wallet, it's one of whether or not it's a wise idea to promote them.

I've no problem if CIYAM wants to create a brain wallet because he's demonstrated that he generally knows what he's talking about, and is willing to accept the risks.

I've a big problem with OP (or anyone else for that matter) promoting brain wallets in general because of the damage it can cause. This is further compounded by the fact that most people (I'm no exception) tend to overestimate their knowledge of a subject they haven't thoroughly studied ("maybe someone else will choose a bad brain wallet, or forget their brain wallet due to a wetware malfunction, but surely I'm smart enough to avoid these problems").

In short: please don't use brain wallets. Please don't promote them (that includes you, CIYAM).

The purpose of this thread is to create a way to make brain wallet more secure using the BIP38 key stretching algorithm, I, however, bungled it, and the instructions are not nearly as secure as they can be. I am surprised that peer-review did not adequately explain this vulnerability, I will fix the instructions as soon as possible. They are still more secure than the normal brain wallet.

Please don't use words like "horribly" or "probably" trying to discuss technical issues.

Please refer me to the multiple research papers (and programs) you've mentioned.

I am able to discuss technical aspects (numbers, codes, algorithms) and science behind them.
I am not however willing to argue with your emotions or believes.

I use brain wallets myself, have been for years.
For me they are more secure, reliable and convenient than wallets which require to be stored and backed up.

I have my entire BTC holdings in brain wallets, there is no safer place for them imho.

I actually read it quite often and I always ignore it, but it was always upsetting me.

People saying basically "I know what I am talking about, don't us a brain wallet and if you do don't come to me crying after you loose your bitcoins".

I just wonder whether in such case people can come to you crying when they used a non-brain wallet and then either lost it because they had no backup or because someone stole their (backup) wallet file.
Can they?

No thanks, I have my own.

I don't trust other people with their wallet software - no matter if it would be a brain wallet, a core wallet or a hardware wallet.

Sorry mate, but I've gone through these programs and "research" papers and I must say that if they have any value then it's rather entertaining than scientific.

Let me just refer to the last one from the list - this is their "conclusion" sections:

And this is the list of the "quite difficult ones" that they are so proud of cracking:

I mean, seriously?
What kind of idiot do you think would chose any of the above passwords to protect his life's savings?

Clearly multiple people chose those passwords to protect some amount of Bitcoin.

The point is that people think those passwords are strong passwords because online password checkers say that those passwords are strong. If you are recommending people to use brainwallets, they are likely to use those types of passwords thinking that they are strong passwords when in actuality they are not.