ticotaco
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August 09, 2012, 02:53:33 AM |
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Would instawallet be recommended as a temporary wallet?
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vedalken254
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August 10, 2012, 05:09:21 AM |
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Would instawallet be recommended as a temporary wallet?
I personally use BlockChain.info/wallet for my temp wallet. It allows you to take the RPC interface of the Bitcoin client and download your private keys from an existing temp wallet into it. Only downside is if you forget your alias or identifier or (even worse) your password to it. BlockChain doesn't store your password so if you lose it, you're screwed. But hopefully you wouldn't forget it! Veddy |
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macsga
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August 10, 2012, 07:51:07 AM |
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Here's what I've done.
I'm using a mac. I have created an 128bit AES encrypted dmg file of 4Gb. I've put inside all my bitcoin folder and symlinked it to my bitcoin app folder into 'Applications'.
Everytime I need to do a transaction, I mount the dmg and running the bitcoin-bt app from the encrypted folder. I know this can be a bit slow at times; but I don't mind. As an extra measure I've also encrypted my wallet.dat file, just in case.
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Devil
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August 10, 2012, 05:06:13 PM |
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Thank you for this. I'm just starting out and will try to follow all those tips.
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wazp
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August 12, 2012, 05:57:05 PM |
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thank you
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gas1977
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August 12, 2012, 11:01:53 PM |
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Tnx!  |
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Meddol
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August 13, 2012, 05:32:19 PM |
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Put it on a stick now, thanks for that advice!
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Meddol
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August 13, 2012, 05:33:27 PM |
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Oh, and nothing is ever '100% secure' ^^..
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August 13, 2012, 08:02:01 PM |
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Thanks for all the info.
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Klapaucius
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August 14, 2012, 01:07:28 PM |
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Thanks for the info! Helped a lot  |
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August 15, 2012, 07:06:02 PM |
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Even though I thought I knew a decent amount, I still learned from this post. Thank you.
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Bowcaster
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August 16, 2012, 08:49:58 PM |
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Thanks for the info, this is very interesting. Dont want a pickpocket stealing all my bitcoins!
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UNOE
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August 17, 2012, 05:53:27 AM |
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thanks
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WifeOfStarfish
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August 17, 2012, 06:12:31 AM |
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Thanks (#5 of 5)
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UNOE
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August 17, 2012, 08:24:44 AM |
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this means you need 5 post ?
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Jebus
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August 17, 2012, 03:32:40 PM |
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good post. thanks for the tips
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rocks
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August 17, 2012, 05:01:13 PM |
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Thanks (#4 of 5)
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lucb1e
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August 17, 2012, 11:37:26 PM |
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Hm, I feel 100% security claims are always misleading, even if it's practically true. A live cd can be changed by someone for a cd that has a keylogger installed.
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Moose
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August 18, 2012, 11:00:46 AM |
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I think many do not realise the importance of wallet.dat this will help them, it's like loosing the key to a safe that cannot be picked or broken into!
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August 18, 2012, 03:40:39 PM |
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i never have understand why BlockChain.info is necessary, you can do everything without it...
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