if you are unsure about any of the technical stuff, please read this guide before doing anything.
http://blog.nem.io/getting-started-with-nem/it explains some very important stuff and also shows how you are supposed to import your account to get your nem. if anyone says they are unsure what to do, post that link.
Very clear and informative.
Are acceptable all three ways for good backup:
A) display and copy Private Keys of all of my accounts from wallet in text form?
B) send funds from all secondary accounts to the primary account and backup only one Private Key of the primary account
C) "Export Wallet" zip as it is in the tutorial
a) is fine but dont leave the text file on your desktop in plain text form. at minimum, put the file on a usb key.
b) dont do this, because when you boot the client, it autoboots using the "primary account" that is generated when you first create a wallet. its only a tiny security risk, but its not worth taking any risk at all imo. if you want to use this method, it is fine so long as you send the funds to one of your secondary accounts back up the private key of the secondary account. using primary account for this is most likely perfectly fine, but it would technically increase risk ever so slightly and its always best to use the least risky method you know possible so thats why i say not to use primary account.. not trying to scare anyone..
its just "best practice" imo to not store funds in the account you use to boot your node.. thats it really.
c) that is also fine, but be sure not to forget the password to your wallet and also, if possible, export the wallet to a usb key.
d) what i would suggest, is a mix of all three. display the private key of each account that have funds and write down the keys and addresses(so you know which key is for which address) and put the sheet of paper away somewhere safe. then back up the wallet file and (addressbook file) that contains your accounts and save them onto a USB, preferably duplicating the files onto another USB and putting that usb in another safe place. also, write the password for the wallet file on another sheet of paper as the private keys just in case for what ever reason you forget the password and also put this piece of paper somewhere very safe that you wont forget.
Hey guys.
And a question by me which is a basic one and very likely talked about before. Considering the private key is the most important data to secure your account, is there any reason to use a more secure password/brain wallet then "00a95cc54834d5ab342pql19ae7b177a15b9d3212d6c69fe5c8740612a0ee4d492" ?
This is the private key of an account and why should I make a REALLY complicated password like we're doing with NXT? (200 char passwords with space and special symbols is not uncommon).
Do I miss something?
private keys are set lengths because of the algorithm that is used to convert them into an address. nems wallet files/private keys work in a much different way to brain wallets. you cant use a private key unless it is the right length and only using alpha numeric codes.. the password for your wallet file will use a password and for that, there is nothing wrong with using a very long password to encrypt the wallet file which would most certainly add to security. the difference being that with brain wallets you dont need the wallet file. this means with wallet files someone would actually have to get into your computer to try and crack the wallet file appose to just booting the client and trying passwords. the odds of someone guessing your private key is so small that it doesnt need to be any longer afaik.
No remote NIS found in the network, disconnected from internet? (at block 1)
go to settings -> look at the option that says "host" and if it says anything other than "localhost" in the box, change it back to localhost. if it is localhost already, i dont know what could cause that.
