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btcbug (OP)
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July 24, 2014, 02:59:51 AM |
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It's fairly simple to create a bootable usb stick with linux using http://www.pendrivelinux.com/. I'm not sure how this compares to creating paper wallets on fresh, offline install of windows, but wouldn't it be pretty safe? Basically you're booting into a fresh OS (assuming) with no internet connection. Then you can just run the bitaddress.org html file from the usb or your hard drive and print the wallets. Is this a good idea or no? |
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raganius
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July 24, 2014, 03:11:29 AM |
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It's fairly simple to create a bootable usb stick with linux using http://www.pendrivelinux.com/. I'm not sure how this compares to creating paper wallets on fresh, offline install of windows, but wouldn't it be pretty safe? Basically you're booting into a fresh OS (assuming) with no internet connection. Then you can just run the bitaddress.org html file from the usb or your hard drive and print the wallets. Is this a good idea or no? Yes, that's exactly what I do whenever i want to create a safe "cold storage" address. I have learned it from here: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/How_to_set_up_a_secure_offline_savings_wallet  I have even used a tails pendrive once, and it worked fine with a bitaddress.org html file, as you have described. |
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Mieehayii
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July 24, 2014, 03:22:54 AM |
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paper wallets is not the best way to pay and store, if we can remember it in our mind, that's is really good!
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birr
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July 24, 2014, 03:34:53 AM |
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paper wallets is not the best way to pay and store, if we can remember it in our mind, that's is really good!
I agree, but having a passphrase you can remember that also has enough entropy and isn't vulnerable to rainbow attacks requires sophistication. |
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btcbug (OP)
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July 24, 2014, 04:21:18 AM |
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paper wallets is not the best way to pay and store, if we can remember it in our mind, that's is really good!
Maybe not, but try remembering 5, 10 or more brain wallets! Do you trust memory that much? What happens when you die and nobody can ever retrieve the funds because you were the only one who knew the passphrase? |
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btcbug (OP)
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July 24, 2014, 04:23:33 AM |
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It's fairly simple to create a bootable usb stick with linux using http://www.pendrivelinux.com/. I'm not sure how this compares to creating paper wallets on fresh, offline install of windows, but wouldn't it be pretty safe? Basically you're booting into a fresh OS (assuming) with no internet connection. Then you can just run the bitaddress.org html file from the usb or your hard drive and print the wallets. Is this a good idea or no? Yes, that's exactly what I do whenever i want to create a safe "cold storage" address. I have learned it from here: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/How_to_set_up_a_secure_offline_savings_wallet I have even used a tails pendrive once, and it worked fine with a bitaddress.org html file, as you have described. thanks! |
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tinof
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July 24, 2014, 04:34:51 AM |
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Might as well use a more secure platform such as TAILS for same amount of work.
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thms
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July 24, 2014, 04:38:49 AM |
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paper wallets is not the best way to pay and store, if we can remember it in our mind, that's is really good!
Maybe not, but try remembering 5, 10 or more brain wallets! Do you trust memory that much? What happens when you die and nobody can ever retrieve the funds because you were the only one who knew the passphrase? Before dinner, instead of praying, make all family members repeat the passphrase |
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thms
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July 24, 2014, 04:42:17 AM |
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as for your question, if you are not going to connect it to the internet anymore, meaning, permanently offline, then it doesn't matter whether it's linux or windows. I'd also make sure to remove any wi-fi chip off the computer too.
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Ragnarly
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July 24, 2014, 10:05:02 PM |
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If you use a Mac you can't boot from an USB, you have to boot from a CD.
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minerpumpkin
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July 24, 2014, 10:13:09 PM |
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It's fairly simple to create a bootable usb stick with linux using http://www.pendrivelinux.com/. I'm not sure how this compares to creating paper wallets on fresh, offline install of windows, but wouldn't it be pretty safe? Basically you're booting into a fresh OS (assuming) with no internet connection. Then you can just run the bitaddress.org html file from the usb or your hard drive and print the wallets. Is this a good idea or no? Perfect practice as since it is a flash drive based boot, there's no risk in leaking the private key to the Internet from a machine that at some point after the creation of the key connects to the Internet again. |
I should have gotten into Bitcoin back in 1992...
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AliceWonder
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July 24, 2014, 10:49:08 PM |
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as for your question, if you are not going to connect it to the internet anymore, meaning, permanently offline, then it doesn't matter whether it's linux or windows. I'd also make sure to remove any wi-fi chip off the computer too.
Um why? Don't bring up the wifi interface. Don't bring up any network interface. |
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minerpumpkin
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July 24, 2014, 11:16:38 PM |
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If you use a Mac you can't boot from an USB, you have to boot from a CD.
Tell that to people who have a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro Retina.... |
I should have gotten into Bitcoin back in 1992...
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scribbles
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July 24, 2014, 11:52:22 PM |
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If you use a Mac you can't boot from an USB, you have to boot from a CD.
Sure you can. I have a late 2013 macbook pro retina, double boot set up with OSX and linux, and I boot to USB often for various tasks including paper wallet creation. Just use rEFIND, the boot menu tool for EFI based machines (forked from rEFI after that project stopped development): http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/ |
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Ron~Popeil
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July 25, 2014, 12:31:38 AM |
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I boot from a USB on my Mac mini. As said above it just takes a little know how.
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