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July 14, 2012, 08:43:01 AM
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Are there any opensource, simple tools that can be used just to generate paper wallet addresses? I know there are some BTC wallet clients that do this, I believe, and some websites with client side tools that can be used offline, but I was hoping for something dirt simple that may also offer some ability to make sure its been peer reviewed and that the client I download is the same via checksum or something. Like an entirely downloadable version of Bitaddress.org.
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July 14, 2012, 09:57:22 PM
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Start a secure browser session.  Go to - https://www.bitaddress.org - disconnect from the internet.  Reload page then print off as many copies as you need.

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July 14, 2012, 10:03:49 PM
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Like an entirely downloadable version of Bitaddress.org.

Go to bitaddress.org - right click - view source - save it into a local .html file - go offline - run it.

The entire site is a single file with no references or dependencies.  Even the images are base64-encoded to maintain it as a single file.

Companies claiming they got hacked and lost your coins sounds like fraud so perfect it could be called fashionable.  I never believe them.  If I ever experience the misfortune of a real intrusion, I declare I have been honest about the way I have managed the keys in Casascius Coins.  I maintain no ability to recover or reproduce the keys, not even under limitless duress or total intrusion.  Remember that trusting strangers with your coins without any recourse is, as a matter of principle, not a best practice.  Don't keep coins online. Use paper or hardware wallets instead.
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July 17, 2012, 05:58:26 PM
Last edit: July 22, 2012, 04:31:38 PM by exotime
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Ideally you would securely transfer a save of the page (which you saved on a secure computer, of course Wink ) to your offline savings wallet computer / OS.

You can then even use another computer to redownload and compare using a hash, to ensure that you haven't gotten a targeted malicious copy, however unlikely that may be.

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July 17, 2012, 06:01:38 PM
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Ideally you would securely transfer a save of the page (which you saved on a secure computer, of course Wink ) to your [ur=https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/How_to_set_up_a_secure_offline_savings_wallet]offline savings wallet[/url] computer / OS.

You can then even use another computer to redownload and compare using a hash, to ensure that you haven't gotten a targeted malicious copy, however unlikely that may be.

Or compare to the signed SHA1 hash given by its author - the link to the signed message is in the page itself at the bottom.

Companies claiming they got hacked and lost your coins sounds like fraud so perfect it could be called fashionable.  I never believe them.  If I ever experience the misfortune of a real intrusion, I declare I have been honest about the way I have managed the keys in Casascius Coins.  I maintain no ability to recover or reproduce the keys, not even under limitless duress or total intrusion.  Remember that trusting strangers with your coins without any recourse is, as a matter of principle, not a best practice.  Don't keep coins online. Use paper or hardware wallets instead.
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July 19, 2012, 05:36:20 PM
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Thanks folks!
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