1 final attempt before giving up on bitcoin for good!

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Quote from: pinksheep on March 15, 2014, 10:52:11 AM

It's bitcoinpaperwallet I have managed to generate them on, not bitaddress, though I think they're basically the same. I have now found that I can see the keys by skipping the calibrate printer part & moving on to Print Front. I presume those are the public & private keys I have generated that are shown there.

The next thing I'm asked is to enter WIF private key, OR passphrase, dice rolls, etc. I had intended to roll a dice 62 times & use the resulting numbers to generate the private keys. So should I enter the 62 digit number on the first page rather than move the mouse around or let is generate keys using the mouse & then enter the dice-generated numbers on the Print Page, which essentially seems to be just ignoring the the keys that the mouse generated?

Also should I opt for BIT38 encryption?

Thanks again everyone!

I cannot help you with this, sorry. Maybe someone else can Wink

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It's bitcoinpaperwallet I have managed to generate them on, not bitaddress, though I think they're basically the same. I have now found that I can see the keys by skipping the calibrate printer part & moving on to Print Front. I presume those are the public & private keys I have generated that are shown there.

The next thing I'm asked is to enter WIF private key, OR passphrase, dice rolls, etc. I had intended to roll a dice 62 times & use the resulting numbers to generate the private keys. So should I enter the 62 digit number on the first page rather than move the mouse around or let is generate keys using the mouse & then enter the dice-generated numbers on the Print Page, which essentially seems to be just ignoring the the keys that the mouse generated?

Also should I opt for BIT38 encryption?

Thanks again everyone!

HEISENAIR

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I find bitaddress.org is great for generating Paper Wallets.

Once you are on the webpage, "save page as" to wherever you want the file to be. Then disconnect from the Internet and once disconnected open the file. You will then be able to generate as many keys/wallets as you wish. The addresses are clear to see, and will never have seen the internet, and therefore 100% safe from online hackers.

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Quote from: pinksheep on March 15, 2014, 10:25:45 AM

thanks again for your replies, will try that now bitcoininformation. Actually I was just about to ask another question. I have got the bitcoinpaperwallet files downloaded & they seem to be working offline. However, when I move the mouse around until the public address & private keys are generated, I can't see them to write down anywhere. I was going to write them down rather than print them as this printer is connected to the internet. Even if I did want to print them, I can't see them anywhere to print them. Where can I actually see them?

They can be found once you generated one. They appear under the QR codes on the "Single Wallet" tab:

pinksheep

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thanks again for your replies, will try that now bitcoininformation. Actually I was just about to ask another question. I have got the bitcoinpaperwallet files downloaded & they seem to be working offline. However, when I move the mouse around until the public address & private keys are generated, I can't see them to write down anywhere. I was going to write them down rather than print them as this printer is connected to the internet. Even if I did want to print them, I can't see them anywhere to print them. Where can I actually see them?

HEISENAIR

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I am fairly new at all this too. I found youtube has some great tutorials on how to create a Paper Wallet.

Personally, I did some "dummy wallets" as a practice. After you've done a couple yourself you will get the hang of how it works. When you do make one for real, the safest way is definitely offline so no computer has ever seen your private key. As long as your confident you can keep your copy/copies safe then this is the best way from "hackers". The only theft would be of the paper wallets themselves.

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Alright, I found a working offline wallet generator for you: bitaddress.org source file. Just save the file as .html on your computer, put it on your tablet and start it up. It should work on the Android Browser.

This file is 100% safe and comes from the bitaddress.org GitHub page: Click here. It's the "bitaddress.org.html" file.
I hope this helps you in your quest for a paper wallet. Wink

rara12121

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Quote from: midasmarni on March 14, 2014, 11:54:15 PM

I used a piece of software called Armory to create my paper wallet. It was pretty simple. Here are the instructions https://bitcoinarmory.com/about/using-our-wallet/

Hope that helps,
MidasMarni

+1 - i used armory too, it was super simple.

pinksheep

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Thanks for your replies. I have watched numerous youtube videos but there's obviously something disabled or something on my computer because it simply won't open the downloaded files offline. Going to try it on a friend's computer next.

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You should have check it on youtube they have a video lesson how to make 1 and its easy !

midasmarni

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I used a piece of software called Armory to create my paper wallet. It was pretty simple. Here are the instructions https://bitcoinarmory.com/about/using-our-wallet/

Hope that helps,
MidasMarni

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Quote from: pinksheep on March 14, 2014, 11:23:05 AM

But even if I did transfer a virus over on the USB stick, surely nobody could access my private keys if the tablet I generate them on is never connected to the internet. Am I right?

I am not sure if it is really feasible, but there have been some news articles stating that NSA is able to hack offline computers with radio waves.

http://rt.com/usa/nsa-radio-wave-cyberattack-607/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57617244-38/nsa-reportedly-using-radio-waves-to-tap-offline-computers/
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/01/15/nsa-maps-pathway-into-computers-report-says/

pinksheep

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nothing would surprise me Sad

pinksheep

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Thanks everybody, I have spent endless hours at this over the past couple of weeks & no matter what I do the downloaded files won't work offline. Wanted to transfer them to the usb stick & over to the tablet which has never been connected to the internet but it isn't happening. Just wondering if it would work on a friend's computer but then I'd worry that there might be a virus etc on it. But even if I did transfer a virus over on the USB stick, surely nobody could access my private keys if the tablet I generate them on is never connected to the internet. Am I right?

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When trying to save select saveas webpagecomplete it should save a folder and web link copy both to where u want also remove '.org' from the filename before saving

rara12121

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Yes, paper wallets are safer, if created securely, but there are other ways. Make sure your wallet.dat is password protected and backed up and just don't worry about it. I can't say for sure, but if your address still has coins at it, chances are you're not already infected with a virus...

Put a strong password on the wallet (e.g. 25 random characters, use something like this: http://strongpasswordgenerator.com/) and pritn it out twice on pieces of paper. Then email yourself the wallet, and also put it on a USB. Give the USB and one copy of the password to a friend or relative who you trust.

also, you could look at e.g. https://bitcoinarmory.com/about/using-our-wallet/

Wait until bitcoin hits your sell value. Then restore your wallet when you want to cash in.

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Quote from: pinksheep on March 13, 2014, 05:27:01 PM

Thanks again, mprep, will have another go at it tomorrow!

No problem, issues arise and it's always a good thing to look out for fellow Bitcoiners.

pinksheep

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Thanks again, mprep, will have another go at it tomorrow!

mprep

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Quote from: pinksheep on March 13, 2014, 11:59:51 AM

Just wondering if the problem is that when I right click to save the bitaddress.org page, I am only offered the possibility of saving it as bitaddress.org, not as bitaddress.org.htm. I have added the htm on myself each time, but does that work? Also tried adding HTML.

Try messing around browser settings. Otherwise a reinstall of the browser might help if you have accidentally changed some advanced setting.

pinksheep

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Just wondering if the problem is that when I right click to save the bitaddress.org page, I am only offered the possibility of saving it as bitaddress.org, not as bitaddress.org.htm. I have added the htm on myself each time, but does that work? Also tried adding HTML.

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