[ANN] bitaddress.org Safe JavaScript Bitcoin address/private key - page 13.

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Quote from: BlueTopaz on January 29, 2015, 01:02:30 PM

Hi Pointbiz,

First off thanks for a great tool!!

Had a small nagging query:

Can I safely use symbols like: ~ ` ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + { } | [ ]\ / * - +

and also other advanced special characters like Æ Ç Ë Ì Ð § © µ ý (full list here http://symbolcodes.tlt.psu.edu/accents/codealt.html)

I want to use all the above special characters along with the mouse movement entropy to get a super secure key pair.

I will be putting all my life savings into it, so don't wanna take any chances. Would really appreciate if you clarify this nagging doubt!! Thanks.

Are you asking about the Paper Wallet tab? If so, for the BIP38 encryption, yes, you can use those specific special characters. And advanced ones the page is unicode. Please make sure any wallet you encrypt with BIP38 that you check on the Wallet Details tab to make sure you can decrypt it and that the Bitcoin Addresses match on both tabs. Make sure to print back up copies. Put the paper inside ziplock bags. Have a copy in a locked safe place.

Are you asking about the Brain Wallet tab? If so, then stop. Don't use a brain wallet to secure your life savings.

In general, you should spread your savings over more than 1 Bitcoin Address. You may want to spend a small portion later and it's safer to not put everything on 1 private key that you may later expose to a device that contains malware.

You might also want to read the FAQ on the Wallet Details tab "How do I make a wallet using dice?". Using physical randomness will get you the super secure key you truly desire.

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Hi Pointbiz,

First off thanks for a great tool!!

Had a small nagging query:

Can I safely use symbols like: ~ ` ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + { } | [ ]\ / * - +

and also other advanced special characters like Æ Ç Ë Ì Ð § © µ ý (full list here http://symbolcodes.tlt.psu.edu/accents/codealt.html)

I want to use all the above special characters along with the mouse movement entropy to get a super secure key pair.

I will be putting all my life savings into it, so don't wanna take any chances. Would really appreciate if you clarify this nagging doubt!! Thanks.

minimalB

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Try different browser then... it woks as expected here. I tried just now version v2.9.8, v2.9.5 and v2.9.3. No problems.

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Quote from: Muhammed Zakir on January 24, 2015, 11:14:23 AM

Try to download again. Earlier version is working fine for me, haven't updated it. maybe some downloading error. Download bitaddress(English) zip : https://github.com/pointbiz/bitaddress.org/archive/v2.9.8.zip

~~MZ~~

Thanks if you were trying to help me. But I seem to get the same outcome after downloading v2.9.8.

Thanks

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Try to download again. Earlier version is working fine for me, haven't updated it. maybe some downloading error. Download bitaddress(English) zip : https://github.com/pointbiz/bitaddress.org/archive/v2.9.8.zip

~~MZ~~

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@pointbiz Definitely a great tool. Thanks for making it available. I downloaded from https://github.com/pointbiz/bitaddress.org and the in the local offline version I am not able to locate the Single Wallet, Paper Wallet,....etc tabs. Am I missing something or doing something wrong ?

Thanks

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Quote from: klynastor on January 10, 2015, 12:29:14 AM

I've got my own vanity bitcoin addresses (which have taken a long time to generate) and a corresponding private key for each of them. I'd like to store this key on paper using the N of M key-sharing method.

Is there any way you can provide an option on the "Split Wallet" tab that generates N of M shares from my own private key that I can type into the page?

See https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.9241693 .

~~MZ~~

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I've got my own vanity bitcoin addresses (which have taken a long time to generate) and a corresponding private key for each of them. I'd like to store this key on paper using the N of M key-sharing method.

Is there any way you can provide an option on the "Split Wallet" tab that generates N of M shares from my own private key that I can type into the page?

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Quote from: TheButterZone on January 07, 2015, 07:42:18 PM

Gah, 3 new (to me) versions I've downloaded in 3 days now.

Sorry, another release because I didn't escape some quotes in the translations file.

v2.9.8
https://www.bitaddress.org/bitaddress.org-v2.9.8-SHA256-2c5d16dbcde600147162172090d940fd9646981b7d751d9bddfc5ef383f89308.html
- fix French translations. Escapte quotes.

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RIP Mommy

Gah, 3 new (to me) versions I've downloaded in 3 days now.

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v2.9.7
https://www.bitaddress.org/bitaddress.org-v2.9.7-SHA256-1b0f71dfc2e064426328c15c4dbd1f467cb26afe0e84841347ad11d8ca668f70.html
- Japanese translations for Split Wallet. Thanks dabura667.
- remove promise to show MINI key on details tab. MINI key will only be shown when it is provided since it cannot be derived from other key formats.
- fix README
- Russian translations. Thanks e5faf2.
- Simplified Chinese translations. Thanks kwl01skz.
- add direct link to zip on github
- add this CHANGELOG to repository and add detached sigs in repository. add link to sig of HTML.
- hash with SHA256 instead of SHA1. SHA1 hash still provided in package.json.

This release offers more options for verifying the authenticity. There is a link from the HTML website to the same version on github. SHA256 is now used for the hash. The SHA1 hash is still available in the package.json. There is a detached signature hosted on the website and available in the github zip. For those who use PGP it's easier to verify things with the detached signature.

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Quote from: minimalB on January 07, 2015, 05:21:38 AM

Is there any chance/plan to add something like "Generate & Encrypt Private Key" available at https://bit2factor.org where you can enter existing private key and create encrypted BIP38 version out of it.

Maybe for version v3?

I can consider it. I had some plans for v3 and got busy and forgot most of my plans. For now I'm just getting the latest translations merged and released.

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Is there any chance/plan to add something like "Generate & Encrypt Private Key" available at https://bit2factor.org where you can enter existing private key and create encrypted BIP38 version out of it.

Maybe for version v3?

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Quote from: QuantumQrack on December 23, 2014, 02:05:31 AM

Quote from: Newar on December 23, 2014, 12:27:16 AM

No I don't have access to a Windows machine. However I don't think the hash tool is the problem. I have tried downloading the file with different browsers before and each returned a different hash. So, the browsers add *something* to the file.

You could try a Linux off a USB stick to make sure you get the right file and then copy that to your Windows disk.

Or if you use Firefox get the Downthemall add-on, it has an inbuilt hash check function. Also works for me.

Downloaded and installed wget for windows. Opened up command prompt under admin and retrieved the file. Then downloaded sha1sum for windows, and ran that on the file. Worked. What an ordeal.

Save as HTML only... IE/FF/Chrome have an option like that. That should work and would be simpler.

Or download latest zip release from github:
https://github.com/pointbiz/bitaddress.org/releases/tag/v2.9.6

package.json has the SHA1 and SHA256 hashes. Also provided is a detached sig of the html.

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Quote from: Newar on December 23, 2014, 12:27:16 AM

No I don't have access to a Windows machine. However I don't think the hash tool is the problem. I have tried downloading the file with different browsers before and each returned a different hash. So, the browsers add *something* to the file.

You could try a Linux off a USB stick to make sure you get the right file and then copy that to your Windows disk.

Or if you use Firefox get the Downthemall add-on, it has an inbuilt hash check function. Also works for me.

Downloaded and installed wget for windows. Opened up command prompt under admin and retrieved the file. Then downloaded sha1sum for windows, and ran that on the file. Worked. What an ordeal.

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Ok, I will try that, thanks.

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https://gliph.me/hUF

No I don't have access to a Windows machine. However I don't think the hash tool is the problem. I have tried downloading the file with different browsers before and each returned a different hash. So, the browsers add *something* to the file.

You could try a Linux off a USB stick to make sure you get the right file and then copy that to your Windows disk.

Or if you use Firefox get the Downthemall add-on, it has an inbuilt hash check function. Also works for me.

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Do you have a windows machine? I am not using linux, but using fciv.exe to compute the hash.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841290

I don't understand why they are different, I am using it against the file downloaded: bitaddress.org.html

C:\Users\QuantumQrack\Desktop\Verifier>fciv -sha1 H:\bitaddress.org-master\bitad
dress.org.html
//
// File Checksum Integrity Verifier version 2.05.
//
49713367a1fa3f9ed189702064fd7cc5c3584699 h:\bitaddress.org-master\bitaddress.org
.html

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https://gliph.me/hUF

Quote from: QuantumQrack on December 22, 2014, 12:56:14 PM

SHA1 hash does not match. I get: 49713367a1fa3f9ed189702064fd7cc5c3584699

\\

Looks fine to me:

Code:

user@box:~/Desktop$ wget www.bitaddress.org
--2014-12-23 10:41:14--  http://www.bitaddress.org/
Resolving www.bitaddress.org (www.bitaddress.org)... 78.47.86.61
Connecting to www.bitaddress.org (www.bitaddress.org)|78.47.86.61|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://www.bitaddress.org/bitaddress.org-v2.9.3-SHA1-7d47ab312789b7b3c1792e4abdb8f2d95b726d64.html [following]
--2014-12-23 10:41:15--  https://www.bitaddress.org/bitaddress.org-v2.9.3-SHA1-7d47ab312789b7b3c1792e4abdb8f2d95b726d64.html
Connecting to www.bitaddress.org (www.bitaddress.org)|78.47.86.61|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 827484 (808K) [text/html]
Saving to: ‘index.html’

100%[======================================>] 827,484     32.3KB/s   in 22s    

2014-12-23 10:41:39 (37.1 KB/s) - ‘index.html’ saved [827484/827484]

user@box:~/Desktop$ sha1sum index.html
7d47ab312789b7b3c1792e4abdb8f2d95b726d64  index.html

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