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Quote from: btc_angela on February 07, 2018, 12:31:25 PM

Quote from: harshmonty3 on February 07, 2018, 11:58:04 AM

Hey Guys
My question is simple are vanity address safe generated by some online websites ?

Thanks for your information

I don't know how trusted are those guys so be very careful. But if you are looking for one, you may want to check this thread by LoyceV.

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/pretty-addy-giveaway-part-2-1813624

He has a good reputation so I say that he is trusted. The process is very simple and being laid out for the very beginning. You just have to follow it. Goodluck.

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It's safe to store Bitcoins in a vanity address that you created yourself, using your own computer. Websites that offer vanity address generation are not, even if the backend doesn't safe the password then it can still be obtained by a thief, especially when use unencrypted HTTP. So when you really want to do this, make sure your computer is not infected, then use a program like this https://github.com/samr7/vanitygen. Also this program can be compiled from source, for extra safety.

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Quote from: LoyceV on February 07, 2018, 12:48:15 PM

Quote from: harshmonty3 on February 07, 2018, 11:58:04 AM

Hey Guys
My question is simple are vanity address safe generated by some online websites ?

NO!
If someone else knows your private key, you can and will steal your funds. Several websites offer vanity addresses, and they should not be trusted unless they use a split key approach.

You can easily make a vanity address by yourself, see: Vanitygen: Vanity bitcoin address generator/miner [v0.22].

Quote from: btc_angela on February 07, 2018, 12:31:25 PM

But if you are looking for one, you may want to check this thread by LoyceV.

Thanks for remembering me.

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https://phishingsite.bitcointalk.TO/index.php?topic=1813624.0

You're linking to a phishing site that most likely steals password and hacks accounts! Please correct your link to Bitcointalk.org. If you add this to your hosts-file your computer can never accidentally use that site again:

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He has a good reputation so I say that he is trusted.

Thanks, but the point of using a split key is that you don't have to trust me.

Oppss.. my mistake, I have edited the link. Thanks as well LoyceV for pointing that out.

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Quote from: harshmonty3 on February 07, 2018, 11:58:04 AM

Hey Guys
My question is simple are vanity address safe generated by some online websites ?

NO!
If someone else knows your private key, you can and will steal your funds. Several websites offer vanity addresses, and they should not be trusted unless they use a split key approach.

You can easily make a vanity address by yourself, see: Vanitygen: Vanity bitcoin address generator/miner [v0.22].

Quote from: btc_angela on February 07, 2018, 12:31:25 PM

But if you are looking for one, you may want to check this thread by LoyceV.

Thanks for remembering me.

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https://phishingsite.bitcointalk.TO/index.php?topic=1813624.0

You're linking to a phishing site that most likely steals password and hacks accounts! Please correct your link to Bitcointalk.org. If you add this to your hosts-file your computer can never accidentally use that site again:

Code:

127.0.0.1 bitcointalk.to

The correct link to my topic: Pretty Addy Giveaway - part 2.

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He has a good reputation so I say that he is trusted.

Thanks, but the point of using a split key is that you don't have to trust me.

RawDog

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They are not safe. You can always find the private key in this thread...

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/this-asshole-published-my-private-key-1527225

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There is also a privacy tradeoff involved. Vanity addresses are expensive and thus may tend to be reused, which would be bad for anonymity.

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Quote from: harshmonty3 on February 07, 2018, 11:58:04 AM

Hey Guys
My question is simple are vanity address safe generated by some online websites ?

I don't know how trusted are those guys so be very careful. But if you are looking for one, you may want to check this thread by LoyceV.

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/pretty-addy-giveaway-part-2-1813624

He has a good reputation so I say that he is trusted. The process is very simple and being laid out for the very beginning. You just have to follow it. Goodluck.

harshmonty3

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Hey Guys
My question is simple are vanity address safe generated by some online websites ?

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