Bitcoin Wallet generation by hand - page 4.

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Quote from: jackjack on September 03, 2013, 06:24:45 PM

Hashes are impossible by hand...
Wouldn't a LiveCD on an offline HDD-less PC enough?

I haven't looked at the details of the hashing algorithm used to generate the public address from the private key. However, I don't think impossible is correct. I mean, everything a computer does can (in principle) be simulated using a very long tape and a pencil (see universal Turing machine).

Im just saying, difficult/tedious != impossible.

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Hashes are impossible by hand...
Wouldn't a LiveCD on an offline HDD-less PC enough?

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I've wondered if this was possible myself...even if you could use a calculator

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Well I imagine that creating the raw private key in hex format wouldn't be exceedingly difficult, but deriving the bitcoin address from the private key would be because there is hashing involved.

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Not sure this really belongs here, but I did not know where else to post it.

How difficult would it be to create a formula that allows one to create a private and public key using just paper and a pencil?

To me this would be the most secure possible method for making a wallet, as the private key will never have existed on a computer, even one thats offline.

Of course one would also need a hardware random number generator, but that can be easily done. (Using dice, a falling pen, ect.)

I know the math has to be pretty extreme, so its just a thought.

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