Dangers of securing bitcoin on windows?

flagel8

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Quote from: Anduck on July 30, 2013, 03:01:34 AM

Quote from: flagel8 on July 30, 2013, 01:53:09 AM

I can run linux - Barely. Of my friends, about 15% could do the same. But I'm not sure I could use Bitcoin while running Linux. Guess I'll have to give it a try. Still, if we can't have secure BitWallets while running Windows on internet connected machines, how can I expect the 85% to adopt Bitcoin? The barriers remain a bit too high for widespread adoption, I think. Hope this changes. Is membership in teh Geek species mandatory? Am I offbase? Are we DOOMED?

Secure hardware wallets are coming to rescue. For example, Trezor. Trezor can be used with untrusted computer and it's safe.

Thanks. I get that it's an arms race, like predator-prey evolution. Maybe it can be fun...

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Quote from: justusranvier on July 15, 2013, 11:42:02 AM

To start with, don't even try to secure your bitcoins on a computer that is connected to the Internet.

Offline wallets are a minimum requirement when it comes to securing bitcoins.

+1

I'm quite confident that any system that has a significant user base is a target for private and governmental exploits.

ya.ya.yo!

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Quote from: flagel8 on July 30, 2013, 01:53:09 AM

I can run linux - Barely. Of my friends, about 15% could do the same. But I'm not sure I could use Bitcoin while running Linux. Guess I'll have to give it a try. Still, if we can't have secure BitWallets while running Windows on internet connected machines, how can I expect the 85% to adopt Bitcoin? The barriers remain a bit too high for widespread adoption, I think. Hope this changes. Is membership in teh Geek species mandatory? Am I offbase? Are we DOOMED?

Secure hardware wallets are coming to rescue. For example, Trezor. Trezor can be used with untrusted computer and it's safe.

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I can run linux - Barely. Of my friends, about 15% could do the same. But I'm not sure I could use Bitcoin while running Linux. Guess I'll have to give it a try. Still, if we can't have secure BitWallets while running Windows on internet connected machines, how can I expect the 85% to adopt Bitcoin? The barriers remain a bit too high for widespread adoption, I think. Hope this changes. Is membership in teh Geek species mandatory? Am I offbase? Are we DOOMED?

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Firewall
AntiVirus
Wallet offline
Encrypt Wallet

Dual boot -» WIN to Mining , Linux to Wallet.

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Encrypt your wallet and spread it over some cloud spaces in the internet

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A. Put your wallet.dat file in a folder called 'want to play a game' with 1,000,000 other copies of a wallet.dat.
B. See how long it takes them to try out all the wallets.

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Quote from: /dev/null on July 15, 2013, 11:22:48 AM

Simple solution: Disable updates

Nooo... malware will try to fetch your wallet more vigorously than MS. (or evil government)

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Quote from: Gestas on July 15, 2013, 04:37:05 PM

Yeah, sorry the NSA doesnt give a fuck about your bitcoins.

Dragnet surveillance doesn't differentiate. Why bother with filters?

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Quote from: WinVery.com on July 15, 2013, 08:12:01 PM

I've said too much. Cool

If by "too much" you mean complete nonsense well your right. All the editions of windows server come from the same codebase.

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I've said too much. Cool

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Quote from: WinVery.com on July 15, 2013, 08:06:26 PM

Windows Datacenter editions are solid.

..?

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Windows Datacenter editions are solid.

Gestas

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Yeah, sorry the NSA doesnt give a fuck about your bitcoins.

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Quote from: justusranvier on July 15, 2013, 11:42:02 AM

To start with, don't even try to secure your bitcoins on a computer that is connected to the Internet.

Offline wallets are a minimum requirement when it comes to securing bitcoins.

+1

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To start with, don't even try to secure your bitcoins on a computer that is connected to the Internet.

Offline wallets are a minimum requirement when it comes to securing bitcoins.

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Personally, if I were any foreign government or corporation, I'd stop using all Microsoft products immediately for fear of America spying on me. Nothing can be secret. _{- John C. Dvorak}

Windows and Google cannot be trusted.

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Simple solution: Disable updates

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Many people here would say that it's safer to secure bitcoin on Linux. Are the Microsoft NSA revelations further proof in the affirmative? Is it possible for 3rd parties to surreptitiously access files on NSA-compliant windows systems?

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2421733,00.asp

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