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Topic: Downloading bitaddress.org - Questions (Read 995 times)

hero member
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December 05, 2014, 01:43:20 AM
#7
a new usb never plugged in before is always safe?

I think u can use any usb after formatting it in a anti-virus protected machine.

Nope formatting will not help. {The Bad USB exploit, installs bad code into the firmware, and the firmware are not cleaned, when you format it}  Wink

There is a so-called patch to deal with the BadUSB exploit, but I don't think I am paranoid enough to go through those troubles.  http://www.wired.com/2014/10/unpatchable-usb-malware-now-patchsort/
legendary
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December 05, 2014, 01:29:36 AM
#6
a new usb never plugged in before is always safe?

I think u can use any usb after formatting it in a anti-virus protected machine.

Nope formatting will not help. {The Bad USB exploit, installs bad code into the firmware, and the firmware are not cleaned, when you format it}  Wink
legendary
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December 04, 2014, 09:17:40 AM
#5
a new usb never plugged in before is always safe?

I think u can use any usb after formatting it in a anti-virus protected machine.
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December 04, 2014, 07:59:04 AM
#4
a new usb never plugged in before is always safe?

In practical we can tell it is true, but what if the creator of usb insert some viruses in it? Roll Eyes Wink

You can also encrypt the files using truecrypt to make it a bit more secure. Smiley

   ~~MZ~~
sr. member
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December 04, 2014, 07:06:21 AM
#3
a new usb never plugged in before is always safe?
legendary
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December 04, 2014, 06:17:34 AM
#2
Although I'm not a 'beginner' I still have lots to learn about bitcoin.

1. How would I go about downloading the necessary parts of bitaddress.org to generate an offline paper wallet?

https://github.com/pointbiz/bitaddress.org

2. How can I ensure that the download is safe?

The github source is code reviewed and monitored.  As long as the checksum matches, you can be relatively confident that you didn't get malicious code from a man-in-the-middle attack.

3. Where should I download the file(s) to? (Would a USB suffice?)

Depends on how paranoid you are.  Do you have any concerns that the USB will have malware that will autoexecute when you plug it into the computer?  In general a USB should be fine.
legendary
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December 04, 2014, 06:05:25 AM
#1
Although I'm not a 'beginner' I still have lots to learn about bitcoin.

1. How would I go about downloading the necessary parts of bitaddress.org to generate an offline paper wallet?

2. How can I ensure that the download is safe?

3. Where should I download the file(s) to? (Would a USB suffice?)
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