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Topic: Dr. Evil Paper Wallet Generator (Read 1431 times)

newbie
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May 04, 2013, 12:05:05 AM
#17
Nice work!

Going to use this when I give bitcoins as wedding presents ... I have 3 weddings to attend to this month, all accepting bitcoins.

Wow! I'm honored! Thanks for checking it out Smiley
legendary
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Ron Gross
April 30, 2013, 07:49:00 PM
#16
Nice work!

Going to use this when I give bitcoins as wedding presents ... I have 3 weddings to attend to this month, all accepting bitcoins.
newbie
Activity: 54
Merit: 0
April 30, 2013, 02:10:22 PM
#15
I would love to hear any suggestions Smiley

A button that says "display private keys of last 10 visitors" Smiley

Followed of course by a "your bitcoins are being converted... " progress bar. 

Smiley  Nice paper wallet!

Haha! Thank you Smiley
legendary
Activity: 1264
Merit: 1008
April 28, 2013, 03:07:07 PM
#14
I would love to hear any suggestions Smiley

A button that says "display private keys of last 10 visitors" Smiley

Followed of course by a "your bitcoins are being converted... " progress bar. 

Smiley  Nice paper wallet!
full member
Activity: 194
Merit: 100
April 28, 2013, 02:33:31 PM
#13
One million bitcoins!!! da da daaaaa!
newbie
Activity: 54
Merit: 0
April 28, 2013, 02:28:00 PM
#12
After looking through the code in more detail, porting to python would be possible but not really worth it, considering the entire program is in one html file its pretty lean as it is. It is easy to use offline, I guess the main issue you have is reputation and trust, but I am sure that will come if you keep up with the projects.

Good luck my friend and build reputation!


Thank you for your input, It is very much appreciated Smiley
legendary
Activity: 1610
Merit: 1004
April 25, 2013, 11:51:57 PM
#11
lets face it, you may have Bruce Willis but people dont trust their money with "niggas" cmon son

even niggas put their money in TCf bank or what have you 5/3 bank idgaf
legendary
Activity: 1176
Merit: 1015
April 25, 2013, 09:47:31 PM
#10
After looking through the code in more detail, porting to python would be possible but not really worth it, considering the entire program is in one html file its pretty lean as it is. It is easy to use offline, I guess the main issue you have is reputation and trust, but I am sure that will come if you keep up with the projects.

Good luck my friend and build reputation!
newbie
Activity: 54
Merit: 0
April 25, 2013, 08:51:35 PM
#9

I meant make the generator downloadable and offline, All these online generators get people used to making addresses online. I know the generator is client side but it gets people into a bad habit, especially non-technical people.


Oh okay I see what you mean, make it the default option. I see your point here, but speaking from my own experience easing into bitcoin and by proxy paper wallets, I found it kind of useful to have that quick and dirty instant gratification of seeing how the finished product would look like, then I got serious and took the proper precautionary measures of saving the file, disconnecting the internet, etc.. to generate my person wallet the first time. However, you absolutely right, alot of people probably wouldn't take those precautions. So I guess I would argue that it takes away time from the experience of seasoned users that just want to see it in action, which is my target demographic, but that's just my opinion, I could be completely wrong.


If you made a version in python I could very quickly determine if it was sending private keys to a web server! Or if the generation algorithm was tampered with.

People can also verify these online paper-wallet generators but maybe I'm just being really paranoid, all users of these services need to get into a habit of either reading the source or trusting a service.

For people to trust you, I think you need more reputation. Its a chicken and egg issue, you just need to become more well known in the community.

(Also ignoring paranoid freaks like me is probably a good idea, lol, i'm too skeptical of anything that can record private keys)


I'm not sure how I could use python with this project, how would I go about porting my source code to provide that option for you py heads to verify?
legendary
Activity: 1176
Merit: 1015
April 25, 2013, 12:58:24 PM
#8
Maybe create a offline downloadable version?

That's how all paper wallets work do they not? This wallet works offline just as bitaddress.org would


I meant make the generator downloadable and offline, All these online generators get people used to making addresses online. I know the generator is client side but it gets people into a bad habit, especially non-technical people.


Although I agree with this statement, it can't really apply to this project, it's based on bitaddress.org source code which is already a reputable paper wallet generator, had I developed it in python from scratch I'm sure I would have been met by magnitudes more skepticism and poor adoption rate, and I probably couldn't count on you to come by and verify my code Tongue

If you made a version in python I could very quickly determine if it was sending private keys to a web server! Or if the generation algorithm was tampered with.

People can also verify these online paper-wallet generators but maybe I'm just being really paranoid, all users of these services need to get into a habit of either reading the source or trusting a service.

For people to trust you, I think you need more reputation. Its a chicken and egg issue, you just need to become more well known in the community.

(Also ignoring paranoid freaks like me is probably a good idea, lol, i'm too skeptical of anything that can record private keys)
newbie
Activity: 54
Merit: 0
April 25, 2013, 12:26:32 PM
#7
Maybe create a offline downloadable version?

That's how all paper wallets work do they not? This wallet works offline just as bitaddress.org would


In fact I prefer people building Bitcoin apps as perhaps python code? So the code can be investigated even before its run. I'm not a fan of running compiled code on my computer where my Bitcoins are.


Although I agree with this statement, it can't really apply to this project, it's based on bitaddress.org source code which is already a reputable paper wallet generator, had I developed it in python from scratch I'm sure I would have been met by magnitudes more skepticism and poor adoption rate, and I probably couldn't count on you to come by and verify my code Tongue
legendary
Activity: 1176
Merit: 1015
April 25, 2013, 06:42:52 AM
#6
Well, your forum handle is "Niggawatts."


What would you suggest as an alternative? Anything else beyond a name?

Maybe create a offline downloadable version?

Even though your site is trusted, I don't think its a good idea getting people into the idea of trusting sites for this type of thing, we need more people to become more paranoid. So many people have had their coins stolen. Getting people used to these sites is a bad idea I think.

EDIT:
In fact I prefer people building Bitcoin apps as perhaps python code? So the code can be investigated even before its run. I'm not a fan of running compiled code on my computer where my Bitcoins are.
newbie
Activity: 54
Merit: 0
April 24, 2013, 10:20:12 PM
#5
Well, your forum handle is "Niggawatts."


What would you suggest as an alternative? Anything else beyond a name?
donator
Activity: 1218
Merit: 1015
April 24, 2013, 09:56:05 PM
#4
How could I prove myself to be a reputable source for paper wallet generation? Does anyone have any ideas? Everything in this project is open source, but I'm unaware of another way to add another extra layer of trust, I would love some feed back.

Thank you
Well, your forum handle is "Niggawatts."
newbie
Activity: 54
Merit: 0
April 24, 2013, 09:51:55 PM
#3
How could I prove myself to be a reputable source for paper wallet generation? Does anyone have any ideas? Everything in this project is open source, but I'm unaware of another way to add another extra layer of trust, I would love some feed back.

Thank you
newbie
Activity: 54
Merit: 0
April 24, 2013, 07:44:06 PM
#2
I would love to hear any suggestions Smiley
newbie
Activity: 54
Merit: 0
April 24, 2013, 01:44:39 PM
#1
Located here: http://evilwallet.wordpress.com/

https://i.imgur.com/Bz2N0LB.jpg


You can see the difference between my code and the bitaddress.org source code from their github repo by using an online utility such as: http://www.comparemyfiles.com/ to compare the two files and see for yourself quite quickly.

My source code: https://github.com/obesityspray/Dr.-Evil-Paper-Wallet

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


I hope you enjoy Smiley



Direct link to SVG file (Includes backside of bill):

https://googledrive.com/host/0Bxk7HN7rDLxGUGlNcllVUzJYUms/Final.svg

Direct link to XCF file (Includes backside of bill):

https://googledrive.com/host/0Bxk7HN7rDLxGUGlNcllVUzJYUms/Final.xcf

Base images can be found here:

http://imgur.com/ymfNCUE

http://imgur.com/mjbrQ27
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