Topic: How i keep my private keys safe without hardware wallet - page 6. (Read 1172 times)
Only one way how to keep your private key of myetherwallet keep save without have hard ware wallet just use one browser in your laptop or your phone only access to myetherwallet, never use your browser for access to other website, you have two browser in your computer to keep your private key is save.
Using wallet software on an offline computer, not sharing information with anyone, the best security right now is like that! Good luck!
This is how i keep my private keys safe since i can't afford to buy a hardware wallet.
1. A complete new harddisk
I bought a new harddisk and install window 7 on it and copy all my private keys in there, i don't bother to leave this harddisk in the pc, after the copy is completed i remove the harddisk and keep it.
2.My Recording book
I have a long hard shelled book that i use for keeping records of all the airdrops and bounties i promoted because sometimes i used to forget easily so i write down my recovery seeds in this book as well
3. Flash Drive
I have a good 8gig flash drive as well that i use to copy software and files from one pc to another so i format this flash drive and copy my private keys and recovery seeds in it.
At first no one knew i am into crypto stuffs and secondly i don't share my room with anyone cos i am living alone, those who have people around them with face problems like friends going behind your back checking through your stuffs or even stealing your things, hardware wallet is still the best though.
I keeping some of my altcoins and bitcoins in online wallets. I still not experiencing some bad service because the wallet that I am using is trusted and have high security. There is still a risks but it is only low so I know that my funds are secured. 1. A complete new harddisk
I bought a new harddisk and install window 7 on it and copy all my private keys in there, i don't bother to leave this harddisk in the pc, after the copy is completed i remove the harddisk and keep it.
2.My Recording book
I have a long hard shelled book that i use for keeping records of all the airdrops and bounties i promoted because sometimes i used to forget easily so i write down my recovery seeds in this book as well
3. Flash Drive
I have a good 8gig flash drive as well that i use to copy software and files from one pc to another so i format this flash drive and copy my private keys and recovery seeds in it.
At first no one knew i am into crypto stuffs and secondly i don't share my room with anyone cos i am living alone, those who have people around them with face problems like friends going behind your back checking through your stuffs or even stealing your things, hardware wallet is still the best though.
I don't know how much costly it is or how much easy to use but i love to try once. 
Safety is expensive but accidentally your seed and the private key were broken are more expensive, right?I was watching the video on how to use cryptosteel and write your secret there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyJjd46ADnM&feature=youtu.be
Great and thanks for sharing a brilliant ideas to keep safe your private key, but everyone have an own style and strategy how to keep safe their private safe storing.
I share how I keep safe my private without any hassle buy expensive gadget, I sent my key at my email draft msgs and the back up at the my own messenger messages.
I share how I keep safe my private without any hassle buy expensive gadget, I sent my key at my email draft msgs and the back up at the my own messenger messages.
I always recommend hardware wallet. But if you don't have the money to buy one. I would suggest you to to use a separate USB device to store all your key. Better if you use more than 2 and keep it in safe place.
if there is no money to buy a wallet for $ 60 then why do you need a wallet if there is nothing to store on it? very strange. when there is nothing to store - the wallet is not needed
Flash drives and sd cards should never be used as a primary backup. They get corrupt very easy. Like I had a flash drive that I had music on and had it in my car for a year. After a year in different weather, hot and cold but it wasn't damaged and had no contact with water, it started acting strange. Would skip tracks, jitter a lot. You could see it needs formatting.
If you have to use something don't use SSD too because it can't be recovered. Use a normal hard drive and best if it's a new one because it won't have any old data mixed.
If you have to use something don't use SSD too because it can't be recovered. Use a normal hard drive and best if it's a new one because it won't have any old data mixed.
Very important topic about how to keep safe private key. Although i don't think without hardware wallet you will 100% protected. If you stored keys in your book it’s too much risky because book can be damage or it will possibility to public. Even Hard Disk stored isn’t enough safe i think. Suddenly it also may be lost or most possibility to be destroyed. Offline wallet is huge security to protect your wallet from hacking,pishing sites. No alternative effective ways to keep safe private key without hardware wallet.
1. I have hard disk never used, When I try to use and connect to PC, my hard disk warn me to format it, I can't open my harddisk and lost my data.
you have to read this https://superuser.com/questions/284427/how-much-time-until-an-unused-hard-drive-loses-its-data
3. I think the same as a hard disk, be careful.
Recording book/Paper was good but when the water dries it or fire, so you lost it.
you have to read this https://superuser.com/questions/284427/how-much-time-until-an-unused-hard-drive-loses-its-data
3. I think the same as a hard disk, be careful.
Recording book/Paper was good but when the water dries it or fire, so you lost it.
Good point though.
So we can say that no matter which way we choose it's pretty difficult to safe our secret keys. 
I have a reference for you, Are you heard about the steel/metal wallet?, I think it's good for you.
You can write your seed and private key on steel, fire and waterproof for sure.
here for reference
- https://cryptosteel.com/product/cryptosteel/?attribute_letter-set=mnemonic
- https://medium.com/hackernoon/cryptosteel-is-out-of-beta-and-into-the-fire-7f5bf6368654
You can write your seed and private key on steel, fire and waterproof for sure.
here for reference
- https://cryptosteel.com/product/cryptosteel/?attribute_letter-set=mnemonic
- https://medium.com/hackernoon/cryptosteel-is-out-of-beta-and-into-the-fire-7f5bf6368654
Wow.. It's really cool. I never seen like this before. Idea is really good and seems like it's a solution of those problem which you pointed above. I don't know how much costly it is or how much easy to use but i love to try once.
This is how i keep my private keys safe since i can't afford to buy a hardware wallet.
1. A complete new harddisk
I bought a new harddisk and install window 7 on it and copy all my private keys in there, i don't bother to leave this harddisk in the pc, after the copy is completed i remove the harddisk and keep it.
2.My Recording book
I have a long hard shelled book that i use for keeping records of all the airdrops and bounties i promoted because sometimes i used to forget easily so i write down my recovery seeds in this book as well
3. Flash Drive
I have a good 8gig flash drive as well that i use to copy software and files from one pc to another so i format this flash drive and copy my private keys and recovery seeds in it.
At first no one knew i am into crypto stuffs and secondly i don't share my room with anyone cos i am living alone, those who have people around them with face problems like friends going behind your back checking through your stuffs or even stealing your things, hardware wallet is still the best though.
having lots of backups and airdrop and bounty notes is very useful, but protection must also be extra. If you use a flash drive and a special hard drive, you need to provide more protection for the Private Key by pressing it and then give a password, it will be safer if there is malware that suddenly attacks your device. Make sure Antivirus remains updated.1. A complete new harddisk
I bought a new harddisk and install window 7 on it and copy all my private keys in there, i don't bother to leave this harddisk in the pc, after the copy is completed i remove the harddisk and keep it.
2.My Recording book
I have a long hard shelled book that i use for keeping records of all the airdrops and bounties i promoted because sometimes i used to forget easily so i write down my recovery seeds in this book as well
3. Flash Drive
I have a good 8gig flash drive as well that i use to copy software and files from one pc to another so i format this flash drive and copy my private keys and recovery seeds in it.
At first no one knew i am into crypto stuffs and secondly i don't share my room with anyone cos i am living alone, those who have people around them with face problems like friends going behind your back checking through your stuffs or even stealing your things, hardware wallet is still the best though.
I use wallets with local passwords like metamask, but this wallet will not require entering the Private key regularly. The remaining is to keep the Private key safe by printing it on paper and keeping it safe, and finally, Security for my computer.
Metamask is also very good, I use it for transactions in decentralized exchange to be more secure without the need to enter the Private Key again. But be careful about fake metamask too, be sure to download the original extension on the official website. or check again before downloading.
I always recommend hardware wallet. But if you don't have the money to buy one. I would suggest you to to use a separate USB device to store all your key. Better if you use more than 2 and keep it in safe place.
USB devices don't always live long, i have 2 dead usb devices i bought at high price, the three can die on you before several years pass, the reason why i include paper wallet is because of this, only fire or water can destroy them but if keep in safe nothing will happen to them, i still have a book from 2012 with me which consist of some login detailsI always recommend hardware wallet. But if you don't have the money to buy one. I would suggest you to to use a separate USB device to store all your key. Better if you use more than 2 and keep it in safe place.
USB devices don't always live long, i have 2 dead usb devices i bought at high price, the three can die on you before several years pass, the reason why i include paper wallet is because of this, only fire or water can destroy them but if keep in safe nothing will happen to them, i still have a book from 2012 with me which consist of some login details
I always recommend hardware wallet. But if you don't have the money to buy one. I would suggest you to to use a separate USB device to store all your key. Better if you use more than 2 and keep it in safe place.
1. I usually store a blank sheet of paper
2. 2 layer extra security like 2FA, code phone ...
3. Use another hard drive to store the locked file
2. 2 layer extra security like 2FA, code phone ...
3. Use another hard drive to store the locked file
We have a different way on how we keep our private key. But, it's better to have hardware wallet especially if you have a lot of cryptocurrencies. My way to keep my private key safe and secure is through storing in a flash drive then I will put it in my safety cabinet which also has a lock. It's better to have another copy of the private key and do not ever share it to anybody because you do not know if that guy will open your wallet and might use your cryptocurrencies. Lastly, I highly suggest if you have a lot of cryptocurrencies especially bitcoin you should use a hardware wallet.
It's true that using a hardware wallet is the safest way to store your private keys, but my ways to store my private keys is keeping it in my laptop and my phone, so i could easily check it and i am the only one who can access to it. I know it is a risky to store my private keys in my gadgets because when i started to repair my gadgets they could steal my private keys, but good thing i don't need any repair because i can repair my laptop and my phone if that happens. 
At first you need to generate the private key in offline mode. Secondly you need to write it manually because there is a chance that hackers will see private key when you try to copy it or print it. Then cut the paper into 3 parts and put them in 3 different places. Paranoid level 100 .
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We have a different way on how we keep our private key. But, it's better to have hardware wallet especially if you have a lot of cryptocurrencies. My way to keep my private key safe and secure is through storing in a flash drive then I will put it in my safety cabinet which also has a lock. It's better to have another copy of the private key and do not ever share it to anybody because you do not know if that guy will open your wallet and might use your cryptocurrencies. Lastly, I highly suggest if you have a lot of cryptocurrencies especially bitcoin you should use a hardware wallet.
This is how i keep my private keys safe since i can't afford to buy a hardware wallet.
1. A complete new harddisk
I bought a new harddisk and install window 7 on it and copy all my private keys in there, i don't bother to leave this harddisk in the pc, after the copy is completed i remove the harddisk and keep it.
2.My Recording book
I have a long hard shelled book that i use for keeping records of all the airdrops and bounties i promoted because sometimes i used to forget easily so i write down my recovery seeds in this book as well
3. Flash Drive
I have a good 8gig flash drive as well that i use to copy software and files from one pc to another so i format this flash drive and copy my private keys and recovery seeds in it.
At first no one knew i am into crypto stuffs and secondly i don't share my room with anyone cos i am living alone, those who have people around them with face problems like friends going behind your back checking through your stuffs or even stealing your things, hardware wallet is still the best though.
1. A complete new harddisk
I bought a new harddisk and install window 7 on it and copy all my private keys in there, i don't bother to leave this harddisk in the pc, after the copy is completed i remove the harddisk and keep it.
2.My Recording book
I have a long hard shelled book that i use for keeping records of all the airdrops and bounties i promoted because sometimes i used to forget easily so i write down my recovery seeds in this book as well
3. Flash Drive
I have a good 8gig flash drive as well that i use to copy software and files from one pc to another so i format this flash drive and copy my private keys and recovery seeds in it.
At first no one knew i am into crypto stuffs and secondly i don't share my room with anyone cos i am living alone, those who have people around them with face problems like friends going behind your back checking through your stuffs or even stealing your things, hardware wallet is still the best though.
On 1 be sure that it is really well hidden a vault will do provided you have a big amount of coins that have a good potential in the market
On number 2 That's ok if you don't have a little brother or sister who will not mess up with those books
On number 3 be sure to make it really hidden people might be curious about what on it it's probably not the safest of the three because everyone can readily see what's on it.
This is how i keep my private keys safe since i can't afford to buy a hardware wallet.
1. A complete new harddisk
i remove the hard disk and keep it.
3. Flash Drive
copy my private keys and recovery seeds in it.
1. I have hard disk never used, When I try to use and connect to PC, my hard disk warn me to format it, I can't open my harddisk and lost my data.1. A complete new harddisk
i remove the hard disk and keep it.
3. Flash Drive
copy my private keys and recovery seeds in it.
you have to read this https://superuser.com/questions/284427/how-much-time-until-an-unused-hard-drive-loses-its-data
3. I think the same as a hard disk, be careful.
Recording book/Paper was good but when the water dries it or fire, so you lost it.
I have a reference for you, Are you heard about the steel/metal wallet?, I think it's good for you.
You can write your seed and private key on steel, fire and waterproof for sure.
here for reference
- https://cryptosteel.com/product/cryptosteel/?attribute_letter-set=mnemonic
- https://medium.com/hackernoon/cryptosteel-is-out-of-beta-and-into-the-fire-7f5bf6368654
I store my entire altcoin in binance. have not had any problems in the last few years and I think it is safe enough
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