Topic: HOWTO: create a 100% secure wallet - page 15. (Read 276234 times)
this is a great piece of advice, thank you!
Awesome. Thanks for the information.
my first post!
great info. I am about to go through this whole thread and create a plan. I've used Ubuntu before and I love it, definitely better than windows (except for gaming).
great info. I am about to go through this whole thread and create a plan. I've used Ubuntu before and I love it, definitely better than windows (except for gaming).
hi
what's the best ubuntu version for starters ?
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/windows-installer
Use either 12.04 lts (long term support) or 12.10. I use 12.10 because for some reason I had audio problems with 12.4 (I think I was just being a newb at the time). You will have those random problems when you are using linux distros, you have to check out more of them, see which one works for you.
Linux mint is awesome too, based on ubuntu, looks very much like windows. The community is not as big though. That's what's awesome about ubuntu, any problem you have you can just google.
Edit: forgot to mention, if you just want to try it out, wubi is a super easy way to install it on windows.
That's a pretty cool way of doing it... cheers!
my first post!
great info. I am about to go through this whole thread and create a plan. I've used Ubuntu before and I love it, definitely better than windows (except for gaming).
great info. I am about to go through this whole thread and create a plan. I've used Ubuntu before and I love it, definitely better than windows (except for gaming).
hi
what's the best ubuntu version for starters ?
i do NOT want all bells and whistles ...just the basics needed for this operation
my first post!
great info. I am about to go through this whole thread and create a plan. I've used Ubuntu before and I love it, definitely better than windows (except for gaming).
great info. I am about to go through this whole thread and create a plan. I've used Ubuntu before and I love it, definitely better than windows (except for gaming).
is there a way to permanently delete your wallet and keep everything offline in paper?
This is good information.
loved this post
great post!
Ya, the passphrase is a good idea, even better is using just one letter from each word for the password, with some numbers and other characters added like so:
I take my cat for a boat ride 2 times in the morning; and 3 times in the evening
Using the last letter of each word gives a decent password:
Ieytratr2sne;d3sneg
Commit the phrase to memory so it's not stored anywhere, and open the volume on an offline computer. With such a password, I think Truecrypt is safe enough to store a volume in any digital location, public or private as long as there are no hints for the password anywhere besides the offline PC. I could be wrong however.
I take my cat for a boat ride 2 times in the morning; and 3 times in the evening
Using the last letter of each word gives a decent password:
Ieytratr2sne;d3sneg
Commit the phrase to memory so it's not stored anywhere, and open the volume on an offline computer. With such a password, I think Truecrypt is safe enough to store a volume in any digital location, public or private as long as there are no hints for the password anywhere besides the offline PC. I could be wrong however.
Brain wallets, paper wallets, and deep cold wallets are additional excellent ways of creating a secure wallet for occasional transacting.
What's a deep cold wallet?
And how about a small TrueCrypt volume, stored on a remote server? Not in www of course, and with a very secure hard-to-crack password.
That's what I was thinking, make a TrueCrypt container n keep it somewhere safe, or perhaps put it on a TrueCrypted microSD or USB stick or whatever. A hard to crack password doesn't necessarily need to be hard to remember. While lots of variations in uppercase/lowercase/special characters does increase the security of a password, so does length, which is why TrueCrypt advises a pass of @ least 20 chars.
So you could just take a pass like e.g "Itakemydogforawalkeverymorning!" (basically I mean something easy to remember 4 you, I don't have a dog btw, this was just a random example that popped into my head), it'll be pretty secure. Be aware that TrueCrypt only allows up to 60 chars. for a password, though. If you are on Windows and want an open-source alternative (TrueCrypt has a modified version of GNU) I'd suggest DiskCryptor. Both have their advantages and disadvantages but if you want details about the differences I suggest you use wiki and/or Google.
Brain wallets, paper wallets, and deep cold wallets are additional excellent ways of creating a secure wallet for occasional transacting.
What's a deep cold wallet?
And how about a small TrueCrypt volume, stored on a remote server? Not in www of course, and with a very secure hard-to-crack password.
Brain wallets, paper wallets, and deep cold wallets are additional excellent ways of creating a secure wallet for occasional transacting.
I think you are correct sir, but I am a newbie obviously so I couldn't say with any certainly. What you describe is the way I understood it.
that for that URL
reading that tutorial, it looks like the main idea is to (a) generate a wallet (b) delete the private keys (c) keep / store your private keys and wallet elsewhere and (d) delete private keys from your system ..wallet / addresses are synched back
Is my understanding correct ?
regards
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that for that URL
reading that tutorial, it looks like the main idea is to (a) generate a wallet (b) delete the private keys (c) keep / store your private keys and wallet elsewhere and (d) delete private keys from your system ..wallet / addresses are synched back
Is my understanding correct ?
regards
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now if we could just replace the Gox monopoly
Interesting, I must do this.
Thanks for the tips! I like the idea of storing my wallet on a portable memory device.
that for that URL
reading that tutorial, it looks like the main idea is to (a) generate a wallet (b) delete the private keys (c) keep / store your private keys and wallet elsewhere and (d) delete private keys from your system ..wallet / addresses are synched back
Is my understanding correct ?
regards
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thanks for the tip
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