Topic: HOWTO: create a 100% secure wallet - page 78. (Read 276221 times)
Good info.
Thanks a lot for the help, I had a rat on my computer before and they attempted to take my btc but my wallet was secure so it was cool.
good read, had me chuckling a bit which is always good!
Thanks for the info
Without reading all the previous 50 pages, I think the original post can be summarized and updated as follows:
1. Get clean OS image, verify MD5 hashes. Can be Windows or Linux or any other OS.
2. Install on freshly formatted computer. Boot.
3. Install Bitcoin client. Run.
4. Bitcoin client will make a wallet.dat with 100 addresses.
5. Close Bitcoin client. Wait for it to completely close, or just shutdown.
6. Install pywallet and extract keys from new wallet.dat. You can also extract the private keys.
7. Copy wallet.dat and / or the plain text public and private keys and RAR them and ZIP them. You might want to make multiple copies of the same file on the same disk and also on multiple cards, USB flash drives, SD cards, and paper printouts.
Step 1 can be changed to use any Live CD of your choice, I just like Windows and I'm 99.99% certain my copy of Windows is secure as is as long as it is offline and disconnected from any networks.
Alternatively, create private keys using bitaddress.org or vanitygen and import them as needed.
1. Get clean OS image, verify MD5 hashes. Can be Windows or Linux or any other OS.
2. Install on freshly formatted computer. Boot.
3. Install Bitcoin client. Run.
4. Bitcoin client will make a wallet.dat with 100 addresses.
5. Close Bitcoin client. Wait for it to completely close, or just shutdown.
6. Install pywallet and extract keys from new wallet.dat. You can also extract the private keys.
7. Copy wallet.dat and / or the plain text public and private keys and RAR them and ZIP them. You might want to make multiple copies of the same file on the same disk and also on multiple cards, USB flash drives, SD cards, and paper printouts.
Step 1 can be changed to use any Live CD of your choice, I just like Windows and I'm 99.99% certain my copy of Windows is secure as is as long as it is offline and disconnected from any networks.
Alternatively, create private keys using bitaddress.org or vanitygen and import them as needed.
A must read for anyone starting building up BitCoins.
Thanks for the tip
very good info for us noobs! I will be rethinking how secure my current setup is. thx.
Thx you for this advice
there is a lot of stealer that are set to steal our wallet
so lets it keep secure ..
there is a lot of stealer that are set to steal our wallet
so lets it keep secure ..
Amrory is excellent. I have used it for a while now, had a first class experience. The engineer responds to questions about it and is very helpful. Thoughroughly recommended.
wow, great info
Armory is set up to provide an offline wallet. You can even run your account from your online wallet, check balances, recieve payments, even make payments when signed by the offline wallet. All explained on the site:
http://bitcoinarmory.com/
http://bitcoinarmory.com/
Learning to keep a private cold storage safe is the ultimate skill a bitcoiner should remember if he forget everything else.
Thanks for the hint.
I will try to find my wallet password, I don't remember where I put it!
I will try to find my wallet password, I don't remember where I put it!
Its info like this that makes me glad that the forum forces newbies to wait before being released into the wider world. If you didnt have to kill a few hours, you might not ever know about this stuff until its too late.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks for the info!
Also whats the best way to exchange for usd's?
Also whats the best way to exchange for usd's?
I wouldnt use a web based wallet for more than a few BTC
I don't know if it was already suggested but, people can try some web based wallets? Think about.
Yeah, great tips. Nice work for the newbies area.
great guide, helpful for a lot of people im sure.
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