Topic: Interesting ways to store your private keys for offline wallets - page 2. (Read 2851 times)
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October 13, 2014, 01:00:31 AM
one word: Steganography.
October 12, 2014, 06:13:40 PM
Tattoo the private keys in my butt chic. 
But what if all the mirrors get stolen?
There's no need to worry – I'm here to answer your question! ... I got three words for all of y'all: Get a life!
October 12, 2014, 05:48:38 PM
Silverwallets.com are so cewl!
October 12, 2014, 05:46:06 PM
Make a small hole in a titanium screw, either ingrave the privkey inside that cavity, or insert something durable with the privkey engraved on it within the cavity. Seal it. Now, go and break your arm, insert a few screws to fix it. The screw with the privkey goes along with the other screw. If somebody ever asks, just say you were in a horrible ice skating accident when you tried to qualify for the nationals. Privkey secured. Retrieval might be another matter, but you're in this for the long term, no?
Bad idea. Body scanner at the airport would be able to see your pkey.
It would still be a bad idea because you would be unable to access your funds without hurting yourself.....again
October 12, 2014, 12:47:21 PM
October 12, 2014, 12:35:44 PM
Make a small hole in a titanium screw, either ingrave the privkey inside that cavity, or insert something durable with the privkey engraved on it within the cavity. Seal it. Now, go and break your arm, insert a few screws to fix it. The screw with the privkey goes along with the other screw. If somebody ever asks, just say you were in a horrible ice skating accident when you tried to qualify for the nationals. Privkey secured. Retrieval might be another matter, but you're in this for the long term, no?
Bad idea. Body scanner at the airport would be able to see your pkey.
October 12, 2014, 12:35:06 PM
Make a small hole in a titanium screw, either ingrave the privkey inside that cavity, or insert something durable with the privkey engraved on it within the cavity. Seal it. Now, go and break your arm, insert a few screws to fix it. The screw with the privkey goes along with the other screw. If somebody ever asks, just say you were in a horrible ice skating accident when you tried to qualify for the nationals. Privkey secured. Retrieval might be another matter, but you're in this for the long term, no?
lol
That seems a bit extreme. You can just dig a hole and hide it somewhere or within a tree cavity or something. Never the less, i like the style
+1 October 12, 2014, 12:31:35 PM
Make a small hole in a titanium screw, either ingrave the privkey inside that cavity, or insert something durable with the privkey engraved on it within the cavity. Seal it. Now, go and break your arm, insert a few screws to fix it. The screw with the privkey goes along with the other screw. If somebody ever asks, just say you were in a horrible ice skating accident when you tried to qualify for the nationals. Privkey secured. Retrieval might be another matter, but you're in this for the long term, no?
This is a bad idea. Not only should you not hurt yourself to keep your money safe, but you would also need to further hurt yourself to be able to spend your money. In order for cold storage to be effective it not only needs to be safe from attackers but also allow you to be able to spend your money with semi ease.You would also risk that the doctor would put in the incorrect screw in your arm (you would not be able to put them in yourself)
October 12, 2014, 10:48:05 AM
Make a small hole in a titanium screw, either ingrave the privkey inside that cavity, or insert something durable with the privkey engraved on it within the cavity. Seal it. Now, go and break your arm, insert a few screws to fix it. The screw with the privkey goes along with the other screw. If somebody ever asks, just say you were in a horrible ice skating accident when you tried to qualify for the nationals. Privkey secured. Retrieval might be another matter, but you're in this for the long term, no?
October 12, 2014, 10:35:50 AM
I have seen a thread (that I cannot find now) that had a slew of interesting ideas of how people were storing their private keys for offline wallets. From engraving into metal to tattoos.
Now that some time has passed and people have surly come up with other methods, I'd love to hear some of them. I am currently trying to find the best way(s) to store a few private keys of my own. I'd like to be cautious, because if the perfect storm happens, I don't want to lose all of my bitcoins. By this, I mean simply throwing it on a piece of paper and putting it in a safe deposit box, and then another in my home isn't going to cut it. What if the bank gets robbed and my home safe is stolen? Likely not to happen, I know, but I still want a better way to store them.
Any ideas? The more nerdy the better
Now that some time has passed and people have surly come up with other methods, I'd love to hear some of them. I am currently trying to find the best way(s) to store a few private keys of my own. I'd like to be cautious, because if the perfect storm happens, I don't want to lose all of my bitcoins. By this, I mean simply throwing it on a piece of paper and putting it in a safe deposit box, and then another in my home isn't going to cut it. What if the bank gets robbed and my home safe is stolen? Likely not to happen, I know, but I still want a better way to store them.
Any ideas? The more nerdy the better
check this strange method
: http://soundwallet.net/ I'm not sure that I like the sound of step #4
October 12, 2014, 08:03:05 AM
it's dangous not interesting
October 12, 2014, 04:22:45 AM
I have seen a thread (that I cannot find now) that had a slew of interesting ideas of how people were storing their private keys for offline wallets. From engraving into metal to tattoos.
Now that some time has passed and people have surly come up with other methods, I'd love to hear some of them. I am currently trying to find the best way(s) to store a few private keys of my own. I'd like to be cautious, because if the perfect storm happens, I don't want to lose all of my bitcoins. By this, I mean simply throwing it on a piece of paper and putting it in a safe deposit box, and then another in my home isn't going to cut it. What if the bank gets robbed and my home safe is stolen? Likely not to happen, I know, but I still want a better way to store them.
Any ideas? The more nerdy the better
Now that some time has passed and people have surly come up with other methods, I'd love to hear some of them. I am currently trying to find the best way(s) to store a few private keys of my own. I'd like to be cautious, because if the perfect storm happens, I don't want to lose all of my bitcoins. By this, I mean simply throwing it on a piece of paper and putting it in a safe deposit box, and then another in my home isn't going to cut it. What if the bank gets robbed and my home safe is stolen? Likely not to happen, I know, but I still want a better way to store them.
Any ideas? The more nerdy the better
check this strange method
: http://soundwallet.net/ October 12, 2014, 04:21:01 AM
BIP38 encrypted and shared with Shamir Secret Sharing technique in as many parts as you please and pick your number for recovery. After that it's just a matter of mitigating risk, think your house will burn down? Engrave some of the shares in metal. Think your USB stick will fail? Use several from different manufacturers. Etc.
Distribute the shares in different physical locations and be imaginative.
At the same time think about how your heirs can get to your keys, in case you get hit by a bus.
October 12, 2014, 03:52:13 AM
Tattoo the private keys in my butt chic.
But what if all the mirrors get stolen?
October 11, 2014, 11:32:18 PM
Tattoo the private keys in my butt chic.
October 11, 2014, 11:24:07 PM
I like the idea, but was thinking more of ways to store the private key as-is, even if it's possibly broken up into different locations.
I don't know. Just rambling.
I don't know. Just rambling.
cut your paper wallets in half?
October 11, 2014, 03:45:56 PM
I like the idea, but was thinking more of ways to store the private key as-is, even if it's possibly broken up into different locations.
I don't know. Just rambling.
I don't know. Just rambling.
October 11, 2014, 03:12:15 PM
How about encrypted paper wallets?
October 11, 2014, 03:03:52 PM
I have seen a thread (that I cannot find now) that had a slew of interesting ideas of how people were storing their private keys for offline wallets. From engraving into metal to tattoos.
Now that some time has passed and people have surly come up with other methods, I'd love to hear some of them. I am currently trying to find the best way(s) to store a few private keys of my own. I'd like to be cautious, because if the perfect storm happens, I don't want to lose all of my bitcoins. By this, I mean simply throwing it on a piece of paper and putting it in a safe deposit box, and then another in my home isn't going to cut it. What if the bank gets robbed and my home safe is stolen? Likely not to happen, I know, but I still want a better way to store them.
Any ideas? The more nerdy the better
Now that some time has passed and people have surly come up with other methods, I'd love to hear some of them. I am currently trying to find the best way(s) to store a few private keys of my own. I'd like to be cautious, because if the perfect storm happens, I don't want to lose all of my bitcoins. By this, I mean simply throwing it on a piece of paper and putting it in a safe deposit box, and then another in my home isn't going to cut it. What if the bank gets robbed and my home safe is stolen? Likely not to happen, I know, but I still want a better way to store them.
Any ideas? The more nerdy the better
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