If you want to be very safe,
get a dedicated machine (old cheap laptop will do),
PERMANENTLY disable the internet (delete the wifi drivers),
and then use that machine to generate your addresses
and keys using physically generated entropy (physical dice or coins).
Attach a printer to it that has no access to the net and
never will be used for anything else.
get a dedicated machine (old cheap laptop will do),
PERMANENTLY disable the internet (delete the wifi drivers),
and then use that machine to generate your addresses
and keys using physically generated entropy (physical dice or coins).
Attach a printer to it that has no access to the net and
never will be used for anything else.
and keys using physically generated entropy (physical dice or coins).
Can you explain this to me please?
In simple terms, a private key is essentially just a 256 bit number.
So you can for example, flip a coin 256 times, and you'll get
a binary string "001110100101010001011100010 etc"
You would then convert that probably to WIF format, etc, and
input that into a program or script to get your address.
If you have a 16 sided die, you can roll it 64 times and
get a 256 bit number.
The point is, you're generating the raw entropy from an unhackable
source.
Do you have a scrypt/program I could see?
I have a feeling I am behind in the maths to understand it though.. I started following this one uni proof's youtube on encryption but only like 3 hours in so far...
Really though.
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