Is It Safe To Transfer Wallets Through The Internet?

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I would second what Farmer17 said below:

Quote from: Farmer17 on December 20, 2014, 03:36:07 PM

I won't send it directly with emails. If you need your bitcoin urgently I would suggest you to ask someone to further encrypt the file (using 7zip, winrar, or whatever software you trust) before sending it, and ofc don't include that encryption password in the email.

A password-protected wallet put inside a password-protected ZIP file is double security. Then you can send it over the email. Of course, don't include the ZIP password in the email, just ask over the phone.

And if you're still paranoid: when you receive the wallet, you can transfer the funds to a new address immediately to start with a fresh wallet.

Corenin

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as you told your wallet is already encrypted then it is not a big risk if password is highly secured
for additional security put the wallet file in archive(zip,rar) and encrypt this also
and then ask them to send you wallet by email and password by cell phone over call

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Quote from: Fishbones78 on December 20, 2014, 03:25:13 PM

Hi.
Stupidly, I left my BTC wallet (it's on a thumbdrive) at home. I was wondering if it was safe for someone to e-mail it to me? The wallet has a MultiBit password but i'm not entirely sure it would secure it enough. Is there a way I can completely secure it if I were to pass it through e-mail or should i just be patient and wait a week until i'm home? I currently use a temporary wallet with nothing in it - but its still a wallet.
Thanks

you can encrypt your wallet，i think in this way will be ok.

Dr. Lua

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If they encrypted - yes.

Sonny

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It is safe if you encrypt your wallet file with a good password using a good encryption algorithm.

For your information, when people use the blockchain.info wallet service, their wallet files are encrypted in their browser and are then uploaded to the site server.

BillyBobZorton

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Use 7zip with encrypted filename and pass and use an anonymous host. Mega is suposed to be encrypted. Anonfiles was also anonymous i think and safe but i think its down.

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u should encrypt the file before sending it thru email.

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Quote from: sumantso on December 22, 2014, 11:36:04 AM

What I would do is to get the private key, break it up into several pieces, encrypt each part separately, and send all the encrypted parts and their keys separately over different channels.

That's actually a really good idea.

That's security.

But what I would do is just upload the dat to a cloud.

sumantso

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NOT AT ALL

What I would do is to get the private key, break it up into several pieces, encrypt each part separately, and send all the encrypted parts and their keys separately over different channels.

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Probably. if the wallet is encrypted then yeah sure. otherwise nope.
If it was unencrypted it could be MITMed.

Fishbones78

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Quote from: LOBSTER on December 22, 2014, 10:56:20 AM

I wouldn't recommend to store / transfer a wallet through the internet. But if you want to have a online backup, then please don't use Google Drive or Dropbox, better use Spideroak or your own cloud. Always encrypt it, maybe create a TC container with a strong password (alternatively Winrar). Good luck Cheesy

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I wouldn't recommend to store / transfer a wallet through the internet. But if you want to have a online backup, then please don't use Google Drive or Dropbox, better use Spideroak or your own cloud. Always encrypt it, maybe create a TC container with a strong password (alternatively Winrar). Good luck Cheesy

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Quote from: Honeybooboo on December 22, 2014, 08:40:14 AM

Quote from: Salmon1989 on December 21, 2014, 04:21:51 PM

Quote from: Amph on December 21, 2014, 09:33:29 AM

why transfer it? you might just create a new one and transfer the amount you need, tell your friend to transfer the amount you need

If his friend doesn't work with bitcoin before, he may have trouble doing a bitcoin transaction, or may somehow make a costly mistake.
Also, he will need to tell his friend the Multibit password, and he will have to trust his friend.

This would be my concern. I don't think most of my friends would be able to do it nor would I trust them to (not trust them as in steal my coins but to successfully send them).

If you can't trust them with something you left behind then you have trust issues or bad friends.

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Quote from: Salmon1989 on December 21, 2014, 04:21:51 PM

Quote from: Amph on December 21, 2014, 09:33:29 AM

why transfer it? you might just create a new one and transfer the amount you need, tell your friend to transfer the amount you need

If his friend doesn't work with bitcoin before, he may have trouble doing a bitcoin transaction, or may somehow make a costly mistake.
Also, he will need to tell his friend the Multibit password, and he will have to trust his friend.

This would be my concern. I don't think most of my friends would be able to do it nor would I trust them to (not trust them as in steal my coins but to successfully send them).

Fishbones78

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Hi,
Thank you for all of the replies, I have had the wallet encrypted and sent to me. The wallet was my "spending" wallet and so it never has anything too valuable inside anyway (I have a savings wallet that is in "cold storage" (if that's the correct term)).

Thanks guys Cheesy

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If it is a trusted family member tell him the wallet password and tell him to send funds to a new address.

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Quote from: Amph on December 21, 2014, 09:33:29 AM

why transfer it? you might just create a new one and transfer the amount you need, tell your friend to transfer the amount you need

If his friend doesn't work with bitcoin before, he may have trouble doing a bitcoin transaction, or may somehow make a costly mistake.
Also, he will need to tell his friend the Multibit password, and he will have to trust his friend.

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Quote from: bitbaby on December 21, 2014, 03:08:57 PM

You can do this but I suggest after you're done, don't ever use that wallet again and make a new one and move your funds there.

I was just about to say I wouldn't send my wallet through email even with encryption, but your solution is plausible. Send all the coins elsewhere and never use that wallet again is what OP need to do to protect his funds. Do not compromise security over convenience.

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You can do this but I suggest after you're done, don't ever use that wallet again and make a new one and move your funds there.

Wed

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As long as they're encrypted with a strong password, It shouldn't be a problem.

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