For transferring, an offline computer with a CD burner is good enough.
For long term storage, engraved metal is the best bet.
Topic: Is old 3.5 floppy safer than USB drive for cold storage? - page 5. (Read 5761 times)
Reading the replies in this thread makes me realize that hardly anyone uses an offline wallet or makes transactions from an offline wallet.
Bout as durable as a human head vs 50BMG...
How durable are floppy disks anyway? That is my primary concern.
No, FDD , definitely not ... these moddern FDD media dont last longer then a couple writes. Shit gets corrupted so fast.
This aint like the quality FDD media we had back in the 90's , today its all junk.
This aint like the quality FDD media we had back in the 90's , today its all junk.
Floppies seem to have a life of about 15 years (give or take). And flash media needs to be powered up every once in awhile to prevent you from losing data.
I personally have password protected wallets inside a TrueCrypted file, copied and stored on multiple forms of digital backup. If one backup fails, I have plenty of other methods. I highly suggest this.
I personally have password protected wallets inside a TrueCrypted file, copied and stored on multiple forms of digital backup. If one backup fails, I have plenty of other methods. I highly suggest this.
You know that there is speculation that TrueCrypt has been compromised?
hard drive unplug = more than 18 years (1 time per month, less than 5 min)
USB key unplug = more than 12 years (1 time per month, less than 5 min)
USB key unplug = more than 12 years (1 time per month, less than 5 min)
Printing the private key out using armory is much safer.
CD-R = 8 years
DVD-R = 3,5 years
i took about writed cd and dvd ... not the industrial branch of music cd and dvd movies = 18 years.
i have loose a big amount of CD before 6 years ... and a hell amount of DVD before 4 years.
DVD-R = 3,5 years
i took about writed cd and dvd ... not the industrial branch of music cd and dvd movies = 18 years.
i have loose a big amount of CD before 6 years ... and a hell amount of DVD before 4 years.
With the news on USB firmware hacks I was wondering if I should add a 3.5" floppy to my online computer to transfer from my cold storage old XP computer that already has a floppy. Would it be safer?
Some people recommend storing the keys/wallet on a DVD/CD.
DVD is plastic/polymer. It dries and cracks over time.
Your dvd is (potentially) done in 10 years.
Years ago a I read a cd/dvd should be good for hundreds of years, now I'm reading 2-5 years, maybe 10. The cds I burned in the 90's are still fine, and I have cd's from the 80's that are fine. So what's the deal?
With the news on USB firmware hacks I was wondering if I should add a 3.5" floppy to my online computer to transfer from my cold storage old XP computer that already has a floppy. Would it be safer?
Some people recommend storing the keys/wallet on a DVD/CD.
DVD is plastic/polymer. It dries and cracks over time.
Your dvd is (potentially) done in 10 years.
Floppies seem to have a life of about 15 years (give or take). And flash media needs to be powered up every once in awhile to prevent you from losing data.
I personally have password protected wallets inside a TrueCrypted file, copied and stored on multiple forms of digital backup. If one backup fails, I have plenty of other methods. I highly suggest this.
I personally have password protected wallets inside a TrueCrypted file, copied and stored on multiple forms of digital backup. If one backup fails, I have plenty of other methods. I highly suggest this.
I'm not storing on the floppy, I'm talking about using the floppy to store the signed message that I generate on my offline computer and transfer to my online computer.
I would be curious as well.
With the news on USB firmware hacks I was wondering if I should add a 3.5" floppy to my online computer to transfer from my cold storage old XP computer that already has a floppy. Would it be safer?
yeah but why not go all the back to a 5 1/4" floppy. Now those actually flopped.
Not as much as 8 inchers, though.
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With the news on USB firmware hacks I was wondering if I should add a 3.5" floppy to my online computer to transfer from my cold storage old XP computer that already has a floppy. Would it be safer?
yeah but why not go all the back to a 5 1/4" floppy. Now those actually flopped.
With the news on USB firmware hacks I was wondering if I should add a 3.5" floppy to my online computer to transfer from my cold storage old XP computer that already has a floppy. Would it be safer?
Some people recommend storing the keys/wallet on a DVD/CD.
I ended up using audio using minimodem. This [1] is in the Armory section and for Linux, but it might give you some ideas (you can transmit any kind of data). Cheap investment too for a 3.5mm jack-jack cable.
[1] https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/tx-signing-via-minimodem-735111
[1] https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/tx-signing-via-minimodem-735111
I'm not storing on the floppy, I'm talking about using the floppy to store the signed message that I generate on my offline computer and transfer to my online computer.
With the news on USB firmware hacks I was wondering if I should add a 3.5" floppy to my online computer to transfer from my cold storage old XP computer that already has a floppy. Would it be safer?
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