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Topic: Making MEW more secure??? (Read 182 times)

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March 24, 2018, 02:51:55 PM
#30
But it is perfectly secure without the need of another factor of authentification unless you may mistaen and fall victim of phishing sites. The lat design graphic lunched in the home page of MEW make difficult the try to make a similar site; just bookmark the correct address or use metamask which is also secure. Here a link in GitHub about how to use mew offline: https://myetherwallet.github.io/knowledge-base/offline/running-myetherwallet-locally.html
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March 24, 2018, 02:45:13 PM
#29
Thank you guys for your support please also share, Is there any other option available to store ERC-20 tokens?
What are the options are which one your guys are using?
There are lots of apps available on android mobile to store ERC20 tokens in our mobile like the wallets like Imtoken,Freewallet.org,but none of them are secure as much as MEW.
If you want to keep them in long term then buy and hardware wallet called Ledger Nano S which now support ERC20 tokens too.
newbie
Activity: 13
Merit: 4
March 20, 2018, 01:46:36 AM
#28
Get some hardwallet you can buy either ledger nano or trezor it is for your own safety because theres a lot of hackers in the web which will do everything so scam peopel.Do not install suspicious apps and extensions so that you wont have anything to worry about because metamask extension will protect your private key encrypting inside the metamaks,so these hackers wont get your accounts  easily.
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Activity: 15
Merit: 4
March 20, 2018, 01:33:22 AM
#27
Hi friends,

Is there any way to make MEW wallet more secure like enabling 2-factor authentication or sms otp etc. I tried to Google it but I don't think MEW support 2FA.

Also, what are some best MEW alternatives that you are using?


Use hardwallet wallet so that you me wallet will be more secured,isntall metamask extension to protect your wallet's private key from being stolen by the phishing sites and malwares,metamask extension would be the best anti phishing extension today and it is also recommended by the mew itself because this extension will block your access from potential scam sites.
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Activity: 364
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March 20, 2018, 01:19:24 AM
#26
Thank you guys for your support please also share, Is there any other option available to store ERC-20 tokens?
What are the options are which one your guys are using?
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Activity: 266
Merit: 10
March 19, 2018, 01:57:23 PM
#25
Just basic ways to prevent your funds to be stolen:
Use metamask, always check your search, some letters could be slightly different , for instance with dots or other symbols, don't open suspecios link
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March 19, 2018, 01:35:14 PM
#24
I do not know why people here say that the MEW wallet is not safe, I think that it is very safe on the contrary, so I think that making MEW even safer is certainly necessary, but I think it will be superfluous
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March 19, 2018, 01:33:35 PM
#23
Hi friends,

Is there any way to make MEW wallet more secure like enabling 2-factor authentication or sms otp etc. I tried to Google it but I don't think MEW support 2FA.

Also, what are some best MEW alternatives that you are using?



I think Myetherwallet is very safe, to be more secure when logged in should use json / keystore files to be more secure because it is definitely the phishing web will have trouble opening your account.
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Activity: 482
Merit: 117
March 19, 2018, 01:33:22 PM
#22
i think there is no any another way to secure more the MEW. you can use metamask as transaction the altcoin. it is slightly more secured compare to the general MEW wallet. there is no any another way.
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March 19, 2018, 01:30:16 PM
#21
The problem of MEW is they not have 2FA or recovering feature. For securing, the good choice is by use METAMASK. Metamask is a browser plugin that possible you to un need to use private key every login times. You only need to import your private key in once than you can access your wallet just with type password that you set when you install metamask. Metamask will handle your session to login on wallet and take care of security problems.
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March 19, 2018, 01:01:19 PM
#20
Hi friends,

Is there any way to make MEW wallet more secure like enabling 2-factor authentication or sms otp etc. I tried to Google it but I don't think MEW support 2FA.

Also, what are some best MEW alternatives that you are using?



I've been using mew for a year now. and its very safe i store almost all my erc20 token there. just don't give your private key to anyone.
for alternative, take a look at metamask. just the same of mew. you can even use your metamask account to mew.
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March 19, 2018, 12:59:39 PM
#19
Here're few advices how to make use MEW safely:
1. Bookmark it and always open it only from the bookmark
2. Before unlocking the wallet check MEW official twitter for any kind of hacking attempts.
3. Unlock your wallet only using Metamask and only if you need to send tokens. Use Meramask to send ETH. and etherscan or ethplorer to check the balance.
4. Never share your private key to anyone and never open any suspicious links from your mail.
Following these steps will make your money safe.
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March 19, 2018, 12:57:21 PM
#18
I use mew from myetherwallet as long as you keep the private key and do not give anybody surely you will not experience many problems
hero member
Activity: 980
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March 19, 2018, 12:53:57 PM
#17
You can not make an online wallet even more safer if that is the only feature in securing it, But it is your own choice in keeping your coins safe if you want it to be more safer please don't be clumsy enough to share your private key or lose it because if that Private key will be gone then say goodbye to your coins and token, Well if you want a more safest wallet for your coins get a cold storage one to be sure on the security features involve in it.
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Activity: 392
Merit: 105
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March 19, 2018, 12:49:16 PM
#16
Hi friends,

Is there any way to make MEW wallet more secure like enabling 2-factor authentication or sms otp etc. I tried to Google it but I don't think MEW support 2FA.

Also, what are some best MEW alternatives that you are using?



As was mentioned myetherwallet doesnt provide 2-factor verification neither via Google 2fa nor SMS. So there is no posibility to make it safer.
But if you want to be sure your ethereum is in safe place, just generate private key from secured device. And then transfer.
Or if you want hot storage with top security - you need to buy one of harware wallets like Trezor which provides token transactions
newbie
Activity: 1
Merit: 0
March 19, 2018, 12:39:40 PM
#15
I think  bookmarking the website and then using on brave browser is enough security. MEW is  not a wallet to enable 2fa
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Merit: 103
March 19, 2018, 12:37:50 PM
#14
I think the best solution is to use MEW in conjunction with the Ledger or Trezor, which will significantly increase the security of the wallet.
I agree with you and I have been using nano ledger as wallet to keep my assets in the long term, this is very safe and OP should try it.
+1, myetherwallet don't support 2FA, so the best combo to secure your fund is Hardware Wallet + Myetherwallet, nobody can steal your private key, believed me and don't wait until losses your fund, then only buy a hardware wallet, it's also not expensive  Smiley
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Activity: 826
Merit: 518
March 19, 2018, 12:33:40 PM
#13
Hi friends,

Is there any way to make MEW wallet more secure like enabling 2-factor authentication or sms otp etc. I tried to Google it but I don't think MEW support 2FA.

Also, what are some best MEW alternatives that you are using?



Mew don't need 2 factor authentication or sms verification code because it already has the most secured form of password called private key it is impossible to hack your private key,so you need to keep your private keys safe if you want your MEW to be secured.An other things you can do are

  • Keep the system offline when it is not needed
  • Use the ether scan.io to keep track your transactions
  • Bookmark the official website of MEW so it will prevent you from entering into clone websites
full member
Activity: 504
Merit: 101
March 19, 2018, 12:27:44 PM
#12
I think the best solution is to use MEW in conjunction with the Ledger or Trezor, which will significantly increase the security of the wallet.
I agree with you and I have been using nano ledger as wallet to keep my assets in the long term, this is very safe and OP should try it.
member
Activity: 224
Merit: 17
March 19, 2018, 12:22:23 PM
#11
I think the best solution is to use MEW in conjunction with the Ledger or Trezor, which will significantly increase the security of the wallet.
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Merit: 10
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March 19, 2018, 11:40:30 AM
#10
Hi friends,

Is there any way to make MEW wallet more secure like enabling 2-factor authentication or sms otp etc. I tried to Google it but I don't think MEW support 2FA.

Also, what are some best MEW alternatives that you are using?



i think the best way to make your wallet secure is import your mew wallet into metamask extension, i also use that for more secure transaction, and since i used it and till now, my wallet never been compromised or even a suspicious transaction. like my wallet have a great health condition.
newbie
Activity: 140
Merit: 0
March 19, 2018, 07:06:11 AM
#9
I haven't seen Myetherwallet with this feature. They offer a method of doing it secure with their offline address creation. And offline transaction processing as well but it is for advanced users. It is a bit hard to do.
jr. member
Activity: 420
Merit: 1
March 19, 2018, 06:59:21 AM
#8
Well MEW cannot be more secured than it is now and you can't add any additionally security details, apart from what has been programmed on it. If you really want a more secured wallet is when you use hardware wallet, which i feel is far better. Your hardware wallet cannot be hacked. Except you give your security details to a third party.
Hardware wallet is an example of cold wallet and examples of hardware wallets are, Trezor, Ledger Nano and KeepKey. These wallets are good and well secured.
sr. member
Activity: 630
Merit: 253
March 19, 2018, 06:55:16 AM
#7
Hi friends,

Is there any way to make MEW wallet more secure like enabling 2-factor authentication or sms otp etc. I tried to Google it but I don't think MEW support 2FA.

Also, what are some best MEW alternatives that you are using?



if you use the "offline wallet" option of mew, it is very safe. it is like cold storage

by using offline wallet, you never log in with json file or your private key on an online computer

you do your transfers from another computer which is online

you can read mew website and github to learn how to use offline wallet option
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March 19, 2018, 06:47:13 AM
#6
Maybe you bsa try to use imToken on your smartphone milliki. I think imToken is an application that not only has good security, it also has token acceptance automation feature without having to look for the token in MEW
jr. member
Activity: 238
Merit: 7
March 19, 2018, 06:34:52 AM
#5
No, MEW does not support 2FA & SMS OTP, just to avoid getting phished or scam make sure you always visit the legit MEW website, better to bookmark it & always unlock your wallet via MEW, no other site. If you still getting fear about login on MEW via JSON or Private key then better to buy Nano ledger and integrate it with MEW you will be very safe as your private keys won't exposed online, you will be signing every transaction from Nano ledger device. It is just 98$ and worth to invest.
sr. member
Activity: 1512
Merit: 306
March 19, 2018, 06:33:14 AM
#4
Hi friends,

Is there any way to make MEW wallet more secure like enabling 2-factor authentication or sms otp etc. I tried to Google it but I don't think MEW support 2FA.

Also, what are some best MEW alternatives that you are using?



Use Metamask to send tokens and MEW as a wallet for long-term storage. So your primary address will become more secure or use hardware wallets.
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Activity: 420
Merit: 119
March 19, 2018, 06:31:35 AM
#3
Hi friends,

Is there any way to make MEW wallet more secure like enabling 2-factor authentication or sms otp etc. I tried to Google it but I don't think MEW support 2FA.

Also, what are some best MEW alternatives that you are using?



Well, MEW is just an application to create a wallet, I usually use a metamask to secure my wallet. When i use it in some of the exchange like Etherdelta and Idex.
newbie
Activity: 104
Merit: 0
March 19, 2018, 06:22:08 AM
#2

I also find that MEW is not very safe but there is no way to make MEW safer. I often use cold wallets
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Activity: 364
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March 19, 2018, 06:15:43 AM
#1
Hi friends,

Is there any way to make MEW wallet more secure like enabling 2-factor authentication or sms otp etc. I tried to Google it but I don't think MEW support 2FA.

Also, what are some best MEW alternatives that you are using?

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