Unless you change your underwear.
what is...this...underwear?
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Topic: Use another bitcoin address as your password (Read 4285 times)
Unless you change your underwear.
what is...this...underwear?
How you're a girl
Unless you change your underwear.
what is...this...underwear?
I thought satoshi invented base58
He invented the base58check particular one used in bitcoin. There is another base58, but it's different. Bitcoin's version just skips the similar looking characters IO0l.
Unless you change your underwear.
Now why would I do a thing like that?Why would anyone do such thing?
Unless you change your underwear.
Now why would I do a thing like that?
I thought satoshi invented base58
On a more serious note, I use pw-gen.
http://pwgen-win.sourceforge.net/
It's free. Open source. And it spits out stuff like this:
*{g1AoHd"#a|CKU}'~sMZX5$g~C"mu._i?nv6V}#
aW{j1`~N}&KS/Hu37Y$(IN@1?1,T!~j>b4;lMt<|
Fvl*a4mu*TZy?BR/G8*8>Rk|N06%geCB[}5f5D$d
u6v.;CCH(5$yOL8Z`2:kIXyhSeSJoW6\`]:+Qo[+
7u`AXzT$gock^{)4:?xgIA{fCf'1>:itTkq]]T>G
R77zjQQm5+00TzWI*IJyNH_`Rhxb1po.A3(-v~fq
But if that busts your software or website, you can also use "simple" versions like this:
FV1AbKarhC3GvWXl8qo4Uu2BkXSUguuEdEGHgb4b
jHfQfqu5c20Mm67px9vsxd9IUwyntc7aeQYYHcU0
SQItOe4ENYsElnalkae0Eq7c3IyesIlRK1gxIYms
ztcgELJLHgHVVcsDB7HqP2a1NUiH0jnjPldEKbjx
ZZFE7uexc1dr4IqJDftnJFvx3tsxvA8T2wM08lNm
dZT5NXNSHBj9zNYh4bCQRkoUmsEgtQO7gdijoLgx
And if you tweak the settings, you can even come up with bitcoin looking passwords (limit the char set to base58check.)
http://pwgen-win.sourceforge.net/
It's free. Open source. And it spits out stuff like this:
*{g1AoHd"#a|CKU}'~sMZX5$g~C"mu._i?nv6V}#
aW{j1`~N}&KS/Hu37Y$(IN@1?1,T!~j>b4;lMt<|
Fvl*a4mu*TZy?BR/G8*8>Rk|N06%geCB[}5f5D$d
u6v.;CCH(5$yOL8Z`2:kIXyhSeSJoW6\`]:+Qo[+
7u`AXzT$gock^{)4:?xgIA{fCf'1>:itTkq]]T>G
R77zjQQm5+00TzWI*IJyNH_`Rhxb1po.A3(-v~fq
But if that busts your software or website, you can also use "simple" versions like this:
FV1AbKarhC3GvWXl8qo4Uu2BkXSUguuEdEGHgb4b
jHfQfqu5c20Mm67px9vsxd9IUwyntc7aeQYYHcU0
SQItOe4ENYsElnalkae0Eq7c3IyesIlRK1gxIYms
ztcgELJLHgHVVcsDB7HqP2a1NUiH0jnjPldEKbjx
ZZFE7uexc1dr4IqJDftnJFvx3tsxvA8T2wM08lNm
dZT5NXNSHBj9zNYh4bCQRkoUmsEgtQO7gdijoLgx
And if you tweak the settings, you can even come up with bitcoin looking passwords (limit the char set to base58check.)
This is a good idea. Simply use an address as your password, they are random and secure. Plus you can keep it in a list or address book and no one would think it's a password.
You can pretty much use it for any kind of password, like WiFi networksThat's a good idea. Buy a couple routers, keep them in the boxes but use the macs as your password. It'll be in clear site but no one would ever guess. Stuff like this will help people use secure passwords and not forget them.
During a fire, run out with a backup usb and your routers.
You could use the bar code on your underwear. That way you always have your password with you.
Unless you change your underwear.
This is a good idea. Simply use an address as your password, they are random and secure. Plus you can keep it in a list or address book and no one would think it's a password.
You can pretty much use it for any kind of password, like WiFi networksThat's a good idea. Buy a couple routers, keep them in the boxes but use the macs as your password. It'll be in clear site but no one would ever guess. Stuff like this will help people use secure passwords and not forget them.
During a fire, run out with a backup usb and your routers.
You could use the bar code on your underwear. That way you always have your password with you.
This is a good idea. Simply use an address as your password, they are random and secure. Plus you can keep it in a list or address book and no one would think it's a password.
You can pretty much use it for any kind of password, like WiFi networksThat's a good idea. Buy a couple routers, keep them in the boxes but use the macs as your password. It'll be in clear site but no one would ever guess. Stuff like this will help people use secure passwords and not forget them.
During a fire, run out with a backup usb and your routers.
Now I know why the dumpster behind your house has all those scraps of paper with the funny little numbers on them 
Here's my password...b75a797f-0b1e-48a2-8d90-0c3c65c04769
I made it up just now using this...
http://www.uuidgenerator.net/version4
Generate the version 4 type for max randomness...and check out the probability of generating a non-unique identifier..."The probability of one duplicate would be about 50% if every person on earth owns 600 million UUIDs."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universally_unique_identifier
Take out the dashes/replace dashes with some other character/move the delimiters around/combine uuids/some other variation to boost randomness.
You can remember these long sequences in about 2 days...just write them out 20 times every couple of hours on the first day, and then 2-3 times on the second day. Then write them out about 2x per day about every other day to commit to longer term memory. Use a pen and paper - and cover up the last sequence you write to avoid the temptation to copy 
I made it up just now using this...
http://www.uuidgenerator.net/version4
Generate the version 4 type for max randomness...and check out the probability of generating a non-unique identifier..."The probability of one duplicate would be about 50% if every person on earth owns 600 million UUIDs."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universally_unique_identifier
Take out the dashes/replace dashes with some other character/move the delimiters around/combine uuids/some other variation to boost randomness.
This is a good idea. Simply use an address as your password, they are random and secure. Plus you can keep it in a list or address book and no one would think it's a password.
You can pretty much use it for any kind of password, like WiFi networks Oh dear.... kuverty, please tell me you are not serious.
To ease your mind, I was trolling obviously. Figured it'd be all right in this thread...
Phew
. I can imagine some people actually trying this. People don't do that!
Also beware of Windows changing meta data and hash changing. Also almost anywhere you upload it online will modify it.
Oh dear.... kuverty, please tell me you are not serious.
To ease your mind, I was trolling obviously. Figured it'd be all right in this thread...
Phew
. I can imagine some people actually trying this. Oh dear.... kuverty, please tell me you are not serious.
To ease your mind, I was trolling obviously. Figured it'd be all right in this thread...
I use the SHA256 hash of a picture of me standing in my kitchen to access my Bitcoin savings. I did not store the picture to be safe, because I can always take a new one but no one else can get a picture like that. I have not stored the picture anywhere so it's like a brain wallet but I feel it's more secure as that's more entropy than I'd like to just remember. I hope my house doen't burn down... I don't think so but maybe I should consider printing such a pic and taking it to a bank vault
My thoughts exactly, hope my balls won't gain volume, need to see my girl precisely every 2.432 days.
Memorize a simple password in your head 1234BitcoinEater, then memorize the hashing procedure, e.g. SHA256(HEXTOBIN()) then use it as your password.
If you have multiple passwords you could combine multiple one way hashing algorithms and add 1 to the end of your memorized password, then every time you need a new one simply add 1 to it and hash the same way to get a completely different password.
If you have multiple passwords you could combine multiple one way hashing algorithms and add 1 to the end of your memorized password, then every time you need a new one simply add 1 to it and hash the same way to get a completely different password.
Here's another hare brained scheme for you guys to consider:
- Take out your camera and take a picture.
- Make a hundred billion copies of that picture and stick it everywhere. In USB sticks, DVDs, memory cards. Throw them around the house. Make sure a few tiny memory cards end up behind the sofa like loose change. Even wear one as an amulet around your neck.
- Use the sha256sum of the picture as your password. Very easy to do on *nix
Code:
sha256sum my_not_so_secret_pic.png
- And if you need multiple passwords just append a number:
Code:
echo "1" | cat - my_not_so_secret_pic.png | sha256sum
Now we can tie our BTC to our testicles, thanks for the great info.
I use the SHA256 hash of a picture of me standing in my kitchen to access my Bitcoin savings. I did not store the picture to be safe, because I can always take a new one but no one else can get a picture like that. I have not stored the picture anywhere so it's like a brain wallet but I feel it's more secure as that's more entropy than I'd like to just remember. I hope my house doen't burn down... I don't think so but maybe I should consider printing such a pic and taking it to a bank vault
Oh dear.... kuverty, please tell me you are not serious.
Memorize a simple password in your head 1234BitcoinEater, then memorize the hashing procedure, e.g. SHA256(HEXTOBIN()) then use it as your password.
If you have multiple passwords you could combine multiple one way hashing algorithms and add 1 to the end of your memorized password, then every time you need a new one simply add 1 to it and hash the same way to get a completely different password.
If you have multiple passwords you could combine multiple one way hashing algorithms and add 1 to the end of your memorized password, then every time you need a new one simply add 1 to it and hash the same way to get a completely different password.
Here's another hare brained scheme for you guys to consider:
- Take out your camera and take a picture.
- Make a hundred billion copies of that picture and stick it everywhere. In USB sticks, DVDs, memory cards. Throw them around the house. Make sure a few tiny memory cards end up behind the sofa like loose change. Even wear one as an amulet around your neck.
- Use the sha256sum of the picture as your password. Very easy to do on *nix
Code:
sha256sum my_not_so_secret_pic.png
- And if you need multiple passwords just append a number:
Code:
echo "1" | cat - my_not_so_secret_pic.png | sha256sum
Now we can tie our BTC to our testicles, thanks for the great info.
I use the SHA256 hash of a picture of me standing in my kitchen to access my Bitcoin savings. I did not store the picture to be safe, because I can always take a new one but no one else can get a picture like that. I have not stored the picture anywhere so it's like a brain wallet but I feel it's more secure as that's more entropy than I'd like to just remember. I hope my house doen't burn down... I don't think so but maybe I should consider printing such a pic and taking it to a bank vault
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