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Regarding passwords Off-topic
Use OpenSSL to get better (cryptographically strong) random numbers.like this:Co…
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n/a | bcearl | June 29, 2011, 09:16:49 AM |
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POLL: Which OS do you use? Bitcoin Discussion
There already was a poll:http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=21499.0
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n/a | bcearl | June 29, 2011, 09:13:31 AM |
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Could antitrust law be invoked to force the breakup of large mining pools? Bitcoin Discussion
It is not a real security issue. With less than 50 % you can't attack bitcoin.Wi…
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n/a | bcearl | June 29, 2011, 09:11:13 AM |
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Cracked Passwords List Leaked, were you cracked? Bitcoin Discussion
Well, that password is done. I was ignorant to think that would suffice. Sorry,…
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n/a | bcearl | June 29, 2011, 09:01:11 AM |
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So, bitcoin client still use unencrypted wallet.dat Bitcoin Discussion
How computationally expensive is the algorithm that converts the passphrase to t…
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n/a | bcearl | June 29, 2011, 08:45:20 AM |
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So, bitcoin client still use unencrypted wallet.dat Bitcoin Discussion
This is the logic of all the hardcore anti-encryption people in this thread:Quot…
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n/a | bcearl | June 29, 2011, 02:04:44 AM |
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So, bitcoin client still use unencrypted wallet.dat Bitcoin Discussion
I don't believe smartcards will be any more secure than a password protected wal…
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n/a | bcearl | June 28, 2011, 12:46:55 PM |
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So, bitcoin client still use unencrypted wallet.dat Bitcoin Discussion
As soon as Bitcoin is accepted more broadly, the industry will produce smartcard…
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n/a | bcearl | June 28, 2011, 08:58:21 AM |
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So, bitcoin client still use unencrypted wallet.dat Bitcoin Discussion
You haven't proposed a complete scheme, so you're comparing the advantages and d…
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n/a | bcearl | June 28, 2011, 04:05:48 AM |
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So, bitcoin client still use unencrypted wallet.dat Bitcoin Discussion
1) Only true if you have full disk encryption. Otherwise, your operating system…
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n/a | bcearl | June 28, 2011, 03:58:17 AM |
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So, bitcoin client still use unencrypted wallet.dat Bitcoin Discussion
encrypted: 1)- thief steals your hard drive : thief more or less s.o.o.l2)- thie…
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n/a | bcearl | June 28, 2011, 03:33:34 AM |
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So, bitcoin client still use unencrypted wallet.dat Bitcoin Discussion
You haven't proposed a complete scheme, so you're comparing the advantages and d…
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n/a | bcearl | June 28, 2011, 03:26:50 AM |
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So, bitcoin client still use unencrypted wallet.dat Bitcoin Discussion
But a forgotten password results in lost coins for the whole network, while stol…
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n/a | bcearl | June 28, 2011, 03:22:29 AM |
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So, bitcoin client still use unencrypted wallet.dat Bitcoin Discussion
You haven't proposed a complete scheme, so you're comparing the advantages and d…
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n/a | bcearl | June 28, 2011, 03:19:24 AM |
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So, bitcoin client still use unencrypted wallet.dat Bitcoin Discussion
IMO, that's just inviting disaster. The client should only be running on machine…
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n/a | bcearl | June 28, 2011, 03:08:20 AM |
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Enough with the elitist crap Bitcoin Discussion
I have 4 dedicated Windows 7 mining rigs. They are on their own separate networ…
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n/a | bcearl | June 28, 2011, 01:16:03 AM |
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Enough with the elitist crap Bitcoin Discussion
The use of Windows operating systems, particularly for mining, is a threat to th…
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n/a | bcearl | June 28, 2011, 01:14:16 AM |
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Enough with the elitist crap Bitcoin Discussion
The use of Windows operating systems, particularly for mining, is a threat to th…
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n/a | bcearl | June 28, 2011, 01:13:32 AM |
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Enough with the elitist crap Bitcoin Discussion
The use of Windows operating systems, particularly for mining, is a threat to th…
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n/a | bcearl | June 27, 2011, 09:26:55 AM |
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Enough with the elitist crap Bitcoin Discussion
The Bitcoin protocol maybe for everyone, but the client you get at bitcoin.org d…
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n/a | bcearl | June 27, 2011, 08:45:33 AM |
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Bitcoins interest rates possible? Bitcoin Discussion
Funkypala, welcome again.I thought about that, too. My conclusion: A bank who gi…
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n/a | bcearl | June 27, 2011, 07:19:37 AM |
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Wallet in the Cloud - Keeping your Bitcoins encrypted and saved into the Cloud! Beginners & Help
You could use ecryptfs, which is used by default for encrypted home directories…
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n/a | bcearl | June 27, 2011, 07:04:28 AM |
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Bitcoins interest rates possible? Bitcoin Discussion
I thought about that, too. My conclusion: A bank who gives loans to people is im…
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n/a | bcearl | June 27, 2011, 06:57:36 AM |
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Solution: How to shift the decimal Bitcoin Discussion
Use µBTC instead of uBTC. Even Windows supports Unicode for a decade now.
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n/a | bcearl | June 27, 2011, 06:50:02 AM |
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Wallet in the Cloud - Keeping your Bitcoins encrypted and saved into the Cloud! Beginners & Help
You could use ecryptfs, which is used by default for encrypted home directories…
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n/a | bcearl | June 27, 2011, 04:46:20 AM |
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A Secure and Redundant Savings Wallet Concept, Hopefully Bitcoin Discussion
QuoteIf something is made up of 6 parts, and you only have 5 of the parts, and e…
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n/a | bcearl | June 27, 2011, 02:04:37 AM |
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A Secure and Redundant Savings Wallet Concept, Hopefully Bitcoin Discussion
i would agree with not trusting a hidden volume, but could we agree that it woul…
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n/a | bcearl | June 27, 2011, 01:31:05 AM |
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Who and why? Bitcoin Discussion
It was a typical teenager attack, MtGox was crappy all the time. So there is not…
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n/a | bcearl | June 27, 2011, 01:26:26 AM |
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ALL of my bitcoins stolen (Around 60) . What the F*CK. Bitcoin Discussion
Sounds very fishy.If you had it encrypted, any ideas on how it was stolen?If you…
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n/a | bcearl | June 27, 2011, 01:23:36 AM |
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A Secure and Redundant Savings Wallet Concept, Hopefully Bitcoin Discussion
It is an unsupported claim of TrueCrypt, you should not trust it.Their website a…
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n/a | bcearl | June 26, 2011, 01:24:37 PM |
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Default encryption for wallet.dat Bitcoin Discussion
This will trash tons of bitcoins because of users forgetting their passwords.
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n/a | bcearl | June 23, 2011, 07:16:56 AM |
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What operating systems do you use for Bitcoin? Bitcoin Discussion
Are we suppose to tell the truth to make the life of a hacker easier or lie to c…
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n/a | bcearl | June 23, 2011, 07:04:21 AM |
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What operating systems do you use for Bitcoin? Bitcoin Discussion
You can chose more than one option.I think this is interesting and related with…
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n/a | bcearl | June 23, 2011, 06:50:19 AM |
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A Secure and Redundant Savings Wallet Concept, Hopefully Bitcoin Discussion
Except that the hidden volume isn't actually hidden.Based on my understanding it…
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n/a | bcearl | June 23, 2011, 01:44:37 AM |
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A Secure and Redundant Savings Wallet Concept, Hopefully Bitcoin Discussion
Why not just create a split WinRAR archive with a strong password and do the sam…
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n/a | bcearl | June 22, 2011, 04:12:25 PM |
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Isn't deflation theft, too? Politics & Society
But you example is too simplistic because you assume the total currency in circu…
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n/a | bcearl | June 21, 2011, 04:56:40 AM |
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[POLL] Roll it Back or Not? Bitcoin Discussion
Mt.gox should do with their database as they wish. This has nothing to do with b…
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n/a | bcearl | June 21, 2011, 04:44:16 AM |
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Place your bets: the price of bitcoin after Mt.gox opens Bitcoin Discussion
I reckon when tradehill opens nothing much will happen, mt.gox normally sets the…
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n/a | bcearl | June 21, 2011, 04:26:59 AM |
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Place your bets: the price of bitcoin after Mt.gox opens Bitcoin Discussion
$18.33To make it a bit more interesting $10 via paypal for the nearest guess.or…
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n/a | bcearl | June 21, 2011, 04:24:52 AM |
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Hacked Account Owner: is a Buddhist Monk Bitcoin Discussion
If it is true that he was a buddhist monk, we can be glad that he has lost the m…
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n/a | bcearl | June 21, 2011, 03:55:41 AM |
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Is it a Bitcoin web developer's goal to create ugly website? Bitcoin Discussion
Google shows how websites should look like:- White background- Mostly text- Colo…
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n/a | bcearl | June 21, 2011, 03:36:48 AM |
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Public Safety Announcement: On the subject of password security Bitcoin Discussion
Besides, MtGox was "hacked" by the only side nerdness can't do nothing about: th…
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n/a | bcearl | June 21, 2011, 01:09:22 AM |
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Isn't deflation theft, too? Politics & Society
Deflationary currency is theft from holders of assets.No it's not. People are no…
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n/a | bcearl | June 21, 2011, 01:03:38 AM |
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I think it's necessary: Encryption for dummies Bitcoin Discussion
But [an encrypted VM] doesn't protect you any more than a regular encrypted volu…
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n/a | bcearl | June 20, 2011, 02:28:48 PM |
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Public Safety Announcement: On the subject of password security Bitcoin Discussion
Everybody who had a crackable password in the first place is screwed when his wa…
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n/a | bcearl | June 20, 2011, 07:21:16 AM |
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GnuPG versus TrueCrypt Bitcoin Discussion
So basically you don't know if/what "bcrypt" does anything different than "gpg -…
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n/a | bcearl | June 20, 2011, 05:29:01 AM |
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Bad security advice again: shred Bitcoin Discussion
How can I verify if I'm using data=ordered or data=journal? This is my partition…
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n/a | bcearl | June 20, 2011, 05:26:34 AM |
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Public Safety Announcement: On the subject of password security Bitcoin Discussion
Everybody who had a crackable password in the first place is screwed when his wa…
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n/a | bcearl | June 20, 2011, 01:56:42 AM |
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ALL mtgox password has been compromised, change asap, everywhere you used it Bitcoin Discussion
Don't trust e-mails now. Your address is public, it's the perfect opportunity to…
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n/a | bcearl | June 19, 2011, 05:06:31 PM |
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Since when was mtgox the regulartory agency for btc? Bitcoin Discussion
They cannot reverse BTC transactions anyway. All they can reverse is their local…
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n/a | bcearl | June 19, 2011, 05:05:39 PM |
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ALL mtgox password has been compromised, change asap, everywhere you used it Bitcoin Discussion
https://uloadr.com/u/CF.txtApparently cracked in 3 mins with a gpu.So, MtGox doe…
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n/a | bcearl | June 19, 2011, 04:54:31 PM |
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Now these are some serious and security minded people Bitcoin Discussion
Yeah, I am glad to see that at least ONE bitcoin site has security on their mind…
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n/a | bcearl | June 19, 2011, 04:51:56 PM |
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ALL mtgox password has been compromised, change asap, everywhere you used it Bitcoin Discussion |
n/a | bcearl | June 19, 2011, 04:50:16 PM |
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Public Safety Announcement: On the subject of password security Bitcoin Discussion
Ironically I described exactly this case this morning in my guide about password…
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n/a | bcearl | June 19, 2011, 04:29:54 PM |
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ALL mtgox password has been compromised, change asap, everywhere you used it Bitcoin Discussion
If the salt hasn't been compromised, then the passwords should be safe, no?That…
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n/a | bcearl | June 19, 2011, 04:08:19 PM |
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ALL mtgox password has been compromised, change asap, everywhere you used it Bitcoin Discussion
Everybody with password lengths of less than 8 characters are totally screwed no…
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n/a | bcearl | June 19, 2011, 02:53:18 PM |
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Simpler Security Plan Bitcoin Discussion
You should not trust secure delete for the same reason you should not trust GNU…
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n/a | bcearl | June 19, 2011, 02:33:00 PM |
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The ABC of password security Bitcoin Discussion
https://www.grc.com/haystack.htmThe site says:QuoteIMPORTANT!!! What this cal…
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n/a | bcearl | June 19, 2011, 02:27:26 PM |
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The ABC of password security Bitcoin Discussion
I wrote a little program that creates totally random passwords, with same probab…
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n/a | bcearl | June 19, 2011, 02:23:11 PM |
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The ABC of password security Bitcoin Discussion
You have to read a lot and have a good memory, my favourite password system is t…
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n/a | bcearl | June 19, 2011, 11:10:38 AM |
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The ABC of password security Bitcoin Discussion
I wrote a little program that creates totally random passwords, with same probab…
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n/a | bcearl | June 19, 2011, 10:37:46 AM |
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Bitcoin's value is decentralization Bitcoin Discussion
QuoteMining for good pools is as profitable as solo mining. Anything else would…
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n/a | bcearl | June 19, 2011, 10:18:47 AM |
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The ABC of password security Bitcoin Discussion
To test the strength of your passwords you should always check them at http://ww…
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n/a | bcearl | June 19, 2011, 07:31:28 AM |
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The ABC of password security Bitcoin Discussion
This Yubico thing looks interesting, but for that price you may better get a sma…
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n/a | bcearl | June 19, 2011, 06:37:36 AM |
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Rate Of Bitcoin Loss Bitcoin Discussion
I am sure that fees don't count. I never lost a wallet, not even a empty one.
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n/a | bcearl | June 19, 2011, 06:36:07 AM |
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Funniest and stupidest Bitcoin criticisms Bitcoin Discussion
"Bitcoin is a waste of power, you could use all that energy to compute for scien…
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n/a | bcearl | June 19, 2011, 05:26:31 AM |
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The ABC of password security Bitcoin Discussion
This Yubico thing looks interesting, but for that price you may better get a sma…
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n/a | bcearl | June 19, 2011, 05:25:39 AM |
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GnuPG versus TrueCrypt Bitcoin Discussion
i use AxCrypt and it does a very cool job , very easy.That's what I use too, but…
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n/a | bcearl | June 19, 2011, 04:53:10 AM |
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Funniest and stupidest Bitcoin criticisms Bitcoin Discussion
Some people could argue that the best part of love is about touching, but I get…
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n/a | bcearl | June 19, 2011, 04:07:04 AM |
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The ABC of password security Bitcoin Discussion
In this thread I want to discuss some pieces of wisdom about password security.…
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n/a | bcearl | June 19, 2011, 04:02:54 AM |
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GnuPG versus TrueCrypt Bitcoin Discussion
Question for GPG knowledgeable; GPG symmetric encryption of the wallet.dat with…
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n/a | bcearl | June 19, 2011, 03:20:15 AM |
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A Secure and Redundant Savings Wallet Concept, Hopefully Bitcoin Discussion
Thank you for that link, I couldn't find any implementations either! I didn't kn…
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 06:03:37 PM |
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NPR's Planet Money is doing an episode about bitcoin soon Bitcoin Discussion
Yeah wait until they tell everybody in the US about how some moron lost 25K BTC…
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 05:57:59 PM |
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Security Idea Bitcoin Discussion
But you can take over the network in a way that will crush it and make it totall…
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 05:56:57 PM |
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Security Idea Bitcoin Discussion
Paranoid idiots. Seriously, what's the goal for CIA is to conduct such acts that…
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 05:33:07 PM |
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GnuPG versus TrueCrypt Bitcoin Discussion
2. TrueCrypt is source available and the format specification is well known. No…
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 05:18:11 PM |
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GnuPG versus TrueCrypt Bitcoin Discussion
This discussion is moot. Thanks to the publicity, within a few days someone will…
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 05:17:29 PM |
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Security Idea Bitcoin Discussion
Some members of Anonymous and Lulzsec are robbing wallets and attacking sites of…
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 05:15:53 PM |
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So I'm speaking at DEFCON 19 about bitcoin... Bitcoin Discussion
Make clear to them that the block chains purpose is "only" to avoid double spend…
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 05:12:05 PM |
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Check md5sum before running bitcoin Bitcoin Discussion
md5sum is not secure, use sha256sum or something like that instead.
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 05:08:55 PM |
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GnuPG versus TrueCrypt Bitcoin Discussion
http://content.wuala.com/contents/entropiahost/Share/bitcoinpassword.7z?dl=1Ther…
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 04:39:39 PM |
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A Secure and Redundant Savings Wallet Concept, Hopefully Bitcoin Discussion
If something is made up of 6 parts, and you only have 5 of the parts, and each p…
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 02:47:31 PM |
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Funniest and stupidest Bitcoin criticisms Bitcoin Discussion
"you cannot eat bitcoins"
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 02:00:04 PM |
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A Secure and Redundant Savings Wallet Concept, Hopefully Bitcoin Discussion
EDIT: I am just trying to understand why simply splitting the file is "stupid".…
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 01:57:04 PM |
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A Secure and Redundant Savings Wallet Concept, Hopefully Bitcoin Discussion
EDIT: Shamir's Sharing is proven to be information theoretically secure. If you…
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 01:36:00 PM |
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A Secure and Redundant Savings Wallet Concept, Hopefully Bitcoin Discussion
@bcearl:So encryption is 100% perfect and can't possibly be hacked/cracked/etc?…
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 12:51:36 PM |
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A Secure and Redundant Savings Wallet Concept, Hopefully Bitcoin Discussion
3. XOR files A and B (call the result file C)4. Store files B and C at isolated…
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 01:21:31 PM |
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Is an official Bitcoin iPhone app planned? Bitcoin Discussion
I wouldn't trust an iPhone with a single bitcoin.
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 12:44:03 PM |
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A Secure and Redundant Savings Wallet Concept, Hopefully Bitcoin Discussion
but when you want to actuall retrieve those coins you've got to remove all the s…
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 12:26:33 PM |
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Default encryption for wallet.dat Bitcoin Discussion
I don't want it to be encrypted actually, but I want that feature to be there fo…
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 12:17:59 PM |
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A Secure and Redundant Savings Wallet Concept, Hopefully Bitcoin Discussion
The problem with that "high security" approach is that the wallet exists in it's…
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 12:11:49 PM |
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A Secure and Redundant Savings Wallet Concept, Hopefully Bitcoin Discussion
I haven't noticed any other threads that discuss a concept that provides this le…
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 11:57:30 AM |
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A Secure and Redundant Savings Wallet Concept, Hopefully Bitcoin Discussion
Does this general concept make sense?Any feedback welcome and appreciated. But…
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 11:50:41 AM |
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The point of bitcoin Bitcoin Discussion
I like that text a lot!
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 11:30:02 AM |
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Eye opening CBS interview with Bitcoin administrator Gavin Anderson Bitcoin Discussion
You should blame the people who told you that bitcoin is anonymous. It isn't and…
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 10:11:47 AM |
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Religious Orientation Politics & Society
Atheism is a more popular religion than judaism. Thanks a lot Hitler...Hitler. T…
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 10:10:20 AM |
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Eye opening CBS interview with Bitcoin administrator Gavin Anderson Bitcoin Discussion
You should blame the people who told you that bitcoin is anonymous. It isn't and…
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 10:05:05 AM |
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Religious Orientation Politics & Society
i'm a catolic guy and i like the budism too Do you like it or do you believe it…
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 10:04:19 AM |
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This is where I stop believing Obama is possibly a rational, intelligent man. Politics & Society
Poor horseshoe makers, almost all got unemployed ...
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 10:03:24 AM |
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Who sells Milk on SilkRoad? Bitcoin Discussion
I drank raw milk all my life, I grew up on a dairy farm.It is healthier?Or it is…
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n/a | bcearl | June 18, 2011, 09:49:57 AM |
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