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I briefly went all-in on security, cryptocurrency, tor, etc., and had a locked down desktop machine encrypted with LUKS. Then, I moved, and it took me a few wee
by SwellJoe 10y ago
I briefly went all-in on security, cryptocurrency, tor, etc., and had a locked down desktop machine encrypted with LUKS. Then, I moved, and it took me a few weeks to get the computer set back up. In that time, I'd forgotten my passphrase. So, I have a desktop machine containing (at least) a couple hundred bucks worth of cryptocurrencies that I can't open. I still think I remember the passphrase I used, but it doesn't work, so I'm obviously missing a word or a punctuation addition (I used the CorrectHorseBatteryStaple method of making a memorable passphrase in this case).
I've been known to do dumb things, and going down the rabbit hole of cryptocurrencies and how to securely use said currencies was one of them. These days I put everything of importance into Google drive, Dropbox, and/or git (not github...a privately hosted git that I access via ssh and runs on a VM on hardware I own in a data center I trust). If it is sensitive, it is encrypted with a passphrase I've been using for a couple decades, and so it unlikely to be forgotten. A high capability attacker could thwart my protections, I'm sure, but I don't have any reason to believe a high capability attacker has any interest in me.
And, I don't hold much cryptocurrency, and what I do hold is at Coinbase, just sitting there on the off chance Bitcoin really does take over the world and a small amount turns into a big value.
- wglb 10y agobut I don't have any reason to believe a high capability attacker has any interest in me Note what George Smiley is known to reply: "There was every reason": Peter Guillam: Well, at the time there was no reason to suppose the phone was tapped... George Smiley: There was every reason. (from http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0030043/quotes http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0030043/quotes as well as the book)
- witty_username 10y agoShouldn't bruteforce work?