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From the article: "I kept text versions of my private keys stored in my Evernote, as encrypted text files with passwords."
by mcjiggerlog 9y ago
From the article: "I kept text versions of my private keys stored in my Evernote, as encrypted text files with passwords."
- sambull 9y agoDon't worry he encrypted them with a winzip password
- trumped 9y agoI used GnuPG, is that good enough (assuming a 16 char random password)?
- mcjiggerlog 9y agoIf it's just a random string, how do you store your password?
- simias 9y agoIf you have a lot of money in your cryptocurrency wallet you should at least consider using a hardware GnuPG "smartcard" like nitrokey or yubikey. This way even if they get your passphrase they still need access to your hardware token (and vice-versa). There are also hardware wallets specifically meant for cryptocurrencies which I suppose have the advantage of not requiring you to decrypt your wallet on your drive before you make a transaction.
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- noir_lord 9y agoI'd embed them into QR codes, print them out on high quality acid-free paper and put them in a fire safe. I don't trust anything electronic to store data in the long term, I do trust that a QR code will be readable in 50 years even if you have to decode it by hand (or at least write a program to do it) (in a temperature controlled safe with no UV I'd expect laser toner to last 50 years). Other methods I can think of would be etching the QR code into a stable material (glass for example). That said I stay miles away from cryptocurrencies, I find the technology interesting but the actual 'market' hilarious.