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Paper wallets using offline-created Bitcoin addresses are the safest means of storage. I etched my keys onto metal dogtags and have them stored in a fireproof b
by pilker09 13y ago
Paper wallets using offline-created Bitcoin addresses are the safest means of storage. I etched my keys onto metal dogtags and have them stored in a fireproof box.
- user24 13y ago> I etched my addresses onto metal dogtags you mean you etched your keys, right? Nice idea.
- pilker09 13y agoAck. Fixed and thanks!
- user24 13y agoNo worries. Can you link/write a howto for that?
- pilker09 13y agoHere's a quick how-to: 1. Go to bitaddress.org and save the page to hard drive. 2. Take computer offline and generate keypairs. 3. Send coins to generated address(es) and print out private keys. 4. Etch keys onto metal (I used a Dremel though other methods may be better). Two copies stored in separate places might be wise. 5. Burn paper copy of keys. 6. Wait 10 years, buy Aruba.
- exit 13y agoi would recommend also using bip0038 to encrypt those private keys with a memory intensive hash.