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So don't. Using an airgapped computer will not save you against against a compromised RNG (e.g. reduced entropy). Your computer-generated numbers might look ran
by imaginenore 11y ago
So don't. Using an airgapped computer will not save you against against a compromised RNG (e.g. reduced entropy). Your computer-generated numbers might look random to you, but you can't really be sure.
- Dylan16807 11y ago>So don't. Isn't that my argument? Maybe I should try again to clarify my position. 'Just' an airgapped computer solves neither backdoored RNG nor backdoored bitcoin software. A trusted airgapped computer comes close to solving both. Using dice only gives me half a solution; why bother?
- imaginenore 11y agoAirgapped computer definitely solves the compromised software/firmware problem, because it can't send your private keys to the attacker.
- Dylan16807 11y agoCompromised software can do anything a compromised RNG can do and more. Especially with something finicky like asymmetric crypto.