From 257537e1f452f4304092fb0b90f38db628ecd1bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "myarbrough@oreilly.com" Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 08:29:47 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Made changes to ch04.asciidoc --- ch04.asciidoc | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/ch04.asciidoc b/ch04.asciidoc index 35cb5c91..2e0ac8ba 100644 --- a/ch04.asciidoc +++ b/ch04.asciidoc @@ -982,10 +982,11 @@ Paper wallets can be generated easily using a tool such as the client-side JavaS .An example of a simple paper wallet from bitaddress.org image::images/msbt_0414.png[] -The disadvantage of the simple paper wallet system is that the printed keys are vulnerable to theft. A thief who is able to gain access to the paper can either steal it or photograph the keys and take control of the bitcoins locked with those keys. A more sophisticated paper wallet storage system uses BIP0038 encrypted private keys. The keys printed on the paper wallet are protected by a passphrase that the owner has memorized. Without the passphrase, the encrypted keys are useless. Yet, they still are superior to a passphrase-protected wallet because the keys have never been online and must be physically retrieved from a safe or other physically secured storage. <<"paper_wallet_encrypted">> shows a paper wallet with an encrypted private key (BIP0038) created on the bitaddress.org site. +The disadvantage of the simple paper wallet system is that the printed keys are vulnerable to theft. A thief who is able to gain access to the paper can either steal it or photograph the keys and take control of the bitcoins locked with those keys. A more sophisticated paper wallet storage system uses BIP0038 encrypted private keys. The keys printed on the paper wallet are protected by a passphrase that the owner has memorized. Without the passphrase, the encrypted keys are useless. Yet, they still are superior to a passphrase-protected wallet because the keys have never been online and must be physically retrieved from a safe or other physically secured storage. <> shows a paper wallet with an encrypted private key (BIP0038) created on the bitaddress.org site. +[[paper_wallet_encrypted]] .An example of an encrypted paper wallet from bitaddress.org. The passphrase is "test." -image::images/msbt_0415.png["paper_wallet_encrypted"] +image::images/msbt_0415.png[] [WARNING] ====