From 57eaed3c526d67a1aebc965da511399e62899458 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rating89us <45968869+rating89us@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2021 20:53:43 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] ch04: add "web, desktop, or mobile" wallet --- ch04.asciidoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/ch04.asciidoc b/ch04.asciidoc index 9cabe599..37204eca 100644 --- a/ch04.asciidoc +++ b/ch04.asciidoc @@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ 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/mbc2_0408.png[] -((("bitcoin improvement proposals", "Encrypted Private Keys (BIP-38)")))The disadvantage of a 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 bitcoin locked with those keys. A more sophisticated paper wallet storage system uses BIP-38 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 (BIP-38) created on the bitaddress.org site. +((("bitcoin improvement proposals", "Encrypted Private Keys (BIP-38)")))The disadvantage of a 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 bitcoin locked with those keys. A more sophisticated paper wallet storage system uses BIP-38 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 web, desktop, or mobile 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 (BIP-38) created on the bitaddress.org site. [[paper_wallet_encrypted]] .An example of an encrypted paper wallet from bitaddress.org. The passphrase is "test."