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[[ch07_security]]
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== Bitcoin Security
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This chapter looks at the fundamental issue of bitcoin security, from a technology and process perspective. Users of bitcoin will learn about the main risks surrounding a crypto-currency, from the theoretical (but often unlikely), to the practical and commonly used scams, tricks and hacks. Bitcoin is, after all, digital money which enables frictionless, instant,
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irreversible and pseudonymous transactions. Why would a thief be interested in bitcoin? Because that's where the money is. Bitcoin theft encompasses in a single transaction the theft (compromise), the fencing (monetization), the money laundering (obfuscation) and the payout (distribution). All of the advantages of crypto-currencies (frictionless, irreversible etc)
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turn into advantages for thieves once compromised. Most importantly, this chapter offers practical, effective and robust security solutions and best practices to defend against the most common threats.
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=== Risks and non-risks
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==== Cracking the bitcoin protocol or encryption (debunk)
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==== Password loss, brute force, dictionary attacks
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==== Keyloggers
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==== Hosted wallet compromise
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=== Two-Factor Authentication
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==== OTP, Software token
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==== Hardware Token
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==== Challenge-Response (SMS, email)
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==== Secondary key
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==== On-screen keyboard
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=== Secure Storage
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==== Backup and recovery
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==== Cold storage
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==== Offline transaction signing
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