A Question about paper wallets
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It’s time for me to start looking at long term storage of some feathers so…
Paper wallets, I understand how to generate them, but I have a question.
I create a VM, download the client, and allow it to sync. At this point I would like to clone the client so it doesn’t take so long to sync next time I want to create a new paper wallet. So is the below a reasonable set of steps to take and would this give me the security I’m after?
[b]Setup Stage[/b]
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Build VM
Load client and sync
Close client, and delete wallet.dat
Clone VM, into a wallet template so to speak
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[b]Paper Wallet Creation[/b]
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Clone template VM
Boot up, start client and allow to sync
Generate address
Export Private Key
Put in very safe place!!
Shut down VM and destroy it
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Your thoughts pleaseUM
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Hey uncle_muddy,
you dont need to sync your client to make a paper wallet.
1.Download the Client. (On a malware free computer)
2. Switch off the internet-connection
3. Dump the priv key of the address given in that wallet.
4. Send Feathercoins to that address
5. Print private key & address
6. delete wallet.dat file
7. Finish! Voila paper wallet created.Thats how it worked for me :)
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Ah right got it :)
Cheers for the info, will update my plan accordingly
UM
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It may be obvious, but a paper wallet consists of simply printing out the private key.
The proper term here might be creating a cold wallet - that is a wallet where the private key exists printed on a piece of paper hidden under your bed only.
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[quote name=“estrabd” post=“57511” timestamp=“1391694538”]
It may be obvious, but a paper wallet consists of simply printing out the private key.The proper term here might be creating a cold wallet - that is a wallet where the private key exists printed on a piece of paper hidden under your bed only.
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I understand the concept, and how to do it but for some reason I had a brain fart and decided that the wallet needed to sync before I could do it :-[ -
[quote name=“fyrputt” post=“57512” timestamp=“1391694603”]
There should be an easier way to create a paper wallet. How about adding a page for this under the “Tools” menu on feathercoin.com?I wouldn’t trust my hard mined FTC to be put into a paper wallet created on just any site. But if it would be here at feathercoin.com I would be fine with it.
[/quote]I wouldnt trust ANY online-paper-wallet-creation. Just do it yourself :)
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Would downloading the off-line version of the featheraddress tool on a clean machine followed by a format be suitable?
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Assuming it is a valid address - Yes, but you should definitely do that in a VM that is set up with a JS capable browser and make sure that networking is completely broken once you get the html/js down.
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I generated some at the weekend. I knocked together a rig from spare parts, installed ubuntu, downloaded the offline featheraddress HTML, pulled the network, generated the addresses. Binned the OS. I figured that would do?
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just use featheraddress on a offline pc, generate address and priv key send coins to address job done :)
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I read threads like this to get tips for myself, as one should, but it annoys how everyone always talks in abbreviations which leaves me not knowing what to do ::)
