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Re:Compromised Linode, thousands of BitCoins stolen by etcet on Thursday March 01, 2012 @11:36PM (#3655393)
Don't store your money on servers you don't own. Don't have a web interface. Don't allow anyone to connect. Don't use passwords, use public key encryption. These are the basics.
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Re:Compromised Linode, thousands of BitCoins stolen by tomp on Friday March 02, 2012 @03:06AM (#3655828)
What if they steal the key?
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Re:Compromised Linode, thousands of BitCoins stolen by jrockway on Friday March 02, 2012 @12:35PM (#3657449)
The key is encrypted with a long and key-strengthened passphrase, so the Universe will run out of energy long before their computers get the key.
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Re:Compromised Linode, thousands of BitCoins stolen by tomp on Tuesday March 06, 2012 @09:08AM (#3671012)
But then, you're back where you started. Why not just use a password in the first place?
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