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To: Errant

actually, no. that’s the point of the snowden reveal.

the long passphrase is used to form your crypto keys which relies on a proper random number generator. if the set if random numbers isn’t billions and billions... but thousands... then it’s easily crackable


19 posted on 02/03/2014 6:51:42 PM PST by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: sten

Without going into detail, from friends in the IT security business: with a lengthy passphrase and a secure application, you’re pretty safe. I wouldn’t trust any of Microsoft’s office applications and etc., but a local Bitcoin wallet is pretty trustworthy if you passphrase protect it with a lengthy passphrase.


21 posted on 02/03/2014 7:39:45 PM PST by Errant (Surround yourself with intelligent and industrious people who help and support each other.)
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