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by SeenBeanAKAShawnBawn
Tue Dec 01, 2015 10:35 pm
Forum: Development & Technical Discussion
Topic: So just how insecure is a brainwallet?
Replies: 15
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Re: So just how insecure is a brainwallet?

ryanc,

Thanks for the reply! I agree, the majority of words in the dictionary are going to be obscure and hard to remember. I personally would be willing to learn 4 new words for the sake of securing my savings (and if I can just remember the pronunciation, the spelling can be confirmed by looking ...
by SeenBeanAKAShawnBawn
Tue Nov 24, 2015 11:16 pm
Forum: Development & Technical Discussion
Topic: So just how insecure is a brainwallet?
Replies: 15
Views: 9075

Re: So just how insecure is a brainwallet?

The only reason a password such as, "I love eating popcorn in the sun" isn't secure, is due to the fact that people can try millions of passwords a second.

Some may think so, but take a look at the math: if you chose ONLY from the top 200 most popular words in the English language and made a 7 ...
by SeenBeanAKAShawnBawn
Tue Nov 24, 2015 12:40 pm
Forum: Development & Technical Discussion
Topic: So just how insecure is a brainwallet?
Replies: 15
Views: 9075

So just how insecure is a brainwallet?

The debate about brainwallets has been going on for many years now. Obviously, if you make a brainwallet with a short password/seed, it will be compromised quite quickly.

However, I have always been of the opinion that a long enough seed is pretty damn secure.

I just came across this article: http ...

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