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Compromised Linode, thousands of BitCoins stolen
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.
tomp
on March 2, 2012
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What if they steal the key?
jrockway
on March 2, 2012
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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.
tomp
on March 6, 2012
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But then, you're back where you started. Why not just use a password in the first place?
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