@temporalthought@infosec.exchange
Post #4343400
2026-08-02 14:15 UTC
@briankrebs@infosec.exchange honest question: bad rng aside, why not password managers to store cryptocurrency wallets?
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@michael@westergaard.social 2026-08-02 15:07
the point of a hardware wallet is that – assuming the crypto works – the only way to steal your magic internet money is to steal your wallet: the secret key(s) never leave it as the wallet signs transactions for you. a password manager is on your computer, so a keylogger or otherwise spyware allows an attacker to steal the secret key. a tpm module can in principle aid with that, but bitcoiners trust nobody. the best way to securely store your hardware wallet, according to bitcoiner lore, is underneath a bird bath in your garden.