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4 Reddit comments about Apricorn Aegis Secure Key FIPS Validated 4 GB USB 2.0 256-bit AES-CBC Encrypted Flash Drive ASK-256-4GB (Black):

u/nostalgicBadger · 1 pointr/dogecoin

I keep mine on one of these. 256-bit encryption, and if someone tries to break into the hardware, it'll effectively self-destruct in the process. The wallet itself is encrypted as well, so if someone happens to get the unlock key for the drive, they'd still need the key for the wallet. It would suck to lose an $85 flash drive, but not as much as bad as having my wallet stolen. That said, it's really nice to have a portable option, because there still aren't any real iOS wallet apps.

u/netzvolk · 1 pointr/Iota

All the password does with a wallet is encrypt the stored bitcoin key. If you are not using one, the key is just a text file with a long random password and nothing more. Anything that can read files on your computer can copy it and bye, bye...

Now, said this. You should never store a password in plain text on your computer or without encryption. This goes for your IOTA seed as well. You should use a proper password manager like KeePass or similar.

Saving your seed in a text file somewhere in your computer has the same effect as keeping your password for a Bitcoin wallet in your computer. Now, if your question is if you can encrypt your seed? Of course, you can. That is what a password manager basically does with logins which happen to be just strings of text that you are supposed to keep secret.

You can put the seed on an encrypted USB stick and have it offline, or print it on a piece of paper as someone people did with their Bitcoin keys in the past. You know have an offline system. You should not use an insecure system for anything related to finance ever, not credit cards, not bitcoins, not IOTA, so if malware is a concern or you suspect your PC/phone is compromised, neither Bitcoin or Ethereum can help here.

Do you need to store a lot of seeds, (splitting balance between different seeds) and want to have them offline) but want someone fancier.

Well, can buy one of this and then store all of them:
https://www.amazon.com/Apricorn-Validated-256-bit-Encrypted-ASK-256-4GB/dp/B00741U31E/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1503166093&sr=8-3&keywords=encrypted+usb

Do you want to be able to receive IOTA and check your balance all the time but still keep your main money offline secure?

  1. Generate 2 seeds
    a) Let's call this first seed read only
    b) Let's call this second seed cold storage

    a) Use this seed in your computer online. Generate the receiving address with it, receive payments as you like.

    b) Generate an address from a secure system one time. Then store this seed offline and wipe your system if you are very concerned about security. Forget this seed for now. Store your storage secure (see the above Amazon link for one option).

    Now, every time you receive a payment with IOTA on A, send it directly to address generated with B. Since B is cold storage, even if someone steals your A seed, they don't have access to your money because all your money is on seed B.

    I never tested this, but I assume that B will receive all the payments even offline. So all you need is to log in with the seeds from B from any computer you want and the balance will be there.
u/testcore · 1 pointr/encryption

Yep, the BIOS is password is set on the motherboard software, as you've called it. It's the screen you access by hitting F12 or Del or whatever at bootup, before the OS starts. They vary in their password features, but there should be at least one to set a "system" password. You'll also need to configure it to boot from a USB drive before the internal drives.

Secure USB: http://www.amazon.com/Apricorn-Validated-256-bit-Encrypted-ASK-256-4GB/dp/B00741U31E/

So the idea is that you unlock & insert the USB stick, power on the machine, enter the system password, it boots from the stick, then the bootloader either contains a keyfile or prompts to unlock the hard drives via another password.

Lots of overhead actually, but each layer secures against a different threat.

u/fear0fhope · 1 pointr/news

People pay me a shitload of money for this advise. But I will give it away for free. All files that you wouldnt want to show the world. Should be stored on an encrypted pass-code protected USB Stick which is kept in a firesafe. If you really want to be crazy. You can use a truecrypt false volume on the encrypted USB stick as well.

http://www.amazon.com/Apricorn-Validated-256-bit-Encrypted-ASK-256-4GB/dp/B00741U31E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1409575172&sr=8-1&keywords=aes+usb+key