Bringing the thread back on-topic: On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 1:14 AM, Wladimir <laa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > Today I noticed that even my bank is warning people to not do internet > banking with Windows XP. > If it is no longer secure enough for online banking it's CERTAINLY not > secure enough to run a wallet (for a node only it would be ok-ish as they > have no keys to protect). > Any opinions on what to do here?
I think eventually multi-wallet support will make it so that a wallet won't be created by default. Instead users would create-wallet, which would also give them options like using a HSM (e.g. trezor) or multisig secured wallet. That would be a great point where, if they elect to run and ordinary unsecured wallet, and the software detects that the host is known-to-not-likely-be-secure it could whine at them and direct them to a security best practices page. Then you also avoid whining at people who never run a wallet or use a hsm making the host security somewhat moot. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
