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  • not if you dont save the vualt wallet in the burst client and only save it via pen paper. you do not have to go into account manager and add wallet... that is only if you want to save your pass phrase to that burst client for easy access. all you need is to remember or write down the pass phrase. absolutly no need to save it to a computer in any form. the idea of a paper vault wallet is to create pass phrase via pen paper..... logg into it 1 time manuly fund it to finish set up . save its address so you can send to it then logg out and never logg back into it so that there is no digital paper trail left on your comp that can be hacked ... just the paper card you carry in your wallet and a copy you stick in a safe or safty deposit box. then use the wallet that you use for every day transactions that will have a digital trail to make regular deposits to the vault wallet for safe keeping



  • if you do create your own pass phrase insted of using a auto generated one remember to stick to the guide lines that the auto generated ones use to ensure that its a secure pass phrase... # 1 you will want it to be a string of 12 or more words to ensure its strength. #2 remember that everything counts in the burst pass phrase all capitals and non capitals matter, all spaces matter and count as a digit in the phrase ( thats how most people think they got hacked or screw up they will copy/paste but have an empty space befor or after the intended phrase in the highlighted copy , adding a space to the end of your pass phrase counts as a new pass phrase and will logg you into a new wallet.) dont make it a common run on sentance. mix it up make it random, if you use song lyrics like i have in the past. dont use 1 set of lyrics from 1 song... make it 2 or 3 sets of lyrics for 2 or 3 dif songs / artist and mash / mix them together throw in some capps and #'s . you want somthing that makes no since when read but just maby if you lose your copy of it just maby it will give you a chance of remembering how you made the phrase and give you a better than 0 chance of geting your wallet back.


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    @Cornel if someone hacks your computer and has full access no additional layer of security like pin code or extra password will help you. Keep your machine clean from dubious software and updated, then you'll be good.
    @Gibsalot is right with the pen and paper approach.

    Having an "daily" account and a "vault" is the best way to protect yourself.



  • @daWallet, do you want to say that if someone hacks my PC, an extra layer of security would not help me? For example, after password is inserted, the requirement of an SMS code sent to the phone number attached to the wallet would not be helpful?


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    @Cornel Two factor authentication is a very good way to secure something but hard to set up. This is a decentralized ledger and a SMS code auth would be centralized. So this SMS server would be constantly under attack.
    And yes, if your computer is hacked, the attacker is also in your home WiFi as your phone. He can manipulate every device on your network and even read out your SMS. Just one scenario.
    There are so many scenarios possible but if you have a pen and paper wallet - the hacker has to literally break in your house and find this one piece of paper. Which doesn't make much sense, because the journey to you would simply cost more than what is inside your wallet.


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    @Cornel Okay, I thought about the 2FA (two factor auth). It is possible with the Google Authenticator. I have to look into it further but I see no mayor problem implementing it for the win client.

    Thanks for the idea.

    The problem still persists that the Passphrase has to be in the computers RAM in plain text for some time as far as I know.



  • I will just now start mining.
    So, which one is the best mining pool for a total beginner?


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    @Cornel When you're getting started, and of the pools with longer deadline limits. If your plot is under 1TB, m.burst4all.com, above that pool.burstcoin.biz, pool.burstcoin.eu, pool.burstcoin.party ........



  • After pressing "submit" the "change reward assignment", I got this: {"errorDescription":"Incorrect "recipient"","errorCode":4}


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    @Cornel You need to use the BURST address of the pool you want to change to. eg. BURST-ZDKQ-BK92-67A5-DGENX - make sure there are no leading or trailing spaces.



  • I don't understand.
    I press:
    -- start mining
    -- ctrl+v the pool (m.burst4all.com)
    -- change reward assignment
    -- ok (where says that the pool address m.burst4all.com of m.burst4all.com got copied into your clipboard)
    -- ctrl+v it in the second textbox
    -- ctrl+v my passphrase in the first textbox
    -- submit
    What am I doing wrong?



  • I just created a brand new Burst wallet to serve as a vault. I transferred all my funds to the vault account, then inserted the password manually and signed in again into vault account; but when I tried to send 1 burst to another wallet -- it was said that the passphrase is invalid.
    I have written even in the beginning my passphrase on a paper, so I know for sure that it's the correct passphrase.
    Why now it always says that "Incorrect Passphrase"? Someone could help me please? This is my Wallet ID: BURST-M5L2-29EH-PTKQ-DD2GK



  • @Cornel ,

    Awhile ago, I created a second wallet by mistake and realized it had the same passphrase as my original wallet except there was a space at the end of the word phrase. That may be your problem, a character in the passphrase that you can't see??



  • I tried with space, I tried without space; I tried anything.



  • And I just transferred into that account 17'100 bursts.



  • @Cornel , this is too late for that wallet but the thing to do after you create a wallet is to go to the account manager in the wallet dashbord, then "add wallet". This will create an encrypted passphrase.txt file on your computer. Then when you sign into the wallet you click "load wallet" in the account manager tab rather than typing in the entire passphrase.

    Sorry for your trouble, but I do agree, the documentation for Burst is not as centralized/clear as it should/could be. If this community wants the general populace to embrace Burst, it needs to be easier to use than it is right now.



  • I deliberately didn't want to load the wallet because I didn't want to save my PassPhrase in any form on my PC to secure myself in case anyone would break and hack my PC.
    I used the passphrase manually and I signed in on purpose around 3 times to see if it works and it did. I even remembered it in my head, but I also wrote it down very carefully on a physical paper.
    And after I transferred money into it from my older wallet, I logged in just fine; but when from inside I tried to set up my account as we are told in tutorials -- the passphrase just simply didn't work anymore.
    Believe me, I didn't forget my password, I signed in around 4 times, I even wrote it down and remembered into my head; but after I transferred the money, it didn't work anymore.
    Could it be some kind of a bug?


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    @Cornel No, no bug. Your passphrase is hashed to an account ID - if they don't match it won't work. There is something subtly different between the creation password and the password you're using to do the coin transfer. An extra space, an upper/lower case error, a missing character - something not quite the same. If you login to the wallet using the same passphrase you're using for the transfer, you'll see it's a different Burst address.



  • Now I can't even sign in into my vault wallet anymore. I know about missing space or element or anything like that. I knew it from the beginning. I am I have the correct passphrase.
    Why it allowed me to sign in like 3-4 times, but after adding money into the wallet; I can't sign in anymore. It's impossible that I put a not the same passphrase. I tried like 20-30 times already..


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    @Cornel Because you're using a different passphrase. I've had millions of Burst deposited into my account, and the same passphrase always opens the same account. If you're not getting to your account, it's because it's a different passphrase - or there is a problem with the wallet you're using. Do you get the same thing if you loginto the online wallet? http://wallet.burst-coin.us ?


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