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Board Hardware wallets
Re: Thoughts about Passport hardware wallet
by
NotATether
on 24/08/2020, 23:57:04 UTC
This thing is ugly as hell.
But i guess it could be a good device for people who don't want to spend more than a few bucks.

Considering all the parts are pretty cheap, the whole device shouldn't cost more than ~20$.

And the good thing is, it won't ever be stolen since it looks like a 20y old mobile  Grin Grin

And that's its strong suit in my opinion. Personally I don't care how good-looking a device looks if I'm going to use it for security purposes, and I wouldn't use a glamorous hardware wallet if it turns out to be insecure. I like how the Passport can't be connected to anything, because people have made spying devices shaped in a USB port and that makes me feel slightly paranoid because however unrealistic it may be (emphasis on unrealistic) I still worry that USB hardware wallets like Ledger might be modified by someone to steal coins.

And also the buttons on the Passport are very big and easy to press, it's slightly easier to press the correct physical buttons than ones on the screen like on Trezor, which is especially important if you're typing a password, and a certain number of incorrect tries wipes the device.