Oddbean new post about login | logout Does bitkey have Secure element on the HWW? I know it relies on phone + hww + cloud backup, but ideally the HWW is actually has a secure element. Looking more like coldcard is only reliable option on the market right now… given I’m not fucking with ledger nonsense anymore…. The unprompted factory reset that just went down with mine is absolutely terrible.
What's wrong with Trezor?
No secure element. Easily hackable with physical access to HWW
Thanks for explaining your view, that helped me remember my thoughts on this. My view is you need part of the seed saved on the device and part of it in your brain to avoid physical attacks on the device, so that functionality is more important than a secure element. Trezor allows that with "13th word" seed setup
Passphrase / durress pin is definitely a good feature. But I do think having a device where the seed is not extractable with physical access is a must have.
I don't see how that would ever be possible without going all the way to a brainwallet
YES. IT IS A REASONABLY SECURE MODEL. SOMEONE STEALS YOUR HARDWARE, YOU ARE GOOD. SOMEONE STEALS YOUR PHONE, YOU ARE GOOD. SOMEONE STEALS BOTH, STILL GOOD. VERY SIMPLE UX. AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO FUCK UP. PERFECT FOR NON TECHNICAL USERS. MAIN TRADEOFF IS PRIVACY AND TRUST. A MALICIOUS APP SHIPPED BY BLOCK COULD DO DAMAGE. I FIND THAT UNLIKELY AND A REASONABLE TRADEOFF BALANCE FOR NON TECHNICAL USERS.