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r/coldcard: whether the fixed firmware can be trusted

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https://www.reddit.com/r/coldcard/comments/1vdoxxf/is_the_new_firmware_safe/

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The Reddit thread gained comments about unanswered questions and trust in signing hardware.

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 It's like saying 2FA makes my password harder to guess. The passphrase doesn't strengthen the randomness of the seed; it adds another secret that must also be known to access that wallet.
 
 I'm being precise because a lot of people are adding passphrases these days without fully understanding what they protect against, and a meaningful number of them may eventually lose them or not favor the tradeoffs.
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+comment: p1ra90u
+parent: t1_p1cl7ct
+author: flutecop
+created_utc: 1785888569

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    The Reddit thread gained comments about unanswered questions and trust in signing hardware.

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     It's like saying 2FA makes my password harder to guess. The passphrase doesn't strengthen the randomness of the seed; it adds another secret that must also be known to access that wallet.
     
     I'm being precise because a lot of people are adding passphrases these days without fully understanding what they protect against, and a meaningful number of them may eventually lose them or not favor the tradeoffs.
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    +comment: p1ra90u
    +parent: t1_p1cl7ct
    +author: flutecop
    +created_utc: 1785888569
    +edited: false
    +body:
    +Or you could just admit you don't know.
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    +They're asking a good question and you only seem interested in padding your ego. 
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    +comment: p1raaga
    +parent: t1_p1cdnpf
    +author: flutecop
    +created_utc: 1785888582
    +edited: false
    +body:
    +You also trust the hardware not to leak any details of your seed when signing a PSBT.
    
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    post: 1vdoxxf
    author: stargate425
    created_utc: 1785693897
    title: Is the new firmware safe?
    body:
    Edit: examined the new firmware with Claude Opus 5 and GPT 5.6 Sol Pro. Also, I believe this particular release is under maximum scrutiny, since it's the fix for an $89M incident with the whole Bitcoin security community watching.
    
    My wallet was probably safe (I rolled dices mentally). But to be cautious, I updated the firmware, recreated a new wallet with 24 words + 250+ dice rolls (with physical dices), plus a BIP39 passphrase.
    
    I also checked the source code of the firmware to make sure 24 words + BIP39 passphrase can be applied to other hardware wallet.
    
    comment: p1at4wg
    parent: t3_1vdoxxf
    author: onearmedphil
    created_utc: 1785695119
    edited: 1785712744
    body:
    Why trust it? Flip coins and generate your own keys. Let CC manage your signing.
    
    Edit: although I don’t completely understand why the coldcard is not an option for managing an already randomly generated wallet, out of abundance of caution it is wise to avoid using it.
    
    comment: p1bl2xb
    parent: t3_1vdoxxf
    author: stargate425
    created_utc: 1785702883
    edited: false
    body:
    What I ended up doing: I examined the code with gpt 5.6 sol and Claude opus 5. Generated 24 words, did 256 dice rolls with physical dices. Added a paraphrase as well.
    
    comment: p1c8yi4
    parent: t1_p1at4wg
    author: moviemaker2
    created_utc: 1785709964
    edited: false
    body:
    Or don’t. There’s no reason to use Coldcards for anything going forward. 
    
    comment: p1cb7yi
    parent: t1_p1c8yi4
    author: onearmedphil

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    post: 1vdoxxf
    author: stargate425
    created_utc: 1785693897
    title: Is the new firmware safe?
    body:
    Edit: examined the new firmware with Claude Opus 5 and GPT 5.6 Sol Pro. Also, I believe this particular release is under maximum scrutiny, since it's the fix for an $89M incident with the whole Bitcoin security community watching.
    
    My wallet was probably safe (I rolled dices mentally). But to be cautious, I updated the firmware, recreated a new wallet with 24 words + 250+ dice rolls (with physical dices), plus a BIP39 passphrase.
    
    I also checked the source code of the firmware to make sure 24 words + BIP39 passphrase can be applied to other hardware wallet.
    
    comment: p1at4wg
    parent: t3_1vdoxxf
    author: onearmedphil
    created_utc: 1785695119
    edited: 1785712744
    body:
    Why trust it? Flip coins and generate your own keys. Let CC manage your signing.
    
    Edit: although I don’t completely understand why the coldcard is not an option for managing an already randomly generated wallet, out of abundance of caution it is wise to avoid using it.
    
    comment: p1bl2xb
    parent: t3_1vdoxxf
    author: stargate425
    created_utc: 1785702883
    edited: false
    body:
    What I ended up doing: I examined the code with gpt 5.6 sol and Claude opus 5. Generated 24 words, did 256 dice rolls with physical dices. Added a paraphrase as well.
    
    comment: p1c8yi4
    parent: t1_p1at4wg
    author: moviemaker2
    created_utc: 1785709964
    edited: false
    body:
    Or don’t. There’s no reason to use Coldcards for anything going forward. 
    
    comment: p1cb7yi
    parent: t1_p1c8yi4
    author: onearmedphil

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