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r/coldcard: poll on continued COLDCARD use after the incident

reddit-still-using-coldcard

https://www.reddit.com/r/coldcard/comments/1vdnfov/still_using_coldcard/

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Three new comments: two from shoebertdoubert (mocking the OP's reluctance to switch and calling a reply insane cope) and a profanity-laced reaction from FeedSeparate.

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 No fucking way I’ll use my coldcards again.  One of them is brand new, never used. 
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+comment: p23hbwp
+parent: t3_1vdnfov
+author: shoebertdoubert
+created_utc: 1786036106

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  1. source content difference between and Current source content +26 -0

    Three new comments: two from shoebertdoubert (mocking the OP's reluctance to switch and calling a reply insane cope) and a profanity-laced reaction from FeedSeparate.

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 No fucking way I’ll use my coldcards again.  One of them is brand new, never used. 
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+comment: p23hbwp
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+author: shoebertdoubert
+created_utc: 1786036106
+edited: false
+body:
+>I like the device and don't really want to switch
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+your choice, but sear those words into your brain 
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+comment: p23hj97
+parent: t1_p1alhus
+author: shoebertdoubert
+created_utc: 1786036156
+edited: false
+body:
+Insane cope 
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+comment: p23wpwl
+parent: t3_1vdnfov
+author: FeedSeparate
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+edited: false
+body:
+F**k that!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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    post: 1vdnfov
author: Express-Warthog-7590
created_utc: 1785690346
title: STILL USING COLDCARD?
body:
I GENERATED MY INITIAL SEED ON COMPROMISED FIRMWARE. TRANSFERRED IT ALL OUT IN TIME.

NOW IM THINKING OF RE-USING COLDCARD UPDATED TO LATEST FIRMWARE WITH 50+ DICEROLLS TO GENERATE A NEW SEED.+BIP39 PASSPHRASE. I LIKE THE DEVICE AND DONT REALLY WANT TO SWITCH. IS THIS TOO RISKY?

comment: p1abioj
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body:
WHY ARE YOU YELLING?

comment: p1abkof
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WHY ARE WE SHOUTING?

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body:
KEYBOARD NOT WORKING

comment: p1ac93z
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body:
AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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    Reddit added a commenter saying they would not use their COLDCARD devices again.

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     And figure out a way to make your selection *random*. Roll dice, flip cards, cut the paper up into the individual words and draw them out of a hat, etc. 
 
 Six words make an extremely strong passphrase. Eight is essentially unbreakable. Twelve of the first list is the same strength as a Bitcoin private key. 
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+comment: p1xmeu4
+parent: t3_1vdnfov
+author: WBDubya
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+edited: false
+body:
+No fucking way I’ll use my coldcards again.  One of them is brand new, never used.
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    post: 1vdnfov
author: Express-Warthog-7590
created_utc: 1785690346
title: STILL USING COLDCARD?
body:
I GENERATED MY INITIAL SEED ON COMPROMISED FIRMWARE. TRANSFERRED IT ALL OUT IN TIME.

NOW IM THINKING OF RE-USING COLDCARD UPDATED TO LATEST FIRMWARE WITH 50+ DICEROLLS TO GENERATE A NEW SEED.+BIP39 PASSPHRASE. I LIKE THE DEVICE AND DONT REALLY WANT TO SWITCH. IS THIS TOO RISKY?

comment: p1abioj
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created_utc: 1785690409
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body:
WHY ARE YOU YELLING?

comment: p1abkof
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WHY ARE WE SHOUTING?

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KEYBOARD NOT WORKING

comment: p1ac93z
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AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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    Reddit served an additional comment suggesting methods for selecting passphrase words randomly and making strength claims about six, eight and twelve-word passphrases.

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 I did 300 dice rolls. Funds were safu. Might keep it as a signing tool, but that’s it. 
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+comment: p1u48f3
+parent: t1_p1salhc
+author: NiagaraBTC
+created_utc: 1785929875
+edited: false
+body:
+Yes there are, and no you don't. 
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+You take [this word list](https://bitbo.io/tools/bip39-word-list/) , or a different one like [this](https://theworld.com/~reinhold/dicewarewordlist.pdf)
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+And figure out a way to make your selection *random*. Roll dice, flip cards, cut the paper up into the individual words and draw them out of a hat, etc. 
+
+Six words make an extremely strong passphrase. Eight is essentially unbreakable. Twelve of the first list is the same strength as a Bitcoin private key.
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    post: 1vdnfov
author: Express-Warthog-7590
created_utc: 1785690346
title: STILL USING COLDCARD?
body:
I GENERATED MY INITIAL SEED ON COMPROMISED FIRMWARE. TRANSFERRED IT ALL OUT IN TIME.

NOW IM THINKING OF RE-USING COLDCARD UPDATED TO LATEST FIRMWARE WITH 50+ DICEROLLS TO GENERATE A NEW SEED.+BIP39 PASSPHRASE. I LIKE THE DEVICE AND DONT REALLY WANT TO SWITCH. IS THIS TOO RISKY?

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WHY ARE YOU YELLING?

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WHY ARE WE SHOUTING?

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KEYBOARD NOT WORKING

comment: p1ac93z
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AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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    The poll thread gained comments advocating a non-word passphrase and saying 300 dice rolls kept funds safe, while retaining the device only as a signing tool.

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     ...might wanna mix in some lowercase letters when you do the passphrase thing
 
 JUST SAYIN!!!!!!@!!21
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+comment: p1salhc
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+There’s no such thing as random words. You gotta mix the wordswith89457and@$$-/?!. ….like that. 
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+comment: p1savxa
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+author: PeroniBites
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+I did 300 dice rolls. Funds were safu. Might keep it as a signing tool, but that’s it.
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    post: 1vdnfov
author: Express-Warthog-7590
created_utc: 1785690346
title: STILL USING COLDCARD?
body:
I GENERATED MY INITIAL SEED ON COMPROMISED FIRMWARE. TRANSFERRED IT ALL OUT IN TIME.

NOW IM THINKING OF RE-USING COLDCARD UPDATED TO LATEST FIRMWARE WITH 50+ DICEROLLS TO GENERATE A NEW SEED.+BIP39 PASSPHRASE. I LIKE THE DEVICE AND DONT REALLY WANT TO SWITCH. IS THIS TOO RISKY?

comment: p1abioj
parent: t3_1vdnfov
author: brandonholm
created_utc: 1785690409
edited: false
body:
WHY ARE YOU YELLING?

comment: p1abkof
parent: t3_1vdnfov
author: 0100000101101000
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edited: false
body:
WHY ARE WE SHOUTING?

comment: p1abl1r
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body:
KEYBOARD NOT WORKING

comment: p1ac93z
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body:
AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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    post: 1vdnfov
author: Express-Warthog-7590
created_utc: 1785690346
title: STILL USING COLDCARD?
body:
I GENERATED MY INITIAL SEED ON COMPROMISED FIRMWARE. TRANSFERRED IT ALL OUT IN TIME.

NOW IM THINKING OF RE-USING COLDCARD UPDATED TO LATEST FIRMWARE WITH 50+ DICEROLLS TO GENERATE A NEW SEED.+BIP39 PASSPHRASE. I LIKE THE DEVICE AND DONT REALLY WANT TO SWITCH. IS THIS TOO RISKY?

comment: p1abioj
parent: t3_1vdnfov
author: brandonholm
created_utc: 1785690409
edited: false
body:
WHY ARE YOU YELLING?

comment: p1abkof
parent: t3_1vdnfov
author: 0100000101101000
created_utc: 1785690424
edited: false
body:
WHY ARE WE SHOUTING?

comment: p1abl1r
parent: t1_p1abioj
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edited: false
body:
KEYBOARD NOT WORKING

comment: p1ac93z
parent: t3_1vdnfov
author: PraetorianX
created_utc: 1785690607
edited: false
body:
AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

    Excerpt only. The complete copy is held offline and backs quotations on this site. The original publication remains the canonical public source.

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