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r/Bitcoin: COLDCARD TRNG certification level questioned

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https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1ven1lw/coldcard_trng_certification_level/

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    post: 1ven1lw
author: Impressive-Piglet386
created_utc: 1785784628
title: Coldcard TRNG certification level
body:
This guy asked a brilliant question two years ago. He did not receive any valid answer. In hindsight, it didn't age very well. 

I am reposting this today, if Coldcard TRNG did not have EAL5+ or EAL6+ certification, can we consider hardware wallets from vendors that do pass those certifications more secure? 

[https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1fl13oy/coldcard\_certifications/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1fl13oy/coldcard_certifications/)

comment: p1i9xel
parent: t3_1ven1lw
author: BumblebeeOk9328
created_utc: 1785785018
edited: false
body:
i looked into this before buying my coldcard and honestly the whole certification thing is a bit of a rabbit hole. the TRNG matters sure but what most people miss is how the seed gets generated in the first place, you can have the best random number generator but if the entropy source is weak its pointless

  
i sleep better knowing i can add my own dice rolls at setup, certification or not. feels more real than trusting some lab test i dont fully understand

comment: p1ic883
parent: t3_1ven1lw
author: Laukess
created_utc: 1785785625
edited: false
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Even if it was relevant, isn't is sort of a moot point considering TRNG was not used to generate the seeds?

comment: p1icpn8
parent: t3_1ven1lw
author: xtr3m
created_utc: 1785785754
edited: false
body:
The thing is, the RNG is only one of the moving pieces. 

comment: p1icrp4
parent: t1_p1ic883

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