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@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ Wallet encryption is disabled, for several reasons: |
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from the earlier issue). |
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- We were concerned about the resistance of the algorithm used to derive wallet |
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encryption keys (inherited from Bitcoin) to dictionary attacks by a powerful |
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attacker. If and when we re-enable wallet encryption, it is likely to be with |
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a modern passphrase-based key derivation algorithm designed for greater |
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resistance to dictionary attack, such as Argon2i. |
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encryption keys (inherited from [Bitcoin](https://bitcoin.org/en/secure-your-wallet)) |
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to dictionary attacks by a powerful attacker. If and when we re-enable wallet |
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encryption, it is likely to be with a modern passphrase-based key derivation |
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algorithm designed for greater resistance to dictionary attack, such as Argon2i. |
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You should use full-disk encryption (or encryption of your home directory) to |
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protect your wallet at rest, and should assume (even unprivileged) users who are |
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