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[https://bitcointrezor.com BitcoinTrezor.com][[File:Trezor_White_Cafe_Polis.JPG|300px|thumb|right|Be Your Own Bank with TREZOR]] | [https://bitcointrezor.com BitcoinTrezor.com][[File:Trezor_White_Cafe_Polis.JPG|300px|thumb|right|Be Your Own Bank with TREZOR]] | ||
'''TREZOR is a hardware wallet providing security for | '''TREZOR''' is a [[hardware wallet]] providing advanced security for handling bitcoin private keys. | ||
Unlike | Unlike traditional [[cold storage]] methods (offline storage or paper wallet), TREZOR is able to make secure payments without exposing your private keys to a potentially compromised computer. See [https://doc.satoshilabs.com/trezor-user/securityphilosophy.html Security philosophy] for more info. | ||
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Revision as of 14:49, 8 April 2016
TREZOR is a hardware wallet providing advanced security for handling bitcoin private keys.
Unlike traditional cold storage methods (offline storage or paper wallet), TREZOR is able to make secure payments without exposing your private keys to a potentially compromised computer. See Security philosophy for more info.
How does it work?
TREZOR is basically a small computer. It is designed to protect your private keys from possible online and offline risks. In order to do this, TREZOR keeps the private keys away from the Internet and confirms the transactions in-device. That way you can always check the screen for the right address, amount and transaction fee before sending your bitcoins.
In layman's terms you can connect TREZOR to an infected computer and still be able to have 100% control over the funds in your device.
Read more on difference between TREZOR and other solutions:
Find out how exactly is TREZOR designed to provide excellent security
Do you want to know how will TREZOR protect you against various attack types and what to do in dangerous situations?
Using TREZOR
TREZOR needs an online wallet or other client as a user interface. To ensure validity of communication between the device and the interface TREZOR uses pin scrambling matrix. See more here.
Sending transactions
Have a look how easy and comfortable it is to send transactions:
Receiving address phishing protection
Make sure that the receiving address you have provided to someone else has not been changed by infected computer. Feature "Show on TREZOR" has been developed exactly for this purpose:
Sign & Verify messages
It is also possible to sign and verify messages using TREZOR:
Backup and recovery
Upon first activation you are asked to write down the seed phrase.
This means that in case your TREZOR is lost or stolen you can easily retrieve your coins to another TREZOR or any recovery seed compatible wallet.
Advanced Settings
You can further improve the security (except the totally new way of entering PIN - see above) by using passphrase encrypted seeds and multiple passphrases to create so called "Hidden Wallets". More details here: