Open Source Paper Wallet Toolkit
Vinktar is a Linux distribution for creating paper wallets. It boots offline and provides common tools for creating paper wallets in a cryptographically secure way, currently for 13 crypto currencies. It also features a high printer compatibility and an easy to use desktop.
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Download the image from here or build it by sourself (see below)
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Write the image on a USB stick. On Windows a tool like Rufus is recommended, while Linux users can create the boot media with the dd command.
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Boot from the USB stick and create the wallets you need. All common USB printers should work on the live system. Remember: Never use network printers to print out your private keys!
The Debian live-build framework is used to build this live system. In live-build, the configuration of the distribution is done through an extensive directory structure. The entire system can be built from this structure. If you want to build the live system by yourself, it is highly recommended to use a native debian distribution.
First you need to install the live system build components.
apt install live-build
Afterwards you can clone this repo and build the system by executing the following commands within the vinktar-live directory.
lb config
lb build
I created this project as part of my bachelor thesis. Feel free to fork, improve, review or share my work.
| Software | Git |
|---|---|
| bitaddress.org | https://github.com/pointbiz/bitaddress.org |
| myetherwallet | https://github.com/kvhnuke/etherwallet |
| ripply.eu | https://github.com/billian/qrcash-paper-wallet |
| bitcoin.com | https://github.com/Bitcoin-com/paperwallet.bitcoin.com |
| eoscafe | https://github.com/eoscafe/eos-paper-wallet |
| stellar-paper-wallet | https://github.com/stellar/paper-wallet |
| liteaddress.org | https://github.com/litecoin-project/liteaddress.org |
| monero-walletgenerator | https://github.com/moneromooo-monero/monero-wallet-generator |
| tronpaperwallet.org | https://github.com/eskakatana/tronpaperwallet.org |
| IOTA-Paper-Wallet | https://github.com/arancauchi/IOTA-Paper-Wallet |
| paper.dash.org | https://github.com/dashpay/paper.dash.org |
| Ansy | https://github.com/snowypowers/ansy |
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