Hardware wallet support

[BlinkyStitt]

I'm really excited about this wallet and the privacy it can bring. The problem is that I don't want my coins on my computer; I'm way too scared of getting a virus. Are there any plans to eventually add hardware support? That would be great for me.

[nopara73]

Well, yes and no. For one, I am reluctant to innovate towards non-privacy directions, more feature more trouble.
However I'm considering replacing the back end with Bitcoin Core. If full SPV wallet PR gets into it I really won't need my custom code anymore. bitcoin/bitcoin#9483 (comment)
This would result in some kind of "hardware wallet support", because hardware wallets also support Core, as far as I know.

[BlinkyStitt]

Thanks for the reply. Using core (or btcd or any other full node implementation) as a backend sounds good to me. I do already run full nodes for the coins I care about.

But, what do you mean "towards non-privacy directions?" I don't see how hardware wallets relate to privacy.

[nopara73]

I don't see how hardware wallets relate to privacy.

Yes, that's why I am reluctant to work on it:)

[BlinkyStitt]

Oh I see what you mean now. I guess privacy and security go hand in hand for me. If I'm being private, but my keys are vulnerable to hack, I don't actually feel safe. I need both.

[nopara73]

Hardware wallet support is not planned in the forseeable future, so I'm closing this issue.