[Bitcoin-development] Proposal to address Bitcoin malware

[Pedro Worcel]

Where would you verify that?

On 2/3/2015 10:03 AM, Brian Erdelyi wrote:
> Joel,
>
> The mobile device should show you the details of the transaction (i.e. 
> amount and bitcoin address).  Once you verify this is the intended 
> recipient and amount you approve it on the mobile device.  If the 
> address was replaced, you should see this on the mobile device as it 
> won’t match where you were intending to send it.  You can then not 
> provide the second signature.
>
> Brian Erdelyi
>
>> On Feb 2, 2015, at 4:57 PM, Joel Joonatan Kaartinen 
>> <joel.kaartinen at gmail.com <mailto:joel.kaartinen at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> If the attacker has your desktop computer but not the mobile that's 
>> acting as an independent second factor, how are you then supposed to 
>> be able to tell you're not signing the correct transaction on the 
>> mobile? If the address was replaced with the attacker's address, 
>> it'll look like everything is ok.
>>
>> - Joel
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 9:58 PM, Brian Erdelyi 
>> <brian.erdelyi at gmail.com <mailto:brian.erdelyi at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>     > Confusing or not, the reliance on multiple signatures as
>>     offering greater security than single relies on the independence
>>     of multiple secrets. If the secrets cannot be shown to retain
>>     independence in the envisioned threat scenario (e.g. a user's
>>     compromised operating system) then the benefit reduces to making
>>     the exploit more difficult to write, which, once written, reduces
>>     to no benefit. Yet the user still suffers the reduced utility
>>     arising from greater complexity, while being led to believe in a
>>     false promise.
>>
>>     Just trying to make sure I understand what you’re saying.  Are
>>     you eluding to that if two of the three private keys get
>>     compromised there is no gain in security?  Although the
>>     likelihood of this occurring is lower, it is possible.
>>
>>     As more malware targets bitcoins I think the utility is evident. 
>>     Given how final Bitcoin transactions are, I think it’s worth
>>     trying to find methods to help verify those transactions (if a
>>     user deems it to be high-risk enough) before the transaction is
>>     completed.  The balance is trying to devise something that users
>>     do not find too burdensome.
>>
>>     Brian Erdelyi
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