Leo Wandersleb on Nostr: Tough question as you would first have to define what constitutes a hardware wallet. ...
Tough question as you would first have to define what constitutes a hardware wallet.
I would argue that a hardware wallet needs to let the user add entropy at key creation, ideally supporting dice ware, allow writing down a backup (which requires a screen), use open standards so experts can verify if the entropy also gets used according to these standards, it needs to be able to display transactions for confirmation on the device and it needs to follow standards again to avoid key exfiltration.
If you settle for anything less, you might be paying for hardware that still is vulnerable to a rug pull by a compromised provider.
I would argue that a hardware wallet needs to let the user add entropy at key creation, ideally supporting dice ware, allow writing down a backup (which requires a screen), use open standards so experts can verify if the entropy also gets used according to these standards, it needs to be able to display transactions for confirmation on the device and it needs to follow standards again to avoid key exfiltration.
If you settle for anything less, you might be paying for hardware that still is vulnerable to a rug pull by a compromised provider.