When people are curious, as they often are, why I distrust hardware solutions for bitcoin, and only want to use cryptographic defenses (i.e. mathematics in software), I will in future point them to the subsection "A $325 million Treasure Hunt" in this article:
https://www.wired.com/story/unciphered-ironkey-password-cracking-bitcoin/
"The USB stick, whose development was funded in part by the United States Department of Homeland Security, is FIPS-140-2 Level 3 certified, meaning it's tamper-resistant and its encryption is secure enough for use by military and intelligence agencies for classified information."
Fascinating what lengths they went through, thanks for sharing.
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