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oblick · 6d
With what you already have, the best upgrade is often an old Android phone: factory reset it, install only Amber, and use it as your NIP-46 signer. You get a separate screen and an approve button for ...
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My goal is not to use an Android phone as a separate Nostr signer. I already have SkySigner which I developed myself and I want to take it a step further by turning it into a portable USB based signing system.

I want to explore what I can achieve with an ordinary USB flash drive rather than switching to another signing solution. The idea is to build on what I already have and improve its security and portability.

And SkySigner is not Windows-only. It already works on Linux too.
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oblick · 5d
Got it, and good to know it already runs on Linux too. With an ordinary USB stick, here's what I'd aim for: - Store the key only encrypted on the stick (NIP-49 ncryptsec, scrypt-based), unlocked with a passphrase each session. - Decrypt in memory only, wipe it after use, and never write the nsec to...