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54 sats \ 6 replies \ @DarthCoin 9 Dec \ on: How do I hide my bitcoin node from the network? bitcoin_beginners
If you are using this scenario for onchain only, is not necessary the decoy node, is kind of useless. But yes, in some cases you can use it like that, for example running a core node alone and to that you link a neutrino client for a LN node or multiple other LN nodes as "clients".
If you are using this scenario for a LN node, then yes, could add more obfuscation 👍
If you are using this scenario for onchain only, is not necessary the decoy node, is kind of useless.
I don't use this setup for LN, why do you say it's not necessary the decoy node (PC1 right?)?
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PC1 full BTC core node is just a simple node that broadcast and verify txs in public blocks, will never reveal anything about your wallets connected to it.
You can connect to that node multiple wallets from many local or remote IPs without revealing anything. You do not need another node to connect to a local node.
Also you can run an Electrum server / Fulcrum or Esplora server that is connected to that full node and offer SPV sync for your multiple wallets (remote or local IPs).
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PC1 full BTC core node is just a simple node that broadcast and verify txs in public blocks, will never reveal anything about your wallets.
By storing the wallet on PC1, am I not increasing the risk of being hacked? Considering that the node broadcasting the transactions can be identified?
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No, why is a risk? Is just an app that sign a tx (I suppose you are using Electrum or Sparrow).
Considering that the node broadcasting the transactions can be identified?
No it can't. Is just a random node. Even if I know your public IP, I can't "hack" your wallet behind that node. I need a "door" to enter and that door is only when you open it (phishing attacks, spyware, malware scanning your keyboard). I think you watched too many "hacker movies"...
You can't know that a bitcoin node have behind 1 or 1000 other clients using its block sync.
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No, why is a risk? Is just an app that sign a tx (I suppose you are using Electrum or Sparrow).
The risk is that it will become a hot wallet. I don't use Electrum or Sparrow in this wallet.
Is just a random node.
From what I've read in the past, it's not that random. When the full node connects to peers, it connects to the closest peers and I think it has a limit (maybe configurable, but I think the normal limit is 10).
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I don't use Electrum or Sparrow in this wallet.
Bad.
I think the normal limit is 10
Yes a simple node have a limit of 10 peers. You can increase that limit but that will imply also to open the port 8333 and will have huge impact on your bandwidth used, IP etc. I would not recommend doing that, only if you really want to be a REAL public seeder node.
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