# kaal:claim:3936876-019

**Claim.** Cold storage custody solutions are much more secure and resistant to cyber attacks than hot storage because the digital assets and associated private keys are held in wallets that are not connected to the Internet.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- wallets kept offline

**Source quote.**

> Because of these distinguishing features, cold storage has several key benefits. For one, cold storage custody solutions are much more secure and resistant to cyber attacks.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, Hayley Howe, *Custody of Digital Assets* (2021), II.2.b Cold Storage, page 18

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Hayley Howe, Custody of Digital Assets (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3936876

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `9bc0903d01910460298e754c451f027df4324367359800a98ee8e638d94aff55` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Kaal%20and%20Howe%20-%202021%20-%20Custody%20of%20Digital%20Assets.pdf

**Topics.** consensus-and-security, defi

**Keywords.** cold-storage, cybersecurity, offline-keys, custody-design

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