Antwort auf: Ernsthafte Sicherheitsfrage… Trezor plus Windows oder Dedicated Linux ohne Trezor
Your Linux is not as secure as you think.
Windows builds go through an impressive chain of custody process to make sure that no malicious source code gets into the build. So do signed Windows drivers. The kernel integrity is verified on every boot.
Depending on what Linux build you use, your Linux kernel, drivers, or some packages are almost certainly compiled by a random guy in a basement
Not to say that Linux is more risky, but just because it’s „open source“ doesn’t mean you should automatically trust it.
Hardware wallets are safer for two reasons:
1: They have very limited surface area. About all a Trezor can do is sign transactions over USB. It’s hard to get malicious code on the Trezor because the interface is too limited. Any general-purpose computer will have a surface area that it thousands of times large: USB, Bluetooth, Wifi, TCP/IP, etc, etc.
2: They are open source. The source is very small compared to a general-purpose OS, so it’s easy to audit.