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first time user here so politely point out any thing I have done wrong.

I am looking for three things, but first let me explain the situation and use case:

  • I am using bitcond full node on a headless FreeBSD OS server. There is no GUI of any kind.
  • I am able to use CLI RPC (from an SSH session) to send commands to bitcoind. It works but I'm not a fan of it. I'm able to view account and wallet detail.

I would like to have working, using very secure technology/products:

  • A very secure 'remote wallet' GUI client that can 'connect' to bitcoind over the IP network. Use case will be 99.999% local LAN only, but if I want to allow it via WAN/Internet I can. I realize the risks involved doing that over the Internet, but that is what I am looking for.
  • A bitcoind full node GUI manager. Please do the not confuse this with the first. This application allows me to use a GUI to securely manage the node itself, via IP. I'm guessing this would also be via RPC.
  • A wallet manager application like Armory, but one that allows me to configure it to securely peer only with my full node. Thus when I make transactions, the transactions are securely between my local PC wallet and my node.

See what I mean? I've done lots of looking, but no luck yet. Much thanks all.

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  • Welcome to Bitcoin.SE! I am not aware of answers to much of your question but, think I may be able to help with one tiny section.
    – Willtech
    Feb 24, 2018 at 1:26

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yup, see what you mean. Hopefully my answer is not disappointing. It is to my knowledge not existant. I'd reason this way: I don't think it's the application, which should secure the network layer. Vice versa is the way to go on (layered approach). Create a secure network layer, and run the app on top of it. Otherwise all apps would build their own security layer, and I doubt there are enough security specialists...

The layers of the underlying OS allows to achieve security.

A very secure 'remote wallet' GUI:

define secure :-) Well, why not tunnel X over a VPN or through ssh?

A bitcoind full node GUI manager:

is the same.

A wallet manager application:

again, security built into the app is against principle of layers. You can tell your full node, from which IP to connect.

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  • When I said "A very secure 'remote wallet' GUI" I meant a product that has international reputation ha being rock solid secure, versus a GitHub weekend project. When I said "A bitcoind full node GUI manager" its because my bitcoind does not have a built in GUI; its CLI only. As for "wallet manger" I understand now that is referred to as a SPV client. I found one but of course its programmers picked the servers it uses. I can't use my server. But I will keep looking.
    – FreeBSD_guy
    Dec 24, 2017 at 16:59
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A wallet manager application like Armory, but one that allows me to configure it to securely peer only with my full node. Thus when I make transactions, the transactions are securely between my local PC wallet and my node.

If you run bitcoind on server 1 and on client pc 1 run >bitcoin-qt -connect={server 1} then client pc 1 should not try to connect to any other nodes. When you say securely, you could easily run Tor on each and specify the hidden service running on server 1. See this Q/A for information on setting up Tor.

I understand that it is now possible to run Electrum Home Server to do much of what you asked about.

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