Do's and Don't in Storing your Seed Phrase

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3 years ago
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Mnemonic phrases and passphrases may be memorized, engraved or stamped on bronze, chiseled into a stone tablet, or written in the margins of books, among other innovative methods. It's important to bear in mind that inappropriate storage or mistyping letters will result in the complete loss of your cryptocurrencies when it comes to storing seeds and passwords.

Here are some suggestions for long-term seed and pass storage.

To avoid intense physical conditions such as moisture and heat, write the seed and pass it on paper with a clear pencil and store it in the dark. For the best results, you can use archival or acid-free material.

Seed phrases may be stamped or engraved into metal or stone tablets, which are much more durable than paper. If the hazard includes water, fire, severe temperatures, or physical stress, this approach is strongly recommended.

To prevent information leakage or hacking, always store seeds and passwords offline.

When writing down or engraving, make sure the seed phrase and pass are spelled correctly and in the correct order.

If you're going to use a sheet of paper, laminate it to make it resistant to physical elements like water, dust, sunlight, and physical stress.

You should make several copies of the seed and transfer and keep them in various safe places so that if one is lost, you still have backups.

Things to Avoid When Storing and Passing on Your Seed

Never save your seed or password as a file or on your device or smartphone.

It is not a good idea to divide the mnemonic phrase into two parts and store each in its own place. This is because if one set of the expression is leaked, brute-forcing the remaining terms is simpler.

Never use random words in your mnemonic phrase with the intention of eliminating them later. You could easily forget the decoy terms and lose your crypto assets as a result. Since the pass words are collected from a predetermined source, an attacker may be able to determine the decoy words.

It's not a good idea to memorize seed phrases because they're easy to forget. Make a note of it on paper or engrave it on a stone tablet or metal plate.

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I've stored my seed phrase on my phone notes and on a piece of paper

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