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> A recovery key is an randomly generated 28-character code That's easy to backup. You can even print it and bury it in a sealed box in the garden or put it in
by pmontra 3y ago
> A recovery key is an randomly generated 28-character code
That's easy to backup. You can even print it and bury it in a sealed box in the garden or put it in a book or whatever. It depends who you are protecting against.
- fortran77 3y agoI keep one-time keys between pages of some books on my shelf, and a copy in a safe deposit box. I suppose if I were publically known to have tons of money in "crypto" or were a target of a nation-state, this wouldn't be safe enough. But I think it's OK for my gmail and OneDrive, etc.
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- Klathmon 3y agoBut you shouldn't ONLY store it in a box or in your house. That means you're one natural disaster away from losing everything. As much as it can "weaken" security, an electronic backup is still recommended for most
- tacocataco 3y agoWhy can't you bury a 2nd box in your friends yard who lives across the country?
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- CatWChainsaw 3y agoOkay, and when your friend moves, and you buried it years ago, so they forgot to dig it up what with everything else going on in their life at moving time?
- alistairSH 3y agoAs much as it can "weaken" security, an electronic backup is still recommended for most Maybe I'm being dense (probably), but where would you save it? iCloud? No, that doesn't work - you need the key to access iCloud. Some other cloud storage service? No, that doesn't work - you need your phone to generate a token for access and your phone was destroyed in the same fire as the paper backup. Seems like the safe choice is a lock box at a bank or similar. Or a fireproof safe at home.
- s3krit 3y agoEngraved onto something like titanium would be better than a fireproof safe - they're only safe for X amount of time (I want to take a stab in the dark and say about 90 minutes?). This is how I have backed up some (since retired) crypto seed phrases in the past.
- tshaddox 3y agoWhere do you keep the titanium plate? I'd be more worried about losing it due to a natural disaster than merely having it destroyed beyond readability in a natural disaster.
- dylan604 3y agoWhat happens if there's a typo in the engraving? Who's doing the engraving? How much do you trust the people you are providing the key to do it? When does the paranoia kick in vs being diligent?
- 0cf8612b2e1e 3y agoThis was at least an innovation in the bitcoin community. Several assemble at home systems where you can build a physical manifestation of a secret. Metal cards you punch with a hammer and nail. Another is essentially a tube where you string along metal letters of the password.
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- forgotmyinfo 3y agoNever underestimate the security and safety of a hidden piece of paper! If it's good enough for wills for the last 500 years, it's good enough for a password.
- lxgr 3y agoA better analogy would be a piece of paper with your username. Finding somebody’s will doesn’t give you access to any of their data or funds.