[GUIDE] Generate your secure IOTA-Seed without using insecure online-generators
Hi,
Many people don't know how to generate a seed for their IOTA-wallet properly so they just use an online-seed-generator.
However this online generators aren't safe of course as you only need the seed to log in to your wallet.
I'd just like to show you how to generate your own secure seed.
Linux:
Well... It's incredibly easy generating your seed using Linux - it's just one command.
Windows:
1.: Download and install Python:
Direct-Download (2.7.14):
64bit: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.14/python-2.7.14.amd64.msi
32bit: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.14/python-2.7.14.msi
Overview: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-2714/
2a: Open Python Command Line (in start menu it's shown as 'Python (Command Line)') ***
3a: Paste in the following commands and hit enter:
Congratulations - you can copy your generated seed now - be sure to write it down and don't lose it!
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2b: You can also download this phyton-script so you don't have to use the console:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KgS8JhsQuX7LPP-SW6mrYscJsy8nqThS/view?usp=sharing
(If you don't trust it you can check the source-code by right-click and edit and it should be shown by default when downloading it.)
3b: After installing Phyton as mentioned in step 1 you should be able to run the script by double clicking it.
It will create a text-file called 'IOTASeed.txt' (same location as 'IOTASeed_AUTO.py') which contains the generated seed.
4b: Open 'IOTASeed.txt' and congratulations - be sure to write the contained seed down and don't lose it!
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There are multiple ways of generating your seed - another popular method uses the programm 'keepass' - if you prefer this method you could use this guide (haven't checked it!):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b4dpnC6VWTQ3N7JHVU3SwYmwL_dt-QRD/view
MacOS
I'm sorry, but I don't own any device running MacOS.
It should be possible using the Windows method mentioned above.
Just download this instead of the .exe and follow the Windows guide.
Direct-Download (2.7.14):
32bit [Mac OS X 10.5 and later]: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.14/python-2.7.14-macosx10.5.pkg
32/64bit [Mac OS X 10.6 and later]: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.14/python-2.7.14-macosx10.6.pkg
Overview: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-2714/
Hope you could generate your own seed using this guide
Any advice and suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
Regards,
Nestade alias xuNsh1ne
Many people don't know how to generate a seed for their IOTA-wallet properly so they just use an online-seed-generator.
However this online generators aren't safe of course as you only need the seed to log in to your wallet.
I'd just like to show you how to generate your own secure seed.
Linux:
Well... It's incredibly easy generating your seed using Linux - it's just one command.
Code:
cat /dev/urandom |tr -dc A-Z9|head -c${1:-81}
Windows:
1.: Download and install Python:
Direct-Download (2.7.14):
64bit: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.14/python-2.7.14.amd64.msi
32bit: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.14/python-2.7.14.msi
Overview: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-2714/
2a: Open Python Command Line (in start menu it's shown as 'Python (Command Line)') ***
3a: Paste in the following commands and hit enter:
Code:
from random import SystemRandom
alpha9 = u'9ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'
password_length = 81
generator = SystemRandom()
print(u''.join(generator.choice(alpha9) for _ in range(password_length)))
alpha9 = u'9ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'
password_length = 81
generator = SystemRandom()
print(u''.join(generator.choice(alpha9) for _ in range(password_length)))
Congratulations - you can copy your generated seed now - be sure to write it down and don't lose it!
----------------------------------------------------
2b: You can also download this phyton-script so you don't have to use the console:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KgS8JhsQuX7LPP-SW6mrYscJsy8nqThS/view?usp=sharing
(If you don't trust it you can check the source-code by right-click and edit and it should be shown by default when downloading it.)
3b: After installing Phyton as mentioned in step 1 you should be able to run the script by double clicking it.
It will create a text-file called 'IOTASeed.txt' (same location as 'IOTASeed_AUTO.py') which contains the generated seed.
4b: Open 'IOTASeed.txt' and congratulations - be sure to write the contained seed down and don't lose it!
----------------------------------------------------
There are multiple ways of generating your seed - another popular method uses the programm 'keepass' - if you prefer this method you could use this guide (haven't checked it!):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b4dpnC6VWTQ3N7JHVU3SwYmwL_dt-QRD/view
MacOS
I'm sorry, but I don't own any device running MacOS.
It should be possible using the Windows method mentioned above.
Just download this instead of the .exe and follow the Windows guide.
Direct-Download (2.7.14):
32bit [Mac OS X 10.5 and later]: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.14/python-2.7.14-macosx10.5.pkg
32/64bit [Mac OS X 10.6 and later]: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.14/python-2.7.14-macosx10.6.pkg
Overview: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-2714/
Hope you could generate your own seed using this guide
Any advice and suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
Regards,
Nestade alias xuNsh1ne