Hi everyone,
I recently started using a steelwallet for securing my Bitcoin seed phrase, appreciating its durability and protection against physical damage. However, a concern crossed my mind that I'd like to discuss with the community.
Is there a chance that my precious seed phrase might get a bit too much unwanted attention?
I'm not overly paranoid or anything, but the thought of my seed phrase playing peekaboo with security personnel during a manual check doesn't sit right with me. Do those X-ray machines get nosy enough to pry into my steelwallet's secrets, or am I just overthinking this?
Has anyone here had to travel with their steelwallet? How did you play it cool? I'm all ears for tips, especially if there are any ninja moves for keeping the seed phrase under wraps in such situations.
Are there specific types of steelwallets designed to mitigate this risk, perhaps by obscuring the seed phrase in a way that's not immediately visible?
Cheers for any thoughts or shared wisdom on this!
The way you can go about it is to plant at least one decoy word within the steel plate that is NOT part of the seed phrase but one that you've memorized as being swapped out with the real word, which is the one you remember.
It's easy to remember 2 words vs 12 or 24. However, if you have the mental fortitude, you can create a memory castle and remember the entire seed phrase. Similar to how oral traditions have repeated biblical stories for hundreds of years before they were eventually written down