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Board Wallet software
Re: Securing Your Seed Phrase with Washers
by
Meuserna
on 20/02/2025, 20:37:19 UTC
Take the bathroom door off its hinges.  Stamp the words into the side of the hinge that goes against the door and the door frame.  Put the door back up.
If you ever move, you'll have to replace the door hinges. Even if you move your funds, you don't want to leave any evidence for the new owner of your Bitcoin addresses.

You're right.  That's something to keep in mind.

I've been thinking about this stuff a lot lately because someone asked me how people in apartments can secure their seed phrase, and I realized I didn't like my answer.  My response is always "Write your seed words on paper.  Keep 'em in a safe.  Make a metal backup.  Keep it in a safe deposit box."  But many banks aren't doing safe deposit boxes anymore, and the kind of safe a typical apartment resident would have can be easily popped open or stolen and drilled.

That got me thinking about how to secure the words in metal somewhere that wouldn't be found or stolen, which led me to door hinges.  It's a big flat metal surface that can't be seen or accessed.

You'd definitely have to have some sort of reminder for yourself when you eventually move out, of course.

This stuff is fun to think about.  It's a challenge.