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Dad: Son, what is a passphrase?

Son: Hi Dad,

The BIP39 standard supports an optional 25th word, a so-called passphrase. The passphrase encrypts the seed and creates a new wallet.

Dad: Son, do I have limitations? Size, or something?

Son: On the Coldcard hardware wallet for example, passphrases are limited to 100 characters in length. The on-screen interface supports ASCII characters only.

Dad: Okay, that is a powerful feature!

Son: So little effort and so much more security.

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Nice and Kind Vic 1y ago

This is partially incorrect. The 25th word or passphrase is not used for encryption at all. Instead it's used as a salt before hashing.

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