Replying to Avatar Gary ₿usey

Multiple physical. Passphrases are a nice extra layer of security but don't seem essential, imo. Never all in one! God for bid, if you lose that seed. Good to keep your coin spread evenly across multiple devices. Don't be reliant on one device.
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Noerms 2y ago

Exactly what i think 🙏

I am also hesitant to use passphrases as they introduce also new risks and make it more complex to restore.

Only thing i am not sure is if passphrases increase entropy of a seed? 🤔

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Gary ₿usey 2y ago

Passphrases do involve new risks. Correct. But, just make sure to write them down along with your seed phrase and you'll be good to go.👍 They do not increase the entropy of a seed.

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Noerms 2y ago

Thanks mate 🙏💜🫂

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Gary ₿usey 2y ago

FYI, I have never made a passphrase for my Jades. I have for my Coldcard. Passphrases might work differently on a Jade. I'm not sure. What I mean by this is that the Coldcard doesn't change seed phrases unless you're importing a different wallet. Therefore you can have two different wallets on the same Coldcard. The seed will remain the same but the wallets will have different master fingerprints. I'm not sure if Jade follows the same structure. Be careful, man.