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COLDCARD HAS TWO DICE MODES.

ONE USES COLDCARD ENTROPY AND THEN ADDS USER PROVIDED DICE RANDOMNESS ON TOP. THIS MODE GENERATES A SECURE SEED REGARDLESS OF DICE ROLLS.

THE OTHER IS USER PROVIDED DICE ROLL ENTROPY ONLY. IF A USER DOES NOT BRING ENOUGH RANDOMNESS TO SEED GENERATION IN THIS MODE - RECOMMENDED TO PROVIDE GREATER THAN 100 GOOD DICE ROLLS - THEY CAN GENERATE AN INSECURE SEED. THIS MODE ENABLES AN ADVANCED USER TO GENERATE A SEED IN A REPRODUCIBLE WAY WITHOUT TRUSTING COLDCARD.
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Alex 1y ago

Generating your own random seed in an air-gapped environment is crucial because wallet manufacturers can make their random number generators deterministic, with no reliable means to detect when they do so.

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