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Rycarl Jorhane
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Remember.NOSTR's a protocol/network infrastructure/eco-system.Similar to the internet...not an app. Stuffs or apps can be built on top of NOSTR.You want app like youtube...you got Flare.pub You want messaging app like whatsapp,telegram etc...you got Nostrchat.io Need more info on app/ stuffs being built on Nostr...https://spring.site

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The ability for oneself to generate seed words through roll dicing entropy is commendable rather than generated by hardware wallet vendors but what about the assurance of trust of no rogued developers/bugs/backoor loopholes when connected to a 3rd party app/software to access our bitcoin

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A question that comes up often in the nostr:npub17tyke9lkgxd98ruyeul6wt3pj3s9uxzgp9hxu5tsenjmweue6sqq4y3mgl community chat: When generating the 24 words, is it recommended to add a passphrase? Or is it enough without it, thank you very much

My answer: This all depends on you and your personal threat models. Cryptographically, a 24 word seed is going to be as secure as an attacker having to pick a single atom in the observable universe to guess your key. Never happening. (someone correct me if I've got that wrong)

But if you leave your 24 words in your underwear drawer, your kids dumbass friend can find and steal your money very easily.

Adding a passphrase prevents someone from being able to steal your money with your 24 words, but also introduces the risk that your forget your passphase and lose access to your own money.

There's no free lunch in personal responsibility. Every option has trade offs. Complexity and security must both be monitored.

Best generic advice I might give a new Bitcoiner is to play around with all options until you feel like you personally understand well the technology and tradeoffs involved to make educated decisions.

You want to sleep well at night. Find the self custody solution that gives you the best sleep.

Hell yes...you need to have a passphrase/password...for if one already created those 24 words in a QR scan-code-form and someone other than yourself managed to get their hands on those and start to scan it on their phone...you'll be screwed.At least if one set up a passphrase or a password after perpetrators scan the QR code...they can't get in coz those passphrase or password will act like your last line of defense.

How does one fight when majorities are basically herds following their master while the one that escape from the ' cage ' are merely few? And before you know it ...their master has already spread the word out to all villagers to hunt them down.

Believing in politician ? Yeah...sure buddy...sure.