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jackg

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https://bit.ly/387FXHi lightning theory

Quote from: mike4001 on October 25, 2017, 02:12:39 PM

Thanks for your answer

First of all. The wallet is empty at the moment (so no harm done). I am just planning to move to a 2FA wallet after all the forks are over Wink

When I create a new 2FA wallet (Electrum 2.9.3) I only get a 12 word seed.

Then I have to put in my e-mail for trustedcoin and the 2FA QR code is displayed (+ the 2FA-key for writing down), I scan this with my smartphone and put in the 2FA code

=> I just never get a 24 word seed

The 2FA-key can't be the other 12 word seed can it?

And thats kind of my question since post 1

Ahhh. I get it.
The key is sort-of a representation of the 24 word seed. If you have a copy of that and the regular seed you SHOULD be fine - as you seed is stored with TrustedCoin as I understand it (although, if someone else here could suggest how to get the 24 word seed that'd also be useful).

mike4001

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Thanks for your answer

First of all. The wallet is empty at the moment (so no harm done). I am just planning to move to a 2FA wallet after all the forks are over Wink

When I create a new 2FA wallet (Electrum 2.9.3) I only get a 12 word seed.

Then I have to put in my e-mail for trustedcoin and the 2FA QR code is displayed (+ the 2FA-key for writing down), I scan this with my smartphone and put in the 2FA code

=> I just never get a 24 word seed

The 2FA-key can't be the other 12 word seed can it?

And thats kind of my question since post 1

jackg

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https://bit.ly/387FXHi lightning theory

Quote from: mike4001 on October 25, 2017, 01:53:50 PM

Thanks ...

But I can only write down the 12 word seed ...

So If my computer is damaged (wallet file) AND I loose my cellphone (Google 2FA) I can recover my wallet with just this 12 word seed?

NO. You need either the 24 word seed or the "secret key" you got from the wallet.
Did you write down this "secret key" by any chance - you should really do that anyway? You can either do that or use the 24 word seed, although it should've given you a 24 word seed when you made the wallet - but search as to how to do this.

mike4001

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Thanks ...

But I can only write down the 12 word seed ...

So If my computer is damaged (wallet file) AND I loose my cellphone (Google 2FA) I can recover my wallet with just this 12 word seed?

jackg

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https://bit.ly/387FXHi lightning theory

Quote from: mike4001 on October 25, 2017, 01:09:24 PM

Hi

I am reading everywhere that 2FA wallets use a 24 word seed.

But when I create a new 2FA wallet in electrum it only uses a 12 word seed.

Can anyone explain this to me?

Thanks

2FA comes with two seeds: The original (regular) seed and the 2FA seed.
The regular seed that you see is a regular seed (that gets produced in electrum).
There is also a 2FA seed stored in electrum that is a recovery seed for if the 2FA fails, I'm not sure as to the dynamics of where to find this but this is the 24 word seed that others refer to.

mike4001

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Hi

I am reading everywhere that 2FA wallets use a 24 word seed.

But when I create a new 2FA wallet in electrum it only uses a 12 word seed.

Can anyone explain this to me?

Thanks

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