How do you store your private keys - page 2.

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Quote from: billyhaleym on July 20, 2019, 10:05:15 PM

Personally I do prefer storing my keys offline to prevent third party Acess and also incase of computer hard disk breaking down.

One may ask, are paper wallets safe enough from relatives and friends?

My reply is that I have developed my own language whereby I represent the vowels in the alphabets in other to with some special characters which only myself, I mean no other person can interpret.

How do you save yours?

Paper wallets is not that secure high probability of disappearing without any trace better to store it on flashdrive or harddrive store it on safeplace, storing your keys in andriod device and computer is risky there are alot of hackers spreading. Be secure.

romecheo

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I use open source password manager, Keepass, it makes me easily move from one computer to another, I can save the database elsewhere, and it was password protected.

I had tried Truecrypt before, and it was amazing, however, due to some password protection issue, I've changed to Keepass.

There's a lot of free and open source password manager around, may choose of your own choices..

https://fossbytes.com/best-free-password-manager-software/

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Personally, storing private keys inside your phonebook is very risky, i was a vitcim of phone hacked and all my funds got lost. So the best way to store a private key is write it down on a paper and keep in a safe place. Most wallet recommends this.

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Personally, I think that your passwords should be kept in the most secret place. Since the password can be chosen for every taste. I will also advise you to keep several wallets and keep your funds in different wallets. Since anything happens, passwords can be lost or one wallet can crack. And the rest of the wallets will be fine. So I wish you all good luck.

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I put it on note and screenshot it and then upload on Google drive. I never write private key on book and keep in somewhere place, cause I'm afraid I'm gonna forget it. You can try it too cause it's very simple and so far, safe for me.

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I have so many wallets and I spread my digital assets in so many wallets that even if a hacker gets his hands in one or two, they won't be able to do much damage to me, this is one good way to keep your funds secured... As for private keys, I save write mine down in multiple places and stash them in areas that are not easily accessible to anyo ther person except me, Moreover I store online too but I don't disclose where.

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For me it is enough to have a separate flash drive with private keys and other data I need. Accounts crypto wallets and private keys are very long and entering them manually with paper is very inconvenient.

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I prefer to save in via notepad and store the information in a flash drive; not in my computer because I'm not the only user in my computer as my classmates use it also when we do a research. Then I keep my flashdrive safe through storing it in my mini safe bolt that I'm the only one who has the acess with.

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I agree with you 100%. I don't believe in storing any key online to avoid unnecessary circumstances. In my own opinion it is better storing them offline. In the case of backup phrase I write them down while in the case of private keys I print them and keep offline; all area stored in a safe place where only I can access. Security needs to be paramount.

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Only in notepad, and then back up in 1 hardisk drive and 2 flashdisk. 1 i save in place that only me know, and the rest in my room. Not really want to complicated about that and of course i will not bring it anywhere.

Like me but i use cloud storage not hardisk or falshdisk, danger. I think the better option to store private key is offline wallet, because no connection to prevent hacker but until now i worry about this. So even safe i dont used this way. So i choose to archive it then store in cloud storage media

I have experience get hacked my google account, don't know how but the thief can pass my 2fa with phone number. And then my account that i save in google drive stolen, and he withdraw my money from exchanges. From that, i prefer to use offline hardware to back up my private keys.

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I think that Privat keys from the most important purses better print out and to store in a safe place. Maybe I'm a fan of the old days.)

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Easy for me,,, just write down in 2 pieces of paper just like how I read. And there is another copy of it somewhere else. And finally,,, memorized by heart in my head. I can remember it because it is made into a phrase of all the first letters;)

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i like traditional ways Grin

. my wife writes them to a notebook (my handwriting is awful

) and we keep them only there. i think this is the one of the safest ways to keep the private keys safe.

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Seeing so much happen and a friend of mine who clicked an unprotected link, after that her wallet was compromised and she lost all her fund as a result of that, I save my private key offline, I think that is cool for me.

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Quote from: billyhaleym on July 20, 2019, 10:05:15 PM

Personally I do prefer storing my keys offline to prevent third party Acess and also incase of computer hard disk breaking down.

One may ask, are paper wallets safe enough from relatives and friends?

My reply is that I have developed my own language whereby I represent the vowels in the alphabets in other to with some special characters which only myself, I mean no other person can interpret.

How do you save yours?

make a notepad save in important files, make a copy in flash disk and keep that flash disk on your safe place like deposit box. another back up is print out and save in your filing cabinet Grin

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Quote from: globalking on July 26, 2019, 01:01:50 AM

according to me storing the private keys offline is the best way you will be completely fearless and relax if you're computer got crashed than also no issue.

Of course, off line storage of login details is the best because I don't know of any online mode of storage of wallet login details. Some people prefer to keep them in their emails and icloud but emails used for online public forms registration can be under attack by hackers.

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Here are some tips to securely store your private keys safely without any fear of being breached by hackers or evil doers.

1. Password protected excel file ( private keys stored in that file).
2. Printed excel file as your hard copy.
3. Converted pdf file from the protected excel file (also password protected).
4. Store excel and pdf file to your main email address.
5. Safety vault your hardcopy, USB, and other data storage devices for physical security.

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The best place for storing private keys is a place where you only have an access.
The place without internet, the place without people, the place which is protected from fire and water. Maybe the best thing is to dig in the garden.

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Good to know that someone is using almost same method I use to safe my private keys although I don't keep it secret to myself alone as is expected of me to let my wife know about how and where I keep my private keys.

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Quote from: billyhaleym on July 20, 2019, 10:05:15 PM

Personally I do prefer storing my keys offline to prevent third party Acess and also incase of computer hard disk breaking down.

One may ask, are paper wallets safe enough from relatives and friends?

My reply is that I have developed my own language whereby I represent the vowels in the alphabets in other to with some special characters which only myself, I mean no other person can interpret.

How do you save yours?

Some people might use Google Drive to store private keys, but this is very vulnerable to hacking. I save the phrase in flashdisk and I always save it wherever I go, the most important thing is, download metamask and do synchronization to your email, then when you open the browser with the same email then metamask will be in the upper right corner of the extension. make sure you download the metamask extension by always seeing a secure link.

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