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Quote from: Outhue on May 31, 2024, 08:04:59 AM

Your keyboard won't know the full words as many words start with the letter G and U, and also other words.

There are only so many words which can be used. The BIP39 word list consists of 2048 words, only so many of those starts with "gu". Those six words highlighted are the only ones on the list starting with those two letters, so the hacker would have narrowed it down to six possible options.
This will still be a near impossible task to accomplish if the hacker has 5 or 6 guesses for the entire 12 word phrase. There are multiple sequences in which it can be arranged.

I recommend using a wallet with a virtual keyboard.

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Simply here to correct the use of “an" for a consonant "h" is wrong. Initially thought that it was a typo, but was amazed to see it again at the bottom line of his writing. The first sound determines whether a or an would be used before some word. Honor is a better example.

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Quote from: Outhue on May 31, 2024, 08:04:59 AM

Extra security precaution is not bad at all, if you are with me on this one then let's go.

For all hot wallet users, this advice is a plus and if you carefully think about it you will see how helpful this can be

Using any hot wallet itself has already bridge the security measure we could give to our coins because its one of the simplest ways we can easily loose them, they are connected to the internet and that alone is a loophole for achieving a maximum security practice to an extent.

Quote from: Outhue on May 31, 2024, 08:04:59 AM

We are used to importing Recovery seeds typing typing the words using the keyboard on our phones but how about using the screen to fill the complete words instead?

All are the same to me, i see no difference as long as it was suggested to you on the screen for use, they can attack through the use of keyboard, the device you're using may store the words you input on the screen.

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I understand you are trying to help Outhue but tapping the words when the suggestion pops up isn't much of a big deal but the fact is that it's a very mere level of security. If your device is infected with with a phishing malware by a hacker they can still get your seed phrase in that situation easily. Some malwares are even able to mirror your device's screen and if that happens tapping the suggestions can't save such person from losing funds.
In fact key loggers can also be very dangerous too. Coins are not 100% safe weather online or offline just that they are safer online than offline. Offline coins can still be stolen via burglary or theft. The fact is that as long as the coins exist, the threats also exist simultaneously it now depends on the hodler's ability to keep his funds safe.

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Good instinct but what does it help if your device was already compromise. I think the scammer would still figure it out anyway.

To be more careful is to protect your device from harmful sites or links. You can do the normal one like copy paste or written off complete words if you arent worried of potential breach. By this you are telling that somethings wrong on your keyboard or device since you are acting as if there is.

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Quote from: Outhue on May 31, 2024, 08:04:59 AM

Even if your keyboard is spying on you this will prevent it from happening.

If your keyboard is spying on you, you should not use the device.

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This is a normal thing for most standard wallets. When you want to import your seed pharse, you don't actually need to type in the full words. You wallets automatically recognizes the words from the first two letters and gives you a suggestion from the list of 2048 BIP-39 Seed Recovery Phrase Words. So you don't have to write out every thing. Some red flag wallets allows you to copy and paste words instead, which I think is going to put your funds at risk as they might be exposed to spywares, unknown to you.

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Quote from: Outhue on May 31, 2024, 08:04:59 AM

As you can see from the image, you don't need to type out Guard or Guitar, all you need to type using your keyboard is the first and second alphabet, select the rest using the wallet words guesses to complete the words.

Your keyboard won't know the full words as many words start with the letter G and U, and also other words.

Make this an habit.

As I know, not all wallets will have a feature to give you a list of possible seed word when you type a first, second characters of the word. So even this practice is good, it can not apply for all wallets.

I am also doubtful about this method can help anything, because if your device is infected, maybe your keyboard, your activities on screen can be spied already by hackers' tools. So typing or choosing a word from a drop down list, is similar.

I am not a security expert, just my guess, and your method can work if hackers don't install many tools with multiple tasks on your device.

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Extra security precaution is not bad at all, if you are with me on this one then let's go.

For all hot wallet users, this advice is a plus and if you carefully think about it you will see how helpful this can be..

We are used to importing Recovery seeds typing typing the words using the keyboard on our phones but how about using the screen to fill the complete words instead?

Even if your keyboard is spying on you this will prevent it from happening.

As you can see from the image, you don't need to type out Guard or Guitar, all you need to type using your keyboard is the first and second alphabet, select the rest using the wallet words guesses to complete the words.

Your keyboard won't know the full words as many words start with the letter G and U, and also other words.

Make this an habit.

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