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Crypto Discussion Forum => Cryptocurrency discussions => Topic started by: notfairchild on February 25, 2021, 08:18:18 PM

Title: Where to save private keys?
Post by: notfairchild on February 25, 2021, 08:18:18 PM
So everything is so unorganized, tons of apps, tons of wallets, private and seed phrases saved in phone text file.

I wanna know how are you guys keeping your private keys/ seed phrases?
Title: Re: Where to save private keys?
Post by: Freemind on February 25, 2021, 08:27:14 PM
There are many devices and ways to store private keys. You can use USB sticks (with encryption), keep them on paper in a safe place that is only within your reach, or as I have used them more, engrave them on high-strength metal and keep them in a safe box. But I'm sure there must be more ways.
Title: Re: Where to save private keys?
Post by: Sammy9ce on March 03, 2021, 11:33:39 PM
Mine may sound a little bit off, but who cares is what I do. I have more than 1 Facebook account so I copy the private keys and paste them on my other account. Now in a situation where any of this account is been hacked I'll just move straight to the DM and forward to another. Though my account won't be hacked.
Title: Re: Where to save private keys?
Post by: Chiblex on March 04, 2021, 03:54:20 PM
I suggest backing up the private key to another cellphone or on the computer that you are using, and also backing up your key by creating a collection of keys and extracting it into a zip or something else, and you can save it in online storage, but change the name of the private key. ...
Title: Re: Where to save private keys?
Post by: Sharpmax on March 05, 2021, 06:25:18 PM
Everything is or is a personal thing. But we will keep our personal things in a place where no one outside can see.  We see different times our different personal things get hacked.  A few days ago my account was hacked. I kept my private in a very good place but it was hacked even then. But I keep my personal things in my private notes.  Even after that my account has been hacked. Anyway, keep all your personal things in a very sensitive place so that there will be no problem later.
Title: Re: Where to save private keys?
Post by: Johndoe on March 07, 2021, 07:26:28 PM
So everything is so unorganized, tons of apps, tons of wallets, private and seed phrases saved in phone text file.

I wanna know how are you guys keeping your private keys/ seed phrases?
I save all my personal data on paper in a specially prepared notebook. I create, print, and paste into the notebook. And I put the notebook on the shelf. Yes, it seems time-consuming, but there is no way to read or copy my notebook from the net.
Title: Re: Where to save private keys?
Post by: jhm on March 11, 2021, 10:32:45 PM
So everything is so unorganized, tons of apps, tons of wallets, private and seed phrases saved in phone text file.

I wanna know how are you guys keeping your private keys/ seed phrases?

My suggestion: Safety deposit box, or similar. Print-off seed words. Be creative with security, you are your own bank
Title: Re: Where to save private keys?
Post by: robert20 on March 14, 2021, 01:11:21 PM
The best way is to write in a paper and store it somwhere in a safe place. Also make copy of the paper and keep it somewhere else in case first is lost. I dont think you should store them on any device as they can get broken.
Title: Re: Where to save private keys?
Post by: Dreamer on March 25, 2021, 12:01:09 AM
I have created a google sheet for all my private keys, everytime when I created a new address in any wallet, I will save the private key in that sheet. Then I connected the sheet to my Google drive so it is very safe and I can log in to my drive on any device and anywhere if I need to use my keys!
Title: Re: Where to save private keys?
Post by: Freemind on March 25, 2021, 12:48:49 PM
@Dreamer I understand what you've done, but personally I find it too risky. You say yourself that you can access it from any device, but those devices are connected to networks, may have security flaws, or may be "attacked" by hackers. I have always preferred my private keys to be laser etched onto metal or heavy duty laminated paper, I prefer to have them physically nearby rather than on any device connected to any network.
Title: Re: Where to save private keys?
Post by: Stuart on April 01, 2021, 01:20:53 AM
In the point of safe keeping of our price key, seed phrase (mnemonics) is a very important thing to do, in other to avoid the threat of blossing/misplacing them. This is something that has to be kept in a place where only you as the owner has a full access to, so as you alone would be able to give account of anything that goes wrong. Using offline storage is said to be the best, which really is. There are lots of other methods used online, like wallets that provides the combination of hot and cold storage for the safe keeping of private key, seed phrase(mnemonics).
To me, the physical storage remains the best and safest amongst all.
Title: Re: Where to save private keys?
Post by: Raqeebzy on April 11, 2021, 10:35:16 PM
So everything is so unorganized, tons of apps, tons of wallets, private and seed phrases saved in phone text file.

I wanna know how are you guys keeping your private keys/ seed phrases?
The private keys are best to be kept offline, written on a paper and kept privately in a secret place with ease of access and away from any compromise. Might be a long process but I strongly believe it's the best way. Private keys are so much sensitive and all necessary precautions are to be taken in keeping them safe and and accessible.
Title: Re: Where to save private keys?
Post by: Miracle on June 03, 2021, 10:07:09 AM
There are so many ways of saving our private Keys as for me I normally write down my private key in my diary and hide it we're no human can find them. There are so many ways to save private keys. or I will either store it on my computer which I barely use I think it we be safe their. Offline is the best means of storing our private keys. If we store them online and the site or platform we use in saving  them got hack we may not have asses to them again. another means of saving our private keys, USB drives we can also store our private keys on our USB drives. And also Flash drive we can also save them on our flash drive
Title: Re: Where to save private keys?
Post by: CryptoStar19 on June 13, 2021, 02:12:13 AM
Probably the safest way to store private keys / seed phrases is on paper in a safety deposit box at a bank.

Not the most convenient or quick way to go about it, but surely up there in terms of safety.
Title: Re: Where to save private keys?
Post by: Freemind on June 13, 2021, 10:37:37 AM
Probably the safest way to store private keys / seed phrases is on paper in a safety deposit box at a bank.

Not the most convenient or quick way to go about it, but surely up there in terms of safety.

It may be an idea, but personally I would not keep my private keys in a bank either. If I ever have tax problems with the tax office, it is possible that sooner or later they will access that box and have access to my funds and all my transaction history.  That's why I don't like the idea very much, I prefer to have my private keys close to me. We have to go to the banks without valuable things, they could rob us ;).
Title: Re: Where to save private keys?
Post by: notfairchild on June 13, 2021, 02:56:24 PM
Guys there's one simple thing we can do, divide private keys in to two and save on Google drive, but losing any of 1 means losing it all, it's safer than uploading to 1 account but bit risky.
Title: Re: Where to save private keys?
Post by: Rokon5 on June 16, 2021, 04:19:05 AM
Private keys is private things so we need save it in a save place.I suggest backing up the private key to another cellphone or on the computer,in a Gmail or other places.We should be careful about private keys because when we're lost our private keys then we lost our most important things.
Title: Re: Where to save private keys?
Post by: Freemind on June 16, 2021, 11:36:47 AM
Private keys is private things so we need save it in a save place.I suggest backing up the private key to another cellphone or on the computer,in a Gmail or other places.We should be careful about private keys because when we're lost our private keys then we lost our most important things.

I can agree to save the private keys in a mobile, as long as it is a mobile that we do not use daily, is in a safe place and is not connected to any network, but saving the private keys in Gmail I think it could be a very serious error, because it depends on a simple password that maybe we use daily on different devices, and I think the ideal is to isolate our private keys.
Title: Re: Where to save private keys?
Post by: dotcoin.info on July 22, 2021, 02:58:40 PM
the most reliable way to store passwords is to write them down on a sheet of paper and take them to mom for safekeeping; D she will definitely not lose 8) but seriously, I keep such information on a USB flash drive and on paper. this helps protect your passwords from theft. By the way, it's very interesting who keeps their own? maybe there is some interesting and original way, and which way is considered the most reliable?
Title: Re: Where to save private keys?
Post by: Hipshot on July 23, 2021, 06:02:59 PM
I keep all keys, passwords and wallets on an encrypted USB drive and have made some backups of it.

If all the backups would be actually hidden and not one is plugged in all the time for convenience, an attacker must do 2 steps, find one of the backups and get the password that is only in my head. But this is scary too, it's possible to forget a password and lose all coins.
Title: Re: Where to save private keys?
Post by: Pagli on October 20, 2021, 01:23:28 PM
There are lots of other methods used online, like wallets that provides the combination of hot and cold storage for the safe keeping of private key, seed phrase(mnemonics).
To me, the physical storage remains the best and safest amongst all
Title: Re: Where to save private keys?
Post by: Alexandr8385 on October 20, 2021, 07:57:04 PM
I still store the keys on my work computer, so far I have not observed any hacking attempts.
Title: Re: Where to save private keys?
Post by: sadia batool on November 04, 2021, 04:39:10 AM
There are many ways through which you can easily save your private key like I am saving my all private key in my personal diary. I am writing all my password in my diary like this my all private key are safe.
Title: Re: Where to save private keys?
Post by: amzexpert on November 06, 2021, 05:04:27 AM
So everything is so unorganized, tons of apps, tons of wallets, private and seed phrases saved in phone text file.

I wanna know how are you guys keeping your private keys/ seed phrases?
Dear, it is very easy to store your Private keys. But the main thing is that if you store your private key somewhere and you forget that where you have stored it then you will lose your money then there will be no backup that you can get your money. So choose wisely to store your private key. I store my Private key in My Personal USB.
Title: Re: Where to save private keys?
Post by: President on November 08, 2021, 12:28:31 PM
There are many ways to store our private keys because for me I am usually my personal I write down the tasks in my diary.It is better to keep personal tasks offline It may be a long process but I firmly believe it is the best way. That’s why I don’t like the idea very much, I like to keep my personal keys to me. 
Title: Re: Where to save private keys?
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Title: Re: Where to save private keys?
Post by: Oksana Ksyusha on November 24, 2021, 08:35:52 PM
The easiest way is on the paper, but in 2 different places. For example, one copy is at home, and the other is to be given to mom for preservation. You can also store the keys of your crypto wallet in a safe deposit bank box or in a personal safe. I think these are the most reliable ways to keep confidential information.