Seed Phrase
A sequence of words that can recreate a wallet's private keys and access its assets.
A seed phrase is a human-readable backup generated by some wallets. It can be used to recreate the private keys associated with the wallet and therefore may provide control over its assets. See Kaavon's "Hierarchical Deterministic Wallet" glossary definition for how one seed phrase can back up an entire wallet's many addresses.
Anyone who obtains a seed phrase may be able to access the wallet. It should never be shared, entered into an unexpected website, or stored in an unprotected digital location — see Kaavon's "Hardware Wallet" and "Cold Storage" glossary definitions for common ways to keep it offline.
Examples
- Writing a seed phrase on paper and storing it securely can provide a physical backup.
- A support agent should never need a user's seed phrase to diagnose a wallet problem.
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