From 4971598b5a2356c0bf2fc782ea4c8813872ea85a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rating89us <45968869+rating89us@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2021 01:47:23 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] glossary: add passphrase entry --- glossary.asciidoc | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/glossary.asciidoc b/glossary.asciidoc index 03764ccf..8235db70 100644 --- a/glossary.asciidoc +++ b/glossary.asciidoc @@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ P2WSH:: paper wallet:: In the most specific sense, a paper wallet is a document containing all of the data necessary to generate any number of Bitcoin private keys, forming a wallet of keys. However, people often use the term to mean any way of storing bitcoin offline as a physical document. This second definition also includes paper keys and redeemable codes. +passphrase:: + A passphrase is an optional string created by the user that serves as an additional security factor protecting the seed, even when the seed is compromised by a thief. It can also be used as a form of plausible deniability, where a chosen passphrase leads to a wallet with a small amount of funds used to distract an attacker from the “real” wallet that contains the majority of funds. + payment channels:: A micropayment channel or payment channel is class of techniques designed to allow users to make multiple bitcoin transactions without committing all of the transactions to the bitcoin blockchain. In a typical payment channel, only two transactions are added to the block chain but an unlimited or nearly unlimited number of payments can be made between the participants.