From 0aec869040c3df6cab738970601499bedc44e935 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: krupawan5618 Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2021 06:20:07 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update ch05.asciidoc --- ch05.asciidoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/ch05.asciidoc b/ch05.asciidoc index 9bcca9f1..e044f2cc 100644 --- a/ch05.asciidoc +++ b/ch05.asciidoc @@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ luggage oxygen faint major edit measure invite love trap field dilemma oblige+ [TIP] ==== -Many wallets do not allow for the creation of wallets with more than a 12 word mnemonic phrase. You will notice from the tables above that despite the unique lengths of entropy input, the seed size remains the same (512 bits). From a security perspective, the amount of entropy actually used for the production of HD wallets is roughly 128 bits, which equals 12 words. Providing more than 12 words produces additional entropy which is unnecessary, and this _unused_ entropy is not used for the derivation of the seed in the way that one might intially suspect. From a usability perspective, 12 words is much easier to write down, back up, and store, so stick with 12 words! +Many wallets do not allow for the creation of wallets with more than a 12 word mnemonic phrase. You will notice from the tables above that despite the unique lengths of entropy input, the seed size remains the same (512 bits). From a security perspective, the amount of entropy actually used for the production of HD wallets is roughly 128 bits, which equals 12 words. Providing more than 12 words produces additional entropy which is unnecessary, and this _unused_ entropy is not used for the derivation of the seed in the way that one might intially suspect. From a usability perspective, 12 words is also easier to write down, back up, and store. ==== [[mnemonic_passphrase]]