From 5e8909af45fd10e64a9b35c5b039257c62d47546 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: claylock Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2023 13:02:37 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Edited ch05_wallets.adoc with Atlas code editor --- ch05_wallets.adoc | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/ch05_wallets.adoc b/ch05_wallets.adoc index c02ea4f9..3b22acc9 100644 --- a/ch05_wallets.adoc +++ b/ch05_wallets.adoc @@ -1029,12 +1029,16 @@ It's important to note that the use of a passphrase also introduces the risk of * If the wallet owner is incapacitated or dead and no one else knows the passphrase, the seed is useless and all the funds stored in the wallet are lost forever. -* Conversely, if the owner backs up the passphrase in the same place as the seed, it defeats the purpose of a second factor. +* Conversely, if the owner backs up the passphrase in the same place as the seed, it defeats the purpose of a second((("wallets", "recovery codes", startref="wallet-recovery-bip39")))((("recovery codes", startref="recovery-code-bip39")))((("BIP39 recovery codes", startref="bip39-recovery")))((("wallets", "recovery codes", "passphrases", startref="wallet-recovery-bip39-passphrase")))((("recovery codes", "passphrases", startref="recovery-code-bip39-passphrase")))((("BIP39 recovery codes", "passphrases", startref="bip39-recovery-passphrase")))((("passphrases (for recovery codes)", startref="passphrase-optional"))) factor. +++++ +

While passphrases are very useful, they should only be used in combination with a carefully planned process for backup and recovery, considering the possibility of surviving the owner and allowing his or -her family to recover the cryptocurrency((("wallets", "recovery codes", startref="wallet-recovery-bip39")))((("recovery codes", startref="recovery-code-bip39")))((("BIP39 recovery codes", startref="bip39-recovery")))((("wallets", "recovery codes", "passphrases", startref="wallet-recovery-bip39-passphrase")))((("recovery codes", "passphrases", startref="recovery-code-bip39-passphrase")))((("BIP39 recovery codes", "passphrases", startref="bip39-recovery-passphrase")))((("passphrases (for recovery codes)", startref="passphrase-optional"))) estate. +her family to recover the cryptocurrency estate. +

+++++ [[hd_wallet_details]] ==== Creating an HD Wallet from the Seed