← Back to context Comment by trey-jones 1 month ago Private keys should never leave the device where they are created. 9 comments trey-jones Reply graemep 1 month ago So no backups? Tuna-Fish 1 month ago Correct. Private keys should never be backed up. Instead, should you need a backup, you should create a distinct key for that purpose. TurdF3rguson 1 month ago That's a great plan until you're locked out of all your devices with no backup. 5 replies → leni536 1 month ago You can have backup private keys, they don't have to be copies of some other private keys.
graemep 1 month ago So no backups? Tuna-Fish 1 month ago Correct. Private keys should never be backed up. Instead, should you need a backup, you should create a distinct key for that purpose. TurdF3rguson 1 month ago That's a great plan until you're locked out of all your devices with no backup. 5 replies → leni536 1 month ago You can have backup private keys, they don't have to be copies of some other private keys.
Tuna-Fish 1 month ago Correct. Private keys should never be backed up. Instead, should you need a backup, you should create a distinct key for that purpose. TurdF3rguson 1 month ago That's a great plan until you're locked out of all your devices with no backup. 5 replies →
TurdF3rguson 1 month ago That's a great plan until you're locked out of all your devices with no backup. 5 replies →
leni536 1 month ago You can have backup private keys, they don't have to be copies of some other private keys.
So no backups?
Correct. Private keys should never be backed up. Instead, should you need a backup, you should create a distinct key for that purpose.
That's a great plan until you're locked out of all your devices with no backup.
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You can have backup private keys, they don't have to be copies of some other private keys.