← Back to context Comment by trey-jones 10 hours ago Private keys should never leave the device where they are created. 6 comments trey-jones Reply graemep 8 hours ago So no backups? Tuna-Fish 8 hours 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 7 hours ago That's a great plan until you're locked out of all your devices with no backup. 2 replies → leni536 8 hours ago You can have backup private keys, they don't have to be copies of some other private keys.
graemep 8 hours ago So no backups? Tuna-Fish 8 hours 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 7 hours ago That's a great plan until you're locked out of all your devices with no backup. 2 replies → leni536 8 hours ago You can have backup private keys, they don't have to be copies of some other private keys.
Tuna-Fish 8 hours 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 7 hours ago That's a great plan until you're locked out of all your devices with no backup. 2 replies →
TurdF3rguson 7 hours ago That's a great plan until you're locked out of all your devices with no backup. 2 replies →
leni536 8 hours 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.