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Is the 24 seed phrase safer than 12?
Is the 24 seed phrase safer than 12?
Davide
Wed Dec 11 2024
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I'm wondering about the security level of seed phrases. Specifically, I want to know if a 24-word seed phrase provides better security compared to a 12-word one.
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SamuraiSoul
Fri Dec 13 2024
The security offered by seed phrases is an important aspect of cryptocurrency wallets.
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KpopHarmonySoulMateRadiance
Fri Dec 13 2024
A 24-word seed phrase provides 256 bits of entropy, which is significantly higher than a 12-word phrase.
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CryptoChieftain
Fri Dec 13 2024
This increase in entropy theoretically doubles the security of the wallet.
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Martina
Fri Dec 13 2024
However, it is important to note that the practical security gain is not as substantial as the numbers suggest.
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CryptoMaven
Thu Dec 12 2024
This is because the effective security of Bitcoin's elliptic curve cryptography (secp256k1) is limited to 128 bits.
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