From: Ian Coleman Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2016 04:41:36 +0000 (+1100) Subject: Note that entropy must not be stored X-Git-Url: https://git.immae.eu/?p=perso%2FImmae%2FProjets%2FCryptomonnaies%2FBIP39.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=bf9bdfd20ff1997dc5c53ba5a25f6441b9edd3b7 Note that entropy must not be stored In response to https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/5j2cn8/how_can_i_encode_my_bip39_seed_into_the_order_of/ --- diff --git a/src/index.html b/src/index.html index 3537c53..964746e 100644 --- a/src/index.html +++ b/src/index.html @@ -517,6 +517,14 @@ random enough for the needs of this tool.

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+ Do not store entropy. +

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+ Storing entropy (such as keeping a deck of cards in a specific shuffled order) is unreliable compared to storing a mnemonic. + Instead of storing entropy, store the mnemonic generated from the entropy. + Steganography may be beneficial when storing the mnemonic. +

The random mnemonic generator on this page uses a