Seed Backup

Overview

The backup may be mnemonic words, raw seed data, an encrypted file, a hardware recovery package, or threshold shares. Restoring the seed can reproduce a wallet’s root authority when compatible derivation and application rules are used.

Seed possession may control every derived account, so copying improves availability while increasing exposure. The seed alone may not restore passphrases, derivation paths, script types, account indexes, contracts, or wallet labels. Incorrect software can therefore display an empty or incomplete wallet.

Users should record the exact format and required non-secret context, store copies securely and separately, and never enter the seed into unverified software. Organizations should minimize access and document succession. A controlled restoration test should confirm compatibility. Suspected exposure requires migration of all derived assets and authority.

Seed Backup is not interchangeable with the wallet application or the assets controlled through it. For example, restoring a seed can reproduce keys but still fail to recover funds when network, derivation path, script type, account index, passphrase, or contract configuration is missing.

For Seed Backup, risks include weak generation, exposed backups, phishing, malware, unauthorized export, compromised devices, incorrect derivation metadata, unavailable recovery shares, and silent policy bypass. For Seed Backup, encryption at rest is useful but does not replace access control, separation of duties, tamper evidence, and tested recovery.

Seed Backup participates in a chain from transaction construction through policy evaluation, human or service approval, signing, broadcast, and verification. For Seed Backup, each stage should receive only the minimum data and privilege it needs, while the final signer independently verifies security-critical fields such as destination, amount, asset, network, and contract.