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Focused guide · Security

Cold Storage Explained

Understand how offline key storage can reduce exposure and what it cannot prevent.

Understand the security boundary

Know what requires your attention

Understand how offline key storage can reduce exposure and what it cannot prevent. Offline storage does not eliminate phishing, address substitution or backup risks.

Cold Storage Explained

Risks and practical safeguards

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Verification principle 1

Keep signing credentials away from connected environments when the workflow supports it.

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Verification principle 2

Validate device setup, backup and firmware instructions from reliable sources.

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Verification principle 3

Verify the destination, network and amount directly on the signing device.

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Additional checks before proceeding

Plan for secure physical storage and eventual recovery.

Keep signing credentials away from connected environments when the workflow supports it.

Your next step

Connect these steps with backup, network selection and signing safety so the entire workflow stays consistent.

Next step · Get started safely

Start with a source you can verify

Verify your installation source, protect access and prepare an offline backup before using a wallet.

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