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After printing, you can cut off the top section (mnemonic seed) and store it
apart from the addresses for safety. You can also write the mnemonic seed down
by hand and only print the addresses part.

=head2 Security

With Bitcoin, information is money. You should be wary (or even paranoid) of
possible dangers during generation of your wallet.

If you want maximum safety, just buy a hardware wallet instead. Using a custom
solution like this one requires you to have enough expertise to be a hardware
wallet yourself. It can be a cool experience, but can also cost you money.

You should not depend on your passphrase and take securing your keys seriously.
Keep your passphrase rather simple, as its only purpose is to buy you time in
case of a leak. The danger of forgetting your passphrase is very real and with
a long passphrase, it can be very hard to recover.

For increased security, follow these guidelines:

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=item * Make sure your environment is as safe as possible

Scan your machine for malware. Check if you have any suspicious processes
running. Best, use security-focused system like OpenBSD.

=item * Disable Internet connection during generation

If your seed is going to leak, it will do so through the Web. As long as you
have the seed on your computer, avoid being online.

=item * Only store the seed physically

Paper or metal are unhackable. If they are stolen, you can move the funds
elsewhere before they crack your password - as long as you keep the second copy
in a different location.

=item * Don't print the seed, write it down

It is especially true if you have a printer which is connected to your local
network. Regular USB-only printers should be fine, but you never know if they
keep copies of what they printed somewhere. Never ever use printers you have at
work.

=item * Remove the seed from your computer when you're done

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=head3 Common pitfalls

Even if you safely generated the seed, you might still put it at risk without even
knowing:

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=item * If you opened a file with a program, it might have saved a draft copy somewhere

=item * Even if you deleted the file, it may still stick around in Trash

=item * Some systems may synchronize contents of a directory with the cloud

=item * If you forget your password, there's no way to recover it

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