Where do you keep your private keys?? I need good ideas!!

[crocozino]

well not all here will share the methods, cause some hackers could collect all the information and then try to develop some methods to steal that kind of info, you know some social engineering stuff really works..
but for me I personally collect all hardware keys on some hard drives disconnected from internet

[Lucas Kronenberg]

Hi, Guys!!!
How do you think, is it safe to keep keys in different clouds?

[Lucas Kronenberg]

print a copy of your key in a paper and keep it in a afe, thats what iv done with mine, i also have copies handwritten and stored in a file that i only know as a back up,

Thanks. Good idea!

[kolinko]

print a copy of your key in a paper and keep it in a afe, thats what iv done with mine, i also have copies handwritten and stored in a file that i only know as a back up,

This is a good idea, but it will be very difficult when you want to retype the sequence of characters when you request a private key because it's a pretty complex sequence of characters. I usually save private key on excel and keep in usd, I also save on google driver a backup again. Make sure it is very careful and secure.

[uriitimoshilov0109]

In Argentina, Bitcoin's popularity has sharply increased. Any games of central banks with national currency rates contribute to the growth of the population's need to save money using crypto-currencies.

[boynamnhi]

Txt files in an encrypted folder on multiple SD cards.

I wouldn't do a safe. I certainly wouldn't leave it in a drawer either. With a card you can bury the file in a mountain of others, tape them in obscure places, hide them creatively, split the keys between different cards.

No doubt certain cards will fail over a long period of time so you want multiple redundancy. And you only want to create them and open them on a machine that's never seen the internet.

If I did only have paper I wouldn't want it where I lived. These days safe deposit boxes are really hard to find so I'd prefer something I can create myself that's easily hidden.

I have a pretty simple way. In addition to the original, I will copy a few more copies. To stay home, leave in the bag, to work. And obviously I did not leave the position of the letters or numbers that I could have a slight change of order. What do you think?

[cynical]

Mine are on multiple password protected USB drives.
One of them i carry all the time the other is in my house in a fire proof safe along with paper versions.
This is not for security but for loss from fire.

[Nick_NNN]

I save my wallet.dat (Bitcoin Core Wallet) anywhere: cloud, phone, usb flash, DVD, mail. And periodically I update the files

[Manchumichael]

I use really a simple method.You may find it risky but I don't need higher security.So, I simply make a note on my mobile and put the keys on notepad and saved it.It's really easy for me and I can get the keys anytime I want.Also sometimes I saved Private keys on my telegram channel which run by me only.

Of course, it is too risky to keep our private keys in mobiles and emails and our systems and laptops. I don't like to take much risk so i stored my all private keys on my external HDD, not 1 I stored in 2 HDD. and I will connect those HDD to only my system which is secured by internet security.

[Sevarchik]

The best is offline storing on usb flash drive or dvd disc and last chance backup printed on paper copy

[cbeew3]

I purchased several U-disks and stored them in the backup. If any of the U-disks are damaged, I will not lose them. I will also copy and save them on paper, and do not save my backups on the Internet or on my computer.

[djsugar]

I use a different strategy to hide my private keys. Initially, I had uploaded them to a cloud server, but since everything is prone to hacking, so I decided against doing it. Then, I thought of a second alternative. Since I have multiple BTCs in my wallet, so, in order to keep them safe, I bought multiple flash drives from the market. Then, I copied my keys to each one of it, and stored those flashdrives in a safe locker box at a bank.
Before depositing it at bank, I used to get anxiety every time I used to leave my house, since I feared someone might break in and steal it. Now that it is with bank, my stress has been outsourced. It is their responsibility to take care of my belongings.
Also, I ensured that I deleted every trace of my private keys from my laptop. Also, I would never sell my laptop and would prefer destroying it once it gets old. Data can always be recovered no matter how many times you format your hard drive.

[gabbie2010]

Formerly I used to keep my private keys on laptop but in most recent times when cases of hacked private keys became rampant especially myetherwallet which is mostly prone to hackers using phished sites, I copied it on a paper and hidden in my file while I completely deleted it on my laptop.

[krayzie32]

I keep my key in a USB and keep it safe in my house. I do not store anything in the cloud or in the Internet. Because the hackers are very dangerous now and they have many ways to steal your password.

[xidireti382]

I keep my keys on a flash drive.one I use constantly. and the second is in the safe if I lose the first key.

[mattmct]

I confine my brain and in my life partner's mind.We each grasp the non-public keys. I place stock in my mate and even my husband is aware of the bitcoin thus i think him to inform he my security code for once that I overlook he's the primary to inquire. i am not persevere the phonephone in lightweight of the actual fact that there's a chance that alternative people will grasp and even within the cupboard i do not hide on the grounds that it'd pass up a significant chance and find of alternative people.

[Svelto]

I write or print my private keys on a piece of paper and keep in my drawer too. Unless I have coins that are worth a few millions, I don’t think it is needed to keep in a safe.

[Odlanyer]

To save my private key, I prefer to put in computer files, in my phone if my devices has was a problem,put in flash drive and also put is paper then keep it into place that safe, i keep another copy, also a few spread in my houses of family who not know about crypto just for remember only.

[Janpura]

Hello guys!

I wanna hear your opinions about that.
Where do you keep your private keys? In a safe? In your pocket? In your mind??

My private keys are just in the drawer as if they were worth nothing lol

I was thinking about buying a safe, but I think that big, so hard to hide, and just to store one piece of paper?

Give me ideas please =D

I make sure that i keep my private key safe, ill put in my smartphone so easy to copy when i need then in hard drive and usb but the storage device is not safe/secure sometimes it currupted.
So i will reprint twenty copy of my private key in a paper and keep it in my wallet,cabinet,vault and etc,much better to laminate it before you keep so it was not easy to rotten.

[imyashir]

I keep my private key in a small piece of paper and i laminated to do not avoid fade the text word i have three copies of my privatekey cause i have in my pocket wallet of private key and to my vault also just incase if i lose i retrieved immediately of my funds.