How do you store your private keys

[Insomnia family]

it looks trivial but we also need to be vigilant before saving the private key. most cases lose their private keys because they are careless in storing or using them. I personally keep my private key in a hardware device such as a flashdisk. My advice is if you want to access your wallet, make sure that the items you use are private, not through other people's belongings, and be aware of the cellphone / PC that you use, make sure only you know the key to accessing the item or keeping your asset key.

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[globalking]

according to me storing the private keys offline is the best way you will be completely fearless and relax if you're computer got crashed than also no issue.

[miningguru]

I keep my private key in two places, the first is in my smartphone notebook and the second I keep it in a paper book.  Private key is something that is very important and very confidential, don't let anyone else know even though it is a good friend or relative.

it's better not to keep it on your smartphone, because if you lose your smartphone it means you can also lose your private key. store in a place you don't carry anywhere.

Yes, you have store the private in a different place which we cannot carry those and also we shouldn't use it on a daily basis for logins. Even though we secure online there is risk involved and even we follow all the security measures. One more thing as long as if you don't share your private keys then definitely you will be in safe hands.

[SirLancelot]

I usually store my private key 3rd times, first was in my computer, second in my flash disk, and third i print out in a paper than i store it in my cabinet  

I think paper wallet is still the very best of storing these keys, you just have to ensure that you keep more than one copy of the paper wallet and probably laminate them too to avoid liquid contact that could destroy the paper, most of my keys right now as I speak are on paper wallet, let me then see where the hackers, scammers and all the bad bloods that we have in the cryptocurrency industry with follow to come and steal my coins.

I don’t have any of them online, because if I store it on my computer, I visit lots of sites and could be exposed to phishing software’s, I cannot because of crypto not open sites for other things, and if I store it in a flash, same thing could happen to flash, virus could even attack my flash, so I better stick with paper wallet alone. 

[desticy]

I usually store my private key 3rd times, first was in my computer, second in my flash disk, and third i print out in a paper than i store it in my cabinet  

I think paper wallet is still the very best of storing these keys, you just have to ensure that you keep more than one copy of the paper wallet and probably laminate them too to avoid liquid contact that could destroy the paper, most of my keys right now as I speak are on paper wallet, let me then see where the hackers, scammers and all the bad bloods that we have in the cryptocurrency industry with follow to come and steal my coins.

I don’t have any of them online, because if I store it on my computer, I visit lots of sites and could be exposed to phishing software’s, I cannot because of crypto not open sites for other things, and if I store it in a flash, same thing could happen to flash, virus could even attack my flash, so I better stick with paper wallet alone. 

Great lamination idea. Moreover, I just realized that it is possible to laminate the QR code, so nothing will threaten the security of the keys on the paper wallet. The main thing is not to forget to make several copies, and also not to forget where you hid them.

[carrie_white]

my advice is not to tell anyone about your private key to anyone, even if you are a close friend, and avoid downloading untrusted applications or phishing sites, this will only bring viruses

[mr_random]

About private key I wrote it all in notepad and archive with password, then i send to my save message telegram, i think this is save, i also send to my other number to prevent if my telegram number loss.

I have used similar way of storing private keys of hot wallet but it was a bit different than your method: Sending half of the private key with mail and another half with telegram's saved messages. My telegram account is protected with secondary password and Google authentication. Having access to the number will not leak my personal messages to the attacker in case if data loss aka hack. I recommend to store the private keys, mnemonic seed with fire-proof paper case.

[Starfranko]

I saved mine in my phone and also got it printed out just in case something goes wrong with my phone I can still fall back on the hard copy.

[shoreno]

I saved mine in my phone and also got it printed out just in case something goes wrong with my phone I can still fall back on the hard copy.

i also save my mine on my phone but i encrypt it with a password so that no unauthorized person can access it aside from me   . you should also do that because youl never know if you will lost your phone  . aside from it , i also save a copy on my lappy and on the usb pen drive as well for back porpuses  . i dont recomend that other one that you do , which was printing it  .  printing it on a paper can be easily damage or lost  . that happend to me before but good thing i have too many back ups .

[Mihawk]

Well, I haven't worked with tokens in a while, currently I download wallets. Although it takes up space, it is the safest method, but after a good check.

[BADBITCH]

I don’t know; but I trust my cloud services; I store up my keys in my laptop notepad
And then my hard drive

So far it has been safe and secured; I want to believe direct hacks are always compromised by user itself

[abake]

Personally I do prefer storing my keys offline to prevent third party Acess and also incase of computer hard disk breaking down.

One may ask, are paper wallets safe enough from relatives and friends?

My reply is that I have developed my own language whereby I represent the vowels in the alphabets in other to with some special characters which only myself, I mean no other person can interpret.


How do you save yours?

I store mine offline, I also use Google keep to store and save also as draft in my mail. But will definitely use this method of yours and see how it goes

[elisabetheva]

About private key I wrote it all in notepad and archive with password, then i send to my save message telegram, i think this is save, i also send to my other number to prevent if my telegram number loss.

What you might do is the same as I did just different storage methods, I still put on my laptop and I protect it with internet security and I feel quite safe and as a backup I put it in the email folder address. the important thing is not to open any form of email links and always open through bookmarks.

[Faxmate]

Personally I do prefer storing my keys offline to prevent third party Acess and also incase of computer hard disk breaking down.

One may ask, are paper wallets safe enough from relatives and friends?

My reply is that I have developed my own language whereby I represent the vowels in the alphabets in other to with some special characters which only myself, I mean no other person can interpret.


How do you save yours?

That's very innovative I might try that also I only using my spare email with so many authentications and very strong passwords as long as nobody knows that you are keeping a large sum of coins that could worth thousands of dollars in the future you are safe.

each of us have different methode to store our private stores.but convert PV to our own language was very creative ways.no one else will understand what we write there.the thing we have to it backed it in several place so if one back up gone , we still have reserve file.

Yeah it is good to save your private key in different language so no one can get it because private key is so important thing. Try to use the key which is not in knowledge of any one. I think there are allot of scammers we should not use any wallet which does not give us any proper safety. Use figures numbers and digits while creating a private key.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Only in notepad, and then back up in 1 hardisk drive and 2 flashdisk. 1 i save in place that only me know, and the rest in my room. Not really want to complicated about that and of course i will not bring it anywhere.

[arufox]

Only in notepad, and then back up in 1 hardisk drive and 2 flashdisk. 1 i save in place that only me know, and the rest in my room. Not really want to complicated about that and of course i will not bring it anywhere.

Like me but i use cloud storage not hardisk or falshdisk, danger. I think the better option to store private key is offline wallet, because no connection to prevent hacker but until now i worry about this. So even safe i dont used this way. So i choose to archive it then store in cloud storage media

[Pelana vreo]

Personally I do prefer storing my keys offline to prevent third party Acess and also incase of computer hard disk breaking down.

One may ask, are paper wallets safe enough from relatives and friends?

My reply is that I have developed my own language whereby I represent the vowels in the alphabets in other to with some special characters which only myself, I mean no other person can interpret.


How do you save yours?

Some people might use Google Drive to store private keys, but this is very vulnerable to hacking. I save the phrase in flashdisk and I always save it wherever I go, the most important thing is, download metamask and do synchronization to your email, then when you open the browser with the same email then metamask will be in the upper right corner of the extension. make sure you download the metamask extension by always seeing a secure link.

[Ahiaba]

Good to know that someone is using almost same method I use to safe my private keys although I don't keep it secret to myself alone as is expected of me to let my wife know about how and where I keep my private keys.

[Pecunia non olet]

The best place for storing private keys is a place where you only have an access.
The place without internet, the place without people, the place which is protected from fire and water.  Maybe the best thing is to dig in the garden.

[nowlscor18]

Here are some tips to securely store your private keys safely without any fear of being breached by hackers or evil doers.

1. Password protected excel file ( private keys stored in that file).
2. Printed excel file as your hard copy.
3. Converted pdf file from the protected excel file (also password protected).
4. Store excel and pdf file to your main email address.
5. Safety vault your hardcopy, USB, and other data storage devices for physical security.