📘 Private Key Safety

Private keys are not passwords

Learn how private keys, wallet addresses and recovery phrases relate, and why no support agent should request your secret credentials.

Steps and checks

Work through the essentials

Distinguish public addresses from keys

Take time to verify this step on a trusted device. Do not reveal private keys or recovery phrases to anyone; pause if the information differs from what you expected.

Never reveal secrets in web forms

Take time to verify this step on a trusted device. Do not reveal private keys or recovery phrases to anyone; pause if the information differs from what you expected.

Keep recovery materials offline

Take time to verify this step on a trusted device. Do not reveal private keys or recovery phrases to anyone; pause if the information differs from what you expected.

Stop requests asking for a private key

Take time to verify this step on a trusted device. Do not reveal private keys or recovery phrases to anyone; pause if the information differs from what you expected.

Know the limits

Security relies on several independent checks

An interface warning cannot prove a domain, recipient or approval is trustworthy. Combine trusted sources, network checks and secure backups before acting.

Phishing Protection

Private keys are not passwords

Work through the essentials

Distinguish public addresses from keys

Never reveal secrets in web forms

Keep recovery materials offline

Stop requests asking for a private key

Security relies on several independent checks

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