🧊 Security / PRACTICAL GUIDE

Cold Storage Principles

Learn why offline handling of sensitive credentials matters and where its limits are.

Cold storage reduces online exposure; it does not remove every risk. Always inspect transaction details and device state before signing.

🔎 Illustrative workflow and safety guidance

01 / WORKFLOW

A practical sequence to follow

Cold storage reduces online exposure; it does not remove every risk. Always inspect transaction details and device state before signing.

01

Identify online exposure

Before this action, confirm the device and page are trusted, and make sure the prompt matches your intent.

02

Keep recovery data offline

Before this action, confirm the device and page are trusted, and make sure the prompt matches your intent.

03

Verify signing details

Before this action, confirm the device and page are trusted, and make sure the prompt matches your intent.

04

Inspect backup media

Before this action, confirm the device and page are trusted, and make sure the prompt matches your intent.

03 / RISK BOUNDARIES

Common mistakes to avoid

Learn why offline handling of sensitive credentials matters and where its limits are. Turn verification into a habit. No single security setting is an unconditional guarantee.

🔐 Device security, offline backups and address reviews work together.

01Risk: unclear source

Confirm the full URL and context.

02Check: credentials and network

Handle sensitive credentials only when necessary.

03Action: stop when uncertain

Decline unfamiliar requests rather than rushing.

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Cold Storage Principles

A practical sequence to follow

Identify online exposure

Keep recovery data offline

Verify signing details

Inspect backup media

Common mistakes to avoid

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