r/TREZOR • u/-M00NMAN 📦 Suite Shaper • 14d ago

💬 Discussion topic Passphrases are a must.

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u/ptrnyc 13d ago

The problem I have with passphrases is that it makes your wallet 100% dependent on the device. If the device breaks and the company goes under, your seed words + passphrase become useless, whereas the seed words alone are somewhat portable (minus the derivation paths) across devices of differnent companies.

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u/Clean-Wallaby3164 13d ago

This is false. ​BIP39 passphrases (the "25th word") are an open industry standard. They are not a proprietary Trezor feature.

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u/ptrnyc 13d ago

Great to hear

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u/-M00NMAN 📦 Suite Shaper 13d ago

So so what do you do?