What is Seed phrase?

Also called: recovery phrase, mnemonic

Definition

A seed phrase is a list of words that regenerates every private key in a wallet. It is a master credential: anyone who reads it can take everything the wallet controls.

In practice

Store it offline, never photograph it, and never enter it into a form or support chat. Fake support agents asking for a recovery phrase are one of the most common attacks in Web3. Dapping will never ask for one, and a request claiming to come from us is fraudulent.

Seed phrase on Dapping

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