Explained
Splitting Your Seed Phrase for Enhanced Security.
The most secure and straightforward approach is to split your seed phrase into three parts.
By employing this three-part split measure, you can ensure that even if one of your BitBars is compromised, no one will gain full access to your seed phrase. Two out of the three BitBars are always required to recover the seed. Conversely, if you happen to lose one BitBar, any two out of the three BitBars can be used to recover your seed phrase without the need for the third one.
Here's how you can split your seed phrase using the x3 BitBar Bundle:
➡️ For the first part, use words 1-16.
➡️ For the second part, use words 9-24.
➡️ For the third part, combine words 1-8 and 17-24.
Here is a detailed breakdown of how the words should be split:
Back 24 words up with 4 letters of each word.
For recovery phrases, only the first 4 letters of each word are required. The phrases come from a specific list known as the BIP39 list, which contains 2048 words. Every word on this list can be uniquely identified by its initial 4 letters. This means that if you remember the first 4 letters, you can determine the entire word by referencing it on the list. Notably, some wallet systems have streamlined this process, automatically completing the word for you once you've entered its first 4 letters.
If a word has only three letters, you can use a spacer (a letter tile with no letter) as the fourth letter to maintain the consistency of four-letter slots.
Spacer: If a word has only 3 letters, an empty tile is used to fill the gap.
Divider: Engraved lines indicate the division between the words.
Cut-Off: Only the first 4 letters of each word are required; the following characters are omitted.
Roman numerals are used to differentiate between two sets of 12 words if two wallets are being backed up with only 12 recovery phrases.
- Roman I for the words 1-12.
- Roman II for the words 13-24.
