Your seed phrase is the key to your digital assets—if lost or stolen, access to your wallet could be permanently compromised. Traditional methods, such as writing it down on paper or storing it in password managers, have significant risks. Secrets Vault provides an innovative, visual cryptography solution that allows you to securely safeguard your seed phrase using an innocuous image, without altering the image or embedding data into it.
Why Use Secrets Vault? #
- Eliminate the risk of paper storage – No more lost or stolen written backups.
- Resist phishing and hacking attacks – Unlike passwords, your image cannot be brute-forced.
- Full self-custody – You remain the sole owner of your security without relying on third parties.
- Robust against modifications – Your chosen image can still be used even if resized, compressed, or watermarked.
- Seamless recovery – Retrieve your seed phrase when needed by using the original image.
How It Works #
Step 1: Secure Your Seed Phrase #
- Authenticate with Secrets Vault
- Enter Your Seed Phrase
- Use the Secrets Vault interface to input your 12 or 24-word seed phrase.
- Choose Your Keepic
- Select an image that is personal to you but doesn’t contain identifiable secrets; or simply take a picture!.
- Want to know what makes a good Keepic? Read “Choosing the Right Keepic for Secrets Vault”
- Protect Your Seed Phrase
- One click, and within seconds, your seed phrase is protected! Everything happens on your device; we never see anything!
- Store and Make Copies of Your Keepic
Step 2: Recover Your Seed Phrase #
- Authenticate with Secrets Vault
- Retrieve Your Keepic
- Locate the image from your chosen storage location, or download it from your social media/messaging app.
- Recover your SeedPhrase
Important Considerations #
- Your Keepic is essential for recovery – Losing access to your chosen image means you cannot retrieve your seed phrase.
- Screenshots and scanned copies may not work – The system requires a digital image derived from the original file.
- Store multiple copies of your image in safe locations – Consider saving it on different storage devices or trusted cloud services.
With Secrets Vault, you can protect your seed phrase without worrying about password managers, paper notes, or cloud security risks. The simplicity of remembering an image makes this an intuitive yet highly secure method for safeguarding your digital assets.
