I'm fairly new to the world of cryptocurrency and I'm worried about securely storing my wallet seed phrase. I read about someone losing access to $800 million because their girlfriend accidentally tossed the hard drive with the seed phrase. So, I'm considering storing my encrypted seed phrase online instead. I came across this string: 74jv1nRaY66Zb31M5bA+vQ== and I'm curious if it's possible to decrypt it. What are your thoughts?
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I always double-encrypt my sensitive info with methods like ROT13, but I’ve started using even stronger systems. Just keep in mind, that kind of encryption isn’t foolproof anymore.
It looks like the string you have is Base64 encoded, not actually encrypted. After decoding it, you get 'tZco}L>'. So, if you’re looking to decrypt it, you’re mixing terms a bit.
So, just to clarify, this isn't something I can actually decrypt into a seed phrase?
You're right about it being Base64. It decodes to 'tZco}L>'. However, without the proper context or additional checks, you can't derive actual seed words from that. It's just part of the process!
Is it safe to keep something like this online then?
Interesting approach! I wonder if I should be doing something similar for my seed phrases.