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Use the following table to answer questions about keys/phrases/values you can share with others (`SHAREABLE`) and ones you should _never_ share but instead keep in a secure place (`PROTECT`).
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<th class="uk-width-large">Phrase/Key/Value</th>
<th>Security</th>
<th class="uk-width-medium">Description</th>
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<p>Secret Recovery Key</p>
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<td><p>PROTECT</p></td>
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<p>Used to access an identity on the Blockstack blockchain. A 24-word sequence of words for example:</p>
<p><code>applied binge crisp pictorial fiery</code>
</p><p><code> dancing agreeable frogs light finish ping apple</code></p>
<p>The early Blockstack recovery keys were 12-word sequences.</p>
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<p>identity</p>
<p>Blockstack identity</p>
<p>Blockstack ID</p>
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<td><p>SHAREABLE</p></td>
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<p>A way to identify a person or an organization on the Blockstack network. An identity is unique, both <code>meepers.id.blockstack</code> or <code>chad.id</code> are examples of IDs.</p>
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<td>Magic Recovery Code</td>
<td><p>PROTECT</p></td>
<td><p>An long encrypted string, for example:</p> <p> <code>36mWivFdy0YPH2z31EflpQz/Y0UMrOrJ++lH=0EI7c3mop2JuRBm5WXxSTazJsUjOA...</code></p> <p>Do not share the QR code that accompanied your recovery code either. This is a QR code:</p> <img src="/org/images/qr-code.png"/>
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<td>Blockstack Owner Address</td>
<td><p>SHAREABLE</p></td>
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<p>Looks like a bitcoin address but starts with <code>ID</code> for example:</p> <p><code>ID-1J3PUxY5uDShUnHRrMyU6yKtoHEUPhKULs</code></p>
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<td>Bitcoin address
BTC Address
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<td><p>SHAREABLE</p></td>
<td><p>A string of letters and numbers.</p>
<p><code>3E53XjqK4Cxt71BGeP2VhpcotM8LZ853C8</code></p>
<p>Sharing this address allows anyone to send Bitcoin to the address.</p>
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<td><p>Stacks address or STX address</p>
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<td><p>SHAREABLE</p></td>
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<p>A string of letters and numbers.</p> <p><code>3E53XjqK4Cxt71BGeP2VhpcotM8LZ853C8</code></p> <p>Sharing this address allows anyone to send Bitcoin to the address.</p>
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<td>public key</td>
<td><p>SHAREABLE</p></td>
<td><p>Public and private key pair comprise of two uniquely related cryptographic keys. It looks like a long random string of letters and numbers:</p>
<p><code>3048 0241 00C9 18FA CF8D EB2D EFD5 FD37 89B9 E069 EA97 FC20 …</code></p>
<p>The exact format of the public and private key depend on the software you use to create them.</p>
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<td>private key</td>
<td>PROTECT</td>
<td><p>Private keys matches a corresponding public key. A public key also looks like a string of letters and numbers:</p>
<img src="/org/images/private.png"/>
<p>The exact format of the public and private key depend on the software you use to create them.</p>
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<p>seed phrase</p>
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<td><p>PROTECT</p></td>
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<p>Used to access Stacks Wallet software. The seed phrase consists of 24 words in a sequence. Both the word <em>and its position the sequence</em> are important.</p><p>Write down your seed phrase and store it in a secure location such as a safe deposit box. When you write the seed phrase down, include its position, for example,<code>1-frog, 2-horse, 3-building</code> and so on until you reach a final position <code>24-ocean</code>.</p>
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<p>wallet address</p>
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<td><p>SHAREABLE</p></td>
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<p>
If you created a software-only wallet with the Stacks Wallet software, the wallet has a single STX address which is also sometimes called a <em>Stacks (STX) address</em>. You access a software wallet with a <em>seed phrase</em>.
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