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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
).
Phrase/Key/Value | Security | Description |
---|---|---|
Secret Recovery Key |
PROTECT |
Used to access an identity on the Blockstack blockchain. A 24-word sequence of words for example:
The early Blockstack recovery keys were 12-word sequences. |
identity Blockstack identity Blockstack ID |
SHAREABLE |
A way to identify a person or an organization on the Blockstack network. An identity is unique, both |
Magic Recovery Code | PROTECT |
An long encrypted string, for example: Do not share the QR code that accompanied your recovery code either. This is a QR code: |
Blockstack Owner Address | SHAREABLE |
Looks like a bitcoin address but starts with
|
Bitcoin address BTC Address | SHAREABLE |
A string of letters and numbers.
Sharing this address allows anyone to send Bitcoin to the address. |
Stacks address or STX address |
SHAREABLE |
A string of letters and numbers.
Sharing this address allows anyone to send Bitcoin to the address. |
public key | SHAREABLE |
Public and private key pair comprise of two uniquely related cryptographic keys. It looks like a long random string of letters and numbers:
The exact format of the public and private key depend on the software you use to create them. |
private key | PROTECT | Private keys matches a corresponding public key. A public key also looks like a string of letters and numbers: The exact format of the public and private key depend on the software you use to create them. |
seed phrase |
PROTECT |
Used to access Stacks Wallet software. The seed phrase consists of 24 words in a sequence. Both the word and its position the sequence are important. 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, |
wallet address |
SHAREABLE |
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 Stacks (STX) address. You access a software wallet with a seed phrase. |