Create & Backup

A useful way to approach Create & Backup is to ask three questions: what object is involved, what will the request change, and where can the result be verified? Creating a wallet establishes a new key-control relationship. Importing restores control from existing recovery material. A seed phrase can restore a related set of accounts. The sections below connect those ideas to account, network, contract, and permission context so that similar-looking information is not mistaken for identical on-chain state.

Before you begin

Use a trusted device and network
Confirm the active account and network
Read the full request before signing

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Before you begin: Creating a wallet establishes a new key-control relationship First execution stage: A seed phrase can restore a related set of accounts Second execution stage: Recovery material is best kept offline Verify the result: A backup should remain readable and durable Common mistakes and recovery: A website should never ask for a seed phrase or private key

Before you begin: Creating a wallet establishes a new key-control relationship

Focus on importing restores control from existing recovery material

First, in Create & Backup, the Before you begin: Creating a wallet establishes a new key-control relationship stage should not be reduced to the next button. Creating a wallet establishes a new key-control relationship. Importing restores control from existing recovery material. For Create & Backup, the user should start by identifying the active network, then reread the account, network, address, asset, amount, and request summary in the order they will matter on-chain. The goal is to be able to explain what will happen, on which network, and to which target before approval. That discipline is more durable than memorizing where a control appears in one version of an interface.

First follow-up in Create & Backup: after the action described by Focus on importing restores control from existing recovery material, a success message should not be the only evidence used. A seed phrase can restore a related set of accounts. A private key directly controls signing for a specific account. Keep the public identifiers needed for later review, such as the transaction hash, network, and target address, and verify them through the matching block explorer or wallet record. Remember to put public evidence ahead of visual familiarity. If the result differs from the expectation, establish what has already happened on-chain before attempting another signature or transfer, because a second submission may create a separate action rather than repair the first one.

Confirm creating a wallet establishes a new key-control relationship.
Check how importing restores control from existing recovery material affects the current request.
Use a seed phrase can restore a related set of accounts as a separate verification point.

First execution stage: A seed phrase can restore a related set of accounts

Focus on a private key directly controls signing for a specific account

Second, in Create & Backup, the First execution stage: A seed phrase can restore a related set of accounts stage should not be reduced to the next button. A seed phrase can restore a related set of accounts. A private key directly controls signing for a specific account. For Create & Backup, the user should do not let a familiar label replace a technical check, then reread the account, network, address, asset, amount, and request summary in the order they will matter on-chain. The goal is to be able to explain what will happen, on which network, and to which target before approval. That discipline is more durable than memorizing where a control appears in one version of an interface.

Second follow-up in Create & Backup: after the action described by Focus on a private key directly controls signing for a specific account, a success message should not be the only evidence used. Recovery material is best kept offline. Screenshots and chat apps increase the number of exposed copies. Keep the public identifiers needed for later review, such as the transaction hash, network, and target address, and verify them through the matching block explorer or wallet record. Remember to confirm the object, then the action, then the result. If the result differs from the expectation, establish what has already happened on-chain before attempting another signature or transfer, because a second submission may create a separate action rather than repair the first one.

Confirm a seed phrase can restore a related set of accounts.
Check how a private key directly controls signing for a specific account affects the current request.
Use recovery material is best kept offline as a separate verification point.

Second execution stage: Recovery material is best kept offline

Focus on screenshots and chat apps increase the number of exposed copies

Third, in Create & Backup, the Second execution stage: Recovery material is best kept offline stage should not be reduced to the next button. Recovery material is best kept offline. Screenshots and chat apps increase the number of exposed copies. For Create & Backup, the user should stop when two pieces of context disagree, then reread the account, network, address, asset, amount, and request summary in the order they will matter on-chain. The goal is to be able to explain what will happen, on which network, and to which target before approval. That discipline is more durable than memorizing where a control appears in one version of an interface.

Third follow-up in Create & Backup: after the action described by Focus on screenshots and chat apps increase the number of exposed copies, a success message should not be the only evidence used. A backup should remain readable and durable. Backup verification belongs in a trusted environment. Keep the public identifiers needed for later review, such as the transaction hash, network, and target address, and verify them through the matching block explorer or wallet record. Remember to split a request into source, target, permission, and outcome. If the result differs from the expectation, establish what has already happened on-chain before attempting another signature or transfer, because a second submission may create a separate action rather than repair the first one.

Confirm recovery material is best kept offline.
Check how screenshots and chat apps increase the number of exposed copies affects the current request.
Use a backup should remain readable and durable as a separate verification point.

Verify the result: A backup should remain readable and durable

Focus on backup verification belongs in a trusted environment

Fourth, in Create & Backup, the Verify the result: A backup should remain readable and durable stage should not be reduced to the next button. A backup should remain readable and durable. Backup verification belongs in a trusted environment. For Create & Backup, the user should record the state before and after the action, then reread the account, network, address, asset, amount, and request summary in the order they will matter on-chain. The goal is to be able to explain what will happen, on which network, and to which target before approval. That discipline is more durable than memorizing where a control appears in one version of an interface.

Fourth follow-up in Create & Backup: after the action described by Focus on backup verification belongs in a trusted environment, a success message should not be the only evidence used. A website should never ask for a seed phrase or private key. Losing recovery material can make future account access impossible. Keep the public identifiers needed for later review, such as the transaction hash, network, and target address, and verify them through the matching block explorer or wallet record. Remember to understand why a confirmation is needed before approving it. If the result differs from the expectation, establish what has already happened on-chain before attempting another signature or transfer, because a second submission may create a separate action rather than repair the first one.

Confirm a backup should remain readable and durable.
Check how backup verification belongs in a trusted environment affects the current request.
Use a website should never ask for a seed phrase or private key as a separate verification point.

Common mistakes and recovery: A website should never ask for a seed phrase or private key

Focus on losing recovery material can make future account access impossible

Fifth, in Create & Backup, the Common mistakes and recovery: A website should never ask for a seed phrase or private key stage should not be reduced to the next button. A website should never ask for a seed phrase or private key. Losing recovery material can make future account access impossible. For Create & Backup, the user should treat network context as a prerequisite for every step, then reread the account, network, address, asset, amount, and request summary in the order they will matter on-chain. The goal is to be able to explain what will happen, on which network, and to which target before approval. That discipline is more durable than memorizing where a control appears in one version of an interface.

Fifth follow-up in Create & Backup: after the action described by Focus on losing recovery material can make future account access impossible, a success message should not be the only evidence used. Creating a wallet establishes a new key-control relationship. Importing restores control from existing recovery material. Keep the public identifiers needed for later review, such as the transaction hash, network, and target address, and verify them through the matching block explorer or wallet record. Remember to prefer public records that can be checked again later. If the result differs from the expectation, establish what has already happened on-chain before attempting another signature or transfer, because a second submission may create a separate action rather than repair the first one.

Confirm a website should never ask for a seed phrase or private key.
Check how losing recovery material can make future account access impossible affects the current request.
Use creating a wallet establishes a new key-control relationship as a separate verification point.

Practical checklist

Review creating a wallet establishes a new key-control relationship.
Review a seed phrase can restore a related set of accounts.
Review recovery material is best kept offline.
Review a backup should remain readable and durable.
Review a website should never ask for a seed phrase or private key.