The recovery seed is an essential element of your and your TREZOR’s security. You may also argue that it could be the most important part because as much as it can be helpful as your device backup, if misused, it could be exploited to your detriment.

For this reason, it is necessary to follow a set of security precautions. By doing so, you are ensuring that your seed and therefore your funds, passwords and all your data associated with it will be safe from third parties. We understand that the concept of a recovery seed might be relatively new, and thus it might be difficult to know how it works. However, once you get used to is and learn enough about it, you have nothing to be afraid of.