Addresses and fingerprints only. Never write seed words or the passphrase on this sheet.
Date
Wallet and device
1. Before the restore: what the wallet shows now
Script typeUsually native segwit (bc1q)
Derivation pathUsually m/84'/0'/0'
First receive address: first 8
Last 8
Account xpub: first 8
Last 8
2. The wallet restored from the written backup alone
Restored onA wiped device, a second device, or an air-gapped app
Words entered as written, not as remembered
First receive address: first 8
Last 8
Address matches section 1
Xpub matches section 1
3. Passphrase wallet, if you use one
Seed only: first address, first 8
With passphrase: first address, first 8
The two differ
With passphrase matches your real wallet
4. Before you put the backup away
- The seed phrase is legible, and all 12 or 24 words are present, spelled correctly and in order.
- A wallet restored from the backup alone shows the same first receive address (and xpub) as the original.
- The passphrase wallet has been tested, if you use one.
- The metal copy has been tested, not only the paper.
- Any test device has been wiped.
- The backup is back in its secure place.
Next test
Next check dueEvery 6 to 12 months, and after any change to the backup