ciphergoat
The key to your keys
Encrypt your recovery seed phrase!
Don't just take our word for it
Read our FAQ, check for yourself
End recovery seed anxiety
No more worry about paper notes or metal plates getting found or getting lost. Keep encrypted electronic backups on an offline smartphone, thumb drive, SD card or printed/engraved Secure QR (SeQR) code. Use ciphergoat's technology to secure your recovery seed!
Air gapped
Once installed, switch into airplane mode with wifi off for secure management of your recovery seed phrase. We recommend using a factory reset device, such as an older smartphone.
Data Security
Zero-knowledge app - only you can unlock your encryption. The app works without internet, no transfers or cloud storage. No registration required. Please read our Best Practices.
Open Source Encryption
Open source encryption, anyone can validate for safety or decrypt using available tools (as long as you know the passphrase). No backdoors, no nonsense.
Transparency
We believe in transparency and honesty. Freedom, liberty and self sovereignty are fundamental rights of all people.
Generational transfer
With ciphergoat, you finally have a secure and simple way to transfer property to your heirs. See FAQs for details
SeQR Code plate
Beautiful and smart - engrave your encrypted recovery etched in a SeQR code on stainless steel plates. Do it yourself or find out more
How Does It Work?
Old vs New
| Compare | Hammered Steel Plates |
Engraved SeQR Code
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|---|---|---|
| If destroyed or lost | Wallet may be inaccessible | Encrypted electronic backups |
| If found by someone | Coins stolen | No problem, unreadable |
| The technology | Biblical | AES-256 encryption & fiber lasers |
| Time to make | Hours | New order on the way | Conclusion | Unsafe | Safe |
About Us
We came together
We came together out of love for technology, and a passion for freedom and liberty.
We were each taken by the gift of Bitcoin and the virtue of self custody and self sovereignty.
In practice however, we quickly identified the single most vulnerable aspect of self-custody: a piece of cardboard or metal with 12 or 24 words that are your recovery seed phrase.
These must be kept safe from water, fire and time, and yet available to you, or your loved ones, at a time of need.
Self custody comes with great responsibility
There's nothing else like self custody, but we have to recognize the risks and
and the many pitfalls. What if I lose my recovery seed?, What if someone else finds it?
This could cause some "seed phrase anxiety" for sure.
Our mission is to share our solution with people who value self sovereignty and want a better way to manage their risk.
We hope you will find this helpful.
