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r/coldcard: Mk4 seed from TRNG plus added dice rolls and a passphrase

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https://www.reddit.com/r/coldcard/comments/1vbhuef/mk4_trng_added_dice_rolls_passphrase/

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    post: 1vbhuef
author: injectionsiteredness
created_utc: 1785476259
title: MK4 TRNG + added dice rolls + passphrase
body:
Wondering how vulnerable this 24 word setup is. I see you recommended all mk3 users switch to wallets with seeds generated by dice rolls. Should I set up a new wallet with only dice or is RNG with around 100 dice rolls okay?

comment: p0tio1m
parent: t3_1vbhuef
author: _Carth_Onasi
created_utc: 1785476654
edited: false
body:
Only you can decide that. 

Personally this would be enough reason for me to switch to another wallet. 

comment: p0titdh
parent: t3_1vbhuef
author: Quirky-Reveal-1669
created_utc: 1785476721
edited: false
body:
Pretty much any method other than the one following the exploited method will not lead to a deterministic reconstruction of your seed. 

comment: p0tndqu
parent: t3_1vbhuef
author: aprx4
created_utc: 1785478799
edited: false
body:
Dice roll method is unaffected, because it bypasses flawed RNG in Coldcard. Use real dices to roll and record the outcomes on a paper, then use that entropy to generate seed, using popular offline script from Ian Coleman, then use that seed for any hardware wallet of your choice.

Do not use Coldcard's dice roll function.

comment: p0toy4y
parent: t1_p0tndqu
author: injectionsiteredness
created_utc: 1785479508
edited: false

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