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Seed is combined username and password that grants access to your account. It is suggested to be at least 81 chars(trytes) long and consisting of uppercase latin alphabets(A-Z) and 9.

You should keep your seed safe and not share it with anyone.

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Why are there just nines in the seed?

Why are there just nines in the seed and not a 1 or a 4 or a 6? Is this just picked randomly because they like the 9 or what is the reason behind it?
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What is the chance that a supercomputer finds a Seed with money

I know that today it is almost impossible to find someones Seed. But what happens in the future. Will it ever be possible that a very fast supercomputer is checking million seeds per second to find Seeds with a balance. Maybe someday it will be like…
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What's the difference between the 3 security levels when generating an address from a seed?

The IOTA java script library's getNewAddress function has a security parameter which can take the values 1, 2, or 3. Each value will generate a different address with the same seed - what's the difference? What makes the address using security…
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Ever need new seed?

If you make a new wallet, (seed), and move all your tokens to it, will the other (old) wallet disappear? Will the old wallet (seed) clog the tangle? Is there a preferred way? Is there ever a time/situation where we will HAVE to generate a new…
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What does 'USX' (was 'GPW') mean when switching wallets?

I created a seed as I am doing a transfer to a different wallet. When I put the seed of the first password in the light wallet, on the very end, in a bubble are the three letters 'GPW' when I switch wallets and put in the new seed, the letters 'USX'…
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IOTA Seed less then 81 characters

i bought some iota late 2017 but the seed i created at the time on the desktop wallet was less then 81 characters and it worked fine, i thought id wait until the official wallet came out and would then move, so i downloaded new wallet on my phone,…
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Migrations Tool Problem Trinity! Help!

who is familiar with the Iota migration tool for Trinity? If I made a mistake during the migration and put my Iota Token in there, who is responsible for it? Probably me? Or? But, but I didn't read anything about the migration tool that said…
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Password not recognized

Even though I know the password is correct, it is not working. I have my private keys on my ledger. Can I install a new wallet and use my ledger seed phrases? I never got seed phrases from Iota.
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