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Re:Did I just lose half a million dollars? by robbiepapiere on Sunday January 30, 2022 @10:54AM (#30138209)
I wouldn‘t send it to a printer (and certainly not generate the passphrase on a computer that is connected to the internet). Write by hand, it is only 12 to 24 words.
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Re:Did I just lose half a million dollars? by jethro_tell on Sunday January 30, 2022 @11:01AM (#30138283)
You can get a printer without a network port.

You can skip the hardware wallet and print the whole key as a qr code or just text in an ocr font.

Then there's no chance for hardware failure.

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Re:Did I just lose half a million dollars? by SamReidHughes on Sunday January 30, 2022 @11:54PM (#30144629)
A copy could end up stored on the printer's hard drive. Figuring out whether you have a printer where that's possible is more work than writing it by hand.
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