Apigrid Lab toolkit
Private Key Storage Checklist
Use this as a living document. Tick items only when you can point to evidence—locations, dates, or a drill log. Educational material; Not Financial Advice.
1. Inventory
- List every wallet or key material you control, including abandoned test accounts.
- Note which device or app currently holds signing capability.
- Mark which items are high-impact if lost or leaked.
- Record the last time you successfully signed with each primary device.
2. Backups
- Confirm offline backups exist for each high-impact seed or key.
- Label backups without writing the seed in the same notebook as the location map.
- Ban cloud photos or chat apps as seed carriers.
- Verify steel or paper media for missing words at least once a year.
3. Devices & travel
- Separate seed media from the signing device during travel.
- Document firmware update steps before applying them.
- Wipe or retire devices with a written checklist, not memory.
- Keep a minimal “away kit” packing list printed offline.
4. People & recovery
- Name a deputy who knows where instructions live—not the seed itself.
- Schedule a recovery rehearsal with a test wallet.
- Log drill duration and gaps; assign owners for each gap.
- Set the next verification date on a calendar you actually check.
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