// Using Obfuscation to Backup your Seed Phrase

When it comes to storing sensitive information like seed phrases, passwords, or other critical offline data, security-conscious individuals often explore robust solutions. You’ve probably heard about those titanium seed phrase backups—hailed by crypto influencers as indestructible devices that can withstand even the most extreme disasters, including nuclear apocalypse scenarios. While the idea may sound reassuring, relying solely on one of these backups is far from ideal from a cybersecurity perspective.

// Redundancy over Durability

Here’s the issue: putting all your trust in a single backup, no matter how durable, creates a single point of failure. If that backup is lost, stolen, or otherwise compromised, your access to critical data and funds could be permanently lost. A safer and more resilient approach is to create multiple copies of your data and distribute them across secure, strategic locations. This redundancy significantly mitigates the risk associated with unforeseen events, ensuring that even if one backup is destroyed or inaccessible, your data isn’t lost forever.

There’s another, less-discussed risk to consider when storing Bitcoin backups. Many of these backups are designed to be highly conspicuous, often easily recognizable to someone who knows what they’re looking for. In the unfortunate event of a burglary, a thief could quickly identify and steal these backups. In the worst cases individuals have faced torture to force them to reveal passwords to unlock their account.

Here’s another creative strategy: using everyday household items to discreetly embed seed phrases. In this case, we’ll show you how to utilize a travel card. Simply download the PDF below, print it at home, and transform your seed phrase into something that looks like an innocent travel bucket list.

// Material Required and Instructions

• A printer (with paper :P)
• A Ballpoint pen (to write the seed phrase)
• Download our travel card template

Print this mock travel card and cut around the doted lines. Please be aware this seed phrase is essential for you to recover your funds in the future. Anyone with access to this seed will be to access the funds. Never share it with anyone. For seeds that have more than twelve words you can write down two words per row.

// Final Considerations

To take your security a step further, we suggest exploring two of our products that align with the principles discussed in this post, though they employ vastly different techniques. The “Underground Backup Kit” builds upon the travel card strategy, offering many additional templates and a detailed tutorial on making your backup both tamperproof and waterproof. On the other hand, the “El Dorado Cipher Kit” takes a completely unique approach by abandoning paper altogether. Instead, it employs a Quipu—an ancient Incan cipher—embedded within an object that resembles native art, providing a very unusual and discreet method for securing your seed phrase.