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SuiGenerisJohn · 60w
I would say it increases the surface area that _must be attacked_ rather than the surface area available for a single attack. So like, if you have a square they just have to attack the square but if ...
crany ๐Ÿ‘ฝ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ—ฟ profile picture
Sure multisig helps the security of the setup immensely. Especially when distributed by multiple, geographically diverse holders.

Whether single-sig or multisig, the goal of the hardware wallet is to protect private keys. I was wondering if a smaller HW wallet(s) total software code and silicon metal base has merits with "putting eggs in one vendor basket."

We also have BIP-39/44 24-word seed phrases.
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SuiGenerisJohn · 60w
I've always considered the HW wallet's highest purpose to securely create private keys which should really be, as you point out, stored as seed words in physical medium. For me, cold storage is HWW agnostic ultimately.