TREZOR Safe 5: Understanding and Setting Up Passphrases for Enhanced Crypto Security

What is a Passphrase?

• 🔑 A passphrase acts as an additional layer of security for your TREZOR Safe 5 hardware wallet, beyond your standard recovery phrase.
• 💡 It allows you to create multiple, completely separate wallets, akin to different bank accounts, all linked to the same recovery phrase.
• ⚙️ This passphrase can be a custom word, number, symbol, or space, and is case-sensitive.

Passphrase Options and Security

• 🔒 Using a passphrase significantly enhances your crypto asset protection.
• 🚀 It enables the creation of distinct wallets, either as a separate account or by exclusively using a wallet protected by a passphrase.

Setting Up a Temporary Passphrase

• ⚙️ To set up a temporary passphrase, navigate to Settings > Device > Wallet type to open on start and select 'Passphrase'.
• ❓ This setting will prompt you to enter your passphrase each time you unlock the device or close the Trezor Suite app.
• 💻 Entering the passphrase can be done directly on the TREZOR Safe 5 device or more easily via your computer.

Accessing and Managing Passphrase Wallets

• 📱 When entering the passphrase on the device, it functions similarly to a T9 keyboard, allowing for uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols.
• 💰 After entering the passphrase, the device checks for balances and transactions associated with that specific passphrase-protected wallet.
• 🔄 You can easily switch between your standard wallet and any passphrase-protected wallets you have set up.

Saving a Passphrase Wallet

• ➕ To save a passphrase wallet, go to the wallet view, click the wallet in the top left corner, and select 'Add a passphrase wallet'.
• ✅ Confirm the passphrase on both the computer and the TREZOR Safe 5 device to save it for easy access.