- To create a SLIP39 share, the initial entropy value and all the necessary share information to handle Shamir Secret Sharing are split into 10 bits segments and each is then translated into seed words.
- Each 10 bits segment represents a decimal number between 0 and 1023 and serves as an index in SLIP39 specific wordlist to convert the initial number into an easily readable form. That is why this list is made of 1024 words.
- Each share is independent from the other. It means that the shares don’t leak any information about the other shares.
Initial entropy + padding + SSS attributes | Share length | Encryption level |
128 bits + 2 bits + 70 bits | 20 words | 128 bits |
256 bits + 4 bits + 70 bits | 33 words * | 256 bits |
*Please note that 33 words shares are not supported by HODLR Disks.
More detailed information is available on:
https://github.com/satoshilabs/slips/blob/master/slip-0039.md
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