Our primary objective was to provide metal gadgets with easy-to-use features and outstanding design properties for securely storing access to your assets. Furthermore, we aimed to ensure the highest quality at an affordable price.
To make your life easier, we also released updated iOS and macOS applications with new features designed to assist you in navigating through the metal seed box.
Simple yet Effective
Let us guide you through the key properties of our product and help you understand why it is ahead of anything you have encountered on the market so far.
A metal seed box contains 3 stainless steel credit-card-shaped plates. These plates utilise our key feature — the Smart Split (3 by 2 split) method for storing your seed phrase.
Prevents Against a Single Point of Failure
We use the Smart Split (3 by 2 split) mnemonic phrase distribution method, which is a popular strategy for securing cryptocurrency wallets. It involves splitting a seed phrase into three parts, then distributing those parts across separate locations. This provides an added layer of protection against a single point of failure, such as losing one of the seed phrase parts or having them stolen.
Even if one location is compromised, the attacker would still need access to another location to gain access to the wallet. Overall, the Smart Split mnemonic phrase distribution method is a recommended best practice for anyone looking to secure their cryptocurrency assets.
Double-Sided Entries
One plate stores 2/3 of the seed phrase. Even though there is still a very minimal risk of cracking 1/3, we aimed to make it harder for potential intruders to obtain the information. Often, seeds are stolen by simply taking a photo.
We reasoned that splitting 2/3 of the seed phrase into 2 blocks and placing them on opposite sides would require physically switching sides in order to read the full content of the plate. While this may appear trivial, we believe it could potentially increase the likelihood of protecting the keys.
Upside-Down Content
Each plate has double-sided content. If you pay attention, you will notice that the content is engraved in an upside-down position on each side. We observed that in certain situations, punching can have a physical impact on the opposite side of the plate, potentially interfering with the information stored there. We took steps to ensure that if the punch marking happens to be deeper than usual, it will not obstruct the information on the opposite side.
Stainless Steel
There are plenty of options on the market that offer storage solutions made from more durable materials, such as titanium. We considered using titanium, but it would significantly increase the cost of the product, which was our primary obstacle. One of our major goals is to provide cost-effective storage. We believe that stainless steel, with a melting point of 1400°C (2550°F), is sufficient to make your storage highly resistant to almost 100% of fire incidents.
BIP39 Manual and Dedicated Application
The box set comes with a BIP39 manual where you can read words and their corresponding binary codes. However, we wanted to make it even easier for you. In our iOS and macOS applications, we have integrated a binary search for the BIP39 word list. You can search for words or their binary counterparts in a very convenient manner.
And do not worry — the app does not connect to the network, no information is stored, and everything is developed by us without using third-party plugins. You are very safe.
Individual Plates If You Make a Mistake
When using any device that requires physical marking, there is a risk of making a mistake that could be very costly. Many, if not most, services providing physical metal storage lack a cost-effective solution for this. Instead, users are left to buy a new set. We have considered this issue. You can purchase individual plates, eliminating the need to pay the full price for an entire set. When you buy our Metal Seed Box, you will receive a 50% discount on any of the three metal plates purchased individually.
Packaging
You probably would not expect us to talk about the packaging here. After all, packaging is usually an afterthought. That is a fair point, but we aim to offer the best possible experience. That is why we encase the metal plates in a beautifully practical metal box that you can repurpose after you have distributed the plates. Simply remove the holding sponge and enjoy your box.
Buy Now and Get a Gift
If you buy now, we will include a high-quality, high-temperature-resistant marker to make using your plates even easier — a Dykem High Temp marker worth €18, which can withstand temperatures up to 1100°C (2012°F). Free of charge with every purchase.
Download the companion app
The One Step Ahead app works alongside the metal seed box — and it is free for macOS and iOS. No internet. No account.
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