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To custody your ICP, you have many options, each with different security and usability trade-offs. Choosing your setup is usually where people get most stuck. | To custody your ICP, you have many options, each with different security and usability trade-offs. Choosing your setup is usually where people get most stuck. | ||
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[[File:want-max-control-of-keys.png|512px|max control of keys]] | [[File:want-max-control-of-keys.png|512px|max control of keys]] | ||
| − | Examples if you prefer to have third-party custody of your keys | + | ===Examples if you prefer to have third-party custody of your keys=== |
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Revision as of 04:54, 10 November 2021
Options: Maximum ease or maximum control?
To custody your ICP, you have many options, each with different security and usability trade-offs. Choosing your setup is usually where people get most stuck.
Options available to you depending on your comfort level
Examples if you prefer to have third-party custody of your keys
Examples if you prefer to have maximum control of your keys
Maximum Ease Option
Use Internet Identity with the NNS frontend dapp.
Read more: ICP Custody with NNS frontend dapp
Traits
- Most convenient. Entirely web-based. No need to download or install anything.
- NNS frontend dapp has all the functionality you need
- This is a very common method
- Ideal for people who want to want the easiest path to control their ICP
Maximum Control Option
Use your seed phrase directly with a few options for self-custody tools.
Traits
- This option requires more technical understanding
- User has the most control over their ICP.
- This is the safest option from a software point of view because the user is relying on less software surface area, but it is the riskiest from a human point of view in that it puts the risk of the user's seed phrase and private key custody on them.
- Ideal for people who want as much control over their ICP as possible