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MetaMask is a new way to connect
to sites and applications.

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On traditional websites, a central database
or bank is responsible for controlling and

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recovering your accounts.

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But on MetaMask, all of the power belongs
to the holder of a master key.

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Whoever holds the key, controls the accounts.

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Your secret recovery phrase
is your "master key".

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It's a series of 12 words that are generated
when you first set up MetaMask, which allow

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you to recover your wallet and funds if you
ever lose access.

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It's important that you secure
your wallet by keeping your

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secret recovery phrase
very safe, and very secret.

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If anyone gets access to it, they will have
the "master key" to your wallet and can

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freely access and take all of your funds.

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To secure your MetaMask wallet you'll want
to safely save your secret recovery phrase.

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You can write it down, hide it somewhere,
put it in a safe deposit box

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or use a secure password manager.

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Some users even engrave their
phrase onto a metal plate!

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Nobody, not even the team
at MetaMask, can help you

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recover your wallet if you lose
your secret recovery phrase.

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If you haven't written down your secret recovery
phrase and stored it somewhere safe,

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do it now. We'll wait.

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And remember, never share your secret recovery
phrase with anyone: not even us.

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If anyone ever asks you for it,
they're trying to scam you.

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That's it!

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Now you know what a secret recovery phrase
is and how to keep your wallet safe and secure.