security
Plausible Deniability
The property that an attacker who compels a user to unlock a wallet cannot prove a hidden wallet exists behind a BIP-39 passphrase. Useful against attackers who do not already know hidden wallets are possible. Less useful against attackers who do, because they can simply demand 'the next one' until the victim runs out of credible answers.
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