# What is the safest way to create a Daedalus wallet? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [19 December 2017 15:25 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/what-is-the-safest-way-to-create-a-daedalus-wallet/3419 "2017-12-19T15:25:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![arjmsh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/arjmsh/32/1346_2.png) [@arjmsh](https://forum.cardano.org/u/arjmsh)\ **Post date:** [19 December 2017 15:25 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/what-is-the-safest-way-to-create-a-daedalus-wallet/3419/1 "2017-12-19T15:25:00Z")
I’m wondering what the safest procedure is for creating a daedalus wallet. having used trezor and ledger, I know the private key isn’t exposed. But with daedalus, it’s right there on my screen. Everything I read about crypto seems to say if your private key is exposed online, you should consider it compromised. So i’m just wondering how best to proceed with Daedalus. and have a few specific questions: 1 - is there a checksum available for the installer? I didn’t see anything on the download page. 2 - does it make sense to install on a freshly installed OS to prevent any chance of malware/keyloggers, etc. 1. Once the blocks are synced, is it possible (or advisable) to kill the internet connection and create the wallet “offline” in daedalus? is that possible? Or if there is a guide of steps for best practices for security when using daedalus, that would be great. Thanks for your help! ---
**Author:** ![qwertyfulipolipohihi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/67e7ee/32.png) [@qwertyfulipolipohihi](https://forum.cardano.org/u/qwertyfulipolipohihi)\ **Post date:** [20 December 2017 11:08 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/what-is-the-safest-way-to-create-a-daedalus-wallet/3419/2 "2017-12-20T11:08:53Z")
Maybe I’m missunderstanding something but isn’t the private key only used to verify transactions as well as create/generate new addresses ? So how is your security compromised even if people know the private key? Since they can only access the wallet belonging to that key if they know your seed or your passphrase sry if i’m hijacking your thread and can’t really answer any of your questions ---
**Author:** ![arjmsh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/arjmsh/32/1346_2.png) [@arjmsh](https://forum.cardano.org/u/arjmsh)\ **Post date:** [20 December 2017 12:29 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/what-is-the-safest-way-to-create-a-daedalus-wallet/3419/3 "2017-12-20T12:29:55Z")
I may have misspoke, but it is the 12 word seed I’m talking about when I say private key. ---
**Author:** ![MIKE21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@MIKE21](https://forum.cardano.org/u/MIKE21)\ **Post date:** [28 February 2018 04:54 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/what-is-the-safest-way-to-create-a-daedalus-wallet/3419/4 "2018-02-28T04:54:21Z")
It seems that there is no way to verify the integrity of the installer. As the developers have left your question unanswered since Dec 17 last year, they clearly don’t care. The same concern was raised on Redit in December. Same lack of action. [https://www.reddit.com/r/cardano/comments/7krmku/daedalus\_installer\_checksums/](https://www.reddit.com/r/cardano/comments/7krmku/daedalus_installer_checksums/) ---
**Author:** ![MIKE21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@MIKE21](https://forum.cardano.org/u/MIKE21)\ **Post date:** [28 February 2018 05:01 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/what-is-the-safest-way-to-create-a-daedalus-wallet/3419/5 "2018-02-28T05:01:11Z")
Here are the checksums calculated for the installer I downloaded; Checksums: daedalus-win64-1.0.3769.0-installer.exe SHA-256: 192ba5a9b8ca2a301bb3106cfe2b6c52e86ac81c12cf506c3f43add8da54d63b ---
**Author:** ![FlippyFlink](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/flippyflink/32/8832_2.png) [@FlippyFlink](https://forum.cardano.org/u/FlippyFlink)\ **Post date:** [11 November 2018 18:49 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/what-is-the-safest-way-to-create-a-daedalus-wallet/3419/6 "2018-11-11T18:49:08Z")
The safest way to store and use cryptocurrency is in combination with a hardware wallet. On the [https://daedaluswallet.io/#download](https://daedaluswallet.io/#download) page there is a checksum, so you can check the downloaded software. Here is a [Comparison of Ada wallets and exchanges](https://forum.cardano.org/t/comparison-of-ada-wallets-and-exchanges/16712) which includes hardware wallets.