<p>It is possible, but quite more difficult than with Bitcoin.</p>

<p>All NXT tokens/coins are stored on the network, but it is possible to create an account "offline" that is secured by a 256-bit public key and does not expose your private key to the network.</p>

<p>There is <a href="https://nextcoin.org/index.php/topic,3973.msg37591.html#msg37591" rel="nofollow">a step-by-step tutorial on the NXT-Forum</a>.</p>

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so your saying you can just generate an address with an offline computer even though the blockchain isnt even downloaded? but dont you have to go online to send a transaction in order to secure it better with 256bit encryption?
Patoshi パトシ
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I'm no expert in nxt but the tutoria seems pretty decent so try it out ;)
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<p>I want to be able to secure my <a href="http://nxt.org/cryptocurrency/faqs-about-nxt-cryptocurrency" rel="nofollow">NXT</a> in cold storage. What are some ways of doing this? </p>

<p>Since NXT is only accessible via a brain wallet, I can just store the passphrase on a paper, but what if I wanted to see it as a watch-only address? Is that even possible?</p>

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What is the equivalent of cold storage or paper wallet for NXT?
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# What is the equivalent of cold storage or paper wallet for NXT?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-07-01)

I want to be able to secure my [NXT](http://nxt.org/cryptocurrency/faqs-about-nxt-cryptocurrency) in cold storage. What are some ways of doing this?

Since NXT is only accessible via a brain wallet, I can just store the passphrase on a paper, but what if I wanted to see it as a watch-only address? Is that even possible?

**Tags:** coldstorage, brain-wallet, nxt


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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-07-01. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

It is possible, but quite more difficult than with Bitcoin.

All NXT tokens/coins are stored on the network, but it is possible to create an account "offline" that is secured by a 256-bit public key and does not expose your private key to the network.

There is [a step-by-step tutorial on the NXT-Forum](https://nextcoin.org/index.php/topic,3973.msg37591.html#msg37591).

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: so your saying you can just generate an address with an offline computer even though the blockchain isnt even downloaded? but dont you have to go online to send a transaction in order to secure it better with 256bit encryption?  
> **username_1**: I'm no expert in nxt but the tutoria seems pretty decent so try it out ;)  

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