<p>Whether or not it is good practice depends on your threat model (I personally wouldn't for security reasons), but it is technically possible - the ledger devices and corresponding computer apps will have no issues with it.</p>

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2020-05-05T10:27:19.393Z
Let's suppose i die in a accident. How my wife will take my bitcoins ?
Bob5421
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2020-05-05T10:27:43.943Z
Put the seed words in a safe that she has access to
Raghav Sood
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2020-05-05T11:27:52.463Z
A second ledger is more safe than a paper with ledger header. Isn’t it ? Is there a way ledger blacklist my device if they see the same private key on 2 devices ? (I will run ledger softwares)
Bob5421
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2020-05-05T11:59:18.653Z
@Bob5421 if your ledger device breaks somehow, your bitcoins will be lost forever. You should have a physical (ie non-digital) backup of some sort, in any case. There is otherwise no issue having two devices with the same keys.
chytrik
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2020-05-05T13:17:26.173Z
Ledger does not care if you use one see on 100 devices, or on a ledger + trezor, or on a ledger + electrum. However, with each initial copy, you open yourself up to more attack vectors (each device will have a PIN, two devices offer 6 tries in total, 100 will offer 600). You should write it on a piece or paper, or get something like a crypto steel, and put it in a safe/vault that your wife (or the executor of your will/attorney) can access
Raghav Sood
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2020-10-04T06:12:49.077Z
@Bob5421 both devices can spend from that wallet so she can just use her's.
Abdussamad
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2020-05-05T10:24:10.413Z
2020-05-05T10:24:10.413Z
Raghav Sood
<p>I have 2 ledger device.</p>

<p>Let's suppose one for me and one for my wife.</p>

<p>We want to share the same bitcoin account.</p>

<p>Is it a good practice to setup the first ledger and then restore the keywords on the second ledger (while the first is still working) ?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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Share the same private key on two ledger devices
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# Share the same private key on two ledger devices

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-05-05)

I have 2 ledger device.

Let's suppose one for me and one for my wife.

We want to share the same bitcoin account.

Is it a good practice to setup the first ledger and then restore the keywords on the second ledger (while the first is still working) ?

Thanks

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-05-05. Score: 1

Whether or not it is good practice depends on your threat model (I personally wouldn't for security reasons), but it is technically possible - the ledger devices and corresponding computer apps will have no issues with it.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Let's suppose i die in a accident. How my wife will take my bitcoins ?  
> **username_1**: Put the seed words in a safe that she has access to  
> **username_0**: A second ledger is more safe than a paper with ledger header. Isn’t it ? Is there a way ledger blacklist my device if they see the same private key on 2 devices ? (I will run ledger softwares)  
> **username_2**: @username_0 if your ledger device breaks somehow, your bitcoins will be lost forever. You should have a physical (ie non-digital) backup of some sort, in any case. There is otherwise no issue having two devices with the same keys.  
> **username_1**: Ledger does not care if you use one see on 100 devices, or on a ledger + trezor, or on a ledger + electrum. However, with each initial copy, you open yourself up to more attack vectors (each device will have a PIN, two devices offer 6 tries in total, 100 will offer 600). You should write it on a piece or paper, or get something like a crypto steel, and put it in a safe/vault that your wife (or the executor of your will/attorney) can access  
> **username_3**: @username_0 both devices can spend from that wallet so she can just use her's.  

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