Official Hardware Onboarding · Trezor.io/start
Welcome to the verified Trezor onboarding portal. Connect your hardware wallet, install the genuine Trezor Suite, verify your security seal, and safeguard your digital assets with uncompromising self-custody.

Step 01
Plug your Trezor into your computer using the original cable and inspect the tamper-evident hologram seal.
Step 02
Download Trezor Suite to load cryptographically signed firmware, ensuring your device is completely genuine.
Step 03
Write down your private recovery seed offline on your recovery sheet. Never store it digitally or share it.
Official Hardware Wallet Onboarding Guide
Your authoritative companion to authenticating your hardware, initializing your backup seed phrase, and configuring Trezor Suite for offline sovereign wealth protection.
Verify that your browser bar displays the authentic domain: trezor.io/start. Never type your 12, 18, or 24-word recovery seed phrase on any keyboard, phone, website, or digital screenshot. Authentic Trezor firmware initialization displays all recovery words strictly on your physical device screen.
STEP 01
Examine the packaging for the tamper-evident holographic seal over the USB port or outer wrapping. If the seal appears pierced, lifted, or missing, cease setup and contact official Trezor assistance immediately.
STEP 02
Download Trezor Suite desktop app for macOS, Windows, or Linux. The desktop client offers enhanced isolation from browser malicious extensions, DNS hijacking, and unauthorized web telemetry.
STEP 03
Record each recovery word on the official paper card or stamped stainless steel. Confirm the spelling sequentially. Set your personal PIN code and enable optional Shamir Backup or Passphrase protection.
Follow these foundational rules to keep your Bitcoin, Ethereum, and digital assets immune to remote exploitation.
Brand-new devices come without firmware pre-installed. The initial firmware download is cryptographically verified directly from SatoshiLabs servers.
Avoid password managers, cloud drives, email drafts, or camera photos. Physical offline media guarantees immunity against keyloggers and cloud leaks.
When entering your PIN via computer, only blank click grids appear on your monitor. The actual key layout is visible exclusively on the Trezor display.
Implement an optional 25th word passphrase to create isolated decoy or high-value hidden wallets, providing plausible deniability under coercion.
Unlike proprietary black-box security solutions, Trezor hardware and firmware designs are public and continually peer-reviewed by independent cryptographic researchers worldwide.
Private keys never leave the secure hardware enclave. When a transaction is initiated, the device signs the payload internally and broadcasts only the cryptographic signature.
Proceed to the official Trezor Suite download mirror and verify file hashes before connecting your device via USB-C.