When a travel wallet should re-enter the rotation queue
Courier trips and conference weekends leave hardware wallets in a grey zone. Here is how we mark them on the checklist.
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Field Notes
Practical notes on hardware-wallet rotation, recovery drills, and offline inventory hygiene.
Firmware strings that belong on the inventory sheet
Model names alone do not age a fleet. Capturing the firmware string during an offline inventory keeps rotation decisions honest.
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Running a recovery drill without burning the afternoon
Short drills fail because tools are missing. Longer drills fail because nobody owns the clock. Observation notes from Hong Kong rooms.
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Spare mapping before staff changes
When an operations lead resigns, the spare hardware wallet often leaves with informal knowledge. Map it while people still share a room.
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