<p>The answer is yes, I can access my funds using only my pass phrase.</p>

<p>Mycelium, for example, when installed, comes up and asks if I want to restore a wallet from a 12-word passphrase, which is what blockchain.info created.</p>

<p>It then found my funds and will allow me to send / receive.</p>

<p>I have since learned that the pass phrase is just used to generate the private key using the SHA-256 hash algorithm.</p>

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2016-08-12T00:43:43.330Z
The passphrase is actually used as the salt in `hmac-sha512` (BIP39)
Wizard Of Ozzie
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2016-08-15T16:06:05.350Z
@WizardOfOzzie, I'll research that and correct my answer. Thanks!
toddmo
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2016-08-06T20:28:06.213Z
toddmo
<p>Now at blockchain.info wallet I did backup my pass phrase. But I have no idea what my private key(s) are. There is no export that I can find. I understand there used to be.</p>

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<p>If blockchain.info goes out of business, can I use my pass phrase to gain access to my funds from another wallet?</p>

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2016-08-06T07:05:49.567Z
Can you clarify the part where you say there's no export option? (Screenshot, ideally)
Wizard Of Ozzie
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2016-08-07T21:27:56.697Z
@WizardOfOzzie, done. personal info cut out. There is no export functionality any more in blockchain.info
toddmo
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2016-08-12T00:42:00.987Z
Oh of course. I'd forgotten the v2 wallet was the default.
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<wallet><blockchain.info><wallet-recovery>
How to recover access to funds with blockchain.info passphrase
toddmo
# How to recover access to funds with blockchain.info passphrase

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-08-04)

Now at blockchain.info wallet I did backup my pass phrase. But I have no idea what my private key(s) are. There is no export that I can find. I understand there used to be.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/LkY3B.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/LkY3B.png)

If blockchain.info goes out of business, can I use my pass phrase to gain access to my funds from another wallet?

**Tags:** wallet, blockchain.info, wallet-recovery

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Can you clarify the part where you say there's no export option? (Screenshot, ideally)  
> **username_0**: @username_1, done. personal info cut out. There is no export functionality any more in blockchain.info  
> **username_1**: Oh of course. I'd forgotten the v2 wallet was the default.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2016-08-06. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

The answer is yes, I can access my funds using only my pass phrase.

Mycelium, for example, when installed, comes up and asks if I want to restore a wallet from a 12-word passphrase, which is what blockchain.info created.

It then found my funds and will allow me to send / receive.

I have since learned that the pass phrase is just used to generate the private key using the SHA-256 hash algorithm.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The passphrase is actually used as the salt in `hmac-sha512` (BIP39)  
> **username_0**: @username_1, I'll research that and correct my answer. Thanks!  

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