Ledger Live — Secure Management for Your Crypto Assets
Ledger Live is the companion application designed to manage cryptocurrencies securely with Ledger hardware wallets. This page explains core features, security best practices, and guidance for keeping a Ledger Live installation resilient and up-to-date.
Overview
Ledger Live provides a unified, user-friendly interface for checking balances, sending and receiving digital assets, and installing or managing applications on Ledger hardware devices. It supports desktop and mobile platforms and is optimized to preserve private keys on the hardware device at all times, enabling strong cold-storage security while offering a coherent user experience.
Security Principles
Security is central to Ledger Live’s design. Private keys never leave the hardware device; transactions are signed locally on the Ledger device and only signed transactions are transmitted. Users must safeguard recovery phrases, enable device PINs, and verify transaction details directly on the device display to prevent remote tampering.
Setup & Best Practices
During initial setup, create a new wallet using the hardware device or restore from a known recovery phrase only on the device itself. Choose a strong PIN, enable passphrase protection if desired, and store your recovery seed physically and offline. Regularly update the Ledger Live application and firmware to apply security patches and new features.
Operational Security for Your Site
If you host Ledger Live-related guidance or downloads on a website, serve all resources over HTTPS, use strict transport security, and implement a robust Content Security Policy and Subresource Integrity for third-party assets. Prevent framing with frame-ancestors or X-Frame-Options to reduce clickjacking risk.