# MetaMask Security: Start Here
**URL:** https://community.metamask.io/t/metamask-security-start-here/72
**Category:** Security
**Created:** [March 8, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.metamask.io/t/metamask-security-start-here/72 "2021-03-08T14:35:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@bharmon](https://community.metamask.io/u/bharmon)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.metamask.io/t/metamask-security-start-here/72/1 "2021-03-08T14:35:57Z")
Stay up to date on MetaMask security best practices and work with official MetaMask support. Here are a few resources.
Only seek MetaMask support through official channels to avoid scams.
**MetaMask Support will never ask for your account recovery phrase!**
- [Support Site & Knowledge Base](https://support.metamask.io)
You can start a Private Chat with us from the ‘Start a Conversation’ button
Please dont post personal details like a wallet address or txn hash on social platforms:
- Post [here](https://community.metamask.io/c/support) on our community support forum
- Twitter: [@MetaMaskSupport](https://twitter.com/MetamaskSupport)
- [Discord](https://discord.gg/ConsenSys)
Best Security Practices:
- [To Be Your Own Bank With MetaMask, You Need To Master These Password Best Practices](https://medium.com/consensys-media/to-be-your-own-bank-with-metamask-you-need-to-master-these-password-best-practices-3daaa2144e1d)
- [Rotten Seed Phrases: a New Scam Targeting Crypto Users](https://medium.com/metamask/rotten-seed-phrases-a-new-scam-targeting-crypto-users-b414f9ef292e)
- [Basic Safety Tips](https://support.metamask.io/stay-safe/)
**And as always, securely save and store your secret recovery phrase (seed phrase).
NEVER give it to anyone for any reason.
NEVER enter your secret recovery phrase into a website, even if it looks like MetaMask.
The MetaMask team will never ask for it.**
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### Author:  [@nakedwinnie](https://community.metamask.io/u/nakedwinnie)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.metamask.io/t/metamask-security-start-here/72/4 "2022-02-04T18:58:29Z")