| CPC H04L 9/14 (2013.01) [H04L 9/0861 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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11. A method for operation in an electronic device, the method comprising:
generating a private key and a public key;
generating a first mnemonic phrase including first words of a designated first number based on a structure of the private key;
obtaining a user phrase via user input;
generating a second mnemonic phrase including second words of a second number, wherein the second number is set based on a security level determined by analyzing the user phrase, wherein the second words are a subset of the first words; and
displaying the generated second mnemonic phrase on a display of the electronic device.
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