A Trusted Contact is someone that can help a Bitkey wallet owner recover their wallet and their funds if they lose access to them. As a Trusted Contact, you will never gain access or control over any of the keys to the wallet you are a Trusted Contact for, and you can only assist with recoveries that are initiated by the Bitkey wallet owner.
Follow the steps below to become a Trusted Contact:
Already a Bitkey customer
After you have received your invitation to be a Trusted Contact:
- From your mobile device, click the link in the invitation.
- The Bitkey app should open automatically and you will be placed at the beginning of the Trusted Contact enrollment flow
- Select Continue
- Enter the name of the person you are a Trusted Contact for then Continue
- A cloud backup will be created automatically
See What are Trusted Contacts and how do they help keep my Bitkey safe? to learn more.
New to Bitkey
After you have received your invitation to be a Trusted Contact:
- From your mobile device, click the link in the invitation and download the Bitkey app
- Open the Bitkey app and select More options
- Select Be a Trusted Contact then Continue
- Enter the invite code that was sent in the Trusted Contact invitation and then Continue
- A cloud backup will be created automatically
- Enter the name of the person you are a Trusted Contact for then Continue
- You will be redirected back to the Home Screen.
- No further action is needed if you are only a Trusted Contact.
- If you would like to set up your own Bitkey, select Set up Bitkey and follow the on-screen prompts.
See What are Trusted Contacts and how do they help keep my Bitkey safe? to learn more.