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Trusted contacts help Eternum verify your status and release recovery shares after death verification. They do not receive vault plaintext.

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Responsibilities

Trusted contacts can:
  • Receive check-in escalation emails
  • Confirm death or contest a false alarm
  • Upload evidence during verification
  • Activate and later release their assigned recovery share
They cannot:
  • Read your vault items
  • Recover your vault alone
  • Release shares before death verification allows it

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Activation flow

1

You add a trusted contact

Eternum sends an email telling them they were added.
2

You assign a recovery share

Share assignment creates a portal link for that trusted contact.
3

They enter the bootstrap key

The bootstrap key is shared out-of-band. It unlocks the initial encrypted share.
4

They set a passphrase

The contact protects their private key locally with a passphrase.
5

They become active

Once activated, their share can be released later if verification completes.

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Contact limits by plan

PlanTrusted contacts
Seed2
Legacy5
EstateUnlimited
Use contacts who are likely to respond and who do not share the same email account or device access.