Setting up the Data Safe

Choose a passphrase, save the recovery code, done. Two things worth remembering well.

The Data Safe is the part of KEYLON that only you can open. Everything in it is encrypted in your browser with your passphrase before it reaches us. That is why setting it up takes two things: a passphrase and the recovery code.

The passphrase

A passphrase is a long password, for example several words in a row. It should have at least twelve characters and not be in use anywhere else. You enter it every time you open the safe.

We do not store your passphrase and cannot reset it.

The recovery code

When you set up the safe, KEYLON shows you a recovery code once. With it you can open the safe if you forget your passphrase. Write it down and keep it somewhere other than your device, for example printed out with your important papers.

The code is not shown a second time. You can, however, generate a new one in the Data Safe at any time; the old one then stops working.

Opening and locking the safe

After you sign in, the safe is locked. You open it with your passphrase, for example via the lock at the top of the app or right where you want to file something in the safe. "Lock" closes it again, for instance before you share your computer with others.

See also Forgot your passphrase?

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