Backup and Restore my Device
A device backup securely stores your personal key shares, which are essential for accessing your organizations. If you switch devices, or lose your device, the backup allows you to restore your access without needing the assistance of an admin. Backup ensures that your data is safe and that you can quickly regain control of your account.
The backup is stored encrypted on Fordefi’s servers, and the decryption key is either stored in the user’s Cloud drive (iCloud/GDrive) or by the user directly in the form of a mnemonic phrase.
- Cloud Backup: iCloud (iOS) and Google Drive (Android & iOS).
- Mnemonic Phrase: a 12-word mnemonic phrase (similar to the one we use for org-wide disaster recovery backup). The goal of this option is to provide a fallback for users with no connected cloud account.
Self-serve backup and restore
- You are limited to having one type of backup at a time (meaning, cloud storage or mnemonic phrase) across all of your organization, preserving consistency and reducing confusion in recovery scenarios.
- Multi-org: different organizations can be backed up at different times and even on different devices, but once you back up one of your organizations, you must use the exact same backup method when backing up additional organizations.