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Merging: Data Backup plan - SafeKey Mobile - Plan owner

Last updated on Aug 23, 2024

What are the conditions for starting the merging process with the SafeKey Mobile app?

  1. Up to date and secure mobile device with iOS or Android operating systems, camera and downloaded SafeKey Mobile app.

  2. Appointed as Merge Authority.

  3. Claimed - and verified - plan share in your SafeKey Mobile app.

  4. Stable internet connection.

  5. Your SafeKey Mobile PIN code.

  6. Up to dat and secure additional device to scan the Merge QR code and complete the merging proces on.

What are the steps for starting the merging process as Merge Authority of a Data Backup plan with SafeKey Mobile, as Plan Owner?

  1. Go to one of the options:

    • Your plan overview in the Inheriti platform.

    • Login page of the Inheriti platform on another device than the device your SafeKey Mobile app is on, and click on Merge Inherit plan button. If you happen to be logged in to your Inheriti account at that time, please log out and go to the login page.

    • app.inheriti.com/merge.

  2. Open the plan you want to merge on an additional device, click the Merge button and scan the QR code with your SafeKey Mobile app.

  3. Select the beneficiaries you wish to involve in the merging and activate the countdown for the plan trigger(s).

  4. Validate all the plan triggers within their specified time period.

  5. Once you have received the confirmation email that all plan triggers are validated, go back to the overview of the steps in the merging process on the Inheriti platform on the same device you started the merging proces, and:

    • Send automated email requests to the SafeKey Mobile beneficiaries to join the merging by uploading their share online.

    • Personally contact the SafeKey Pro beneficiaries to have their SafeKey Pro devices physically present to connect to your computer at the time of the merging.

    • Add your own share as Merge Authority with your SafeKey Mobile device:

      • Go to your SafeKey Mobile app tab Storage and tap the release button of the share you want to release.

      • After releasing your share, it will be moved to the Release tab and stays there untill the merging is either aborted or completed.

    If the plan owner did not respond to all the triggers, you will receive an email that the merging proces is aborted.

  6. Once the minimum required number of shares is uploaded, the merging process is completed. Choose the desired timeframe for the plan to be unlocked and for the secret data to be visible. When the chosen timeframe elapses, the plan will close and the merging process can be initiated anew.