Map the dependencies
Identify the accounts, devices, custody arrangements and people you rely on. Keep this overview separate from passwords and recovery secrets.
Practical digital independence
More control. Fewer weak points.
Understand how you hold and access digital assets, protect your accounts and recover when something goes wrong. Build arrangements that you can understand and maintain.
Discuss your situation
A practical starting point
Could you recover
your digital assets?
Six questions about understanding, custody and continuity. Leave with a clearer brief for the work your setup may need.
Private by design
Understand the backup types No wallet connection. No secrets requested.
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01—06Understand the gaps.
Understand the gaps.
Plan the next conversation.
This is a planning check based on your answers. It cannot inspect your devices, verify a backup or certify security.
About 3 minutes · no signupKnow the difference
Backups are not all
the same thing.
Use the guidance for your actual wallet. These explanations are starting points, not instructions to change a live setup.
Wallet backup / recovery phrase
Recovery words can restore a compatible wallet. The format and any other recovery requirements depend on the wallet. They are secret material, not a password you should enter into this website.
Additional wallet passphrase
Some wallets support a separate passphrase that changes which wallet is accessed. It is different from a device PIN. If used, the exact passphrase may be required alongside the backup to regain access.
Multi-share backup
A supported scheme such as SLIP39 uses recovery shares and a threshold needed to restore the wallet. It is not the same as manually cutting a recovery phrase into pieces. Compatibility and the required shares matter.
Multisignature
Multisignature requires multiple keys to authorise spending. It is a spending arrangement, not just a backup format; the keys and the information describing the arrangement need their own recovery plan.
Further reading: Trezor backup standards · Bitcoin.org wallet security. Checked 2 November 2026.
Give your recovery plan a home.
A practical document outline for dependencies, procedures, responsibilities and review dates. Keep your secrets separate.
Where we can help
Turn the review into a recovery plan.
Document the response
Build a disaster-recovery document covering a lost device, unavailable custodian or unexpected absence, with the order of actions and responsibilities clearly recorded.
Check it still works
Agree a safe review and rehearsal process. Revisit the plan after a move, new device or change in custody; never test recovery by exposing keys or risking the only copy.
For banking involving digital assets, we can frame the provenance and provider questions separately. This does not imply an available crypto-friendly bank, trading service or custody product.
Choose the right scope of workUnderstand what you depend on
Start with the accounts, devices and custody arrangements that matter most. Work out how they connect, who can access them and what would happen if one part failed.
Make security practical
The useful setup is the one you understand and can maintain. We work through authentication, access, custody choices and recovery procedures in a way that fits your everyday life.
Plan for interruption
A lost device, a locked account or an unexpected absence should have a response. Document the process and the responsibilities without putting sensitive recovery material into ordinary shared files.
The wider digital security strategy.
Connect your accounts, devices, documents and recovery arrangements in one private plan.
See what the strategy coversUseful questions
Will you hold my assets or recovery keys?
No. Your assets, passwords, private keys and recovery material remain under your control. Do not send them in an enquiry.
Is this investment management?
This service concerns education, operating arrangements and digital security. Any regulated investment work needs its own appropriately qualified provider and scope.
How resilient is your digital life?
Tell us where you are now and what you want to change. We can work out the right next step together.