Account Recovery

What recovery can (and cannot) do on the Blurt blockchain — and how to use it safely.

On Blurt, your account is controlled by cryptographic keys. If someone steals your account or you lose access, recovery is only possible under specific conditions. This page explains the official recovery flow in plain English.

Important: This guide is frontend-neutral. Buttons and labels may look different depending on the tool you use, but the underlying blockchain rules are the same.

What you need for a successful recovery

  • Your account name (the account that needs recovery).
  • A new password (you generate it during the process and must store it safely).
  • A recent password used on the account (must not be older than about 30 days).
  • A recovery account (trustee) that can submit the recovery request for you.
The recovery account is the one listed as your account’s “recovery account”. You can change it, but changes take effect only after a delay (commonly ~30 days).

When to use this:
Use this if you are the real owner and your account was compromised (stolen keys, hacked device, phishing).

What happens conceptually:
You generate a new password and from that a new public owner key. Your trustee (recovery account) submits a recovery request using that public owner key. After the request exists on-chain, you finalize the recovery by proving you know a recent password.

Safe step-by-step
  1. Generate a new password and store it offline (password manager + offline backup).
  2. Generate the new public owner key from your account name + new password. Share only the public owner key with your trustee.
  3. Wait until the trustee has submitted the recovery request for your account.
  4. Complete the recovery by providing: account name + new password + recent password (≤ ~30 days).
Never share: Owner private key, Active private key, or your master password with anyone. The trustee only needs your public owner key. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

When to use this:
Use this if you are the recovery account (trustee) for someone else and you want to submit an on-chain recovery request.

What the trustee needs:
The trustee needs the account name to recover, the new public owner key provided by the real owner, and the trustee’s own signing authority (typically Active key on the trustee account).

Trustee checklist
  • Verify you received a public owner key (not a private key).
  • Submit the recovery request for the target account using your trustee authority.
  • Tell the account owner once the request is submitted so they can complete the final step.
Some tools can sign with browser wallets (e.g., if supported) instead of pasting keys into forms. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}

When to use this:
Use this as a preventive step if you want to change which account can recover you in the future.

Important timing:
Changing your recovery account does not take effect immediately. There is typically a delay of about 30 days before the new recovery account becomes active. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}

Best practices
  • Choose a recovery account you trust long-term (reputable witness/community operator or your own secured second account).
  • Write down who your current recovery account is and review it once in a while.
  • Do not set the recovery account to a random person “just to test” — they can request recovery for you.
Official tool

If you want to use the official Blurt recovery tool, start here:

https://recovery.blurtwallet.com/

This guide is an independent explanation of the recovery flow shown on the official recovery pages. :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}

Blurt Guide - Security Documentation

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