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Unlock your Keycard
cheny0
cheny0
and
Fabiomorais87
jorge-campo
on Mar 23, 2025

Status app is currently in beta stage
The Status app is currently in its beta stage. This means the application is still undergoing active development, and certain features described in this document may function differently or be unavailable within the app.
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Currently, you can only unlock your Keycard on the Status desktop app.

To prevent unauthorized access, your Keycard locks itself after entering a wrong PIN three times. To keep using your Keycard, you must unlock it.

  1. 1
    From the navigation sidebar, click
    Settings
     >
    Keycard
    .
  2. 2
    Choose the Keycard to unlock and click
    Unlock Keycard
    .
  3. 3
    Plug in your Keycard using a card reader, and allow the connection request if you see a security alert from your computer.
  4. 4
    Select
    Unlock using PUK
     or
    Unlock using seed phrase
    .
  5. 5
    Enter the PUK or recovery phrase and click
    Next
    .
  6. 6
    Enter and confirm a new Keycard PIN.
  7. 7
    Click
    Done
    .

If you don't remember the recovery phrase of the profile or Wallet accounts on your Keycard, and you didn't set a Keycard PUK or you lose the PUK, you can't unlock your Keycard. Therefore, if you are not signed in to your Status profile, you lose access to your Status data and wallet funds forever.

If you're still signed in to your Status profile, you may be able to save the wallet funds by sending them to a different address using your biometrics on Status desktop.

Although you can't use the Keycard with the current profile or Wallet accounts, you can still use it to set up a new profile or Wallet accounts. To do this, first you need to factory reset the Keycard. The factory reset erases all data, including the private key of the current profile or Wallet accounts on the Keycard.

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If your Keycard is not locked, but you lose the recovery phrase and Keycard PUK, you can still access your Status profile or Wallet accounts. However, to protect your funds and profile data, should use a new profile or Wallet account. To learn how to do it, see If you lose your recovery phrase.

This table summarizes your options:

Scenario you are facingAccess to
profile		Access to
Wallet		Actions you can take

Your Keycard is locked. You lose your recovery phrase and Keycard PUK, and you're not signed in to your profile.

No

No

You can't unlock your Keycard. You lose access to your Status profile and Wallet funds forever.

Your Keycard is locked. You lose your recovery phrase and Keycard PUK, but you're still signed in and have enabled biometrics on Status desktop.

Possibly

Possibly

Send your wallet funds to another address.

Your Keycard is not locked, but you lose the recovery phrase and Keycard PUK.

Yes

Yes

You can still use your profile and Wallet accounts. To protect your funds and data, set up a new profile or Wallet account as soon as possible. See If you lose your recovery phrase for instructions.

Updated by
cheny0
cheny0on Mar 23, 2025
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