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Create a Status profile using Keycard
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on Sep 07, 2024

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

When you create a new Status profile, the Status app generates cryptographic keys for your profile authentication and authorization. Using a Keycard, the app generates and stores the keys offline permanently, ensuring they never connect to the internet.

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If you don't have a Keycard, get one
or create your Status profile without a Keycard.

  • You need an empty Keycard to create a Status profile. If your Keycard is not new, view the wallet accounts on your Keycard and factory reset it when needed.
  • You need a card reader to connect a Keycard to your computer.
  • After you create the profile with a Keycard, you must use the same Keycard or biometrics for authentication in the Status app.
  • Your Keycard stores the cryptographic keys for your Status profile and also secures your Wallet accounts. However, it doesn't store your Status profile data (e.g., contacts, profile settings and community membership). Your profile data remains on your device until the app is uninstalled, and is temporarily held in the Waku peer-to-peer network
    .

If you are new to cryto and Keycard, choose the

Generate keys for a new Keycard
option. If you are an experienced Ethereum user, and you want to use the recovery phrase of your existing Etheruem address to create a Status profile, choose the
Import a seed phrase
option.

  1. 1
    Open the Status app. Your operating system may ask you to set your notification preferences for Status. In the
    Allow notifications
    screen, click
    OK, got it
    .
  2. 2
    Check the box to accept the Status
    Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
    and click
    Get Started
    . You can read these terms on the Status website.
  3. 3
    On the welcome screen, click
    I am new to Status
    .
  4. 4
    Click
    Share usage data
    or
    Do not share
    .
  5. 5
    Click
    Generate keys for a new Keycard
    or
    Import a seed phrase
    >
    Import a seed phrase into a new Keycard
    .
  6. 6
    Plug in your Keycard using a card reader, and allow the connection request if you see a security alert from your computer.
  7. 7
    Proceed with the option that works best for you, and move on to create your profile.
    OptionSteps
    Generate keys
    1. 1
      Create a six-digit PIN for your Keycard, and repeat the PIN to confirm.
    2. 2
      Carefully write down the 12-word recovery phrase displayed on the screen. The Status app or your Keycard doesn't save this information, and you can't see it again.
    3. 3
      Verify your recovery phrase by entering the words as required, and then click
      Finish
      .
    Import a seed phrase
    1. 1
      Enter the recovery phrase and click
      Next
      .
    2. 2
      Enter a six-digit PIN for your Keycard, and repeat the PIN to confirm.

  1. 1
    On the
    Your profile
    screen, customize your Status profile with your preferred name, profile picture and colour, and click
    Continue
    .
  2. 2
    Enable your device's biometrics (fingerprint, face or other method). Alternatively, click
    I prefer to use my PIN
    .
  3. 3
    On the
    Your emojihash and identicon ring
    screen, you can learn more about your Status profile. Click
    Next
    .
  4. 4
    Click
    Start using Status
    .
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If Status finds an existing profile in the Waku network, you can use your existing profile or the one you have just created. When you choose your existing profile, synchronize this profile with your device.

  1. 1
    On the
    Your profile
    screen, set your profile name. Don't use special characters or emojis.
  2. 2
    Click
    Add
    in your avatar and set a profile picture. Adjust your picture size and click
    Make this my profile picture
    .
  3. 3
    Click
    Next
    to complete your profile customization.
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You can customize additional profile options in your Status settings.
Updated by
Fabiomorais87on Sep 07, 2024
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