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Create a Status Wallet account using a Keycard
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on Jul 24, 2024

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You can only use Keycard on the Status desktop app.

When you create a Status Wallet account with a Keycard, you generate and store the account directly on the Keycard instead of your device, ensuring it never connects to the internet.

You can create multiple Wallet accounts on a new Keycard, or start with one and add additional accounts later. If you don't have a Keycard, you can order one

.

  • You need a card reader to connect a Keycard to your computer.
  • Once you create a Wallet account using a Keycard, you must use the Keycard to confirm transactions for this account.
  • If you want to generate a new recovery phrase for the new Wallet account, you need an empty Keycard. If your Keycard is not new, view the wallet accounts on your Keycard and factory reset it when needed.
  • A single Keycard can hold multiple Wallet accounts that use the same recovery phrase.

When creating a Wallet account using an empty Keycard, you generate a new recovery phrase for the account.

  1. 1
    Plug in your Keycard using a card reader, and allow the connection if you see a security alert from your computer.
  2. 2
    From the tab bar, tap
    Settings
    >
    Keycard
    , then click
    Create a new Keycard account with a new seed phrase
    .
  3. 3
    Create a six-digit PIN for your Keycard, and repeat the PIN to confirm. Then click
    Next
    .
  4. 4
    Click
    Reveal seed phrase
    when you are sure no one else can see it.
  5. 5
    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. After you've done, click
    Next
    to continue.
  6. 6
    Confirm your recovery phrase by entering the words as required. Then click
    Next
    .

  1. 1
    Enter a name for your Keycard and click
    Next
    .
  2. 2
    Name your account, select a colour, and pick an emoji by clicking the default one. To create additional accounts, click
    Add another account
    . Otherwise, click
    Finalise Keycard
    .
  3. 3
    Click
    Done
    to complete.

You can create new Wallet accounts as needed on a used Keycard. All Wallet accounts use the same recovery phrase.

  1. 1
    Plug in your Keycard using a card reader, and allow the connection if you see a security alert from your computer.
  2. 2
    From the tab bar, tap
    Settings
    >
    Wallet
    , then click
    Add new account
    .
  3. 3
    Name your account, select a colour, and pick an emoji by clicking the default one.
  4. 4
    Click your profile picture under
    Origin
    and choose the Keycard to use.
  5. 5
    Click
    Add account
    .
  6. 6
    Use your Keycard PIN or biometrics to confirm.
Updated by
cheny0on Jul 24, 2024
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