A recovery plan you can actually use

A backup is useful only if you know how to recover it. Organise media, access and tests without exposing your seed phrase.

Cuvex · 2026-10-30

A backup does not end when you store it

Your recovery plan must answer three questions: where the information is, who can legitimately access it and what is needed to recover it. A highly protected location may be useless if no authorised person can find it when you need it. A password that exists only in your memory may become another point of failure.

Cuvex lets you encrypt information to keep backups on external media. Encryption adds a layer of protection to the contents, but it does not make the media indestructible or replace the availability of the credentials and devices required by your chosen procedure.

Check compatibility before distributing backups

BIT and Original use different media and workflows. BIT works with USB-C; Original uses NFC cards. BIT's external biometric backups require BIT for recovery: do not assume you can open them on any computer. Check a backup's specific requirements before considering it part of your plan.

A cryptogram configured with multiple participants is not equivalent to a Bitcoin multisig policy either. They are different mechanisms and need their own procedures and tests. For NFC configurations, review card capacity and cryptogram type: not every card supports every option.

Reduce common failures

Avoid keeping all backups in one place if an incident could affect that location. Identify media without writing the seed or passwords on them. Document the instructions needed by whoever must act, limiting the information you expose to each person. Do not turn a photograph, an email or a cloud note into an extra backup for convenience without assessing its risk.

A carrying case may form part of physical protection, but does not replace encryption or the media's storage requirements. Nor should you assume resistance to water, fire or impact unless it is specified and substantiated for the particular product.

Test before relying on the system

Rehearse recovery with test information and a controlled backup. Do not erase or alter your only valid copy to check whether another works. Review the process again when changing devices, firmware, participants or procedures.

The video tutorials show the workflows for each model. To choose equipment and accessories, start with the comparison and check the contents of each package in the store. If you need help, explain the problem to support without sharing secrets.