Hestia Demo

A recovery story

Two of three,
plus you.

Follow Mabel the wombat as two independent helpers and her own safely held token restore access.

Mabel and three wombat friends prepare a burrow while Mabel holds its carved wooden key
01Create identity
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Mabel's wooden burrow key represents the identity key the browser creates and encrypts locally.

Three wombat helpers carry separate wooden recovery clues to their own burrows
02Protect with 2-of-3
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Each helper represents an independent recovery authority. Any two shares can reconstruct their part of the secret.

Mabel finds her burrow key missing but still holds her personal paw-mark token
03Lose access
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The original device can disappear without giving any authority enough information to restore the identity alone.

Two wombat helpers bring their separate recovery clues to Mabel
04Approve recovery
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Two selected authorities independently verify the request and release their shares.

The four wombats celebrate after recovering the wooden key and reopening Mabel's burrow
05Restore identity
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The two shares combine with Mabel's separately held factor to decrypt and restore the identity key.

Guided demo

Help Mabel recover

The wombat story is fictional. The real cryptography still runs locally in this browser.

Starting the secure demo…