You were trusted with something important
This page explains how to recover secrets from a block someone you trust shared with you.
This encrypted QR code is called a block
Someone created a backup containing secrets — master passwords, recovery phrases or other sensitive data — and entrusted you with a block needed to recover them.
A block can be used alone as an encrypted backup or as part of a succession plan called a blockset. There is no way to tell which backup type you are holding. This is by design.
What happens next depends on backup type.
Step 1: determine backup type
Download Superbacked
Superbacked is a desktop app for macOS and Linux. Download and open app, then select Restore using menu.
Scan and enter passphrase
Scan block using camera or drag and drop file, enter passphrase and select Unlock.
Secrets revealed or scan next block
If secrets are revealed, you are holding an encrypted backup — recovery is complete. If asked to scan next block, block is part of a succession plan — continue to step 2.
Step 2 (if applicable): gather additional blocks
No single block can recover secrets alone — recovery requires multiple blocks and shared passphrase.
Coordinate with others
Reach out to others who may hold blocks. Gather enough blocks to meet threshold set by the person who created the backup.
Scan additional blocks
Continue scanning blocks as asked by app until threshold is met.
Secrets recovered
Once threshold is met, secrets are revealed and recovery is complete.
For high-stakes secrets, use Superbacked OS — a hardened operating system that runs offline and persists nothing to disk.
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