Overview
Utila’s disaster recovery solutions are designed to ensure customers can access their assets in the unlikely event of a non-recoverable incident. This capability, commonly referred to as Vault Backup, offers multiple implementation options, all based on the same core principles
Utila strongly recommends using one of Utila’s native integrations with a disaster recovery provider, though advanced customers may choose to self-manage their recovery packages.
Vault-scoped backup. Backups are created at the vault level.
Encrypted key export. Both key shares (ECDSA and EdDSA) for each wallet in the vault are encrypted and made available for export. This export is known as the encrypted vault backup or recovery package.
Independent access. The customer,or a designated partner, retains the ability to decrypt and access the key shares. This ensures that assets remain accessible without requiring any further involvement from Utila.
Secure governance. Creating a recovery package is a sensitive security operation and should be done only after careful consideration and agreement.
The process requires admin quorum approval and is further protected by cryptographic signing of the encryption key, ensuring that only authorized users can generate a valid recovery package. Signing the encryption key also enables future wallet keys to be added to the same recovery package without requiring a new one to be created.
Supported disaster recovery providers
These are available on Vault Settings > Backup > Create New Backup.
Create and manage disaster recovery backups through Station70’s Bunker product. The solution ensures customers can access their assets in a multitude of disaster scenarios while maintaining the industry-leading security standards throughout the backup and recovery process.
The CoinCover integration allows users to create a recovery package encrypted with a dedicated CoinCover encryption key. Only CoinCover holds the corresponding decryption key.
Utila can set up a CoinCover account on your behalf. CoinCover will then contact your organization to complete the onboarding process.
We also partner with Nemean. Contact Utila support if you want to use them.