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Inactivity-Triggered Safe Access Methods: LockoutGuard and LegacyLink

Overview

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The Inactivity-Triggered Safe Access Methods: LockoutGuard and LegacyLink feature enhances UnoLock CybVault’s security by providing automated mechanisms to protect and transfer safe access based on user inactivity. LockoutGuard prevents permanent lockouts by enabling secure recovery options, such as encrypted backup keys or multi-factor recovery, when a user fails to access their safe for a prolonged period. LegacyLink facilitates secure inheritance by allowing users to designate heirs or trusted parties to gain access to their safe after a predefined inactivity period, using timelock mechanisms. Both features operate within UnoLock’s zero-knowledge architecture, ensuring privacy and user control over sensitive data like cryptocurrency keys, confidential documents, or personal records.

How It Works

  • LockoutGuard Recovery:
  • Inactivity Detection: Monitors user activity and triggers recovery options after a user-defined inactivity period (e.g., 30 days without login).
  • Secure Backup: Users set up encrypted recovery keys or mnemonic phrases, stored locally or on trusted devices, encrypted with AES-256 GCM.
  • Multi-Factor Recovery: Supports WebAuthn-based keys, biometrics, or backup codes for secure access restoration, processed client-side.
  • LegacyLink Inheritance:
  • Timelock Configuration: Users designate heirs and set a timelock (e.g., 6 months of inactivity) for safe access transfer, enforced client-side with server-side synchronization.
  • Encrypted Key Delegation: Access keys are encrypted and assigned to heirs, authenticated via WebAuthn, ensuring only authorized recipients can decrypt data.
  • Zero-Knowledge Privacy: Both features process sensitive operations client-side, with no decryption keys or data stored on UnoLock’s servers, maintaining user privacy.

Security Implications

  • Preventing Permanent Lockouts: LockoutGuard ensures users can recover access without server intervention, reducing data loss risks while preserving zero-knowledge security.
  • Secure Inheritance: LegacyLink protects digital assets during transfer, with timelocks preventing premature access, even under coercion, ensuring only designated heirs gain entry.
  • Robust Privacy: Client-side encryption and authentication ensure that inactivity-triggered actions remain private, with no server-side visibility, aligning with UnoLock’s zero-knowledge model.

Use Cases

  • Personal Asset Protection: Individuals can use LockoutGuard to recover access to cryptocurrency keys or documents if they forget credentials, and LegacyLink to pass assets to family members securely after prolonged inactivity.
  • Corporate Continuity: Businesses can configure LegacyLink to transfer access to critical records to successors after executive inactivity, ensuring operational continuity with robust security.
  • High-Risk Scenarios: Users in unstable regions can use LockoutGuard’s timelock-protected recovery to safeguard against coerced access attempts, and LegacyLink to ensure data reaches trusted contacts.

Why It Matters

Inactivity can lead to permanent data loss or unauthorized access, especially for critical assets like cryptocurrency keys or sensitive records. The Inactivity-Triggered Safe Access Methods combine LockoutGuard’s recovery assurance with LegacyLink’s inheritance capabilities, providing a comprehensive solution for access continuity. As highlighted in discussions of UnoLock’s innovative features, these mechanisms balance usability and security, ensuring users maintain control over their digital assets even in unforeseen circumstances, strengthening UnoLock’s zero-knowledge ecosystem.

FAQs

How does LockoutGuard detect inactivity and initiate recovery?

LockoutGuard monitors login activity and triggers recovery options after a user-defined inactivity period, using encrypted backup keys or multi-factor authentication to restore access securely.

Can heirs access my safe before the timelock expires?

No, LegacyLink’s timelock is enforced client-side, preventing access until the specified inactivity period is reached, ensuring secure and controlled inheritance.

Does UnoLock have access to my recovery or inheritance keys?

No, all keys are encrypted and managed client-side within UnoLock’s zero-knowledge architecture, ensuring that only users and designated heirs can access them.

Compliance & Privacy Regulations

  • GDPR & HIPAA Compliance: LockoutGuard and LegacyLink support compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, and other regulations by ensuring that recovery and inheritance processes are secure, private, and do not expose sensitive data on servers.

Integration with Other Features

  • Robust Key Management with Multi-Key Registration and WebAuthn: Enhances recovery and inheritance with secure, multi-key authentication, ensuring robust access control.
  • Client-Side Encryption Using AES-256 GCM: Ensures that all recovery and inheritance keys are encrypted locally, maintaining zero-knowledge privacy throughout the process.