How to add/remove guardians?
Guardians are your appointed protectors, responsible for securing your account and assisting with account recovery and guardian management. To enhance account security, Portkey recommends setting a minimum of two guardians.
Add guardians:
- On the Portkey home screen, click "My" (App users) / the avatar in the top right-hand corner (extension users).
- Go to "Guardians" and then click the + button in the top right-hand corner (mobile App users) / "Add Guardians" (extension users).
- Choose a guardian type and provide the corresponding info, like email address, Google account, Apple ID, and Telegram account.
- Then select a verifier and click "Confirm" to send the verification code.
- After the code is sent, please check it or request it from the guardian engaged, and then enter the code in Portkey.
- When the info of the new guardian's info is verified, you will be presented with a list of your existing guardians. To add a new guardian, you'll need to obtain approvals from your existing ones. Simply select a guardian and click "Send" to send a verification code.
- Depending on the number of guardians you have, the requirements for approval differ as stipulated here.
- Repeat the above process until enough codes have been obtained and verified. Then you can click "Confirm" to add the guardian.
Remove guardians:
- On the Portkey home screen, click "My" (App users) / the avatar in the top right-hand corner (extension users).
- Go to "Guardians" and select the guardian you want to remove.
- Click "Edit" > "Remove" > "Send Request".
- You will then be presented with a list of your existing guardians. To remove a guardian, you'll need to obtain approvals from your existing ones. Simply select a guardian and click "Send" to send a verification code.
- Depending on the number of guardians you have, the requirements for approval differ as stipulated here.
- Repeat the above process until enough codes have been obtained and verified. Then you can click "Confirm" to delete the guardian.
