How to Backup Your Dashlane Recovery Key with Password Split

Your Dashlane recovery key is one of the most critical pieces of information for accessing your password vault. If you lose access to your account and don’t have your recovery key, you could be permanently locked out of all your passwords. Password Split provides a secure way to backup your recovery key by splitting it into multiple parts.

Why Backup Your Recovery Key?

• Account Recovery: If you lose access to your primary authentication method
• Device Loss: When your trusted devices are lost or damaged
• Emergency Access: Ensure you can always recover your vault
• Security: Avoid storing the complete key in a single location

Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Open Dashlane Web App

Select the Dashlane D icon in your browser’s toolbar and enter your Master Password if prompted. Then in the extension pop-up, select Open the web app.

Step 2: Access Security Settings

In the My account menu, select Settings and then Security settings.

Step 3: Enable Recovery Key

In the Account recovery section, select View options and turn on Recovery key.

Step 4: Generate Your Recovery Key

In the pop-up, select Generate key to create your recovery key.

Step 5: Generate and View Your Key

Follow the prompts to generate your recovery key. You’ll see options to copy, download, or write it down.

Step 6: Copy Your Recovery Key

Copy your recovery key to use in Password Split for secure backup.

Step 7: Confirm Your Recovery Key

In the Confirm your recovery key pop-up, enter your key to be sure that you copied it correctly. If you didn’t make a copy, select Go back and write down the key now.

Step 8: Complete Setup

After correctly entering your key, select Continue to complete the recovery key setup.

Step 9: Use Password Split to Split Your Key

Navigate to Password Split and paste your recovery key into the splitter tool. This will generate multiple parts of your key.

Step 10: Save the Generated Parts

Password Split will generate several parts of your recovery key. Save these parts in different secure locations - you can store them with trusted family members, in different physical locations, or in separate secure digital storage.

Best Practices

• Store parts separately: Never keep all parts in the same location
• Label clearly: Make sure you can identify what each part is for
• Test recovery: Periodically verify you can reconstruct your key
• Update backups: If you change your recovery key, update all parts
• Share wisely: Only give parts to people you completely trust

Security Benefits

Using Password Split for your Dashlane recovery key provides several security advantages:

• No single point of failure: No one location contains your complete recovery key
• Threshold security: You need multiple parts to reconstruct the original key
• Zero-knowledge: Password Split doesn’t store or transmit your sensitive data
• Offline capable: Works entirely in your browser for maximum security

Conclusion

Backing up your Dashlane recovery key with Password Split ensures you’ll never lose access to your password vault while maintaining the highest level of security. By splitting your recovery key into multiple parts, you create a robust backup system that protects against both loss and unauthorized access.

Remember: your recovery key is as important as your master password. Take the time to back it up properly using Password Split’s secure secret sharing technology.