What does Recovery Code mean, and when can I use it?

The recovery code is crucial when it comes to internet security. What the recovery code is and when it applies are explained in this article. Understanding the Recovery Code can increase your confidence in managing your online accounts, regardless of your level of experience with digital security or where you are starting from.

• Recovery Code: What does it mean, and when can I use it?

The recovery code is a 28-character code that can be used to recover end-to-end encrypted data if all user devices are lost, stolen, damaged/failed.

After being generated, recovery codes cannot be accessed again, and Samsung does not save recovery codes. As a result, once the recovery code has been generated, it must be separately recorded and maintained in a secure location.

There is no way to access the end-to-end encrypted data if both the user device that provides the 'Enhanced Data Protection function and the recovery code are lost.

• Why do I need to keep the recovery code separately? Why am I unable to capture the recovery code?

There is no way to access the end-to-end encrypted data if both your device and the recovery code are lost. To protect the device's sensitive data, the recovery code must be recorded and stored individually in a secure location, and care must be taken not to lose it.