> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.locker.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Set up Emergency Access

> Grant a trusted contact access to your vault in case of an emergency

Emergency Access allows you to grant another Locker user access to your vault in case of an emergency.

<Note>
  This feature is only available for **Premium** plan accounts and above.
</Note>

## Emergency contact permissions

Depending on your configuration, a trusted contact can perform the following actions:

* **View only**: Can only view items in your vault.
* **Takeover**: Can create a new password or Master Password to gain permanent access to your vault.

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## Setting up Emergency Access

<Note>
  You can only set up this feature through the **web app**.
</Note>

### Invite an emergency contact

<Steps>
  <Step title="Go to Security settings">
    Log in to your Locker account in the browser. Go to `Settings` > `Security`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add a contact">
    Scroll down to the **Emergency Access** section and click `Add emergency contact`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure details">
    * **Email**: Enter the email address of your trusted person (must be an existing Locker user).
    * **Access level**: Choose `View` or `Takeover`.
    * **Wait time**: The amount of time the contact must wait before accessing your vault after sending a request.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Send the invitation">
    Click `Add` to send the invitation.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/locker/DGmCYM1Opanpr-4x/images/en/locker-general/security-for-locker-account/emergency-access-setup.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=DGmCYM1Opanpr-4x&q=85&s=e585a4848d2641310ce2a147724433b7" alt="Add emergency contact" style={{display: 'block', margin: '0 auto'}} width="766" height="727" data-path="images/en/locker-general/security-for-locker-account/emergency-access-setup.png" />
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## Managing access requests

When a trusted contact sends an access request, you will receive an email notification.

<Info>
  If you do not manually approve or reject the request, it will be **automatically approved** after the configured wait time expires.
</Info>

### Handling existing requests

To approve or reject a request from a contact with the status **Recovery initiated**:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the contact list">
    Go to `Settings` > `Security` > `Emergency Access`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose an action">
    Click the three-dot button next to the contact and select:

    * **Accept**: Allow them to view or take over your vault immediately.
    * **Reject**: Cancel the current access request.
    * **Remove**: Permanently remove this person from your trusted contacts list.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/locker/DGmCYM1Opanpr-4x/images/en/locker-general/security-for-locker-account/emergency-access-config.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=DGmCYM1Opanpr-4x&q=85&s=6969624224d26161a1a29339393ba4dd" alt="Manage recovery requests" style={{display: 'block', margin: '0 auto'}} width="1382" height="441" data-path="images/en/locker-general/security-for-locker-account/emergency-access-config.png" />
  </Step>
</Steps>

### Revoking access

<Steps>
  <Step title="Select the contact">
    In the **Emergency Access** section, click the three-dot button next to the contact who currently has access.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Revoke access">
    Click `Reject` to revoke their access session.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/locker/DGmCYM1Opanpr-4x/images/en/locker-general/security-for-locker-account/emergency-access-revoke.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=DGmCYM1Opanpr-4x&q=85&s=44509bfeeaf206d63b58eb4a63e36b2e" alt="Revoke access" style={{display: 'block', margin: '0 auto'}} width="1281" height="382" data-path="images/en/locker-general/security-for-locker-account/emergency-access-revoke.png" />

    <Warning>
      If the contact has **Takeover** permission and has already changed your Master Password, you will need to ask them for the new password before revoking their access.
    </Warning>
  </Step>
</Steps>