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An email is sent to this address to verify your identity. Since the PreVeil account that gets created is permanently associated with this email address, it is important that personal PreVeil that PreVeil accounts for personal use be created with personal email addresses (not work email addresses).

You do not have to enter a password to create a PreVeil account. Your private key is your password. This makes for a much more secure account because:

  • No one can steal your key--it's never stored on a server

  • The key is random and lengthy--it cannot be guessed

  • Keys are unique and not recycled--it's yours and yours alone

, and PreVeil accounts for business use be created with corporate email addresses.

  • Access your email account to view the verification code. If you don’t see it in your inbox within a few minutes, check your Spam/Junk folder.

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  • You will receive notification that your account has been activated and will be prompted to create a Recovery File to protect your PreVeil encryption key. Click on the Create Recovery File button to do so.

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We strongly recommend that you create a Recovery File, as this will allow you to recover your PreVeil encryption key should you need to do so. Your encryption key is what allows you to access your PreVeil account; if that encryption You do not have to enter a username and password to create a PreVeil account. Your private key is the method by which you will access your PreVeil account. This makes for a much more secure account because:

  • No one can steal your key--it's never stored on our servers

  • The key is random and lengthy--it cannot be guessed

  • Keys are unique and not recycled--it's yours and yours alone

However, if that private key is lost you will not be able to access your PreVeil account. We strongly recommend that you create a Recovery File, as this will allow you to recover your PreVeil private key should you need to do so. If a Recovery File is not created at the time of the account creation, you can create one later via the instructions found here.