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All of this key management happens automatically. The only time a user has to know about keys is when they add a new phone or computer to the PreVeil system, at which time the user’s private key must be transferred to the new device.
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A user can also set up a “Recovery Group” in case they lose all of their phones and computers. A Recovery Group is a set of friends and colleagues to call upon in the unlikely event that all devices are lost. The user defines as many people as they want in this group and specifies the minimum number of people that have to approve a key recovery (i.e. 3 out of 5 friends).
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