# Simple recovery module

**URL:** https://forum.aboutcircles.com/t/simple-recovery-module/442
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**Created:** [February 16, 2022, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.aboutcircles.com/t/simple-recovery-module/442 "2022-02-16T12:45:02Z")
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#### Post date: [February 16, 2022, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.aboutcircles.com/t/simple-recovery-module/442/1 "2022-02-16T12:45:02Z")

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A “social recovery module” has been discussed for a long time. To start concrete progress on this topic here is a concrete suggestion:

- any Safe (circles identity) adds by default a module that allows the following:
- anyone who is trusted by the circles identity can trigger “recovery”
- triggering recovery means to suggest to add a new key as owner of the Safe
- after triggering recovery there is a 7 (?) day period where the current owner of the Safe can cancel it
- after 7 days have passt another account (not the same as initiated) that is trusted by the Safe can “execute recovery”