The Sovereign Escape Hatch

Inheribase is built on the fundamental principle that institutional trust should be derived from math and decentralization, not corporate promises. If the organization were to dissolve, cease operations, or its website interface were to disappear tomorrow, your digital legacy remains fully recoverable and accessible.

This is the Sovereign Escape Hatch — a set of zero-dependence mechanisms that ensure your digital autonomy.

Zero-Dependence Guarantee

Inheribase's dashboard (inheribase.com) is a convenience layer, not a custodian. Your assets and the rules governing their release are stored on independent, decentralized infrastructure:

• Permanence Layer (Arweave): Your encrypted asset blobs are stored independently on Arweave, a leading decentralized storage network. They are immutable and accessible via any Arweave gateway.
• Rules Layer: Access controls execute via smart contracts on the Base network (with recovery currently deployed on Base Sepolia testnet). These contracts are immutable and will exist as long as the Ethereum ecosystem functions.

1. Direct Contract Interaction Guide

If the frontend interface is offline, you or your heirs can interact with the protocol directly via BaseScan (or a CLI interface):

1. Locate the Contract: The Inheribase recovery protocol logic lives at the InheribaseRecovery address on Base Sepolia (testnet): 0x1794Ff00be2e08fc0bAb3D4fD79FAf99415fb2A0
2. Access BaseScan: Go to sepolia.basescan.org and search for the contract address.
3. Execute Functions: Navigate to the "Write Contract" tab. As an authorized user or heir, you can trigger functions such as initiateRecovery(), approveRecovery(), or cancelRecovery() directly on the smart contract, bypassing all frontend infrastructure.
4. Network Fees: You'll need a small amount of Sepolia ETH to cover gas fees for the transaction.

2. Raw Data Retrieval Guide

We maintain open-source recovery tools allowing you to retrieve your media without relying on the platform's API.

1. Fetch from Arweave: You can fetch your raw encrypted data using the Arweave CID (Content Identifier) directly via any public Arweave gateway (e.g., https://arweave.net/{CID}).
2. Local Decryption: Once the raw data blob is downloaded, you can decrypt the AES-256-GCM payload using a local offline script and your recovery key (or assembled guardian shares). This guarantees that you can reconstruct your files completely offline.

3. Institutional Continuity

For wealth managers and law firms, Inheribase provides the Inheribase Protocol Blueprint. This technical manual serves as a "black box" recording of how the platform operates, allowing third-party developers to rebuild the recovery interface independently if required.

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[!TIP] Test the Escape Hatch. We encourage technically proficient users to test their recovery paths using our open-source tools. Verifiable security is the only security.