Merging
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Merging is the process within Inheriti® where beneficiaries combine their encrypted plan shares to reveal and access the protected data in a protection plan.
The merging process begins when the Merge Authority, a designated beneficiary within the protection plan, initiates the merge.
This triggers the countdowns for the tied to the plan.
Depending on whether the protection plan is a Data Backup Plan or a Digital Inheritance Plan, the merging process will involve specific activation methods:
are used in backup plans and require explicit actions (like entering a code or clicking a link) to proceed with the merge.
is employed in inheritance plans and automatically triggers if the plan owner fails to take a necessary action within the set time frame.
Once the activation methods are successfully triggered, the validator share is released from the blockchain. The Merge Authority, together with the selected beneficiaries, then combines all the required plan shares, reconstructing the data to make it accessible.
The merged shares reveal the original, unencrypted data.
This data is now visible -for a selected maximum amount of time- on the screen of the Merge Authority and thus to all beneficiaries present.