While performing a security-related task such as a recovery or recovery cancellation, you will need a certain amount of guardians to confirm your action. The numbers differ depending on the action needed.
How many guardians do I need for wallet recovery?
You need 50% of your guardians to approve recovery process (rounded towards the higher number).
| Total guardians | Needed for recovery |
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 |
| N | ceil(N/2) |
How many guardians do I need for recovery cancellation?
You need a majority out of you and your guardians to approve the recovery cancellation.
| Total guardians | Needed for cancellation |
| 1 | Owner OR 1 guardian ¹ |
| 2 | Owner AND 1 guardian; or 2 guardians |
| 3 | Owner AND 1 guardians; or 2 guardians |
| 4 | Owner AND 2 guardians; or 3 guardians |
| N | ceil((N+1)/2) |
¹ If you only have a single guardian and initiate a recovery, an attacker who has access to your private key could cancel that recovery. However your Argent wallet is protected by all the available security features on iOS and Android, such as biometrics, keychain, and secure enclave, as well as a six-digit user pin code. It is therefore highly unlikely that the secure enclave of your phone could get hacked and that someone could access your private key. You may want to consider this when choosing your guardian setup.
How many guardians do I need for wallet ownership transfer?
You need the wallet ownership transfer to be initiated by you (owner of the wallet) and approved by 50% of your guardians (rounded towards bigger number)
| Total guardians | Needed for transfer |
| 1 | 2 (owner + 1 guardian) |
| 2 | 2 (owner + 1 guardian) |
| 3 | 3 (owner + 2 guardians) |
| 4 | 3 (owner + 2 guardians) |
| N | 1 + ceil(N/2) |
How many guardians do I need to lock/unlock the wallet?
You only need 1 guardian to help you lock/unlock the wallet, regardless of the total number of guardians you have.
How many guardians do I need to approve a transaction?
You need the transaction to be initiated by you (owner of the wallet) and approved by 50% of your guardians (rounded towards bigger number)
| Total guardians | Needed for txn approval |
| 1 | 2 (owner + 1 guardian) |
| 2 | 2 (owner + 1 guardian) |
| 3 | 3 (owner + 2 guardians) |
| 4 | 3 (owner + 2 guardians) |
| N | 1 + ceil(N/2) |