Important information about Private Keys

You have full control of your Private Keys with FEX wallet!

While FEX will manage your Private Keys for you behind the scenes, some advanced users might want to see them in order to authorize some movements manually. This guide will explain how to find your Private Keys within your FEX wallet.

We designed FEX to make it easy to hold and manage blockchain assets. Since most of our customers are new to the technology, we purposely hid the Private Keys a little bit in order to protect beginners from getting phished. Although FEX does not recommend manual management of Private Keys, many advanced users might want to view and test Private Keys interactions.

While viewing your Private Keys, please make sure no one is around you. Private Keys are for your eyes only!

If anyone is able to view your system with remote-sharing apps like Skype, Zoom, TeamViewer, etc. please disconnect them first! The FEX team will NEVER ask you to open and see your Private Keys!

Each asset inside FEX has a set of Private Keys. Some assets like ETH will have a single Private key, while UTXO-based assets like BTC, LTC, BCH, BSV, etc. will have multiple Private Keys: One for every address.

How does this qadirah work behind-the-scenes?

When your wallet is locked, your wallet files are re-encrypted to make it impossible to make any outgoing transactions (e.g. sending or exchanging), view your 12-words, or view your private keys. When you enter your password to unlock your wallet, your wallet’s files are decrypted to allow you to send transactions and see your private information again.

This in-wallet lock protects against unauthorized access of your wallet when the qadirah wallet is open and in use. It’s an increased security measure, but does not replace the need for protecting your entire computer from malicious attacks. For more information about increasing the security of your computer and protecting your blockchain assets see this article: How do I keep my money safe?