Use this flow when you're moving to a new machine, reinstalling Chrome, or reconnecting after clearing browser data. Recovery is non-destructive: it re-derives the same wallet from your phrase. Your assets sit on the Canton ledger, not in the browser, so they're untouched the whole time.
Open the welcome screen
After installing the extension, open it and choose Recover wallet instead of Create new wallet.
Enter your 24 words
Type the recovery phrase in order. Order matters; capitalisation does not. The wallet does inline validation — if a word isn't part of the BIP-39 list, it'll reject it.
Recover · enter phrasearkena wallet ArkenaImport Wallet
How many words is your recovery phrase?
24 words12 wordsSet a new password for this device
This password is local to this browser only. It can be different from the password you used on your previous device — that one stayed behind, since it never left the browser.
Step 2 · passwordarkena wallet ArkenaCreate Password
This encrypts your private keys on this device
Password (8+ characters)Confirm passwordConfirm your party ID
Once recovery completes, the wallet shows your party ID on the home screen. It must match the party ID you remember from the original wallet. If it doesn't, the phrase is wrong somewhere — back out and re-enter.
Step 6 · wallet readyarkena wallet ArkenaWallet ready
Never share your recovery phrase with anyone.
Wallet addressarkena::12203a7c…c4a3b7e2Balance0.00 CC
What's next
- Refresh on Security best practices — recovery is the right time to revisit how you store your phrase.