# Adding emergency contact via direct access to the database

**URL:** <https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/adding-emergency-contact-via-direct-access-to-the-database/2083>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [December 13, 2022, 12:38am UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/adding-emergency-contact-via-direct-access-to-the-database/2083 "2022-12-13T00:38:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![greg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/vaultwarden.discourse.group/greg/32/857_2.png) [@greg](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/u/greg)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2022, 12:38am UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/adding-emergency-contact-via-direct-access-to-the-database/2083/1 "2022-12-13T00:38:38Z")

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Is it possible to create an emergency access link via direct access with the database? One of my users lost their password and this would be the only way I could see to ‘recover’ their account.

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**Author:** ![BlackDex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/vaultwarden.discourse.group/blackdex/32/8_2.png) [@BlackDex](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/u/BlackDex)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2022, 7:21am UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/adding-emergency-contact-via-direct-access-to-the-database/2083/2 "2022-12-13T07:21:09Z")

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No, this is not possible. You need keys to access the other persons vault. And those keys are only generated if the grantor confirms that an account is a valid contact.

It would be rather bad of what you suggested would be possible. That would make it very insecure.