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What is Recovery address?
The address or number a platform uses to restore access to an account. Invisible in normal use and a permanent link between identities.
A recovery address is the backup email address or phone number a platform uses to restore access to an account. It is rarely visible to other users but is stored permanently with the account.
For investigators it is a strong link between identities, because people reuse the same recovery address across many accounts. For attackers, controlling the recovery address is often enough to take over the account entirely.