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All organization-level operations follow the default administrator policy unless administrators customize settings per operation type: User management, Trusted destination, Vault, and API management operations.
Any changes to administrator policies are subject to quorum approval according to the policy in place. You will be prompted to submit biometric approval on your iOS device.

Viewing and editing administrator policies

To access administrator policies, tap the Settings icon, then tap Administrator policy and select the policy to edit.

Base quorum members

The base quorum defines the pool of administrators eligible to approve operations under the administrator policy.

Editing base quorum members

1

Navigate to Administrator policy

Go to Settings, tap Administrator policy, and select the policy to edit.
2

Open Edit approvers

Tap the three dots next to the base quorum and select Edit approvers.
3

Make changes and submit

Select Edit approvers, make the necessary changes, and follow the prompts. Tap Finish and review and complete biometric approval — quorum approval is required.
Other administrators will receive a notification to approve the action. Once quorum is met, Anchorage Digital will review the operation.

Base quorum approvals

The approval limit defines how many base quorum members must approve an operation before it can proceed.

Editing base quorum approvals

1

Navigate to Administrator policy

Go to Settings, tap Administrator policy, and select the policy.
2

Open Edit approval limit

Tap the three dots next to the base quorum and select Edit approval limit.
3

Set the approval count

Select Edit approval limit, choose the number of required quorum approvers, and tap Save.
4

Submit for approval

Tap Finish and review and follow the prompts to submit biometric approval — quorum approval is required.

Sub-quorums

Sub-quorums add an additional layer of approval security. Each sub-quorum establishes a prerequisite: any operation falling under the policy cannot be completed without a preset number of approvals from the designated sub-quorum members. Administrators can add as many sub-quorums as needed for each account-level policy.

Adding a sub-quorum

1

Navigate to Administrator policy

Go to Settings, tap Administrator policy, and select the policy.
2

Start sub-quorum creation

Tap Add sub-quorum and follow the prompts.
3

Select members

Select Add sub-quorum. From the base quorum approval pool, select the sub-quorum members and tap Continue.
4

Set approval count

Set the number of approvals required from the selected sub-quorum members and tap Continue.
5

Name and review

Give the sub-quorum a name and an optional description. Review the sub-quorum details, adding more sub-quorums if needed.
6

Submit for approval

Tap Finish and review and follow the prompts to submit biometric approval — quorum approval is required.

Editing sub-quorum details

Administrators may update a sub-quorum’s name and description if circumstances change.
1

Navigate to the policy

Go to Settings, tap Administrator policy, and select the policy.
2

Open sub-quorum settings

Tap the three dots next to the sub-quorum you want to edit and select Edit details.
3

Make changes

Tap Edit details, make the necessary adjustments, and tap Complete.
4

Submit for approval

Tap Done and follow the prompts to submit biometric approval — quorum approval is required.

Editing sub-quorum members

1

Navigate to the policy

Go to Settings, tap Administrator policy, and select the policy.
2

Open member settings

Tap the three dots next to the sub-quorum you want to edit and select Edit approvers.
3

Update members

Select Edit approvers, make the necessary changes, and follow the prompts.
4

Submit for approval

Tap Done and follow the prompts to submit biometric approval — quorum approval is required.

Editing sub-quorum approvals

1

Navigate to the policy

Go to Settings, tap Administrator policy, and select the policy.
2

Open approval limit settings

Tap the three dots next to the sub-quorum you want to edit and select Edit approval limit.
3

Set the approval count

Select Edit approval limit, choose the number of required approvers, and tap Save.
4

Submit for approval

Tap Done and follow the prompts to submit biometric approval — quorum approval is required.

Deleting a sub-quorum

1

Navigate to the policy

Go to Settings, tap Administrator policy, and select the policy.
2

Open sub-quorum settings

Tap the three dots next to the sub-quorum you want to delete and select Delete sub-quorum.
3

Confirm deletion

Select Delete and confirm that you want to delete the sub-quorum.
4

Submit for approval

Tap Done and follow the prompts to submit biometric approval — quorum approval is required.

Reset to default policy

You can reset a customized administrator policy back to the default configuration at any time.
1

Open the policy

Tap the policy you want to reset.
2

Initiate reset

Select Reset to default policy and follow the prompts.
3

Confirm

Select Reset to default policy again and confirm that you want to reset.
4

Submit for approval

Tap Finish and review and follow the prompts to submit biometric approval — quorum approval is required.