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Key quorums are an advanced feature. Reach out to discuss whether this setup is right for your integration.
Key quorums define how ownership and authorization work. A quorum is a set of authorization keys and/or users that control a resource (such as a wallet or policy) in the Privy API. Key quorums can be configured such that a quorum of m-of-n of the keys in the set must sign requests to the Privy API. This authorization threshold gives you flexible, production-grade control over how sensitive operations are approved. Key quorums enable setups such as:
  • Fine-grained ownership model: Decide which actions require a user signature, an authorization key, or both.
  • Distributed authorization: Require signatures from multiple authorization keys running across different servers.
  • Multi-signature security: Enforce independent approvals for high-risk or high-value operations.
  • Hierarchical approval structures: Nest a key quorum inside another key quorum, such as a “Security Team” quorum nested inside an “Org Admins” quorum.

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Nested key quorums

Key quorums can include other key quorums as members (one level deep), enabling hierarchical authorization structures that mirror how organizations actually make decisions. A nested quorum counts as a single member of the parent quorum — once it meets its own authorization threshold, it counts as one approval toward the parent’s threshold. This lets organizations enforce team-level sign-off as part of a broader approval flow. All authorization thresholds — both at the parent and nested level — are enforced within Privy’s TEE infrastructure, so approval requirements cannot be bypassed by any single party. Learn more about how to create key quorums and sign requests with the guides below.

Create key quorums

Create key quorums from authorization keys.

Sign requests

Sign requests with a quorum of m-of-n keys.