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Fortary’s whitelist controls which external addresses your organization is permitted to send funds to. Before a transaction can be initiated to any address, that address must be pre-approved through a policy request and added to your whitelist. This ensures that even if an account is compromised, funds can only ever be sent to destinations that your organization has explicitly vetted and approved.

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Address Types

When whitelisting an address, you classify it as one of two types:
TypeDescription
InternalAn address owned and operated by your organization (e.g., a separate vault or account you control)
ExternalAn address owned by a third party (e.g., an exchange, OTC desk, or counterparty)
This classification is for organizational and audit purposes. It is visible on the address record and in all related policy request history.

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Adding a Whitelisted Address

Adding a new address requires the Initiator role and creates a policy request that goes through your organization’s approval workflow before the address becomes available.
1

Navigate to Address Book

From the main navigation, go to Address Book → Addresses.
2

Click Add New Address

Click the Add New Address button. If this button is unavailable, you do not have the Initiator role on any vault. Contact your organization admin to request access.
3

Select a Vault

Choose the vault this address will be associated with. Whitelisted addresses are vault-scoped — an address approved for one vault is not automatically available in other vaults.
4

Select a Network

Choose the blockchain network for this address (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum, Avalanche C-Chain). The address format will be validated against the selected network before submission.
5

Enter Address Details

Provide the following:
  • Address Name — A friendly label to identify this address in the UI and transaction history
  • Address — The blockchain address (validated for the selected network)
  • Address Type — Internal or External
6

Submit for Review

Click Submit for Review. This creates a policy request that must be approved before the address becomes active and available for transactions.

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Approval Workflow

Once submitted, the add-address request appears in Requests → Policies with a status of Pending Approval. Designated approvers must review and approve the request according to your organization’s configured approval threshold. After the required approvals are collected and the request is marked Completed, the address appears in the Address Book with an Active status and is available as a destination when creating transactions. See Policy Requests for details on the approval workflow.

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Viewing Your Whitelist

Navigate to Address Book → Addresses to see all whitelisted addresses for your entity.
ColumnDescription
NameThe friendly label for the address
AddressThe blockchain address
VaultThe vault this address is associated with
NetworkThe blockchain network
TypeInternal or External
StatusActive, Pending Approval, or Rejected

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Removing a Whitelisted Address

Removing an active address also requires a policy request and goes through the same approval workflow.
1

Locate the Address

Go to Address Book → Addresses and find the address you want to remove.
2

Select Delete

Open the action menu for the address and select Delete. This option is only available for addresses with Active status.
3

Confirm Submission

A delete policy request is submitted. Once approved and completed, the address is removed from your whitelist and can no longer be used as a transaction destination.
The address remains Active and usable until the delete request has been fully approved and completed. Removing an address does not affect any previously issued transactions.

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Whitelisted Validator Nodes

For Avalanche staking, validator nodes must also be whitelisted before they can be selected in staking transactions. Navigate to Address Book → Nodes to manage your approved validator list. The approval workflow for nodes is identical to address whitelisting. Each node entry includes:
FieldDescription
Node IDThe unique identifier of the Avalanche validator node
Node URLThe node’s endpoint
TypeInternal (operated by your org) or External (third-party)
For details on using whitelisted nodes in staking transactions, see the AVAX Staking guide.