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Ask HN: What happens to your passwords in the case of your death?

2 pointsby l1am0almost 5 years ago
Using a password safe (KeepassXC) for all my password and my laptop being encrypted with both a quite long random passphrases I consider that a secure setup for my passwords.<p>Which brings me to the following problem: What should happen to them in case of my death or other circumstances where I am not able to provide the master passwords anymore?<p>What is your approach for your passwords in that situations as some of them might be of big interest to your relatives for certain services or to help you in certain situations.

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pwgalmost 5 years ago
Note, you entered &quot;deaf&quot; in the title, but meant &quot;death&quot;. But reading just a title with &quot;deaf&quot; in it provides an entirely different meaning.<p>Provided you have two or more relatives you can trust to not conspire while you are alive, you can make use of this system to cover for the contingency:<p>Shamir&#x27;s Secret Sharing <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Shamir%27s_Secret_Sharing" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Shamir%27s_Secret_Sharing</a>
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dorusralmost 5 years ago
You could write your password on a piece of paper and give it to family that you trust. When you pass away, and they inherit your computer they can use that password to login to your keepass.
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