A notary
HowHolds the sealed box and hands it over on agreed conditions. Has no key.
LimitAsk first whether they accept encrypted media, and on what terms.
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Key Room
The key to your sealed layer is split into shares. No single person can open anything. It takes two of three, or whatever number you choose, and the box itself is kept somewhere else.
Keepers
Choose people, not passwords.
- 01Three is a good number: someone technical, someone from your family, and someone who lives elsewhere.
- 02Each keeper agrees first, and may step down at any time.
- 03A share lives on paper or steel. Never photographed, never sent in a chat app.
- 04Once a year, each keeper checks their own share alone.
Custodians
Who holds the box.
Keeping the key and the box apart is the whole trick.
Your own account
HowThe box sits in your cloud drive or mailbox. The platform's own inactive-account tool shares it with your contact.
LimitPlatform rules change. Check them once a year.
A time-lock layer
HowAn extra layer nobody can open before a set date.
LimitDepends on an outside network. Use it as an extra layer, not the only one.
Keepers only
HowKeepers hold both the shares and the box.
LimitAny two can open at any time. Waiting periods become promises between people.
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