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Ask HN: Secure estate planning
2 points by TallGuyShort on March 21, 2017 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment
I've been going through the process of setting up a will and related documents. The people to whom I am entrusting my children (and thus also my property) in the event of my death are not exactly cybersecurity experts, so I need to maintain a simple way for them to access my accounts without me. I'm thinking about the privacy implications of this. So far the best thing I've come up with is to lock my password manager master password with some basic instructions in a safe that they know how to find and open. I'm okay with trusting them, since I'm trusting them with my children, but I'm still slightly concerned about the privacy risks and their ability to figure out how to access everything through my password manager without my help present.

Does anyone here have better ideas?



Most password managers like LastPass let you designate someone else who can retrieve your account.

Master Passwords /Keys / Encrypted USBs in sealed envelopes stored together with your will all seem like probable options.

I personally have a Master password and a USB with my private encryption keys stored securely and Google Inactive Account manager to send instructions if I don't access my account for a month.

Good luck and I would be curious to hear what you end up doing.




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