ReMemory: A Digital Safe Using Shamir's Secret Sharing for Posthumous Data Access
By
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Summary
ReMemory is a digital safe solution that addresses the question of what happens to one's digital life after death or incapacitation. It encrypts files and uses Shamir's Secret Sharing to divide the encryption key among trusted individuals, requiring a predetermined number of them to come together to recover the data. The system operates without accounts or servers, works offline, and ensures no single person can access the data alone.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledReMemory started with a question I couldn't stop thinking about: what happens to my digital life if something happens to me?
It encrypts your files and divides the key among people you trust, using Shamir's Secret Sharing.
You decide how many must come together to recover them — three of five, two of two, whatever fits.
No single person can access anything alone.
A digital safe with multiple keys, held by people you trust. No accounts, no servers. Recovery works offline.
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