rememory
Security and privacy
social recovery encryption
SHOW HN2026
How HN took it
11 positive, 30 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 23 critical, out of 65 comments about the project. Thread score -0.15.
Idea: 8 for, 17 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful approach to digital inheritance and human-centred recovery
From 3 comments
This kind of thing, widely implemented, would be a game-changer for dealing with assets after someone's death! I maintain my family's IT infrastructure (Google Enterprise admin,…
nippoo on HNI like that more people are thinking solving some of the problems of digital inheritance we face. These are problems that are so important now that so much of our lives are…
2color on HNInteresting approach. I like that this is explicit about human recovery rather than pretending crypto alone solves catastrophe. That said, this design and fully stateless systems…
KevinChasse on HN
Shamir-based recovery with browser UX is a good find
From 2 comments
aw, friend of mine built this way back in the day https://michael-solomon.net/keybearer https://github.com/msolomon/keybearer
cbabraham on HNno way!!!! I searched for a long time for a solution like this, many could encrypt using shamir but none took an actual file with browser upload and easy UX. and like, 14 years…
eljojo on HN
Objections
Requires five trustworthy friends, which many people lack
From 3 comments
The idea is very noble. In am just thinking about the number of 5, who these times has really five trustable friends not just acquaintances or people bound by some specific…
kunley on HN"who has five friends?" has been the number one comment I've received on this, by far. a bubble just popped for me
eljojo on HNUnfortunately, for this to work, you need friends...
knifeinhead on HN
Shamir secret sharing is hard to implement correctly
From 2 comments
Shamir Secret Sharing is notoriously difficult to implement correctly, and even the smallest most subtle bugs result in total compromise. Consider whether you really need this.…
octoberfranklin on HNWe need a standard or reference for an SSS combined encryption mechanism. It definitely has value, but I don't think anyone will trust a single lonesome implementation no matter…
commandersaki on HN
5 of 7 threshold is too high
From 1 comment
> 5 out of 7 too high
yieldcrv on HN
Coercion or betrayal by friends is a risk
From 2 comments
Interesting approach. I like that this is explicit about human recovery rather than pretending crypto alone solves catastrophe. That said, this design and fully stateless systems…
KevinChasse on HNThis system introduces a fun question: What’s more likely, that you suffer total spontaneous memory loss or your best friends betray you?
giantfrog on HN
Requests
Use a standard or reference for the SSS-plus-encryption scheme
From 1 comment
We need a standard or reference for an SSS combined encryption mechanism. It definitely has value, but I don't think anyone will trust a single lonesome implementation no matter…
commandersaki on HN
Compile to WASM browser version of a related tool
From 1 comment
hey, this is a great idea! I'll link into your app from my readme. I really like that the PDF contains the entire dataset, not just the keys. I see lots of little details around…
eljojo on HN
Questions
How to reason about coercion risk and re-sharding over time
From 1 comment
Interesting approach. I like that this is explicit about human recovery rather than pretending crypto alone solves catastrophe. That said, this design and fully stateless systems…
KevinChasse on HN
How the user remembers they have the vault
From 1 comment
sorry if i missed this question. how do you remember you have this vault?
0gs on HN
What timelock technique is used
From 1 comment
What technique did you use for the timelock encryption?
fruitworks on HN
Alternatives named
Keybearer
From 1 comment
aw, friend of mine built this way back in the day https://michael-solomon.net/keybearer https://github.com/msolomon/keybearer
cbabraham on HN
Bitwarden Emergency Access
From 1 comment
Look at Bitwardens Emergency Access: https://bitwarden.com/help/emergency-access/ Would also cover banking details or whatever else you want to put in there.
seized on HN
Google Inactive Account Manager
From 1 comment
For this purpose Google offers "Inactive Account Manager" AKA a dead man's switch.
modeless on HN
Amnesia
From 1 comment
I also gave this problem some thought: https://github.com/cedws/amnesia
cedws on HN