Post #3845398

2026-07-15 23:29 UTC

Beginning to think that the Information Security profession needs to start seriously advocating that everyone invest in some form of secure, recoverable password keeping in case of death or disability. (1/3)

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@fuzzface@epsilon-ix.masto.host 2026-07-15 23:29

I’m still trying to understand and get into my late wife’s accounts. I have a laptop I am trying to crack to get information for a stroke victim who can’t remember details. We need to advocate strongly for people not to ignore this because you just don’t know when something may go wrong with you, and that your loved ones then struggle with recovering access. (Yes, there is a product that I recommend. If you want that recommendation, DM me. ) (2/3)

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@raven@fedi.raventhemaker.com 2026-07-16 02:12

@fuzzface@epsilon-ix.masto.host This is why I have an 'in case of death" document with three different points of discoverability, plus my family has been told. I have a family-shared set of passwords for key accounts, plus the secrets necessary to unlock my private passwords. My document attempts to list everything I think they'll need to know (cancel) when I'm gone. Yeah, this is really important.

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@dancingtreefrog@mastodon.social 2026-07-16 02:16

@fuzzface@epsilon-ix.masto.host That should be a standard part of estate planning. I'm not an infosec professional, but I've done that! 😀

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