One alternative would be to keep an encrypted file of passwords, and to distribute this file together with a set of keys using a secret sharing scheme. Could be configured so that, e.g., any two good friends plus any two close relatives can combine their keys to decrypt the file, which assuming they can be trusted, will only happen after some agreed condition like death.
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One alternative would be to keep an encrypted file of passwords, and to distribute this file together with a set of keys using a secret sharing scheme. Could be configured so that, e.g., any two good friends plus any two close relatives can combine their keys to decrypt the file, which assuming they can be trusted, will only happen after some agreed condition like death.