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Phillip Dyson
10-17-2008, 04:21 AM
Okay, I know its an odd title. My question is this...
With our lives becoming increasingly digital we protect ourselves with things like passwords and encryption.

If something was to happen to you, how would your loved ones gain access to all this stuff? Do you share your passwords with someone in your family? If you know the admin passwords to your file servers and network, how would you pass that on?

Perhaps you could store your passwords and encryption keys in a safety deposit box and name someone as beneficiary.

onlydarksets
10-17-2008, 08:23 PM
Ilium eWallet (http://www.iliumsoft.com/site/ew/ewallet.php)

Jason Dunn
10-18-2008, 12:22 AM
I use FlexWallet, which has now been killed off and replaced by eWallet - but it's the same idea. I keep all my passwords and important file/account numbers in there, and my wife knows the password. Although it would be good to have the password in my safety deposit box now that you mention it... :)

Phillip Dyson
10-18-2008, 01:14 AM
Maybe even a copy of the wallet on a USB drive, in the safety deposit box.

Jason Dunn
10-18-2008, 01:42 AM
Maybe even a copy of the wallet on a USB drive, in the safety deposit box.

Another good idea...I have lots of extra flash drives sitting around here.

onlydarksets
10-18-2008, 04:15 PM
I use FlexWallet, which has now been killed off and replaced by eWallet - but it's the same idea. I keep all my passwords and important file/account numbers in there, and my wife knows the password. Although it would be good to have the password in my safety deposit box now that you mention it... :)

I used to be on FlexWallet (for the BB support). Still waiting on Ilium to release eWallet for BB (10 months later)...