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Horcrux: Split your file into encrypted fragments

Author: j0e1

Score: 74

Comments: 10

Date: 2021-11-30 18:27:12

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Cycl0ps wrote at 2021-11-30 18:55:57:

The use I see for it is in providing access to critical information in the event of injury or death. One key to family, one to friends, one in a safety deposit box, etc. Copies of legal records and sensitive info can be given to people without the risk it would be misused.

The other use is handing/hiding them out at a convention and making a big ARG out of it. Which sounds like a lot more fun

NoSorryCannot wrote at 2021-12-01 18:37:39:

This kind of thing generally requires a level of sophistication around data preservation and software tool use that many people don't have. So, the chances that things don't go according to plan have probably gone up.

It's still hard to beat paper for these types of applications.

emreb wrote at 2021-11-30 22:37:15:

Another use case: use it to bring people who are estranged together. Put some crypto wallet seed in it. And give it to them and tell them they have work together to access the money.

rosstex wrote at 2021-12-01 00:01:55:

Don't give Hollywood any ideas

turing_complete wrote at 2021-12-01 08:12:24:

He absolutely started this project with having a fun name and started to write the code afterwards.

jonplackett wrote at 2021-12-01 00:18:33:

WHO IT’S FOR: People named Tom Riddle

redconfetti wrote at 2021-12-01 06:32:28:

This would be fun for geocaching.

Also would be great for releasing really incriminating evidence in the event of your death/disappearance.

adchari wrote at 2021-12-01 21:36:28:

Is this just a threshold secret sharing implementation? Definitely a cool implementation, fun name

jonplackett wrote at 2021-12-01 00:18:53:

WHO IT’S FOR: People named Tom Riddle

hn_throwaway_69 wrote at 2021-12-01 10:00:54:

What an apt name.