Secret Key
An open-source, self-hosted emergency password access tool. Based on a secret sharing scheme, it splits the master password into multiple shares, supports collaborative unlocking by multiple people, and includes SMS verification and a delayed cancellation mechanism.
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Secret Key adds SMS verification as a verification step for unlock requests, ensuring that the initiator holds the bound phone number.
Secret Key is an open-source tool launched on Product Hunt that aims to enable multi-person collaborative unlocking of a password vault in emergencies by splitting the master password into multiple fragments and giving them to trusted family members.
Secret Key adopts a self-hosted model, with fragments and the verification process entirely controlled by the user and not relying on third-party servers.
Secret Key suits users who value digital legacy planning and have some technical ability, but SMS verification depends on phone number security, and the 48-hour delay may be too long in emergencies such as medical first aid.
Secret Key has a 48-hour unlock delay, during which the user can cancel the request with one click.
Secret Key is built by developer Mateusz Karpierz and is open source, with auditable code.
1Password uses a "two-key" system: one key is bound to the account and protected with the server's help, the other is a "Secret Key" stored on the user's device, and both are needed to decrypt the vault.
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Secret Key adds SMS verification as a verification step for unlock requests, ensuring that the initiator holds the bound phone number.
50%UnverifiedSecret Key is an open-source tool launched on Product Hunt that aims to enable multi-person collaborative unlocking of a password vault in emergencies by splitting the master password into multiple fragments and giving them to trusted family members.
50%UnverifiedSecret Key adopts a self-hosted model, with fragments and the verification process entirely controlled by the user and not relying on third-party servers.
50%UnverifiedSecret Key suits users who value digital legacy planning and have some technical ability, but SMS verification depends on phone number security, and the 48-hour delay may be too long in emergencies such as medical first aid.
50%UnverifiedSecret Key has a 48-hour unlock delay, during which the user can cancel the request with one click.
50%UnverifiedSecret Key is built by developer Mateusz Karpierz and is open source, with auditable code.
50%Unverified1Password uses a "two-key" system: one key is bound to the account and protected with the server's help, the other is a "Secret Key" stored on the user's device, and both are needed to decrypt the vault.
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