A Digital Will and Backup System for the Reasonably Paranoid

Explore a digital will and backup system designed for the security-conscious in this 42-minute conference talk from linux.conf.au. Dive into the Paperback project, which addresses the challenges of securely passing on digital assets to heirs and creating encrypted backups. Learn about its innovative use of Shamir Secret Sharing, paper-based backup solutions, and user-friendly approach for less technically-inclined individuals. Discover the system's unique features, including post-creation shard minting, and understand its design philosophy, potential applications, and current development status. Gain insights into the structure of main documents and key shards, the recovery process, and best practices for paper storage. Consider the implications for digital inheritance and data security while exploring open problems and future directions for this open-source project.

Intro
Digital Assets and Wills
Digital Assets and Backups
The Gist
A Few Words of Warning
Main Document: Header
Main Document: Document
Main Document: Checksum
Key Shard: Header
Key Shard: Shard
Key Shard: Checksum
Key Shard: Codewords
Recovering the Polynomial
Additional Features
Current Status
Next Steps
Open Problems
Paper Storage