[plug] What to do with service accounts, payment methods and passwords after your death?

[Brad Campbell]

On 28/4/21 1:36 pm, Onno Benschop wrote:
> Over the past few years I've been attempting to resolve a problem that is only getting larger. I have countless online accounts, some of which are paid for and linked to credit cards and bank accounts.
> 
> These accounts are not just "end user" accounts, but things like a domain account, the hosting for a fleet of websites, online photo storage, backups, client data and resources, email, calendaring, media, streaming, etc.
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> What systems have you put in place to ensure continuity?
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> Note that this goes well beyond password sharing, a whole topic in and of itself, this is about how stuff is linked together, what belongs to which account, how is it paid for, etc. etc.
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> I note that even if I were to document this accurately, it would be out of date almost immediately. I created three new accounts for services in the past three hours alone.
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> Feedback and discussion welcome.

I have everything stored in a password manager, multiple copies of the database in different documented locations (none in the "cloud") and a copy of the master password in a sealed envelope in a mates safe with instructions for its use.

If he and I both die at the same time then I guess there's a problem.

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