> I also have a copy of his backup passphrase for mutually assured destruction I have two friends who've given me private key fragments (from a Shamirs Secret

> I also have a copy of his backup passphrase for mutually assured destruction I have two friends who've given me private key fragments (from a Shamirs Secret Sharing setup) with the explanation "If anything happens to me, you'll work out who you need to talk to and what you'll need to do." I haven't done that myself, because I don't have any need/desire for anybody to decrypt my backups once I'm not around. That might change if I end up with dependants one day.