Ask HN: Best solution for encrypting text data, accessible publicly?

2 points by coralreef 8y ago ↗ HN

I've been buying cryptocurrencies and I'd like to leave instructions for my family to restore them should something happen to me.

They're non-technical so the simpler for them, the better. I was thinking I could just encrypt a text file which is unlockable by a password.

The question is where can I host this data and update it easily as well? Some sort of encrypted git would be ideal. It doesn't have to live online forever, just for the next while until a better solution comes up. I suppose I could just keep an encrypted file on dropbox?

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jakobdabo 8y ago ↗

You can use a small VeraCrypt[0] or LUKS[1] (if on Linux) container with a password or a key file and write a short manual explaining how to mount the container.

[0] https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/

[1] https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup/wikis/DMCrypt