Show HN: If you lose your memory, how to regain access to your computer?

Published: (February 6, 2026 at 01:51 PM EST)
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Source: Hacker News

Introduction

Due to bike‑induced concussions, I’ve been worried for a while about losing my memory and not being able to log back in.
I combined Shamir secret sharing (HashiCorp Vault’s implementation) with age‑encryption, and packaged it using WASM for a neat in‑browser offline UX.
The idea is that if something…

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