Instructions forSelecting Trustees

    Identify Potential Trustees:
    • Consider immediate family members such as parents, siblings, and children.
    • Include trusted in-laws who understand your values and wishes.
    • Choose close friends who know your intentions well.
    • Think about mentors, colleagues, or other influential individuals.
  • Ensure Diversity and Balance:
    • Include trustees from different aspects of your life.
    • Incorporate varied perspectives and backgrounds.
  • Prevent Collusion:
    • Choose trustees who are independent of each other.
    • Consider a neutral third party like a legal advisor.
  • Review and Update Regularly:
    • Periodically review the trustee group for balance and relevance.
    • Update instructions as circumstances change.

Trustee Roles & Responsibilities

Trustees can be assigned more than one role, but each role must have at least one trustee.

Trust Circle Trustees:

Recommended: Select at least 4 trustees from different aspects of your life.

  • Gatekeepers of your vault.
  • Initiate and validate vault opening requests.
  • Notify and update all trustees of requests.

File Trustees:

  • Receive emails with encrypted vault files.
  • Cannot decrypt files unless also a Key Trustee.
  • Forward encrypted files to Key Trustees if necessary.

Key Trustees:

  • Access the Decryption Key when the vault opens.
  • Request encrypted files from File Trustees as needed.