Master Password Backup
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May 9, 2026
Colter:
> wommert.646:
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>> Been thinking about something similar recently. OnlyKeys interested me with their support for far more static passwords than Yubikeys.
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>> I think YK is still considered the gold standard but if I’m just throwing an OnlyKey with a few static passwords into a home safe / safe deposit box / etc. for disaster recovery it seems fine. You can put a PIN on it and give that to a friend maybe.
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> Thank you for the suggestion.
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> But having a Key with a PIN would just move the backup liability from my phone to the key.
OnlyKey has SLIP39 support, which you could use to create a Shamir Secret Sharing based backup scheme
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