Cryptographically secure vault release

We use Shamir's Secret Sharing to ensure that your vault can only be opened when the minimum number of your chosen beneficiaries agree. This means your vault is never dependent on a single person and your release conditions are enforced through cryptography.

Only your beneficiaries can unlock
Your vault is protected by requiring a minimum number of your beneficiaries to agree before anything is released. Only the group you specify can unlock your vault.
No single point of failure
No one person, not even Upon, can access your vault alone. Each beneficiary only holds a meaningless piece of the key – nothing can be learned from a single share.
Resilient and auditable
If a beneficiary is unavailable, your vault can still be unlocked as long as the minimum group is met between the other beneficiaries. All actions are auditable, so you or your beneficiaries can see who is voting to release the vault.
You stay in control
You choose who your beneficiaries are and how many are needed to unlock your vault. You can also use the and/or logic to group your beneficiaries separately, such as ensuring at least one friend and at least one family member have voted to release.

Shamir's Secret Sharing

Shamir's Secret Sharing is a cryptographic technique that lets a secret – like your vault key – be split into multiple pieces, called "shares." Each beneficiary receives one share. The magic is that only a minimum number of shares (the "threshold") are needed to reconstruct the secret. With fewer than the threshold, nothing can be learned about the vault key.

This works by creating a random mathematical function (a polynomial) where your secret is hidden. Each share is a point on this function. When enough beneficiaries combine their shares, the original secret can be recovered. For example, if you set a threshold of three out of five, any three beneficiaries can unlock the vault, but two or fewer cannot.

For inheritance vaults, this means no single person can access your vault alone, and your vault can still be unlocked even if some shares are lost. Shamir's Secret Sharing provides strong security, privacy, and peace of mind – ensuring your wishes are followed and your information is protected until the right moment.

Get peace of mind

Ensure that your memories and assets will be passed on to your loved ones. Create your inheritance vault today and rest easy knowing your legacy is secured.