Is a password manager enough for my family?
A password manager holds logins. A vault holds the map, and never your passwords.
What a password manager does well
It stores your logins safely and fills them in for you. Some offer emergency access, which lets someone you choose ask for access after a waiting period you set.
Why passwords are the wrong thing to leave
Banks and most other firms do not want your family to log in as you after you pass away. It can break their terms, and it can cause trouble with probate. What your family needs is to know the account exists, so they can contact the firm and follow its bereavement process.
What a digital inheritance vault holds instead
The name of each bank, pension, policy and online account, where the paperwork is, who to call, and your wishes. Inherit Vault never asks for passwords. It is the map, not the keys.
Using both
Many people keep a password manager for daily life and a vault for the people who come after them. They do different jobs.
What is a digital inheritance vault?
A digital inheritance vault is a private, encrypted record of what you own, where it is, and who to contact, kept for the people who will sort things out after you pass away. It holds the map, not the money and not your passwords. More about digital inheritance vaults.
Questions
Should I leave my passwords to my family?
Usually not. Firms expect your executor to contact them with a death certificate, not to log in as you. Leave a list of what exists and who to contact instead.
Does Inherit Vault store passwords?
No. It records what you have and where to find it. It is designed so you never need to give anyone your passwords.
Leave your family a map, not a mystery.
Write down what you have and where it is, in an evening. Locked so only you can read it. Passed to your executor only after a verified death.