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> Giving out the root password is less than ideal.

I expect something akin to handing out the private key to your heirs is what happens. But the term "giving out" understates what happens: https://bitwarden.com/help/emergency-access/ It's an escrowed time lock. I haven't looked at the details, but I expect it's a multi step protocol involving at least two public keys. It the scheme of possibilities, it's pretty good.



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