From:
https://www.cipherwill.com/how-it-works> Each security factor is represented by a public/private key pair, which is used to encrypt your data on your device.
So where are the private keys stored? AFAICT, this is just a web app and I know of no way to securely store a private key from one. Even if there is a desktop application and my private key is stored there, what happens if I lose my desktop? Am I locked out of my will permanently?
> Cipherwill uses Homomorphic encryption to encrypt data pods again, creating a "time capsule" key. This key ensures that the data remains encrypted and inaccessible until a specified time.
Is there anything preventing you from releasing these "time capsule" keys ahead of schedule other than good will?
> Data pods are encrypted using 256 or 512 AES encryption
512 AES encryption? Seeing as AES only goes up to 256, you aren't exactly inspiring confidence here.
> If you and your beneficiaries have security factors enabled, it is impossible for anyone, including Cipherwill, to access or decrypt your data.
So it's end-to-end encrypted only if me and my beneficiaries all choose it to be? That is a very different claim from what's on your main page.
Overall, this "how it works" page is too vague for my liking, and I wouldn't trust this website with my will.
> Each security factor is represented by a public/private key pair, which is used to encrypt your data on your device.
So where are the private keys stored? AFAICT, this is just a web app and I know of no way to securely store a private key from one. Even if there is a desktop application and my private key is stored there, what happens if I lose my desktop? Am I locked out of my will permanently?
> Cipherwill uses Homomorphic encryption to encrypt data pods again, creating a "time capsule" key. This key ensures that the data remains encrypted and inaccessible until a specified time.
Is there anything preventing you from releasing these "time capsule" keys ahead of schedule other than good will?
> Data pods are encrypted using 256 or 512 AES encryption
512 AES encryption? Seeing as AES only goes up to 256, you aren't exactly inspiring confidence here.
> If you and your beneficiaries have security factors enabled, it is impossible for anyone, including Cipherwill, to access or decrypt your data.
So it's end-to-end encrypted only if me and my beneficiaries all choose it to be? That is a very different claim from what's on your main page.
Overall, this "how it works" page is too vague for my liking, and I wouldn't trust this website with my will.