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by Klathmon 818 days ago
Personally, I encrypt my backup/recovery/setup keys in a CSV file using a password that I have memorized, and send them to family members to store in their accounts/cloud storage.

But safety deposit boxes are a good choice too, just be careful to balance your own convenience. If you can't easily update your backups, you're really unlikely to include new accounts in them

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What happens if you suffer a TBI and can't remember the password?

I guess you'd have bigger problems at that point.

Perhaps an estate lawyer could be trusted with the information in case you become incapacitated or dead.
Doesn't that just mean that Apple's X character key is protected only by a password presumably of lesser length?

I suppose a phrase works too, and easy to remember.

That also means you can't easily update passwords.
You could put your passwords in 1Password or iCloud Keychain, so you only need to back up those credentials.