How it works
Four steps. Then your family is never left in the dark.
Keystone isn't a project you have to get around to. It's one afternoon on the sofa — and afterwards, a calm place that looks after itself.
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Create your Keystone
Start with what matters most: where things are, who should be contacted, what your family should know. Fourteen categories guide you — and you can always skip and come back.
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Invite trusted contacts
Your spouse, your children, your executor. They create a free account and see only what you share — now, or only upon a release. You decide per item and per person.
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Seal what matters most
Passwords and codes are sealed in your browser with a passphrase only you know. You print a recovery kit and store it with your will.
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Your family gets access when it matters
After a verified release, each contact sees exactly what you chose for them — along with a prioritised guide to the first weeks.
The release
Built like a brake — not a spring
The hardest moment is also the one most services treat too lightly. Here is how a release works at Keystone:
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Report
A relative or funeral director reports the death on a public page — no account needed — attaching a death certificate and photo ID. The reporter gets a link to follow the status.
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Verification
A human at Keystone reviews the documentation, targeting within 24 hours. If the report is rejected, nothing happens.
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72 hours
Once the death is verified, a 72-hour waiting period begins. The owner is alerted on every channel every 12 hours.
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Release — per contact
Keystone opens to each contact individually, with exactly the items the owner shared. A disputed contact can be withheld without making the others wait.
You always hold the veto
Throughout the waiting period you can cancel the release — it requires signing in plus a two-factor confirmation, so a stolen session can neither cancel nor start anything in your name.