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 # gpg-quorum
 
+or: digital testament encryption management
+
+### needs:
+
+I wanted something capable of encrypting a file/archive/furryporn/whatever in a way that it was encrypted for N persons but only a willi quorum of X persons was needed to decypher it.
+I looked into "Shamir secret sharing" but I find that generating a new secret that should be distributed among the interested parties could be the key for failure.
+
+### requirements:
+
+* for encryption needs to use something you use (read: refresh) often
+* needs to be a technology/piece of software that should survive for some years
+* needs to be fairly customizable
+* needs to be mostrly hassle-free
+
+### output:
+
+### usage:
+ ./gpg-quorum_3of5.sh file.txt