Dead-Man Switch — Nuclear Insurance

Recommended Stack 2025 (Tails Persistent)

# 1. Install
git clone https://github.com/diracdeltas/deadmanswitch.git
cd deadmanswitch && make

# 2. Generate payload
tar cz keys/ evidence/ | age -r age1... > payload.age

# 3. Configure (every 23h ping via Tor)
./dms --interval 23h --recipients dread.onion,keys.openpgp.org \
       --trigger 72h --payload payload.age
    

Real-World Triggers Used

Missed 3 daily PGP-encrypted pings to self-hosted server
GPS fence exit (arrest scenario)
Manual panic button (SSH reverse tunnel)

Every admin and top-50 vendor runs DMS. Zero false positives since 2023.