Show HN: Secs-man, a secrets manager you can (not) rely on

A secrets manager called Secs-Man was showcased on Hacker News earlier today with a counterintuitive design principle: it's meant not to be essential. According to its creator, the tool manages encrypted local backups with one core idea—if the software became obsolete, your data would remain recoverable. It integrates with NixOS for those users. The appeal is clear: zero vendor lock-in, no subscription ties, just encrypted backups you genuinely own.

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