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Encrypted Family Finance Vault

Store policies, accounts and nominee details so family can find them when needed.

Intermediate16h1–2 people17/20 fit
TL;DR

Build Encrypted Family Finance Vault for families planning for emergencies in ~16h with 1–2 people. Stack: Next.js + Web Crypto + Postgres.

Why it wins: Serious real problem with a privacy story.

Build flow

01 · Problem
Families cannot find accounts and policies when someone falls ill or passes away.
02 · Solution
An end-to-end encrypted vault lists accounts, policies and contacts, with emergency access for a trusted person after a waiting period.
03 · Build
  1. 1Design encryption
  2. 2Build entries
  3. 3Implement emergency access
  4. 4Audit log
04 · Demo
Show the trusted contact requesting access and the waiting timer.

MVP checklist

  • Encrypted entries
  • Nominee details
  • Emergency access
  • Reminders to update

Tech stack

TechRole
Next.jsFrontend + API routes
Web CryptoTooling
PostgresRelational database

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