Shamir&#x27;s approach is just one option for secret sharing, so you are being overly specific.<p>The Wikipedia page for secret sharing links to <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Tontine" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Tontine</a><p>Apparently the word has been use to refer to secret sharing. It hints at the problem with using this strategy to preserve access to encrypted data: all the sharing parties will die eventually.