Shamir Secret Sharing
Split a secret into N shares — any 3 of 5 reconstructs it
About the Shamir Splitter
Shamir's Secret Sharing splits a secret into N shares, any K of which reconstruct it — with fewer than K shares revealing nothing, mathematically. It is how seed phrases and recovery keys get stored across locations without any single point of failure.
This tool performs the split and combine over GF(257) with a live polynomial visualization: drag shares on the curve and watch why two points cannot reveal a cubic. Split test values locally — and only test values; real secrets belong in air-gapped tools.
How to use
- Enter a secret, choose N shares and threshold K.
- Distribute the shares (the demo shows the polynomial).
- Combine any K shares to reconstruct; try fewer to see it fail.