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You can now securely store your user ids and passwords for any online platform, app, or device on any item in your vault, and you can do the same for your banking information, such as account numbers, the website to login, and your credentials to access the accounts online.
If this sounds like risky business and makes you nervous, you're not alone. We, as the creators of Exhale Vault, have the exact same concerns and anxieties that you do.
So let's explain what happens when you save information in your vault. We'll walk you through how the Exhale Vault application keeps your data safe, so you can feel confident and at ease.
If this sounds like risky business and makes you nervous, you're not alone. We, as the creators of Exhale Vault, have the exact same concerns and anxieties that you do.
So let's explain what happens when you save information in your vault. We'll walk you through how the Exhale Vault application keeps your data safe, so you can feel confident and at ease.
When you enter something like your bank account number into the vault, it doesn’t just sit there unprotected. Instead, we use a super secure system to lock it up tight. Think of it like putting your information in a digital safe with a really strong lock. Here’s what happens:
- Your Data Gets Scrambled: As soon as you send your information, the application immediately encrypts it. This means it’s turned into a jumbled-up code that looks like gibberish to anyone who doesn’t have the special key. For example, your number might go from something like “123456789” to a random-looking string like “kshzlrlUbCC5gy0=”.
- Locked Away Safely: This scrambled version is what gets stored in the database. Even if someone were to peek into the database (which is already protected), they’d only see this unreadable code, not your actual bank account number. It’s like storing a locked box instead of the actual treasure.
- Only the Right People Can Unlock It: The application uses a unique, super-secure key to encrypt and decrypt your data. This key is carefully guarded and only accessible to the application when it needs to show your information back to you (like when you view your account details). Without that key, the encrypted data is useless to anyone else.
- Extra Layers of Protection: Exhale Vault uses a top-notch encryption method called AES-256-GCM, which is trusted by banks and governments worldwide. It also adds extra checks to make sure no one can tamper with your data. Plus, each time we encrypt something, we add a random element, so even if you enter the same number twice, it looks different in the database, making it even harder for anyone to crack.
Why is this safe? Because your information is protected at every step, from the moment you enter it to when it’s stored. The encryption happens automatically, and only authorized parts of the application can access the key to unlock it. We take security seriously, so you don’t have to worry about your data falling into the wrong hands. And even if it did fall into the wrong hands, they can't read your info because it's scrambled.
So you might be wondering - what information does Exhale Vault protect with encryption? Great question! The answer is - everything except names. That's right - we encrypt everything. We're not interested in half-measures or trying to decide what's sensitive information and what isn't. Your name is a matter of public record. So that's the only thing we don't encrypt.
Your email address? Encrypted.
The email address of a contact? Encrypted.
Phone numbers? Encrypted.
The message you send to someone when you invite them to join your account? Encrypted.
The content of a document you write? Encrypted.
The items in a collection and all of the information provide by our AI identification? Encrypted.
Credentials to login to a website? Encrypted.
Your banking information? Encrypted.
It's all encrypted because it's your information and none of our business.
Your email address? Encrypted.
The email address of a contact? Encrypted.
Phone numbers? Encrypted.
The message you send to someone when you invite them to join your account? Encrypted.
The content of a document you write? Encrypted.
The items in a collection and all of the information provide by our AI identification? Encrypted.
Credentials to login to a website? Encrypted.
Your banking information? Encrypted.
It's all encrypted because it's your information and none of our business.