Locked before it leaves your device

Your secrets,
sealed.

Vault3 encrypts every password, note and card on your device, before anything is sent. The server stores only the encrypted result. The key that opens it is built in your browser and stays there.

free while in beta no card required no ads, no trackers
sealing…

what you type, on your device

site    acme-bank.com

user    [email protected]

password tr7#Vk-pearl-9Q

what the server receives and stores

gTf3JqXo9dLmWzPa41RkbNc8vHyEsQ2u…
AES-256-GCM

How it works

Where your key comes from

01

You hold both secrets

Your Master Password is the one you choose and keep in your head. Your Secret Phrase is twelve ordinary words your browser generates at sign-up and writes into your Emergency Kit. Both stay on your device.

1 password · 12 words
02

Your key is made in your browser

Unlocking combines your two secrets into a single key. The derivation is deliberately slow, which is what puts large-scale password guessing out of reach. The server receives a separate key that only proves your identity.

PBKDF2-SHA512 × 1,000,000 → Argon2id · 64 MiB
03

Only the encrypted copy is uploaded

Every item is encrypted under its own key before it leaves your device. A full copy of the database contains only the encrypted text shown above.

AES-256-GCM · one key per item

Features

Everything a password manager does,
with encryption that holds

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Item titles are encrypted too

Logins, notes, cards and identities. The server stores a count of your items and nothing about what they are — titles included.

Twelve words, generated on your device

Your second secret is twelve everyday words, picked at random by your browser. Easy to write down, possible to remember, and far too many combinations for anyone to search through — a quantum computer included.

On all your devices, instantly

Save a login on your laptop and it appears on your phone the same second, encrypted the whole way across. Changes are pushed as they happen rather than fetched on a schedule.

Strong passwords, made for you

Random characters, or words that are easy to read aloud. The strength meter reports the actual work an attacker would need, and rates a weak password as weak.

Two-factor authentication

Add a six-digit code from your authenticator app at sign-in. Every device you are signed in on is listed, and you can sign any of them out from any other.

Security alerts

A new device signing in, a changed Master Password, two-factor switched off: each one reaches you as it happens, in the app and by email.

Plain answers

What people ask before they sign up

Do I need to understand any of this to use it?
No. You choose a Master Password, save the Emergency Kit, and from then on it works like any other password manager: save things, find them, copy them where you need them. The encryption happens in your browser.
What happens if I forget my Master Password?
Your Emergency Kit is the way back in: it holds your email address and your twelve words. There is no reset email, because the server never sees your Master Password and cannot replace it. If both the password and the phrase are lost, the vault stays closed permanently, for us as well as for you.
What would a hacker actually get?
Encrypted text. Your items, their titles and your vault names are all encrypted before they reach the server, and the key that opens them is only ever in your browser.
What can you see about me?
Your email address, because that is how you sign in and how security alerts reach you. Beyond that: how many items you keep and when they last changed. The contents and the titles are encrypted.
Is it really free?
It is free while Vault3 is in beta, with no card required. There is no advertising and no analytics on the site, and nothing about you to sell.
Does it work on my phone as well as my laptop?
Yes, on any up-to-date browser. Sign in on each device and your vault stays in step across all of them, updating the second something changes.