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The Vault - Secure Document and Data Storage
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IMPORTANT: BACKUP YOUR DATA BEFORE UPDATING TO iOS5 !!
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❚ The Vault - Secure Storage for iPhone & iPad ❚
The Vault provides straightforward, easy to use, secure storage for all your documents and other data, such as passwords, login credentials and any other confidential information. It can even securely store any number of images, screenshots or photos along with your confidential information.
★ 256-bit AES encryption ★
While storage and access is simple, The Vault uses rock-solid, industry standard encryption.
➠ WHY IS IT BETTER ?
✓ The Vault is very simple to use, yet it employs industry-standard encryption to keep your data safe.
(Some other - payed - apps do too, but some apps advertised as "secure" really do not, and for example save your data using a simple base-64 encoding; which means your information looks scrambled, but is as readable as plain text when you know how).
✓ The Vault will ☞ never ☜ bug you about payed "upgrades", "subscriptions" etc! It just works.
(In fact, I created this app because the previous "free" app that was the "Keeper" of my confidential information, started to present commercial popups every other time I used it - annoying!)
✓ The Vault stores information on *your* device. Not on some server somewhere on the net.
✓ The Vault can securely store photos and pictures from your camera or photo library; for example a screenshot of your passport, credit card, or just the serial numbers of some equipment you own. Anything.
✓ An in app purchase is available that allows The Vault to securely store *any* document you send to it via Mail, Safari, Dropbox or iTunes. Many secured documents can be viewed directly from The Vault, including PDFs, Keynote, Numbers, Pages, Powerpoint, Excel and Word files.
✓ In addition an Import option is available that will allow you to import data exported from your previous password app (or any other source that can provide the data).
✓ Use as many Folders/Categories as you like (including No categories at all: simplicity first!).
✓ With current iOS versions that may sync your data via iCloud, the encryption strength offered by The Vault has become more essential than ever!
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Dear Users,
Thank you for the valuable feedback!
Some quick Q&A:
(translated using G o o g l e Translate when I don't speak the language)
Q1: I love it, but how can I check it is safe?
A1: I needed to get US Government approval to export encryption this strong (really!)
Q1a: I believe you, but how can *I* check?
A1a: A Secure Backup option is available that will allow you to send the encrypted database anywhere. Send it to a hacker or anybody who knows about encryption. (really! the purpose is to send it to yourself as an additional backup - but feel free to have any encryption expert check it; I would love to hear about their results)
Q2: Can I import my confidential stuff from my current password app?
A2: Yes you can!
Q3: Can I backup my data to a local network?
A3: Yes, you can backup your (still encrypted!) database to Dropbox, or to your local Mac or PC.
Q3a: Will you add a feature to sync my confidential information between my iPhone/iPad/Touch?
A3a: In the making; hopefully finished Q2/2012.
Q4: Will you add themes?
A4: Maybe. The goal is to keep this as *simple & functional* as possible. You can find anything - theme or not - by just starting to type a few characters. Who needs "themes" when you can search across content and just find *whatever* you want.
Q5: Is a 5-digit passcode secure?
A5: Yes! It is not used for encrypting your data. See the in-app Usage page for a detailed explanation/calculation (it's a free app, just read it and judge for yourself!).
Q6. How safe is the photo and document storage?
A6. *Every* confidential bit of information is 256-bit AES encrypted, including every bit of your documents.
What's new
★ Device specific image and document layout
➠ When transferring SecureBackup Bundles between iPhone and iPad, The Vault now allows device-specific layout of images and documents on your Notes: Use the larger screen of your iPad without interfering with the layout on your iPhone.
★ Improved data management (fixed)
➠ You can now use iTunes File Sharing to send photos to theVault when your device is connected to your Mac or PC
➠ Users of the SecureBackup & Restore feature can now also transfer the SecureBackup Bundle via iTunes - in addition to uploading/downloading over WiFi and sending to and from Dropbox.
➠ Also users of the Export feature can now export the unencrypted contents of theVault via Itunes.
★ Several minor fixes and improvements, including:
➠ Fixed a bug that prevented iTunes File Sharing to handle files with uppercase characters.
➠ The Select Folder dropdown list on the Notes page now alphabetically sorts the folders for easier selection
★ Hint:
➠ Did you know there is an Action Button in the top left corner of the yellow Notes page?
Go tap it. There is already some useful functionality there, with more to come.
Note on Synchronization:
The past months we have worked very hard on the release of a major new application; Now finishing the sync feature is next up!
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- Last changed:
- May 23, 2012
- Category:
- Productivity
- Developer:
- BestApps
- Version:
- 2.0.7
- Average Rating:
- 3.50 (281)
- Size:
- 6.3 MB
