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Vault ​

Vault is a password manager for Terminus OS, developed based on Padloc.

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Vault facilitates easy sharing and management of sensitive data within families, businesses, or any organizational type. It also supports advanced search and filtering options by tags, favorites, and recent use. You can efficiently store and manage:

  • Private keys, accounts, and passwords for websites and apps
  • DIDs, Terminus Names, and One Time Passwords (OTPs).

This section introduces how to manage your sensitive data using Vault.

  • Activating Vault on Web
  • Daily uses of Vault
  • Using Vault within teams

Architecture ​

Vault's architecture is split into two components:

  • Server:

    Vault's server end runs on Terminus OS. It synchronizes data across multiple client devices of a single user. Data is encrypted with a private key during transmission and storage to ensure data security. Refer to the Padloc Security Whitepaper to learn more.

  • Client:

    Vault is available on four platforms in six versions: web, mobile, desktop, and browser extensions. Mobile, desktop, and browser versions are distributed with TermiPass, while the web version is a default system application released with Terminus.

    Each client offers a consistent user experience with minor differences in the native password autofill processes across platforms.

Glossary ​

Vault ​

Named for its role as a secure repository, Vault encrypts and stores user's confidential data, akin to a physical vault.

Each user may have one Main Vault and several Shared Vaults.

  • Main Vault: Automatically created at account activation and used as the user's private vault, encrypted with the user's mnemonic.
  • Shared Vault: A shared vault within Terminus. Refer to the Padloc Security Whitepaper to understand the encryption mechanism.

Vault Item ​

Each Vault comprises multiple Vault Items, each representing a secured secret. Each Vault Item consists of Name, Tags, Field, History, Attachment, and Expiration.

Field ​

Fields within a Vault Item allow you to store different types of data.

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You can add different fields. The supported types include: Username, Password, Mnemonic, Email Address, URL, Date, Month, Credit Card Number, Phone Number, PIN, Plain Text, and One-Time Password.

We will continue to add new field types and support field type customization in the future.