A vault for when you are forced to open it
A duress vault is a vault you set up to open under pressure. It opens like any other vault, and as it opens, Locked erases the other vaults on this device and in iCloud: their keys are destroyed and their files deleted. Your other devices keep their copies. The duress vault needs Locked Pro.
What happens when the duress vault is opened?
It opens normally, showing whatever you put in it. At the same moment Locked destroys the keys of every other vault on the device and deletes their files here and in your iCloud Drive. Without the keys, nothing that remains can be read.
Does it erase my other devices?
No, on purpose. Your other iPhone or iPad keeps its copies. Devices share no key that could prove an erase order is real, and an order that could not be proved would let anyone signed in to your Apple ID erase your vaults everywhere.
If the threat is to all your devices at once, keep that in mind before you rely on duress alone.
How is it different from a decoy?
A decoy vault opens and changes nothing. A duress vault opens and erases. Both look like any other vault.
Questions
Can the duress erase be undone?
Not on this device: the keys of the erased vaults are destroyed. Your other devices keep their copies.
Do I need Locked Pro for it?
Yes. Pro is $0.99 a week, $19.99 a year with a 7-day free trial, or $39.99 once.
Related
- Decoy vaults Give a different pattern, get a different vault. A wrong one shows an empty vault.
- Intruder alerts Every wrong try counted; with Pro, a photo of who tried.
- iCloud Sync Encrypted copies in your own iCloud Drive, on your other devices too.
Every algorithm, parameter and limit: security. All features: features.
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