Observed arrival · 2026-10-30
Oorvel’s six-word iPhone vault
Oorvel describes a forthcoming iPhone vault that stores files locally, uses a six-word key, and offers an optional shared recovery method.
- For
- iPhone users seeking a private photo and file vault
- Worth noticing
- Recovery shares are handed to three trusted people; the site says any two can restore access.
Field notes
The homepage provides a security model, a comparison with Apple’s Hidden album, Advanced Data Protection and Keepsafe, plus guides on moving to a new iPhone and verifying a build. It describes on-device encryption with XChaCha20-Poly1305 and access derived from six randomly selected words using Argon2id (256 MiB). The site also identifies limits: no recovery without previously distributed shares, an open vault remains open, and a compromised phone is outside its stated scope.
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