---
id: bridge-devices.is-bridge-private
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/is-bridge-private
category: "Bridge & your devices"
subcategory: "Privacy & security"
question: "Is Bridge private and secure?"
alt_questions:
  - "Is Storage Studio Bridge safe?"
  - "Can anyone see what I send over Bridge?"
  - "Is the Bridge connection encrypted?"
  - "Is Bridge like a VPN?"
  - "Bridge security"
  - "Can my internet provider read Bridge traffic?"
short_answer: "Yes. Bridge is a direct, end-to-end encrypted link between your two devices — like a personal VPN just for them. Nobody in between can read it, nothing is stored on a server, and the Tunnel Code confirms you're linked to the right device."
tags: ["bridge", "privacy", "security", "encryption"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/do-my-files-go-through-a-server-with-bridge", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/what-is-the-tunnel-code", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/what-encryption-does-bridge-use"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Is Bridge private and secure?

Yes. Bridge is a private, direct connection between just your two devices — think of it as a personal VPN that exists only between them. Everything that crosses it is end-to-end encrypted: scrambled on the sending device and only unscrambled on the receiving one. Nobody in between can read it — not us, not your internet provider.

Nothing you share is stored on a server or kept in the cloud. It only works between devices you've paired, and the six-digit Tunnel Code lets you confirm you're linked to the right device with nobody in the middle.

- [Do files go through a server?](https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/do-my-files-go-through-a-server-with-bridge)
- [The Tunnel Code](https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/what-is-the-tunnel-code)
- [Privacy & safety](https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/)