Cloud accounts · Passwords, keys and privacy
Where does Storage Studio keep my cloud passwords and access keys?
Short answer: In an encrypted vault kept privately on your Mac and tied to it, so a copy can't be opened elsewhere. It holds bucket storage secrets and FTP/SFTP passwords. Removing an account deletes its secret.
In an encrypted vault kept privately on your Mac. It holds the secrets you type in — bucket storage secret keys, FTP and SFTP passwords, and SFTP key passphrases — and it's tied to this specific Mac, so a copy taken to another computer can't be opened.
Passwords are never stored in plain text. Removing an account deletes its stored secret at the same time. Google Drive and Dropbox work differently: you sign in on the provider's page, so there's no password of yours to store.
We don't publish the details of how the vault is built, but here's what it means for you: your secrets stay on this Mac, encrypted, and are only used to connect to the service you chose. See is it safe.