{"id":"delta-drive.what-encryption-does-delta-trust-use","url":"/faq/delta-drive/what-encryption-does-delta-trust-use","category":{"id":"delta-drive","title":"Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"},"subcategory":{"id":"security-privacy","title":"Security, sign-in and privacy"},"question":"What encryption does Delta Trust use?","alt_questions":["How is Delta Trust encrypted?","Delta Trust encryption algorithm","Is Delta Drive encrypted?","How secure is the Storage Studio vault technically?","What cipher does Delta Trust use?"],"short_answer":"We don't publish the technical details, but the promise is: backups are encrypted on your Mac, only your recovery kit opens them, and for the protected period nobody can delete or overwrite them — including us.","answer_markdown":"We don't publish the technical details of how Delta Trust's encryption and locking work, but here's what it means for you:\n\n- Your backups are encrypted on your Mac before they're stored, and only your **recovery kit** opens them.\n- We can't look up or reset that kit, so we can't read your backups.\n- For the protected period, nothing on your Mac — and nobody at Storage Studio — can delete or overwrite what's been backed up.\n- Every time we touch your vault's account, it shows up in your own activity log.\n\nSee [can Storage Studio read my backups?](/faq/delta-drive/can-storage-studio-read-my-delta-trust-backups) and [privacy & safety](/faq/privacy-safety/).","answer_html":"

We don't publish the technical details of how Delta Trust's encryption and locking work, but here's what it means for you:

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See can Storage Studio read my backups? and privacy & safety.

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Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive · Security, sign-in and privacy

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What encryption does Delta Trust use?

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Short answer: We don't publish the technical details, but the promise is: backups are encrypted on your Mac, only your recovery kit opens them, and for the protected period nobody can delete or overwrite them — including us.

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We don't publish the technical details of how Delta Trust's encryption and locking work, but here's what it means for you:

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  • Your backups are encrypted on your Mac before they're stored, and only your recovery kit opens them.
  • We can't look up or reset that kit, so we can't read your backups.
  • For the protected period, nothing on your Mac — and nobody at Storage Studio — can delete or overwrite what's been backed up.
  • Every time we touch your vault's account, it shows up in your own activity log.
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See can Storage Studio read my backups? and privacy & safety.

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