NullKey An Alvento product

What does “no account” mean for a private vault?

With no account there is no reset link, so you keep your own recovery key and encrypted backups. The public app has no server and no internet permission.

Start with what the app can do

An account-free vault can create and unlock encrypted storage without an email address or a remote login. That says nothing by itself about analytics, backups or other network activity. Check those separately.

NullKey’s current boundary

The public Android app has no account, no server and no INTERNET permission. Its encrypted vault lives in the app’s local storage. Android’s document picker can still let you choose an external provider for a backup, and that provider may use the network.

You own the recovery plan

There is no “email me a reset link”. Keep a recovery key for forgotten-passphrase access and encrypted backups for device loss. Losing both unlocking secrets makes existing encrypted data inaccessible; losing the data itself cannot be fixed with a key. Compare the distinct jobs of a key and a backup in this recovery guide; then follow the backup and restore routine. See the encrypted backup feature for the file-check details.

Check the website separately

This product website includes Google Analytics, which stays off until you accept it in the consent banner. See Alvento’s website privacy notice for details. This applies to the website only: Google Analytics is not part of the NullKey app and does not see your vault or how you use the app, which has no internet permission. Its hosting infrastructure may process request and operational information. The app privacy policy is published at alvento.uk/nullkey/privacy/; the app’s lack of internet permission does not describe how a browser or website works.

Frequently asked questions

Does having no account mean nothing leaves my phone?

Not by itself. An account-free vault needs no email address or remote login, but analytics, backups and other network activity are separate questions. The public Android app has no internet permission, though a backup sent to an external provider may use the network.

What happens if I forget my passphrase and cannot reset it online?

Unlock with the recovery key you saved, which lets you set a new passphrase. If both secrets are lost and no enabled unlock method still works, there is no email reset link and the existing encrypted data cannot be opened.

Who is responsible for recovery when everything lives on my phone?

You are, because nothing in the app resets access on your behalf. Keep a recovery key for a forgotten passphrase and encrypted backups for device loss, since a key cannot restore data that has been lost.

Related guides

Keep a separate, checked backup of important files. Restore only into an empty vault and check the result before removing an original.
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Updated 8 November 2026 · All guides