Title: Does Updraft Vault use zero knowledge encryption?
Last modified: January 8, 2018

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# Does Updraft Vault use zero knowledge encryption?

 *  Resolved [tirnaelectronics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tirnaelectronics/)
 * (@tirnaelectronics)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-updraft-vault-use-zero-knowledge-encryption/)
 * I’d like to know if UpdraftPlus Vault stores the encryption keys on their cloud
   systems (as per DropBox, OneDrive & others), and can be unencrypted by anyone
   who hacks in and obtains them. Or if it doesn’t, what’s known as ‘zero knowledge’
   of the encrypted data (in the eyes of hackers).

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 *  Plugin Author [David Anderson / Team Updraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidanderson/)
 * (@davidanderson)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-updraft-vault-use-zero-knowledge-encryption/#post-9847350)
 * Both can be done. The data at rest in Vault is (always) encrypted using keys 
   which are stored in AWS. You can also optionally, if you have UpdraftPlus Premium,
   encrypt your database backup using your own choice of key (which is stored in
   your WP settings, and thus can’t be obtained by anyone who doesn’t have access
   to the unencrypted database).
 * David
 *  Thread Starter [tirnaelectronics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tirnaelectronics/)
 * (@tirnaelectronics)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-updraft-vault-use-zero-knowledge-encryption/#post-9849070)
 * So to be absolutely clear, where are my WP settings being stored if I use premium
   option to encrypt my database with my choice of key?
 * Lastly, does this only apply to the database, or also plugins/files/themes that
   are normally part of a complete backup?
 *  Plugin Contributor [DNutbourne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dnutbourne/)
 * (@dnutbourne)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-updraft-vault-use-zero-knowledge-encryption/#post-9852326)
 * Hi,
 * The database backup encryption only affects the database backup file.
    The file
   backups are not encrypted.
 *  Plugin Author [David Anderson / Team Updraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidanderson/)
 * (@davidanderson)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-updraft-vault-use-zero-knowledge-encryption/#post-9854650)
 * WP settings are stored in the WP database. (So, the backup does itself contains
   a copy of the encryption key…. but, of course, it’s encrypted!).

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 * Last reply from: [David Anderson / Team Updraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidanderson/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-updraft-vault-use-zero-knowledge-encryption/#post-9854650)
 * Status: resolved