What was broken before the vault
Hundreds of passwords lived in handwritten notebooks — disorganized and impossible to search quickly.
Sensitive logins, cards, and contacts sat completely unprotected on paper, one accident away from being lost forever.
Mainstream password managers were far too complex and intimidating for an 80+ year-old user.
There was no secure backup — a lost or damaged notebook meant losing a lifetime of accounts.
Finding a single login meant flipping through pages by hand, taking minutes every time.
Credit card numbers, PINs, and CVVs were written in plain text with no protection whatsoever.


