


This restriction definitely makes the feature unusable for most OneDrive users who are not subscribed to Office 365. OneDrive users without the subscription will be able to store up to three files in this protected folder. Personal Vault is a free feature with no limitations for Office 365 subscribers. Your Personal Vault contents will be encrypted during transit and at-rest on the Microsoft servers. On devices running Windows 10, Microsoft is utilizing BitLocker to encrypt your files stored in Personal Vault. Personal Vault appears like a special folder in your account. While this may be true - they don't say that they make a copies of your sensitive files which are totally not protected by identity verification.Personal Vault is a protected area in OneDrive that you can only access with a strong authentication method or a second step of identity verification, such as your fingerprint, face, PIN, or a code sent to you via email or SMS. Your locked files in Personal Vault have an extra layer of security, keeping them more secured in the event that someone gains access to your account or your device. Personal Vault in OneDrive is protected by identity verification, so you can store your most sensitive files in the cloud without losing the convenience of anywhere access." This is why we have daily data breaches and this is why "hackers" get any data they want - absolute carelessness about the very foundations and lack of understanding of simple words. I am not sure what is exact reason in my case, and for sure I am not going to investigate it because I don't want to be a free alpha-tester for billion-dollar corporation.īut whatever reason is - if "Personal Vault" is meant to be secret, then do not make copies of its documents on cloud. Thank you, all, yes I know it could be many reasons.
