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Getting started

Obsidian Vault is a password manager. It keeps your logins, cards, addresses, secure notes, SSH keys, verification codes and passkeys in one place, fills them in for you, and keeps them in sync on every device you use.

It is a hosted service: Integrators Resource runs it for you at https://vault.obsidiansuite.net. There is nothing to install on a server.

How it keeps your passwords private

Everything you save is encrypted on your own device, with keys made from your master password, before it is sent to us. We store your vault but cannot open it, and neither could anyone who broke into our servers. See How your vault is protected for the details.

The flip side: nobody can recover a forgotten master password, not Integrators Resource and not support. Read If you forget your master password before you start.

Create your account

  1. Open https://vault.obsidiansuite.net and choose Create account.
  2. Enter your email address and, if you like, your name. Your name is shown to people you share with.
  3. Choose a master password and type it again. The meter shows how strong it is.
  4. Optionally add a hint. We email it to you if you ask. Never put the password itself in the hint.
  5. Tick the box that says you understand nobody can recover a forgotten master password, and choose Create account.

Making your keys takes a few seconds. Then you are signed in, and your empty vault opens. We email you a link to confirm your address; some features, such as sharing, need a confirmed address.

Under Advanced: key strength settings you can make your keys harder to attack, at the cost of slower unlocking. The defaults are strong, so most people never change them.

Choosing a master password

  • Make it long. Four or five random words, like harbor-lantern-cobalt-meadow, are easier to type and remember than a short jumble of symbols, and much harder to guess.
  • Use it nowhere else. If another site you use is breached, your vault stays safe.
  • Write it down once and keep it somewhere safe at home until you know it by heart.

Next steps

  1. Bring your passwords over from LastPass or another password manager: Switching from another password manager.
  2. Add the browser extension so logins are filled in for you: The browser extension.
  3. Install the Windows app on your PC: Windows, Android and iPhone. The Android and iPhone apps are coming.
  4. Turn on two-step login, so your master password alone is not enough to sign in: Two-step login and devices.
  5. Check your passwords on the security dashboard and fix the worst first: The security dashboard.