HSM-backed PII storage directly from the front end
Today we are releasing Data Vault, which allows the safe and compliant storage of sensitive user data directly from the frontend. Data Vault takes care of data localization and protection transparently, without having to build ad-hoc infrastructure to handle encryption or key management and rotation
HSM-backed PII storage directly from the front end launched on November 9, 2022 with 6 votes, #1,405 of 3,471 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.
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Today we are releasing Data Vault, which allows the safe and compliant storage of sensitive user data directly from the frontend. Data Vault takes care of data localization and protection transparently, without having to build ad-hoc infrastructure to handle encryption or key management and rotation.
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