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Quickstart: your first vault & item

Create a vault, unlock it, add your first login item with a generated password, and copy a secret safely — in about five minutes.

This quickstart assumes you've created your account. Let's store your first secret.

1. Unlock your session#

After signing in, you'll be asked to unlock with your Access Key (or a trusted device). Unlocking loads your keys into memory for the session — this is the second of the two gates.

2. Create a vault#

  1. Go to Vaults and choose New vault.
  2. Give it a name (e.g. "Personal") and an optional description.
  3. Leave the encryption type at the default AES-256-GCM unless your organization requires otherwise.
  4. Save. Your new vault appears in the list, unlocked and ready.
Your primary vault

Every account already has a primary vault that is always AES-256-GCM and never shareable. It's the safest place for your most sensitive items.

3. Add a login item#

  1. Open the vault and choose New item → Login.
  2. Enter a title, the site URL, and your username.
  3. For the password, click Generate to create a strong one with the password generator.
  4. Optionally add a one-time-password (TOTP) seed, notes, or file attachments.
  5. Save. The sensitive fields are encrypted on your device before anything is sent.

4. Use your secret#

  • Click the reveal (eye) icon to view a hidden field.
  • Click copy to put a password on your clipboard — it auto-clears after a short delay.
  • Open the item any time to edit; PulsVault keeps an item history.
Install the browser extension

With the extension, PulsVault can autofill logins so you rarely need to copy and paste. See Install apps & extension.

Where to go next#

Share a vault

Give family or teammates access at the right level.

My security

Check your security score, weak passwords, and breaches.
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