{"id":693,"date":"2026-01-12T12:33:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T11:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gold-portfolio.com\/?post_type=docs&p=693"},"modified":"2026-01-28T12:25:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:25:22","slug":"zero-knowledge-principle","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/gold-portfolio.com\/en\/dokumentation\/zero-knowledge-prinzip\/","title":{"rendered":"Zero-knowledge principle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Find out how Edelmetall Vault protects your data - explained clearly without getting too technical.<\/p>\n

Zero-knowledge principle<\/h2>\n

The Zero-knowledge principle<\/strong> means:<\/p>\n

The server saves your data, but it cannot read it. It knows \u201ezero\u201c about the content.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How it works<\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. You enter your password<\/strong> - only in your browser<\/li>\n
  2. Your browser creates a key<\/strong> - from the password<\/li>\n
  3. Data is encrypted<\/strong> - in the browser, before uploading<\/li>\n
  4. Encrypted data only<\/strong> reach the server<\/li>\n
  5. When retrieving<\/strong> - Decryption in the browser again<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    AES-256-GCM<\/h2>\n

    The encryption uses AES-256-GCM<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

      \n
    • AES<\/strong> - Advanced Encryption Standard (industry standard)<\/li>\n
    • 256<\/strong> - 256-bit key (extremely secure)<\/li>\n
    • GCM<\/strong> - Galois\/counter mode (protects against manipulation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      How safe is that?<\/h3>\n

      AES-256 is used by:<\/p>\n

        \n
      • \ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f US Government (for TOP SECRET documents)<\/li>\n
      • \ud83c\udfe6 Banks worldwide<\/li>\n
      • \ud83d\udcf1 Signal, WhatsApp (for messages)<\/li>\n
      • Apple (for iCloud)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        A brute-force attack on AES-256 would be impossible with today's technology. Billions of years<\/strong> last.<\/p>\n

        PBKDF2 - Password for key<\/h2>\n

        Your password is not used directly as a key. Instead:<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. 600,000 Calculations<\/strong> are carried out<\/li>\n
        2. With a unique \u201esalt\u201c<\/strong> combined<\/li>\n
        3. This results in<\/strong> the actual encryption key<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Why so complicated?<\/h3>\n

          This makes it extremely difficult for attackers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
          Without PBKDF2:<\/td>\nMillions of passwords\/second testable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          With PBKDF2:<\/td>\nOnly a few passwords\/second<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

          What happens during a hack?<\/h2>\n

          Even if someone gets access to our servers:<\/p>\n

            \n
          • \u274c It only sees encrypted data blocks<\/li>\n
          • \u274c It can't decrypt anything without your password<\/li>\n
          • \u274c Your password is not saved on the server<\/li>\n
          • \u2705 Your data remains secure!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
            \ud83d\udca1 To summarize:<\/strong>
            \nThe only weak point is yourself<\/strong>. Choose a strong password and keep it secret!<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Erfahre, wie Edelmetall-Vault deine Daten sch\u00fctzt \u2013 verst\u00e4ndlich erkl\u00e4rt, ohne zu technisch zu werden. Zero-Knowledge-Prinzip Das Zero-Knowledge-Prinzip bedeutet: Der Server speichert deine Daten, aber er kann sie nicht lesen. Er wei\u00df „null“ (zero) \u00fcber den Inhalt. So funktioniert es Du gibst dein Passwort ein \u2013 nur in deinem Browser Dein Browser erstellt einen Schl\u00fcssel \u2013 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":847,"parent":0,"menu_order":16,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":""},"docs_category":[16],"class_list":["post-693","docs","type-docs","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","docs_category-sicherheit","pmpro-has-access"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gold-portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gold-portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gold-portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gold-portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=693"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gold-portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gold-portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"docs_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gold-portfolio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs_category?post=693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}