ShoeKicker

Hey Brent, awesome product. I'm always forgetting passwords and the idea of storing all my passwords behind one mega-password seems scary. I was super skeptical of the images and whether I'd be able to remember my set but so far it's been great. Is there anything special about the particular images you use that makes this easier? If so, how did you choose the images?

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7yr ago

Brent Heeringa

Valt

Maker

@imrankk We hand-curate the images with great care. Part of it was finding the right photographers---we use a lot of images from Ryan McGuire---and understand that memorable photos are not necessarily beautiful or even interesting photos. We also pair the images with curated text during the training. We do this because of the so-called dual-encoding theory, which says information is stored along both a visual and a linguistic channel. Our images and our training process create a really robust memory. Of course, we also offer a simple and secure recovery code too. :)

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7yr ago

Ben

Hey Brent, what makes Valt easier to use than other products in the space?

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7yr ago

Brent Heeringa

Valt

Maker

@heliostatic There are 3 big ones: 1. The images. Because the grids are fixed, you eventually learn not only your images, but the patterns. I unlock my Valt in ~3 seconds every time. I never forget my master password and I don't have to type on a tiny screen. 2. Our device authorization process is really clean. Users register their Valt through email verification and then authorize new devices by approving them on already-authenticated devices. The authentication process is key because it allows us to securely pass along the Valt Secret, which is like a booster shot for your master password. It's all very fast and very seamless. 3. Our desktop experience is unobtrusive and natural. We use builtin notifications to alert you when we've captured a password. We never employ modal dialogs and we don't hand roll our own UI. Our browser plugins are lightweight and communicate with the desktop app using native communication channels, which also provides another layer of security.

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7yr ago

Ben

@brentheeringa Very cool. It's a beautiful app!

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7yr ago

Cole Townsend

Robin

I've been using the production version of Valt on my Mac and iPhone for about a month now. It's interface is clean and simple to use.

I'm excited for integrations to migrate existing password bases over!

The mac application has a simple verification process through the iPhone app which I found really neat. Overall its a great launch, and I'm excited to see the product mature.

It's not quite as well integrated into my flows as say "Google Passwords" but that's a matter of time and use. For the true security folks out there, this is more secure than a passphrase and easier to remember.

Pros:

Never forget your master password, much more secure

Cons:

Sometimes a bit tedious

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7yr ago

Valt

Effortless security through visual memory