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- How to Move Your Passwords, Passkeys, and Codes Between Your Password Manager and Vault12 Guard?
- Why back up your credentials in Vault12 Guard?
- What is needed to import your passwords into Vault12 Guard?
- How are Passwords transferred into and out of Vault12 Guard?
- How do I import into Vault12 Guard?
- How do I export from Vault12 Guard into another app?
- What are the best practices for transferring credentials with Vault12 Guard?
How to Move Your Passwords, Passkeys, and Codes Between Your Password Manager and Vault12 Guard?
With the latest Vault12 Guard release, effortless password backups are no longer just for crypto and seed phrases — you can now bring in your logins, verification codes, passkeys, and even Wi-Fi credentials from Apple Passwords and major third-party managers (like Bitwarden), store them in your decentralized Vault, and export them back into any compatible app later if you ever need to move or recover. This works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac running iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS 26.
Vault12 Guard now supports Apple’s new Credential Exchange Protocol (CXP), making it much easier to bring your existing credentials into your inheritance Vault. CXP is a new industry standard designed for the secure transfer of passkeys and passwords between compatible apps and platforms—so instead of manually copying details or re-creating accounts, you can move them directly and safely into Vault12 Guard.
With iOS 26, Apple is the first major platform to roll out CXP, opening the door to real credential portability and user choice. Thanks to our integration, iPhone users now have a secure, standardized way to import passkeys from other password managers and platforms into Vault12 Guard, while keeping everything encrypted and under their control.
Why back up your credentials in Vault12 Guard?
When you bring credentials into Vault12 Guard, they’re protected like any other high-value asset:
- Decentralized protection with Guardians
Your credentials are encrypted, split, and stored across your chosen Guardians (trusted people or your own devices), not in a single cloud account or server. - Inheritance-ready by design
Through Vault12 Digital Inheritance, your beneficiary can recover critical logins and keys when Guardians approve an inheritance request—using the same audited restore flow already documented for other assets. - No vendor lock-in
Because Vault12 Guard uses the same system-level transfer mechanism as Apple Passwords and leading managers like Bitwarden, you can always export your credentials back into another app later.
We strongly recommend having active Guardians configured before importing, so your credential backup is both secure and recoverable.
What is needed to import your passwords into Vault12 Guard?
- Vault12 Guard updated to the latest version on iOS 26 / iPadOS 26 / macOS 26.
- A password manager that supports the new secure export flow, such as:
- Apple Passwords
- Bitwarden
- Other compatible apps as they roll out support over time.
How are Passwords transferred into and out of Vault12 Guard?
Apple’s Credential Exchange capabilities in iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS 26 introduce a standardized, OS-controlled way for credential apps to talk to each other securely.
At a high level:
- The export always starts in the app that currently holds your data (Apple Passwords, Bitwarden, etc.).
You choose an option like “Export data to another app” / “Move to another password app”. - The system shows a list of compatible destination apps (including Vault12 Guard).
- Once you select Vault12 Guard, the OS:
- Packages the selected credentials (logins, passkeys, verification codes, and, where supported, Wi-Fi details),
- Sends them directly and securely to Vault12 Guard,
- Ensures only the chosen destination app can read them.
No manual juggling, no generic file exports in this flow—just a controlled, encrypted handoff mediated by the operating system and the participating apps.
Vault12 Guard simply plugs into this mechanism as a secure backup & inheritance destination (and as an export source), instead of inventing its own incompatible format.
How do I import into Vault12 Guard?
Use this when you want Vault12 Guard to serve as your resilient backup for credentials stored elsewhere.
On iPhone, iPad, or Mac (same pattern):
- Open your password manager (e.g., Apple Passwords, Bitwarden).
- Select the items you want to protect in Vault12 Guard:
- Logins, passkeys, verification codes, Wi-Fi credentials.
- Choose “Export to another app” / “Move to another password app”.
- In the destination list, select “Vault12 Guard”.
- Vault12 Guard opens:
- Shows what’s being imported,
- Lets you choose Asset Name,
- Confirms and saves everything into your Vault.
In Apple Password choose the Export option and select the credentials to export, then select the destination.
Once exported open Vault12 and name your credential file and add to your inheritance Vault.
How do I export from Vault12 Guard into another app?
Use this if you’re switching tools, rebuilding another manager, or validating portability.
On iPhone, iPad, or Mac:
- Open Vault12 Guard.
- Navigate to the relevant Asset Details screen.
- Open the context menu (⋯).
- Tap “Export Credentials to Another App”.
- Choose your target (e.g., Apple Passwords, Bitwarden, other supported managers).
- Confirm the system prompt.
The OS delivers those credentials straight into the chosen app using the same secure channel—so Vault12 Guard is both an endpoint for imports and a clean, standards-aligned source for exports.
What are the best practices for transferring credentials with Vault12 Guard?
- Import only on trusted devices protected with biometrics and device passcodes.
- Keep Guardians active & up to date to avoid recovery friction later.
- Use Vault12 Guard as your neutral backup hub, not as a replacement for day-to-day autofill. Let your password manager handle sign-ins; let Vault12 Guard guarantee long-term recoverability.
- Only export to apps you trust. The system dialog makes this explicit—if you don’t recognize the app, don’t send credentials there.
1) AppleID/iCloud Password and Passkey are NOT backed up during export from Apple Password
2) Master passwords to password managers should be backed up manually
Wasim Ahmad
Wasim Ahmad is a serial entrepreneur and an advisor in the fields of AI, blockchain, cryptocurrency, and encryption solutions. At Vault12, the pioneer of crypto inheritance, he led private and public fundraising efforts and focuses today on expanding the Vault12 ecosystem. In addition, he is a producer of the upcoming movie 'The Bitcoin Executor'.
His crypto experience began with AlphaPoint, where he worked with the founding team to launch the world's first crypto trading exchanges. Previously he was a founding member of Voltage Security, a spinout from Stanford University, that launched Identity-Based Encryption (IBE), a breakthrough in Public Key Cryptography, and pioneered the use of sophisticated data encryption to protect sensitive data across the world's payment systems.
He has also been very involved with regulatory initiatives in both the US and the UK, providing feedback to the SEC and FCA respectively pushing for expanded momentum for innovation and startups within the regulatory frameworks of both countries.
Wasim served on the board of non-profit, StartOut, and is a Seedcamp and WeWork Labs global mentor.
Wasim graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physics and French from the University of Sussex.
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Vault12 is the pioneer in crypto inheritance and backup. The company was founded in 2015 to provide a way to enable everyday crypto customers to add a legacy contact to their cry[to wallets. The Vault12 Guard solution is blockchain-independent, runs on any mobile device with biometric security, and is available in Apple and Google app stores.
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