Private by default
How journal encryption works
Refuge encrypts your journal on your device before it is saved. That means your writing is stored as unreadable text unless it is unlocked with your journal passphrase.
Only you can read it
We cannot read your entries from the database.
Separate passphrase
Your journal passphrase is different from your login password.
Password resets stay safe
Resetting your login password does not reveal or change your journal passphrase.
A small but important note
Because we do not store your journal passphrase, we cannot recover encrypted writing if you forget it. Keep it somewhere safe.