Security you can actually verify

Two-factor authentication, on every account

Two-factor authentication isn't a setting you have to remember to turn on with MDS Vault. It's required on every account, from the very first login. Most major cloud storage providers, including Dropbox, leave two-factor authentication optional by default for individual accounts, meaning it only ever protects the users who go out of their way to enable it.

• Choose an authenticator app (TOTP) or email verification codes, whichever fits how you work
• Backup recovery codes provided the moment you set it up, so a lost phone never means a locked account
• No exceptions and no skipping this step. Every account is protected from day one

Know the moment something looks different

If your account is ever accessed from a location or network it hasn't used before, you'll get an email about it immediately, not in a monthly summary. It tells you the approximate location, the device, and the time, so you can act fast if it wasn't you.

Share links that actually stay under your control

A share link is often the weakest point in cloud storage. Most services treat "here's a link" as the end of the story. MDS Vault treats it as the beginning:

• Password protection: require a password before anyone can open a shared file or folder, so a forwarded link isn't automatically a forwarded key
• Expiry dates: every link can be set to expire, from as short as one hour up to 90 days, so access doesn't quietly outlive its purpose
• Full access log: see exactly who opened or downloaded from your share link, from what device, and when, not just "this link was clicked"
• Revoke anytime: instantly cut off a link's access, no waiting

Account lockout protection

Repeated incorrect password attempts temporarily lock an account rather than allowing unlimited guesses. This is a basic but often-skipped protection against brute-force attempts.