Encrypted history & app lock
Available onmacOSWindowsiOS · iOS Data ProtectionAndroid
Saved dictations can hold patient names and dates of birth, so what happens to History at rest matters, especially on a shared or stolen device.
Encrypted history
Section titled “Encrypted history”- Saved dictation history is encrypted on disk. The encryption key lives in the system keychain, so the files are unreadable without your macOS user account.
- This shipped alongside referral handling, precisely because documents can now identify a patient.
- History is stored in an SQLCipher-encrypted database, with the key held in Windows Credential Manager beside your API keys.
- Existing notes are converted automatically on first launch after updating. The conversion is verified before it takes effect, and the old readable copy is kept until you delete it from Settings, About.
- The key never leaves your Windows profile, so the notes can only be read on the PC (and profile) that created them. If the profile is reset, the notes cannot be recovered: export anything you need to keep.
- Recordings and transcripts are written with iOS Data Protection
(
NSFileProtectionComplete), so they are encrypted with a key tied to your passcode and unreadable while the iPhone is locked. - An optional Face ID or Touch ID lock on the app itself keeps History shut even on an unlocked phone. Turn it on in Settings.
- History is stored in an SQLCipher-encrypted database, with the key held in the Android Keystore.
- An optional biometric app lock requires a fingerprint or face unlock to open Scribe0 at all. Turn it on in Settings.
App lock
Section titled “App lock”Available oniOS · Face ID or Touch IDAndroid · biometric
The other platforms
Section titled “The other platforms”- Web stores sessions in your account (encrypted in transit and at rest by the hosting database), behind your sign-in.
Keys and credentials
Section titled “Keys and credentials”API keys and licence keys never sit in plain files: the macOS app keeps them in the Keychain, Windows in the Credential Manager, and Android in the Keystore. The iPhone app holds no keys at all: there is nothing to paste into it.