diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index aafb79e5..89e9a385 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -27,9 +27,23 @@ goes to Bruno. * Great Usability * Compatible with Google Authenticator +## Backups: + +To keep your account information as secure as possible andOTP only stores them encrypted. +A part of the encryption key used for that is stored in the Android KeyStore system. +The advantage of this approach is that the key is kept separate from the apps data and +can be backed by hardware cryptography (if your device supports this). + +However due to that separation backups with 3rd-party apps like Titanium Backup can not +be used with andOTP. Such apps only backup the data files and not the full encryption key, +making those backups useless. + +**Please only use the internal backup functions provided by andOTP to backup your accounts!** +**Everything else WILL result in data loss.** + ## TODO: - * Export the secret key (maybe) + * HOTP Support ## Downloads: