Windows stores information from the Credential Manager application in secure folders called VAULTS.
Step-by-step explanation:
- A credential vault is a database used to store passwords and similar cryptographic key material.
- The most common data stored in a credential vault are current and historical passwords to privileged accounts.
- All credentials are saved in special folders on the computer, a place called Vaults. Moreover, you can back up all credentials to a file and restore them on to different computer.
- Vault is a shareware program that acts as a bank vault, or safe, where you can keep you private information or files hidden and secure.
- Everything in the vault is protected with an advanced encryption, and requires a password (your password) to open the vault to access the information.