Details of how the secure clipboard works

iOS

Sensitive information added to the clipboard is automatically deleted after 45 seconds, even if the application is turned off.

Windows / macOS / Linux

Sensitive information added to the clipboard is automatically deleted after 45 seconds, provided the app is not turned off (it can be minimized or in the background).

Android

Android's clipboard contains around twenty history items. What's more, Android doesn't allow you to target the information to be deleted. We have therefore made the following design choices:

• clipboard protection is disabled by default on Android;
• when the user decides to enable it, the entire clipboard history is erased after 45 seconds and the most recent item gets the value “UpSignOn security” to remind the user why their history has disappeared;
• as of Android N, information added to the clipboard by UpSignOn is marked “sensitive”, which tells Android not to display it on the screen when using the clipboard.

Note that the application does not have to be completely closed for this to work. It can, however, be in the background.