Glossary
Words we actually use
One page of definitions so we do not ship a thin URL for every synonym.
- Account library
- LoginScout’s list of logins you saved: platform, credentials, status, notes, and related context on one card per account.
- Temporary email
- A disposable inbox for verification messages so a new site does not have to learn your real address. In LoginScout this is a Premium vault inbox, not a public dump.
- Burner number
- A short-lived phone line used to receive one SMS verification code. LoginScout buys these through 5sim for Premium vaults, with a monthly quota. Not a personal phone plan.
- TOTP / authenticator code
- A 6-digit code that rotates from a shared secret (often an otpauth:// URI). LoginScout can store those secrets next to the login. Recovery codes from the original site are still the spare key.
- PIN vault
- A LoginScout vault unlocked with a username and PIN. Contents are encrypted in the browser. The PIN does not leave the browser, and support cannot reset it.
- Google convenience mode
- Optional Google sign-in where LoginScout stores a vault key and releases it only to your authenticated Google session on this site. It is not zero-knowledge. See Privacy and Security.
- Encrypted cloud sync
- Premium option that stores the encrypted vault blob so you can use another device. It is not an unlocked password list in the cloud.
- Account generator
- In search, this often means a site that spits out stolen logins. LoginScout’s account-generator page is a signup kit: password storage, optional temp mail, optional SMS — you still create the account on the real platform.
- LoginScout vs “login scout”
- LoginScout is one word and a software product. “Login scout” as two words is usually Scouts Canada, Skout, or Help Scout. Search engines often rewrite the brand.