Search

This section provides technical details about how search functions within PearPass, including scope behavior, indexed fields, and security exclusions.

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Search Scope

Search operates within the context of your current folder selection.

Folder Selection	Search Scope
All	All items across the vault.
Specific folder	Items within that folder only.

When an item type filter is active (e.g., Logins, Credit Cards), the search applies only to items of that type within the current folder.

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Match Behavior

• Search is case-insensitive.

• Matching is substring-based—characters can appear anywhere in the field, not only at the start.

• Only items matching the search criteria are displayed in the results.

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Searchable Fields

Logins

• Title

• Email / Username

• Website URL

• Note content

Credit Cards

• Title

• Name on card

• Note content

Identities

• Title

• Note content

WiFi

• Title

• WiFi name

• Note content

Notes

• Title

• Note content

Sensitive fields such as passwords, card numbers, PINs, recovery phrases, and attached file names are not searchable.