diff --git a/pkg/storage/db.go b/pkg/storage/db.go
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+++ b/pkg/storage/db.go
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+package storage
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	_ "embed"
+	"fmt"
+
+	_ "modernc.org/sqlite"
+)
+
+//go:embed schema.sql
+var schemaSQLBytes []byte
+
+// DB wraps the sql.DB connection with KeyHunter-specific behavior.
+type DB struct {
+	sql *sql.DB
+}
+
+// Open opens or creates a SQLite database at path, runs embedded schema migrations,
+// and enables WAL mode for better concurrent read performance.
+// Use ":memory:" for tests.
+func Open(path string) (*DB, error) {
+	sqlDB, err := sql.Open("sqlite", path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("opening database: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Enable WAL mode for concurrent reads
+	if _, err := sqlDB.Exec("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL"); err != nil {
+		sqlDB.Close()
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("enabling WAL mode: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Enable foreign keys
+	if _, err := sqlDB.Exec("PRAGMA foreign_keys=ON"); err != nil {
+		sqlDB.Close()
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("enabling foreign keys: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Run schema migrations
+	if _, err := sqlDB.Exec(string(schemaSQLBytes)); err != nil {
+		sqlDB.Close()
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("running schema migrations: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return &DB{sql: sqlDB}, nil
+}
+
+// Close closes the underlying database connection.
+func (db *DB) Close() error {
+	return db.sql.Close()
+}
+
+// SQL returns the underlying sql.DB for advanced use cases.
+func (db *DB) SQL() *sql.DB {
+	return db.sql
+}
diff --git a/pkg/storage/findings.go b/pkg/storage/findings.go
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+++ b/pkg/storage/findings.go
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+package storage
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Finding represents a detected API key with metadata.
+// KeyValue is always plaintext in this struct — encryption happens at the storage boundary.
+type Finding struct {
+	ID           int64
+	ScanID       int64
+	ProviderName string
+	KeyValue     string // plaintext — encrypted before storage, decrypted after retrieval
+	KeyMasked    string // first8...last4, stored plaintext
+	Confidence   string
+	SourcePath   string
+	SourceType   string
+	LineNumber   int
+	CreatedAt    time.Time
+}
+
+// MaskKey returns the masked form of a key: first 8 chars + "..." + last 4 chars.
+// If the key is too short (< 12 chars), returns the full key masked with asterisks.
+func MaskKey(key string) string {
+	if len(key) < 12 {
+		return "****"
+	}
+	return key[:8] + "..." + key[len(key)-4:]
+}
+
+// SaveFinding encrypts the finding's KeyValue and persists the finding to the database.
+// encKey must be a 32-byte AES-256 key (from DeriveKey).
+func (db *DB) SaveFinding(f Finding, encKey []byte) (int64, error) {
+	encrypted, err := Encrypt([]byte(f.KeyValue), encKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("encrypting key value: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	masked := f.KeyMasked
+	if masked == "" {
+		masked = MaskKey(f.KeyValue)
+	}
+
+	// Use NULL for scan_id when not set (zero value) to satisfy FK constraint
+	var scanID interface{}
+	if f.ScanID != 0 {
+		scanID = f.ScanID
+	} else {
+		scanID = sql.NullInt64{}
+	}
+
+	res, err := db.sql.Exec(
+		`INSERT INTO findings (scan_id, provider_name, key_value, key_masked, confidence, source_path, source_type, line_number)
+         VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
+		scanID, f.ProviderName, encrypted, masked, f.Confidence, f.SourcePath, f.SourceType, f.LineNumber,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("inserting finding: %w", err)
+	}
+	return res.LastInsertId()
+}
+
+// ListFindings retrieves all findings, decrypting key values using encKey.
+// encKey must be the same 32-byte key used during SaveFinding.
+func (db *DB) ListFindings(encKey []byte) ([]Finding, error) {
+	rows, err := db.sql.Query(
+		`SELECT id, scan_id, provider_name, key_value, key_masked, confidence,
+                source_path, source_type, line_number, created_at
+         FROM findings ORDER BY created_at DESC`,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("querying findings: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	var findings []Finding
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var f Finding
+		var encrypted []byte
+		var createdAt string
+		var scanID sql.NullInt64
+		err := rows.Scan(
+			&f.ID, &scanID, &f.ProviderName, &encrypted, &f.KeyMasked,
+			&f.Confidence, &f.SourcePath, &f.SourceType, &f.LineNumber, &createdAt,
+		)
+		if scanID.Valid {
+			f.ScanID = scanID.Int64
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("scanning finding row: %w", err)
+		}
+		plain, err := Decrypt(encrypted, encKey)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("decrypting finding %d: %w", f.ID, err)
+		}
+		f.KeyValue = string(plain)
+		f.CreatedAt, _ = time.Parse("2006-01-02 15:04:05", createdAt)
+		findings = append(findings, f)
+	}
+	return findings, rows.Err()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/storage/schema.sql b/pkg/storage/schema.sql
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+++ b/pkg/storage/schema.sql
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+-- KeyHunter database schema
+-- Version: 1
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS scans (
+    id            INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+    started_at    DATETIME NOT NULL,
+    finished_at   DATETIME,
+    source_path   TEXT,
+    finding_count INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+    created_at    DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS findings (
+    id            INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+    scan_id       INTEGER REFERENCES scans(id),
+    provider_name TEXT NOT NULL,
+    key_value     BLOB NOT NULL,
+    key_masked    TEXT NOT NULL,
+    confidence    TEXT NOT NULL,
+    source_path   TEXT,
+    source_type   TEXT,
+    line_number   INTEGER,
+    created_at    DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS settings (
+    key        TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+    value      TEXT NOT NULL,
+    updated_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+);
+
+-- Indexes for common queries
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_findings_scan_id ON findings(scan_id);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_findings_provider ON findings(provider_name);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_findings_created ON findings(created_at DESC);