Passwords

Getting started

This page will help you set up your app for use. This app uses a database to store your passwords that is protected by a single password that you will need to set up when you first start the app. You can change this password any time.

Set app password

When you first start the app you will be asked for a password to use that you will need to type in each time you open the app. This protects your app from unauthorised use and will be used to encrypt your saved passwords.

You will need to type in your password twice and the app will check that both entered passwords agree. Press OK to continue.

Main menu (unlocked)

Select button to show list of organisations you have set up that your passwords are connected to.
This button will lock the app so that it need to be unlocked by typing in your password to unlock it again. If the main password screen (above) is red your app is unlocked, if its green it is locked.
Change your app password. This will only change the password for your current password database. Backed up password databases will not be updated.
Backup password database. This will save an backup copy of the database holding your passwords. Your passwords in this backup remain encrypted.
Restore previously backed up password database. You will need to know the password you had for this backup copy in order to unlock it after restoring it.

Main menu (locked)

If the app is locked you will need to click on the Unlock button, then type in your password to use the app.

You can restore a previously backed up password database on your device by clicking on the “Restore” button and then selecting the file to restore.

Organisation list

Search bar where you can type in the name of an organisation to select
Button to add a new organisation

Organisation's - Password list

Button to edit or save organisation details
Colour button indicating age of password. Green means password is under age limit set (in settings), red means password is older than age limit set. Default age limit for the app is 100 days. Tap the button to see when password was last changed.
Button to view / hide password. If you want to change the password you need to show it first
Button to copy password to device clipboard. Remember to clear your devices clipboard if it keeps a history, as your password will be visible on the clipboard until cleared. Keeping a history of clipboard items is a feature of some devices and as yet cannot be cleared directly by applications.
Strength if password indicator. Black = Not determined; Red = Weak; Yellow = Medium; Blue = Strong; Green = Very strong
Password. ‘******’ indicates that it is hidden. Press the show password button to see the password
Add a new password for the organisation.

Note:

If the password strength is not determined this is due to this functionality being added after the password was last changed / added. Update the password and the password strength will be updated automatically.

To change an existing password long click anywhere in the password’s card when the password is made visible.

Password Strength Criteria

A passwords strength is based on a score of 1 (weak) to 5+ (Very strong). A point is given for each of the following criteria being met:

At least 8 characters
More than 15 characters (this is the minimum suggested in 2026 by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
At least 3 uppercase characters
At least 1 special character in the following list: !@#$&*
At least two numbers
At least 3 lower case characters

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