BlackBerry Torch 9800 - Password keeper

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Password keeper

About the password keeper

Use the password keeper to store all your passwords in one place. The password keeper is designed to protect your passwords

with a password keeper password. When you type this password, the password keeper decrypts your passwords.
You can also use the password keeper to generate random passwords that contain numbers, letters, and symbols.

Change a password in the password keeper

1. On the Home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Password Keeper icon.
2. Highlight a password.
3. Press the

key > Open.

4. Change the password information.
5. Press the

key > Save.

Add a password to the password keeper

1. On the Home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Password Keeper icon.
2. Press the

key > New.

3. Type the password information.
4. Press the

key > Save.

Generate a random password

1. On the Home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Password Keeper icon.
2. Press the

key > New.

3. Press the

key > Random Password.

4. Press the

key > Save.

Set criteria for randomly generated passwords

1. On the Home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Password Keeper icon.
2. Press the

key > Options.

3. Set the random password fields.

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4. Press the

key > Save.

Change the password keeper password

1. On the Home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Password Keeper icon.
2. Press the

key > Change Password.

Delete a password from the password keeper

1. On the Home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Password Keeper icon.
2. Highlight a password.
3. Press the

key > Delete.

Copy a password

1. On the Home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Password Keeper icon.
2. Highlight a password.
3. Press the

key > Copy Username or Copy Password.

To clear the clipboard, press the

key > Clear Clipboard.

Note: Passwords are not encrypted when they are on the clipboard.

Prevent password copying

1. On the Home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Password Keeper icon.
2. Press the

key > Options.

3. Clear the Allow Clipboard Copy check box.
4. Press the

key > Save.

Set a limit for password attempts in the password keeper

1. On the Home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Password Keeper icon.
2. Press the

key > Options.

3. Set the Password Attempts field.
4. Press the

key > Save.

Hide passwords in the password keeper

1. On the Home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Password Keeper icon.
2. Press the

key > Options.

3. Clear the Show Password check box.
4. Press the

key > Save.

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To show passwords in the password keeper again, select the Show Password check box.