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How to use the Password Manager (on my Apple device)

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Our application is designed to support iOS versions 10 and above.

Where can I find it?

The Password Manager is accessible from the navbar. It is symbolized by a key.

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The Password Manager displays every set of login credentials that you have saved.

To see the details of an account:

  1.  Tap on the company/website name

Login credentials = User ID + Password. The set is saved as an entity and can be retrieved together when you need to access an account. A User ID can be a lot of different things: a username, an email address, a phone number, etc.

Using the Password Manager

10.300.1_PM-small_icon_plus.png Add a new account

You can manually add as many accounts as you wish. The Password Manager is a vault and your passwords will be automatically protected (encrypted). This can be convenient when you are new to our product and want to store and protect your old passwords in your Manager as quickly as possible. To do this:

  1. Tap on the big yellow “+” button (bottom right) —> It opens a new screen
  2. Enter the account information in the fields (Company, Website URL, User ID, Password)
  3. Tap on “SAVE”

You can conveniently generate an alias and generate or customize a password directly in the Password Manager as you are creating a new account.

10.300.6_icon_decrypt.png Decrypt/encrypt a password

All your passwords are encrypted by default. If you want to decrypt a password:

  1. Tap on the company name —> it opens a new page with your login credentials
  2. Tap on the encrypted password
  3. Enter your Master Key or use Face ID / Touch ID (mandatory for security reasons)

The password for this account is now readable (it has been decrypted and you can now see it “in the clear”). It will be automatically re-encrypted when you change screens.

Your Master Key is a sequence of characters that you created and that you and only you know. It is used to decrypt the sensitive data stored in your Managers. You are its only guardian, we truly have no access to it (and therefore can’t misuse it or put it at risk), so make sure to keep it safe and not lose it or your encrypted data would stay in gibberish form forever. The good news is this is the only password you now need to remember!

To use Face ID or Touch ID, you need to link it to your Master Key. It is as safe as entering the Master Key and more convenient. To set up Face ID or Touch ID, go to the Settings, and under “Biometric authentication” tap on the relevant toggle to enable the one you want.

3.200_HC_-__icon_clipboard.png Copy User ID / Password to the clipboard

You can copy your User ID or your Password into the clipboard if you need them to fill forms. For this:

  1. Tap on the company name for the account you would like to copy —> it opens a new page with your account credentials
  2. Tap on the icon to the right of the item you wish to copy into the clipboard (User ID or Password)
  3. If you wish to copy a password then you’ll need to type your Master Key (or use Biometric authentication instead: Face ID or Touch ID) since passwords are always stored encrypted

Edit an account

You may need to edit an account at some point. Imagine you wish to replace a weak password by a strong one:

  1. Tap on the company name for the account you would like to edit —> it opens a new page with your account credentials
  2. Tap on “EDIT”
  3. Tap on Password and enter a new one (or tap on the “Key” icon and generate a new strong password directly from here) — If you wish to edit a User ID instead, tap on it and either type a new User ID or tap on “@” to generate an alias email address
  4. Tap “SAVE”

10.300.8_icon_search.png Search by company name or User ID

The Password Manager has a powerful search engine built-in to help you easily find what you need.

10.300.9_icon_trash.pngDelete an account

  1. Tap on the company name for the account you wish to delete —> it opens a new page with your account credentials
  2. Tap on “DELETE”
  3. Enter your Master Key or use Face ID / Touch ID to confirm it’s you

When you delete a company from your Password Manager, the account(s) associated with it will no longer be stored in your Manager but it doesn’t mean that they are not still active. To remove yourself from a company you are registered with, you need to contact them directly.

Using the Safari Extension to register

Available on iOS versions 10+, only on Safari (websites)

You can use the Safari Extension to fill registration forms. You can then take advantage of the built-in password and alias email generators or use credentials of your choosing. In any case, when you use the Safari Extension to register, your login credentials are automatically saved (and your password encrypted!) in your Managers.

In order to use this feature on your Apple device and therefore to benefit fully from your Privowny App, you need to activate the Safari Extension in the Settings. Without this, you’ll miss out on an easy and efficient way to create safe and private credentials and store them at the same time!

To use the Safari Extension, before you tap in any field on the registration form, you need to tap on the “Share” icon (see below) at the bottom of the screen. Then find and tap on the OI logo in the list. The Password Manager opens up. Click on the yellow “+” to add an account. In the creation page, you can generate an alias email address and/or a password, and save them. The Manager then goes away, returning you to the website’s original form, already filled with the credentials you just created.

Make sure to tap on the “Share” icon before you tap in any field on the registration form.

Generate and save an alias email address and a strong password when you register on a website

  1. Tap on the “Share” icon
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  2. Find and tap on the OI logo
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  3. The Password Manager opens up —> Click on the yellow “+” to create a new account
  4. Generate an alias email address:
    • Tap in the User ID input field
    • Tap on the “@+” icon (on the right of the field)
  5. Generate and customize a strong password:
    • Tap in the Password input field
    • Tap on the “key+” icon (on the right of the field)
    • Choose the sequence of characters that meets the requirements (length, symbols, uppercase letters, etc.)
  6. Tap “SAVE” to return to the original form, already filled with your new credentials

Mix your own credentials with generated ones OR use your own (and save them in your Managers)

  1. Tap on the “Share” icon
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  2. Find and tap on the OI logo
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  3. The Password Manager opens up —> Click on the yellow “+” to create a new account
  4. Fill the account creation form:
    • Enter your own email address and generate and customize your password OR
    • Generate a new alias email and enter your own password OR
    • Enter your own email address and password
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  5. Tap “SAVE” to return to the original form, already filled with your new credentials

Using the Safari Extension and Privowny Autofill to log in

Log in with Privowny App with an existing account saved in your Password Manager

If you have already saved at least one account for the app/website you want to log into in your Manager, then you can use Privowny App to Autofill your User ID and password.

First case scenario: Autofill for 200+ apps

For the most used apps (around 200 of them), a system has been defined for extra easy Autofill login experience—Available on iOS versions 10+

When you open the login form of the app and if you already have an account saved in your Password Manager for this app, you will be prompted to log in directly with your stored credentials.

  1. Tap on the blue button
  2. Enter your Master Key or use Face ID/Touch ID (necessary to decrypt your password)
  3. Your stored credentials are then retrieved automatically and inserted in the appropriate field
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Second case scenario: using Privowny Autofill with the Apple Keyboard

Available on iOS versions 12+

If you have set up Privowny Autofill in your iOS settings, you can log in using the iOS keyboard to the app/website you are visiting.

If you have Keychain activated in addition to Privowny App:

  1. Tap on “Passwords” in the keyboard bar (top of the keyboard)
  2. Select Privowny App
  3. Enter your Master Key or use Face ID/Touch ID to confirm it’s you and retrieve your encrypted password

It will automatically fill your User ID and Password.

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If you have multiple accounts saved in your Password Manager for the website you are visiting (Acme, for example), Privowny App will display a list with all the accounts for it. You will have to select the one you want to use.

If you have ONLY Privowny App activated and one account saved:

  1. Tap on “For www.acme… —Privowny App…” (for example) in the keyboard bar
  2. Enter your Master Key or use Face ID/Touch ID to confirm it’s you and retrieve your encrypted password

It will automatically fill your User ID and Password.

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If you have ONLY Privowny App activated and multiple accounts:

  1. Tap on “Passwords” in the keyboard bar
  2. Select the account you want to use in the prompted list
  3. Enter your Master Key or use Face ID/Touch ID to confirm it’s you and retrieve your encrypted password

It will automatically fill your User ID and Password.

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Third case scenario: Use the Safari Extension to login

Available on iOS versions 10+ only on Safari (websites)

To log in on a website from your iOS device, you can use the Safari Extension.

  1. Before you tap in any field on the login form, tap on the “Share” icon at the bottom of the screen.
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  2. Find and tap on the OI logo in the list to select Privowny App.
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  3. Tap to select the account
  4. Enter your Master Key or use Face ID/Touch ID

It will automatically fill your User ID and Password.

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Log in with Privowny App with an existing account not yet saved in your Password Manager

Available on iOS versions 10+ only on Safari (websites)

As you are logging onto a website for the first time since you have installed Privowny App, you can log in using the Safari Extension and save your credentials in your Password Manager.

  1. Before you tap in any field on the login form, tap on the “Share” icon at the bottom of the screen.
    200.01_Extension_-_toolbar_-_iOS.png
  2. Find and tap on the OI logo in the list to select Privowny App.
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  3. The Password Manager opens up —> Click on the yellow “+” to create a new account
  4. Enter your existing User ID and Password in the account creation form
  5. Tap on “SAVE”

This will save your User ID and Password in your Password Manager and automatically fill those credentials on the website.

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