User Guide - Ascendo DataVault - Password Manager for iPhone & iPod Touch

Security Settings

Master Password

When you start DataVault for the first time, you will be prompted to select a master password, see "Master Password" image. You must enter your master password each time you start or logon to DataVault. If you plan on synchronizing DataVault, you must choose the same password as DataVault Desktop. The password can contain letter, number and punctuation marks. Tap on the "123" to display a numeric keyboard or "ABC" to display a keyboard with letters including a key to display special characters.

You will be required to enter the master password twice to insure that you don't inadvertently save a mistaken master password. Tap on the Save button in the Navigation Bar when you are through or the Cancel button to exit without saving.

Password Hint

You can set up a password hint that will allow you to retrieve your master password in case you forget it by answering a security question. To create or edit a password hint, click on the Tool Box icon in the Navigation Bar, see "Start-Up Screen" image. You must enter a hint question and hint response, see "Master Password Hint" image. Examples of hint questions are; Mother's maiden name?, Favorite Pet? First school teacher?

Security Time Out

The security time out will log you out of DataVault after a user-defined duration with no keyboard activity. This provides an added level of safety in case you forget to quit DataVault. To set the security time out, click on the Tool Box icon of the Navigation Bar and select Time Out from the list of Options, see "Security Time Out" image. You can select the inactivity duration and the action to perform when the time limit has been reached. If you select "Lock", DataVault will display the master password prompt when the time out duration has been reached. Choosing "Exit" will close DataVault.