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Recommended settings

After setting up your Enpass app, we recommended turning on some features that enhance your experience, including settings for quickly unlocking Enpass with biometrics, automatically checking your Items for unsafe passwords, setting up autofill tools, and using website logos as icons for your Items. (Some of these features will appear in a Quick Setup panel at the end of the setup process.)

Desktop

In Enpass for desktop computers, Quick Setup options include:

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  • Auto-run

    • Launch Enpass automatically when your computer starts up

    • With Enpass running silently in the background, you’re ready to fill passwords any time

    • Auto-run can also be activated in Settings > General > Open Automatically at System Startup

  • Quick Unlock

    • Access Enpass with a PIN or biometrics, making your Master Password necessary only when launching the app

    • Quick Unlock can also be activated in Settings > Security > Quick Unlock

  • Browser Extensions

  • Check for Compromised Passwords

  • Use website logos as icons for your items

    • Enpass can automatically save logos as the icons for Item in your Enpass vaults

    • To use website logos, go to Settings > Customize > Use website icons

  • Sample Items

    • Begin using Enpass with a small set of sample Items to help you learn about the app

Prerequisites for using Windows Hello to unlock Enpass

The Microsoft Store version of Enpass for Windows (v6.5.0 or later) supports unlocking with Windows Hello. To enable this feature:

  • The device must have a security processor, Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0, and it should be enabled

  • Enpass must have a Master Password set

  • Then you can enable Windows Hello in Enpass by going to Settings > Security > Quick Unlock

iOS

In Enpass for iOS and iPadOS, we recommend setting up:

  • FaceID and TouchID

    • Unlock Enpass with a facial recognition or fingerprints, making your Master Password necessary only after restarting your device

    • Biometrics options can be accessed in Settings > Security > Auto Locking

  • Autofill

    • Enable Enpass to fill your logins credentials, payment details, and more in apps and websites

    • Autofill options can be accessed in Settings > Autofill

  • Check for Compromised Passwords

    • Have Enpass alert you to unsafe passwords in the Password Audit tool

    • Checking for compromised passwords can be turned on in Settings > Advanced

    • Learn more about Password Auditing

  • Use website logos as icons for your items

    • Enpass can automatically save logos as the icons for Item in your Enpass vaults

    • To use website logos, go to Settings > General > Use Website Icons

Security in iOS when unlocking with Face ID or Touch ID

When you turn on the Touch ID option in your Enpass settings, Enpass stores an encrypted version of your Master Password in the iOS Keychain. It can only be accessed by Enpass, and only when you attempt to unlock Enpass though Touch ID.

After five consecutive unsuccessful attempts to unlock Enpass with Touch ID, the Keychain copy of your Master Password is erased, and the Master Password will be required to unlock Enpass. Once unlocked, your Master Password is saved again to the iOS Keychain.

If you turn off Touch ID in your Enpass settings, Enpass erases the Master Password from the iOS Keychain, and the Master Password will be required for all attempts to unlock Enpass.

(You can read more details about this security in the Enpass security white paper).

Android

In Enpass for Android, we recommend setting up:

  • Biometrics

    • Unlock Enpass with a facial recognition or fingerprints, making your Master Password necessary only after restarting your device

    • Biometrics options can be accessed in Settings > Security > Auto Locking

  • Autofill

    • Enable Enpass to fill your logins credentials, payment details, and more in apps and websites

    • Autofill options can be accessed in Settings > Autofill

  • Check for Compromised Passwords

    • Have Enpass alert you to unsafe passwords in the Password Audit tool

    • Checking for compromised passwords can be turned on in Settings > Advanced

    • Learn more about Password Auditing

  • Use website logos as icons for your items

    • Enpass can automatically save logos as the icons for Item in your Enpass vaults

    • To use website logos, go to Settings > General > Use Website Icons

Security in Android when unlocking Enpass with biometrics

When you activate biometrics in your Enpass settings on Android, Enpass stores an encrypted version of your Master Password in the Android Keystore. It can only be accessed by Enpass, and only when you attempt to unlock Enpass though face or fingerprint recognition.

When new fingerprints are to your device biometrics, the Keystore copy of your Master Password is erased, and the Master Password will be required to unlock Enpass one time. Once unlocked, your Master Password is saved again to the Android Keystore.

If you turn off biometrics in your Enpass settings, Enpass erases the Master Password from the Android Keystore, and the Master Password will be required for all attempts to unlock Enpass.

(You can read more details about this security in the Enpass security white paper).