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About the main password
The main password is a single password that Kaspersky Password Manager uses to protect all your data, including other passwords. You create the main password during the initial setup of Kaspersky Password Manager. Every time you try to access the data vault, Kaspersky Password Manager prompts you for the main password. If your device supports Touch ID and Touch ID is enabled in Kaspersky Password Manager, you can also use it to unlock the vault.
It is recommended that you set a main password that is at least eight characters long and contains uppercase and lowercase letters, digits, and special characters.
For security reasons, Kaspersky Password Manager doesn't store the main password on any of your devices or in cloud storage. We recommend that you memorize your main password, or write it down and keep it in a secure place, because it can't be restored or recovered if forgotten.
Important: If you forget your main password, you will no longer be able to access your data. In this case, you will have to create a new vault and protect it with a new main password. Then you will be able to add new data to the vault.
Data types protected by Kaspersky Password Manager
You can add several types of entries to Kaspersky Password Manager and organize your entries by moving them into folders.
Website and application accounts
An account is the combination of a login and password required to authenticate a user on a website or in an application.
For websites, Kaspersky Password Manager saves the following information to the entry:
- Website name. Use a meaningful website name to quickly find the website that you want to edit or log in to.
- Website address. Kaspersky Password Manager uses this field to recognize a website's sign-in page and offer accounts you can use to sign in.
- Accounts. You can save multiple accounts for a website. For example, you might have personal and business email addresses from the same email provider.
For applications, Kaspersky Password Manager saves the following information to the entry:
- Application name. Select the application from the pop-up menu to quickly find the entry you need.
- Accounts. You can save multiple accounts for an application.
For quicker access, website accounts and application accounts are stored separately.
Bank cards
You can add bank card numbers, other details, PINs, and the card issuer's customer support contact information to Kaspersky Password Manager.
Addresses
You can save addresses, names, email addresses, and phone numbers in address entries.
Documents
You can store important documents (for example, scanned Passports/IDs and PDF files) in Kaspersky Password Manager to keep them safe and always close at hand. For your convenience, you can assign a category to the documents you add.
Notes
You can use notes to store any kind of text information.
Notes are encrypted and stored the same way as other data types.
You can use the clipboard to copy and paste note text to a web page or application.
About syncing data across devices
You can change data on any of your devices (for example, by adding an account to Kaspersky Password Manager on your laptop) and then use the updated data on all your other devices, as long as they have Kaspersky Password Manager installed and are connected to the same My Kaspersky account.
When you add data to your vault on one device, the application automatically sends this data to cloud storage, and then from cloud storage to your other devices that have Kaspersky Password Manager installed and that are connected to My Kaspersky using the same My Kaspersky account.
When you start Kaspersky Password Manager, it automatically syncs data with other devices associated with the same My Kaspersky account.
Keeping your data up-to-date and consistent on all your devices also helps restore your data if you replace or lose a device.
Important: You must update the application to version 9.2 or later on all your devices connected to the same My Kaspersky account to correctly sync your data across devices and cloud storage.