Password Management

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This window is accessible either via "Password" button on the main interface or through the menu "Configuration" > "Password list".

The Password management allows to add, delete, import and export passwords.

 

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1. Adding a password

 

Click on the "New" button.

 

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Enter the "Name" used to represent the password in the list.The password itself will never be displayed. This "Name" is typically the recipient's name.

 

Enter the password in the "Password" and then enter it twice in "Confirm" field. See also rules of security in the composition of the password.

 

Enter the email address that will be used to send email. This email will be automatically included in the recipient of the encrypted email. This field is optional.

 

Click "OK".

 

 

 

2. Delete one or several password

To remove a password, select one or several passwords from the list and click "Delete". To prevent the user to accidentally delete passwords, the next window asks for confirmation.

 

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3. Modify password

To change a password, double-click on any password into the list or select it and click "Modify". Each field can be changed individually.

 

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4. Export one or several passwords

CryptoMailer allows you to export all or part of the list of passwords in order to share them more easily. As the export is secured with specific password, communicating a list of password can even be done by email!

 

To export passwords, select one or several of them from the list, and click on "Export". CryptoMailer asks for your password that will be used to encrypt the file exported. It is possible to export only passwords selected ("Selected") or all passwords ("All").

 

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Se safety rules concerning the composition of the password.

 

Select directory to save the export file called "cmlcontacts.dat" by default.

 

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5.Import one or several passwords

CryptoMailer can import passwords. These passwords had to be exported by CryptoMailer software.

 

To import passwords, click on "Import" button, select the file containing the passwords. CryptoMailer then asks the password used to encrypt the file.

 

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Passwords contained in the file are then added to the list of the passwords.