Blackberry 8230 manual Password keeper, Set a limit for device password attempts

User Guide Security

Lock your device when you insert it in the holster or close the flip

If you set your device to lock when you close the flip, notification details, such as the sender and subject line in a message, do not appear on the external display.

1.On the Home screen, click the Options icon.

2.Click Password.

3.Perform any of the following actions:

•Change the Lock Handheld Upon Holstering field to Yes.

•Change the Lock Handheld Upon Closing field to Yes.

4.Press the Menu key.

5.Click Save.

Set a limit for device password attempts

1.On the Home screen, click the Options icon.

2.Click Password.

3.Set the Number of Password Attempts field.

4.Press the Menu key.

5.Click Save.

Password keeper

About the password keeper

Use the password keeper to store all your passwords in one place. The password keeper is designed to protect your passwords with a password keeper password. When you type this password, the password keeper decrypts your passwords.

You can also use the password keeper to generate random passwords that contain numbers, letters, and symbols.

Add a password to the password keeper

1.On the Home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Password Keeper icon.

2.Press the Menu key.

3.Click New.

4.Type the password information.

5.Press the Menu key.

6.Click Save.

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