
Important
We recommend always locking your wallet file when you’re not actively using it.
You can also choose to create a wallet without a password. This is useful for storing non-
confidential information that you want easy access to. For instance, contacts, family pictures,
clothing sizes, and emergency phone numbers are all information you might want to put
into a wallet that does not require a password.
You can change the password for any wallet, or add a new password to an unprotected
wallet by clicking the Change Password button from the Sync Manager on the Home
ribbon. When changing the password for a password protected wallet, eWallet will ask for
the original password first.
You can also set eWallet to lock automatically from the Security Options for the wallet by
clicking the Security Manager button on the Home ribbon on a Windows PC. From there,
you can select timeout locking and other security features. Read more about these options
in Chapter 4, eWallet Security (page 25).
2.8. Selecting a Wallet Password
Choose a password for your wallet that’s easy for you to remember but would be hard for
anyone else to guess. It is best (most secure) to choose a password that is at least twelve
characters long and contains at least one non-alphanumeric character. One convenient way
to do this is to choose two unrelated words and separate them with a dash, asterisk or other
non-alphanumeric. For example, "clock-kitten" would be a reasonable password.
Optionally, you can set a password hint for your wallet when you set or change your password.
Choose something that will remind you of your password, but will not give your password
away to someone other than yourself.
Please note that if you forget the password for a password protected wallet, you will not be
able to access any of the information in that wallet. Choose your passwords carefully. Also, if you
do run into trouble, remember that passwords are case-sensitive — if your password is not
being accepted, check that your Caps-Lock is not on.
2.9. Getting Started Summary
At this point, you should know:
• the difference between cards and categories in eWallet
• how to create and change eWallet cards
• how to protect the information in your eWallet files
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Chapter 2. Getting Started with eWallet
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