How to use a password ?

Read on to find out how to use a password stored in LockPass.

All users can use passwords from their Personal Space and Shared Space.

In this article you will find : 

• How to use the browser plug-in for auto-completion of website fields
• How to use the browser plug-in to copy and paste a password on a website
• How to use LockPass to copy and paste a login into a local application

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Auto-completion of a website fields (with the browser plug-in)

1. Requirement 1 : Make sure the browser extension is installed (on Edge, Firefox or Chrome).
2. Requirement 2 : Make sure you are logged into LockSelf
3. Requirement 3 : Make sure the password has been saved in LockPass

When you are on a website's login page, blue padlocks will be automatically positioned on the username and password fields. By clicking on the padlocks, you will be able to select your login and your fields will be automatically filled.

• Step 1 : Click on one of the padlocks
  
  
• Step 2 : On the pop-up window that appears, choose the desired login.

The username and password are then automatically filled in: all you have to do is connect to the website.

In case the padlocks do not appear in the right fields or do not appear at all, you can make them appear by following these steps :

• Step 1 : Right click in the username and password fields.
  
  
• Step 2 : Select « LockSelf ».
  
  
• Step 3 : Click « Use this field in LockPass » or « Do not use this field in LockPass » depending on what you want to do.

Copy and paste a password on a website (with the browser plug-in)

1. Requirement 1 : Make sure the browser extension is installed (on Edge, Firefox or Chrome).
2. Requirement 2 : Make sure you are logged into LockSelf
3. Requirement 3 : Make sure the password has been saved in LockPass

It is also possible to copy your username and password and paste them into the appropriate fields on the website, directly with the plug-in, without returning to the LockPass interface.

• Step 1 : Click on the plug-in at the top right and then on « Website's Passwords ».

• Step 2 : Copy the username and the password with the shortcut buttons  to the right of the login and then paste them into the fields provided.

Then all you have to do is connect to the website.

Copy and paste a login on a local application

To use a password stored in LockPass on a local application, you will be able to copy and paste your username and your password from LockPass, then paste them into the fields provided.

• Step 1 : Select the password, then on the right information panel, use the shortcut to copy your username and password.

• Step 2 : Paste your username and password in the fields provided in the local application, and log in.