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.

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

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 arrive on a login page of a website, LockSelf shields will be automatically positioned on the username and password fields.

By clicking on a shield, you will be able to select the desired login and the username and password fields will be automatically filled in.

• Step 1 : On the login form web page, click on one of the shields on one of the fields (email or password)

• Step 2 : On the pop-up window that appears, click on the desired login.

The username and password are then automatically filled in : you just need to log in to the website.

If, when you saved your password on LockPass, you filled in any of the information required for login in the Description field or the optional fields, you will not be able to use the auto-complete feature for those items.

To be able to fill in other fields on the login form (other than username and passwords) without having to return to the LockPass interface, you can :

• Step 3 : Click on the extension and click on « Website's Passwords »

• Step 4 : To see the login's details, click on the eye

• Step 5 : Copy the item you need using the copy shortcut

• Step 6 : Paste the copied item into the corresponding field of the login form

Copy and paste a password on website fields (with the browser extension)

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 extension, without returning to the LockPass interface.

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

In case you have a lot of accounts registered in LockPass for the website you want to connect to, you can use the Search function, also located in the extension. The search will be based on the password name only.

• 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
  • for the username : 
  • for the password : 

To fill in other fields of the login form (other than the username and password), which have been saved in the Description field or the Optional Fields, without having to return to the LockPass interface, you can always, still through the via the « Website's Passwords » button of the extension, proceed as follows:

• Step 3 : Click on the eye to see the login's details

• Step 4 : Copy the item you need using the copy shortcut

• Step 5 : Paste the copied item into the corresponding field of the login form

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, copy your username and password with shortcuts

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

Updated June 09, 2022 13:08