Security settings

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These settings are in Settings > Security, in the order the screen lists them. Where another page covers a setting in detail, its section links there.

Locking

Persist vault key on a disk

Keeps the vault unlocked after the app is unloaded from memory. See Auto-lock.

Lock after a delay

Locks the vault after Keyguard leaves the foreground. See Auto-lock.

Screen-off lock

Locks when the screen turns off. Its label and triggers differ by platform. Android, macOS and Windows only. See Auto-lock.

Lock vault

Locks the vault now. See Lock the vault.

Clipboard

Automatically clear clipboard

Clears a copied value after 10, 20 or 30 seconds, or 1, 2 or 5 minutes. The default is Never.

Auto-refresh one-time password notification duration

After you autofill a login that has a one-time password, shows a notification with the current code for at least this long: Never, 30 seconds, or 1 or 2 minutes. The default is 30 seconds. Android only.

One-time password notification settings

Opens Android’s settings for that notification. Android only.

Privacy

Conceal fields

Hides passwords, card numbers and other sensitive values until you reveal them. On by default.

Allow screenshots

Sets whether Keyguard allows screenshots and screen recording. Android and Windows only.

  • Disabled, the default, blocks them. On Android, it also hides the app’s content in recent apps.
  • Allowed, with a visual cue allows them and shows a banner while they’re allowed. Select the banner to turn screenshots off.
  • Allowed allows them without the banner.

Load Website icons and Load Gravatar icons

Also in the appearance settings. See Icons.

Biometric unlock

Biometric unlock

Unlocks the vault with the platform’s authentication. The label depends on the platform: Biometric unlock, Windows Hello unlock or System authentication unlock. See Unlock methods.

Require confirmation

After biometric authentication, asks you to confirm with a button. Off by default. Android only, on devices with biometrics.

Require app password

Sets how often Keyguard asks for the app password instead of biometrics. Shown while biometric unlock is on. See Unlock methods.

Security keys

YubiKey unlock

Unlocks the vault with a YubiKey. See Unlock methods.

Security key (FIDO2)

Unlocks the vault with a FIDO2 security key. See Unlock methods.

App password

Change app password

See Change the app password.