If you think that someone knows your password and can access your information, you should change your password, enable password checking on your mail server, and create new public keys. What to do if your password is compromised.You can do any of the common security procedures listed below, which relate to how you are identified in IBM® Notes®, your login and password settings, and your logout settings. When you change your password, you have the option of using a strong Notes document encryption key to encrypt the keys in the ID file. IBM® Notes® keys are stored in the Notes ID file, and are encrypted with a key derived from the ID file password. Changing your ID file encryption strength.Using password checking, your administrator can prevent reuse of a password and can force you to change your password after a certain amount of time. To increase password security, your administrator may have set password checking on your home server.

Synchronizing your Windows password with your Notes passwordĪlthough you can eliminate Notes® password prompts by using the Client Single Logon feature to synchronize your Windows® password with your Notes password, the recommended way to eliminate Notes password prompts is to use the Notes shared login feature instead.

If your administrator has enabled it, you can synchronize your Notes® password with your Domino® Web/Internet password, enabling you to use your Notes password for both Notes and Internet access.

Synchronizing your Notes® and Domino® Web/Internet password.

If you have Notes open in the background, and you are working in a Notes to remember your password, so you don't have to enter your password multiple times. When you use these programs, usually you enter your Notes password to access the data. For example, you might use a program that accesses data from a Notes database. You may use other applications that are based on IBM® Notes® technology.

Using your password with other Notes-based programs.Once you access IBM® Notes® for the first time, you should change your password to something that you can remember but is hard for others to guess. When your administrator creates your User ID, he or she decides whether it needs a password, and what type of password is required. Passwords prevent others from using your User ID. IBM® Notes® security enables you to protect your workspace and data at all times, so only you and the people you designate have access to your data.

Set a password for internet access