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Longer pin

Proton Pass (Mobile - Android, and Firefox Extension) only allow for numbers that are 6 digits in length. This is not necessarily the most secure and it would good to allow for numbers that are 8 or more numbers.

EDIT: Users are logged out after 3 failed attempts to prevent against brute force attacks

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  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    In addition to allowing longer PINs, it would be great if we could set the PIN as an arbitrary string instead of being limited to numbers. For example, I would prefer to use a simple word as my PIN.

  • AdminProton (Admin, Proton) commented  ·   ·  Report

    Thanks for the feedback everyone, in the meantime just wanted to share that the 6 digit pin will log you out after 3 failed attempts.

  • Anton commented  ·   ·  Report

    Proton Pass does - at least as of now - support 8 digit PINs on Android. But that sort of it makes it even more frustrating, since I want to use a PIN that is longer than 6 digits, but it also means that I cannot use the same PIN on my phone and in the browser.

  • Michael commented  ·   ·  Report

    Yes, considering this is amounts to a 'master password', a meagre 6 characters limited to digits only is insufficient. Change to password.

  • Ranakan commented  ·   ·  Report

    I agree to that idea. Again, BitWarden is an example for this feature : you can choose from 4 to 8 digits to lock your vault if you do not want to use your main password. It should be a feature in Proton Pass too. I hope it will be the case in the future !

  • Maximilian commented  ·   ·  Report

    I really dislike the usage of pins. If they would increase the length, they should also allow normal passwords.

  • NeutronFail commented  ·   ·  Report

    I agree with Y, I think that ProtonPass should add an option to use a password to unlock everything instead of a 6 digit PIN. I happen to use KeePassXC with a 34 character password and Bitwarden with a 35 character password.

  • Y commented  ·   ·  Report

    Just allow passwords instead! :)
    I use 30 character long passwd on keepass...
    PINs are not very secure...

  • Niall commented  ·   ·  Report

    I use a 14 digit pin for Bitwarden so this would be awesome

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