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
Anonymous
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Anonymous
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PIN differs even in iOS for IPad (alphanumeric possible) and iPhone (numeric only). Super confusing for a new user. Why not have an access pw like Keepass. I also not really sure when it pops up. There seems to be differences between iPhone, iPad, windows app. I am a little bit anxious what will happen if I add the browser plugin to the equation…
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Anonymous
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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.
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AdminProton
(Admin, Proton)
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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.
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Anton
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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.
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Michael
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Yes, considering this is amounts to a 'master password', a meagre 6 characters limited to digits only is insufficient. Change to password.
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Ian Bell
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I love what Proton is doing!
I just started wondering why the Proton Pass PIN is only 6 characters. Could it possibly have the same minimum requirements as strong passwords or at least a possibility for one? If so, why not make it more secure, as secure is what you strive for?
Maybe alphanumeric characters could be allowed too...Thanks!
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Frank
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4 digits and more
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Ranakan
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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 !
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Maximilian commented
I really dislike the usage of pins. If they would increase the length, they should also allow normal passwords.
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NeutronFail
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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.
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Y
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Just allow passwords instead! :)
I use 30 character long passwd on keepass...
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Niall
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I use a 14 digit pin for Bitwarden so this would be awesome