1.0 Introduction
2.0 Recording Login Details
3.0 Filling Login Details
4.0 Managing Login Details
The CommonName login manager takes the pain out of remembering numerous, sometimes complex login names and passwords. It lets you store web-site login names and passwords securely on your PC, recognises those websites when you return, and enters your login details automatically or at your request.
Your details are stored securely on your local hard drive, and are protected with 128-bit encryption technology. To further enhance security, you can also set a master password which must be entered to fill login details on any site.
The CommonName login manager is also extremely flexible and fully customizable. Set it up to login to sites automatically or manually, and manage your details quickly and easily in a single location.
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To record login details automatically or manually, follow these simple instructions.
2.1 Automatic Recording
When you are logging into a website, as soon as you click the login button on the site
CommonName will automatically ask you whether you would like the login details on the site to be
recorded, so that you don't have to enter the details again next time you visit the site.
If you do not wish for these details to be stored, simply hit the 'No' button.
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In some rare cases CommonName might not automatically prompt to record login details.
Or, you might previously check the option "Don't ask me again to remember password".
In these cases, you can record login details manually by following these instructions:
- Type your user name and password into the login form
- When the login details have been stored a confirmation box will appear
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The login manager can fill your login details automatically, or following your request. To learn how, read the following instructions.
The option "Fill in automatically" allows you to decide whether or not
the login form will be automatically filled in the next time your visit the site.
If you leave the "Fill in automatically" box blank then CommonName will
remind you to login when you visit the site again with its "Login Reminder".
If you check the "Fill in automatically" box then CommonName will fill in
your login details automatically without prompting the reminder,
Note: The login reminder will automatically hide itself after 10 seconds if you did not click on it.
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3.2 Manual Filling
Again, in some rare cases CommonName might not automatically prompt to fill in a login form on a site.
In this case, you can fill in login details manually by following these instructions:
- Click "Tools" on the CommonName Toolbar.
- Select "Login - fill in details".
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In this section we will look at how you can:
- Set and change your master password.
- Edit or delete Login details.
- View your site passwords.
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If you do not want your login details to be seen by other people then you need set up a
Master Password to protect them.
To set your master password simply:
- A pop-up window will display asking you to set a password to protect the Login Manager.
Simply specify the password you wish to use and hit 'OK'
Note: It is extremely important that you remember this password to change login details in future.
If forgotten, there is no way of accessing your login details and you will be required to re-enter them manually. For further details on what to do if you have forgotten your password, contact our support team at support@commonname.com.
- You will then be shown the Login Manager with site details if you have saved any previously
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To change your master password simply:
- Open the login manager
- Click on the 'Master Password' button
- Enter you new master password in the new window and hit 'OK'
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To edit existing login details simply:
- Open your login manager by selecting 'Tools' and 'Login - Manager' on the CommonName Toolbar, then entering your master password
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- Once open, click on the line containing the details to be amended and hit the 'Edit' button
- The 'Login Record Form' will display.
- Site Address and Description can be changed in the first two text boxes
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- To edit user name and password information select the value you wish to edit from the box on the left hand side
- Set the new value in the 'Field Value' box
- Hit the 'Close' button to exit
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To view the passwords set for each site simply:
- open the login manager
- Tick the 'Show Password' box at the bottom left hand side of the window
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To quickly change the "Automatically fill in" option, simply:
- Open the login manager
- Check or uncheck the box in the 'Auto' column next to the relevant web-site.
- Hit the 'Close' button
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To delete login details for a specific site follow these instructions:
- Open the login manager
- Click on the line containing the details you wish to delete
- Hit the 'Delete' button
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