EssentialPIM database file can be locked with a password. Data is encrypted using any of the available encryption algorithms. In addition, you can select which data to protect and which to leave accessible without a password.
Setup a password
To protect currently opened database with a password navigate to File -> Database Password.
You need to enter your password twice and then select the encryption algorithm.
Once your database is encrypted, EssentialPIM will ask for a password each time upon opening the database file.
To remove password protection, navigate to File -> Database Password and enter the existing password. Once you do that, the following dialog window appears.
Click on the Remove Password button removes password protection from the database. You may also change your password and/or encryption algorithm in this window, if needed.
Password protection settings
Besides database protection on the program's start, it is also possible to additionally password protect data from every module and items with the "private" status. These settings can be adjusted by clicking on Tools -> Options -> Security.
Security settings are divided into three sections.
1. These settings are for the items marked as "Private". Private items can be hidden from the views and included or excluded from any data exchanges like synchronization or import/export.
2. Choose which modules to lock up when minimizing the main program's window.
3. Add additional protection to data from selected modules when the program is running. The drop-down list allows you to set a time interval for locking up the modules with a password.
The Also hide private items option affects only the corresponding items and will always be triggered on an attempt to display private records by pressing the Ctrl+L shortcut.
Clear database load history on exit - clears the list of the last used files in File menu.