How to Add Extra Security using a Personal Password

Use a personal password to create an extra layer of security for a host computer.

  1. Access the host preferences:
  2. Under Personal Password, enter your personal password and then enter it again to confirm.

    Tip: The personal password must be at least 6 but no longer than 15 characters and can only contain the Latin characters A-Z, a-z; and numbers 0-9.

  3. Click OK or Apply.
    Your settings are applied immediately to the host.
When you next connect to this computer from this account you will be prompted to enter a subset of characters from the Personal Password before being granted access. Upon entering the correct characters (for example, the first, the fourth and the seventh) you are granted access.
Figure 1. Sample Personal Password dialog box for password