It's possible to protect access to
by setting a 4 digit long PIN number.
PIN number protect any access to your client (and thus to your communication data)
except when answering to a Secure Call.
PIN provides protection for your history call and enable safe storage of your secure messages. Without PIN protection, secure message are temporary and automatically destroyed after 15 minutes from reception.
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Even if you can answer without typing any PIN of sort, all the Advanced features that involve access to your contact list would be blocked until you insert your PIN. |
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If you (or any malicious user) fail 5 times to guess the correct PIN number, then
would be locked for 60 seconds:
PIN Under Duress
Duress code is an additional PIN that let you manage critical situations, eg: somebody forces you to unlock
to get access to your messages and call history. If you unlock using your Duress Code, call and message history are silently and safely erased from your device.When you enable PIN protection, you are prompted to define and confirm your Duress Code.