Q: Why use a PIN in addition to the App password?
A: The benefits of using a PIN are below;
- Strengthens the global password used to encrypt all Notes and attachments to these Notes. The App generates your global password from your App password and PIN, and it is this global password that protects the individual unique passwords that are randomly generated for every Note and for every attachment/Media item attached to your Notes. If you do not assign a PIN, then only your App password protects the passwords to all your non-padlocked Notes and their attachments. Often the App password is stored in your KeyChain, but the PIN you choose isn't stored anywhere.
- Enables your app to lock if unused for a specified time period when left running in the background. (Otherwise, if app is left open in the background, anyone who grabs your unlocked phone can access your Notes.)