Tips & Tricks to Using WISeID
Secure Passwords
If you choose a password because you want it to be easy to remember password, like
your dog’s name, there is a really good chance that someone who knows relatively
little about you could find out what it is. Any word you can find in a dictionary
is also a danger. However, the benefit of WISeID is that you can store all your
highly-secure, very-hard-to-remember passwords in the app, and then you need only
commit one highly secure password to memory. That is the Master Password for access
to WISeID.
WISeID can help you create a secure password. Just click the Generate button: You
can also use the Password Strength indicator to measure your password strength.
Digital IDs
WISeKey's Certify ID Personal ID (or eID) is a digital ID or certificate that allows
an individual to identify, authenticate, and securely encrypt communications with
non-refutable digital signatures. The idea of a digital ID is to associate the identity
of a person with a digital identity, like a passport to be used on the Internet.
A digital ID enables you to:
- Create digital signatures on email, ensuring message integrity and authenticity
- Send and receive confidential information that only you can decrypt and read
- Increase security by replacing passwords with eID authentication for PKI enabled
applications
Why do I need to register?
You need only register if you would like to obtain a digital ID through WISeID,
and this will also increase the Trust level of your WISeID digital ID.
Trust Level
In the physical world, if you apply for a license to drive, national ID card, or
other sort of official identification, you go personally to register and there are
means to verify that you are who you say your are. In the digital world, we want
to have digital IDs that can offer the same level of guarantee to the authenticity
of the individual ID holder. So, WISeID has established the concept of Trust Level
to indicate to others the confidence of your identity.
You can choose how much information you would like to share, and based on this information,
we can better verify that you are who you say you are.
- 10%: Complete the Profile, which you can do manually or by importing details from
Facebook
- 10% to 60%: Add valid items such as: Membership, Frequent Flyer, Web Site, Email,
Social Network
- 20%: Register with CertifyID
- 10%: Adding a digital certificate
About the App
I forgot my WISeID Master Password; can WISeKey help me retrieve it?
It may be surprising to discover that WISeKey cannot help retrieve any information,
including your Master Password, should it be lost. This is simply because, in order
to truly secure your information, it is only stored encrypted on your mobile device
(or on the cloud if you enable that feature). None of the WISeID data you enter,
including your Master Password, is ever sent to WISeKey. For the most secure system,
your Master Password is the only key that can unlock the encrypted data on your
phone. For that reason, your data cannot be retrieved without it.
How do I logon to websites with one click?
The WISeID Categories for Web Sites, Email Accounts, and Social Networks each record
the website address (URL), account username, and password. After you Save a new
entry, you can access the website logon screen directly through the WISeID web browser
without entering any additional information.
For an item, I need to store more information than the options provided. What should I do?
For an item, I need to store more information than the options provided. What should
I do?
When creating or editing an item, select Add Fields > to define your own parameters.
My cat just got an RFID implant. How can I keep her information safe?
We created a category named Things that provides a photo option to be accompanied
by any other pertinent details. In addition to your beloved feline, you can photograph
any new gadget and add its serial number and warranty information.
I need to know one of my passwords, but the entry just displays dots. How can I read
it?
Your password is hidden from view for additional security. In order to reveal it,
click the gold star button to the left of the password. Tap the star button a second
time to hide it again.
Is WISeID available in other languages?
Currently, WISeID is available in English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish,
and Vietnamese.
How do I instlall a Digital Certificate onto an iPhone
To learn how to install a Digital Certificate onto an iPhone, click here
How do I purchase WISeId Premium Features
To learn how to purchase the premium features, click here