Many people use easy-to-remember phrases, birthdays, & other easily guessable passwords. Violet protects you from being a victim of social engineering attacks, or attacks in which a hacker will try and use your personal information to guess your password. Violet's secure password generator also helps protect you from other popular attack types such as dictionary-based attacks. It is recommended that you continue to use two-factor authentication even if you are using violet.

You can use Violet with a password manager, such as Google Password Manager. This can keep your accounts safe from cyberattacks if your passwords are ever stolen from your password manager.

Violet will handle the heavy lifting of making a password for you! With Violet, you don't have to worry if your password has the right special characters & numbers. Violet's encrypted private key system makes sure that any password you use will contain letters, numbers, & special characters.

Violet is a web-based application, so signing in across multiple devices is effortless :)

Violet's password generator is viewable by everyone, so you can always migrate to another platform without having to change all your passwords. Also, Violet never stores your private keys. This means you always have full control over your locally-stored keyfiles!

In order to generate secure passwords, Violet uses a private keyfile that is unique to you. If you are just getting started using Violet, the first thing you need to do is make a keyfile.

In order to generate secure passwords, Violet uses a private keyfile that is unique to you. This keyfile needs to be securely stored on your device, so Violet will ask you to enter a six-digit PIN that will be used to secure your file. Do not give your PIN to anyone!

Violet is meant to be used on many different devices ranging from smartphones to desktop computers. If you are using Violet from a device that has a keyboard, you can press various keys on your keyboard to quickly navigate the user interface. These shortcuts include:

Homepage
• Press "m" to go to the make a keyfile page.
• Press "u" to go to the use a keyfile page.


Make a Keyfile Page
• Press "e" to download your keyfile.
• Press "s" to change to simple key mode. This mode can help increase password compatibility with older websites.


Use a Keyfile Page
• Press "u" to select your keyfile from your local files. This is the first step you need to do when generating a password with Violet.
• When you are typing in the passphrase box, hit the "enter" key to copy your password. Hit enter a second time to return to the homepage. Hitting enter twice is the quickest way to copy your password and close the screen that is exposing your password.
While Using the Keypad
• Press "q" to quickly exit the keypad screen.