BlackBerry Bold 9790 - Turn off smart password entry

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Turn off smart password entry

Before you begin: To perform this task, you must be using a smart card and a password to unlock your BlackBerry
smartphone.
You can turn off smart password entry to reduce the chance that someone might guess your smartphone password or
smart card password based on the smart password filter that your smartphone applies to password fields.

1.

On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.

2.

Click Security > Password.

3.

If necessary, change the User Authenticator field to Smart Card.

4.

Clear the Smart Password Entry checkbox.

5.

Press the

key > Save.

To turn on smart password entry again, check the Smart Password Entry checkbox.