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Unidy Live Documents: protected documents

Anyone holding your unlocked phone can open your files.

Mark a document Protected, and only your document PIN, your face or your fingerprint opens it.

Protect my first document

An unlocked phone opens everything on it.

  • You lend your son your phone for a game. Ten minutes later he’s in your documents.

    Nothing on it asks who he is.

    With UnidyMark your passport and bank cards Protected: they ask for your PIN or your face first.

  • You leave your laptop open at work and step out for a coffee.

    Anyone walking past could open your will.

    With UnidyOn a computer, a protected document always asks for your PIN.

  • Your partner knows your phone’s passcode. So do your kids.

    A shared passcode keeps nobody out.

    With UnidyThe Unidy app opens it with your face or fingerprint, never the passcode.

A Protected document asks for your PIN, face or fingerprint before it opens.

Your phone’s passcode never does.

  1. 1

    Mark a document Protected

    Turn on “Ask for my PIN to open it” on any document.

  2. 2

    Choose your document PIN

    Not your password. One PIN opens all your protected documents.

  3. 3

    Use your face or your fingerprint on your phone

    Turn on Face ID or your fingerprint once, in the app. If it fails, your PIN works.

  4. 4

    Unlock the document each time

    Opening, downloading, sharing or deleting asks first. Close it, and it locks again.

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You choose which documents ask for your PIN.

You decide

  • Which ones: your passport, your will, your bank cards.
  • Face or fingerprint in the app, or only your PIN.
  • When to turn protection off. That asks for your PIN too.

Good to know

  • Your list shows its name and dates with a lock, never a preview.
  • Unidy’s support tool never opens a protected document.
  • It’s never a proof on your CV, nor used to build one.

Common questions

What happens if I type the wrong document PIN?

Your protected documents lock for a while. Unidy tells you, and every wrong try goes into your Audit.

What if I forget my document PIN?

Sign in again in full, second step included, then enter the code Unidy emails you and choose a new PIN. Unidy’s team can never see, set or reset it.

Why doesn’t my phone’s passcode open a protected document?

Other people often know it. So the app takes only your face or fingerprint, or your PIN, and a newly added face or finger needs your PIN first.

Does a protected document ask for my PIN on a computer?

Yes, always. A browser can’t check your face or fingerprint without also accepting the computer’s password.

Can the people I shared a protected document with still open it?

Yes. They open their own copy, under your rules. Your PIN guards your Unidy, not their copy.

How secure sharing works →

Do my children’s protected documents ask for my PIN?

Yes. Any Unidy you run, a child’s, a pet’s or your business’s, asks for your own PIN.

Unidy for kids and teens →

What does a protected bank card show if I lose my wallet?

Its bank, its last four digits and a button to call. Never the full number.

What to do when you lose your wallet →

What else your Unidy does.

Whoever holds your phone, your Protected documents stay closed.

Add your first document and mark it Protected.

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