While the Zone Alarm Security Suite is open the seventh (7th) tab from the top is the "ID Lock" tab. The first page that is displayed is the "MAIN" page.
The main page highlights the following:
Zone Alarm ID Lock Tab Main Page
Understanding the ID Lock feature
Every time you or someone else using your computer enters personal information into an e-mail message or Web form-such as your credit card number, address, or social security number- it is possible that the information could be stolen. To help prevent that from happening, the ID Lock ensures that your personal information is only sent to sites you trust.
The ID Lock feature provides a secure area called myVAULT, where you can store personal information that you want to protect. The contents of myVAULT are blocked from being transmitted to unauthorized destinations, whether by you, someone else using your computer, or by a Trojan horse attempting to transmit your personal information.
The ID Lock feature is available in ZoneAlarm Pro and ZoneAlarm Security Suite.
- How your personal information is protected
- Setting the ID Lock protection level
- Monitoring ID Lock status
About MyVault
The myVAULT feature provides a secure area for entering your critical personal data-data that you want to protect from hackers and identity thieves. When it detects an attempt to send data stored in myVAULT to a destination, Zone Labs security software determines whether the information should be blocked or allowed. By default, Zone Labs security software encrypts myVAULT data as it is entered, storing only the hash value of the data rather than the data itself. Encrypting the data keeps your information secure, as data cannot be retrieved using the hash value.
Adding data to myVAULT
- Access PIN - Personal access code or other ID number. Maximum of 6 characters. For added security, Access PINs are always encrypted.
- Address - Maximum 30 characters.
- American Express card - For added security, Zone Labs security software does not record the last 5 digits of your American Express card number.
- Bank account - Maximum 14 characters.
- Credit card - For added security, Zone Labs security software does not record the last 4 digits of your credit card number.
- Driver's license - Maximum 15 characters.
- eBay password - The password you use to access the eBay Web site. Your eBay password can only be sent to eBay. Maximum 20 characters.
- E-mail Address - Maximum 60 characters.
- International tax ID - Maximum 15 characters.
- Mother's maiden name - Maximum 30 characters.
- Name - Maximum 30 characters.
- Passport number - US passport number or other International ID number. Maximum 30 characters.
- Password - Enter the password to be protected. Maximum 20 characters.
- Phone - Separators such as parentheses and dashes are not allowed. Maximum 13 characters.
- US Social Security number - Requires 9 digits.
- Other - Use this field to enter items that either do not correspond to any of the pre-configured categories, or which exceed the character limit for the corresponding category. Maximum 30 characters.
Editing and removing myVAULT contents
In the myVAULT tab you can modify the encryption setting, remove myVAULT contents, and edit unencrypted data. Because encrypted data is displayed in asterisks, it is unreadable and therefore cannot be edited.
Using the Trusted Sites list
The myVAULT feature provides a secure area for entering your critical personal data-data that could be used by hackers and identity thieves. When it detects an attempt to send data stored in myVAULT to a destination, Zone Labs security software determines whether the information should be blocked or allowed, by making sure the destination is one you trust.
There are two kinds of sites that can appear on the Trusted Sites list: Security Alliance and Custom. Security Alliance sites are sites that Zone Labs, Inc. has authenticated to ensure they are not fraudulent. Custom sites are sites you add to the list.
- Adding to the Trusted Sites list
There are two types of sites that appear on the Trusted Sites list: Custom and Security Alliance. Custom sites are sites that you add to the list. Security Alliance partner sites are sites that Zone Labs has verified are legitimate and has added automatically.
Custom sites are trusted at the domain level, therefore each sub-domain you want to trust must be added separately. For example, www.msn.com and shopping.msn.com would need to be added separately. Security Alliance sites explicitly trust all sub-domains, so you do not need to create an entry for each sub-domain you want to trust.
- Editing and removing trusted sites
In the Trusted Sites tab, you can modify the access permission for a site, and edit or remove Custom sites. Although you can modify the permissions for Security Alliance partner sites, you cannot edit or remove the site entry.
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