Personal password - TeamViewer Support
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p><br></p><h3></h3><h2 data-id="general">General</h2><div class="blockquote"><div class="blockquote-content"><p class="blockquote-line"><em>This article applies to all TeamViewer users.</em></p></div></div><p>---------------------------</p><p>⚠<strong>IMPORTANT Information</strong>: TeamViewer recommends using <a href="https://community.teamviewer.com/English/kb/articles/109267-easy-access" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Easy Access</a> for unattended access. In the combination with the <a href="https://community.teamviewer.com/English/kb/articles/66-activate-two-factor-authentication" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Two-Factor-Authentication</a>, this protection covers accessing the TeamViewer account as well as any machine you are supporting via TeamViewer.</p><p>----------------------------</p><p><br></p><h3 data-id="-1"></h3><h2 data-id="strong-passwords">Strong Passwords</h2><p>If you opt-in for a personal password, please ensure your personal password reflects the general best practices as the security is highly dependent on the quality of the password entered in there: <a href="https://community.teamviewer.com/English/kb/articles/108681-best-practices-for-secure-unattended-access#password-best-practices" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Best practices for secure unattended access</a></p><p>✅ Strong passwords are <strong>at least</strong> 8 characters long, ideally combining uppercase and lowercase letters with number digits as well as special characters.</p><p>❌ Please <strong>do not use</strong> dictionary words or terminology that might be used commonly by other people. You should also avoid adjacent keyword combinations like “qwerty” or “1q2w3e4r”. In general, aspire to create a password that is truly unique.</p><p>✅ A <strong>password manager</strong> can help with discipline. Please keep in mind that TeamViewer will not accept passwords that are easy-to-guess like a term that can be found in a dictionary or uses an easy-to-remember keyboard series like the ones mentioned above.</p><p>If you are not meeting the basic requirements, TeamViewer will inform you accordingly and not accept a weaker password:</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/SA2ONDINH72P/image.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/SA2ONDINH72P/image.png" alt="User: "User: "image.png""" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p><h3 data-id="-2"></h3><h2 data-id="set-up-your-personal-password">Set up your personal password</h2><p>Click the <strong>Gear icon</strong> (⚙) in the upper right corner of the TeamViewer application and navigate to <strong>Advanced </strong>--> <strong>Advanced settings for connections to this computer </strong>--> <strong>Personal Password</strong>. Here you can type in your desired password. After confirming it by repeating your chosen password, click <strong>OK</strong></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/KF3GEPMS00YC/image.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/KF3GEPMS00YC/image.png" alt="image.png" height="789" width="1164" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>The password you are choosing will never be visible to you or anybody else. Instead of the password, you will see black dots. </p><p><br></p><h3 data-id="-3"></h3><h2 data-id="delete-your-personal-password">Delete your personal password</h2><p>Click the <strong>Gear icon</strong> (⚙) in the upper right corner of the TeamViewer application and navigate to <strong>Advanced </strong>--> <strong>Advanced settings for connections to this computer </strong>--> <strong>Personal Password</strong>.</p><p>You can remove the password by deleting the black dots.</p><p>📌<strong>Note</strong>: To increase security, the number of black dots in the password field are not necessarily equal to the number of characters in your password.</p><p>📌 <strong>Note</strong>: Unattended access is only possible with the Host or Full Version of TeamViewer. QuickSupport does not support unattended access.</p><p><br></p><h3 data-id="-4"></h3> </article> </main>
