# What does this screen lock do in password manager?

**URL:** <https://community.brave.app/t/what-does-this-screen-lock-do-in-password-manager/506200>\
**Category:** Desktop Support\
**Tags:** macos\
**Created:** [September 17, 2023, 9:51am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/what-does-this-screen-lock-do-in-password-manager/506200 "2023-09-17T09:51:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Hannover69](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/hannover69/32/179081_2.png) [@Hannover69](https://community.brave.app/u/Hannover69)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 9:51am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/what-does-this-screen-lock-do-in-password-manager/506200/1 "2023-09-17T09:51:08Z")

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**Description of the issue:**  
This is not a bug report, I just found out about “brave://password-manager/settings” and I want to know what this setting does: “Use your screen lock when filling passwords”

 ![screen lock](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/9/d/9d602d8ff6616d7a1b9bfec194c9c23faa402558.png)

**Brave Version( check `About Brave`):**  
Version 1.58.127 Chromium: 117.0.5938.88 (Official Build) (arm64)

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**Author:** ![SmartyAadi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/smartyaadi/32/157036_2.png) [@SmartyAadi](https://community.brave.app/u/SmartyAadi)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 12:47pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/what-does-this-screen-lock-do-in-password-manager/506200/2 "2023-09-17T12:47:49Z")

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So, whenever you wanna use a password which is already saved for the website, it will ask you to authenticate this by asking you to unlock using the screen lock you have set on the device.  
This is to protect your passwords from other users (if any) using your device.

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**Author:** ![Hannover69](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/hannover69/32/179081_2.png) [@Hannover69](https://community.brave.app/u/Hannover69)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 1:18pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/what-does-this-screen-lock-do-in-password-manager/506200/3 "2023-09-17T13:18:08Z")

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Nice thx. It only works after restarting Brave

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**Author:** ![SmartyAadi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/smartyaadi/32/157036_2.png) [@SmartyAadi](https://community.brave.app/u/SmartyAadi)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/what-does-this-screen-lock-do-in-password-manager/506200/4 "2023-09-17T13:20:28Z")

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Yes, some features do require brave to be restarted. Especially somethings which have a deeper impact on the browser or OS settings.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/1/8/182067f3480d1a5e7aea5ae3131b116ca1ef7918.png) [@system](https://community.brave.app/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/what-does-this-screen-lock-do-in-password-manager/506200/5 "2023-10-17T13:21:28Z")

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Closed on October 17, 2023, 1:21pm UTC

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