Aster Vanguard y modo Lockdown

To turn on Aster Vanguard, go to Settings > Security, find the Aster Vanguard card, and turn on Enable Vanguard. Vanguard adds PIN App Lock, Duress PIN, and Lockdown Mode for journalists, activists, and high-risk accounts.

Vanguard is on Nova, Supernova, Duo, and Family. On other plans, you see Upgrade to Nova+ instead of the switch.

Turn on Aster Vanguard

Turn on Enable Vanguard. A Vanguard Active badge appears, along with the Vanguard options.

Turning Vanguard off. Turn off Enable Vanguard, and select Disable Vanguard. This also removes your PIN app lock, and you need to turn off Lockdown Mode first.

Lock Aster Mail with a PIN

PIN App Lock asks for a PIN or passphrase before Aster Mail opens. It is set per browser or device, so you need to set it up on each one.

1. Turn on PIN App Lock.
2. Choose Numeric PIN with 4 digits, 6 digits, or 8 digits, or Text passphrase with at least 4 characters.
3. Enter it twice to confirm.

If you enter the wrong PIN five times, Aster Mail locks you out for five minutes, and the wait doubles each time after that, up to one hour.

Set a duress PIN

If you enter your Duress PIN on the lock screen, Aster Mail erases all of its data on that device and signs you out. Your account is not deleted, and your encrypted mail comes back when you sign in again.

1. Turn on PIN App Lock first.
2. Next to Duress PIN, select Set up and enter your password, and your 2FA code if you use one.
3. Enter the duress PIN twice and select Set up duress PIN.

The duress PIN can’t match your app lock PIN. If you change your lock type or PIN length, Aster removes your duress PIN, so you need to set it up again.

Turn on Lockdown Mode

When you turn on Enable Lockdown Mode, Aster blocks every outside connection a message can make while you read it:

• Remote images, fonts, and CSS are blocked, with no way to load them.
• Notifications only say “New message”.
• Real-time sync is off, so new mail appears when the app refreshes.
• Every outside link asks you to confirm, and shows which site sees your IP address.

A Lockdown badge appears in the sidebar. To turn it off, turn off Enable Lockdown Mode, enter your password and 2FA code, and select Disable Lockdown Mode.

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