## Password Input

To perform a number of operations — entering registration data, creating and configuring navigational sensors, setting vessel dimensions — **elevated privileges** are required.
To obtain **elevated privileges**, a password must be entered.

![Password input field](images/Pass_1.png)
![Password input field](images/Pass_2.png)
![Password input field](images/Pass_3.png)

After entering the password, the operator receives **elevated privileges**.
![Password input field](images/Pass_4.png)

```{important}
Elevated privileges are valid for 10 minutes.
The time remaining until the expiration of **elevated privileges** is displayed in the permanent indication area.
```

![Password input with indication](images/image128.png)

### Password input features
#### Password display
To **view the entered password**, press the button ![Show password](images/image129.png) next to the input field.

#### Input result indication
After entering the password, the status is displayed to the right of the field:
- ![Successful input](images/image130.png) — **password accepted** (correct)
- ![Unsuccessful input](images/image131.png) — **password rejected** (incorrect)

### Password input procedure
1. **Position the cursor** in the password input field
2. **Enter the password** using the keyboard
3. If necessary, **activate the display button** to monitor the input
4. **Confirm the input** by pressing **Enter** or the corresponding interface button
5. **Check the indication** of the result

### Default password
```{important}
**Default password:** **`Locnav=8`**
After commissioning the **ECDIS**, the password must be **changed** using the **"System Information"** settings section.
```

![Password change](images/Pass_5.png)
| № | Element | Description |
|---|---------|-------------|
| **1** | Current password | Enter to change the password |
| **2** | New password | Enter the new password |
| **3** | Confirm password | Re-enter the new password for confirmation |
| **4** | Recommendations | Password creation guidelines |

```{important}
The password must not contain:
- meaningful words or phrases
- significant numbers (dates, phone numbers, product serial numbers)
- simple passwords: for example, *qwerty*, *12345*, *111111*

The password must contain:
- uppercase and lowercase letters
- digits
- special characters

**The password length must not be less than 8 characters**
```

```{warning}
**Security recommendations:**
- Change the password regularly
- Use complex passwords (letters, digits, symbols)
- Do not use the default password in a production environment
```
