Protecting data entered on the computer keyboard

Protection of data input on the computer keyboard allows avoiding interception of data that is entered via the keyboard.

Secure Keyboard Input has the following limitations:

• Secure Keyboard Input is available only for the Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome browsers (not available in Google Chrome 69.x or later). When using other browsers, data entered via the computer keyboard is not protected from interception.
• Secure Keyboard Input is not available in Microsoft Internet Explorer from Windows Store.
• Protection of data input from the computer keyboard cannot protect your personal data if a website that requires entering such data has been hacked, because in this case information is obtained by intruders directly from the website.

The preceding list describes the main restrictions in functionality for protection of data input. A full list of restrictions is given in an article on the Kaspersky Lab Technical Support website. This article lists restrictions on Secure Keyboard Input in Kaspersky Internet Security, these restrictions apply also to On-Screen Keyboard in Kaspersky Small Office Security.

You can configure protection of data input from the computer keyboard on various websites. After protection of data input from the computer keyboard is configured, you do not have to take any additional actions when entering data.

To configure protection of data input from the computer keyboard:

1. Open the main application window.
2. Click the button in the lower part of the window.

   The Settings window opens.

3. In the Additional section, select the On-Screen Keyboard subsection.

   The window displays the settings of On-Screen Keyboard.

4. In the lower part of the window, in the Secure Keyboard Input section, select the Enable Secure Keyboard Input check box.
5. Open the On-Screen Keyboard settings window by clicking the Edit categories link in the lower part of the Secure Keyboard Input section.
6. Select the check boxes for categories of websites on which you want to protect data that is entered via the keyboard.
7. If you want to enable or disable protection of data input from the keyboard on a specific website:
   1. Open the Exclusions for Secure Keyboard Input window by clicking the Manage exclusions link.
   2. In the window, click the Add button.
   3. A window opens for adding an exclusion to Secure Keyboard Input.
   4. In the window that opens, in the Web address mask field, enter a website address.
   5. Select one of the options for Secure Data Input on this website (Apply to the specified page or Apply to the entire website).
   6. Select the action to be performed by Secure Data Input on this website (Protect or Do not protect).
   7. Click the Add button.

The specified website appears in the list in the Exclusions for Secure Keyboard Input window. When this website is accessed, Secure Data Input will be active, functioning in accordance with the settings that you have specified.

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