How to use Pass Monitor

Pass Monitor(nytt vindu) is a security feature in Proton Pass that scans the dark web for credential leaks, checks on the health of your passwords, and reminds you to switch on two-factor authentication (2FA) for accounts where it’s available.

The Pass Monitor interface

Open Pass Monitor by selecting Pass Monitor on the side panel of Proton Pass.

From here, you can use Pass Monitor.

This window has three sections:

• Dark Web Monitoring: If you have a paid plan, this feature shows whether your data has been part of a data breach. You’ll need to switch on Dark Web Monitoring.
• Password Health: Here we alert you of any weak passwords, reused passwords, or inactive 2FA. This feature is available to everyone.
• Account protection: This section lets you enable the Proton Sentinel high-security program on paid plans, which detects and blocks account takeover attacks using AI and human security analysts.

Dark Web Monitoring

Find out how to switch on and use Dark Web Monitoring.

Password Health

Under Password Health you can find four types of alerts.

• Weak passwords: those that do not meet secure standards due to length or complexity
• Reused passwords: which, if leaked, could give attackers access to more than one account
• Inactive 2FA: any accounts where you have not enabled 2FA to minimize the risk of unauthorized access
• Excluded items: In order to not clutter your view, items you have opted to ignore alerts on will be present here

In each case you can click on the section and get an overview of all the accounts and logins that fall into that category.

Excluding an item from monitoring

To exclude an item from monitoring — perhaps because the service in question doesn’t allow special characters in the password — you can click on the three vertical dots at the top of the entry, and there select exclude from monitoring. This will place the item in the excluded items category, where you can revisit it later.

Account protection

Finally, if you have a paid plan, you can also make use of advanced account protection through our Proton Sentinel program. The toggle switches it on or off. 

Learn more about Proton Sentinel