

Transfer and work with a file on a local device See FileMaker Security Guide.There are two ways to work with a FileMaker Pro file on your iOS or iPadOS device: New privilege sets created in FileMaker Pro include the fmreauthenticate10 (ten minutes) keyword by default. Users can attempt to enter their account name and password five times before FileMaker Go closes the files. With this extended privilege, when FileMaker Go switches to the foreground, users must reenter the account name and password if the specified time limit has elapsed. Use the fmreauthenticate extended privilege to require reauthentication after not using FileMaker Go for the specified number of minutes.


Using the fmreauthenticate extended privilege You saved the password in Keychain Access You are using an account that does not have the fmreauthenticate extended privilege You have returned to the file before the time limit specified in the fmreauthenticate extended privilege Your account name and password match the account name and password set in the File Options dialog box in FileMaker Pro See Using the fmreauthenticate extended privilege.Īfter FileMaker Go moves to the background, you must reenter your account name and password to return to the file, unless: When you switch back to FileMaker Go, you return to where you left off.įiles can be configured to require reauthentication after being in the background for a specified period of time. When FileMaker Go moves to the background, it saves the state of any open FileMaker apps. You can also require users to authenticate with iOS or iPadOS before FileMaker Go can access its keychain. To save passwords in the keychain, use the File Options dialog box in FileMaker Pro to allow saving passwords, then make sure the Save Passwords in Keychain option in FileMaker Go is turned on. Tapping Sign In displays a dialog where users can enter a different account name and password.Īccessing passwords saved in the keychain In FileMaker Go, users can temporarily bypass the default login information when they open a file by touching and holding a filename in the files list. In FileMaker Pro, you can use the File Options dialog box to automatically log in using a specific account name and password when you open the file. If the file is hosted by FileMaker Cloud, and the user is signed in to their Claris ID, the file opens automatically.įile Options dialog box to log in automatically

If none of these settings are used, the user needs to enter the account credentials to open the file. FileMaker Go checks the following settings in the specified order to determine how to open a protected file. When users try to open a file protected by a password in FileMaker Go, a dialog prompts them to specify an account name and password.
