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Getting started
with Talos.

Your passwords, codes, and private files, together in an encrypted vault. Learn to set up Talos, organize your information, and make its features part of your everyday routine.

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CHAPTER 03 13

Create your first entry

Save a login, understand account fields, and add familiar website icons.

In this chapter 12 topics

Save a login in Abigail’s Vault, then open it to see the account details. This chapter follows Create Your First Database.

Before You Begin

The example login is Northstar Mail, using Abigail Carter, abigail.carter@example.com, and https://example.com. Use the credentials for your own account when adding a real login.

Step 1 — Open Your Vault

  1. Select Abigail’s Vault in Databases.
  2. Enter its master password and tap Unlock.
  3. Check the vault name at the top of Vault Home.
Unlocked Abigail's Vault before creating an entry, with zero items in All and the Add button at the bottom right

Step 2 — Create a New Entry

  1. Tap Add (+) at the bottom right.
  2. Choose New Entry.
New Entry form showing Identity and Access, the default Group, and Tags

Identity and Access contains the main login fields. Leave Group at Abigail’s Vault for this first entry.

Step 3 — Enter the Account Details

Field Example
Title Northstar Mail
Username Abigail Carter
Email abigail.carter@example.com
URL https://example.com
New Entry form populated with Northstar Mail, Abigail Carter, the fictional email address, and https://example.com, with the password still empty

The title identifies the entry in your vault. Username and Email have separate fields so you can record the information your service uses.

Step 4 — Add the Account Password

  1. Enter the login’s password in Password.
  2. Review the strength feedback below the field.
  3. Use the eye control when you want to check the value, then conceal it again.
Northstar Mail account fields with the login password masked, strength feedback visible, and the enabled Save checkmark at the top right
Your master password opens the vault; the password here belongs to this account.

Step 5 — Save the Entry

  1. Review the account fields.
  2. Tap the Save checkmark at the top right.
  3. Open All on Vault Home.
  4. Find Northstar Mail in All Items.
All Items list showing the saved Northstar Mail entry with Abigail Carter as its username

Step 6 — Open and Edit the Login

  1. Tap Northstar Mail.
  2. Review Username, Email, URL, and Password in Information.
  3. Tap Edit whenever you want to update the record, then Save your changes.
Northstar Mail detail screen showing Abigail Carter, the fictional email and URL, and a hidden password

The password is concealed in the detail view. Its visibility control lets you reveal it when needed.

More Entry Fields

Field or section Use it for
Title A name you recognize in the list.
Username The account’s sign-in name.
Password The account password.
Email The email address associated with the account.
URL The account’s website address.
Group The folder for a new entry. Use the list’s Move action to organize an existing entry.
Tags One or more labels for classification.
Notes Additional information about the account.
Custom Fields Extra named values.
2FA Time-based one-time password setup and codes.
Attachments Photos or files associated with this entry.

Show Website Icons with Favicons

Bring familiar website logos to your entry list so you can recognize accounts at a glance. Favicon downloads are optional and off by default. Enable them in Settings whenever you want website icons to appear.

Add an Example Website

Use the New Entry flow above to save a fictional Netflix login with these details:

Field Example
Title Netflix
Username Abigail Carter
Email abigail.carter@example.com
URL https://www.netflix.com

Add an example password and save. With favicon downloads off, the entry uses Talos’s standard key icon.

Netflix example entry with Abigail Carter and the standard blue key icon in All Items

Enable Website Icons

  1. Return to Vault Home and open Menu (…) > Settings.
  2. Scroll to Favicon and find Download Favicons.
Settings with Download Favicons and HIBP Check both turned off
  1. Turn on Download Favicons. Let any download progress finish, then close the progress sheet and Settings.
Download Favicons enabled in Settings while HIBP Check remains off
  1. Open All and find Netflix. Its downloaded website logo now appears beside the entry.
Netflix example entry displaying the red Netflix website logo in All Items

Talos fetches available artwork for the saved website and keeps it in a cache on your device. Icon requests use the website address and available artwork services; your account password is not sent. Adding a URL alone leaves downloads off until you enable the setting.

Turn off Download Favicons to clear the favicon cache and return to the standard icons. Your saved entry details stay in place.

Favicon downloads and breach checks have separate settings. To review passwords and vault recommendations, continue to HIBP and Security Center.

Next Steps

Continue to Organize with Groups & Tags to move Northstar Mail into Work and add colored labels.