Page updated 22 October 2007

When you open Martus, you'll be presented with the form shown above. Choose a language from the dropdown menu in the Signin dialog box (available languages are English, Spanish, French, Russian, Arabic, Thai, Persian, and Nepali).

Use this form to create your own password and username. Help is available to ensure that you select an appropriate username and password for maximum security.

A username can have between 8 and 50 characters; it can contain letters, numbers, punctuation, and spaces. Choose a username that will be easy for you to remember, and remember how you capitalize it, as Martus usernames are case-sensitive.

Then click characters on the on-screen keyboard to create a password. Like usernames, passwords have between 8 and 50 characters. There is no cursor in the Password field, and you do not have to click in it. Choose a password that you can remember, but one that would be difficult for someone else to guess. If you forget your username or password, there is no way for you to access the private bulletins you've created or any of the data on your computer. Use a combination of letters, numbers, and punctuation to make the password more secure and remember: Martus passwords are case-sensitive.

Once Martus is set up, log-in requires only the simple entry of username and password. Multiple accounts can exist on one computer, but Martus is private and secure, so access to the system requires the entry of correct login information.

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The guarantee of the best possible security is critical to the success of Martus. Through the use of this initial set-up form, the process of encryption and secure storage — on both the originating hard drive and on the server — requires no additional interaction or control by the user. Martus security is always on.

Martus also uses your username and password to remember your preferences. Authorized Martus users may change their username and password.