Questions, answered discreetly.

Stealth Mode is a silent, duress-activated security response embedded within Double PIN Technology. It adds protection when a user is forced to unlock an application or authenticate under coercion.

No. Stealth Mode is exclusively part of Double PIN Technology. It extends the parent technology's dual-PIN infrastructure and is configured through the Double PIN application.

It can be activated in three ways: by presetting Stealth Mode in the application, by entering PIN 1 or PIN 2 in reverse, or by using a dedicated preset Stealth PIN.

The user enables the protection proactively in the Double PIN application settings. Once active, subsequent authentication can invoke the configured protective behaviour.

The user enters PIN 1 or PIN 2 in reverse order as a covert distress signal. For example, a configured PIN of 1234 would be entered as 4321 to activate Stealth Mode without openly alerting an observer.

It is a separate PIN configured specifically to trigger Stealth Mode. It can appear to function normally while silently initiating the application's protective response.

Many security systems assume that an authenticated user is acting freely and that the session remains under that person's control. Stealth Mode was developed to address the blind spot created when authentication occurs under threat or coercion.

No. Its purpose is covert protection. Protective actions are designed to occur silently so an observer or coercer is not openly informed that a security response has been activated.

It is designed around human-centred threats such as duress, social engineering, shoulder-surfing and credential compromise, especially where valid credentials may be used under pressure.

Double PIN Technology provides the underlying dual-layer security framework. Stealth Mode is an additional duress-protection layer that uses that framework rather than operating independently.

Terrence Munodei is the founder and inventor of both Double PIN Technology and Stealth Mode application security.

Visit stealthmode.co.za for the official Stealth Mode documentation, doublepin.co.za for the parent technology, and terrencemunodei.co.za or Terrence Munodei's LinkedIn profile for information about the founder and inventor.