How to Set Up Slot Lock PIN on StreamKite (Features & How to Reset It)

If you ever step away from a shared computer, or just want a quick barrier between “dashboard open” and “someone actually messing with your streams,” Slot Lock gives you a PIN-protected screen that sits over your dashboard. The important part: locking it doesn’t touch your streams at all — everything keeps running exactly as it was, only the controls become inaccessible until the right PIN is entered.

Setting up your PIN for the first time

If you haven’t set a PIN yet, a small prompt widget appears on your dashboard inviting you to set one up. You can also trigger setup directly from the lock icon.

1. Click the lock icon (usually floating near your dashboard controls).
2. Enter your PIN — it needs to be between 6 and 30 characters.
3. Confirm it by typing it a second time in the matching field.
4. Pick a security question from the list, then type an answer at least 2 characters long.
5. Click to save. You’ll see a confirmation that your PIN is set and your slots are now protectable.

As you type your PIN, a strength meter shows how solid it is — length, mixed case, numbers, and symbols all push it from “Weak” toward “Very Strong.” A longer PIN with some variety in it is worth the extra few seconds to type.

Locking your dashboard

Once your PIN is set, click the same lock icon any time you want to lock the dashboard. A confirmation message clarifies exactly what this does: your streams continue running normally in the background — locking is purely a UI-level barrier over your dashboard controls, not a pause on your actual streams.

Unlocking

Click the lock icon again while it’s active and you’ll be prompted for your PIN. Enter it correctly, and the dashboard unlocks immediately, restoring full access to everything.

What happens if you enter the wrong PIN

You get 5 attempts, tracked visually as a row of dots that fill in with each wrong entry. Get all 5 wrong, and the unlock screen locks you out for 30 minutes — during that window, the unlock button itself becomes disabled with a message telling you to wait it out. This is a deliberate security measure, so there’s no way to keep guessing indefinitely.

Resetting your PIN if you forget it

Locked out and can’t remember your PIN? There’s a reset path built specifically around your security question:

1. From the unlock screen, choose the reset option.
2. Your saved security question is displayed.
3. Type your answer.
4. Enter a new PIN (same 6–30 character rule applies).
5. Submit — if your answer matches, your PIN is reset immediately and the dashboard unlocks.

There’s a limit on how many times you can reset your PIN each month, and the confirmation message tells you exactly how many resets you have left after each successful one. This isn’t meant to be restrictive in normal use — it exists to prevent the reset flow itself from becoming a backdoor if someone else knew or guessed your security answer.

What Slot Lock actually protects (and what it doesn’t)

It’s worth being precise about the scope here. Slot Lock puts a barrier over your dashboard’s controls in your current browser session — it stops someone with physical access to your open dashboard from clicking around and changing things. It does not:

• Stop, pause, or affect your actual running streams in any way.
• Replace your PassKey as the primary access credential — anyone with your PassKey can still load the dashboard fresh and go through their own unlock flow.
• Encrypt or hide your stream keys — that’s what the Key Vault’s masking feature is for.

Think of it as a screen lock for your dashboard session, similar to locking your phone — it protects against someone picking up where you left off, not against someone with your actual login credentials.

A practical use case

If you manage streams from a shared or public-facing computer — a work machine, a shared office setup, or anywhere you might step away with your dashboard still open — locking it before you leave means anyone walking up to that screen sees a PIN prompt instead of your live controls, while your streams keep broadcasting without interruption the entire time.

Frequently asked questions

Does locking my dashboard log me out of my PassKey session?
No — it’s a separate layer on top of your existing session. Unlocking with the correct PIN returns you straight to your dashboard without needing to re-enter your PassKey.

Can I change my PIN without going through the reset flow?
The reset flow using your security question is the path for setting a new PIN if you’ve forgotten the current one. If you remember your current PIN and just want to change it, that typically goes through the same setup process.

What happens if I forget both my PIN and my security answer?
At that point, your best option is reaching out to support with your PassKey for account-level assistance, since the reset flow specifically relies on the security answer matching.

Does the lock apply across all my devices, or just the one I locked it on?
The lock state is tied to your account, so it should follow you across sessions rather than being limited to a single device or browser.

The short version

Set a PIN once, lock your dashboard whenever you step away, and unlock it with the same PIN when you’re back — your streams never notice the difference either way. If you forget your PIN, your security question gets you back in, with a sensible limit on how often that reset can be used.