Password Protect iPod?

Is there by any chance a way to password protect certain files on my iPod or the entire iPod together? I would like to store some sensitive documents (i.e. passwords, usernames, etc.) on my iPod and I do not want just anyone to be able to access them. I need the iPod to ask for a password everytime I turn it on or wake it up from sleep. Can anyone help me?

Hello Adan,
To add to Niel's response above. There is a way to set your iPod up so that every time you turn it on or wake it from sleep to have it ask you for a passcode. To do this, head to the iPod's Extras menu, and choose "Screen Lock". From there, choose "Change combination" and set whatever passcode you wish. Just keep in mind that you will have to turn the screen lock on anytime you are about to quit using your iPod in order to activate it. You can turn it on by heading to the same place (Extras -> Screen Lock -> Turn Screenlock On).
Hope this helps.
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