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The passwords app offers strong client side encryption which protects all your data with a master password.
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## Enabling Client Side Encryption
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> :warning: Some third-party clients do not support encryption
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#### Important Information
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By default, the encryption setup will encrypt all existing passwords, folders and tags except shared passwords.
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All password revisions but the current will be deleted.
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The encryption setup will also create a new password entry with your master password.
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If you do not want this, switch the settings view to `Advanced` in the top right corner and uncheck the options in step 5 of the setup.
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The encryption setup will create the new entries before deleting.
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So even if something goes wrong, there should be no data loss.
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#### Manual encryption setup
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1. Open the Settings (`More > Settings`)
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2. Locate the `Encryption` section at the end of the `Security` section.
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3. Click the `Activate` button next to `End-to-End Encryption`.
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4. The setup wizard will appear. Click continue to see the master password dialog.
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5. Enter the master password with at least 12 characters and confirm it.
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6. Click `Save`.
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The encryption setup will automatically encrypt all folders and passwords
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> :warning: Do not abort the encryption process or reload the page
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## Disabling Client Side Encryption
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There is no built-in option to disable client side encryption.
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Passwords offers hidden passwords, which make it impossible to guarantee that all passwords have been decrypted.
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This would either prevent removing the master passwords or leave some passwords undecryptable.
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If you're sure that you do not have any hidden passwords, you can try the following steps:
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> :exclamation: This process will delete any hidden items and all settings
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1. Make you have no hidden passwords in any app you use or unhide them in that app.
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2. Exit or log out of any client but the Nextcloud app itself
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3. Ask your admin to make a backup using passwords backup command
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4. Make a complete, unencrypted [database export](./Export#database-backup)
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5. Check the contents of the export with a text editor to verify that your data is exported correctly
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6. Go into `Settings` and use the option to reset everything in the `Danger Zone`
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7. [Import the database backup](./Import/Import-from-backup)
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8. Delete the backup file and restore your settings |
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