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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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The passwords app offers strong client side encryption which requires anyone trying to decrypt your passwords to know the encryption passphrase.
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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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- By default, the encryption setup will encrypt all existing passwords, folders and tags except those who are shared.
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- All previous revisions but the current will be deleted.
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- The encryption setup will also create a new password entry with your encryption passphrase.
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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 any old ones.
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So even if something goes wrong, there should be no data loss.
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#### Enabling Client Side Encryption
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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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4. The setup wizard will appear. Click continue to see the encryption passphrase dialog.
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5. Choose an encryption passphrase with at least 12 characters and confirm it.
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> :warning: Do not use your Nextcloud password.
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> Every Nextcloud app can read your Nextcloud password and it offers no security
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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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## 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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This would either prevent removing the encryption passphrase or leave some passwords unreadable and permanently encrypted.
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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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