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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.
The passwords app offers strong
end to end
encryption which requires anyone trying to decrypt your passwords to know the encryption passphrase.
## Enabling
Client Side E
ncryption
## Enabling
End to End e
ncryption
> :warning: Some third-party clients do not support encryption
> :warning: Some third-party clients do not support encryption
#### Important Information
#### Important Information
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The encryption setup will create the new entries before deleting any old ones.
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The encryption setup will create the new entries before deleting any old ones.
So even if something goes wrong, there should be no data loss.
So even if something goes wrong, there should be no data loss.
#### Enabling
Client Side E
ncryption
#### Enabling
End to End e
ncryption
1.
Open the Settings (
`More > Settings`
)
1.
Open the Settings (
`More > Settings`
)
2.
Locate the
`Encryption`
section at the end of the
`Security`
section.
2.
Locate the
`Encryption`
section at the end of the
`Security`
section.
3.
Click the
`Activate`
button next to
`End-to-End Encryption`
.
3.
Click the
`Activate`
button next to
`End-to-End Encryption`
.
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> :warning: Do not abort the encryption process or reload the page
> :warning: Do not abort the encryption process or reload the page
## Disabling
Client Side E
ncryption
## Disabling
End to End e
ncryption
There is no built-in option to disable
client side
encryption.
There is no built-in option to disable
end to end
encryption.
Passwords offers hidden passwords, which make it impossible to guarantee that all passwords have been decrypted.
Passwords offers hidden passwords, which make it impossible to guarantee that all passwords have been decrypted.
This would either prevent removing the encryption passphrase or leave some passwords unreadable and permanently encrypted.
This would either prevent removing the encryption passphrase or leave some passwords unreadable and permanently encrypted.
If you're sure that you do not have any hidden passwords, you can try the following steps:
If you're sure that you do not have any hidden passwords, you can try the following steps:
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