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# Create your master password

One strong password protects everything stored in the Vault.

Everything the Vault stores (your secret phrases, your keys, your settings) is encrypted with this password. Without it, the data on the device is unreadable.

## What you need

* The Vault, open on the welcome page.
* A password you can remember. The Vault **cannot reset it**: forgetting it means erasing the device and restoring from your paper backup.

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

### Tap "Create My Master Password"

On the welcome page, tap **Create My Master Password**. The screen **Create Master Password** opens.

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Your password must have:

* at least **14 characters**,
* at least **1 uppercase letter** (A–Z),
* at least **1 digit** (0–9),
* at least **1 special character** (like `!` or `#`).

A short sentence works well: `Blue-turtle-eats-42-pancakes!` is long, easy to remember and hard to guess.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Type it twice, then tap "Create & Encrypt My Account"

Enter the password, enter it again under **Confirm Password**, and tap **Create & Encrypt My Account**. A green **Password created successfully!** toast appears.

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{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

{% hint style="info" %}
**What you see:** the welcome page marks the **Password** step as done and moves you to **Account**.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="warning" %}
**Two things to know**

* After **50 wrong attempts in a row** the Vault erases itself. That is on purpose: a thief cannot guess forever. Your paper backup lets you start again.
* You can change the password later in **Configuration → Master Password**, and choose how fast the Vault auto-locks in [Security settings](/vault/security-settings.md).
  {% endhint %}

## Learn more

* [Create a new account](/vault/add-an-account/create-a-new-account.md), the next step.
* [Change the master password](/vault/change-the-master-password.md)
* [Lock screen & forgot password](/vault/lock-screen-and-reset.md)


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