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title: How do I encrypt my wallet?
category: wallet
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You can use `lbrycrd-cli encryptwallet <passphrase>` to encrypt your wallet.

You can use `lbrycrd-cli walletpassphrase <passphrase> <timeout>` to temporarily unlock the wallet. The <timeout> parameter is in seconds.

For example, `lbrycrd-cli walletpassphrase 'open sesame 321' 300` would unlock your wallet for five minutes, assuming your passphrase was `open sesame 321`. (In reality you should choose a harder-to-guess passphrase than that.)

If you set <timeout> too low, it might expire before you get done using your wallet. If you set it too high, you might forget that you left your wallet unlocked.