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.. _master_password:
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`Master Password`:index:
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A master password is required to secure and later unlock the saved server
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passwords. This is applicable only for desktop mode users.
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* You are prompted to enter the master password when you open the window for
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the first time after starting the application.
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* Once you set the master password, all the existing saved passwords will be
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re-encrypted using the master password.
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* The server passwords which are saved in the SQLite DB file or External
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Database are encrypted and decrypted using the master password.
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.. image:: images/master_password_set.png
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:alt: Set master password
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:align: center
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.. note:: pgAdmin aims to be **secure by default**, however, you can disable the master
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password by setting the configuration parameter *MASTER_PASSWORD_REQUIRED=False*.
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See :ref:`config_py` for more information on configuration parameters and how
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they can be changed or enforced across an organisation.
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.. note:: If the master password is disabled, then all the saved passwords will
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be removed.
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.. warning:: If the master password is disabled, then the saved passwords will
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be encrypted using a key which is derived from information within the
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configuration database. Use of a master password ensures that the encryption
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key does not need to be stored anywhere, and thus prevents possible access
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to server credentials if the configuration database becomes available to an
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attacker.
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It is **strongly** recommended that you use the master password if you use
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the *Save Password* option.
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* The master password is not stored anywhere on the physical storage. It is
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temporarily stored in the application memory and it does not get saved when
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the application is restarted.
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* You are prompted to enter the master password when pgAdmin server is
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restarted.
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.. image:: images/master_password_enter.png
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:alt: Enter master password
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:align: center
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* If you forget the master password, you can use the *Reset Master Password*
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button to reset the password.
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.. image:: images/master_password_reset.png
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:alt: Reset master password
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:align: center
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.. warning:: Resetting the master password will also remove all saved passwords
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and close all existing established connections.
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**Note:** pgAdmin 4 will use the OS password manager from version 7.2 onwards and fallback to master password if OS password manager is not available.
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