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[[!meta title="Managing passwords using KeePassXC"]]
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Using the [<span class="application">KeePassXC</span>](https://keepassxc.org/)
password manager you can:
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Store many passwords in an encrypted database which is protected by a single passphrase of your choice.
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Always use different and stronger passwords, since you only have to remember a single passphrase to unlock the entire database.
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Creating and saving a password database
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Follow these steps to create a new password database and save it in the Persistent Storage for use in future working sessions.
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When starting Tails, unlock the Persistent Storage.
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To create a new database, click <span class="guilabel">Create new database</span>.
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Continue with the defaults settings in the configuration screens **General Database Information** and **Encryption Settings**.
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The database is encrypted and protected by a passphrase. In the configuration screen **Database Credentials**:
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Specify a passphrase of your choice in the **Enter password** text box.
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Type the same passphrase again in the **Confirm password** text box.
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Click **Done**.
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Restoring and unlocking the password database
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Follow these steps to unlock the password database saved in the Persistent Storage from a previous working session.
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If you have a database named *Passwords.kdbx* in your *Persistent* folder, <span class="application">KeePassXC</span> automatically displays a dialog to unlock that database.
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If you enter a wrong passphrase the following error message appears:
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Storing your *KeePassXC* settings in the Persistent Storage
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To store your *KeePassXC* settings in the Persistent Storage, in addition to the password database:
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