# Password protect wallet

**URL:** <https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/password-protect-wallet/7118>\
**Category:** zcashd client\
**Created:** [November 4, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/password-protect-wallet/7118 "2016-11-04T16:11:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jonas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/jonas/32/530_2.png) [@jonas](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/jonas)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/password-protect-wallet/7118/1 "2016-11-04T16:11:27Z")

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Is there any way to password protect the zcash wallet? Feel like a basic feature.

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**Author:** ![minerro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/minerro/32/5962_2.png) [@minerro](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/minerro)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/password-protect-wallet/7118/2 "2016-11-04T23:43:51Z")

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Do you have too many ZEC to be afraid of protecting the coins. Just backup the privkey of the wallet and store it offline more sure like this.