# Encryption Key with projects

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/encryption-key-with-projects/31913>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [23 August 2020 17:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/encryption-key-with-projects/31913 "2020-08-23T17:23:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![ffich](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ffich/32/27292_2.png) [@ffich](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ffich)\
**Post date:** [23 August 2020 17:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/encryption-key-with-projects/31913/1 "2020-08-23T17:23:12Z")

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Hi folks,  
I keep loosing my encryption key in my Raspberry Pi Node-RED projects... if I'm not wrong it happens after every shutdown.  
I want to point out that I never do a proper shutdown on my Pi, but it's always a power cable unplug. May be this the reason? Because it seems to affect this functionality only, and nothing else.

Best Regards  
F.

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**Author:** ![Paul-Reed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/paul-reed/32/66906_2.png) [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Post date:** [23 August 2020 19:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/encryption-key-with-projects/31913/2 "2020-08-23T19:46:23Z")

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> [@ffich](#):
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> my encryption key in my Raspberry Pi Node-RED projects

Which encryption key are you referring to - your project's credential file?

> [@ffich](#):
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> but it's always a power cable unplug

Shame on you Francesco 😇

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**Author:** ![ffich](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ffich/32/27292_2.png) [@ffich](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ffich)\
**Post date:** [23 August 2020 20:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/encryption-key-with-projects/31913/3 "2020-08-23T20:23:47Z")

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Hi @Paul-Reed,  
Yes, the flow credentials file.

I should make some additional tests, but it seems like, if I set an encryption key, it get lost very often and I have to delete the flow\_credentials to be able to open the project.

BR  
F.

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [23 August 2020 21:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/encryption-key-with-projects/31913/4 "2020-08-23T21:01:54Z")

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Do you mean the Node-RED Projects feature or are you running without the projects feature enabled?

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**Author:** ![ffich](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ffich/32/27292_2.png) [@ffich](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ffich)\
**Post date:** [23 August 2020 21:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/encryption-key-with-projects/31913/5 "2020-08-23T21:28:20Z")

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Hi @knolleary,  
With project feature enabled, even if I have the clue it happened in the past (with much less frequency) when I was not still using projects.

BR  
F.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [22 October 2020 21:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/encryption-key-with-projects/31913/6 "2020-10-22T21:28:32Z")

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