# Your flow credentials file is encrypted using a system-generated key

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/your-flow-credentials-file-is-encrypted-using-a-system-generated-key/18382>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [25 November 2019 10:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/your-flow-credentials-file-is-encrypted-using-a-system-generated-key/18382 "2019-11-25T10:09:04Z")\
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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:** [25 November 2019 19:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/your-flow-credentials-file-is-encrypted-using-a-system-generated-key/18382/57 "2019-11-25T19:48:22Z")

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> [@wb666greene](#):
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> If I move to a different machine I generally want different passwords anyways

Yes, but if you move your credential file to a different node-RED installation, you would need to enter all the passwords, keys etc again in the new installation.

I've just successfully [moved my node-RED installation to a new server](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/moving-node-red-failed-to-decrypt-credentials/17830) and kept all my logins intact. If I had not set my own key in settings, it would have taken me hours to recover & restore my passwords, keys etc, for Darsky, Pushbullet, Pushover, MQTT, Ring, Twitter, gBridge... etc, etc.

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