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What is the point of a secret key if it won'tthelp me recover my account for which I accidentally lo
I was trying to change my Masterpassword and must have somehow screwed something up such that I can get back in!!! So what is the secret key good for? Wouldn't that gurantee that I'm the owner???
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Hi @shrink2!
As rootzero correctly wrote, the Secret Key is not a recovery mechanism, it's an additional layer of protection for your data that makes your encryption stronger. You can read more about it here:
