# Private Keys Password

**URL:** <https://community.metamask.io/t/private-keys-password/28590>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [March 29, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.metamask.io/t/private-keys-password/28590 "2024-03-29T13:41:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![avatar2flow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/13edae/32.png) [@avatar2flow](https://community.metamask.io/u/avatar2flow)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.metamask.io/t/private-keys-password/28590/1 "2024-03-29T13:41:49Z")

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Dear MetaMask,

Seems it is better to keep funds in exchange than personal wallets with the high rate of wallet getting drained.

Wallets are becoming less secured as expected.

Why can’t we have private keys / phrase be attached to password so if anyone should steal and copy it they won’t be able to import it without the initial registered password as added security.

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**Author:** ![nakedwinnie](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/metamask/user_avatar/community.metamask.io/nakedwinnie/32/5551_2.png) [@nakedwinnie](https://community.metamask.io/u/nakedwinnie)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.metamask.io/t/private-keys-password/28590/2 "2024-03-29T14:31:26Z")

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Hey @avatar2flow, welcome to the MetaMask community! 🦊

Please see this article here on two-factor authentication:

> **[When two-factor authentication?](https://support.metamask.io/hc/en-us/articles/4415327052443-When-two-factor-authentication)**
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> By Dan Finlay
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> Sometimes, users will ask us, “when two factor?”. Two factor authentication is a great feature to expect from any website using traditional authentication, but is a little more compl...

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**Author:** ![user282](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/4da419/32.png) [@user282](https://community.metamask.io/u/user282)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 9:54am UTC](https://community.metamask.io/t/private-keys-password/28590/3 "2024-04-09T09:54:15Z")

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Yes add more network

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**Author:** ![user282](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/4da419/32.png) [@user282](https://community.metamask.io/u/user282)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 9:55am UTC](https://community.metamask.io/t/private-keys-password/28590/4 "2024-04-09T09:55:05Z")

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Search network must be

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**Author:** ![Scozzie.1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@Scozzie.1970](https://community.metamask.io/u/Scozzie.1970)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2024, 10:43am UTC](https://community.metamask.io/t/private-keys-password/28590/5 "2024-04-16T10:43:16Z")

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Great idea! This would save me a lot of headaches!