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@ -86,6 +86,18 @@ you have a journal, where that journal file is, and when you last edited it.
With a sufficient power imbalance, someone may be able to force you to unencrypt With a sufficient power imbalance, someone may be able to force you to unencrypt
it through non-technical means. it through non-technical means.
## Saved Passwords
When creating an encrypted journal, you'll be prompted as to whether or not you
want to "store the password in your keychain." This keychain is accessed using
the [Python keyring library](https://pypi.org/project/keyring/), which has different
behavior depending on your operating system.
In Windows, the keychain is the Windows Credential Manager (WCM), which can't be locked
and can be accessed by any other application running under your username. If this is
a concern for you, you may not want to store your password.
## Notice any other risks? ## Notice any other risks?
Please let the maintainers know by [filing an issue on GitHub](https://github.com/jrnl-org/jrnl/issues). Please let the maintainers know by [filing an issue on GitHub](https://github.com/jrnl-org/jrnl/issues).