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# Creating a New Profile
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1. Press the `+` action button in the right bottom corner and select "New Profile"
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2. Select a display name
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3. Select if you want to protect this profile locally with strong encryption:
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- Password: your account is protected from other people who may use this device
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- No Password: anyone who has access to this device may be able to access this profile
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4. Fill in your password and re-enter it
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5. Click add new profile
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## A note on Password Protected (Encrypted) Profiles
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Profiles are stored locally on disk and encrypted using a key derived from user-known password (via pbkdf2).
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Note that once encrypted, and stored on disk, the only way to recover a profile is by rederiving the password - as such it isn't possible to provide a full list of profiles a user might have access to until they enter a password.
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See also: [Cwtch Security Handbook: Profile Encryption & Storage](https://docs.openprivacy.ca/cwtch-security-handbook/profile_encryption_and_storage.html)
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