# Setting up a Shielding Key

**Set up a Shielding Key**

1. Go to My Identity

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2. Click on “Account is not protected by shielding key”

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3. Upon clicking it, a dialog pops up to set a password for shielding key

{% hint style="info" %}
Make sure you set your shielding key with a strong password<br>
{% endhint %}

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4. Upon clicking the confirm button, another window will pop up requesting you to sign the message. Enter your wallet password and sign the message and your shielding key is successfully set.

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5. Once set, your “My Identity” page will have the “Account is Protected by Shielding Key Banner”

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