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title: How to Encrypt Database Password in Plesk Backup
description: "**1**. Log in to your Plesk account.   **2.** Go to **Websites & Domains** > Click on the **Pull icon** > Choose **Backup & Restore**. ![plesk-account-backup-manager-access.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/plesk-account-backup-manager-access.gif)   **3**. Click on **Remote Storage Settings**. ![click-remote-storage-settings.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/click-remote-storage-settings.gif)   **4**. On the right side of **Password Protection**, if it displays **Disabled,** click on **change**. ![password-protect-backup-in-plesk.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/password-protect-backup-in-plesk.gif)  …"
url: "https://www.domaincentral.com.au/help/encrypt-database-password-in-plesk-backup/"
updated: "2026-09-07"
category: Web Hosting / Plesk
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# How to Encrypt Database Password in Plesk Backup

**1**. Log in to your Plesk account.

 

**2.** Go to **Websites & Domains** > Click on the **Pull icon** > Choose **Backup & Restore**.

![plesk-account-backup-manager-access.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/plesk-account-backup-manager-access.gif)

 

**3**. Click on **Remote Storage Settings**.

![click-remote-storage-settings.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/click-remote-storage-settings.gif)

 

**4**. On the right side of **Password Protection**, if it displays **Disabled,** click on **change**.

![password-protect-backup-in-plesk.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/password-protect-backup-in-plesk.gif)

 

**5**. Checkmark **Use password protection **and enter a password. Then confirm with **Apply**.

![enable-password-protection-in-plesk-backup.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/enable-password-protection-in-plesk-backup.gif)

 

Ensure that you store your password in a safe place. You will need it when restoring a backup. If you have forgotten your password or do not enter one, Plesk will restore your backup with a random database password.