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# Lock and Unlock Wallet

Lock the Leather extension when you step away, and unlock it again with your password.

Locking Leather removes your keys from the browser's memory until you enter your password again. Lock it when you step away from your computer.

## Lock Leather

1. Click the settings icon in the header.
2. Select "Lock".

Leather locks in every open window. The Settings page also has a "Lock App" button.

## Unlock Leather

1. Open the extension. Leather shows "Enter your password".
2. Enter your password and click "Continue".

## When Leather locks

Leather has no idle timer. It locks when you select "Lock", when the extension updates, or when the browser clears its session data, for example after a restart.

## Related

* [Account Privacy](/wallet-and-security/account-privacy.md)
* [View Secret Key](/get-started/view-secret-key.md)
* [Add or Restore Accounts](/get-started/add-or-restore-accounts.md)