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I would like to know why there is no feature to retrieve forgot password or reset with a new password ?

Thanks

R135
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Because it could be used by anyone with access to your device. You may as well have no passphrase and leave the wallet completely unprotected.

Businesses can offer a password reset for an account because they have details of their customers including ways to weakly check identity. Bitcoin core, by design, is not a business, has no lists of customers and no ways to verify their identity.

It is important that developers do not have any back door access to everyone else's money.

RedGrittyBrick
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  • Thank you. It makes sense to me. Can't we have security questions at least ? – R135 Mar 12 '22 at 16:48
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    You may be able to find a [password manager](https://www.google.com/search?q=password+manager) with the features you desire. A master password to retrieve your subsequently forgotten Bitcoin Core wallet-passphrase and some security questions to recover or reset a forgotten master password. – RedGrittyBrick Mar 12 '22 at 17:21