---
id: privacy-safety.can-i-hide-my-secret-key-while-sharing-my-screen
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/can-i-hide-my-secret-key-while-sharing-my-screen
category: "Privacy & safety"
subcategory: "Accounts, passwords and keys"
question: "Can I hide my secret key on screen while editing an account?"
alt_questions:
  - "Storage Studio shows my secret key in plain text"
  - "How do I hide passwords in the account editor?"
  - "eye toggle secret key storage studio"
  - "Screen sharing while editing S3 account"
short_answer: "Yes. The account editor shows the current secret so you can check it, and the eye toggle beside the field hides it as dots — use it before sharing or recording your screen."
tags: ["secret key", "screen sharing", "accounts"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/where-are-my-cloud-passwords-and-keys-stored"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Can I hide my secret key on screen while editing an account?

Yes. When you edit an existing S3, FTP or SFTP account, the current secret is shown so you can check or change it — and an **eye** toggle beside the field hides it as dots. Use it before sharing your screen or recording.

Leaving the field unchanged keeps the existing secret.