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# Unseal / Seal
## Unseal
1. Select **Create a new Raft cluster** and click **Next**.
2. Enter `5` in the **Key shares** and `3` in the **Key threshold** text fields.
3. Click **Initialize**.
4. When the unseal keys are presented, scroll down to the bottom and select **Download key**. Save the generated unseal keys file to your computer.
The unseal process requires these keys and the access requires the root token.
5. Click **Continue to Unseal** to proceed.
6. Open the downloaded file.
**Example key file:**
```plaintext
{
"keys": [
"a9a4155582f27e086f763ddae1fe736120a99a707cda336753cf6c12b0004a91c2",
"98be006f1a781611f366b7e707ad12175d988ee7fcf7e2451d35c033a415e0908c",
"484548637d0e39b785694f8ef746f8ee7ba841aa7d6a232972bb8c8d6bac43a8a1",
"04e1a240bdbd370df82629eda43e14204d3555d8b2d4159c293ed0777f8b4fb4bf",
"676d0528e3da4d2f29290d203ecfd562e53d73efb7d5292206b52a7b599f67bb04"
],
"keys_base64": [
"qaQVVYLyfghvdj3a4f5zYSCpmnB82jNnU89sErAASpHC",
"mL4Abxp4FhHzZrfnB60SF12Yjuf89+JFHTXAM6QV4JCM",
"SEVIY30OObeFaU+O90b47nuoQap9aiMpcruMjWusQ6ih",
"BOGiQL29Nw34JintpD4UIE01Vdiy1BWcKT7Qd3+LT7S/",
"Z20FKOPaTS8pKQ0gPs/VYuU9c++31SkiBrUqe1mfZ7sE"
],
"root_token": "hvs.z53fpZuNzc5iv71Achcmt3RN"
}
```
7. Copy one of the `keys` (not `keys_base64`) and enter it in the **Master Key Portion** field. Click **Unseal** to proceed.
The Unseal status shows `1/3 keys provided`.
8. Enter another key and click **Unseal**.
The Unseal status shows `2/3 keys provided`.
9. Enter another key and click **Unseal**.
After 3 out of 5 unseal keys are entered, Vault is unsealed and is ready to operate.
## Seal
Go to the `Seal Vault` tab, click on the `seal` button.