# SOLVED: License Keys are not Encrypted they are saved in plain text on database

**URL:** <https://forum.bricksbuilder.io/t/solved-license-keys-are-not-encrypted-they-are-saved-in-plain-text-on-database/18389>\
**Category:** Feature Requests / Improvements\
**Created:** [January 3, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.bricksbuilder.io/t/solved-license-keys-are-not-encrypted-they-are-saved-in-plain-text-on-database/18389 "2024-01-03T23:16:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![timmse](https://forum.bricksbuilder.io/user_avatar/forum.bricksbuilder.io/timmse/32/1192_2.png) [@timmse](https://forum.bricksbuilder.io/u/timmse)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 9:11am UTC](https://forum.bricksbuilder.io/t/solved-license-keys-are-not-encrypted-they-are-saved-in-plain-text-on-database/18389/7 "2026-06-25T09:11:36Z")

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Hi guys,  
Thanks for bumping this.

We’ve addressed this internally by adding support for defining the Bricks license key via a `BRICKS_LICENSE_KEY` PHP constant, so the key does not have to be stored in the database for blueprint, cloned, or client-handoff workflows.

This is currently staged and not part of a public release yet. We’ll update this thread once it ships ✌

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