diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index b57943f..bee247f 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -681,6 +681,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.66",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "dotenv"
+version = "0.15.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "77c90badedccf4105eca100756a0b1289e191f6fcbdadd3cee1d2f614f97da8f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "dtoa"
 version = "1.0.9"
@@ -3200,6 +3206,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "to-do-app"
 version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "dotenv",
  "magic-crypt",
  "rust-fuzzy-search",
  "serde",
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index b7dc209..c7b38fe 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1"
 magic-crypt = "3.1.13"
 rust-fuzzy-search = "0.1.1"
+dotenv = "0.15.0"
 
 [features]
 # This feature is used for production builds or when a dev server is not specified, DO NOT REMOVE!!
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/main.rs b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
index f8589ea..48f0126 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/main.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 // Prevents additional console window on Windows in release, DO NOT REMOVE!!
 #![cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), windows_subsystem = "windows")]
-
+use dotenv::dotenv;
 // Learn more about Tauri commands at https://tauri.app/v1/guides/features/command
 #[path="tasks_functions.rs"] mod tasks;
 
 fn main() {
+    dotenv().ok();
     tauri::Builder::default()
         .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![
             tasks::check_or_create_tasks_file,
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/tasks_functions.rs b/src-tauri/src/tasks_functions.rs
index 0739e01..f335183 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/tasks_functions.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/tasks_functions.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use serde_json::{Value, json};
 use rust_fuzzy_search::fuzzy_search_best_n;
 
 pub fn encrypt_n_save_file(path: PathBuf, content: String){
-    let mc = new_magic_crypt!("7J?VKYJib`=NIOpapW+zP8wD_#lPjP77Z)Q:4QUlH4`0rpMz7]>EIC%$RV-9*iW9AZ>Qk!OmAuH`8GzJ93xR4`KTl*-#fuCKzDfrPe&-A0?^Mz<F8IJ((oe+X,73iG", 256);
+    let mc = new_magic_crypt!(std::env::var("ENC_KEY").unwrap(), 256);
 
     let mut encrypted: String = String::new();
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub fn encrypt_n_save_file(path: PathBuf, content: String){
 }
 
 pub fn decrypt_file(path: PathBuf) -> String {
-    let mc = new_magic_crypt!("7J?VKYJib`=NIOpapW+zP8wD_#lPjP77Z)Q:4QUlH4`0rpMz7]>EIC%$RV-9*iW9AZ>Qk!OmAuH`8GzJ93xR4`KTl*-#fuCKzDfrPe&-A0?^Mz<F8IJ((oe+X,73iG", 256);
+    let mc = new_magic_crypt!(std::env::var("ENC_KEY").unwrap(), 256);
 
     let mut decrypted: String = String::new();