# How bad is it if the swarm key is hacked on a private ipfs network?

**URL:** <https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-bad-is-it-if-the-swarm-key-is-hacked-on-a-private-ipfs-network/8264>\
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**Created:** [June 6, 2020, 4:57am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-bad-is-it-if-the-swarm-key-is-hacked-on-a-private-ipfs-network/8264 "2020-06-06T04:57:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 4:57am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-bad-is-it-if-the-swarm-key-is-hacked-on-a-private-ipfs-network/8264/1 "2020-06-06T04:57:48Z")

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For a private ipfs network with many nodes, it is very possible the swarm key is hacked somehow. What will be the worst consequence after swarm key is hacked? Are the data integrity and security on the whole private ipfs network in jeopardy and great risk?