diff --git a/cli/packages/cmd/vault.go b/cli/packages/cmd/vault.go
index 01bee147b2..948667dc46 100644
--- a/cli/packages/cmd/vault.go
+++ b/cli/packages/cmd/vault.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2023 Infisical Inc.
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"encoding/base64"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -16,10 +17,49 @@ import (
 var AvailableVaultsAndDescriptions = []string{"auto (automatically select native vault on system)", "file (encrypted file vault)"}
 var AvailableVaults = []string{"auto", "file"}
 
+var vaultSetPassphraseCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Example:               `infisical vault set-passphrase [your-passphrase]`,
+	Use:                   "set-passphrase [your-passphrase]",
+	Short:                 "Used to set the passphrase for the file vault",
+	DisableFlagsInUseLine: true,
+	Args:                  cobra.MinimumNArgs(1),
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		if len(args) != 1 {
+			log.Error().Msgf("Please provide a passphrase to set for the file vault")
+			return
+		}
+
+		passphrase := args[0]
+
+		configFile, err := util.GetConfigFile()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error().Msgf("Unable to set passphrase for file vault because of [err=%s]", err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		if configFile.VaultBackendType != "file" {
+			log.Error().Msgf("You are not using file vault to store your login details. You can only set passphrase for file vault")
+			return
+		}
+
+		// encode with base64
+		encodedPassphrase := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(passphrase))
+		configFile.VaultBackendPassphrase = encodedPassphrase
+
+		err = util.WriteConfigFile(&configFile)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error().Msgf("Unable to set passphrase for file vault because of [err=%s]", err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		fmt.Printf("\nSuccessfully, set passphrase for file vault. You can now store your login details securely at rest\n")
+	},
+}
+
 var vaultSetCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Example:               `infisical vault set pass`,
-	Use:                   "set [vault-name]",
-	Short:                 "Used to set the vault backend to store your login details securely at rest",
+	Example:               `infisical vault set [file|auto]`,
+	Use:                   "set [file|auto]",
+	Short:                 "Used to set the type of vault backend to store your login details securely at rest",
 	DisableFlagsInUseLine: true,
 	Args:                  cobra.MinimumNArgs(1),
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
@@ -89,5 +129,6 @@ func printAvailableVaultBackends() {
 
 func init() {
 	vaultCmd.AddCommand(vaultSetCmd)
+	vaultCmd.AddCommand(vaultSetPassphraseCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(vaultCmd)
 }
diff --git a/cli/packages/models/cli.go b/cli/packages/models/cli.go
index 4b02cb6f84..65404dafab 100644
--- a/cli/packages/models/cli.go
+++ b/cli/packages/models/cli.go
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ type UserCredentials struct {
 
 // The file struct for Infisical config file
 type ConfigFile struct {
-	LoggedInUserEmail  string         `json:"loggedInUserEmail"`
-	LoggedInUserDomain string         `json:"LoggedInUserDomain,omitempty"`
-	LoggedInUsers      []LoggedInUser `json:"loggedInUsers,omitempty"`
-	VaultBackendType   string         `json:"vaultBackendType,omitempty"`
+	LoggedInUserEmail      string         `json:"loggedInUserEmail"`
+	LoggedInUserDomain     string         `json:"LoggedInUserDomain,omitempty"`
+	LoggedInUsers          []LoggedInUser `json:"loggedInUsers,omitempty"`
+	VaultBackendType       string         `json:"vaultBackendType,omitempty"`
+	VaultBackendPassphrase string         `json:"vaultBackendPassphrase,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type LoggedInUser struct {
diff --git a/cli/packages/util/config.go b/cli/packages/util/config.go
index 55c9df1b0f..02030e1fab 100644
--- a/cli/packages/util/config.go
+++ b/cli/packages/util/config.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package util
 
 import (
+	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -50,10 +51,11 @@ func WriteInitalConfig(userCredentials *models.UserCredentials) error {
 	}
 
 	configFile := models.ConfigFile{
-		LoggedInUserEmail:  userCredentials.Email,
-		LoggedInUserDomain: config.INFISICAL_URL,
-		LoggedInUsers:      existingConfigFile.LoggedInUsers,
-		VaultBackendType:   existingConfigFile.VaultBackendType,
+		LoggedInUserEmail:      userCredentials.Email,
+		LoggedInUserDomain:     config.INFISICAL_URL,
+		LoggedInUsers:          existingConfigFile.LoggedInUsers,
+		VaultBackendType:       existingConfigFile.VaultBackendType,
+		VaultBackendPassphrase: existingConfigFile.VaultBackendPassphrase,
 	}
 
 	configFileMarshalled, err := json.Marshal(configFile)
@@ -215,6 +217,14 @@ func GetConfigFile() (models.ConfigFile, error) {
 		return models.ConfigFile{}, err
 	}
 
+	if configFile.VaultBackendPassphrase != "" {
+		decodedPassphrase, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(configFile.VaultBackendPassphrase)
+		if err != nil {
+			return models.ConfigFile{}, fmt.Errorf("GetConfigFile: Unable to decode base64 passphrase [err=%s]", err)
+		}
+		os.Setenv("INFISICAL_VAULT_FILE_PASSPHRASE", string(decodedPassphrase))
+	}
+
 	return configFile, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/cli/packages/util/constants.go b/cli/packages/util/constants.go
index 5b0a93513c..5cd66f50b2 100644
--- a/cli/packages/util/constants.go
+++ b/cli/packages/util/constants.go
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ const (
 	INFISICAL_WORKSPACE_CONFIG_FILE_NAME       = ".infisical.json"
 	INFISICAL_TOKEN_NAME                       = "INFISICAL_TOKEN"
 	INFISICAL_UNIVERSAL_AUTH_ACCESS_TOKEN_NAME = "INFISICAL_UNIVERSAL_AUTH_ACCESS_TOKEN"
+	INFISICAL_VAULT_FILE_PASSPHRASE_ENV_NAME   = "INFISICAL_VAULT_FILE_PASSPHRASE" // This works because we've forked the keyring package and added support for this env variable. This explains why you won't find any occurrences of it in the CLI codebase.
+
+	VAULT_BACKEND_AUTO_MODE = "auto"
+	VAULT_BACKEND_FILE_MODE = "file"
 
 	// Universal Auth
 	INFISICAL_UNIVERSAL_AUTH_CLIENT_ID_NAME     = "INFISICAL_UNIVERSAL_AUTH_CLIENT_ID"
diff --git a/cli/packages/util/keyringwrapper.go b/cli/packages/util/keyringwrapper.go
index 3bf2dd6c44..4f8fd80d45 100644
--- a/cli/packages/util/keyringwrapper.go
+++ b/cli/packages/util/keyringwrapper.go
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 package util
 
 import (
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/fatih/color"
 	"github.com/zalando/go-keyring"
 )
 
 const MAIN_KEYRING_SERVICE = "infisical-cli"
 
+func keyringNotConfigured(err error) bool {
+	return err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "was not provided by any .service files")
+}
+
 type TimeoutError struct {
 	message string
 }
@@ -20,16 +27,30 @@ func SetValueInKeyring(key, value string) error {
 		PrintErrorAndExit(1, err, "Unable to get current vault. Tip: run [infisical rest] then try again")
 	}
 
-	return keyring.Set(currentVaultBackend, MAIN_KEYRING_SERVICE, key, value)
+	err = keyring.Set(currentVaultBackend, MAIN_KEYRING_SERVICE, key, value)
+
+	if err == keyring.ErrUnsupportedPlatform || keyringNotConfigured(err) {
+		boldGreen := color.New(color.FgGreen).Add(color.Bold)
+		boldGreen.Printf("Warning: Fallback file keyring is being used")
+		err = keyring.Set(VAULT_BACKEND_FILE_MODE, MAIN_KEYRING_SERVICE, key, value)
+	}
+
+	return err
 }
 
 func GetValueInKeyring(key string) (string, error) {
 	currentVaultBackend, err := GetCurrentVaultBackend()
 	if err != nil {
-		PrintErrorAndExit(1, err, "Unable to get current vault. Tip: run [infisical rest] then try again")
+		PrintErrorAndExit(1, err, "Unable to get current vault. Tip: run [infisical reset] then try again")
 	}
 
-	return keyring.Get(currentVaultBackend, MAIN_KEYRING_SERVICE, key)
+	value, err := keyring.Get(currentVaultBackend, MAIN_KEYRING_SERVICE, key)
+
+	if err == keyring.ErrUnsupportedPlatform || keyringNotConfigured(err) {
+		value, err = keyring.Get(currentVaultBackend, MAIN_KEYRING_SERVICE, key)
+	}
+	return value, err
+
 }
 
 func DeleteValueInKeyring(key string) error {
@@ -38,5 +59,11 @@ func DeleteValueInKeyring(key string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return keyring.Delete(currentVaultBackend, MAIN_KEYRING_SERVICE, key)
+	err = keyring.Delete(currentVaultBackend, MAIN_KEYRING_SERVICE, key)
+
+	if err == keyring.ErrUnsupportedPlatform || keyringNotConfigured(err) {
+		err = keyring.Delete(currentVaultBackend, MAIN_KEYRING_SERVICE, key)
+	}
+
+	return err
 }
diff --git a/cli/packages/util/vault.go b/cli/packages/util/vault.go
index 14d6d10d9f..5907d93fc8 100644
--- a/cli/packages/util/vault.go
+++ b/cli/packages/util/vault.go
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ func GetCurrentVaultBackend() (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	if configFile.VaultBackendType == "" {
-		return "auto", nil
+		return VAULT_BACKEND_AUTO_MODE, nil
 	}
 
-	if configFile.VaultBackendType != "auto" && configFile.VaultBackendType != "file" {
-		return "auto", nil
+	if configFile.VaultBackendType != VAULT_BACKEND_AUTO_MODE && configFile.VaultBackendType != VAULT_BACKEND_FILE_MODE {
+		return VAULT_BACKEND_AUTO_MODE, nil
 	}
 
 	return configFile.VaultBackendType, nil