diff --git a/var/lib/iwd/.gitignore b/var/lib/iwd/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c8e65fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/var/lib/iwd/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*.psk
+*.8021x
+!private-wifi-sample.psk