Kong / Kong/insomnia

"Insomnia wants to access key 'privateKey' in your keychain"

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Description

**What is your question?**
I occasionally am prompted to enter my Mac login password for Insomnia with the dialog below. Why does Insomnia need to do this?

**What is the context?**
While I am using Insomnia, I sometimes get prompted as follows:

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/90288/107733493-093d7a80-6cb0-11eb-9a69-730b78f78ec9.png)

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Research direction

The report names no source file, test, or entry point. Start by tracing Insomnia’s macOS keychain integration and reproducing the prompt; determine whether the access is expected, then document the cause or define the behavior that should change.

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Assessment

Domain
desktop, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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