MetaMask / MetaMask/metamask-extension
Cannot restore from passphrase-protected mnemonic
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Description
**What problem are you trying to solve?**
Allow passphrase-protected mnemonic owners to use metamask
**Describe the solution you'd like**
Add an optional "mnemonic passphrase" field on Wallet Import page
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start at the Wallet Import page and trace the mnemonic restoration flow to see where an optional passphrase would be collected and used. Confirm that a passphrase-protected mnemonic can restore the expected wallet, while imports without a passphrase continue to work.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- frontend, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100