keybase / keybase/keybase-issues
Creating keypair should notify private key can be exported later
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Description
I got very confused when creating a keypair thru the website interface. When the keypair is displayed, the public key is shown for copy & pasting, but the private key is shown encrypted. I kept trying to click on it and copy/paste it, but of course the result is not useful.
Later I realized I can export the private key from the dropdown.
Perhaps consider not displaying the private key and instead a blurb in white on green with the text: "Your private key is now stored on the site, and can be exported from the gear menu after closing this dialogue."
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Research direction
Start in the website's keypair-creation dialogue and inspect how the public and private keys are presented, along with the gear-menu export path. Done means the dialogue clearly explains that the private key is stored and can be exported after closing, without presenting the encrypted private key as copyable text.
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- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100