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Local keyring backups

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Description

When the keyring gets corrupted that can have really bad consequences, as we've seen during the recent migration. It'd be good to minimize the chances of completely losing the keyring. Since it's not much data, I wonder if we could just make a new copy every time something changes, or something similar? That way even if the active keyring file is corrupted you always have the older keyring files.

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No file or test is named. Start by locating the keyring persistence and update entry points, then inspect how the recent migration handles corruption. Done means a corrupted active keyring can be replaced or recovered from an older copy without losing the stored data.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Active
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Needs clarification
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