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Cobo Vault v2 android application
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Seed Verification should be added to Wallet Settings Menu #47

Closed 3rdIteration closed 4 years ago

3rdIteration commented 4 years ago

It is currently possible to do a "dry-run recovery" style of workflow on the Cobo Vault via the "forgot password" button when unlocking the device. Ideally this is something that should also be accessible for users via the system menu. (Just for the situation where a user may have lost track of which seed is currently initialised in the Vault)

aaronisme commented 4 years ago

Interesting point, but I think an master key fingerprint can resolve this issue (for identifying the seed) ?

3rdIteration commented 4 years ago

A master key is useful for experienced users, but most users don't have a secure way to go from seed -> master key fingerprint if they only own one hardware wallet and have multiple seeds. (For whatever reason)

The typical situation that leads to this issue is that a user will re-key their device with a new seed, or perhaps have multiple devices, and simply assume that they will remember which is which. (And then forget)

If you have any Trezor, Ledger, Keepkey or Coldcard devices handy, you can have a look at how they implement this functionality in their various platforms.

aaronisme commented 4 years ago

interesting point, we will consider that and thanks for the feedback

3rdIteration commented 4 years ago

@aaronisme looks like this has been added in 1.4 now, can probably close this one?

aaronisme commented 4 years ago

yes