Recovery phrase verification is difficult

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Electron-based Node App

https://ironfish.network/use/node-app

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Recovery phrase verification is difficult #375

Open mhluongo opened 1 year ago

mhluongo commented 1 year ago

Screenshot from 2023-06-27 16-21-43

Instead of requiring the user to write each word, I'd suggest a "checksum-style" alternative. We use this UI for Taho, though I'm not sure the license is compatible (GPL-3).

Screenshot from 2023-06-27 16-25-35

I'd bet you can combine these two ideas so that...

People who are writing down recovery phrases have an easier time verifying them, with a very low likelihood that they haven't made a mistake with their phrase
People who use password managers for recovery phrases can still Command-V the phrase back in to skip the step

NullSoldier commented 1 year ago

I agree with this, the requirement to type in the pass phrase is very annoying and unusual for a crypto wallet. The above is much more user friendly.