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Non-existent instructions for resetting keys with Urbit Master Ticket #57
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Agreed; internally, we should probably just disable modifying the field when Anyway: that's pretty simple, but the |
thanks, will note! |
Fixed via #85. Let us know if you have any more issues with this. |
So, if you have a paper wallet from the Wallet Generator, you are given two pieces of gobbledygook: the Master Ticket and the BIP39 Mnemonic. Bridge software gives users the option of using either of these things things.
Cool! To the user, this just looks like there's two different "passwords" to access their point with. They come to an identical interface with either of these things.
However, there is a problem when the user needs to rekey. Them using BIP39 vs the Master Ticket results in subtle but important differences. With BIP39, "Set Urbit networking keys" presents an empty field with something about entering a 32-bit hexademical string; with Master Ticket, something is there for you, and it's not clear where it came from (it came from the HD wallet derivation scheme, but they don't know that). There's a blurb about a seed being generated for you with the second method, but you only see that once you've already logged in. The illusion of you accessing an identical user-world otherwise persists.
Ok, that's only kind of weird and annoying on its own. But in the Master Ticket Otherworld, you can modify the network seed in the "Set Urbit networking keys" area. But, despite being allowed to do that, any modification from that pre-generated string results turns out to be illegal once you try to generate an Arvo keyfile. It says: "WARNING: derived key doesn't match Azimuth keys!"
TL;DR: Why should users be able to set their own networking seed in the Master Ticket option?
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