I’m not sure why “remembering” one’s private key would even be a UX goal? If the problem is secure storage and transfer, why not just solve for that?
Your design requires users to remember an emoji-grid-line thingy AND a password. A simpler “encrypt the nsec” solution only requires a single password to remember.
The NIP49 (ncryptsec) encryption standard for nsec allows for private keys to be copied and and pasted, stored locally, and yes even stored “non-custodial” in the cloud, WITHOUT having to remember anything more than a password.
https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/49.md
I’ve already implemented this in an onboarding flow for “normies” that generates and stores encrypted keys (and Nip05), simply by entering a username and password. How is this NOT a simpler solution? (Honest question)
https://nostrmeet.me/[email protected]
ManiMe /
npub1man…n9tn
2024-05-31 16:31:05
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2024-05-31 16:31:05Event JSON
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