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If you have already generated a second key, which you are not gonna use as a key, then just use that one instead of any redaction.
by wodenokoto 3y ago
If you have already generated a second key, which you are not gonna use as a key, then just use that one instead of any redaction.
- electroly 3y agoThis has the issue stated at the bottom of the article: someone will eventually copy that as their own private key, even if the author had never used it.
- firstlink 3y agoWhile I understand the sentiment, like all attempts at outsmarting stupid people, it is misplaced. If they're not copying your fake private key they're just copying someone else's.
- wodenokoto 3y agoIn that case, just retract _any_ part of the key, such that it won’t work if you copy paste it, but still no used secret is revealed. If a user wants to rebuild the key in order to use it for something, then they must have a very good reason to do so, and it is probably better to just let them do that.
- electroly 3y agoPosting a screenshot instead of actual text is likely to work in this case, too, even if it's the whole key.