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Re:Standard Notes is a safe place for your notes, thoughts, ... by thecodrr on Friday April 16, 2021 @10:41PM (#26841194)
No, what the recovery key actually was because it asked for it in the recovery UI.
Re:Standard Notes is a safe place for your notes, thoughts, ... by mkl on Saturday April 17, 2021 @01:12AM (#26841745)
I see. Were they able to restore access once you explained? Or had they not saved it somewhere safe? I'm trying to understand the communication requirements around such a feature.
Re:Standard Notes is a safe place for your notes, thoughts, ... by thecodrr on Saturday April 17, 2021 @01:36AM (#26841828)
For most of them it seemed unnecessary; people don't realize the meaning of client-side encryption. I try to keep explanations very short and to the point.

> had they not saved it somewhere safe?

I had to delete 2 user accounts because they hadn't saved the key at all. All others had saved and were able to recover access. However, most didn't even realize they had saved it until I asked them to check their phone storage. A normal user would do anything to get past dialogs and popups, including clicking on random buttons.