file keyring backend prompt duplication

[austinabell]

Summary of Bug

In the gentx command, using the keyring backend flag to file, password prompt occurs three times (should only be one?)

Also a question with this if you don't mind, why does keys show ... now require a prompt, specifically when using file storage? Is this intended?

Version

0e28da2

Steps to Reproduce

Running gentx with --keyring-backend file flag should be sufficient.

🌲🌲  ~/development/github.com/chainsafe/ethermint (austin/cosmosupdate) 🌲  emintd gentx --name mykey --keyring-backend file
Enter keyring passphrase:
Enter keyring passphrase:
Enter keyring passphrase:
Genesis transaction written to "/Users/austinabell/.emintd/config/gentx/gentx-48e731666b994a183b0b6aff17869505f2af30f2.json"

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[fedekunze]

@alessio

[alessio]

@austinabell dixit:

Also a question with this if you don't mind, why does keys show ... now require a prompt, specifically when using file storage? Is this intended?

Yes, it is. All keys data is now stored securely in the keyring, which needs to be unlocked before before one can access keys. The file backend does not account for the concept of user's session, therefore you are prompoted for the password every time you access the keyring. OS's credential store backed implementation works differently.

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[tac0turtle]

@alessio was this completed? I vaguely recall it being fixed but will close anyways in favor of #5771

[alessio]

Unsure. It was half-fixed. Possibly #5865 has fixed it.