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refactor(python): improve credential management in trezorctl

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What the developer wrote

Authored by matejcik

90/100 · Strong
refactor(python): improve credential management in trezorctl

* expose Trezor masked key set after handshake phase
* change "username" of keyring passwords to be a random identifier,
store unmasked Trezor key as another password
* allow credential lookup by id, unmasked Trezor public key, or
the masked key set
* expose functionality to trezorctl for forgetting current key or
all remembered keys

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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit refactors how Trezor's command-line tool stores and looks up pairing credentials. It changes the way secrets are labeled in the system keyring, adds new lookup methods, and adds a 'forget' command to remove remembered device keys. The changes appear to be a defensive improvement to credential management rather than a fix for an active vulnerability.

Recommended action

No immediate action required. Review the new credential storage design for completeness and ensure the random identifiers provide the intended privacy benefits. Consider whether migration or cleanup of old keyring entries is needed for users upgrading from the previous format.

Security signals we found

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Credential storage structure changed to use random identifiers instead of public keys as keyring usernames

02

New credential lookup by masked key set, unmasked public key, and random id

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New CLI command to forget/remove pairing credentials

04

Channel now exposes TrezorPublicKeys after handshake completion

Risk score

Why this scored 28/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 5/30
Exploitability 5/25
Stealth signal 5/15
Affected reach 5/15
Confidence 5/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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