Zypto changed it to Active Key. Haven't used it yet, but read their announcement.
Regarding account recovery, I documented the process back on the other chain. I'm hesitant to link that post, as it refers to tools from back then and to that chain, but the process is the same, only using something like PeakD, and probably Ecency. @incublus is correct. Here's how the process works, quoted from my post from back then:
A. Contact your recovery account and send him/her a NEW public owner key for the account which needs to be recovered.
B. The recovery account owner must verify in a way that you are who you say you are, the real account owner. After (s)he does that,
C. The recovery account initiates an account recovery request, using your username and the new public owner key you provided.
D. You go ahead with the account recovery on your end, by using a recent public owner key. You'll then be asked the recent private owner key and then your new private owner key to finally confirm it.
Regarding step A, that is done by generating a NEW master password (at the front-end level, WITHOUT creating a new account). I think I saw PeakD can do that, but haven't looked into that in a long time.
Thank you very much for sharing a detailed explanation about account recovery! Personally, I didn't do it, but maybe I should try it... To know if someone asks for help...
Great to hear that Zypto changed it to an active key... I saw a post by @forkyishere where he shared that he had issues with linking his existing HIVE account with Zypto, as it didn't "recognize" his private key... Instead of that, he had to enter the seed phrase... I hope they will fix that too...
I mean, it's not the end of the world, but less experienced people could quit because of these "small things"...
Thanks for this... will test it and update my review.
That's how I did it. Went through the process with a test account.
Will test with the active key on Zypto and see if I can update my review.
Are you able to reference the announcement you speak about? I am in their telegram too if that was in there. (would make my life easier) thanks!
There you go: https://peakd.com/zypto/@zypto/import-hive-accounts-to-zypto-with-active-key
Note that I haven't tried Zypto yet. Only from what I read from others and their announcements.