Unable to log in GUI with premium account registered on CLI via brain key

[robrigo]

This has been a problem for me since the initial release, for some reason it hasn't occurred to me to file an issue until now. I just tested it using GUI release v0.1.1 as well.

I registered an account with create_account_with_brain_key on the CLI and I can not use any of that account's authorities to log into the GUI, nor can I use the brain key I specified itself.

I think the root of my problem is conflating BrainKey primitives with PasswordKey primitives. From my perspective, the core issue here is that there are multiple ways to register an account on the CLI, but only one "right" way to do so if you wish to access the GUI. It would be a great UX improvement if the GUI accepted more ways to authenticate (i.e. active WIF), or if the CLI provided an easy way to add a password key, or if the brain key could be used interchangeably with the password key. I don't have a recommendation of the best course of action to take, other than flexibility is good. :)

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[ThomasFreedman]

I could be wrong on this but I believe the issue here is that the GUI wallet has no private keys for that account. I have asked several times but received NO ANSWER about when the GUI wallet might provide a way to import keys.

Note that no witness can use the GUI wallet for their witness account b/c of this flaw (in my mind it's a flaw) either.