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# Private-key accounts

Private-key accounts sign locally. WalletChan encrypts the imported key and
only makes it available to the local signer during an authorized operation.

## Import

Choose **Private key**, enter the key, and give the account an optional label.
WalletChan derives the public address, checks the key/account binding, and
stores an encrypted vault entry.

## Use

Private-key accounts support local transaction and message signing. Depending
on the network and request, they can also use:

* Editable local gas tiers and custom gas.
* Address nonce editing for ordinary native-gas EOA transactions.
* Speed-up and cancellation replacements for pending transactions.
* EIP-7702 smart-account delegation and atomic batching where supported.
* Sequential batch execution where atomic execution is unavailable.
* Eligible fee-token gas routes.

## Reveal the key

Open the account's settings and choose the reveal action. WalletChan requires a
live **master-password** authorization and rechecks that the key belongs to the
account before releasing it.

The [agent password](/security/agent-password) can never reveal a private key,
even if it can approve a signing request for that account.

## Remove

Removing the account deletes WalletChan's local encrypted entry and account
metadata after the required authorization and safety checks. It does not
delete the account from the blockchain. Back up the key first.