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# [Discover Proton Mail registration date with one weird trick…](https://iq.thc.org/discover-proton-mail-registration-date-with-one-weird-trick?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

TL;DR: Proton Mail generates PGP key and publishes it upon account creation using Web Key Directory (WKD) standard. The key contains account creation timestamp, with second precision, which reflects the account creation date. Proton, a privacy-orient...

May 17, 2024 · 5 min read · iq.thc.org  
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[Nityanand Thakur](https://hashnode.com/@lsnnt)

[May 8](https://hashnode.com/posts/discover-proton-mail-registration-date-with-one-weird-trick/66477cebafb3e993e96b81dc/comment/69fd9d876fb09594bd1d5f52)

The only problem is that if the user anytime forgots the password and recovers the account the pgp key is reset and the time will show the account is newly created but in reality it was created many times ago