diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 597b157dd32..6c392206988 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2948,6 +2948,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "fuel-core-types",
  "libp2p-identity 0.2.5",
  "serde_json",
+ "termion",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5412,6 +5413,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.38",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "numtoa"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b8f8bdf33df195859076e54ab11ee78a1b208382d3a26ec40d142ffc1ecc49ef"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "object"
 version = "0.32.1"
@@ -6492,6 +6499,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags 1.3.2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "redox_termios"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8440d8acb4fd3d277125b4bd01a6f38aee8d814b3b5fc09b3f2b825d37d3fe8f"
+dependencies = [
+ "redox_syscall 0.2.16",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "redox_users"
 version = "0.4.3"
@@ -7808,6 +7824,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi-util",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "termion"
+version = "2.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "659c1f379f3408c7e5e84c7d0da6d93404e3800b6b9d063ba24436419302ec90"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "numtoa",
+ "redox_syscall 0.2.16",
+ "redox_termios",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "termtree"
 version = "0.4.1"
diff --git a/crates/keygen/Cargo.toml b/crates/keygen/Cargo.toml
index b470d770d7f..d81b7d21055 100644
--- a/crates/keygen/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/keygen/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ clap = { workspace = true, features = ["derive", "env"] }
 fuel-core-types = { workspace = true, features = ["serde", "random"] }
 libp2p-identity = { version = "0.2.4", features = ["secp256k1", "peerid"] }
 serde_json = { workspace = true, features = ["raw_value"] }
+termion = "2.0.1"
diff --git a/crates/keygen/src/keygen.rs b/crates/keygen/src/keygen.rs
index 151461c16f7..89536a93562 100644
--- a/crates/keygen/src/keygen.rs
+++ b/crates/keygen/src/keygen.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ use libp2p_identity::{
 };
 use serde_json::json;
 use std::{
+    io::{
+        Read,
+        Write,
+    },
     ops::Deref,
     str::FromStr,
 };
@@ -126,6 +130,24 @@ impl ParseSecret {
     }
 }
 
+fn wait_for_keypress() {
+    let mut single_key = [0u8];
+    std::io::stdin().read_exact(&mut single_key).unwrap();
+}
+
+fn display_string_discreetly(
+    discreet_string: &str,
+    continue_message: &str,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    use termion::screen::IntoAlternateScreen;
+    let mut screen = std::io::stdout().into_alternate_screen()?;
+    writeln!(screen, "{discreet_string}")?;
+    screen.flush()?;
+    println!("{continue_message}");
+    wait_for_keypress();
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 fn print_value(output: serde_json::Value, pretty: bool) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let output = if pretty {
         serde_json::to_string_pretty(&output)
@@ -133,6 +155,10 @@ fn print_value(output: serde_json::Value, pretty: bool) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         serde_json::to_string(&output)
     }
     .map_err(anyhow::Error::msg);
-    println!("{}", output?);
+
+    let _ = display_string_discreetly(
+        &output?,
+        "### Do not share or lose this private key! Press any key to complete. ###",
+    );
     Ok(())
 }